UN rights council rejects Eritrea’s bid to end human rights investigation
HRW says Asmara's move was an effort to distract from independent reporting on the 'country’s dire rights record'.
Notorious Swedish gang leader arrested in Turkey
Ismail Abdo, the leader of the Rumba crime gang, has been at the centre of a violent turf war with a rival gang in Sweden.
Notorious Swedish gang leader arrested in Turkey
Ismail Abdo, the leader of the Rumba crime gang, has been at the centre of a violent turf war with a rival gang in Sweden.
India dominate England on third day of second Test
India remain in control of second Test despite England centuries by Harry Brook and Jamie Smith on Day Three.
Dozens of Palestinian Bedouin families flee Israeli violence in West Bank
Repeated assaults and harassment by Israeli settlers and forces has surged since the war on Gaza began in October 2023.
2,000-Year-Old Shoes Larger Than Any Known Roman Footwear Found! – The Daily Galaxy
- 2,000-Year-Old Shoes Larger Than Any Known Roman Footwear Found! The Daily Galaxy
- "Unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes unearthed by archaeologists Yahoo
- Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier Good News Network
- Why Are So Many Enormous Roman Shoes Being Discovered At Hadrian's Wall? IFLScience
- Ancient Roman Bigfoot? 'Unusually Large' Shoes Puzzle Archaeologists ScienceAlert
Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe
EU says it ‘favours a negotiated solution’ but is prepared for potential trade war with retaliatory duties
Donald Trump threatened to impose 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe during talks in Washington this week, it has emerged.
Such tariffs would hit everything from Belgian chocolate to Kerrygold butter from Ireland and olive oil from Italy, Spain and France, all big sellers in the US.
Continue reading...India says ready to make deal with US but national interest to be ‘supreme’
Trade Minister Piyush Goyal’s remarks come before the deadline set by the White House for July 9 for trade deals.
BRICS Set to Condemn ‘Coercive’ Tariffs, Draft Statement Shows – Bloomberg.com
- BRICS Set to Condemn ‘Coercive’ Tariffs, Draft Statement Shows Bloomberg.com
- Rio mounts major security operation for Brics summit South China Morning Post
- How BRICS Can Survive ‘America First’ Foreign Policy
- What is BRICS and why does it matter? DW
- BRICS nations to denounce Trump tariffs The Hindu
Germany reportedly mulls $29 billion tank, vehicle order to deter Russia – The Kyiv Independent
- Germany reportedly mulls $29 billion tank, vehicle order to deter Russia The Kyiv Independent
- Germany Prepares €25 Billion Tank Order to Boost NATO Forces Bloomberg
- Will Germany's military spending bring economic growth? DW
- Germany's defense industry is booming. Here's where its weapons are going CNBC
- In an about-face, Germany plans to build Europe's biggest military NPR
UK court rejects bid to stop Palestine Action terrorism ban
The UK's High Court upheld the government’s move to ban activist group Palestine Action as a ‘terrorist organisation’.
‘I’ve never heard that’: Trump denies knowingly using anti-Semitic term
The US president used a term some consider a slur while speaking at a rally in Iowa for his America250 celebration.
Will police brutality end in Kenya as protests reignite?
Renewed protests against police brutality in Kenya are challenging law enforcement's impunity again.
UK’s Palestine Action loses bid to pause ban as ‘terrorist’ group
London courts uphold order that critics say puts the group's anti-Gaza war protesters on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.
Mapping Israeli strikes on Iran’s air defences
A look at how Israeli strikes on Iran's air defences paved the way for US bombers in their own operation.
Rwanda president unsure if DRC peace deal will hold, warns against ‘tricks’
Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties.
‘The administration has the Supreme Court on speed dial’: Sotomayor singles out Alito and hurls invective at SCOTUS colleagues in third-country deportation case dissent – Law and Crime News
Kenyan leader to build huge church at presidential office
"The devil might be angry and can do what he wants," President William Ruto said in response to criticism.
China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says – CNN
- China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says CNN
- EU presses China on rare earths and Ukraine war Reuters
- China's foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine, media reports The Kyiv Independent
- Beijing fears Russia's defeat due to nuclear arsenal risks – Chinese expert Ukrinform
- Exclusive | China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources South China Morning Post
Suriname expected to elect first female president amid discovery of oil reserves
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, will run unopposed as one of the poorest countries in the region eyes billions of dollars
Suriname is expected to elect its first female president this Sunday, the congresswoman and physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, who will run unopposed after the ruling party decided not to field a candidate.
Geerlings-Simons will succeed current president Chandrikapersad Santokhi, 66, who has been in office since 2020 and was eligible for re-election – but whose party failed to secure the two-thirds parliamentary majority required in the country’s indirect voting system.
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