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Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says – NPR
- Haiti's gangs have 'near-total control' of the capital, U.N. says NPR
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- ‘The ground shook’: drone attacks help Haitian government wrest control of capital from criminal gangs The Guardian
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Newspaper headlines: ‘Pound falls after Reeves tears’ and ‘Brave face’ Kate – BBC
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Can Indonesia Afford Prabowo’s Free School Lunch Program? – The New York Times
Indonesia: Dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali – BBC
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Hamas is open to a ceasefire. But Netanyahu says there’s no room for Hamas in postwar Gaza – The Washington Post
C.I.A. Says Its Leaders Rushed Report on Russia Interference in 2016 Vote – The New York Times
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Power continues to be restored in NSW
About 5,800 customers remained without power at 7am Thursday, according to network operators Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy.
Continue reading...Japan’s Tokara islands hit by 900 earthquakes in two weeks
No major damage has been reported in the Tokara island chain, Japan’s meteorological agency says
More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote island chain in southern Japan in the past two weeks, according to the country’s weather agency, leaving residents unable to sleep and fearful of what might come next.
Although no major damage has been reported, the Japan Meteorological Agency has acknowledged that it does not know when the quakes would end.
Continue reading...Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 2, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
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- Russia unleashes its summer offensive with an army mired in problems The Washington Post
- Russia’s summer offensive in Ukraine underwhelms – but Kyiv won’t be celebrating CNN
- Ukraine struggles to contain Russian summer advances as US aid stalls Reuters
Trump calls on US central bank head to quit immediately
The president has repeatedly criticised Jerome Powell for not cutting rates but has sent mixed signals about removing him from the role.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty on two of five counts as lawyers call verdict ‘great victory’
Jury finds music mogul not guilty on most serious charges but judge denies request for bail
A New York Jury has found Sean “Diddy” Combs guilty of two counts and not guilty on three counts, following a closely watched seven-week federal trial marked by emotional and graphic testimony.
The mixed verdict saw Combs being found not guilty of the biggest charge, racketeering conspiracy, not guilty of the sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura or the sex trafficking of “Jane”, and guilty of both the transportation to engage in prostitution related to Casandra Ventura and the transportation to engage in prostitution related to “Jane”.
Continue reading...Von der Leyen’s European Commission faces no-confidence vote – DW
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Kilmar Ábrego García was tortured in Salvadorian prison, court filing alleges
New court documents allege physical and psychological torture at Cecot in one of first looks at conditions in prison
Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and detained in one of that country’s most notorious prisons, was physically and psychologically tortured during the three months he spent in Salvadorian custody, according to new court documents filed Wednesday.
While being held at the so-called Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) in El Salvador, Ábrego García and 20 other men “were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM”, according to the court papers filed by his lawyers in the federal district court in Maryland.
Continue reading...Watch: What to know about the Diddy verdict – and what comes next
The disgraced hip-hop mogul was denied bail after being found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Man admits murders of four Idaho students in deal to avoid death penalty
Bryan Kohberger, a former criminology student, is set to receive a life sentence for the 2022 murders in a case that shocked America.
Flood threat ongoing for parts of NSW and Victoria as east coast weather system subsides
Heavy conditions expected to continue along parts of the east coast on Thursday
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Authorities remain on alert to flood risk across New South Wales and eastern Victoria after a complex low-pressure system swept the nation’s east coast this week, drenchingcatchments.
Severe weather warnings for damaging winds and hazardous surf also remained in place on Thursday morning, with the system still “lurking over the Tasman Sea”, said Helen Reid, meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Continue reading...Pentagon says US strikes set back Iran nuclear program ‘one to two years’
Sean Parnell repeats Trump claim that key sites were destroyed, based on ‘assessments inside the department’
The Pentagon has collected intelligence material that suggests Iran’s nuclear program was set back roughly one to two years as a result of the US strikes on three key facilities last month, the chief spokesperson at the defense department said at a news conference on Wednesday.
The spokesperson, Sean Parnell, repeated Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s key nuclear sites had been completely destroyed, although he did not offer further details on the origin of the assessments beyond saying it came from inside the defense department.
Continue reading...Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres
Prime minister unveils 10-year health plan to ‘put care on people’s doorsteps’ and prevent illness in first place
The NHS will shift a huge amount of care from hospitals into new community health centres to bring treatment closer to people’s homes and cut waiting times, Keir Starmer will pledge on Thursday.
The prime minister will outline radical plans to give patients in England much easier access to GPs, scans and mental health support in facilities that are open 12 hours a day, six days a week.
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