Trump in angry outburst aimed at Israel and Iran
The US president expressed his frustration at the conduct of the two nations.
German court lifts ban on far-right magazine
Judges said that while the magazine published anti-constitutional content, it did not justify a ban.
US marine jailed for seven years for sexual assault in Japan
Jamel Clayton was given seven years, with a judge describing the physical attack as "vicious".
Trump rescinds protections on 59m acres of national forest to allow logging
Agriculture secretary to scrap ‘roadless rule’ that protects lands including largest old growth forest in country
The Trump administration will rescind protections that prevent logging on nearly a third of national forest lands, including the largest old growth forest in the country, the agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, announced on Monday.
The announcement will be followed by a formal notice rescinding the “roadless rule”, a nickname for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, in coming weeks, the Associated Press reports. The rule prohibits road building and logging on all national forest land without roads, accounting for about 59m acres (24m hectares) of US national forest land.
Continue reading...Children killed in ‘appalling’ Sudan hospital attack – WHO head
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appeals for attacks on health facilities to "stop everywhere".
Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire despite Trump’s ceasefire declaration | First Thing
Israel orders army to ‘respond forcefully’ after claiming Tehran has violated ceasefire. Plus, the mystery of the hijacker who disappeared after parachuting out of a plane
Good morning.
Donald Trump has declared a ceasefire intended to bring an end to a 12-day war between Israel and Iran – but despite public acceptance of the truce, both sides continued to exchange fire this morning.
What did Trump say about the ceasefire? Just after 5am GMT, Trump posted to social media that a ceasefire was now in effect, adding: “PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!” Earlier he told NBC the ceasefire was “unlimited” and would last “forever”.
This is a developing story. Follow our updates here.
What did the court say? The court offered no explanation for its decision and ordered the judge’s ruling paused while the appeals process plays out. The three liberal justices issued a scathing dissent.
How did the White House react? A White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, said: “The supreme court’s stay of a leftwing district judge’s injunction reaffirms the president’s authority to remove criminal illegal aliens from our country and Make America Safe Again.”
Continue reading...‘Clouded in mystery’: how Ice became a rogue agency that does Trump’s bidding
Shrouded in secrecy, the US law enforcement agency has become a kind of domestic stormtrooper for Maga’s agenda
Across the US, group chats and community threads have started spiking with warnings. Not just the typical alerts about traffic or out of service subway stations, but where and when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raid was last seen. What places to avoid. What the plainclothes agents might look like.
“Hey all,” a Brooklyn, New York, resident wrote in a closed chat with neighbors last week. “A little birdie just told me ICE is out.”
Continue reading...Israel kills more than 70 people in Gaza, including dozens of aid seekers
Reports suggest as many as 71 have died in rising daily killings as hungry seek food at GHF sites.
Iran-Israel attacks play out around ceasefire announcement by Trump
Iran and Israel continued to attack one another in the hours before a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump.
UK energy meter switch-off delayed amid fears over heating and higher bills
RTS meters in 300,000 homes to be phased out rather than turned off on 30 June deadline
As the temperature climbed towards 30C the peril of turning off a system that could leave people with their heating stuck on full must have looked like an avoidable disaster.
On Thursday ministers confirmed the “widespread switch-off” of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS), which controls an old type of electricity meter, “will not happen” on 30 June.
Continue reading...‘It took a direct hit’ – BBC at scene of Beersheba missile strike
At least four people were killed when an Iranian missile hit a residential building, Israeli officials say.
Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage – The New York Times
- Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage The New York Times
- Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires on Greece's Chios island for third day Reuters
- More than 100 firefighters battle large wildfire on eastern Greek island of Chios ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Greece Evacuates Parts of Xios After Fires Hit Aegean Sea Island Bloomberg.com
- Wildfires rage on Greek island of Chios BBC
US strikes on Iran add to global travel disruptions and flight cancellations – AP News
- US strikes on Iran add to global travel disruptions and flight cancellations AP News
- Airlines divert, cancel more Middle East flights after Iran attacks U.S. military base CNBC
- Stuck in Doha, Travelers Look for Escape After Airspace Closes Bloomberg.com
- U.S.-Iran Strike Exchanges Trigger Widespread Flight Disruptions Aviation Week Network
- Chaos for thousands of passengers stranded at Doha airport, long queues in Dubai Reuters
China’s heavy reliance on Iranian oil imports – Reuters
Petition launched to stop Kanye West appearing at Slovakian festival
The rapper is booked to headline the Rubicon festival in Bratislava, which protesters have called ‘a debasement of all victims of the Nazi regime’
A petition has been launched calling on the mayor of Bratislava to prevent Kanye West – legally known as Ye – from headlining a festival in Bratislava, calling the planned appearance “an insult to historic memory, a glorification of wartime violence and debasement of all victims of the Nazi regime”.
The Rubicon festival in the Slovakian capital claimed that they had secured an exclusive performance by the “hip-hop visionary, cultural icon and controversial genius” for mid-July.
Continue reading...Iran hoping to “draw a line” under confrontation with US
Ali Vaez says Iran doubts Israel is done with its war, even after both sides accepted Trump’s proposed ceasefire.
Russia and Ukraine swap drone attacks as ceasefire efforts remain stalled
Russia appears to have raised the scale of hostilities as the US gets distracted by the Israel-Iran war.
What we know about Iran’s attack on US base in Qatar
Iranian missiles targeted the Al-Udeid air base in retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear sites.
BBC Verify Live: How will the UK get to the 5% Nato spending target? – BBC
- BBC Verify Live: How will the UK get to the 5% Nato spending target? BBC
- UK signs up to NATO’s 5 percent defense spending target politico.eu
- UK defence funding will hit 5% of GDP by 2035, Starmer to tell Nato summit Financial Times
- Starmer accused of ‘smoke and mirrors’ over £40bn defence pledge The Telegraph
- PM warns of 'era of radical uncertainty' - and says UK will increase defence spending Sky News
‘Best place to have herpes’: New Zealand advert wins top prize
The charity was awarded a Cannes Lions award for its campaign to destigmatise the infection.