German court convicts Syrian doctor of crimes against humanity
Life sentence handed to Alaa Mousa highlights the 'brutality of Assad’s dictatorial, unjust regime'.
No “endgame” in Israel’s “genocidal campaign” in Gaza
Ori Goldberg says Israel's attack on Iran reveals there’s no clear endgame – in Iran nor in the ongoing war on Gaza.
Photos of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict
The two regional rivals exchange more deadly attacks as open hostilities extend into a fourth day.
Suspect in murders of Minnesota lawmakers caught and charged | First Thing
Vance Boelter accused of killing Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding John Hoffman and his wife. Plus, why a professor of fascism left the US
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The man suspected of opening fire on two Minnesota legislators and their spouses on 14 June, killing one of them and her husband, was apprehended late on Sunday night and charged with two counts of murder and two of attempted murder, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, said.
How did the suspect get into the legislator’s homes? Authorities allege Boelter impersonated a police officer, wearing a uniform that most civilians would not be able to distinguish from the real thing and driving a vehicle made to resemble a police SUV.
Where did the manhunt end? After firing shots at police and fleeing on foot, he was finally caught in a rural area in Sibley county, south-west of Minneapolis, according to police.
Why did Israel say it launched the attack on Iran? Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he had acted to pre-empt a secret Iranian programme to build a nuclear bomb, claiming Tehran already had the capacity to build nine.
Continue reading...40 killed in Gaza, many trying to reach food, as UN denounces Israeli-backed aid system – Reuters
- 40 killed in Gaza, many trying to reach food, as UN denounces Israeli-backed aid system Reuters
- Starving, then shot. There is no longer hope for us Palestinians | Esraa Abo Qamar The Guardian
- ‘Horrifying’: UN slams Israeli actions in Gaza as more aid seekers killed Al Jazeera
- 34 Palestinians killed in new shootings near food distribution centers, medics say AP News
- At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and U.S.-supported aid sites in Gaza NPR
UK petrol prices poised to rise as Israel-Iran conflict pushes up cost of oil
Oil price increase likely to add 5p to petrol and diesel over the next couple of months, expert says
Britons are braced for higher prices at the pumps, after a rise in oil prices caused by the conflict between Israel and Iran in recent days.
Oil prices climbed again on Monday, as traders worried about the risks of a broader regional military conflict, which could disrupt supplies. Iran is a big oil producer, and accounts for about 3% of global supplies.
Continue reading...Jaguar Land Rover warns that Trump tariffs will hit profits
Shares in parent company Tata Motors fall as JLR says it will reallocate vehicles to ‘accessible markets’
The British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has warned of a hit to profits from Donald Trump’s tariffs, after the company temporarily paused deliveries to the US.
The carmaker, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, halted shipments to America in April after the US president imposed a 25% duty on all foreign-made vehicles, before resuming them last month. The country accounts for more than a quarter of JLR’s sales.
Continue reading...Iran threatens to leave nuclear weapons treaty as Israeli bombing enters fourth day
Death toll in both countries continues to rise as Iran says it is preparing bill to withdraw from 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Iran has threatened to leave the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) as Israeli bombing raids enter a fourth day, underlining the conflict’s potential to trigger a broader war and Tehran’s race to construct a nuclear weapon.
The human cost of the war continued to escalate with both sides broadening their range of targets, as G7 leaders convened in the Canadian Rockies with no clear plan to end the conflict. As he left for the summit on Sunday, the US president, Donald Trump, told reporters: “Sometimes they have to fight it out.”
Continue reading...MAGA supporters are “dead set against” any war with Iran
“The MAGA base is dead set against any war with Iran.”
World on the cusp of a new nuclear arms race, says SIPRI
The nine nuclear-armed states are building bigger bombs and longer-range delivery systems as the world loses stability.
The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona
Hostility towards tourists in Spain grows as locals complain of being forced out of their own cities.
Spain tourism: The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona – BBC
- Spain tourism: The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona BBC
- Traveling to Europe? Here’s What to Expect From Tourism Protests on June 15. The New York Times
- How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement AP News
- Anti-Tourism Protests in Italy, Portugal and Spain Draw Attention to Quality of Life Issues The New York Times
- What US travelers need to know amid anti-tourism protests in Europe ABC News
The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona
Hostility towards tourists in Spain grows as locals complain of being forced out of their own cities.
The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona
Hostility towards tourists in Spain grows as locals complain of being forced out of their own cities.
Israel hits more Iranian military targets, Iran retaliates on fourth day of conflict – NPR
Zambian ex-president’s family settle funeral row with government
The row caused consternation with some wondering how they should mourn former leader Edgar Lungu.
Sex-trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs enters sixth week
Lawyers for the music mogul deny allegations of sex trafficking or coercion, asserting that all sexual encounters were consensual and part of a ‘swingers lifestyle’
The high-profile federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is entering its sixth week in federal court in Manhattan on Monday as the government continues presenting its case against the 55-year-old music mogul.
Combs, who was arrested in September, faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty.
Continue reading...Israel, Iran swap deadly strikes for fourth day with no signs of restraint
Defiant rhetoric suggests little prospect of pullback in hostilities as wider fears of a wider regional conflict rise.
‘Horrifying’: UN slams Israeli actions in Gaza as more aid seekers killed
UN rights chief says Israel's warfare methods 'inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians'.
The Kerch Bridge is ‘doomed’
Series of attacks on the bridge suggests Ukraine’s determination to sever the link to the Russian mainland at all costs.