- Inside Trump’s Trip to the Middle East: Adulation and Not a Whiff of Protests The New York Times
- Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s Middle East policy shifts PBS
- What Gulf Arab states got, and didn’t get, out of Trump’s visit CNN
- ‘Commerce not chaos': Trump remakes the foreign trip Politico
- The New MAGA World Order The Atlantic
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,178
These are the key events on day 1,178 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Cassie Ventura tells Diddy trial she would give back $20m to undo ‘freak offs’
The rapper's ex-girlfriend rejects defence suggestions that her accusations were financially motivated.
Cassie Ventura tells Diddy trial she would give back $20m to undo freak-offs
The rapper's ex-girlfriend rejects defence suggestions that her accusations were financially motivated.
Trump administration acknowledges another error in a high-profile deportation – Politico
- Trump administration acknowledges another error in a high-profile deportation Politico
- ICE Officials Just Admitted to Another Major Deportation Error Mother Jones
- Trump Administration Admits Another Deportation Error Newsweek
- Trump Admin Admits Error in Another High-Profile Deportation The Daily Beast
- Trump Admin Admits Another Error In Deportations as ICE Can’t Back Up Claim About Man’s Safety Mediaite
‘To Easy LoL’ – New Orleans jail break may have been inside job
The inmates ripped a toilet from the wall and escaped through a hole before running across a highway.
Australian government ‘appalled’ at Russia’s ‘sham trial’ of Oliver Jenkins who was captured in Ukraine
The 33-year-old Melbourne man was convicted of being a ‘mercenary in an armed conflict’ by a Russian-controlled court
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An Australian man captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been jailed for 13 years on the charge of being a “mercenary”, a move that has “appalled” the Australian government.
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said on Saturday that Russia was obliged to treat Oscar Jenkins humanely as he was “a full serving member of the regular armed forces of Ukraine” and therefore “a prisoner of war”.
Continue reading...Trump accuses former FBI director of calling for his killing through coded picture
James Comey posted picture of shells arranged to say ‘8647’, using common slang for kicking a customer out of a bar
Donald Trump accused the former FBI director James Comey on Friday of calling for his assassination in a coded social media post written in seashells.
Comey’s Instagram post – a photograph of seashells on a beach arranged to spell the numbers 8647, which he captioned “Cool shell formation on my beach walk” – was used by rightwing supporters of Trump to claim that it was a call to assassinate the US president. The Secret Service said it has launched an investigation.
Continue reading...Malaysia’s ‘fish hunters’ target invasive species, one catch at a time
Invasive species are an issue the world over, and waterways in mega-biodiverse Malaysia are threatened by imported fish.
Iran says no new nuclear proposal, disputing Trump: ‘Confusing and contradictory’ messaging – The Hill
- Iran says no new nuclear proposal, disputing Trump: ‘Confusing and contradictory’ messaging The Hill
- Trump says US has given Iran proposal for nuclear deal Fox News
- What If Iranians, Americans and Arabs Made Uranium Together? Bloomberg
- Trump’s Middle East trip reveals sometimes contradictory foreign policy approach The Washington Post
- Trump Says Negotiations on Iran’s Nuclear Program Are ‘Very Serious’ The New York Times
UN agency, Rohingya refugees allege Indian authorities cast dozens of them into the sea near Myanmar – AP News
- UN agency, Rohingya refugees allege Indian authorities cast dozens of them into the sea near Myanmar AP News
- Supreme Court refuses to stay deportation of Rohingyas illegally staying in India Tribune India
- Indian Navy Accused of Forcing 40 Immigrants Into the Sea The Maritime Executive
- Beautifully crafted story when nation faces tough time: SC on Rohingya deportation The Indian Express
- UN launches an enquiry into Rohingya refugees being cast into the sea by Indian naval vessels The Hindu
US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt
Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.
US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt
Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.
Trump officials reportedly consider TV gameshow with US citizenship as prize
Homeland security department reviewing ‘out-of-the-box’ pitch in which immigrants would compete for citizenship
The US Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering an “out-of-the-box” pitch to participate in a television gameshow that would have immigrants compete to obtain US citizenship.
Department spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin described the pitch to the New York Times as a “celebration of being an American” and said the show would include challenges based on American traditions.
Continue reading...Man charged over stabbing two workers transporting him from detention centre to Sydney airport
The 28-year-old Tongan national was being moved from Villawood immigration detention centre before alleged attack and escape
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New South Wales police have charged a 28-year-old man for allegedly stabbing one man and assaulting another while he was being transported from the Villawood immigration detention centre.
Tongan national Paea Teu was being taken from the detention centre to Sydney airport on Thursday when police allege he attacked two men who were transporting him. He then went on the run for two days.
Continue reading...ICC war crimes prosecutor takes leave amid sexual misconduct inquiry – The Washington Post
- ICC war crimes prosecutor takes leave amid sexual misconduct inquiry The Washington Post
- ICC prosecutor behind Netanyahu arrest warrants steps aside amid sexual misconduct probe Fox News
- ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, to step aside until investigation ends The Guardian
- ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe The Times of Israel
- Prosecutor Accused of Sexual Misconduct Takes Leave From I.C.C. The New York Times
The crisis is Gaza is only growing. Here’s what to know – AP News
- The crisis is Gaza is only growing. Here’s what to know AP News
- Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours The Guardian
- Israel turns tables on UN official claiming 'genocide' in Gaza with basic questions Fox News
- 'My children go to sleep hungry,' Gazans tell the BBC BBC
- UN rights chief: Apparent ‘push for permanent demographic shift’ in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing The Times of Israel
Four people killed by St Louis storms as severe weather threatens millions in US
Mayor confirms deaths after roofs torn off and trees downed, while multiple states brace for high winds and heat
At least four people died and others were hurt after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St Louis on Friday, as tens of millions of Americans in multiple states braced for possible damage from expected high winds and severe weather this weekend.
St Louis mayor Cara Spencer confirmed the deaths after storms tore roofs off some buildings, ripped away brick facades and downed trees and power lines as residents were urged to take cover.
Continue reading...US announces first ‘terrorism’ charges for supporting a Mexican cartel
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has accused a Mexican woman of furnishing a cartel with grenades and other weapons.
Five House Republicans stall Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill
Lawmakers from the president's own party joined all Democrats to reject a key domestic bill, demanding deeper budget cuts.