Why is Israel bombing Gaza again?
Hundreds of people have been killed as Israel launched the most intense strikes on Gaza since the ceasefire began.
Ukraine presses for unconditional ceasefire as Trump, Putin hold talks
Ukraine foreign minister says it is time for Russia to show it ‘wants peace’ as US, Russian leaders hold talks.
‘Disgusting’ antisemitic tactics used to threaten exiled Hong Kong man in Adelaide, Jewish group says
Exclusive: Ted Hui and Melbourne resident Kevin Yam are both subjects of anonymous letters and pamphlets mailed from Chinese-controlled territories
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A prominent Jewish group has condemned a “disgusting” attempt to intimidate an exiled pro-democracy campaigner who fled to Adelaide from Hong Kong, with the federal opposition accusing a foreign actor of weaponising antisemitism.
Human Rights Watch said a separate attempt that encouraged people to inform on another dissident, Kevin Yam in Melbourne, was designed to make critics of the Hong Kong government feel “unsafe and hunted, no matter where they are in the world”.
Continue reading...‘Cataclysmic’: environmentalists fear effects of Trump cuts on Great Lakes
Advocates warn firings and funding freezes already risk poisoning drinking water and decimating fish population
Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s attacks on federal agencies and funding freezes will be “cataclysmic” for the environment of the sensitive Great Lakes region if not reversed, industry and environmental advocates in the region warn.
Initial actions taken since Trump returned to the White House in January – and put Musk in charge of slashing the federal government – already risk poisoning drinking water, decimating fish populations, and risking the jobs and health of tens of millions of people who rely on the lake system, they add.
Continue reading...Terrifying vid ‘shows mysterious new sonic weapon’ deployed against crowd of protesters – clearing streets in seconds – The US Sun
- Terrifying vid ‘shows mysterious new sonic weapon’ deployed against crowd of protesters – clearing streets in seconds The US Sun
- What's Fueling Protests In Georgia, Hungary, Romania, And Serbia? Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Protest Against Serbian Leader Draws Over 100,000 in Biggest Crowd Yet The New York Times
- Mass anti-corruption protests put strain on close European ally of Russia Fox News
- Netanyahu's Nightmare Is Playing Out on the Streets of Belgrade. Can It Happen in Israel? Haaretz
Serbia: Government denies using ‘sonic cannon’ at protests – BBC.com
- Serbia: Government denies using 'sonic cannon' at protests BBC.com
- Serbian officials deny illegal sonic weapon attack on peaceful protesters The Associated Press
- Netanyahu's Nightmare Is Playing Out on the Streets of Belgrade. Can It Happen in Israel? Haaretz
- Protest Against Serbian Leader Draws Over 100,000 in Biggest Crowd Yet The New York Times
- Mass anti-corruption protests put strain on close European ally of Russia Fox News
Aurangzeb: Curfew in Indian city after violence over Mughal emperor’s tomb – BBC.com
- Aurangzeb: Curfew in Indian city after violence over Mughal emperor's tomb BBC.com
- "Someone Who Lived 300 Years Ago...": Uddhav Thackeray On Aurangzeb Grave Row NDTV
- India orders curfew after violence over tomb of 17th-century Muslim ruler Reuters India
- Violence grips Nagpur amid Aurangzeb protests | Tension captured in pics Hindustan Times
- Nagpur violence: 'Chhaava' film reignited people's emotions, attacks seems 'premeditated,' says Devendra The Times of India
Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears
A joint statement said it was "paramount" troops had flexibility to defend Nato's eastern flank.
Israel launches waves of strikes on Gaza with more than 400 reportedly killed
The Israeli military says it is targeting Hamas "terror targets", but eyewitnesses describe a nightmare scenario.
At least 12 dead in Honduras plane crash
Officials who took part in the emergency operations said that five people were rescued.
US man linked to Wieambilla shootings seeks to bar Australian police from testifying at trial
Donald Day Jr, facing charges over guns and making threats overseas, is trying to block testimony from Queensland police
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An American man accused of messaging with an Australian family whose delusional beliefs contributed to them killing three people has objected to Queensland police testifying at his trial.
Donald Day Jr, 60, from Arizona, was arrested by FBI agents in December 2023 and charged with making threats to public figures and law enforcement agents and with illegal firearms possession in the United States.
Continue reading...Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa
Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists
Efforts to stop the critically endangered African penguin from going extinct took a step forward on Tuesday after South African conservationists and fishing industry groups reached a legal settlement on no-fishing zones around six of the penguins’ major breeding colonies.
Sardine and anchovy fishing will not be allowed for 12 miles (20km) around the penguin colony off Cape Town on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, and Bird Island, across the bay from Gqeberha, also known as Port Elizabeth. There will be more limited closures around four other colonies, according to a court order formalising the agreement.
Continue reading...Josh Cavallo reveals daily death threats and says football ‘toxic’ for gay players
- Adelaide midfielder talks of multiple daily death threats
- Coming out brings ‘mountain of downsides’ for players
Australia’s first out gay male professional footballer, Josh Cavallo, has said he receives death threats every day and would find it difficult to encourage other footballers to come out due to the sport’s “toxic” environment. The Adelaide United midfielder came out in 2021 and said that despite his club’s and coaches’ support his openness about his sexuality had brought him a lot of pressure and negativity.
“There’s multiple, multiple, multiple death threats that come my way daily still,” Cavallo’s said on Fifpro’s Footballers Unfiltered podcast. “In the world of football, being an openly gay player is a very toxic place. It’s something not everyone would be able to handle and go through.
Continue reading...Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes in Gaza: Live Updates – The New York Times
- Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes in Gaza: Live Updates The New York Times
- UN secretary-general ‘shocked’ by Israeli strikes on Gaza The Times of Israel
- Ceasefire over as Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas refused to release hostages, officials say Fox News
- Live updates: More than 320 Palestinians killed in surprise Israeli airstrikes across Gaza The Associated Press
- Kremlin warns of ‘spiral of escalation’ in Gaza The Times of Israel
Chinese state media hails Trump’s cuts to Voice of America
State newspaper gloated that the network has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag".
Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
Victorian man charged for allegedly making death threats and antisemitic comments to federal MP
Man allegedly contacted the MP using social media multiple times between 7 January and 19 February this year
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A Victorian man has been charged for allegedly making death threats and antisemitic comments to a federal member of parliament.
The 41-year-old was charged on Tuesday afternoon after the Australian federal police conducted a search of his home in the Melbourne suburb of Officer, the AFP said in a statement.
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Continue reading...The Matrix film producer files for bankruptcy
Village Roadshow blames its troubles on a fall-out with Warner Bros and a failed move into independent film production.
The Matrix film producer files for bankruptcy
Village Roadshow blames its troubles on a fall-out with Warner Bros and a failed move into independent film production.
Tuesday briefing: At least 330 dead in major Israeli airstrikes that break fragile peace
In today’s newsletter: Why Benjamin Netanyahu ordered new attacks on dozens of sites in Gaza – and what happens next
Good morning. Just before 2.30am local time, Israel launched airstrikes on dozens of targets across Gaza. War planes hit sites across the territory, from Gaza City in the north to Khan Younis in the south. At least 330 people have been reported dead so far, Gaza’s health ministry said, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s office appeared to suggest that the two-month-old ceasefire is now over: “Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength,” it said.
You can follow the latest here at the Guardian’s live blog. Today’s newsletter explains what’s happened overnight, and why. Here are the headlines.
UK politics | Keir Starmer will unveil drastic cuts to disability benefits on Tuesday, despite deep opposition from Labour MPs and poverty campaigners, and warnings from economists against making kneejerk savings to hit fiscal targets. The changes are expected to affect some of the UK’s most severely disabled people.
UK news | Lucy Letby has called for the public inquiry into her crimes to be halted, arguing there is now “overwhelming and compelling” evidence undermining her baby murder convictions. Lawyers for the former nurse took the extraordinary step of writing to Lady Justice Thirlwall on Monday to say that the inquiry – due to end on Wednesday – should be suspended immediately.
Space | Two Nasa astronauts “stranded” aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since last summer were finally on their way back to Earth on a SpaceX vessel on Tuesday, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule scuppered their originally scheduled week-long mission.
Finance | The hedge fund manager Crispin Odey will be banned from the City and hit with a £1.8m fine by the UK’s financial watchdog for deliberately attempting to “frustrate” a disciplinary process into sexual harassment allegations.
Second world war | The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died aged 105. The Royal Air Force (RAF) said Hemingway, a member of “the Few” who took to the skies during the second world war, died peacefully on Monday.
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