Hundreds fired at aviation safety agency, union says
The firings are part of a cost-cutting drive by the Trump administration, that aims to drastically cut the federal workforce.
Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami
Victims reportedly posted ‘death to Arabs’ on social media after shooting while suspect held on attempted murder charges
A Jewish man in Miami Beach is facing charges of attempted murder following accusations that he opened fire on two men he believed were Palestinians but reportedly turned out to be Israeli visitors.
According to arrest documents, at 9.30pm on Saturday surveillance video appeared to show Mordechai Brafman, 27, getting out of his truck and opening fire with a semiautomatic handgun at a vehicle as it passed. Brafman allegedly fired 17 times, striking one victim in the left shoulder and grazing the other’s left forearm.
Continue reading...Video: Tight security ahead of Pakistan’s first ICC tournament in decades
Pakistan has put security measures in place as it prepares to host the International Cricket Council’s Champions Trophy.
Could you pass a year 10 civics test? Only 28% of Australian students can
Australian year 10 students’ understanding of civics has dropped to a record low. How does your knowledge stack up?
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Australian students’ understanding of civics education has fallen to a record low, a national test indicates.
The test, held by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara) to measure “attitudes and engagement” with civics and citizenship, found 43% of year 6 students met the proficient standard, compared with 53% in 2019.
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Continue reading...Argentina opposition calls for impeachment of Javier Milei after cryptocurrency collapse
President endorsed $Libra crypto token on Friday before it collapsed, leading some to call it a financial ‘rug pull’
Opposition politicians in Argentina have called for the impeachment of president Javier Milei after he touted a cryptocurrency which quickly collapsed and reportedly led to millions of dollars in losses this weekend.
Milei endorsed the little-known cryptocurrency token $Libra on Friday evening, announcing on X that the project was “dedicated to boosting the growth of the Argentine economy by funding small businesses and entrepreneurs”. His post linked to a website where the digital coin could be bought, the domain name of which included Milei’s popular catchphrase “long live freedom”.
Continue reading...Netanyahu seeks to draw Trump into future attack on Iranian nuclear sites
Israeli PM urges US to help ‘finish the job’ as Washington makes early maximalist demand over Tehran’s programme
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that, with Donald Trump’s support, his government will “finish the job” of neutralising the threat from Iran, amid US reports that Israel is considering airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites in the coming few months.
Trump has said he would prefer to make a deal with Tehran, but also made clear that he was considering US military action if talks failed, and his administration has laid down an early maximalist demand: Iranian abandonment of its entire nuclear programme.
Continue reading...Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil
Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions.
The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which is longer than the Earth’s circumference.
Continue reading...Trump administration firing hundreds of FAA employees despite four deadly crashes in four weeks
President moves to cut Federal Aviation Administration workforce, including safety workers, as critics say public could be endangered
The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including some who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, despite four deadly crashes since inauguration day.
According to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (Pass) union, “several hundred” workers received termination notices on Friday.
Continue reading...Netanyahu: Enforce UNRWA law immediately, no exceptions – The Jerusalem Post
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‘Allo ‘Allo! Europe’s leaders get together dans Paris for emergency sommet | John Crace
Emmanuel Macron, Kier Starmer and others discuss Trump, Russia and Ukraine at hastily arranged conference
Emmanuel Macron: Bienvenu á Paris.
Keir Starmer: Bonjour, Monsieur le President. Thank you for organising this “once-in-a-generation” summit at such short notice.
Continue reading...UCL student accused of rape tells court he liked pornography featuring sleeping women
Jury hears Zhenhao Zou took drugs and watched ‘time stop’ pornographic scenes
An engineering student accused of drugging and raping women has said he took drugs and viewed pornography, with his favourite scenes involving sleeping women.
Zhenhao Zou, 27, is accused of raping 10 women and filming his attacks. He denies all the charges.
Continue reading...Trump dispatches NY real estate dealmaker to solve global crises
Steve Witkoff will play a key role in America's talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump dispatches NY real estate dealmaker to solve global crises
Steve Witkoff will play a key role in America's talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Germany’s Scholz: It’s ‘inappropriate’ to discuss sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine – POLITICO Europe
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Trump fires hundreds of federal aviation workers weeks after deadly crash
Personnel from DOGE are set to visit FAA headquarters on Monday as union says US workforce is 'already stretched thin'.
Pope’s health a ‘complex clinical situation’, Vatican says
The pontiff will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican has said.
M23 rebels tighten their grip on major city in eastern DRC
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels patrol major intersections in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.
South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate Is Shot Dead – The New York Times
- South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate Is Shot Dead The New York Times
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What is holding up the implementation of the Teesta River Project?
Protests are taking place in Bangladesh over a water-sharing dispute with India.
Europe tries to shore up fragile unity as it realises it cannot rely on US
Leaders attend Paris summit for urgent talks on Ukraine after week that showed how far values have diverged
They came smiling, but the task was immense. After dozens of summits at which a hesitant and discordant EU had failed to agree on anything like a cohesive plan for the end of the war in Ukraine, this one had, suddenly and vitally, to be different.
The leaders of France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and – speaking for the Nordic and Baltic states – Denmark, plus Britain’s prime minister and the heads of Nato and the European Commission and Council, arrived in Paris reeling from a historic week.
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