Ukraine launches largest attack of war so far, Kyiv claims
Officials in several Russian regions, some hundreds of kilometres from the border, reported strikes overnight.
Brazil expresses concern over Meta’s changes to content moderation
Brazilian attorney general says that Meta's move to loosen curbs on hate speech may put it at odds with country's laws.
Kate Middleton says her cancer is in remission – ABC News
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Composer Arnold Schoenberg’s archive destroyed in LA fires
About 100,000 scores by the Austrian-American composer have been lost in the Pacific Palisade fires.
Is a Gaza ceasefire deal possible this time?
Hopes are running high that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza might finally be reached.
Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents
The measure is meant to help tackle the country's housing crisis, the prime minister said.
Relatives wait for news as body bags hauled from South African mine
Hundreds of people have reportedly been underground since a crackdown on illegal mining began last year.
Sudan shelling kills more than 100 civilians near capital
Rescuers say medical supplies are running low as health workers struggle to treat the victims.
French TV show pulled after ridicule of woman who fell for AI Brad Pitt
Anne, 53, faces wave of online mockery for believing she was in relationship with actor and paying scammer €830k
A French woman who believed she was in a long-term romantic relationship with Brad Pitt and was scammed into paying €830,000 (£700,000) to help him with medical treatment faced such a wave of online mockery that a TV programme about her has been withdrawn.
The interior designer, named as Anne, 53, has been targeted on social media and even a satirical sketch on France’s biggest radio breakfast show after giving an interview about the case to the Seven to Eight programme on the TF1 channel on Sunday.
Continue reading...Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal
Exclusive: records show evacuees with pending applications to enter US ‘forced to remain in limbo’ in at least 36 countries, some in ‘untenable conditions’
Afghan citizens who fled the country with American assistance after the US’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded in third countries, new documents shared exclusively with the Guardian suggest, some at prison-like facilities and many with no clarity about their prospects for resettlement.
US officials won’t say exactly how many Afghans remain at such sites, where they were taken after the withdrawal that involved hundreds of thousands fleeing for their lives during the Taliban’s lightning takeover in 2021. Some advocates estimate that “hundreds” remain stranded in temporary facilities in up to three dozen countries.
Continue reading...France’s new PM announces renegotiation of contested pension reforms
Francois Bayrou wants to hold more talks in order to prevent another collapse of government amid budget debates.
Sam Kerr appears in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment
The Australia and Chelsea striker, who denies the charge, appeared at Kingston crown court on Tuesday
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The Matildas and Chelsea superstar Sam Kerr has appeared in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer
The Australian striker attended a hearing, wearing a black coat and a white jumper, at Kingston crown court on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Five things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir – NPR
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Andrew Tate released from house arrest
A Romanian court lifts the order that was imposed on the controversial influencer last year.
Andrew Tate released from house arrest
A Romanian court lifts the order that was imposed on the controversial influencer last year.
More than a million Haitians forced from their homes amid gang violence
UN agency says more than half of the displaced people are children, as gang attacks see upswing in Port-au-Prince
More than 1 million people have been forced from their homes in Haiti amid a sharp upswing in gang attacks in the country’s embattled capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN has said.
The UN’s migration agency, the IOM, said that never before had such a large number of Haitians been reported to have been displaced by violence. More than half of those internally displaced people (IDPs) were children who were bearing the brunt of Haiti’s security breakdown. Many had been displaced repeatedly.
Continue reading...Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far – Reuters
- Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far Reuters
- Ukraine strikes Russia in ‘major’ drone and missile attack, Russian media and officials report CNN
- Ukraine Launches ‘Massive’ Drone Attacks Inside Russia, Officials Say The New York Times
- Ukrainian Drones Flew 400 Miles To Double-Tap a Russian Bomber Base Forbes
- Ukraine targets Russia's industrial plants, ammunition depots in 'massive' strike overnight. Kyiv Independent
Biden will be remembered for genocide in Gaza | #AJOPINION
Biden will be remembered as the American president who oversaw the genocide of Gaza, says Omar H. Rahman.
Intoxicated ‘nervous flyer’ caused New York flight to divert to Dublin
American Zachary Greear, 34, receives suspended sentence after unruly behaviour on United Airlines plane
A “nervous flyer” whose unruly behaviour caused his transatlantic flight to be diverted to Dublin has been given a two-month suspended sentence.
Dublin district court heard that the 34-year-old American had mixed the tranquilliser Xanax with alcohol to combat his anxiety before becoming disruptive on the United Airlines flight on Monday.
Continue reading...Israeli historian says Zionism entering its ‘last phase’
Israeli historian Ilan Pappe has told Al Jazeera that he believes Zionism is entering its “last phase”.