- Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of the divisive 'foreign agents' legislation The Associated Press
- Opinion | Do Not Allow Putin to Capture Another Pawn in Europe The New York Times
- The oligarch behind Georgia's pivot to Russia DW (English)
- Georgia's president and prime minister trade barbs over vetoed 'Russian law' Euronews
- Georgians fear their country is becoming like Russia The Economist
Egyptian soldier killed in Israel border incident
Reports say there was an exchange of fire in a rare deadly incident between the two countries.
EU and Israel in war of words as ties nosedive ahead of Spain, Ireland recognizing Palestinian state – The Associated Press
Closing arguments, verdict: Trump’s hush money trial entering final stretch
Prosecutors and defence lawyers to deliver closing arguments this week in historic trial against ex-US President Trump.
Egyptian security killed in Rafah border shooting, Israel and Egypt investigating – New York Post
- Egyptian security killed in Rafah border shooting, Israel and Egypt investigating New York Post
- War in Gaza: Israel, Egypt Troops Exchange Fire Near Rafah Bloomberg
- Israeli, Egyptian forces exchange fire, Egyptian soldier killed The Jerusalem Post
- Egyptians, IDF exchange gunfire at Rafah border crossing: reports Fox News
- Egyptian soldier said killed in firefight with Israeli troops at Rafah Crossing The Times of Israel
François Hollande’s ‘love scooter’ fetches over €20,000 at auction
Former French president’s bike, on which he was snapped riding to visit his lover in 2014, sells for double its listed price
It was the vehicle that sparked a French presidential scandal, the end of a secret love affair and legal action from a bodyguard nicknamed “Croissant Man”.
The former French president François Hollande’s scooter was sold for more than €20,000 (£17,000) at auction this weekend, double its listed price and many times more its secondhand value.
Continue reading...Change in visa rules was to apply in absence of ‘serious offending or family violence’, Andrew Giles was told
Labor is standing by ‘ministerial direction 99’ despite cases that appear at odds with advice given in early 2023
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A rule change that meant a non-citizen’s ties to Australia would be considered before their visa was cancelled was intended to target people without “serious offending or family violence”, the immigration minister was told in early 2023.
But reports detailing the criminal history of some non-citizens who have had their visas restored appear at odds with the intention of that advice to Andrew Giles – leading the Coalition to pledge it would tear up the new rules if elected.
Continue reading...Palestinian children draw memories of bombed historical buildings
According to UN data, more than half of Gaza’s homes have been destroyed or damaged - as have 267 places of worship.
Kenyan leader says private jet cheaper option
Some Kenyans question the president's statement that using Kenya Airways would have been more expensive.
Parents collect their babies who died in New Delhi fire
Grief-stricken parents were filmed leaving a morgue carrying the bodies of their newborn children who died in a fire.
Israel kills dozens in attack on Rafah refugee camp
Israeli forces killed more than 40 Palestinians when they bombed a camp for displaced people in southern Gaza.
Spain to give Ukraine 1 billion euros worth of military aid – Reuters.com
- Spain to give Ukraine 1 billion euros worth of military aid Reuters.com
- Spain to give Ukraine €1bn in military aid in decade-long defence deal The Guardian
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs The Associated Press
- Ukraine gets €1B in arms and security pact with Spain POLITICO Europe
- Spain pledges €1 billion for Ukraine as Zelensky visits RTE.ie
China’s threats, ‘naked aggression’ loom large as House lawmakers meet Taiwan’s new president – Fox News
- China's threats, 'naked aggression' loom large as House lawmakers meet Taiwan's new president Fox News
- U.S. lawmakers ignore China warning, meet with Taiwan's new leader The Washington Post
- Lawmakers vow support, weapons for Taiwan as tensions with China intensify The Hill
- US lawmakers vow to bolster Taiwan’s defense with bipartisan visit days after China’s ‘punishment’ military drills CNN
- Weapons are on the way, U.S. lawmakers tell Taiwan during visit NBC News
PNG landslide: More than 2,000 killed, government says – The Associated Press
- PNG landslide: More than 2,000 killed, government says The Associated Press
- Papua New Guinea Landslide Has Buried 2000 People, Officials Say The New York Times
- Papua New Guinea Landslide: Over 2000 Buried Under Rubble, Government Says Forbes
- Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2000 people, government says Reuters.com
- Papua New Guinea: Thousands feared missing after landslide BBC.com
Billionaire backlash shows the power of basic income
The success of basic income pilots in the US has been followed by efforts to kill such programmes. The rich are scared.
A woman could be Mexico’s next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers – The Associated Press
- A woman could be Mexico's next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers The Associated Press
- A Reset for America and Mexico? Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Could Mexico's Election Spring a Surprise? - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- 'Huge change': Mexico expected to elect first woman president Yahoo! Voices
- Mexico prepares to elect first woman leader as millions of domestic workers wonder if it will improve 'modern slavery' Fortune
Spain name Torres, Perez in Euro 2024 squad; Asensio left out
The three-time European champions drop PSG forward Marco Asensio before the tournament, which starts on June 14.
Le Pen invites Meloni to form ‘super-group’ in European parliament
French far right leader suggests alliance of ID and ECR groups, including Italian PM’s Brothers of Italy
The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has suggested the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, join forces with her in a new alliance, as the EU’s resurgent but divided nationalist parties gear up for European parliamentary elections next month.
The move came as European centre-left parties reiterated a warning to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, that they would not support her bid for a second term if it entailed the backing of hard-right parties – including Meloni’s.
Continue reading...Israel attacked Rafah at night, ‘all the people burned’
Pained cries of the injured, frantic efforts by medics and unspeakable scenes of the aftermath in Kuwaiti Hospital.
Lost Caravaggio that was nearly sold for €1,500 goes on display at Prado in Madrid
Museum’s experts realised painter’s Ecce Homo had been misattributed in auction catalogue
Four centuries after it was painted, three and a half centuries after it arrived in Spain and three years after it came perilously close to going under the hammer for just €1,500, a lost, luminous and lovingly restored Caravaggio has gone on display at the Prado in Madrid.
The Ecce Homo, painted in the Italian master’s dark and desperate last years, made headlines around the world after experts at the museum spotted it in an auction catalogue and rang Spain’s culture ministry to share their suspicions that the painting had been misattributed.
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