Lula to steer clear of visiting Argentine leader
The Brazilian leader cancels a visit to a southern region because Javier Milei plans to be there.
Governors admit worries but rally behind Biden after meeting: ‘We have his back’
President meets with Democratic governors for ‘candid’ talks as he seeks to reassure his party and the public
A group of leading Democratic governors offered words of support for Joe Biden on Wednesday as pressure mounted on the president to leave the race.
The governors, including Tim Walz of Minnesota, Wes Moore of Maryland, Gavin Newsom of California and Kathy Hochul of New York, held a closed-door meeting with Biden in Washington as he sought to reassure his party – and the public – that he is up to the job after a shaky debate performance.
Continue reading...Synthetic opioid detected in bodies of four people found dead in Melbourne home
Police confirm drug’s presence after deaths of boy, 17, and three adults in Broadmeadows last week
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A synthetic opioid has been found in the bodies of four people found dead in a Melbourne home last week, police say.
The bodies of the 17-year-old boy, two men aged 32 and 37, and a 42-year-old woman were discovered at the property in Broadmeadows, in Melbourne’s north, in the early hours of 25 June.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 860
As the war enters its 860th day, these are the main developments.
Biden says he ‘screwed up’ debate but vows to stay in election
Speculation is swirling around whether the president will continue his re-election bid after last week's disastrous debate.
What could the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling mean for US foreign policy?
Presidents have used power overseas with few restraints, a trend experts worry could be strengthened under the ruling.
Rare plants hidden in toys – and other trafficking tactics
How endangered species are smuggled out of Africa and what is being done to prevent it.
In Marseille, pétanque masks political divides ahead of Sunday’s vote
Crime and poverty in cities like Marseille has driven support for the far right in southern France.
Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support
Palestinians in Gaza are openly criticising the armed group both on the streets and online.
IVF help for wild rhinos from zoo cousins
Scientists are collecting eggs from rhinos in zoos in a bid to boost the gene pool of wild rhinos.
Ukraine calls them meat assaults: Russia’s brutal plan to take ground
Russia is throwing wave after wave of men forward in Ukraine to make ground. The tactic is working.
California neo-Nazi found guilty of murder of former classmate
Samuel Woodward faces life without parole after conviction in killing of Blaze Bernstein, 19, in Orange county in 2018
A southern California jury has convicted Samuel Woodward of the 2018 murder of former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein, following a three month-long trial that re-excavated a brutal killing that made international headlines for the perpetrator’s membership in the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division organization.
Bernstein, a 19-year-old pre-med student at the University of Pennsylvania, disappeared on 2 January 2018 after meeting up with Woodward, then 20, that evening. The pair, who had attended the Orange County High School for the Arts together, had reconnected over the dating app Tinder. Bernstein’s body was found six days later, buried in a park in Orange county. Woodward was the last person Bernstein was in contact with, and immediately fell under suspicion.
Continue reading...Kamala Harris: insiders rally behind VP to replace Biden if he bows out
After president’s poor debate performance, pundits point to polls saying Harris would do better in a race against Trump
As Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to withdraw his candidacy following last week’s poor debate performance, Kamala Harris has emerged as the frontrunner to replace him.
The president forcefully rejected calls to end his campaign on Wednesday, telling his staffers: “No one is pushing me out … I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win.” His defiant remarks came after the New York Times reported that Biden had privately told allies he understood he might not be able to salvage his candidacy if he could not convince voters of his viability.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer hails ‘new age of hope’ as Rishi Sunak fears losing seat
Final polls predict unprecedented Labour victory, with Starmer declaring Britain a ‘great nation, with boundless potential’
Keir Starmer has hailed a “new age of hope and opportunity” as millions of people prepare to vote in a general election that could deliver the biggest shake-up of British politics in a generation.
The Labour leader said he was “ready for government” and that his intended cabinet would “hit the ground running” if it wins Thursday’s election.
Continue reading...Life and death in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’ where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning – The Associated Press
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- Repeated Evacuation Orders Take Toll on Already Weakened Gazans The New York Times
- 9 killed in overnight strike in Gaza's Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered mass evacuation CBS News
Blazing wildfires force evacuations in California
Low humidity, gusty winds, and a dangerous heatwave are exacerbating fire risks in the northern part of the state.
Gretchen Whitmer wants to meet far-right plotters who tried to kill her, book reveals
Exclusive: Michigan governor and potential Biden replacement writes in memoir True Gretch of desire for ‘face-to-face’ talks
Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan widely spoken of as a possible Democratic candidate for president should Joe Biden cede to growing pressure and leave the race, wants to meet members of a far-right militia who plotted to kidnap and kill her.
“I asked whether I could meet with one of the handful of plotters who’d pleaded guilty and taken responsibility for their actions, just to talk,” Whitmer writes in a new book, of the plot motivated by resistance to Covid public health measures and revealed with 13 arrests in late 2020.
Continue reading...Powerful Hurricane Beryl roars towards Jamaica
At least seven people die as a result of the powerful hurricane raging across the Caribbean.
Hurricane Beryl leaves “Armageddon-like” destruction in Grenada, “field of devastation” on Union Island, Caribbean leaders say – CBS News
About 90% of people in Gaza displaced since war began, says UN agency
Many have moved more than once, with estimated 1.9m Palestinians relocating since Israel’s invasion, says OCHA
About 90% of the population of the Gaza Strip have been displaced at least once since the war between Israel and Hamas began, according to the UN’s humanitarian agency.
Andrea De Domenico, head of the UN’s OCHA agency in the Palestinian territories, said on Wednesday that about 1.9 million people are thought to be displaced in Gaza.
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