- Demoted Shoigu Suffers Fresh Humiliation in China Newsweek
- Putin’s war machine reshuffle reveals his deepest fear – the rise of Kremlin rivals The Guardian
- Putin tightens up his war machine with Cabinet shakeup The Hill
- Politics | May 18th 2024 Edition The Economist
- Putin's 'nerds' are performing better than his 'jocks': analyst Business Insider
Suspect in court as Putin’s friends capitalise on shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico
Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister
The suspect in the shooting of Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico appeared in a closed court hearing on Saturday outside Bratislava amid growing fears about the future of the deeply divided nation.
The media was barred from the hearing, and reporters were kept behind a gate by armed police officers wearing balaclavas.
Continue reading...New Delhi heat wave: City records up to 47.1 degrees Celsius – The Associated Press
- New Delhi heat wave: City records up to 47.1 degrees Celsius The Associated Press
- Red' alert issued for Delhi today, brace for heatwave next week The Indian Express
- Heatwave alert: Delhi's Najafgarh warmest in India at 47.4 degrees Celsius Mint
- IMD issues severe heatwave red alert for next 48 hours Hindustan Times
- Climate change is boosting severe heat in western India Climate Central
Orcas and crocodiles and even deer – oh my! – CNN
- Orcas and crocodiles and even deer – oh my! CNN
- Are orcas 'attacking' ships? Why killer whales may be just kidding around MSNBC
- Orcas sink yacht near the Strait of Gibraltar, 2 people rescued The Washington Post
- Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and experts warn there could be more attacks soon Livescience.com
- Orcas Sink Another Boat Near Iberia, Worrying Sailors Before Summer The New York Times
Orcas and crocodiles and even deer – oh my! – CNN
- Orcas and crocodiles and even deer – oh my! CNN
- Are orcas 'attacking' ships? Why killer whales may be just kidding around MSNBC
- Orcas sink yacht near the Strait of Gibraltar, 2 people rescued The Washington Post
- Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and experts warn there could be more attacks soon Livescience.com
- Orcas Sink Another Boat Near Iberia, Worrying Sailors Before Summer The New York Times
Hamas ‘rejects’ any military presence in Gaza as aid begins to arrive along US-made pier – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Israel-Gaza war coverage here
Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an “obscene exploitation” of the genocide convention, claiming it aimed not to protect Palestinian civilians but to defend Hamas militants.
Israel’s representatives told the court their country was fighting a war of self-defence it “did not want and did not start”. They said Israel had made “extraordinary” efforts to protect civilians, and had complied with orders from the court to let more aid into Gaza.
Continue reading...Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude brings fame to Gabriel García Márquez’s Colombian hometown
Locals hope TV adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude will bring new life to Aracataca, birthplace of author’s magical realism
In sweltering mid-afternoon heat, children splash in the clear water of the canal that threads through town as elderly neighbours look on from rocking chairs on the porches of their sun-washed houses. Butterflies spring from every bush, sometimes fluttering together in kaleidoscopes.
At the foot of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada mountains, about 20 miles from the Caribbean coast, Gabriel García Márquez’s fictional world of Macondo lives on.
Continue reading...Alabama poultry plant could be closed for 30 days for allegedly hiring minors
At least two children have already been killed while working in Mar-Jac Poultry plants in the US south over the last year
A poultry plant in Jasper, Alabama, has been accused of hiring minors and could be shut down for 30 days, according to a newly released US Department of Labor lawsuit.
Mar-Jac Poultry, the largest employer in Walker county, is accused of violating federal labor laws when it hired four minors as young as 16 who were allegedly discovered working overnight at the company’s slaughterhouse.
Continue reading...Slovak PM Fico has ‘positive prognosis’ as his attacker appears in court for first time – POLITICO Europe
- Slovak PM Fico has 'positive prognosis' as his attacker appears in court for first time POLITICO Europe
- A Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe's Violent Ghosts The New York Times
- Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico still in serious condition, officials say Reuters.com
- The Slovak assassination attempt photo that nearly got away Yahoo! Voices
- Robert Fico's attacker: A poet with past ties to an ultranationalist and pro-Russian group EL PAÍS USA
Slovakia PM Fico ‘approaching a positive prognosis’
It comes as a man charged with attempting to murder Robert Fico arrived in court on Saturday.
Missouri Republican party fails to boot KKK-linked candidate from gubernatorial ticket
Judge declines to remove Darrell McClanahan, who claims one-year honorary membership in terror group, from GOP primary race
A long-shot Missouri gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled on Friday.
Cole county circuit court judge Cotton Walker denied a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan out of the August Republican primary.
Continue reading...Poland to spend around $2.5 billion on securing eastern border – Reuters.com
Poland to spend around $2.5 billion on securing eastern border – Reuters.com
‘She’s in the pantheon now’: Kristi Noem and the politicians who hit self-destruct
The dog-killing South Dakota governor’s VP hopes are in tatters. But she’s not the first politician to flame out with an own goal
She could have been a contender. But then she wrote a book. And suddenly Kristi Noem was caught like a rabbit – or a rambunctious puppy – in the headlights.
The governor of South Dakota found herself insisting that a false claim she met the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un had been put in her book by accident. Wait, said Elizabeth Vargas of NewsNation, you recorded the whole audiobook version and read this passage out loud. Why didn’t you take it out then?
Continue reading...Afghanistan floods: At least 50 killed as heavy rain returns – BBC.com
- Afghanistan floods: At least 50 killed as heavy rain returns BBC.com
- At least 50 killed in heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province Al Jazeera English
- Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation The Guardian
- Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says Reuters.com
- UN teams dispatch aid as deadly flash floods hit northern Afghanistan UN News
Iran Further Ramps Up Executions, Hanging At Least 7 – Report – I24NEWS – i24NEWS
- Iran Further Ramps Up Executions, Hanging At Least 7 - Report - I24NEWS i24NEWS
- Iran hangs seven people, including two women, as surge in executions intensifies The Times of Israel
- Iran Executed five Prisoners, including a Woman ڕێکخراوی مافی مرۆڤی هەنگاو
- Article: Fatemeh Abdollahi Executed in Neishabur | Iran Human Rights
- Nobel Peace Laureates Urge Global Action Against Iran's Executions of Activists IranWire |
Iran Further Ramps Up Executions, Hanging At Least 7 – Report – I24NEWS – i24NEWS
- Iran Further Ramps Up Executions, Hanging At Least 7 - Report - I24NEWS i24NEWS
- Iran hangs seven people, including two women, as surge in executions intensifies The Times of Israel
- Iran Executed five Prisoners, including a Woman ڕێکخراوی مافی مرۆڤی هەنگاو
- Article: Fatemeh Abdollahi Executed in Neishabur | Iran Human Rights
- Nobel Peace Laureates Urge Global Action Against Iran's Executions of Activists IranWire |
Member of Taiwan’s parliament steals bill to prevent its passage – The Hill
- Member of Taiwan’s parliament steals bill to prevent its passage The Hill
- Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms Reuters.com
- Chaotic scenes in day-long brawl in Taiwan’s parliament Al Jazeera English
- Lawmakers brawl as Taiwan's parliament descends into chaos Fox News
- See chaotic brawl in Taiwan Parliament over chamber reforms CNN
Russia’s finally serious about its war, spelling trouble for Ukraine – Business Insider
- Russia's finally serious about its war, spelling trouble for Ukraine Business Insider
- Opinion | Russia proves resilient in war The Washington Post
- Chris Riddell on Russia's advance on Kharkiv – cartoon The Guardian
- Opinion: Putin’s lightning assault jolts Europe awake CNN
- The grim reality behind Russian advances in Ukraine The New Statesman
Vatican releases guidance on investigating ‘supernatural phenomena’ – Fox News
- Vatican releases guidance on investigating 'supernatural phenomena' Fox News
- Vatican releases new norms on alleged supernatural phenomena Vatican News - English
- Statue weeping blood? Visions of the Virgin Mary? Vatican has new advice on supernatural phenomena NBC News
- Vatican revamps rule on apparitions, supernatural phenomena claims USA TODAY
- Vatican voices caution on charge of 'false mysticism' in cases such as Rupnik Crux Now