Czechs pack Prague’s Old Town Square to protest government media plans – Reuters
- Czechs pack Prague's Old Town Square to protest government media plans Reuters
- Tens of thousands rally in Prague to defend independence of Czech public media Expats.cz
- Czechs Rally Against Threatened Media Independence Devdiscourse
- Czech news in brief for May 6: Wednesday's top morning headlines Expats.cz
Russian attacks kill more than 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow
Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade.
US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side – The Guardian
- US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side The Guardian
- UAE comes under Iranian attacks for second consecutive day: Ministry Al Jazeera
- Why Iran’s Attack On Fujairah Matters For Energy Markets WSJ
- Iran Fires Missiles at UAE in First Attack Since Ceasefire Bloomberg.com
- Iran ceasefire in peril as UAE says it's under attack Axios
Sudan recalls Ethiopia ambassador after strikes on Khartoum
Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa, accusing Ethiopia of being behind attacks on Khartoum’s airport.
Video: Trump says Iran should ‘wave the white flag’
US President Donald Trump said Iran should ‘wave the white flag of surrender’ in the war.
US push for Lebanon and Israel leaders to meet could inflame tensions
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun is under pressure to meet with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on a US visit this month.
Romanian prime minister loses confidence vote in parliament – DW.com
- Romanian prime minister loses confidence vote in parliament DW.com
- Romanian government collapses after no-confidence vote Reuters
- Romanian socialists and far right topple government politico.eu
- Romanian PM ousted in no-confidence vote BBC
- ‘With calm, we will get through this’: Romanian president speaks out after government collapses – as it happened The Guardian
US to take steps to curb antidepressant prescribing, RFK Jr says
Plan promotes ‘deprescribing’ as psychiatrists warn crisis stems from lack of access to care, not overuse
The federal health department will begin a series of steps intended to curb antidepressant use in the US, Robert F Kennedy Jr announced this week.
Antidepressants, specifically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, have long been a target for Kennedy, the Trump administration’s health secretary, who talked about the plans at an event Monday hosted by the Make America Healthy Again Institute, an organization focused on advancing the MAHA agenda. He has claimed without evidence that the drugs are linked to a rise in school shootings and has expressed concerns about weaning off the medications and withdrawal symptoms.
Continue reading...Alberta separatists submit 300,000 signatures to push independence referendum
Authorities investigate leak of 2.9 million voters’ details, adding to turmoil around independence push
Alberta separatists have delivered more than 300,000 signatures to elections officials in western Canada, in support of their attempt to force an independence referendum in Canada’s oil-rich province.
But the effort stumbled immediately as a separatist-linked group posted the personal data of nearly three million residents online in one of the largest data breaches in Canadian history, fomenting fears of a possible political interference crisis.
Continue reading...Four Palestine Action activists convicted of criminal damage
Activists found guilty over break-in at Israeli defence firm’s UK site after jury deliberated for more than 14 hours
Four out of six Palestine Action activists who stood trial over a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site have been convicted of criminal damage.
Charlotte Head, 29; Samuel Corner, 23; Leona Kamio, 30; and Fatema Rajwani, 21, were all found guilty on Tuesday of smashing up property, including drones, manufactured by Elbit Systems and computers at its factory in Filton, near Bristol, on 6 August 2024.
Continue reading...Man and ex-partner killed in Bristol blast after he forced entry into house
Ryan Kelly, 41, had ‘explosive device’, say police, who are treating death of woman, Jo Shaw, 35, as homicide
A man forced his way into a house in Bristol with an “explosive device” a few minutes before a blast that killed his ex-partner and himself.
Police said they were treating the death of the woman, whom they believe to be 35-year-old Jo Shaw, as homicide and named the man who died as her former partner, Ryan Kelly, 41.
Continue reading...Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack – AP News
- Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack AP News
- ‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral The Guardian
- Italy's Meloni warns over AI deepfakes after false photos circulate Reuters
- "Improved Me Quite A Bit": Giorgia Meloni Calls Out Viral Fake Lingerie Photo NDTV
- Italy’s Meloni shares deepfake lingerie photo to denounce ‘dangerous’ political trend SMH.com.au
UK convicts four Palestine Action activists over break-in at Israeli firm
Members of the now-banned Palestine Action group raided Elbit's facility in Bristol months into Israel's war on Gaza.
‘I had to stick to the plan’: Officer describes retrieving crocodile with human remains inside
DNA tests are underway to confirm whether remains found inside the crocodile match that of a missing man.
Barrister in Palestine Action trial facing contempt of court proceedings
Rajiv Menon KC accused of defying judge’s orders to not inform jury of right to acquit on basis of conscience
A leading human rights barrister is facing contempt of court proceedings after he was accused of defying a judge’s orders during a trial of Palestine Action activists.
Rajiv Menon KC is accused of breaching the judge’s directions while giving his closing speech in the trial of six people in relation to a 2024 direct action protest at an arms factory of the Israeli subsidiary Elbit Systems UK in Filton, near Bristol.
Continue reading...Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary
San Diego Humane Society finds more than 400 animals at Julian facility, with malnutrition and injuries amid bankruptcy dispute
Authorities in California have rescued more than 400 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats, from a now shuttered sanctuary in San Diego county.
The San Diego Humane Society conducted the massive operation last week at Villa Chardonnay, a sprawling facility in Julian that had operated since 2003.
Continue reading...As Ukraine strikes deeper inside Russia, Putin retreats further into paranoia – Yahoo
- As Ukraine strikes deeper inside Russia, Putin retreats further into paranoia Yahoo
- Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise ahead of Victory Day celebrations BBC
- Deadly strikes in Ukraine as Moscow hit by rare drone attack Vatican News
- Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade The New York Times
- Ukrainian Drone Slams Into Skyscraper Near Central Moscow The Moscow Times
Democrats urge Rubio to acknowledge Israel possesses nuclear weapons amid Iran war
Letter from House Democrats to secretary of state calls for end to ambiguity over Israel’s nuclear weapons programs
House Democrats have asked the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, to publicly announce that Israel possesses nuclear weapons, arguing that Washington must end decades of ambiguity over the issue amid the conflict with Iran.
In a letter sent on Monday, 30 Democrats wrote that it was unsustainable for Donald Trump to collaborate with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on a military campaign against Iran – with the stated goal of preventing the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon – without publicly acknowledging the US ally’s possession of the bomb.
Continue reading...Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’
Leaked remarks by Maj Gen Avi Bluth describe fatal shootings of stone-throwers and different treatment for Jewish settlers
The Israeli army chief in the West Bank has said his troops were “killing like we haven’t killed since 1967”, including fatally shooting Palestinian stone-throwers, according to an Israeli report of his comments.
The remarks by Maj Gen Avi Bluth, head of the army’s central command, were made in a recent closed forum but were leaked to Israel’s Haaretz newspaper. Bluth has so far not denied the authenticity of the Haaretz account. The Israel Defense Forces did not respond to a request for comment.
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