Pope Leo recovering well after cancer surgery, Vatican says
The 71-year-old pontiff is recovering in Rome’s Gemelli hospital after surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his lung.
Boy, 17, accidentally shot dead with air rifle at Hampshire house party, inquest told
Connor Bell died of his injuries after his friend Jack Beechy, 18, pulled the trigger, mistaking it for the safety catch
A 17-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot in the head with an air rifle by his friend at a house party, an inquest has been told.
Connor Bell had been drinking at a friend’s house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on 8 November last year when Jack Beechy fired the fatal shot by mistaking the trigger for the safety catch, the inquest heard.
Continue reading...Trump posts AI video of himself taming tiger after fatal UK zoo mauling – USA Today
- Trump posts AI video of himself taming tiger after fatal UK zoo mauling USA Today
- Trump Shares Bizarre AI Tiger Video In Late-Night Spree After Posting Fatal Attack Footage Forbes
- President grandpa’s posting spree takes violent turn Daily Kos
- Man killed in tiger attack identified as William Chapman BBC
- Wildlife park confirms tiger will not be euthanised after man mauled to death | Yorkshire The Guardian
Mystery woman sought after American found dead in Costa Rican tourist destination – Fox News
Russell Brand was ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator, court told
Comedian faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women
Russell Brand was a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator who boasted about wanting to have sex with 5,000 women, a court has heard.
The 51-year-old comedian is alleged to have had an “insatiable desire” to get what he wanted and treated women as a means to an end, jurors were told.
Continue reading...France’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers
Beneath a wave of school protests in France lies a more existential worry: the future prospects of an entire generation
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Say what you will about France’s high schools, they still produce world-class slogan writers. Here’s a brief selection spotted during three weeks of blockades and marches over chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling buildings:
“Pas d’avenir, pas de calme” (No future, no calm). “Diplômés aujourd’hui, précaires demain” (Graduates today, insecure tomorrow). “Vous détruisez notre futur, on bloque votre présent” (You destroy our future, we block your present).
Continue reading...Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland
It comes amidst an an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government.
Ukrainian military’s access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted
Launch of Russian ballistic missiles on Ukraine, with no US warning, coincides with outage of Starlink managed by Musk’s SpaceX
Ukraine’s military has suddenly had its access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil industry immediately.
The terminals, which are distributed and managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations and the sudden restrictions on the terminals travelling at high speeds on Tuesday evening led to the failure of several combat missions, said an adviser on military technology to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Continue reading...Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s top data centre in attack on AI ambitions – Reuters
- Ukrainian drones hit Russia's top data centre in attack on AI ambitions Reuters
- Yandex outage: Data shows that instead of going dark, malicious bots went on the move Cloudflare Blog
- Is Zelensky right to say data centre strikes have taken down Russian bots? BBC
- Kremlin says the government is discussing Yandex's problems after Ukrainian strikes on its data centres Reuters
- Ukraine showed Trump how easily an enemy could cripple an AI powerhouse Fox News
Texas prosecutor considering felony charges for ICE agent who ran over man
A conviction on the possible charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon could mean up to 20 years in prison
A Texas prosecutor said he was considering felony assault charges for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who ran over a man following an attempted traffic stop and broke his leg in multiple places.
Sean Teare, district attorney for Harris county, said video of the incident in west Houston on Saturday morning, in which the officer’s unmarked SUV is seen veering into the man as he runs away across an empty parking lot, could support a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Continue reading...Ukrainian ex-army officer’s lawyers seek dismissal as Nord Stream pipeline blast trial opens – AP News
- Ukrainian ex-army officer’s lawyers seek dismissal as Nord Stream pipeline blast trial opens AP News
- Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines BBC
- A trial over one of the biggest acts of sabotage in decades is getting underway. Here’s a refresher CNN
- Nord Stream: Germany puts suspected Ukrainian pipeline saboteur on trial DW.com
- Nord Stream Trial Tests Germany’s Alliance With Ukraine WSJ
Australia’s first-ever Michelin stars go to 11 restaurants in one state
All of the spots are in South Australia, reportedly because the state government paid for incognito inspectors to visit.
Are the European Women’s World Cup play-offs working?
The ease in which England saw off Greece in round one of the Women's World Cup qualifying play-offs showed just how inefficient the structure currently is.
Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station – The New York Times
- Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station The New York Times
- Turkish authorities raid TV channel as press freedom groups warn of a crackdown AP News
- Turkish police raid opposition TV station, halting live broadcasts BBC
- Turkey: Government raids, takes over top news channel DW.com
- Turkish authorities take over country’s most-watched news channel Financial Times
Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns
Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr
Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday.
The study, which would not investigate the safety or effectiveness of vaccines but would instead track “nonspecific” health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions, has been championed by Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime anti-vaccine activist.
Continue reading...‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites – Al Jazeera
- ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites Al Jazeera
- Russian strikes kill three, damage dozens of power facilities Reuters
- 600,000 without power in Ukraine as Russia launches 'massive' attack amid Trump's 'energy ceasefire' ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Russia pounds Kyiv energy sites as Ukraine reports Starlink throttling Politico
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Starlink restrictions in Ukraine war linked to political situation, Zelensky aide says
Elon Musk's system allows Kyiv to protect Ukrainian skies and effectively guide drones to Russian targets.
What we know about the Pope’s lung cancer diagnosis
The Pope is recovering in hospital after a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung.
Nord Stream Trial Tests Germany’s Alliance With Ukraine – WSJ
- Nord Stream Trial Tests Germany’s Alliance With Ukraine WSJ
- Ukrainian soldier led team of divers sent to blow up Nord Stream gas pipelines, court hears The Guardian
- A trial over one of the biggest acts of sabotage in decades is getting underway. Here’s a refresher CNN
- Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines BBC
- Nord Stream: Germany puts suspected Ukrainian pipeline saboteur on trial DW.com
Beleaguered Putin Suffers Through Eight-Hour Humiliation – The Daily Beast
- Beleaguered Putin Suffers Through Eight-Hour Humiliation The Daily Beast
- Nearly 500 Drones Head Toward Moscow as Russian Data Centers and Oil Facilities Face Attacks Kyiv Post
- Drone attack stops Russian government planes landing in Moscow The Telegraph
- Ukrainian Drones Close Moscow Airports as Putin Flies Back to Russia The New York Times
- Ukraine launches one of its largest-ever attacks on Moscow RBC-Ukraine