Church makes sainthood case for ‘WW1 hero’ priest
Fr Willie Doyle was killed during World War One while trying to help injured and dying soldiers.
A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife – Al Jazeera
- UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife Al Jazeera
- No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post The Guardian
- UK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action Al Jazeera
- Burnham’s national security adviser ‘considers quitting’ The Telegraph
- Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife BBC
St Petersburg under attack from Ukrainian drone swarm
Video posted on social media shows multiple explosions in St Petersburg, Russia after a suspected Ukrainian drone swarm.
UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife
Met Police determine X post by Sarah Helm, seen to endorse Palestine Action, does 'not meet the criminal threshold'.
At least 19 dead in stampede at Kolkata Hindu festival
A seven-year-old girl was among at least 19 people killed in a stampede during a Hindu festival in Kolkata, India.
Tunisia’s economic crisis deepens as the promise of a better life fades
Joblessness, failing services and rising costs deepen hardship across the country.
‘I felt disgusted’: MEP speaks out over nude deepfakes and urges EU action
Lena Schilling of Austrian Greens says images are ‘digital violence against women’ and a threat to democracy
An Austrian MEP has spoken out about her experience of being “stripped naked” online without her consent and has urged the EU to take action, as a report found that one in six female MEPs had been targeted by sexualised AI-generated content.
Lena Schilling of the Green party said she had learned last month about nude deepfakes of herself circulating online. When she opened the links, she found herself staring at images from one of her first ever press conferences – but the images had been digitally altered to remove her clothing.
Continue reading...European diplomats attacked in West Bank a day after beating of Post photographer – The Washington Post
- European diplomats attacked in West Bank a day after beating of Post photographer The Washington Post
- European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank BBC
- EU condemns attacks by violent settlers, including on diplomats, spokesperson says Reuters
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and European Officials in West Bank The New York Times
- Israeli settlers attack European diplomats during West Bank olive harvest Al Jazeera
Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland
Birth happens days before Labor and Coalition block bill to ban ‘barbaric practice’ of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth
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An incarcerated Indigenous woman was shackled to a hospital bed in Queensland while she was in labour last weekend, an advocacy group has said.
The birth happened just days before Labor and the Coalition blocked a bill to ban the “barbaric practice” of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth.
Continue reading...Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attack
Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attack
Stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India kills 19 – AP News
‘Serious incident’ at Alberta military base causes deaths and injuries, Canada officials say
Patients being taken to hospitals in Edmonton as Wainwright ‘completely overwhelmed’ by number of injuries, local doctor says
People have been killed and injured after an incident at one of Canada’s busiest military training bases in Alberta caused a large fire, Canada’s defence minister said Saturday.
“I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” defence minister David McGuinty said at a press conference on Saturday night.
Continue reading...Search continues for 11 missing after boat sank off Mexico’s Baja coast
Some of 16 survivors treated for suspected shark bites, US coastguard says.
Fears grow in DRC as former President Joseph Kabila joins rebellion
Kabila’s move raises new questions about the war in eastern Congo and prospects for peace.
Iran says two tankers catch fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz – Al Jazeera
- Iran says two tankers catch fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
- Live Updates: Reported attacks on ships in or near Strait of Hormuz reach record high, data shows CBS News
- Two cargo ships sunk in Strait of Hormuz as Iran ramps up attacks in run-up to midterms CNN
- Iran's Guards say two tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- Iranian fishermen scramble for loot from sunken container ship after explosion The Jerusalem Post
5-year-old Australian boy found dead after being duct-taped to sleeping bag for twisted reason: report – New York Post
- 5-year-old Australian boy found dead after being duct-taped to sleeping bag for twisted reason: report New York Post
- 5-Year-Old Boy Found Dead After Being Restrained with Duct Tape in Sleeping Bag People.com
- Police investigating after 5-year-old boy found dead, bound with duct tape in sleeping bag WKRC
- Minister must explain failures after boy’s death NSW Liberals
- Police uncover alleged horrors inside family home after boy dies The Daily Telegraph
Iran says two tankers catch fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz
The vessels, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, used an unauthorised route, the IRGC says.