- Migrant suspect in mom’s murder got passport back from Irish authorities — experts fear he’ll never be charged New York Post
- Cause of death revealed for American mother murdered in Ireland: report Fox News
- US woman murdered in Killarney died from suffocation, postmortem finds The Irish Times
- Jamey Carney: Murder investigation launched after woman's body discovered BBC
- US mother found dead in Killarney as police hunt ‘asylum seeker’ Yahoo
Child abuser who preyed on orphans housed at Christian Brothers property
Exclusive: Records obtained by the Guardian show property owned by Catholic order used to house at least two brothers with horrific histories of child sexual abuse
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Christian Brothers properties have been used to house convicted child sexual abuse offenders, including one brother who preyed on orphans and another who was kept in teaching positions for almost three decades after senior officials became aware of his offending.
The Christian Brothers prompted fury from survivors last month when it declared it was about to go broke, and could no longer afford to meet their claims in court.
Continue reading...Journalist Richard Guilliatt resigns from Walkley awards board after critic wins reporting prize
Exclusive: Resignation comes after abuse survivor said she was devastated her father, who was jailed for 48 years, was interviewed for the Shadow of Doubt podcast
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The journalist Richard Guilliatt has resigned from the Walkley awards judging board after the Walkley Foundation dismissed complaints about his podcast and then handed an award to the journalist whose reports were critical of him.
Nina Funnell won a mid-year Walkley for freelance journalist of the year for a series of three articles in news.com.au about a survivor of sexual assault who was abused by her own parents for 14 years.
Continue reading...Democrat running for Texas AG claims $110m in grants for Starlink ‘sure looks’ like corruption
Nathan Johnson says if elected he’ll investigate state’s deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide rural internet
A Texas Democrat running to become the state’s attorney general has said he will investigate Elon Musk’s SpaceX company if elected, saying it “sure looks like” corruption was involved in a deal he said handed the world’s richest man $110m of taxpayers’ money.
Nathan Johnson made the comment in an interview with the Dallas News on Friday, in which he called for greater legislative scrutiny of state grants funneled to SpaceX for its Starlink satellite program, which provides fast internet access for customers in remote areas.
Continue reading...Jewish groups push back against likely next UK PM Burnham over Israel comments – The Times of Israel
- Jewish groups push back against likely next UK PM Burnham over Israel comments The Times of Israel
- Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza and says it ‘didn’t get it right’ The Guardian
- Starmer got Labour off to bad start on Gaza, Lammy says BBC
- Andy Burnham apology for Labour stance on Gaza: Is UK’s position shifting? Al Jazeera
- UK Jewish groups express concern as the likely next PM Andy Burnham criticizes Israel over Gaza The Jerusalem Post
Ukraine chokes fuel to Crimea, Russian consumers, targeting military supply – Al Jazeera
- Ukraine chokes fuel to Crimea, Russian consumers, targeting military supply Al Jazeera
- American-made technology guiding Ukraine's strikes into Russia CBS News
- Ukraine's drone commander posts video showing strikes on 14 Russian vessels overnight Українська правда
- Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies BBC
- Omsk Residents Describe 'Huge Shock' At Surprise Ukrainian Attack Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Unclaimed airstrikes hit Iran, raising possibility of Gulf state involvement – The Times of Israel
- Unclaimed airstrikes hit Iran, raising possibility of Gulf state involvement The Times of Israel
- US military denies involvement after explosions heard in Iran Al Jazeera
- Tehran launches more strikes after explosions reported in southern Iran BBC
- It's a mystery who launched the latest airstrikes against Iran Yahoo
- ‘It was back-to-back explosions’: Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on port cities The Guardian
Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages – The Daily Beast
- Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages The Daily Beast
- Russians are growing anxious and angry The Economist
- I have visited Russia every year since the Ukraine war began. The mood has changed The Independent
- Putin Has Lost the War in Ukraine National Review
- The 3 signs a desperate Putin is about to lash out against Europe The Independent
Trump does an about-face on Ukraine and NATO, at least for now – The Hill
- Trump does an about-face on Ukraine and NATO, at least for now The Hill
- Inside NATO's extraordinary 48 hours that revealed Trump's grip on global diplomacy CNBC
- Trump’s NATO Summit, and Everyone Else’s The New York Times
- Politics The Economist
- Why Trump left NATO summit on a positive note after seething about Iran, Spain and Greenland CNN
Mahmood’s cutting of protections for UK-France ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal ruled unlawful
Asylum seekers win ruling against home secretary’s reduction of safeguards for potential victims of trafficking
The British home secretary’s decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims to allow the “one in, one out” asylum returns deal to proceed was unlawful, a high court judge has ruled.
The legal challenge was brought by five small boat asylum seekers earmarked for return to France – four from Eritrea and one from Sudan. It related to a change in guidance on the one in, one out scheme, which meant that those denied trafficking protections no longer had the right to ask for it to be reconsidered.
Continue reading...How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle – The New York Times
- How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle The New York Times
- ISIS-Backed Terror Group Using Major AI Tools to Plan Attacks and Build Bombs, UK Study Finds Homeland Security Today
- Could AI help al-Qaeda and other groups plan terror attacks? DW.com
- The Counterterrorism Blind Spot: AI as a Radicalisation Environment Global Network on Extremism and Technology
- How Boko Haram uses AI to build bombs, improve attacks — Report Punch Newspapers
Super typhoon as wide as France heads to East Asia
As Super Typhoon Bavi approaches, residents in Taiwan, Japan and China have been stockpiling supplies.
Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight
Serbian man reportedly saved by wife hanging on to his legs after window shattered on journey from Greece
A passenger on a Ryanair flight was reportedly almost sucked out of a window after it shattered in mid-air during a journey from Greece.
The man was said to have been lifted out of his seat into the plane’s slipstream and hung headfirst out of the window after an engine failure resulted in parts smashing the acrylic window, according to local reports.
Continue reading...Ukrainian court detains alleged killers of Monaco bomb attack suspect
Motives for the killing of Anastasiia Berezovska remain unclear as the unfolding saga grips both countries.
National guard pilots return to duty after 4 July low-level beach flyover in South Carolina
Helicopter pilots were suspended from duty after a low-level stunt over beachgoers during holiday aviation show
Eight South Carolina national guard helicopter pilots have been returned to flying duties following a suspension over a low-flying sweep over beachgoers as part of a Fourth of July event honoring service members.
“Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted,” the Pentagon spokesperson, Sean Parnell, wrote on Friday morning on social media. “Carry on Patriots.”
Continue reading...China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it – AP News
- China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it AP News
- Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video) Space
- China’s reusable rocket feat lights up the web: is SpaceX set to lose its crown? South China Morning Post
- China Successfully Launches Reusable Rocket in a Win for Space Program WSJ
- China is catching up to Elon Musk’s reusable rockets TechCrunch
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
Taiwan, Japan and south-eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as landslides kill 15 in Philippines – BBC
- Taiwan, Japan and south-eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as landslides kill 15 in Philippines BBC
- Two Las Vegas Red Cross volunteers deploy to Guam after Super Typhoon Bavi KSNV
- Brunt of storm expected today Taipei Times
- Reporting from the eye of Typhoon Bavi Yahoo
- China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years Reuters
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
Protests engulf Indian state after rape and murder of 11-year-old girl
Innocent man lynched by mob in West Bengal as police killing of suspect further escalates tensions
Protests have engulfed the Indian state of West Bengal after the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, the subsequent lynching of an innocent man and the police killing of one of the accused.
Outrage erupted on Sunday after the body of a missing girl was recovered from a pond in a town just outside the state capital, Kolkata.
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