Lamine Yamal scores first World Cup goal as Spain thrash Saudi Arabia
Yamal makes a goal-scoring return for Spain as European champions get their World Cup campaign back on track.
Man falls to his death during Madison Square Garden concert, police say
Officers find man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an ‘elevated position’
A 51-year-old man fell to his death during a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night, police said.
Officers responding to a 911 emergency call at about 9.51pm found the man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an “elevated position”, New York police said in a statement.
Continue reading...Starmer expected to announce exit plan to clear way for Burnham to become PM
Ministers say Starmer will set out his intentions on Monday morning with an autumn departure the most likely option
Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his departure on Monday morning, clearing the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without a formal contest by the autumn.
Cabinet ministers say Starmer will set out his intentions outside No 10 Downing Street, starting a process of the UK installing its seventh prime minister in a decade.
Continue reading...Trump says repair work to begin ‘immediately’ on beleaguered reflecting pool
Algae blooms and peeling paint mar $14.2m renovation as president claims pool has been ‘seriously vandalized’
Repair work will begin “immediately” at the troubled Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC, Donald Trump said on Sunday, after suggesting the pool would need to be drained and blaming alleged “vandals” for the disruption.
The reflecting pool has been plagued by algae blooms and peeling paint following the controversial recent renovation efforts for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations next month.
Continue reading...Teenager rescues two men who fell from inflatable toy boat off Isle of Skye
Archie Law, 15, sailed his own vessel to save men in distress, beating lifeboat service to the scene
A 15-year-old boy rescued two men who had fallen from an inflatable toy boat off the Isle of Skye by sailing his own vessel to save them, beating the lifeboat service to the scene.
Archie Law beat a volunteer crew of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to the rescue on Saturday evening after the UK coastguard received reports of two males in difficulty in the water off Broadford Bay around 9pm.
Continue reading...What’s next in the Strait of Hormuz crisis?
Iranian armed forces say they've closed the vital waterway after Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Photo highlights from the International Day of Yoga on the summer solstice – AP News
- Photo highlights from the International Day of Yoga on the summer solstice AP News
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Parisians cool off in canal amid ‘red alert’ heatwave
France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country as temperatures soar to record levels.
Parisians cool off in canal amid ‘red alert’ heatwave
France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country as temperatures soar to record levels.
Transition timetable: what a Starmer autumn handover could look like
New leader could be chosen unchallenged or after a quick contest while outgoing PM has time to finalise his legacy
If the predictions are proved correct and Keir Starmer does announce a timetable for an autumn departure from Downing Street, the machinery of government will again kick into gear for a handover of power – but one that will be, by UK standards, relatively leisurely.
While many democracies build in lengthy transition periods – a defeated or retiring US president serves for nearly three months after their successor has been picked – the UK tends to do things at speed. A losing prime minister will typically get out of 10 Downing Street the morning after an election while the removal vans of their replacements lurk idling around the corner.
Continue reading...US-Iran talks strained as Trump threats spark Iranian walkout
Talks expected to continue for rest of the week despite disruption caused by US president’s threat to bomb Iran and kidnap negotiating team
High-stakes talks between the US and Iran are expected to continue for the rest of the week in Switzerland, after a tense start that saw Iranian negotiators walk out in protest at a stream of threats issued by Donald Trump on social media.
The US president had threatened to bomb Iran and even to kidnap the Iranian negotiating team unless the strait of Hormuz was reopened, forcing mediators Qatar and Pakistan to continue negotiations in the background.
Continue reading...Ethiopian prime minister’s party easily wins parliamentary election
Nobel Peace Prize winner PM Abiy Ahmed will stay in power, as analysts warn of renewed conflicts in Ethiopia.
Khamenei’s MoU stance stirs debate as Iran and US meet in Switzerland
Supreme leader has expressed reservations about interim deal with US, but most top decision-makers back it.
Iran, US, Israel: Memorandum of misunderstanding?
Chances are slim for progress between Iran and the US, argues Drop Site News co-founder Jeremy Scahill.
The looming Super El Nino
A powerful El Nino is expected to peak in November that could threaten food supply and increase extreme weather events.
What to know about the legacy of Brexit, which still divides Britain 10 years on – PBS
India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement camps out until education minister resigns
The viral 'Cockroach' movement's supporters occupy New Delhi's protest site, refusing to leave until minister resigns.
Trump threatens to ‘take over’ Iran if Tehran closes the Strait of Hormuz in profanity filled tirade: report – Yahoo
- Trump threatens to ‘take over’ Iran if Tehran closes the Strait of Hormuz in profanity filled tirade: report Yahoo
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- Trump news at a glance: President threatens to restart attacks on Iran even as Vance cites progress in talks The Guardian
- U.S. and Iran agree to 'roadmap' for final deal, mediators say NPR
- US and Iran Make ‘Progress’ in Talks, Aim to Keep Hormuz Open Bloomberg.com
Secret correspondence claims suggest tensions at top of Iranian government
Former negotiating team member gives shock interview claiming supreme leader’s instructions were not followed
A former member of Iran’s negotiating team in the previous round of talks with the US in Islamabad is facing the threat of prosecution and dismissal from parliament after he went on the main state broadcaster to reveal what he claimed were confidential letters from the country’s supreme leader.
The interview with Mahmoud Nabavian, the deputy chair of Iran’s national security council, was eventually cut off, but only after he said he had seen secret correspondence written by Mojtaba Khamenei in which the ayatollah allegedly said Iran’s negotiating team had overstepped its mandate
Continue reading...Syria frees activist Hassan Akkad days after he was detained
His release comes after journalist Mousa al-Omar reportedly withdrew a complaint against Akkad over online criticism.