- Rutte’s new plan to keep Trump in NATO: Buy more from the US politico.eu
- Trump to send 5,000 troops to Poland as NATO touts defense spending CNBC
- NATO summit in Ankara should reaffirm alliance's unity, Turkey to tell allies Reuters
- NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Sweden address how to make the Alliance stronger North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NATO ministers meet amid mounting questions about US role in Europe Stars and Stripes
Air France and Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 plane crash – Euronews.com
- Air France and Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 plane crash Euronews.com
- French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty in 2009 crash dw.com
- Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash BBC
- Brazilian grieving father says justice still missing after Airbus, Air France guilty verdict AP News
- Air France, Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 Paris-Rio crash Yahoo
Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland
Prime minister says he will boycott opening, as protesters hold signs saying ‘stop USA’ and shout ‘go home’
Hundreds of people protested against the opening of a new US consulate in Nuuk after comments by the US special envoy to Greenland that it was time for Washington “to put its footprint back” on the Arctic territory.
Many Greenlandic politicians, including the prime minister, said they would not attend the official opening on Thursday.
Continue reading...Three ways Cuba crisis could play out after US indictment of Raúl Castro
The Trump administration has been putting tremendous economic pressure on the island's Communist government.
Ukraine’s Baltic allies unsettled by repeated drone incursions – BBC
- Ukraine's Baltic allies unsettled by repeated drone incursions BBC
- Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- US warns Russia after Moscow threatens Latvia – as it happened The Guardian
- A NATO fighter jet shoots down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia AP News
- Intruding drone shot down by Romanian fighter jet in Estonia; alert over ERR
Boys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily
Boys physically overpowered and then filmed attacks on teenage victims in separate incidents in Hampshire
Three teenage boys convicted of knife-point rape and other serious sexual offences against two teenage girls in Hampshire have not been given custodial sentences because the judge said he “should avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily”.
The boys, who were aged between 13 and 14 at the time of their offences, physically overpowered and sexually assaulted the girls, who were aged 14 and 15, in separate incidents two months apart.
Continue reading...Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC
Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court ruling
Single-sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must exclude transgender men and women, according to a new code of practice from the equalities watchdog.
But the long-awaited guidance also says that businesses and service providers have to offer practical alternatives such as gender-neutral toilets for people who do not wish to use services for their biological sex.
Continue reading...Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal
The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a driver.
Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal – BBC
- Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal BBC
- Mother arrested after two French boys found abandoned in Portugal, police say Euronews
- Ghoulish parents blindfolded two young sons for twisted treasure hunt before abandoning them in woods New York Post
- Abandoned children: mother and step-father located, arrested Portugal Resident
- Mother arrested after brothers, 5 and 3, 'blindfolded and abandoned' in woods Metro.co.uk
UK launches ‘Great British Summer Savings’ to ease family costs
Families to benefit from reduced VAT to help lower costs at theme parks, theatres, zoos, and museums.
Iran’s World Cup hopes hit US visa hurdles
Players from Iran’s national football team are in Turkey applying for US visas for the 2026 World Cup.
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Poll finds nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters oppose aid to Israel
The US ally has seen support plummet in recent years amid widespread anger over its genocidal war on Gaza.
Displaced Lebanese woman bakes 3,000 loaves daily for war-hit community
Soubhiye Zeiter vowed to feed people affected by war even after being displaced from her home.
Italian police stop party attended by Mick Jagger over music ban
Music is banned on Wednesdays on island of Stromboli where Rolling Stones frontman was celebrating wrapping a film
Police on an Italian island stopped a party attended by Mick Jagger – because music is banned on Wednesdays.
The Rolling Stones frontman was on Stromboli, the volcanic island among Sicily’s Aeolian archipelago, for the production of Three Incestuous Sisters, a film by the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher in which he stars.
Continue reading...Ukraine war latest: Russia’s Syzran oil refinery hit by ‘another long range sanction’ – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war latest: Russia's Syzran oil refinery hit by 'another long range sanction' The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war briefing: Oil plant strikes all going to plan, says Zelenskyy The Guardian
- Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate AP News
- Ukrainian mid-range strikes deal double blow to Russia's war effort Reuters
- Ukraine’s drones are devastating Russian targets from 60 miles away NBC News
Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health
A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said.
The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with a new case reported in the DRC’s South Kivu province, an area under the control of armed rebel groups.
Continue reading...Turkey Court Unseats Opposition Leader Ozgur Ozel in Blow to Erdogan Rivals – Bloomberg.com
- Turkey Court Unseats Opposition Leader Ozgur Ozel in Blow to Erdogan Rivals Bloomberg.com
- Turkey’s FX Sales Reach $6 Billion After Opposition Ruling Bloomberg.com
- Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party Al Jazeera
- Turkey court removes leader of opposition as Erdoğan tightens grip Financial Times
- Turkish court rules to remove head of the main opposition party in latest blow AP News
Net migration to the UK falls by nearly 50 percent amid tighter policies
The ONS says net migration fell to 171,000 in the 12 months to the end of December from 331,000 a year earlier.
Mayor cuts limited World Cup tickets for New Yorkers to $50 after furore
Pricing for 2026 World Cup has been under heavy scrutiny, including in New York where city mayor cuts limited tickets.