Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash
The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people.
Afghan women’s refugee team returns to world cricket post Taliban exclusion
Afghanistan women's refugee team will tour United Kingdom in June and be guests at July's World Cup final at Lord's.
Lukashenko Outlines When Belarus Would Join Russia’s War Against Ukraine – UNITED24 Media
- Lukashenko Outlines When Belarus Would Join Russia’s War Against Ukraine UNITED24 Media
- Lukashenko says Belarus will not be dragged into Ukraine war, but will defend itself with Russia Reuters
- Zelenskyy's Office comments on Lukashenko's readiness to meet: This man's words mean nothing Українська правда
- Lukashenko Says He Is Ready to Meet Zelensky ‘Anywhere’ in Ukraine or Belarus Kyiv Post
- "He has a habit of somewhat stupidly inventing things post-factum." Zelenskyy's Office Reacts to Lukashenka's Наша Ніва
Walmart warns US shoppers are cutting spending as higher petrol prices bite
The retail giant said it expects customers to cut back in the coming months due to higher pump prices.
Ukraine Wants 200 Russian Losses for Every Square Kilometer It Takes – Business Insider
Russia rehearses ‘use of nuclear forces’ in drills with Belarus
Russia delivered nuclear warheads to sites in Belarus as part of a three-day military exercise involving both countries.
Ecuador’s Disappeared
Fault Lines investigates forced disappearances conducted by Ecuador’s military while waging a war against drug cartels.
French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 crash – Al Jazeera
- French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 crash Al Jazeera
- Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash BBC
- French Court Says Air France and Airbus Are Guilty in 2009 Crash Case The New York Times
- Air France, Airbus found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris crash Financial Times
- Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 Atlantic crash Reuters
Chinese container ship among few vessels crossing Hormuz amid deadlock to open waterway – Reuters
- Chinese container ship among few vessels crossing Hormuz amid deadlock to open waterway Reuters
- Tankers exit Strait of Hormuz with 6 million barrels of crude oil Reuters
- Oil drops nearly 6% as two China-bound supertankers cross Strait of Hormuz Financial Times
- Chinese supertankers exit Hormuz as Trump and Vance talk up Iran deal Al Jazeera
- Tankers Entering Hormuz During Iran War Are Making Their Way Out Bloomberg.com
Arteta made a BBQ instead of watching Arsenal’s Premier League crowning
Arsenal will lift the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2004 after Sunday's match at Crystal Palace.
US-Iran diplomacy picks up: What’s the latest?
Iranian media reported that the Pakistani interior minister is in Iran to help the US and Iran reach a peace deal.
Macron says France must address issue of reparations for its role in slave trade
French president’s use of term comes as demand grows for formal discussion on addressing legacies of enslavement
Emmanuel Macron has said reparations for France’s role in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people is an issue that should be addressed, but he stopped short of making clear proposals.
“How to repair … is a question that must not be refused,” the French president said in a speech on the legacies of slavery at the Élysée Palace. “It’s also a question on which we must not make false promises.”
Continue reading...French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 crash
Airbus says it plans to appeal the ruling, which overturned 2023 acquittal of both companies.
One Nation’s rapid national expansion in disarray as ‘significant risks’ force dissolution of new branches
Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia also show new branches and members will be subject to strict gag orders
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One Nation’s rapid expansion of local branches across the country is in disarray, with the party being forced to dissolve and re-establish its new network less than eight months after the ambitious roll out began.
Documents seen by Guardian Australia show the party’s new general manager, Kelvin Morton, issued a directive to the party’s branches in April ordering committee members to properly reconstitute their branches after an internal review uncovered “significant risks”.
Continue reading...MPs urged to ignore fearmongering and pass Labor’s ‘long overdue’ negative gearing and CGT changes
Exclusive: Any attempt to use the budget measures as an excuse to raise rent is opportunistic profiteering, housing advocates say
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Australia’s peak community and housing groups have urged federal parliament to quickly pass Labor’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, saying the reforms would improve fairness for renters and young homebuyers.
The government may introduce its negative gearing and CGT changes into parliament as soon as the coming sitting fortnight, with hopes of passing the legislation soon after with the support of the Greens.
Continue reading...Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes — and it’s due to the ancient Egyptians’ ‘extraordinary’ engineering knowledge – Live Science
- Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes — and it's due to the ancient Egyptians' 'extraordinary' engineering knowledge Live Science
- Architectural and geotechnical aspects affecting earthquake resilience for the antique Egyptian Khufu pyramid Nature
- Ancient Egyptian Engineering Choices Helped the Great Pyramid of Giza Survive Earthquakes, New Research Finds Smithsonian Magazine
- How ancient builders made the Great Pyramid of Giza nearly earthquake-proof National Geographic
- One mystery of the Great Pyramid’s longevity has finally been solved Science News
Ukraine Wipes Out Russian FSB HQ in Occupied Kherson, Zelensky Says – Kyiv Post
- Ukraine Wipes Out Russian FSB HQ in Occupied Kherson, Zelensky Says Kyiv Post
- Ukraine claims it killed scores of Russians in two strikes in occupied eastern region CNN
- Ukrainian forces destroy Russian drone operator training centre in Donetsk Oblast: 65 soldiers confirmed kill Українська правда
- Zelensky confirms strike on FSB headquarters in occupied part of the Kherson region Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Ukraine Says It Knocks Out Russian Drone Training Network in Occupied Donetsk Kyiv Post
Hungary to limit PMs to eight years in office, warding off any Orbán comeback
Péter Magyar’s draft amendment would prevent his predecessor from returning to the role
Hungary’s new government, led by Péter Magyar, has put forward a constitutional amendment that would limit prime ministers to a maximum of eight years in office, in effect barring Viktor Orbán from returning to the role.
The draft amendment was submitted on Wednesday, just over a week after the new government took office. It marked Magyar and his Tisza party’s first step in dismantling a constitution that was unilaterally rewritten and amended more than a dozen times as Orbán and his Fidesz party worked to turn Hungary into what they called a “petri dish for illiberalism”.
Continue reading...Latvia and Lithuania issue drone alerts, scramble NATO fighter jets – Reuters
- Latvia and Lithuania issue drone alerts, scramble NATO fighter jets Reuters
- Latvian PM Evika Silina resigns over response to drone incursions BBC
- Letter: Drones, like the longbow, you ignore at your peril Financial Times
- Latvia issues warning after detecting UAV in its airspace Euronews
- NATO jets scramble as drone breaches Latvian airspace for 3rd day in a row The Kyiv Independent
Israel’s arrogance is becoming the evidence in the case against it
Ben-Gvir’s video of flotilla activists reveals a state so accustomed to impunity that it documents its own cruelty.