Israeli forces arrest two children in occupied West Bank village
Israeli soldiers arrest two Palestinian children during a raid on al-Mughayyir village in the occupied West Bank.
More than 500 children die in measles outbreak in Bangladesh
Most cases recorded by doctors among children aged between six months and five years.
GLA considering investigation into Zack Polanski over houseboat council tax
Official assessing formal complaint into Green party leader’s potential ‘breach of conduct’ as assembly member
London assembly officials are weighing up whether to launch an investigation into Zack Polanski after he admitted he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a houseboat in the capital.
The Green party leader has faced questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his primary residence. A spokesperson for his party had described the situation as an “unintentional mistake” and said Polanski had “immediately taken steps” to pay any tax owed.
Continue reading...F1 great Prost ‘injured as masked gang raid home’
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured when a masked gang raided his home near Geneva, Swiss media reports.
India’s parody ‘cockroach party’ claims website has been blocked
The satirical group has gained millions of followers as "the voice of the lazy and unemployed".
Three dead and 18 first responders sickened by apparent fentanyl exposure in New Mexico
First responders hospitalized and decontaminated after four people were found apparently overdosing
Three people died and 18 first responders were sickened by exposure to fentanyl in a rural New Mexico home this week, New Mexico state police said.
Police initially found four people unconscious at the home in Mountainair, 90 miles (145km) east of Albuquerque. Two were declared dead at the scene and a third died at a hospital.
Continue reading...Five police officers, 13 year-old boy killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Attack on a police post in northern Gaza comes as dozens of people were wounded in Israeli attacks in the past 48 hours.
White House pauses removal of detainees to DRC as Ebola outbreak widens
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken region
The Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a spiraling Ebola outbreak, according to reporting by Politico, but experts say the move won’t help prevent the spread of the disease.
At least one woman is now in limbo after officials moved her to Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, and now say they won’t bring her back because of the Ebola travel ban – despite a judge’s order for her return.
Continue reading...Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff against Melania Trump – The Guardian
- Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff against Melania Trump The Guardian
- My Melania Legal Battle Has Only Just Begun: Wolff The Daily Beast
- Melania Trump wins dismissal of Michael Wolff’s anti-SLAPP suit Courthouse News
- Judge throws out author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against Melania Trump NBC News
- ‘Abusively presented spat’: Judge dismisses author Michael Wolff’s suit against Melania Trump The Hill
French mum and partner held until trial after sons abandoned by road in Portugal
The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.
Trump’s justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants
Department of Justice acknowledges removal of information about criminal cases related to 2021 US Capitol rioters
The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda”.
The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault on the US Capitol, when hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to halt the congressional certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Continue reading...Extra EU border checks suspended at Dover as travellers face delays in heat
Wait times of more than two hours reported at terminal for cross-Channel ferry to France
French police have temporarily suspended extra EU border checks at the port of Dover as thousands of holidaymakers face long delays in the hot weather.
Waiting times of more than two hours were reported at the terminal in Kent for the cross-Channel ferry to France.
Continue reading...France bans Israeli security minister Ben Gvir from country – France 24
- France bans Israeli security minister Ben Gvir from country France 24
- France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after ‘unspeakable’ flotilla detainee taunts AP News
- France Bans Israeli Minister Over Treatment of Detained Flotilla Activists The New York Times
- Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse, sexual assault in Israeli detention Al Jazeera
- Israel’s Human Wrecking Ball The Atlantic
Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.
Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say – AP News
- Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say AP News
- China’s worst coal mining blast in over a decade kills 82 CNN
- China lowers death toll in Shanxi coal mine disaster to 82 Reuters
- Xi Calls for All-Out Rescue After Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 82 in China The New York Times
- 82 dead, 9 trapped in coal mine accident in northern China: State media ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order
The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green light for tech’s unchecked power
Only hours before Donald Trump was set to sign a long-awaited executive order on Thursday that would have called for a government safety review of new artificial intelligence models before their release, the president abruptly backed out. Despite growing public backlash to the technology and experts warning new models will pose critical security risks, Trump vowed the US government would not slow down the AI race.
During a meeting with reporters on Thursday, Trump cited both American dominance and competition with China and as his reasoning behind the reversal.
Continue reading...At least 82 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion
The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.
Ukraine says it hit Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal on Black Sea – Reuters
- Ukraine says it hit Russia's Sheskharis oil terminal on Black Sea Reuters
- ‘A Total Nightmare’: Voices From a Moscow Hit by Ukrainian Drones The New York Times
- Ukraine attacked Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- These are the 3 drones Ukraine used to pierce Moscow's air defense gauntlet in its biggest attack yet Business Insider
- Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Russian Oil Depot The Moscow Times
Watch: Pitches, PlayStations and protein ice cream – A look inside Brazil’s World Cup base camp
BBC's Brandon Livesay toured the Columbia Park Training Facility in Morris Township, New Jersey that will host the team in the coming weeks.
India’s government orders handover of exclusive Delhi Gymkhana Club
Move comes against backdrop of challenge by prime minister, Narendra Modi, to country’s traditional elites
The Indian government has ordered one of the country’s most exclusive private clubs to vacate its premises in two weeks, underscoring the long-running push of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, against entrenched elite institutions.
The ministry of housing and urban affairs directed the Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over its sprawling site in the heart of New Delhi by 5 June, citing urgent public interest requirements, including defence and security infrastructure.
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