- Israeli scientists scramble to save work after Iranian missile hits labs Reuters
- Iranian missile strikes Israel’s ‘crown jewel of science’ AP News
- From heart tissue to DNA samples, Weizmann scientists mourn work vaporized in Iran attack The Times of Israel
- Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed The Jerusalem Post
- 'The missiles completely erased decades of research; we will need to start from scratch,' Weizmann president says Ynetnews
Campaign for statue of British suffragette hero is hit by funding crisis
Organisers seek an extra £40,000 for a memorial to Mary Clarke, the first suffragette to die for women’s rights
The campaign to commemorate the first suffragette to die for women’s rights is facing a funding crisis.
Mary Clarke, who was the sister of Emmeline Pankhurst, helped found the Women’s Social and Political Union and was imprisoned three times.
Continue reading...Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after MPs pass bill
Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panel
Terminally ill people in England and Wales are to be given the right to an assisted death in a historic societal shift that will transform end-of-life care.
After months of argument, MPs narrowly voted in favour of a private member’s bill introduced by Labour’s Kim Leadbeater, which could become law within four years.
Continue reading...Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base
At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.
Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base
At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.
Putin says Russian recession must not happen ‘under any circumstances’
President Vladimir Putin tells attendees at St Petersburg Economic Forum that Moscow needs 'balanced growth'.
Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens – The New York Times
- Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens The New York Times
- Iran says no to nuclear talks during conflict as UN urges restraint Reuters
- Iranian insider acknowledges country weakened, but insists Iranians remain united against Israel CBS News
- How people inside Iran are reacting to the war PBS
- Tehran neighborhoods empty out as Israel and Iran exchange barrages NBC News
Canada poised to pass infrastructure bill despite pushback from Indigenous people
Bill prioritizes ‘nation-building’ pipelines and mines, causing concern that sped-up approvals will override constitutional rights
Canada’s Liberal government is poised to pass controversial legislation on Friday that aims to kick-start “nation building” infrastructure projects but has received widespread pushback from Indigenous communities over fears it tramples on their constitutional rights.
On its final day of sitting before breaking for summer, parliament is expected to vote on Bill C-5. The legislation promised by Mark Carney, the prime minister, during the federal election, is meant to strengthen Canada’s economy amid a trade war launched by Donald Trump.
Continue reading...‘A choice of two evils’: Young anti-regime Iranians divided over conflict
Anti-regime Iranians agree the Islamic Republic must fall, but differ on the Iran-Israel conflict and response.
Israel “has no right” to bring about regime change in Iran
Israel and the US can’t and shouldn’t try to force regime change in Iran, said Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy.
British nationals who want to leave Israel to be offered flights to UK, says David Lammy
Foreign secretary says government will provide charter flights from Tel Aviv when airspace reopens
British nationals who want to leave Israel will be offered charter flights from Tel Aviv as soon as airspace reopens, the government has said.
With the conflict with Iran continuing, Whitehall officials have been working to organise escape routes for the thousands of British and dual nationals in Israel.
Continue reading...What’s going on between Iran and Europe in Geneva
European diplomats are meeting Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva on Friday in an attempt to find a way to end the curren
Niger military leaders to nationalise uranium firm
The company is majority French-owned, while the junta wants more local control of Niger's mineral wealth.
US Supreme Court lets fuel producers challenge California emissions rules
The dispute centred on an exception granted to California on national vehicle emission standards.
‘Everyone is scared’: Iranians head to Armenia to escape conflict with Israel
Some said they had seen the sites of Israeli bombardment, others said they had heard the sound of explosions.
‘Everyone is scared’: Iranians head to Armenia to escape conflict with Israel
Some said they had seen the sites of Israeli bombardment, others said they had heard the sound of explosions.
‘Serious’ consequences if Iran’s Bushehr site attacked, UN says
The head of the UN atomic watchdog said a strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear site would be a disaster.
Iran’s dual nationals caught between Israeli bombs and family ties
Iranian-US dual nationals have taken long trips to leave Iran since conflict began, but others have decided to stay.
Psychiatrist body holds firm on 25% pay bid but NSW Health says shortages are ‘more nuanced’
Both parties have made closing submissions in their wage dispute before the NSW industrial relations tribunal
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Closing submissions have been heard in the long-running dispute between psychiatrists – who are pushing for a 25% pay increase – and the New South Wales department of health, bringing to a close a landmark legal action brought by the psychiatrists, who argue psychiatric care in NSW is facing “collapse” because of poor pay and conditions.
Over two days this week, the Industrial Relations Commission court in Sydney heard closing submissions from lawyers, before the full bench retired to consider their decision.
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Continue reading...Yemen’s Houthis mull how they can help ally Iran against Israel
Houthis agreed deal with United States last month, but may resume attacks if it strikes Iran.