FIFA warned ‘gruelling heat’ could impact a quarter of World Cup games
Scientists warn football's governing body that global warming has increased extreme heat risk since 1994 US World Cup.
Israel’s Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa during Jerusalem Day march
Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa compound under heavy military protection during Jerusalem Day.
‘Pretty miraculous’ – 11 rescued after pilot ditches plane in Atlantic
The survivors spent about five hours on a life raft before being rescued by the US Air Force off Florida's coast.
Florida crew recounts ‘miraculous’ Atlantic plane rescue with fuel low
All 11 onboard survived after the plane made an emergency landing near the Bahamas
A military rescue crew in Florida has spoken of the “pretty miraculous” survival of all 11 people it saved from a plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean, and its own scramble to safety with five minutes of fuel left.
Members of the 920th rescue wing, based at Patrick Space Force base, not far from Cape Canaveral, raced on Tuesday to reach the passengers and crew in choppy seas. They had emerged from a small Beechcraft twin-propeller aircraft that ditched into the water about 80 miles east of Melbourne on Florida’s east coast.
Continue reading...Jerome Powell: Steering the US Fed through COVID-19 and political pressures
Trump’s aggressive push for interest rate cuts shaped Powell’s Fed legacy during his tumultuous leadership.
Trump administration pledges $1.8bn in additional humanitarian aid to UN
The extra funds come on top of $2bn announced in December but fall short of past commitments from the US.
Acute hunger grips nearly 20 million people in war-battered Sudan, says IPC
A lack of access to food and health facilities will lead to death for many, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council.
If this were real life, they would already be dead: Ukrainian drone pilots force NATO drills on Gotland to stop three times – Euromaidan Press
- If this were real life, they would already be dead: Ukrainian drone pilots force NATO drills on Gotland to stop three times Euromaidan Press
- Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO AP News
- Major NATO drill to test Baltic Sea defences draws to a close Yahoo
- ‘In Real Life They Would Have Been Dead’: Ukrainian Drone Teams ‘Destroy’ Swedish Forces in NATO Drill Kyiv Post
- Defending Gotland and the Baltic Sea: Sweden conducts major exercise with allies and Ukraine Mynewsdesk
Cuba plunged deeper into fuel crisis amid 22-hour blackouts
Cuba faced nationwide disruption after officials say the country had completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.
Closing arguments begin in high-stakes Musk v OpenAI courtroom showdown
Jury set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe AI firm and Altman are liable in case
Closing arguments began on Thursday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, bringing the weeks-long courtroom battle between the two tech moguls nearer to a decision. A nine-person jury is set to deliberate and return a verdict on whether they believe the AI firm and Altman are liable in the case.
The trial, which began last month in an Oakland, California, federal courthouse, has gripped Silicon Valley and featured some of the tech industry’s biggest names as witnesses. Attorneys for both sides have presented testimony and documents that have exposed Musk and Altman’s private dealings, as well as provided a window into the contentious history of OpenAI.
Continue reading...Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts
Groups say supreme court justice, who owns oil stocks, may be violating ethics codes by participating in certain cases
The supreme court justice Samuel Alito, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating court ethics codes by participating in certain cases that could benefit big oil, government watchdog groups say.
In a Thursday letter, a coalition of watchdog organizations called on the Senate judiciary committee to investigate Alito, the sole supreme court justice with holdings in energy companies.
Continue reading...Iran Lets Chinese Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions After Vessel Seizure – The New York Times
- Iran Lets Chinese Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions After Vessel Seizure The New York Times
- Chinese Supertanker Crosses Strait Without Paying Tolls WSJ
- Some 30 ships have transited Strait of Hormuz overnight, IRGC says Yahoo
- Iran Allows Chinese Vessels To Pass Through Hormuz Strait: Report NDTV
- Oil prices dip after Iran says some vessels are crossing Hormuz MSN
Judge bans reporting on trial of six men accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls in Bristol
Details of case in which group deny abusing girls for several years restricted amid dispute with media over transparency
Six men have gone on trial at Bristol crown court accused of grooming and sexually assaulting vulnerable teenage girls in the city.
They were allegedly part of a large group of men who abused girls over several years. All six men deny the charges against them, which involved “multiple complainants”.
Continue reading...‘May your village burn’: Israeli Flag March returns to East Jerusalem
Far-right Israelis attack Palestinians during the Flag March, intensifying violence and racism in Jerusalem's Old City.
War criminal Ratko Mladić’s jail release request denied
A UN judge admits the 84-year-old is "in the final stages of his life", but says prison conditions in The Hague ensure his maximum comfort.
The Palestinian game fighting to exist
A developer from the occupied West Bank is turning a 75-year-old Palestinian folk tale into a video game.
Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand
The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.
Live Updates: Seized ship taken toward Iran as Trump and China’s Xi agree Strait of Hormuz “must remain open” – CBS News
- Live Updates: Seized ship taken toward Iran as Trump and China's Xi agree Strait of Hormuz "must remain open" CBS News
- Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk NPR
- 'Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran BBC
- Ship seized near Strait of Hormuz by ‘unauthorized personnel,’ brought toward Iran Fox News
- Ship reported seized and another attacked near Strait of Hormuz NBC News
UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer – AP News
- UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer AP News
- Opinion | In Some Other Universe, This Might Be Funny The New York Times
- What would potential Labour leadership candidates do differently to Starmer? The Guardian
- Leading challenger to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits government CNN
- Why hasn't Wes Streeting launched a leadership bid? Sky News