Ukraine’s drones are devastating Russian targets from 60 miles away – NBC News
- Ukraine’s drones are devastating Russian targets from 60 miles away NBC News
- Ukrainian mid-range strikes deal double blow to Russia's war effort Reuters
- Zelensky Hails Ukraine's Growing Drone Capability After Massive Moscow Strike Time Magazine
- Wave of Ukrainian Strikes Kills at Least 4, Russia Says The New York Times
- Ukraine’s attack on Moscow is another sign the war is not so distant anymore for Russians AP News
Pocock urges CGT changes as Albanese laughs off AI meme campaign
Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM thanks startups for ‘very flattering’ images
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Anthony Albanese has laughed off an AI-generated meme campaign against capital gains tax changes from startup founders, thanking them for “very flattering” doctored photos of him working in their businesses.
But independent politicians representing some of Australia’s startup hotspots have raised alarm over the proposed increase to capital gains tax, warning the tax changes could see innovative companies and tech firms move overseas to chase higher rewards.
Continue reading...Calls for release of Sierra Leonean singer jailed in ‘crackdown on free speech’
Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, say activists
Lawyers, politicians and activists have called for the release of one of Sierra Leone’s best-known celebrities, who they said was unjustly imprisoned as part of a government crackdown on free speech and political dissent.
Zainab Sheriff, a singer and reality-TV show contestant who became a political opposition figure, was sentenced in April to four years and two months’ imprisonment for incitement and using threatening language.
Continue reading...Russian strike damages Ukraine Danube port as Moscow intercepts drones – Al Jazeera
- Russian strike damages Ukraine Danube port as Moscow intercepts drones Al Jazeera
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say AP News
- Russia attacks Odesa and Dnipro, Ukraine strikes Belgorod region Reuters
- Russia fires over 500 drones, 22 missiles at Ukraine in latest barrage Euronews.com
Two dead in Spain shooting, with babies reportedly among injured
Police say a 25-year-old man is suspected of killing his parents and injuring four others in southern Spain.
Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial ‘Tank Day’ promotion
Starbucks withdrew the campaign for its drink tumblers after many said it referenced a bloody crackdown.
Wembanyama scores 41 as Spurs upset Thunder in Game 1 thriller
French centre dominates as San Antonio steal a crucial 122–115 road win against defending NBA champions.
Australian medical college leader suspended from position over alleged health and safety breach
Dr Sharmila Chandran suspended until 20 September as Royal Australasian College of Physicians agrees to work with regulator to meet its obligations
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The charities regulator has suspended the president-elect of one of Australia’s oldest medical colleges for allegedly contravening a direction from the NSW work health and safety watchdog.
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) on Monday issued a notice suspending Dr Sharmila Chandran as a responsible person of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, which is a registered charity, until 20 September.
SafeWork NSW advised that Chandran’s alleged failure to comply with a directive not to contact RACP staff was exposing them to “immediate and serious risks” to their psychological health and safety, the ACNC said in a public statement.
The intervention follows months of conflict within the RACP’s board, which culminated in an extraordinary general meeting last month to which police were called.
Continue reading...Kenya paralyzed by deadly protests, strikes due to fuel cost – DW.com
- Kenya paralyzed by deadly protests, strikes due to fuel cost DW.com
- Four reported killed, 30 injured, in Kenyan fuel price protests Al Jazeera
- Fuel Price Protests Test Kenya’s Resolve Bloomberg.com
- Kenya's matatu strikes leave four dead and transport paralysed BBC
- Fuel price protests in Kenya turn deadly Reuters
Bolivian miners clash with police demanding president resign
Bolivian miners clash with police demanding that President Paz resign.
Helicopters douse flames threatening hillside homes in California
Video shows helicopters dumping water on a fast-moving wildfire in southern California’s Simi Valley.
Tasmanian government apologises over stolen body parts scandal
An investigation found that 177 human specimens from dozens of bodies were secretly kept by a museum.
How Philadelphia’s Democratic primary tests the bounds of US progressivism
The race for Pennsylvania's third congressional district reveals divisions between Democrats closely aligned on policy.
Oil Slick Reaches a Pristine Persian Gulf Island in Iran – The New York Times
‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture appears at ICC
Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa
A former militia commander accused of overseeing murder, rape, enslavement and torture in Libyan detention centres has appeared at the international criminal court for a hearing that campaigners say is a landmark step towards “justice, truth, reparation and deterrence” of abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa.
The prosecution of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity is the first to reach a courtroom resulting from the ICC’s investigation into crimes in Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Continue reading...‘Come in for one minute’: exhibition showing horrors of 7 October attacks opens in London
Commemoration of atrocity at Nova music festival confronts those who deny its gravity, says Elkana Bohbot
Two police vans waited expectantly near the front entrance. Officers patrolled the pavements while suited security men with ear pieces stood stern-faced, casting suspicious looks at those approaching. The location in east London had not been disclosed until that morning but no chances were being taken.
It was not for a visiting dignitary or even an embassy of a country in conflict that all this was deemed necessary but the Nova exhibition, a commemoration of the 378 people massacred at a music festival on 7 October along with the 44 taken as hostages and the 19 of those who died in Hamas captivity.
Continue reading...Belfast harbour operator to invest £1.3bn as NI economy grows
Port has upgraded offshore wind facilities and is to expand quays, ferry terminals and cruise ship services
The operator of Belfast harbour plans to spend £1.3bn over the next 25 years to take advantage of strong economic growth in Northern Ireland, in what would be one of the largest non-governmental investments in the region’s history.
The Belfast Harbour Commissioners said the money would be spent on upgrading the port, with the possibility of residential property developments that could add another £750m in investment on top.
Continue reading...Xi to host ‘old friend’ Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit – Reuters
- Xi to host 'old friend' Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit Reuters
- Putin in Beijing: 3 things Russia needs from China CNBC
- Vladimir Putin to arrive in Beijing for state visit hot on heels of Trump The Guardian
- ‘China holds the cards’: Why Putin’s visit to Beijing after Trump matters Al Jazeera
- Xi’s double act: Putin set to arrive in China days after Trump’s departure CNN
Trump’s repeated ultimatums betray his lack of leverage over Iran
Foad Izadi says US President Trump's repeated threats of renewed full-scale war are a sign of weakness.