- India student protests give opposition a rare opening against Modi Reuters
- India’s Young Protesters Are Bloodied but Unbowed The New York Times
- Modi Has Few Good Options to Quell India’s ‘Cockroach’ Student Protests Bloomberg.com
- CJP's parliament march from Jantar Mantar: India's 'cockroach' protest continues a day after police crackdown BBC
- ‘Now or never’: Students defy Delhi lockdown to march on India’s parliament Al Jazeera
An embattled coal terminal could be a lifeline for US coal
West Oakland residents push legislation to block a coal terminal that could lead to air pollution in their area.
Convicted killer denies murdering two friends whose remains were found near his Cornwall cabin
James Desborough told court he had discovered bodies of Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman on his land near St Austell
A convicted killer accused of murdering two of his friends whose remains were found burnt and dismembered near his Cornish woodland cabin has insisted he did not kill them but had discovered their bodies on his land.
James Desborough claimed he came upon one of the bodies hanging from a tree and the second lying naked in a stream.
Continue reading...Millions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn
A ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ suggests need for large-scale movement of populations away from reshaped coast
Up to 13 million people in the UK face the long-term risk of coastal flooding due to the climate crisis, scientists have warned, with a “reasonable worst-case scenario” suggesting the need for the large-scale movement of populations away from a dramatically reshaped coast.
Even if today’s global pledges to cut carbon pollution are met, about 1.4 million more people will be exposed to coastal floods in 2200 and 1.7 million in 2300 due to the sea level rise driven by melting ice caps and warming oceans.
Continue reading...Trump vows to help Lebanon but offers no timeline for Israeli withdrawal
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says his goal is to end 'state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel forever'.
Police detain Indian opposition leader Gandhi as protests continue to grow
Detained while picketing PM's residence, Gandhi demands Modi's resignation for 'destroying the future of India's youth'.
Civilians faced attacks, abuse in joint US-Ecuador operations, HRW says
Report presents evidence civilian farmers, fisherman were caught up in anti-drug crime operations from January to March.
New British prime minister gains early defense win with Canada fighter jet tie-up – Defense News
- New British prime minister gains early defense win with Canada fighter jet tie-up Defense News
- GCAP officially expands, and other news from day 2 at Farnborough Breaking Defense
- Canada to join Japan-Italy-U.K. fighter project as first observer nation The Japan Times
- Canada joins GCAP military aircraft pact Axios
- Canada Joins GCAP As An Observer Aviation Week
Two French firefighters die tackling blaze near Bordeaux airport
The blaze close to the parking lots at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is said to have originated from a brush fire.
Former Met police chief admits force failed to properly control spycops unit
Paul Condon tells inquiry there was ‘appalling behaviour by individual officers’ but that greater fault was systemic
A former Metropolitan police commissioner has admitted that the force failed over decades to properly control a controversial undercover unit that committed “horrendous” abuses, the spycops inquiry has heard.
Paul Condon said he was appalled by the wrongdoing of the unit, which spent 40 years spying on tens of thousands of political activists.
Continue reading...Godzilla v Kong actor Kaylee Hottle dies aged 18
The deaf actor, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and its 2024 sequel, was killed in a car crash in Maryland
Kaylee Hottle, who played a major role in Godzilla v Kong and the sequel Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, has died at the age of 18.
Her death was confirmed by her father, Joshua, in a video shared on Facebook. The stream was in American Sign Language (ASL) as the Hottle family is all deaf. “I am taking a flight that I never would like to take,” is the name of the video.
Continue reading...India’s Cockroach movement protesters show no sign of backing down
Thousands of people again on the streets of Delhi calling for education reforms despite police violence on Monday
Taru had come to the protest prepared this time. In one hand was an anti-government poster and in the other was a bicycle helmet. “We need to have protection in case Delhi police beat us up again,” said the 25-year-old, who stood among her friends. “We are not scared of them and we won’t run away, no matter what they do. We’ll stay here till they listen.”
On Tuesday, central Delhi still thronged with thousands of protesters, as an unprecedented expression of dissent against the powerful ruling Narendra Modi government showed no sign of abating.
Continue reading...Trump says US will ‘take care’ of Houthis if Red Sea strait blocked – The Hill
- Trump says US will ‘take care’ of Houthis if Red Sea strait blocked The Hill
- Tankers with Saudi crude turn back as Houthis open new front in US-Iran war Reuters
- Houthis Threaten Red Sea Blockade, Putting Oil Market at Greater Risk The New York Times
- The Houthis may soon discover the limits of Saudi strategic patience Al Jazeera
- Ships bound for Saudi Arabia turn around in sign of new Red Sea blockade The Washington Post
Brazil’s Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned in 2025
The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.
Turkish opposition leader to create breakaway party to take on Erdoğan – Financial Times
- Turkish opposition leader to create breakaway party to take on Erdoğan Financial Times
- Turkey's opposition leader to form new party to challenge Erdogan Reuters
- Deposed Turkish opposition leader plans new party Al Jazeera
- Turkey's main opposition party leader Ozgur Ozel announces resignation from CHP The Jerusalem Post
- Turkish deposed opposition leader plans to create a new party to take on Erdogan AP News
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12, including family of six, medics say
Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children died in one attack, which the Israeli military says targeted a Hamas operative.
Raskin Launches Investigation Into Evidence Epstein Was ‘Foreign Agent’ Working to Influence Trump Policies – Common Dreams
- Raskin Launches Investigation Into Evidence Epstein Was 'Foreign Agent' Working to Influence Trump Policies Common Dreams
- Democrats probe Epstein's ties with foreign governments Axios
- Raskin seeks documents into Jeffrey Epstein’s foreign contacts Politico
- House Democrats launch investigation into whether Jeffrey Epstein acted as a foreign agent CNN
- Raskin argues Epstein emails show lobbying on behalf of foreign governments The Hill
Ann Widdecombe was hit on head 21 times with hammer, prosecutors say – BBC
- Ann Widdecombe was hit on head 21 times with hammer, prosecutors say BBC
- UK politician Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times with a hammer, court hears CNN
- Murdered ex-minister was struck on head with hammer 21 times, U.K. court told NBC News
- Man, 28, charged with murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe The Guardian
- British Politician Ann Widdecombe Was Murdered with a Hammer, Prosecutors Say The New York Times
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast
New defence secretary Wes Streeting denounces drill by Neustrashimy as ‘performative and irresponsible’
A Russian warship fired its main cannon in a short notice test 45 miles south of Plymouth on Monday, the day Andy Burnham was appointed as prime minister.
The Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns in the morning and requested that a British warship, which had been tracking it, retreat a couple of miles to a safe distance.
Continue reading...Spanish hotel chain ceases operations in Cuba under pressure from Washington
Meliá group says Donald Trump’s sanctions make it ‘impossible’ to keep any of its 34 sites open
A Spanish hotel chain is to cease all operations in Cuba at the end of the week due to “major difficulties” in doing business on the island under growing pressure from Washington.
The latest US sanctions make it “impossible, de facto and de jure, to maintain even minimal operational stability”, the Meliá group explained in a statement on Tuesday to the Spanish stock market regulator.
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