- Viktor Orbán’s Defeat Showed Democrats How to End Trump’s Rule Slate
- Nine lessons for the US from Viktor Orbán’s defeat | Kenneth Roth The Guardian
- The End of the Argument ad Orbánum The Atlantic
- What Orban's ouster in Hungary means for Europe Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Opinion | The Four Lessons Liberals Should Consider After Orban’s Defeat The New York Times
Outrage over Israeli soldier’s vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon – BBC
- Outrage over Israeli soldier's vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon BBC
- Over 150 Jewish leaders sign letter decrying desecration of Jesus statue in Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus The New York Times
- Outcry grows over Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Two Israeli soldiers jailed over smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon Sky News
Outrage over Israeli soldier’s vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
The Israeli military says it views with "great severity" the actions of the soldier, as the US ambassador demands "swift" consequences.
Outrage over Israeli soldier’s vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
The Israeli military says it views with "great severity" the actions of the soldier, as the US ambassador demands "swift" consequences.
Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under new plans
Government amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory ban
A ban on mobile phones in schools in England is to be introduced by the government to ensure that “critical safeguarding legislation” is passed.
The government will table an amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill in the House of Lords after the bill was held up by peers on opposition benches.
Continue reading...Baby was sexually abused before being killed by man adopting him, court told
Boy died aged 13 months after ‘routine abuse’ by Jamie Varley and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, jury hears
A baby boy was “routinely ill-treated, sexually abused and physically assaulted” before he was killed by a secondary school teacher adopting him, a jury has heard.
Jamie Varley, the teacher, 37, and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, were in the process of adopting Preston Davey.
Continue reading...EU eyes approval for €90B Ukraine loan on Wednesday – politico.eu
- EU eyes approval for €90B Ukraine loan on Wednesday politico.eu
- EU optimistic over approval of €90bn loan for Ukraine following Orbán defeat – Europe live The Guardian
- EU eyes Ukraine loan, Israeli settler sanctions, after Hungarian election Al Jazeera
- EU expects first loan tranche to Ukraine end-May/early June - Dombrovskis Reuters
- EU Poised to Clinch €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine Bloomberg
Attempted murder charge after car hits pedestrians – BBC
- Attempted murder charge after car hits pedestrians BBC
- Woman charged with attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in London The Guardian
- Former X Factor Finalist Charged With Attempted Murder After Crashing Into Influencer Outside London Club Deadline
- Attempted murder arrest after car hits pedestrians on Argyll Street BBC
Woman charged with attempted murder after car hit pedestrians in London
Gabrielle Carrington, 29, faces charges after incident on Argyll Street in the early hours of Sunday morning
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London in the early hours of Sunday.
A woman in her 30s remains in a life-threatening condition and a man in his 50s suffered life-changing injuries after they were hit by a car in Argyll Street, Westminster, at approximately 4.30am on Sunday, the Metropolitan police said. A second woman in her 30s suffered minor injuries, the force added.
Continue reading...Mandelson scandal as it happened: Starmer says ‘deliberate decision’ made to withhold vetting information from him – Financial Times
- Mandelson scandal as it happened: Starmer says ‘deliberate decision’ made to withhold vetting information from him Financial Times
- Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says BBC
- U.K. PM admits mistake in appointing Epstein friend as envoy to U.S. but resists calls to resign NBC News
- Starmer the Incurious asks no questions and sees no Mandy-shaped red flags The Guardian
- 'He Cannot Conceivably Continue': U.K. Prime Minister Starmer Faces Growing Calls to Resign Time Magazine
How safe is Starmer’s premiership after his Mandelson vetting statement to MPs?
Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the story
Labour MPs frustrated with the lack of a clear mission from Keir Starmer’s No 10 have often urged the prime minister to be more forceful in his arguments, to prosecute his values, to find an enemy to define himself against.
The prime minister has found one: Olly Robbins. Starmer prosecuted his case against the former Foreign Office chief on Monday with the vigour of his former life at the bar.
Continue reading...Ukrainian drone attack hits Russia’s Tuapse port
Plumes of black smoke were seen after Ukrainian drones targeted Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse.
UAE reports dismantling of Iran-linked ‘terror’ cell
Arrests come after United Arab Emirates bore the brunt of Iranian attacks on Gulf neighbours.
Germany summons Russian ambassador citing ‘direct threats’
Berlin calls undefined threats 'an attempt to undermine support for Ukraine and test our unity'.
Whale stranded on German coast swims off and gets stuck again – Euronews.com
- Whale stranded on German coast swims off and gets stuck again Euronews.com
- The Long, Slow Race to Save Timmy, Germany’s Favorite Whale The New York Times
- Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants The Guardian
- Here's what to know about Timmy, the humpback whale that's sick and stranded in the Baltic Sea AP News
- Germany news: Timmy the stranded whale back on the move DW.com
Woman charged in US with trafficking arms to Sudan for Iranian government
US accuses Iranian citizen of brokering arms deals, including for drones and ammunition, with Sudan Ministry of Defence.
Trailblazing black beauty queen who defied apartheid South Africa dies aged 76
At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa - one black and one white.
‘Nothing left’: Hong Kong fire survivors return to burnt homes
Hong Kong fire survivors return to Wang Fuk Court five months after a blaze killed 168 people.
Police gunfight with favela gang traps 200 tourists on hilltop
The access route to Morro Dois Irmãos was blocked during the operation in Vidigal, leaving scores of alarmed sightseers stuck on the hill.
Police gunfight with favela gang traps 200 tourists on hilltop
The access route to Morro Dois Irmãos was blocked during the operation in Vidigal, leaving scores of alarmed sightseers stuck on the hill.