- NPR names Thomas Evans as top editor after federal funding cuts The Washington Post
- NPR's next news chief built an international career at CNN NPR
- NPR Names Thomas Evans as Its New Editor The New York Times
- NPR Newsroom Welcomes A New EIC Radio & Television Business Report
- NPR editor in chief LAist
Families reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8 – AP News
- Families reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8 AP News
- Massive gas truck explosion generated ‘shock wave’ in Mexico City, killing six and injuring 90 CNN
- Tanker truck explodes on Mexican highway, killing 3 and injuring 70 Reuters
- Iztapalapa: At least four dead and 90 injured in gas tanker explosion in Mexico | International EL PAÍS English
- Massive gas tanker explosion in Mexico City injures at least 57 people, some seriously NBC News
US government sues Uber, alleging discrimination against disabled passengers
Justice department in lawsuit accuses company drivers of routinely refusing to serve people with disabilities
The US government sued Uber on Thursday, accusing the ride-sharing company of violating federal law by discriminating against passengers with disabilities.
In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the US Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve riders with disabilities, including people who travel with service animals or stowable wheelchairs.
Continue reading...Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil
Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election
Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup and seeking to “annihilate” the South American country’s democracy.
Justices Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha and Cristiano Zanin ruled on Thursday that Bolsonaro – a former paratrooper who was elected president in 2018 – was guilty of seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing the 2022 election, meaning four of the five judges involved in the trial had found Brazil’s former leader guilty.
Continue reading...India vs Pakistan at Asia Cup: Three classic matches to relive
A low-scoring thriller, a Shahid Afridi special and a last-over six - Al Jazeera picks three matches you must revisit.
US DoJ asks court for emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board
Trump administration wants Lisa Cook to be removed from the Fed Reserve board by Monday, ahead of interest rate meet.
Israeli forces arrest over 100 Palestinians, impose curfew in West Bank
Israeli action in Tulkarem city comes as Palestinians subjected to 'collective punishment' in the occupied West Bank.
Brazil Supreme Court sentences Bolsonaro to 27 years over coup plot
Sentence comes shortly after a majority of justices voted to convict the former Brazilian leader on five charges.
Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’
Israeli prime minister signs agreement to move ahead with expanded settlement plan that would bisect occupied West Bank.
Carney Unveils Major Projects for Canada to Offset Damage of Trump’s Tariffs – The New York Times
- Carney Unveils Major Projects for Canada to Offset Damage of Trump’s Tariffs The New York Times
- Canada: Carney unveils array of national projects to ‘turbocharge’ economy The Guardian
- Canada to Unveil Initial List of Priority Infrastructure, Trade Projects The Wall Street Journal
- Shell LNG Plant Wins Place on Carney’s Favored Projects List Bloomberg.com
- 2 B.C. projects make the list of Canada’s 1st major nation-building projects Global News
Israeli leaders heap praise on Charlie Kirk as a staunch ally of Israel
Netanyahu mourns Charlie Kirk, describing him as a 'lion-hearted friend of Israel' and a warrior for truth and freedom.
‘There will be no Palestinian state’: PM signs plan cementing E1 settlement expansion – The Times of Israel
- ‘There will be no Palestinian state’: PM signs plan cementing E1 settlement expansion The Times of Israel
- Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’ Al Jazeera
- Netanyahu signs West Bank settlement expansion plan, rules out Palestinian state Reuters
- Israel will soon celebrate annexation of West Bank, Smotrich tells PM at E1 signing ceremony The Times of Israel
- ‘This place is ours’: Benjamin Netanyahu clears stand on a Palestinian state Hindustan Times
Meet one of the Palestinians refusing Israel’s Gaza City expulsion order
Nahd al-Rafati is refusing Israel's forced displacement order for Gaza City.
Bolsonaro’s coup trial gripped Brazil – and his conviction will divide the country
The ex-president's conviction is a milestone critics will welcome, though his punishment remains unclear.
Archaeologists scramble to evacuate Gaza artefacts threatened by Israeli strike
Officials hurriedly remove nearly three decades of finds in ‘high-risk operation’
An official in charge of nearly three decades of archaeological finds in Gaza has described how the artefacts were hurriedly evacuated from a Gaza City building threatened by an Israeli strike.
“This was a high-risk operation, carried out in an extremely dangerous context for everyone involved – a real last-minute rescue,” said Olivier Poquillon, director of the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem (EBAF), which housed the relics.
Continue reading...Hamas accuses Israel of trying to ‘torpedo’ mediations by attacking Qatar
A spokesperson for Hamas says Israel is trying to derail ceasefire talks by targeting its leaders in Qatar on Tuesday.
Canada: Carney unveils array of national projects to ‘turbocharge’ economy
List leaves out oil pipelines and focuses on LNG expansion, mines and nuclear power as it fends off US trade war
Canada’s Liberal government has said that a liquefied natural gas facility, critical mineral mines, a nuclear reactor and port expansion will mark the first wave of major national projects to “turbocharge” the country’s economy as it fends off a trade war with the United States.
Notably, the list unveiled by the prime minster, Mark Carney, on Thursday does not include any new oil pipelines – projects which have proven to be deeply divisive and politically fractious in recent years.
Continue reading...Netanyahu signs plan to expand West Bank settlement
Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement to expand the illegal Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank.
How much of a burden has Israel become to the US?
Washington 'shielding Netanyahu government' as it commits genocide in Gaza.
Albania appoints AI-generated minister to avoid corruption – France 24
- Albania appoints AI-generated minister to avoid corruption France 24
- Albania appoints AI bot as minister to tackle corruption Reuters
- Albania appoints AI bot ‘minister’ to fight corruption in world first Al Jazeera
- Albania's leader says his new Cabinet includes an AI 'minister' to fight corruption ABC News
- Albania puts AI-created ‘minister’ in charge of public procurement The Guardian