US blocks Palestinian leader from attending UN meeting in New York
The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month.
What Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding could look like
From dress(es) to secret plans, experts share their predictions for America's wedding of the century.
Missouri governor calls special session to redraw congressional maps to aid Republicans
State follows Texas’s lead in Trump’s push to gain more House seats for Republicans in 2026 midterms
The Missouri governor, Mike Kehoe, has moved to help the Republican party gain an additional seat in Congress, calling a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts in his state.
Kehoe’s announcement on Friday followed a pressure campaign from Donald Trump, who has urged Republican states to reshape district boundaries to more heavily favor Republicans, boosting the party’s chances of maintaining control of the House of Representatives in 2026.
Continue reading...Trump nixes $679m in funding for offshore wind farms amid fossil fuel push
The cancellation is Trump's latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a 'scam'.
Manhunt in Australian bush brings long-dismissed conspiracy theorists to the fore
Two officers were shot dead in a small, rural town, allegedly by a man with links to the "SovCit" movement.
Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears – BBC
- Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears BBC
- Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia CNN
- Police hunt Australian man believed to be radicalized, well-armed conspiracy theorist who killed 2 officers CBS News
- Rise of sovereign citizen movement a challenge to Australia’s world-leading gun control The Guardian
- Police opted against SOG role in arresting alleged Porepunkah gunman The Sydney Morning Herald
US denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly – The Guardian
- US denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly The Guardian
- United States Revokes Visas of Palestinian Officials Time Magazine
- US to stop Palestinians attending UN meeting in New York BBC
- US announces it will deny visa to Palestinian Authority president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly CNN
- Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York The New York Times
US appeals court rules Trump’s foreign tariff campaign is largely illegal
But the court has allowed the tariffs to remain in place while the Trump administration appeals to the Supreme Court.
As Israel seeks to empty Gaza City, its residents weigh whether to leave – The Washington Post
- As Israel seeks to empty Gaza City, its residents weigh whether to leave The Washington Post
- In Gaza City, I Have Surrendered to an Unknown Fate Drop Site News
- Palestinians fleeing to south Gaza Strip seen in Gaza City Xinhua
- ‘Every hour counts’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief renews call for ceasefire UN News
- Israeli bombardments continue displacing entire families in Gaza: UN agency Anadolu Ajansı
Irish missionary among the eight released after Haiti orphanage kidnapping
Ransoms have surged as Haiti struggles with widespread gang violence, particularly around its capital Port-au-Prince.
US tariff exemption for low-value packages ends with few hiccups but higher costs loom – Reuters
- US tariff exemption for low-value packages ends with few hiccups but higher costs loom Reuters
- U.S. shoppers' orders canceled as world shuts down some American-bound shipments NBC News
- What consumers can expect as de minimis exemption ends PBS
- End of an era: Billions of packages of ‘cheap’ goods shipped to the US are now subject to steep tariffs CNN
- Online Shopping May Never Be the Same The Atlantic
Weapons to Start Flowing Into Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump – The New York Times
- Weapons to Start Flowing Into Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump The New York Times
- Trump administration approves sale of 3,350 extended range missiles to Ukraine CNN
- The US Air Force's new mini-cruise missile, built for bringing mass to Ukraine's long-range fight, is taking off Business Insider
- Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of cruise missiles for Kyiv in Europe-funded package The Guardian
- US State Department approves potential sale of air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine Reuters
The Pennsylvania Democrat marching for public transit: ‘Time honoured American tradition’
Malcolm Kenyatta is on a 105-mile march to highlight drastic cuts to the stat’s regional public transport services
“The best part of this is I get to eat as many carbs as possible,” jokes Malcolm Kenyatta, who has lost 100lbs over the past two years. “I had a bagel already, I’m eating snacks, I’m having a good time.”
The Democratic state representative was speaking by phone from Broomall, Pennsylvania, on Friday, around 12 miles into a one-man, 105-mile march from Philadelphia to Harrisburg in protest to drastic cuts to regional public transport services.
Continue reading...Parents identify victims of Minneapolis school shooting: ‘Our hearts are broken’
Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church
An eight-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl who were killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified by their parents.
Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church on Wednesday morning, their parents confirmed. A further 17 people, 14 of them children, were injured in the shooting.
Continue reading...‘Gringos out!’: Mexicans protest against tourists and gentrification
Locals in Mexico City are unhappy about being priced out of central neighbourhoods.
Mussolini’s great-grandson makes Serie A debut
Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, comes off the bench to help Cremonese defeat Sassuolo 3-2 in his Serie A debut on Friday.
Mussolini’s great-grandson makes Serie A debut
Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, comes off the bench to help Cremonese defeat Sassuolo 3-2 in his Serie A debut on Friday.
Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia – CNN
- Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia CNN
- Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears BBC
- Man, 61, arrested in alpine hunt for suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman The Guardian
- Police hunt Australian man believed to be radicalized, well-armed conspiracy theorist who killed 2 officers CBS News
- In Porepunkah, sovereign citizen thinking is splitting the community Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Reaction to US visa ban on Palestinian officials ahead of UNGA
Palestine’s UN envoy Riyad Mansour said Washington’s visa ban on Palestinian officials threatens to bar Mahmoud Abbas.
Gaza-bound flotilla set to sail from Spain on Sunday, with Greta Thunberg again in tow – The Times of Israel
- Gaza-bound flotilla set to sail from Spain on Sunday, with Greta Thunberg again in tow The Times of Israel
- Largest flotilla for Gaza hopes to pressure Israel to end blockade Reuters
- Irish novelist Naoise Dolan is boarding a flotilla to break the siege on Gaza. Literary Hub
- Global Sumud Flotilla Set for Latest Attempt to 'Break Israel's Illegal Siege on Gaza' Common Dreams
- Gaza aid flotilla ‘should not have to exist’ says rights activist Greta Thunberg South China Morning Post