Fact check: Does ICE have higher detention standards than prisons in US?
Gaps in detention standards for immigrants lead to inconsistent practices and poor conditions, watchdog groups say.
Early tallies in Tasmania election point to Liberal gains
Support appears to grow for incumbent government in election triggered by no-confidence vote
Early voting counts in Tasmania’s election points to the Liberals being in the box seat to rule, with the incumbent government’s vote rising and Labor’s collapsing.
Saturday’s vote, triggered when the minority Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff, lost a no-confidence motion in early June, is the island’s second in 16 months.
Continue reading...Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another in northern Iraq
Attack is first of its kind in months and occurs as PKK has begun disarmament, ending armed campaign against Turkiye.
Bangladeshis linked to Hasina regime appear to have made UK property transactions in past year
Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consultants
By the time Bangladesh’s student-led revolution finally toppled Sheikh Hasina, her security forces had already spilled the blood of hundreds of protesters.
Now, almost a year after the country’s autocratic leader fled the former British colony into exile, an interim government is struggling to navigate bitter factional politics and economic turmoil.
Continue reading...Car ploughs into crowd outside LA nightclub, injuring 30
The driver was dragged by bystanders out of the Nissan Versa and beaten and shot.
Sectarian clashes erupt in Syria despite ceasefire announcement
Days of clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in Syria's Suweida region have reportedly left hundreds dead
Diljit Dosanjh’s new film is a global success. Why can’t Indians watch it?
Indian cinemagoers are barred from the Punjabi and Bollywood actor's latest hit over objections to Pakistani co-star.
Health experts raise alarm over RFK Jr’s ‘war on science’ amid mass firings and budget cuts
Experts warn that the dangerous ideologically driven cuts at HHS will have long-term consequences for healthcare
The Trump administration’s “war on science” appears to have entered a new phase in the aftermath of a recent supreme court decision that empowered health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent vaccine sceptic, and other agency leaders, to implement mass firings – effectively greenlighting the politicization of science.
The decision comes as Kennedy abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting of a key health care advisory panel, the US Preventive Services Task Force, earlier this month. That, combined with his recent removal of a panel of more than a dozen vaccine advisers, signals that his dismantling of the science-based policymaking at HHS is likely far from over.
Continue reading...Former baseball player dies saving family from drowning in South Carolina
Chase Childers, 38, ‘displayed extraordinary courage’ in saving swimmers in distress, family says
A family in Dallas, Georgia, is grieving after their patriarch – a former pro baseball player turned police officer – died saving five others from drowning while they all recently vacationed, as authorities and an online page in his honor tell it.
Chase Childers, 38, “displayed extraordinary courage and selflessness … ultimately paying the highest sacrifice with his life” in front of his wife Nataley and their three children, said a GoFundMe page launched to support his family. “His bravery, kindness and love will always be remembered.”
Continue reading...National security elites accept Trump is creating a new world order – Politico
Vehicle driven into crowd in Los Angeles, injuring at least 30
The car was driven into a crowd of people in East Hollywood in the early hours of Saturday.
Sohei Kamiya Brings Trump-Style Populism to Japan’s Election – The New York Times
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- Japan: Far-right parties play immigration card ahead of vote DW
- ‘Japanese-first’ Sanseito party goes into election leveraging unease about foreigners The Guardian
Hostage families to protest at US embassy; Trump says 10 captives to be freed soon – The Times of Israel
- Hostage families to protest at US embassy; Trump says 10 captives to be freed soon The Times of Israel
- Trump says 10 hostages will be returning from Gaza 'very shortly' during White House dinner with allies Fox News
- Hamas says Israel rejected ceasefire deal releasing all captives in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Trump says 10 Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza ‘very shortly’ The Guardian
- Diplomatic Source To I24NEWS: Israeli Concessions In Doha Met With Hamas Intransigence i24NEWS
Israel and Syria reach ceasefire deal – politico.eu
- Israel and Syria reach ceasefire deal politico.eu
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- Syria’s leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze AP News
Clashes continue in Sweida after Syrian presidency’s ceasefire declaration
Government urges all parties to commit to truce and says any breaches will be violation of sovereignty
Bedouin fighters and their allies have continued to clash with Druze fighters in the Syrian province of Sweida, despite an order by the government to put down their arms in a conflict that has killed more than 900 people since Sunday.
The Syrian presidency had earlier declared an “immediate and comprehensive” ceasefire and deployed its internal security forces in the southern province after almost a week of fighting in the predominantly Druze area.
Continue reading...Tropical storm Wipha threatens southern China after battering Taiwan and the Philippines – AP News
- Tropical storm Wipha threatens southern China after battering Taiwan and the Philippines AP News
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- T8 to be issued between midnight and 2am on Sunday 香港電台
- Explainer | Hong Kong braces for Wipha: all you need to know about cyclone and T8 South China Morning Post
Genocide or tragedy? Ukraine, Poland at odds over Volyn massacre of 1943
More than 80 years ago, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army stormed villages, slaughtering tens of thousands of ethnic Poles.
UK weather: Met Office warns of danger to life from thunderstorms and floods
Amber warning for London and south-east England, where heavy rain could cause ‘fast flowing or deep floodwater’
Thunderstorms and flooding could pose a danger to life in parts of the UK this weekend, according to forecasters.
The Met Office issued an amber thunderstorm warning for London and much of south-east England for 4am to 11am on Saturday, when heavy rain could cause “fast flowing or deep floodwater”.
Continue reading...Russia Makes Gains in Ukraine in Summer Offensive – The New York Times
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- Opinion - Vladimir Putin’s growing ‘red tide’ in eastern Ukraine yahoo.com
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- On Ukraine’s front line where Putin is trying to seize what land he can Channel 4
Syria declares new Suwayda ceasefire, deploys forces to ‘restore security’
Israeli intervention 'reignited tensions', with fighting 'a dangerous turning point', President al-Sharaa said.