France launches criminal investigation into Musk’s X over algorithm manipulation – politico.eu

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  1. France launches criminal investigation into Musk’s X over algorithm manipulation  politico.eu
  2. France opens criminal probe into X algorithms under Musk  The Hill
  3. French probe of Musk's X deepens as police are called in  Reuters
  4. Elon Musk’s X platform investigated in France for alleged data tampering and fraud  AP News
  5. France probes X over foreign interference, as investigation closes in on Musk  Le Monde.fr
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Two residents die after car in police chase crashes into Sunderland care home

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Northumbria police say two men are in custody after death of woman in her 80s and another in her 90s

Two care home residents have died after a car police were chasing crashed into their building in Sunderland.

Ten residents were taken to hospital after the stolen BMW collapsed a large part of a wall and part of the first storey of Highcliffe care home in Witherwack.

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Anthony Albanese faces diplomatic tightrope in China as spectre of Trump and Aukus review looms large

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PM jets to Beijing to strengthen ties as multibillion-dollar US submarine deal spurred by China’s military buildup hangs in doubt

Anthony Albanese departs for his second trip to China with the spectre of Donald Trump looming large over meetings with Xi Jinping.

While the prime minister flies to Beijing to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with Australia’s largest trading partner, a nervous eye must stay on the US’s promised Aukus nuclear submarines: military commitments of hundreds of billions of dollars, spending spurred by China’s own military buildup, now under review by the US defence department. According to some reports, they are a potential bargaining chip from a Trump administration seeking guarantees of support in any conflict over Taiwan.

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Church must ‘turn back’ public opinion on assisted dying, says archbishop

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Stephen Cottrell tells General Synod assisted dying means assuming ‘authority over death that belongs to God alone’

Members of the Church of England should work to “withstand and even turn back” the forces of public opinion “that risk making … assisted dying a reality in our national life”, the archbishop of York has said.

Speaking to the church’s General Synod on Friday, Stephen Cottrell said permitting assisted dying would change “forever the contract between doctor and patient, pressurising the vulnerable and assuming an authority over death that belongs to God alone”.

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Trump to tour Texas flood damage as disaster tests vow to shutter Fema

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Since disaster that has killed at least 120 people, Trump has remained quiet about promises to axe relief agency

As Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.

The Washington Post reported on Friday that the Trump administration has backed away from plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but administration officials continue to dodge questions about the agency’s future and many are still calling for serious reforms, potentially sending much of its work to the states.

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Bangladesh caretaker government overturns use of ‘sir’ to address female officials

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Protocol was ‘clearly odd’ relic of regime of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, administration says in revision of directives

Bangladesh’s caretaker government has overturned a longstanding protocol requiring female officials to be addressed as “sir”, calling it an “odd” relic of the regime of the ousted leader, Sheikh Hasina.

The interim administration, headed by the Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus, took office last year after the former prime minister was overthrown by a student-led uprising, forcing her to flee to neighbouring India.

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US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan

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Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country

Tom Homan, the US border czar, has said he does not know what happened to the eight men deported to South Sudan after the Trump administration resumed sending migrants to countries that are not their place of origin, known as third countries.

“They’re free as far as we’re concerned. They’re free, they’re no longer in our custody, they’re in Sudan,” Homan told Politico on Friday. “Will they stay in Sudan? I don’t know.”

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Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive – NPR

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  1. Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive  NPR
  2. The Northern Front is heating up: what is happening now on the border of Sumy region  Прямий
  3. One person injured in shelling of Yunakivka community in Sumy region – RMA  Цензор.НЕТ
  4. Three killed and over 50 injured in latest Russian drone strikes on Ukraine  Новая газета Европа
  5. Russians attack Sumy community with drones  Українська правда
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Iran is holding a teenage French-German cyclist in custody – AP News

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  1. Iran is holding a teenage French-German cyclist in custody  AP News
  2. Iran says a young French-German cyclist is in custody, a French newspaper reports  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Iran says French-German cyclist Lennart Monterlos detained for committing unspecified infraction  CBS News
  4. Iran confirms French-German teenage cyclist's arrest  France 24
  5. Iran confirms it arrested 16-year-old French-German biker last month  The Times of Israel
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Sports CEO Timothy Leiweke charged in Texas arena bid-rigging scheme

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Leiweke, ex-president of Denver Nuggets and former CEO of MLSE, which owns Toronto’s major sports franchises, indicted over $388m arena

A prominent sports executive has been criminally charged with organising a conspiracy to ensure his own company won the bid to build a $388m sports arena in Texas.

Timothy Leiweke, the former president of the Denver Nuggets basketball team and former CEO of MLSE, which owns Toronto’s major sports franchises including the Leafs and Raptors was charged on Wednesday by a federal grand jury. He resigned as chief executive of the company at the center of the case, Oak View Group (OVG), after the announcement.

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Paris rejoices as Moulin Rouge windmill sails turn again year after collapse

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Cabaret venue marks restoration of red-painted windmill with 90-strong troupe performing signature can-can dance

The sails of the red-painted windmill on top of the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret in Paris, have begun turning again, restoring the home of French can-can to its full glory more than a year after they tumbled inelegantly to the ground.

In a profusion of red feathers, members of the Montmartre institution’s 90-strong troupe performed its signature dance on the road outside to mark the occasion on Thursday night, after the second of two daily performances that draw 600,000 visitors a year.

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Activist Narges Mohammadi reports threats of ‘elimination’ by Iran – BBC

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  1. Activist Narges Mohammadi reports threats of 'elimination' by Iran  BBC
  2. Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran issuing death threats  The Hindu
  3. Exclusive | Iranian Nobel Laureate Says War Dealt Big Blow to Fight for Democracy  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Iran is intensifying its crackdown on dissent, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says  PBS
  5. Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi warns Iran is increasingly repressing its own citizens  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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