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- At least two dead after bridge collapses in India tourist destination CNN
- ‘The bridge just snapped beneath us’: A chilling account of Kundmala Bridge collapse Hindustan Times
- Pune bridge collapse: Two killed in India BBC
- 2 killed and 32 injured when a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India NBC News
NWSL’s Angel City wear ‘Immigrant City Football Club’ shirts after Los Angeles raids
Team handed out 10,000 shirts bearing message
Protests have erupted across LA in response to raids
Angel City, Los Angeles’ NWSL team, wore shirts that proclaimed themselves “Immigrant City Football Club” before Saturday night’s game against the North Carolina Courage.
The team also printed 10,000 t-shirts bearing the same message, with “Los Angeles is for Everyone” on the back in English and Spanish, and gave them to fans at the game. The move was in solidarity with immigrants in the city who have been targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Continue reading...Trump hosts military parade as nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests denounce him
A massive military parade in Washington DC to mark 250 years since the founding of the US Army coincided with Donald Tru
How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth’s personal cheerleader
Department’s rapid response team is weaponizing the social platform to champion defense secretary and attack rivals
While it’s true no president or political leader has ever used social media quite as prolifically as Donald Trump, no recent secretary of defense has ever weaponized X or any other platform, quite like former Fox & Friends weekend host, Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth is actively reshaping the Pentagon in his own image since taking over, prompting a social media policy that has taken a dramatic turn towards supporting Hegseth’s every move and public appearance.
Continue reading...What is Iran’s IRGC and who has Israel killed?
Israeli strikes have killed at least four senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, including Hossein Salami.
Why has Israel put West Bank under lockdown as it bombs Iran?
Israeli forces seal entrances of several cities and villages in occupied Palestinian territory amid conflict with Iran.
Egypt stops pro-Palestine activists in their March to Gaza
Thousands of pro-Palestine activists were blocked from reaching Egypt’s Rafah crossing for the Global March to Gaza.
The Philippine Vampire Mystery | True Crime Reports
In the 1950s, fear gripped the Philippines as rumors of a blood-drinking vampire spread across the countryside.
In Air India crash, canteen worker hopes for ‘second miracle’ – Reuters
- In Air India crash, canteen worker hopes for 'second miracle' Reuters
- Air India plane crash death toll rises to 270 BBC
- Air India Crash Victim Families Upset by Slow Recovery Efforts Bloomberg
- A Takeoff, a Mayday Call, and 2 Air India Pilots Who Never Made it Home The New York Times
- FAA Makes Telling Decision on Boeing 787s After Air India Crash Yahoo
Iran defends its second barrage of missiles at Israel as self-defence
Iran’s government has defended its retaliatory attacks on Israel as ‘self-defence’.
Grooming gang victims’ concerns weren’t dismissed, Reeves says – BBC
- Grooming gang victims' concerns weren't dismissed, Reeves says BBC
- Britain Agrees to Open New Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse The New York Times
- 'Retreat over grooming gangs' and 'Say sorry for delay' BBC
- Keir Starmer bows to pressure to launch new grooming gangs investigation The Guardian
- UK PM Keir Starmer orders national enquiry: From Elon to enquiry – a brief history of Pakistani grooming Times of India
The evolution of language through social media
Today on The Stream: Linguistic Evolution: Is Social Media Redefining Language?
Air India plane crash death toll rises to 270
Dr Dhaval Gameti said 270 bodies have been recovered from the site of Thursday's plane crash in Ahmedabad.
Israel kills 59 Palestinians in Gaza, many while trying to get aid
Thirteen starving Palestinians killed while trying to get food near the Netzarim Corridor and in Rafah's al-Mawasi area.
Trump ally Ric Grenell says he’d ‘look at’ California bid if Kamala Harris runs
Kennedy Center interim director says he would have consider running for California governor if Harris opts in
Donald Trump loyalist Ric Grenell says he would “have to” strongly consider running for California governor in 2026 if former vice-president Kamala Harris signs up to campaign for the position.
Grenell – a foreign policy adviser to the president and the interim director of Washington DC’s John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – made the remark during an interview airing Sunday on the Politico podcast The Conversation with Dasha Burns.
Continue reading...France’s Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour, nation’s top award
The revocation follows the former president's conviction for corruption and influence peddling.
The real reason Israel attacked Iran
There was nothing preemptive about the Israeli assault on Iranian military and civilian infrastructure and officials.
Nicolas Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour over corruption conviction
Former French president loses country’s highest state award despite Emmanuel Macron’s opposition to move
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the country’s highest distinction, after his conviction for corruption was confirmed last year, according to an official decree published on Sunday.
The conservative one-term president has been beset by legal problems since leaving office in 2012. In December France’s highest court upheld his conviction for influence peddling and corruption, ordering him to wear an electronic ankle tag for 12 months.
Continue reading...One million Australians missing specialist doctor appointments due to cost, report finds
Grattan Institute finds one in 10 Australians now paying $600 a year for specialist appointments
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One in 10 Australians pay almost $600 each year to see specialist doctors, with 1 million delaying or skipping appointments due to the cost, according to new analysis.
A report by the Grattan Institute, released on Monday, revealed outpatient fees have soared over the past 15 years. The average initial out-of-pocket psychiatrist fee was $671 in 2023, with some “extreme fee” specialists charging more than triple the scheduled Medicare fee. It found almost 2 million Australians are delaying or skipping specialist appointments each year – about half due to cost – adding pressure to the country’s hospital systems.
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Continue reading...Tehran accuses Israel of seeking to expand conflict after attack on gas facility
Dragging conflict into the Gulf is a strategic mistake, says Iran’s foreign minister after drone strike on coastal facility
Iran’s foreign minister has accused Israel of seeking to expand the war beyond Iran by attacking a major gas facility in Bushehr province on the Gulf coast.
Speaking to diplomats in his first public appearance since the initial Israeli strikes, Abbas Araghchi said: “Dragging the conflict into the Persian Gulf is a strategic mistake and its goal is to drag the war outside Iranian territory. Any military development in this region can affect the entire world.”
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