Police search home linked to suspect in Israeli embassy staff shooting
US authorities searched a Chicago home linked to Elias Rodriguez, suspect in shooting two Israeli embassy staffers.
US House passes tax and spending bill by single vote
The bill, which includes cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, now heads to Senate for debate.
Case of mother who died during forced sterilisation in Peru to be heard in court
Celia Ramos was one of thousands of women subjected to government’s brutal policy in the 1990s. A ruling by the inter-American court of human rights could open way for reparations
The case of a forced sterilisation carried out in Peru in the 1990s will be heard by an international court on Thursday, 28 years after the procedure – one of many thousands – resulted in a woman’s death.
Celia Ramos was 34 when she died in 1997, 19 days after surgery for a tubal ligation caused respiratory failure. The mother of three was “harassed” into accepting the procedure, which was part of a nationwide family planning programme.
Continue reading...Five Valladolid fans given suspended prison sentences for Vinícius Júnior hate crime
Insults were directed towards Brazilian in December 2022
La Liga hails judgment as ‘unprecedented milestone’
Luka Modric to leave Real Madrid after Club World Cup
Five Valladolid fans who abused the Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior have been given suspended prison sentences, in what La Liga described as a landmark ruling that condemned racist insults hurled in a football stadium as a hate crime.
The case goes back to Madrid’s 2-0 win in December 2022 at Real Valladolid’s José Zorrilla Stadium, during which several fans hurled racist abuse at the Brazilian. The individuals were later identified using images and videos published on social media.
Continue reading...German troops start first permanent foreign deployment since second world war
Heavy combat unit of 4,800 soldiers and 200 civilian staff inaugurated in Lithuania on Nato’s eastern flank
The German chancellor has visited Lithuania to mark Berlin’s first permanent foreign troop deployment since the second world war, as he called on allies to dramatically expand their efforts to bolster European defences against a hostile Russia.
As a crowd waved Lithuanian, German and Ukrainian flags, Friedrich Merz and his defence minister, Boris Pistorius, attended a ceremony launching the official formation of an armoured brigade aimed at protecting Nato’s eastern flank.
Continue reading...US House passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill
The bill's passage is a victory for the White House, which warned that failure would be a 'betrayal'.
Law Enforcement Seize Record Amounts of Illegal Drugs, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Proceeds in International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids; 270 Arrested Across Four Continents – Department of Justice (.gov)
- Law Enforcement Seize Record Amounts of Illegal Drugs, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Proceeds in International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids; 270 Arrested Across Four Continents Department of Justice (.gov)
- 270 arrested in global dark web crackdown targeting online drug and criminal networks europol.europa.eu
- Global Operation Targets Darknet Drug Trafficking fbi.gov
- Police arrests 270 dark web vendors, buyers in global crackdown BleepingComputer
- Operation RapTor: 270 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Dark Web Vendors Hackread
A family in Indian-administered Kashmir fears being split apart after militant attack – NPR
- A family in Indian-administered Kashmir fears being split apart after militant attack NPR
- ‘Heart bleeds’: Kashmiris grieve children killed on India-Pakistan frontier Al Jazeera
- The Kashmiris Caught in the Crossfire Foreign Policy
- As India, Pakistan hail military feats, Kashmiris are left to grieve The Washington Post
- Sifting through the rubble of Pakistan-India conflict KMZU.com
Iran says will hold US responsible for any Israeli attack on nuclear sites
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns Israel will receive a 'devastating and decisive response' if it attacks Tehran.
Trump’s Ramaphosa ‘ambush’: Key takeaways from heated White House meeting
Trump showed videos of South Africans singing 'Kill the Boer,' alleging genocide against white Afrikaners.
What we know about the Israeli embassy staff shooting
Police say the victims, a young couple, were shot by a man who shouted "free, free Palestine".
Can minimal aid avoid famine in Gaza?
In Gaza, hunger is spreading fast, and the most vulnerable are in life-threatening danger.
Greenland signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in blow to Trump – MSN
UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base – Reuters
- UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base Reuters
- UK deal handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius halted by last-minute legal action BBC
- Starmer says Chagos Islands deal to cost £100m a year – UK politics live The Guardian
- Starmer’s Chagos surrender is a national disgrace The Telegraph
- UK plan to transfer Chagos Islands set to go ahead despite last-minute legal injunction CNN
Nike to raise US prices as firms face tariffs uncertainty
The US sportswear giant says its price increases are part of "seasonal planning".
Man Utd’s defeat by Tottenham sharpens focus on financial woes
Al Jazeera takes a look at financially-troubled Manchester United's expensive Europa League final defeat by Spurs.
Fact check: Do Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims to Ramaphosa hold up?
US president claims white South African farmers face systematic killings, echoing debunked white genocide narratives.
Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with ‘terrorism’ offence
Kneecap's Mo Chara has been charged with a ‘terrorism’ offence for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert in Nov 2024.
Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 2 dead and 2 missing – ABC News
- Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 2 dead and 2 missing ABC News
- Death toll in Australia floods rises to four, tens of thousands stranded Reuters
- In photos: Deadly floods strand over 50,000 people in eastern Australia Axios
- Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 3 dead and 1 missing AP News
- Watch: Cattle washed on to beaches in widespread Australia floods BBC