- Three alleged Iranian spies charged with targeting UK-based journalists BBC
- Three Iranians Accused of Targeting People in the U.K. The New York Times
- Three Iranian nationals appear in court in the UK charged with national security offenses CNN
- UK charges three Iranians with espionage dw.com
- Iranians accused of spying in UK were asylum seekers The Telegraph
Seven men still on the run after New Orleans jailbreak
Total of 10 men escaped from hole behind toilet in cell; authorities are investigating whether they had inside help
Seven men – including one convicted in four killings and others charged with murder – remained on the run after a breakout at New Orleans’ jail that officials fear may have been enabled by help from within their own ranks.
A total of 10 men participated in the brazen overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone staffer assigned to their cell pod was away getting food.
Continue reading...UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
Government legal guidance urging retailers in England to offer millions of consumers deals and discounts on minimally processed and nutritious food was dropped after a lobbying campaign by the world’s biggest ultra-processed food firms, the Guardian can reveal.
Ahead of new regulations banning junk food promotions from October, the Department of Health and Social Care issued advice to thousands of shops, supermarkets, online retailers and other businesses to help them comply with the law.
Continue reading...Newly released audio appears to confirm Biden’s memory lapses in 2023
Interview by special counsel shows then president having problems remembering key dates and life events
A newly released recording appears to confirm that Joe Biden suffered some memory lapses while US president, struggling to recall the year his son died or when Donald Trump was first elected.
While being interviewed by a special counsel over his handling of classified records, the audio shows Biden’s responses are marked by long pauses, a faint whispered voice and confusion over key dates, such as when his son Beau died (2015) or when Trump won his first presidency (2016).
Continue reading...Leaders at Arab League summit push for Gaza ceasefire, pledge reconstruction money – The Times of Israel
- Leaders at Arab League summit push for Gaza ceasefire, pledge reconstruction money The Times of Israel
- Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza and press for a ceasefire AP News
- Arab League calls for funds to rebuild Gaza at summit in Baghdad Al Jazeera
- PA’s Abbas calls on Hamas to abandon Gaza rule, relinquish arms The Times of Israel
- Arab leaders toughen denunciations of Israel as it ramps up Gaza bombing Reuters
Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington – AP News
- Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington AP News
- Colombia joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative amid tensions with Trump Miami Herald
- US Seeks to Block Loans to China State Companies in Colombia Bloomberg.com
- China, Colombia sign Belt and Road cooperation pact Reuters
- Latin America wary of US trade backlash as it builds relations with China Financial Times
Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks – AP News
- Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks AP News
- LIVE: Israeli bombs kill 125 across Gaza, including dozens at ‘safe zone’ Al Jazeera
- Death toll from Israeli airstrikes overnight across Gaza rises to at least 103, hospitals say Channel 3000
- Gunfire in Gaza as Israel Says Its Troops Are Mobilizing The New York Times
- Report: Body of Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar found in Gaza tunnel struck by IDF The Times of Israel
‘Fight back and don’t let them win’: actor Pedro Pascal decries Trump’s attacks on artists
Comments at Cannes come after US president’s social media posts against Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift
Pedro Pascal has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s attacks against artists, as the director of a conspiracy theory satire starring the actor said he feared the political messages of films could be weaponised by US border guards.
“Fuck the people that try to make you scared,” the Game of Thrones and The Last of Us actor said at a press conference at the Cannes film festival, promoting Ari Aster’s new film Eddington. “And fight back. And don’t let them win.”
Continue reading...Three Iranians in UK charged after counter-terrorism investigation
Met police say the three charged under National Security Act for allegedly assisting Iranian foreign intelligence service
Three men have appeared in court charged under the National Security Act on suspicion of assisting the Iranian foreign intelligence service.
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, of St John’s Wood, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, of Kensal Rise, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, of Ealing, appeared before Westminster magistrates court on Saturday.
Continue reading...In Spain, a homelessness crisis unfolds in Madrid’s airport – AP News
- In Spain, a homelessness crisis unfolds in Madrid’s airport AP News
- Airport used by thousands of Brits invaded by homeless drug addicts Daily Mail
- The homeless people of Madrid’s Barajas airport: ‘I’m sick of sleeping on the floor’ EL PAÍS English
- Spain will limit access to Madrid's airport to try to prevent homeless camping WSB-TV
- Spain chaos as major airport 'fumigated' Daily Express
At Least 8 Dead After Shooting in South Africa – The New York Times
- At Least 8 Dead After Shooting in South Africa The New York Times
- 8 people shot dead in a bar found "lying in a pool of blood," South Africa police say CBS News
- at the click of a button. - PREMIER NTULI CONDEMNS BARBARIC MASS KILLING IN UMLAZI, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ARREST OF PERPETRATORS kznonline.gov.za
- KZN CPF says fighting rising crime levels only successful once more residents volunteer EWN
- 'They shot her and she fell at my feet': Umlazi mom tells of horror attack TimesLIVE
Master negotiator who ‘drowns the devil in words’: Iran’s man in nuclear talks with US – Ynetnews
- Master negotiator who 'drowns the devil in words': Iran's man in nuclear talks with US Ynetnews
- Top Iranian official says Tehran would forgo highly enriched uranium in nuclear deal with Trump NBC News
- Trump Wants an Iran Deal, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand The New York Times
- Iran says no new nuclear proposal, disputing Trump: ‘Confusing and contradictory’ messaging The Hill
- Tehran persists that Iran has the right to enrich uranium The Jerusalem Post
Nine killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine
Another seven people are injured in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region, local officials say.
At least 21 dead after storms hit US states of Missouri and Kentucky
The storms are part of a severe weather system sweeping across the Midwest, leaving thousands without power.
‘It feels like we never left’: resentment builds in one of UK’s firmest Brexit-backing areas
Keir Starmer says Britons have moved on but many in Thurrock think they were lied to in debate about leaving EU
When Keir Starmer was asked last week whether he thought Britons had finally moved on from the issue of Brexit, his answer was a definitive yes.
It’s not difficult to see why the prime minister would hope to settle the question, before a week in which he hopes to reset the UK’s relationship with the EU, clearing a way for easier access to a marketplace that could help increase the economic growth he badly needs.
Continue reading...Officials across US government scramble to implement Trump’s surprise Syria announcement – CNN
- Officials across US government scramble to implement Trump’s surprise Syria announcement CNN
- WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Trillions in Great Deals Secured for America Thanks to President Trump The White House (.gov)
- How Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new leader is a turning point for the war-torn nation PBS
- Rubio meets Syrian counterpart in latest step towards normalizing relations Axios
- What Trump's promise to lift sanctions on Syria means for the U.S. MSNBC News
Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours
Israel says intensified bombings are part of campaign expansion to ‘achieve all of the war goals in Gaza’
At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, a deadly escalation as Israel seemed poised to launch a major offensive in the besieged territory.
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 300 people since Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, one of the deadliest periods in the war since ceasefire talks broke down in March. The intensified bombing campaigns came as Israel’s total blockade on humanitarian aid has prompted fears of a famine in the Palestinian territory.
Continue reading...No 10 actively investigating winter fuel payment changes as fears grow over voter anger
Keir Starmer did not deny a rethink of benefit cut to 10 million pensioners blamed for Labour’s electoral losses
Downing Street is actively investigating changes to the controversial winter fuel payment cut over growing concerns about the policy’s deep unpopularity among voters.
No 10 has stepped up its work on reviewing the policy by carrying out internal polling and focus groups on how voters would respond to potential modifications to it.
Continue reading...Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours – The Guardian
- Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours The Guardian
- Israel turns tables on UN official claiming 'genocide' in Gaza with basic questions Fox News
- Danon accuses UN aid chief of weaponizing the word 'genocide' against Israel The Jerusalem Post
- UN rights chief: Apparent ‘push for permanent demographic shift’ in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing The Times of Israel
- The crisis is Gaza is only growing. Here’s what to know AP News
Iran’s leaders slam Trump for ‘disgraceful’ remarks during Middle East tour
The pushback comes after the US president accused Tehran's leadership of being 'corrupt and ineffective'.