- Joseph Kabila: DR Congo seeks to remove ex-president's immunity BBC
- Congo moves to lift ex-President Kabila's immunity, accusing him of war crimes Reuters
- DRC seeks to lift ex-President Kabila’s immunity over alleged war crimes Al Jazeera
- DR Congo seeks to strip Kabila of immunity DW
- Congo Kabila chronicleonline.com
Daily endometriosis pill approved for NHS could help 1,000 women a year
Linzagolix hailed as a possible ‘gamechanger’ in tackling the painful condition for some patients in England
More than 1,000 women a year in England could benefit from a new pill for endometriosis.
The condition occurs when tissue similar to the womb lining grows elsewhere in the body, such as the pelvis, bladder and bowel. It can cause chronic pain, heavy periods, extreme tiredness and fertility problems.
Continue reading...Japanese police arrest man after alleged car attack on schoolchildren, say reports
Motorist held in Osaka on suspicion of attempted murder after seven children injured, according to local media
Police in the Japanese city of Osaka have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he drove his car into seven schoolchildren, according to local media.
The children were walking home from school when the suspect appeared to deliberately drive the car at them on a quiet residential street at about 1.30pm local time, the public broadcaster NHK reported.
Continue reading...Local elections: voters head to the polls across England – UK politics live
Labour face first electoral test since general election with more than 1,600 council seats up for grabs
One of the signs that Bluesky is functioning as a decent alternative to Elon Musk’s X is the fact that it has become a decent source for #dogsatpollingstations. Here are some of the nicer pictures I have seen there this morning.
The Metropolitan police has confirmed that counter-terrorism police are investigating footage that appears to show Irish language rap band Kneecap calling for politicians to be killed, and shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah”.
On April 22, we were made aware of an online video believed to be from a music event in London in November 2024. Following this, we were made aware of a further video, believed to be from another music event in London in November 2023.
Both videos were referred to the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit for assessment by specialist officers, who have determined there are grounds for further investigation into potential offences linked to both videos.
Continue reading...Lebedev promises to keep funding Standard after another £20m loss
Following a rebrand and move to digital-first the total losses over eight years rise to nearly £125m
Evgeny Lebedev, the owner of the Standard, has pledged to provide funds to keep the newspaper company going after it lost nearly £20m in the year before it went weekly.
The paper, formerly the Evening Standard, which had been published daily in London for almost 200 years, was rebranded last autumn to make it a digital-first publication, supported by a weekly print edition, the London Standard.
Continue reading...Sudan ‘horror knows no bounds’, says UN, as deaths in Darfur rise
UN rights chief says civilians ‘trapped in dire conditions’ in and around el-Fasher as RSF warns of further 'bloodshed'.
Can Mexico bring back the endangered axolotl?
Pollution has cut the amphibian's numbers by 99.5 percent, but scientists believe Mexico's cultural icon could return.
No Ken do: Trump says US kids may get ‘two dolls instead of 30’ due to tariffs
President acknowledged his tariff war with China could lead to a toy shortage and costlier products
Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have two dolls instead of 30 dolls”, but he insisted China will suffer more from his trade war.
The US president has tried to reassure a nervous country that his tariffs will not provoke a recession, after a new government report showed the US economy shrank during the first three months of the year.
Continue reading...Israel Scrambles to Extinguish Wildfires on Outskirts of Jerusalem – The New York Times
- Israel Scrambles to Extinguish Wildfires on Outskirts of Jerusalem The New York Times
- Firefighters battle blazes near Jerusalem as officials investigate cause The Washington Post
- Netanyahu Claims 18 Arrested Over Jerusalem Fires, Though It's Actually Only Three Haaretz
- Government accused of failing to take fire threat seriously despite years of warnings The Times of Israel
- Several countries sending firefighting planes to Israel to help tackle major wildfire ABC News
Israel declares national emergency as wildfires force evacuations
Witnesses tell of ‘walls of flame’ surging across woodland, while high winds disrupt Independence Day events
Wildfires continued to threaten swaths of forest and fields in Israel on Thursday, though firefighters successfully reopened the main road linking the country’s two principal cities.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, declared a national emergency after the fires broke out on Wednesday along the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, prompting police to shut the route and evacuate thousands of people from nearby communities.
Continue reading...Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month – CNN
- Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month CNN
- Israel redraws Gaza map, limiting Palestinians to a third of the enclave The Washington Post
- Looting of Gaza stores signals worsening hunger crisis Reuters
- The U.S. backs Israel's ban on the U.N.'s Palestinian aid agency at the World Court NPR
- Israel, Gaza, and the Starvation Weapon Foreign Affairs
North Korea and Russia Build First Cross-Border Road Bridge – The New York Times
- North Korea and Russia Build First Cross-Border Road Bridge The New York Times
- North Korea: First road bridge to Russia 'significant' development BBC
- ‘Milestone’: Russia, North Korea begin first road bridge construction Al Jazeera
- North Korea says new bridge to Russia reinforces economic cooperation Reuters
- Russia, North Korea building bridge to create ‘road of friendship' The Kyiv Independent
Rebuilding Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s fall
101 East investigates the downfall of Bangladesh’s ruthless regime and goes inside the fight to reclaim democracy.
Pakistani Kashmir closes seminaries fearing Indian military strikes – Reuters
Workers observe May Day with marches and demos under Trump tariffs shadow
The holiday, also known as International Workers’ Day or Labor Day, marks the struggles and achievements of workers.
Release of activist a “glimmer of hope in extremely dark times”
Columbia University student activist has been freed after being detained at what he thought was citizenship hearing
Profits fall at Premier Inn owner Whitbread on drop in UK bookings
Shares rise on promises to return £2bn to investors through buybacks and dividends, and more hotel openings
Profits at the Premier Inn owner Whitbread have fallen after it was hit by higher costs and a drop in UK bookings, but shares rose on the promise of a share buyback and more hotel openings.
Britain’s largest hotel group, which owns 852 hotels in the UK and 61 in Germany, reported a 14% fall in adjusted pre-tax profit to £483m for the year to 27 February. Revenues dipped by 1% to £2.9bn, as revenue per available room in the UK was down by 2%.
Continue reading...Tesla denies contacting headhunters to replace Musk
The electric car firm says a report that it is hunting for a successor is "absolutely false".
Spain and Portugal blackout blamed on solar power dependency – Financial Times
- Spain and Portugal blackout blamed on solar power dependency Financial Times
- Opinion | How the Lights Went Out in Spain WSJ
- The Spanish state should take over grid operator, says deputy prime minister Reuters
- The great Iberian power cut need not spell disaster for renewables The Economist
- Power Outage in Spain and Portugal Creates a Day of Confusion The New York Times
UK banks put £75bn into firms building climate-wrecking ‘carbon bombs’, study finds
Exclusive: Britain is key financial hub for destructive fossil fuel mega-projects, according to research
Banks in the City of London have poured more than $100bn (£75bn) into companies developing “carbon bombs” – huge oil, gas and coal projects that would drive the climate past internationally agreed temperature limits with catastrophic global consequences – according to a study.
Nine London-based banks, including HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are involved in financing companies responsible for at least 117 carbon bomb projects in 28 countries between 2016 – the year after the landmark Paris agreement was signed – and 2023, according to the study.
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