Power outage causes chaos in Spain and Portugal
Millions of people are without without electricity, while internet and phone networks are also down.
ISIL group kills five Kurdish fighters in attack in eastern Syria
Syria's Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces described the attack as 'one of the deadliest' against it in a while.
Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say
Houthi-run media report the bodies of 68 people have been recovered from a migrant detention centre in Saada.
Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack?
Several countries in Europe have been scrambling to restore electricity after a huge power cut caused blackouts
Spain, Portugal and some of south-west France suffered a massive power cut on Monday, with major cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon among those affected.
Houses, offices, trains, traffic lights and even the Madrid open tennis tournament were all hit, causing chaos for millions of people and prompting a scramble by the Spanish and Portuguese governments and network operators to understand the problem and race to fix it.
Continue reading...Gerry Connolly to step down as top Democrat on House oversight panel
Virginia representative says he will not seek re-election in Congress, citing return of esophageal cancer
Gerry Connolly, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives’ key oversight committee, has announced he will not run for re-election and resign his committee post, citing a return of the cancer for which he previously been successfully treated.
The Virginia Democrat was elected as the party’s ranking member on the high-profile committee last December, after its former chair, the Maryland representative Jaime Raskin, moved on to the judiciary committee.
Continue reading...Israel seems set on destroying system of international law compliance, ICJ hears
Country accused of obstructing UN as court considers its decision to end cooperation with Unrwa
Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law in a way that will have profound consequences that reverberate far beyond Palestine, the international court of justice has heard.
The warning was made at the start of five days of proceedings in The Hague that may prove critical to Israel’s future within the world body. The UN’s top court will hear from dozens of nations and organisations in order to draw up an advisory opinion on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering Gaza.
Continue reading...‘Everything went off’: How Spain and Portugal’s massive power cut unfolded
Residents stuck on trains, phones not working, checkouts off: How a massive power cut caused chaos.
Host of CBS’s 60 Minutes rebukes corporate owners Paramount on-air
Scott Pelley castigated network over independence pending sale to Skydance Media requiring Trump’s approval
A host of CBS’s 60 Minutes flagship news show rebuked the show’s corporate owners on Sunday evening, part of a dispute over journalists’ independence amid a lawsuit from Donald Trump and attempted sale.
For decades, the broadcast news program has been a destination for investigative journalism and home to America’s most venerated broadcast journalists – including Sunday evening’s host Scott Pelley.
Continue reading...Watch: Traffic chaos as Spain and Portugal face power outages
From traffic lights turning off in Spain, to Metro stations plunged into darkness in Portugal - power outages have caused havoc.
Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum
It is not yet clear who will be held responsible for the cost of repairing Rothko's Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.
Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum
It is not yet clear who will be held responsible for the cost of repairing Rothko's Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.
Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum
It is not yet clear who will be held responsible for the cost of repairing Rothko's Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.
Israel spy chief to step down after row with PM exposes deepening rifts
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar accused each other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions.
Trump to sign executive order requiring list of sanctuary cities and states
Second executive order aims to ‘strengthen and unleash’ law enforcement to pursue ‘criminals’, White House says
Donald Trump was expected to sign two new executive orders on Monday afternoon related to immigration, according to the White House, including one targeting so-called “sanctuary cities” and another the administration says will strengthen law enforcement.
Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that one of the orders will aim to “strengthen and unleash America’s law enforcement to pursue criminals and protect innocent citizens”.
Continue reading...Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘war crime’ after 31 people ‘executed’
At least 31 people, including children, have been ‘executed’ by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Three US citizen children, one with cancer, deported to Honduras, lawyers say
Trump's border czar Tom Homan says the mothers had made the choice for their citizen children to be removed with them.
Three US citizen children, one with cancer, deported to Honduras, lawyers say
Trump's border czar Tom Homan says the mothers had made the choice for their citizen children to be removed with them.
Rosenberg: What’s Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?
Vladimir Putin calls a three-day ceasefire in May, coinciding with events marking the 80th anniversary of World War Two's end.
Rosenberg: What’s Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?
Vladimir Putin calls a three-day ceasefire in May, coinciding with events marking the 80th anniversary of World War Two's end.
A man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again – ABC News
- A man airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again ABC News
- Stranded man airlifted from Mount Fuji — then rescued again days later after he returned to get his phone CBS News
- Climber rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week CNN
- Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week The Guardian
- Mount Fuji climber rescued twice after going back for lost phone BBC