Fury in France after child murder suspect’s criminal record released
A man suspected of murdering an 11-year-old girl had previously been identified as a potential child molester, records show.
No safe harbour: Ukrainian drones strike Russian warship in the Baltic for the first time – Navy Lookout
- No safe harbour: Ukrainian drones strike Russian warship in the Baltic for the first time Navy Lookout
- Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg on First Day of a Marquee Putin Event The New York Times
- As ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens, St. Petersburg residents fear more Ukrainian strikes NBC News
- Ukraine hits oil refinery as Russia opens St. Petersburg economic forum The Washington Post
- Russia downs 376 Ukrainian drones overnight on final day of St Petersburg forum South China Morning Post
US journalist pleads guilty to working as China’s agent
Thomas Weir Pauken II, 50, knowingly worked with people employed by the Chinese government for years.
Von der Leyen: Drone explosion shows Russian threat increasing – Euronews.com
- Von der Leyen: Drone explosion shows Russian threat increasing Euronews.com
- Drone explodes in Romanian port as Ukraine blames Russia for jamming it Reuters
- A Ukrainian naval drone blew up in a NATO port after Russian electronic warfare pushed it off course Business Insider
- A Ukrainian maritime drone explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port. No injuries reported. AP News
- Drone explosion in Romanian port spurs Ukraine war spillover fears Al Jazeera
America, the Inessential Nation – Paul Krugman | Substack
- America, the Inessential Nation Paul Krugman | Substack
- Opinion | Ukraine could be a big win for Trump The Washington Post
US actor James Handy stabbed to death, with girlfriend’s son arrested
Handy, 81, is known for his roles in films including Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick.
US actor James Handy stabbed to death, with girlfriend’s son arrested
Handy, 81, is known for his roles in films including Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick.
Slovene PM Takes Down Palestinian Flag in Pivot Back to Israel – Bloomberg.com
- Slovene PM Takes Down Palestinian Flag in Pivot Back to Israel Bloomberg.com
- After pro-Israel PM forms government in Slovenia, Israel to open first embassy there The Times of Israel
- 'Turning a new page': Israel to open first ever embassy in Slovenia The Jerusalem Post
- Israel To Open First-ever Embassy In Slovenia After Mid-air Flight Ban Drama i24NEWS
- Israel plans first embassy in Slovenia, says foreign minister ThePrint
Trump’s tariffs are back – and the timing couldn’t be worse for Asia – Asia Times
- Trump’s tariffs are back – and the timing couldn’t be worse for Asia Asia Times
- Trump is quietly rebuilding his tariff engine CNN
- Trump relaunches tariffs war after court struck down levies Financial Times
- US will uphold tariff caps in deals with EU, Japan and others, Trump's trade chief says Reuters
- Trump’s New ‘Forced Labor’ Tariffs Are a Fig Leaf Foreign Policy
‘Extremely intelligent’ bear on the run in Japan after injuring four people
Authorities said that a bear in north-east Japan has eluded capture by opening a window.
Backed by Trump, Opposed by Putin, and Fighting for His Political Life – The New York Times
- Backed by Trump, Opposed by Putin, and Fighting for His Political Life The New York Times
- If Even Armenians Reject Russia, Putin’s Got a Problem Bloomberg.com
- Armenia's election offers a choice between Russia and EU DW
- Putin Dishes Out Economic Warfare – But Can't Take It The Moscow Times
- Armenia's election to test Pashinyan's peace drive after war defeat Reuters
Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election – The New York Times
- Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election The New York Times
- Backed by Trump, Opposed by Putin, and Fighting for His Political Life The New York Times
- Armenia prepares for an election that could reshape ties with Moscow and the West AP News
- Armenia heads to polls amid Russian pressure and threat of ‘Ukrainian scenario’ The Guardian
- Exclusive: Imported voters, fake websites: Russia's covert efforts to stop Armenia's pivot West Reuters
In Trump’s second term, financial gain has become a defining feature – The Christian Science Monitor
- In Trump’s second term, financial gain has become a defining feature The Christian Science Monitor
- Trump’s financial ties face scrutiny after moves benefiting allies and family AP News
- Inside the Trump money machine: How the president and his family are cashing in on his return to the White House The Independent
- Readers sound off on Trump’s slush fund, N.J.’s gov and the FIFA World Cup New York Daily News
- Reader Opinion: Trump and $1.8 billion Brainerd Dispatch
One Nation, six farcical explanations and no clearer understanding of its housing policy
Hanson’s party is leading in the polls, but it has a long way to go before being recognised as a serious political outfit
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When sent out to do a cleanup job, it usually helps to not make the mess even worse.
It took One Nation six separate attempts over nearly 24 hours to clarify the basic details of their policy on foreign ownership of housing. Between Thursday night and Friday afternoon, the story turned from bizarre to farcical, with attempts to clarify the policy just making the situation murkier as Australians watched:
a Barnaby Joyce interview;
a quick do-over on Sky News on Thursday;
a Pauline Hanson social media update on Friday morning;
a Sean Bell interview, again on Sky, on Friday;
and then a 2GB spot;
before a written press release from Bell on Friday afternoon
Continue reading...Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches in record bug bust – DW.com
- Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches in record bug bust DW.com
- Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust AP News
- Giant hissing cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia BBC
- FIFA Forced to Admit Embarrassing World Cup Ticket Blunder The Daily Beast
- 100K live 'exotic cockroaches' worth thousands of dollars seized from commercial breeder KOMO
‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family
An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana.
The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values and culture are under attack from “foreign ideologies” and urges states to withdraw from any agreements that do not align with the principles of the charter, including the 2003 Maputo protocol, which promotes gender equality and protects the reproductive and health rights of women and girls.
Continue reading...Australian court hears bail arguments for woman accused of enslaving Yazidi teen in Syria – AP News
Woman illegally strip-searched by police ‘reasonably thought’ officers would call her a liar, judge says
NSW seeking leave to appeal against successful class action including aggravated damages of $20,000 awarded to woman strip-searched at music festival
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The woman awarded $93,000 after an illegal strip-search by NSW police thought until “just before” the trial that she would be called a liar in the proceedings by the officers who conducted the search.
This was despite the officers submitting statements 12 months before her appearance that they had no recollection of the woman or the search, a court was told on Friday.
Lawyers acting for the woman, Raya Meredith, and 6,000 music festivalgoers appeared before the NSW court of appeal on Friday in the final day of a two-day hearing where NSW is seeking leave to appeal after losing a class action over unlawful strip-searches conducted at music festivals between 2018 and 2022.
Continue reading...UK house prices fall for third successive month amid Iran war uncertainty
Unexpected monthly drop of 0.1% in May leaves price of typical home at £298,806, says lender Halifax
UK house prices fell unexpectedly in May as rising mortgage rates fuelled by the war in Iran affected affordability and homebuyer demand.
The average price of a typical UK home fell by 0.1% in May to £298,806 compared with April, the third consecutive monthly drop recorded by the lender Halifax. Analysts had been expecting a return to growth, with a consensus of a 0.1% rise forecast for May. The monthly drop followed falls of 0.1% in April and 0.5% in March.
Continue reading...US government criticises ‘two-tier’ UK policing after Henry Nowak murder
State department warns of ‘ideological conditioning’ in message of condolence to family of murdered student
The US state department has criticised “two-tiered policing” in Britain in a message of condolence to the family of the murder victim Henry Nowak in a thinly veiled rebuke of the UK government.
The 18-year-old student’s murder has been claimed by some as evidence of two-tier policing in the UK – the argument that some groups of people are dealt with more harshly than others for ideological reasons.
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