Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor Peter Cullen dies
Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films.
Bronze age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is target of ‘very well planned’ raid
Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent.
The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the Spanish town of Villena lasted just minutes, officials said.
Continue reading...US Postal Service says new mail ballot rules tied to Trump order are in effect
Move from USPS comes amid Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting in November’s midterms
The US Postal Service (USPS) said on Thursday that new requirements for mail-in voting are now in effect as Donald Trump seeks to crack down on the practice. The move is expected to trigger a new round of legal challenges.
The Trump administration has sought to impose new rules requiring state election leaders to submit their voter rolls for inspection as part of a broader bid to increase federal government oversight over voting and elections.
Continue reading...Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport
Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport and doctors are asked to look out for symptoms of disease
German health officials are seeking to reassure the public after two workers at the country’s biggest airport died of malaria.
Mosquito traps have been set up at Frankfurt airport and a mosquito monitoring process is under way. A detailed investigation is being conducted to clarify how the workers contracted the disease.
Continue reading...This Shark Is So Rare, There’s Not a Photo of One Living – Newser
USS Abraham Lincoln to visit port in Thailand after more than 250 days at sea
Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboard
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than 250 consecutive days at sea supporting US operations against Iran amid recent reports of poor living conditions and low morale onboard the vessel.
The Lincoln left the Middle East several days ago after being relieved by the USS George Washington, and is now heading home to San Diego. A Thai navy official told Reuters this week that the carrier was expected to make a brief port visit in Thailand next week for the crew to rest and recuperate before continuing their journey home.
Continue reading...EU budget must bankroll Europe’s independence, von der Leyen says – politico.eu
- EU budget must bankroll Europe’s independence, von der Leyen says politico.eu
- Germany news: Merz courts 'frugals' to trim EU budget dw.com
- Press statement by President Costa following the meeting with Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Andrej Babiš consilium.europa.eu
- Six EU net contributors demand hundreds of billions in cuts to bloc's long-term budget Reuters
- Germany Leads Call for EU Budget Cuts in ‘Hundred Billion’ Range Bloomberg.com
One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson
The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselves
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One Nation has experienced a swell in popular support in the past year, and has primarily done so off the back of tough talk on immigration – a policy area almost synonymous with its leader, Pauline Hanson.
But a series of blunders this week show a party unable, or unwilling, to clearly articulate what it would actually do about immigration levels.
Continue reading...Vigil held in Pakistan for 14 newborns as investigators probe cause of fatal hospital fire – AP News
- Vigil held in Pakistan for 14 newborns as investigators probe cause of fatal hospital fire AP News
- Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capital AP News
- ‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital CNN
- At least 15 infants are killed in Islamabad hospital fire, local media reports NBC News
- Pakistan PIMS fire: Witnesses say door was locked as Islamabad hospital blaze killed 14 babies BBC
Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti – The New York Times
- Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti The New York Times
- Trump’s new mass deportation target vox.com
- ICE sends second deportation flight to Haiti in a week. There are kids aboard Miami Herald
- Brooklyn Haitian restaurant owner says the end of TPS is 'worse than COVID' for business Scripps News
- U.S.-Born Children Are Sent to Haiti Aboard Second Deportation Flight in a Week Democracy Now!
Jellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant
It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.
‘Silence is complicity’ – top footballer hits out over Cameroon femicides
The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon.
Search on for at least 33 Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet
Rescue teams trying to locate nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, after floods killed at least 353
Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those missing after flash floods ravaged its border with Tibet, killing at least 353 people.
Nearly 1,400 people are missing, most of them tourists, authorities have said, after a glacier collapse triggered floods that roared down valleys and razed entire villages.
Continue reading...Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions – BBC
- Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions BBC
- Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks NPR
- Israel-Hamas truce failure ‘point of no return’, envoy warns Al Jazeera
- Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls The Times of Israel
- Trump’s Top Gaza Official Says Israel Is Jeopardizing the Cease-Fire The New York Times
Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.
This Country Was Named the Quietest in the World—With Forested Mountains, Terraced Valleys, and Few Crowds – Travel + Leisure
Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream – The New York Times
- Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream The New York Times
- Suspect arrested for allegedly killing influencer on livestream in Mexico CBS News
- Suspect Arrested in Killing of TikTok Influencer, Who Was Shot Outside Fast Food Restaurant During Livestream People.com
- Cesar Gastelum: Influencer shot dead in Mexico while livestreaming: Suspect arrested in cartel-hit Sinaloa The Times of India
- Mexican authorities said on Thursday that they had arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of César Gastélum, an influencer who was killed as he streamed video to his followers in the Sinaloa region this month. facebook.com