UK homelessness minister resigns over claim she evicted tenants, hiked rent
The resignation is a blow for the Labour government, which trails Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party in polls.
Simulated Chinese blockade of Taiwan reveals Singapore as lifeline – Reuters
- Simulated Chinese blockade of Taiwan reveals Singapore as lifeline Reuters
- Zero Day Attack: Taiwanese TV show imagines Chinese invasion and stokes debate BBC
- Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within Financial Times
- Blockades, blackouts and bullets: China invades Taiwan on screen The Economist
- Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Six-year-old girl dies of influenza after twice being discharged from Sydney hospital
Girl was sent home from Sydney Children’s hospital in Randwick twice before being admitted to Northern Beaches hospital a day later, where she died
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A six-year-old girl has died of the flu at Northern Beaches hospital after being twice sent home from the Sydney Children’s hospital, and the New South Wales health minister has said her parents “deserve answers”.
The girl presented to the emergency department at the Sydney Children’s hospital in Randwick on Monday and was discharged after a clinical assessment.
Continue reading...Israeli military plans to occupy Gaza City in major escalation of war
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested earlier that Israel's military will 'take control of all Gaza'.
Secret Service request to raise river level made ‘without knowledge’ of JD Vance, his office says
Decision to alter Ohio river flow ‘made solely by agents’, the security agency said in a statement
A spokesperson for JD Vance said he and his staff were unaware that the Secret Service decided earlier this month to ask military engineers to raise the water level of the Little Miami River ahead of a family boating trip, which took place on his birthday.
“The Secret Service often employs protective measures without the knowledge of the vice-president or his staff, as was the case last weekend,” the spokesperson said.
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Continue reading...Convicted rapist quits Australian parliament after losing legal bid to stay
Gareth Ward was convicted of rape last month but refused to resign from his electorate.
US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s President Maduro to $50m
US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Venezuelan president one of the world's 'largest narco-traffickers'.
US offers $50m reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
A reward for information leading to the capture of Maduro, who the US accuses of drug trafficking, has been doubled.
Trump to oversee Armenia-Azerbaijan peace accord that includes key corridor. – Axios
- Trump to oversee Armenia-Azerbaijan peace accord that includes key corridor. Axios
- US brokers a deal between long-hostile Armenia and Azerbaijan Politico
- Trump claims to have reached ‘historic’ peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan The Guardian
- How 'Trump Bridge' May Soon Reshape Warzone Bordering Russia, Iran, Turkey Newsweek
- U.S. secures strategic transit corridor in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Reuters
Trump administration doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to $50m
Nicolás Maduro was indicted in 2020 on federal charges of narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine
The Trump administration is doubling to $50m a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narcotraffickers and working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes,” Pam Bondi, the attorney general, said on Thursday in a video statement announcing the reward.
Continue reading...Mushroom murderer’s alleged attempts to kill husband revealed
One alleged attempt left Simon Patterson in a coma, with his family twice told to say their goodbyes.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,261
Here are the key events on day 1,261 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Hostages’ families protest against Gaza plan – as it happened – The Guardian
- Hostages’ families protest against Gaza plan - as it happened The Guardian
- Hostage families sail toward Gaza calling for Israel to end the war CNN
- Israeli sentiment on the war in Gaza is shifting The Economist
- Israeli captive families confront police outside army headquarters Al Jazeera
- Politicians, Hostage Families oppose Gaza occupation plan The Jerusalem Post
Is the world’s oldest leader set for an eighth term?
Cameroon's Paul Biya would stay in power until he's 99 if he wins October's election.
Democrats condemn Texas senator over alleged FBI role in locating lawmakers
John Cornyn claims FBI agreed to help return Democrats to state, sparking backlash amid GOP map push
Democrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and Republicans after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in locating Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block Republicans from enacting a gerrymandered congressional map that would likely add five more Republican seats before next year’s midterm elections.
Senator John Cornyn’s claim that the FBI would assist Republicans’ effort could not be independently confirmed. The FBI declined to comment. An administration official told NBC News this week the government did not plan on using federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers and a federal law enforcement official told the outlet that as of Thursday morning, the agency had not assisted with trying to locate the lawmakers. None of the lawmakers have been charged with a crime.
Continue reading...Satellite images show surge in rare earth mining in rebel-held Myanmar
Satellite images reportedly identify 26 mines in rebel-held Myanmar next to China and two near Thailand.
CAIR urges US to probe the death of father killed in Israeli settler attack
US Muslim group highlights the legal statutes that it says enable the Trump administration to investigate the incident.
Haiti names new head of transitional council ahead of scheduled elections
Laurent Saint-Cyr is meant to be the last head of the council as it prepares for a nationwide vote to elect a president.
Haiti inaugurates new leadership as gangs threaten to overthrow the government – NPR
- Haiti inaugurates new leadership as gangs threaten to overthrow the government NPR
- New leadership appointed in Haiti as gangs threaten to overthrow government CNN
- Dispute over a major port contract threatens Haiti’s fragile political stability AP News
- Haiti names new head of transitional council ahead of scheduled elections Al Jazeera
- Warlord ‘Barbecue’ Threatens Haiti PM Office as Violence Flares Bloomberg.com
Trump to nominate ‘loyalist’ Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve board
Miran, who currently sits on the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, would fill the seat through January.