- Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass AP News
- Vatican warns rebel Catholic group it risks excommunication Reuters
- Cardinal Fernández to Pius X Society: Ordaining new bishops is schismatic act Vatican News
- If the SSPX consecrations happen, who exactly is excommunicated? The Pillar
- Vatican warns SSPX leaders of excommunication over ‘schismatic act’ of ordaining bishops America Magazine
Israel Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones – The War Zone
- Israel Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones The War Zone
- Hezbollah’s unjammable drones pose new threat to Israel The Washington Post
- Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects Reuters
- IDF installing mesh nets on vehicles and at military posts to counter Hezbollah FPV drones The Times of Israel
- Israeli troops targeted in north Israel drone strike, Hezbollah says France 24
Bear kills worker at uranium mining company’s facility in Canada, forcing operations to shut down – CBS News
- Bear kills worker at uranium mining company's facility in Canada, forcing operations to shut down CBS News
- Man, 27, from India killed in rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan CBC
- Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada The New York Times
- Bear attack leaves man dead in northern Saskatchewan Global News
- 27-year-old Indian man killed in rare bear attack in Canada; last fatal incident reported 6 years ago The Times of India
Same old war in Iran, brand-new name? – Daily Kos
- Same old war in Iran, brand-new name? Daily Kos
- Pentagon considering renaming Iran war ‘Sledgehammer’ if ceasefire collapses NBC News
- U.S. Might Restart Strikes on Iran, Trump and Hegseth Warn The New York Times
- Trump faces split among retired US commanders over whether to resume Iran strikes Fox News
- Trump and Hegseth claim 'control' over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire talks are stalled AP News
Hezbollah’s unjammable drones pose new threat to Israel – The Washington Post
- Hezbollah’s unjammable drones pose new threat to Israel The Washington Post
- How Hezbollah’s $300 drones are challenging Israeli military The Guardian
- Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects Reuters
- Hezbollah tries to shoot down Air Force fighter jet with surface-to-air missile Yahoo
- Hezbollah drone hits Iron Dome battery in Israel CNN
Les Simpson: return of Québécois show spares viewers from ‘European French’
Beloved animated series will return for 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell Media reaches deal with Disney
Fans of Les Simpson have a message for anyone who doubted the future of the beloved and long-running Québécois version of the animated satirical show: Mange de la crotte.
Les Simpson will return for its 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell Media said it had reached an agreement with Disney for the rights to air and dub the show. The deal caps nearly a year of uncertainty surrounding the adaptation, which is beloved in Canada’s lone francophone province.
Continue reading...Starmer Rival Streeting Prepares to Resign and Challenge Prime Minister – Bloomberg.com
- Starmer Rival Streeting Prepares to Resign and Challenge Prime Minister Bloomberg.com
- UK's Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows King's Speech Reuters
- 'Wes, prime minister?' and 'My flare lady' BBC
- Labour have turned into the Tories The Economist
- CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: Starmer’s EU push faces a harsh political reality CNBC
EU proposes end to ‘five tabs, three apps and a prayer’ for cross-border train bookings
New rules would enable single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators throughout Europe
Cross-border train journeys through several European countries are the stuff of many a holidaymaker’s dreams.
But the reality of trying to buy the tickets, navigating multiple websites without knowing who can help if a connection is missed, can prove less than relaxing. As one MEP puts it, it can often require “five tabs, three apps and a prayer”.
Continue reading...Magnus the wandering walrus leaves Scotland for Norway
After drawing delighted crowds since first sighted in Orkney the young male has swum 400 miles across the North Sea
A peripatetic walrus who became a local celebrity as he toured the north-east coast of Scotland has now been spotted in Norway, bringing to an end his Celtic sojourn.
The young male was christened Magnus after he after first hauled his estimated 2.5-metre frame out of the sea on to Stronsay pier in Orkney on 16 April.
Continue reading...Gunshots fired in Philippine Senate where lawmaker wanted by ICC is holed up
Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former police chief, enforced former President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war.
US man accused of killing rock singer in 1993 arrested after decades on the run
Richard Werstine, wanted in connection with killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in Panama
A suspect accused of murdering his rock singer friend in 1993 has been apprehended in Central America after spending more than 30 years successfully evading authorities.
According to the US Marshals Service, Richard Werstine, who was wanted in connection with the killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in Panama.
Continue reading...Russia targets Ukraine with more than 800 drones in deadly daytime assault
Strikes killed at least six people as Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief ceasefire
Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 800 drones in a large-scale daytime assault that killed at least six people on Wednesday, hours after a previous deadly barrage.
The strikes came as Kyiv and Moscow traded long-range attacks after a brief ceasefire, and despite the latest suggestion from Donald Trump that the war could soon come to an end.
Continue reading...Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?
Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say
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Rent-vesting – a popular strategy used by young Australians to save for their first home – could be killed off by Labor’s tax changes on investment properties, experts warn.
Renters have used the strategy to keep living in their preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere, hoping it will rise in price so they can sell and put the profits towards their first home.
Continue reading...Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate
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Palestinian voices are being excluded from the debate on social cohesion, the peak body for Palestinians in Australia has said after it was refused leave to appear before the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion.
The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (Apan) made detailed submissions on the issues of antisemitism – including how it is defined – as well as on racism and social cohesion, but was told it did not have a “direct and substantial” interest in the public hearings, which are under way in Sydney.
Continue reading...Chinese court awards compensation to sacked worker replaced by AI
Case attracts widespread attention as example of China balancing enthusiastic adoption of AI with job security
A court in China has ruled in favour of a worker whose company replaced him with artificial intelligence (AI), awarding him more than £28,000 in compensation.
The worker, whose surname is Zhou, joined a tech company in the eastern city of Hangzhou in 2022 as a quality assurance supervisor overseeing large language models used in AI products.
Continue reading...Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and orders new trial
The court has ordered a new trial over the June 2021 killings of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.
Gunshots fired in Philippines senate in standoff with senator wanted by ICC
Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, has holed up in building to evade arrest
Gunshots have been fired in the Philippines senate as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest.
Ronald dela Rosa, a Philippine senator accused of crimes against humanity for his role in overseeing the former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, has spent two nights in the country’s senate in a standoff with the authorities.
Continue reading...Deadly Russian drone attacks on Ukraine resume after ceasefire expires
Six people have been killed after Zelensky warned of "more waves" of Russian strikes through Wednesday.
Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek
The voluntary recall follows an incident on 20 April where an empty Waymo car entered a flooded road in San Antonio, Texas.
In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands – Breaking Defense
- In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands Breaking Defense
- Ground zero: NATO’s drone war comes down to earth in Latvia CBC
- NATO exercise in Latvia reveals Western alliance’s drone vulnerabilities The Globe and Mail
- NATO boosts uncrewed usage and shifts on concept of operations based on lessons learned from Ukraine Shephard Media
- Seven Thousand Soldiers: Latvia Becomes One of the Sites for Major NATO Exercises Inbox.eu