- 'Heads must roll': France demands judicial overhaul after murder of 11-year-old girl Yahoo
- Murder of Lyhanna, 11, enrages France and turns up heat on government BBC
- Lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding The Guardian
- France to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors after girl's death Reuters
- Lyhanna case: 'How much longer will we feign shock at such ordinary crimes?' Le Monde.fr
Conflicts are on the rise globally, at the highest level since WWII, data shows – NPR
Zelensky Says Russia Losing Battlefield Initiative but Warns Front Can Shift ‘Each Day’ – Kyiv Post
- Zelensky Says Russia Losing Battlefield Initiative but Warns Front Can Shift ‘Each Day’ Kyiv Post
- First Thing: Zelenskyy says he told Trump that Putin was ‘playing games’ with Washington The Guardian
- Could the war in Ukraine bring political change to Russia? The Conversation
- Putin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war BBC
- The Writing is on the (Kremlin) Wall for Putin and Choking the Crimea Land Bridge. The Big Five, 7 June edition. Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon’s Tyre before warning – Reuters
- Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon's Tyre before warning Reuters
- Israel orders Tyre residents to evacuate ancient Lebanese city NBC News
- Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks BBC
- Trump says in ‘final throes’ of peace deal but at least 8 killed in Tyre Al Jazeera
- Christian leaders in Lebanese city of Tyre call for quick international action after Israeli warning AP News
Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools – NPR
EU quota system ‘could kill Ukrainian steel industry’, boss says
Protectionist measures will deal blow to country’s budget as it defends itself against Russia, says Metinvest chief
New EU limits on steel imports could destroy Ukraine’s industry and deal a big blow to the country’s budget as it defends itself against Russia, according to the head of its biggest steelmaker.
Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the chief executive of Metinvest, said the new EU quota system due on 1 July could “kill the Ukrainian steel industry”.
Continue reading...Is Keir Starmer trying to build a legacy or just getting on with the job?
As the Makerfield byelection and a potential leadership challenge loom, there is a sense the PM is looking to create impacts that last
As the weeks ticked down to her departure from Downing Street in 2019, Theresa May had a plan. Not only did she want to put a net zero target into law, but she wanted the UK to be the first major economy to do so. And that meant beating the French.
“It required the machinery of government to move more quickly than the French parliament,” a No 10 official from the time recalls. And it worked: the UK target came into force in June 2019, six weeks before May handed over to Boris Johnson, and five months before the French. She had her legacy.
Continue reading...Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea – Reuters
- Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea Reuters
- Philippines protests China’s floating ‘structure’ on disputed South China Sea shoal NBC News
- Is that a Chinese antenna at Scarborough Shoal? The Philippines thinks so South China Morning Post
- The Philippines protests China’s floating ‘structure’ on the disputed South China Sea shoal AP News
- DFA files protest vs. China over structure in Panatag shoal Manila Standard
Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?
In today’s newsletter: With Keir Starmer expected to announce Australia-style restrictions, further problems – including AI chatbots - are on the horizon
Good morning. Keir Starmer’s expected speech next week about young people’s access to social media will be analysed as much for how it benefits the outcome of a certain byelection, as its safeguarding of children’s synapses.
After issuing an ultimatum to tech firms yesterday to block children’s phones from sharing nude images, the government is expected to make another major announcement about social media within days. Briefings suggest it will stop short of a blanket ban on under-16s accessing social media. But it will still amount to radical regulation, with Downing Street insisting that Starmer is up for a fight with big tech.
UK politics | Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that he plans to invite King Charles on a state visit to Ukraine as early as this year, which would make him the most senior royal to travel to Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Middle East | Fears of a return to a full-scale regional war in the Middle East eased on Monday as Israel and Iran said they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from Donald Trump to “immediately stop shooting”.
UK news | A report has found “widespread and concerning evidence” of bias and victim-blaming in the family courts – primarily disadvantaging women.
US news | Donald Trump was loudly booed when he was shown on the video screens at Madison Square Garden on Monday night at the NBA finals.
Unemployment | A government-funded pilot of “hyperlocal” job support in 10 neighbourhoods across England has shown “promising early signs of effectiveness”, including for young people, and could be scalable nationwide, a new evaluation has shown.
Continue reading...Israel and Iran flare-up could strengthen Tehran’s negotiating hand
Iran appears emboldened by the outcome and its leaders may sense Trump's appetite for risk is low.
Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain – AP News
- Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia's allure while honoring Catalonia's holy mountain AP News
- Sagrada Família’s 144-year journey nears its end with the Tower of Jesus Christ CNN
- Pope to bless Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, world's tallest church Yahoo
- Pope Leo to hold iconic Mass at Spain’s Sagrada Família cathedral NBC News
- Saint or sinner: Antoni Gaudí’s polarising style The Economist
‘We want to see him in Ukraine’: Zelenskyy hopes to invite King Charles on state visit
Exclusive: Ukrainian leader says he has ‘a very good relationship’ with British monarch, who has supported his country
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that he plans to invite King Charles on a state visit to Ukraine as early as this year, which would make him the most senior royal to travel to Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The Ukrainian president said he had a close relationship with the king, whom he has met on numerous occasions, including when he gave a public show of support after Zelenskyy’s explosive visit to the White House last year.
Continue reading...Parents caring for seriously ill children in UK could get financial support under ‘Hugh’s law’
Proposals considered by government would strengthen protections for parents forced to become full-time carers
Thousands of parents who are forced to become full-time carers after their child becomes seriously ill would be entitled to financial support and job protections under new “Hugh’s law” proposals being floated by the government.
Hugh’s law is named after Hugh Menai-Davis, who was six when he died in 2021 just under a year after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and undergoing 10 months of intensive treatment, much of it in hospital.
Continue reading...300 migrants bound for UK kidnapped and threatened with kidney removal
The Iraqi Kurds were captured by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) per person.
Some of the deadly earthquakes in the Philippines – AP News
- Some of the deadly earthquakes in the Philippines AP News
- At Least 32 Dead After Earthquake and Landslide in the Philippines The New York Times
- 20,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37 AP News
- 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, sparks tsunami KSL News
- Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise BBC
Jacinta Allan says Pauline Hanson ‘chooses to barrack for bullies’ over ‘ditch the witch’ billboard
Victorian premier says she will always call out ‘misogynist’ views after One Nation leader says ‘if the shoe fits’
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Jacinta Allan has dismissed leadership speculation and says she will continue to call out “sexist, misogynist, hateful” commentary directed at her, despite the One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s advice to “suck it up, sweetheart”.
On Sunday, the Victorian premier criticised a truck-mounted billboard, which has been travelling around Melbourne for several weeks, featuring AI-generated images of her wearing a black pointed hat alongside the phrase “ditch the witch”.
Continue reading...Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War – WSJ
- Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War WSJ
- How Lebanon became the breaking point for the Iran war ceasefire Al Jazeera
- Lebanon between war and statehood: Shrinking the space for Hezbollah Brookings
- Israeli offensive in Lebanon gives Hezbollah new purpose CNN
- How the resurgence of humbled Hezbollah stunned even its own members The Times
Brisbane woman who gave lethal medication to terminally ill husband released on bail after murder charge
David Ronald Mobbs, who had motor neurone disease, had said he didn’t want to live if his illness became intolerable, court hears
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
A woman who gave a lethal cocktail of medication to her husband who was dying from motor neurone disease has been granted bail after being charged with murder.
Kylie Ellina Truswell‑Mobbs was granted bail on Tuesday after being charged with murdering her 56-year-old husband, who was dying from motor neurone disease.
Continue reading...NATO shoots down drone over Latvia as concern about Ukraine war’s spread grows – The Washington Post
- NATO shoots down drone over Latvia as concern about Ukraine war’s spread grows The Washington Post
- NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia, extending Ukraine spillover fears Al Jazeera
- French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace Reuters
- Concern of Ukraine war spreading as Latvia says drone shot as "result of Russian electronic warfare" CBS News
- Drones Stray Into Neighboring Countries as Russia and Ukraine Battle The New York Times
ABC began international search to replace Justin Stevens as news director without his knowledge
Hugh Marks confirms ABC secretly engaged recruitment firm and signals sweeping changes at national broadcaster
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
The ABC managing director, Hugh Marks, has confirmed he secretly engaged a recruitment company to look for a replacement for news director Justin Stevens after the two disagreed over the direction of ABC News.
Marks said Stevens “did not know” he had begun an international search for a new head of news but it was a necessary move because they “couldn’t get agreement on the way forward”.
Continue reading...