‘I just want what the white people have’ – what happened to Cynthia’s dream in South Africa
The BBC's Fergal Keane returns to South Africa to follow up on a woman's story that stuck with him for over 30 years.
Kabosu, the face of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, dies at 18, owner says – Fox Business
French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of crimes against humanity
Members of Assad regime sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment on Friday after landmark trial in Paris
A French court has found three Syrian officials of the regime of Bashar al-Assad guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, sentencing them in absentia to life imprisonment on Friday after a landmark trial in Paris.
The verdicts against Ali Mamlouk, head of the Syrian secret services and security adviser to Assad, Jamil Hassan, who was head of the Syrian air force intelligence unit until 2019 and a member of Assad’s entourage, and Abdel Salam Mahmoud, intelligence director at the notorious Mezzeh detention centre, send a strong message about the long arm of international justice.
Continue reading...US calls for swift police deployment to Haiti after missionaries killed
US official says 'Haiti cannot wait' as Washington pushes for Kenya-led mission to help country tackle gang violence.
Putin ready to end Ukraine war if Russia can keep land it now controls: report – New York Post
- Putin ready to end Ukraine war if Russia can keep land it now controls: report New York Post
- Vladimir Putin ready to 'freeze' war in Ukraine with ceasefire recognising recent Russian gains, sources say Sky News
- Putin wants ceasefire in Ukraine, Kremlin sources say The Telegraph
- Putin Ready to 'Freeze' Ukraine War: Report Newsweek
- Putin will be feeling the sting of this latest Ukraine war milestone – but he's still far from surrendering GB News
El-Sisi and Biden agree to send aid to Gaza via Karem Abu Salem crossing
Aid will be sent via crossing with Israel until legal mechanisms in place to reopen crucial Rafah crossing, Egypt says.
Worms, insects infest Gaza bound food stuck rotting in Egyptian sun
Worms and insects are eating up shipments of food originally meant for the people of Gaza.
Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu rejects genocide claims as ‘false and outrageous’; Palestinian Authority welcomes ICJ ruling – as it happened
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Power outages have forced the shutdown of the generators at Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deri el-Balah in the Gaza Strip. A hospital spokesperson, Khalil al-Deqran, told Al Jazeera that doctors are unable to use many of its facilities and are treating patients manually.
“This will lead to the death of so many sick and wounded people”, said al-Deqran, who said that some of the patients are being treated on the floor.
Continue reading...Hundreds feared dead in massive Papua New Guinea landslide
The landslide struck in the early hours, burying 100 houses in six highland villages.
What do African countries stand to gain from William Ruto’s US visit?
US designates Kenya as its first non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa.
Harris announces plans to help 80% of Africa gain access to the internet, up from 40% now – The Associated Press
Corbyn influence on Labour policy ‘well and truly over’, says Starmer
Party leader’s remarks follow expulsion of predecessor, who decided to stand as independent candidate in general election
Jeremy Corbyn’s days of influencing Labour party policy “are well and truly over”, Keir Starmer has said, as a war of words erupted with his predecessor on the second day of the general election campaign.
Corbyn was expelled from the Labour party on Friday after announcing he would stand as an independent candidate in the 4 July vote.
Continue reading...Death of man charged in UK with spying for Hong Kong not being treated as suspicious
Police make statement after postmortem of Matthew Trickett, an immigration officer charged under National Security Act
The death of a former Royal Marine accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service is not being treated as suspicious, police say.
Matthew Trickett, an immigration enforcement officer and private investigator, was found dead in Grenfell Park in Maidenhead, Berkshire, at around 5.15pm on Sunday after a report from a member of the public.
Continue reading...Pakistan’s ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Babar to captain pace-packed side
Pakistan have named five pace bowlers in their 15-man squad for the tournament in the US and West Indies.
US and UK to back Israel over ICJ ruling after blurring their Rafah red lines
Having initially vowed to oppose any offensive, Washington and London are showing signs of having backed down
The US and the UK will reject the international court of justice order directing Israel to end its offensive on Rafah after slowly blurring their red lines that once stated that they could not support a military offensive in Rafah.
The line was first adapted by saying they could not support a major ground offensive without a credible plan to protect civilians, but since then the definition of what constitutes a major offensive has become more flexible.
Continue reading...Russian jamming of U.S. weapons in Ukraine forces Pentagon to adjust – The Washington Post
- Russian jamming of U.S. weapons in Ukraine forces Pentagon to adjust The Washington Post
- Ukraine's long-range glide bomb blunted by Russian jamming Reuters
- Russian electronic warfare jams some US weapons in Ukraine – The Washington Post Ukrainska Pravda
- Ukraine war briefing: US-supplied glide bombs struggle against Russian jamming The Guardian
- Ukraine War Exposes Flaws in America's Sophisticated Weapons: Analysts The Defense Post
Israeli army says bodies of 3 more hostages are recovered from Gaza – PBS NewsHour
- Israeli army says bodies of 3 more hostages are recovered from Gaza PBS NewsHour
- Israel Recovers Bodies of 3 More Hostages in Gaza The New York Times
- Israeli military recovers bodies of 3 more hostages from Gaza NBC News
- IDF recovers bodies of three hostages from north Gaza; all were killed on October 7 The Times of Israel
- Bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas during attack on Israel recovered from Gaza Yahoo! Voices
Viktor Orbán holds up Ukraine arms funding from frozen Russian assets – Financial Times
- Viktor Orbán holds up Ukraine arms funding from frozen Russian assets Financial Times
- U.S. and Europe Near Deal on Novel Funding Plan for Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- Exclusive: World Bank chief Banga open to managing a G7 loan to Ukraine Reuters
- The West is tapping Russian money to arm Ukraine. Much more could follow CNN
- ‘New ground is being broken’: EU seizes Russian profits for Ukraine Al Jazeera English
Tory donors pour cash into seats held by big names at risk of losing
Exclusive: Over £2.5m for MPs such as Fox and Mordaunt in what will be the highest-spending UK election
Conservative donors have poured more than £2.5m into key election battlegrounds to shore up support for MPs, such as Liam Fox and Penny Mordaunt, who are in danger of losing their seats.
The 2024 election will be the highest-spending UK contest, after the government raised national election limits to £34m per party – leaving the Conservatives and Labour in an arms race to raise cash.
Continue reading...Hungary looking to redefine its NATO membership – POLITICO Europe
- Hungary looking to redefine its NATO membership POLITICO Europe
- Hungary Working to 'Redefine' Its NATO Membership, Orban Says Bloomberg
- Russia unlikely to 'swallow the West whole', Hungary's Orban says Reuters
- Putin's NATO Ally Delivers Sharp Critique of Russian Military Newsweek
- Russia cannot swallow the West whole, Orban says; G7 finance chiefs meet with Ukraine on agenda CNBC