After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict
The trial of prominent democracy activists and politicians, arrested in 2021, is the largest under China's security law.
Beloved surfboard-stealing otter seen in California after disappearing for months
Photos of otter 841, who gave birth to a pup last year, show her floating over holiday weekend in popular Santa Cruz surfing spot
Otter 841, who shot to international fame last year for her surfboard-stealing interactions with northern California surfers and kayakers, has been spotted recently after disappearing for several months. Over Memorial day weekend, photos of the now six-year-old otter posted to social media showed her floating on her back at Steamer Lane, a popular surfing spot in Santa Cruz. She was identified by her signature blue tag attached to one of her flippers.
Otter 841 began making waves last summer after Mark Woodward, a local photographer, began posting images and videos to social media of her biting and commandeering surfboards. People were captivated by her fearlessness when interacting with humans and quickly projected human motivations to her behavior.
Continue reading...Netanyahu ‘surprised, disappointed’ by US refusal to sanction ICC over warrants – The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu ‘surprised, disappointed’ by US refusal to sanction ICC over warrants The Times of Israel
- Biden opposition leaves House bill hitting ICC in limbo The Hill
- How Hannah Arendt Would Respond to Israel Being Accused of Crimes Against Humanity - Opinion Haaretz
- Netanyahu Is Now Begging Biden to Work With Republicans to Save Him Yahoo! Voices
- Netanyahu blasts Biden admin for rejecting GOP effort to sanction ICC POLITICO
Ex-Biden Staffers Say People ‘Fed Up’ at White House – Newsweek
Nigeria’s rushed reversion to old national anthem met with incredulity
Post-colonial anthem dropped in 1978 reinstituted with little debate amid escalating economic crisis
Nigeria has reverted to a national anthem it dropped nearly 50 years ago after lawmakers replaced the current one, prompting widespread criticism over the lack of public consultation on the change.
The country’s president, Bola Tinubu, confirmed the law on Wednesday, a day after it was approved by both chambers of Nigeria’s national assembly, which is dominated by the governing party. The federal lawmakers introduced and passed the bill in less than a week – an unusually fast process for important bills that usually take weeks or months to be considered.
Continue reading...Israel controls corridor on Gaza-Egypt border – military
Egypt says the claim is not true and that Israel is trying to justify its operation in Rafah.
‘I need you’: Biden-Harris campaign launches initiative to court Black voters
President and vice-president gear up for 2024 election with ‘Black Voters for Biden-Harris’ rally at majority Black Philadelphia school
Gearing up for the 2024 election, the Biden-Harris campaign launched its Black voters initiative on Wednesday at Philadelphia’s Girard College, a majority Black boarding school.
Around 2pm in an auditorium filled with hundreds of Black Philly residents, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris approached the podium to applause and an audience shouting “four more years”.
Continue reading...Deadly ‘heat dome’ weather event scorches parts of the US with up to 111F temperatures this WEEK – here are th – Daily Mail
- Deadly 'heat dome' weather event scorches parts of the US with up to 111F temperatures this WEEK - here are th Daily Mail
- Mexico's Deadly Heat Wave Bringing Temps Above 110 Degrees - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- US Warned Of Record Temperature As Heat Dome Shifts From Mexico NDTV
- Extreme weather is having a dire effect on animals. Here's what's being done to protect them. Yahoo! Voices
- Heat-related monkey deaths are now reported in several Mexican states The Associated Press
North Korea sends fleet of balloons carrying excrement to South Korea – The Hill
- North Korea sends fleet of balloons carrying excrement to South Korea The Hill
- South Korea grapples with the North's 'unruly behaviour' as it raises a stink over garbage balloons from Pyongyang South China Morning Post
- Kim Jong Un's Balloon Barrage: Bags of Excrement Fly Into the South The Wall Street Journal
- North Korea flies hundreds of balloons full of trash over South Korea CBS News
- North Korea flies trash balloons over the South as leader Kim doubles down on satellite ambitions The Associated Press
Man and son, 12, missing after hillwalking in Scottish Highlands
Tom Parry, 49, and Richie were due home in Cheshire after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe
A man and his 12-year-old son are missing after a hillwalking trip in the Scottish Highlands, police have said.
Tom Parry, 49, and his son Richie were due to return to their home in Cheshire on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe.
Continue reading...Does a peace summit launched by Ukraine have any chance of success?
US President Joe Biden is planning to skip the June gathering in Switzerland.
Kohli, Babar, Archer: 10 players to watch at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024
Al Jazeera's rundown of the biggest players set to take centre stage at the T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies.
Israel says war on Gaza likely to last another seven months
National security adviser says he expects another 'seven months of fighting' as Israel expands Rafah offensive.
France’s Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons – PBS NewsHour
- France’s Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons PBS NewsHour
- Will Biden let Ukraine strike inside Russia using U.S. weapons? NBC News
- Biden approaching ban lift on Ukraine strikes on Russia with American weapons – NYT Ukrainska Pravda
- France and Germany say Ukraine should be able to use their weapons to strike inside Russia CNN
- Blinken Hints U.S. May Accept Ukrainian Strikes in Russia With American Arms The New York Times
Counting under way in South Africa’s crucial election
Votes are being counted after the most closely fought election since the ANC came to power 30 years ago.
Ukraine Is Getting Swedish Radar Planes. Expect Russia To Hunt Them. – Forbes
- Ukraine Is Getting Swedish Radar Planes. Expect Russia To Hunt Them. Forbes
- Ukraine war: Sweden sends vital surveillance planes to Kyiv as Russia launches attack The Independent
- Ukraine war briefing: Sweden donates vital ASC 890 surveillance planes The Guardian
- Sweden to donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine The Associated Press
- Sweden to send Ukraine military equipment worth $1.3 billion Defense News
‘All eyes on Rafah’ AI-image goes viral on social media
An AI generated image with the slogan ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ has been shared over 40M times online
Junior doctors’ strike could delay care for 100,000 NHS patients in England
Rishi Sunak says timing of action days before general election appears to be ‘politically motivated’ to help Labour
Up to 100,000 patients in England face having their NHS care cancelled days before the general election after junior doctors announced a fresh wave of strike action, with Rishi Sunak saying it appeared to be politically motivated.
Health leaders expressed alarm, warning the five-day strike would jeopardise efforts to tackle the record waiting list and “hit patients hard”.
Continue reading...Blinken: In the absence of Israeli plan for day after, there won’t be a day after – The Times of Israel
- Blinken: In the absence of Israeli plan for day after, there won't be a day after The Times of Israel
- Israel says war on Gaza likely to last another seven months Al Jazeera English
- Blinken says Israel must weigh ‘incremental gains’ with ‘unintended horrific consequences’ of military action in Gaza CNN
- Blinken unable to confirm or deny US weapons use in Rafah The Jerusalem Post
- Setting Up An Arab Civil War - Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center Carnegie Europe
Sunak rejects Farage’s offer of electoral deal with Reform party
Brexit campaigner suggested he and prime minister should ‘have a conversation’ after favours he had done Tories over the years
Rishi Sunak has ruled out a deal with Nigel Farage after the Reform politician suggested they should “have a conversation” before the election.
Farage has held back from running as a candidate for the Reform party, which is led and funded by Richard Tice, but on Wednesday he extended an olive branch to Sunak in an interview with the Sun, telling him: “Give me something back. We might have a conversation.”
Continue reading...