Le Pen threatens to challenge Macron’s army powers
The far-right ex-leader warns the French president will not be able to send troops to Ukraine.
Fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ reward up to $5m – BBC.com
- Fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ reward up to $5m BBC.com
- Glamorous fugitive 'Cryptoqueen' has $5 million bounty on her head New York Post
- Bulgaria to press charges against fugitive cryptocurrency fraudster Reuters
- US State Dept offers $5M reward for OneCoin 'Cryptoqueen' Cointelegraph
- Feds put $5M bounty on 'CryptoQueen' Ruja Ignatova The Register
Fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ reward up to $5m – BBC.com
- Fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ reward up to $5m BBC.com
- Glamorous fugitive 'Cryptoqueen' has $5 million bounty on her head New York Post
- Bulgaria to press charges against fugitive cryptocurrency fraudster Reuters
- US State Dept offers $5M reward for OneCoin 'Cryptoqueen' Cointelegraph
- Feds put $5M bounty on 'CryptoQueen' Ruja Ignatova The Register
Kenya Protests: Police Abduct Activists as Pres. Ruto Rejects Tax Bill Linked to Foreign Debt Crisis – Democracy Now!
- Kenya Protests: Police Abduct Activists as Pres. Ruto Rejects Tax Bill Linked to Foreign Debt Crisis Democracy Now!
- A new breed of protest has left Kenya's president tottering The Economist
- Tear-gassed on CNN, Obama's sister says she stands in solidarity with Kenya's youth CBC.ca
- Behind the Deadly Unrest in Kenya, a Staggering and Painful National Debt The New York Times
- Kenya rocked by fresh protests despite president’s U-turn over tax bill CNN
Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macron’s role as commander-in-chief – POLITICO Europe
- Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macron's role as commander-in-chief POLITICO Europe
- French far-right leader Bardella seeks to reassure voters, EU partners on economic, foreign policies The Associated Press
- France’s far-right leader Le Pen questions Macron’s role as army chief Al Jazeera English
- France is set for its most consequential election in decades. Here’s what you need to know CNN
- A hard-right government might disrupt France's relations with Europe The Economist
Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macron’s role as commander-in-chief – POLITICO Europe
- Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macron's role as commander-in-chief POLITICO Europe
- French far-right leader Bardella seeks to reassure voters, EU partners on economic, foreign policies The Associated Press
- France’s far-right leader Le Pen questions Macron’s role as army chief Al Jazeera English
- France is set for its most consequential election in decades. Here’s what you need to know CNN
- A hard-right government might disrupt France's relations with Europe The Economist
A North Korean Missile Explodes in the Sky—and a Mystery Emerges – The Wall Street Journal
- A North Korean Missile Explodes in the Sky—and a Mystery Emerges The Wall Street Journal
- North Korea Says It Tested Multiple-Warhead Missile Technology The New York Times
- North Korea Says It Tested a New Multiwarhead Missile. South Korea Says It's Covering Up a Failure Military.com
- North Korean ‘MIRV’ Test Threatens Mainland US; Degrades Its Ability To Defend From Nuclear Missile Attack EurAsian Times
- Suspected North Korean Hypersonic Missile Explodes After Test Launch Forbes
Bolivian police arrest leader of apparent coup attempt
Troops pulled away from government buildings hours after the presidential palace was stormed.
Global wave of elections could hit UK financial system, warns Bank of England
Central bank raises concerns over newly elected governments as more than 80 countries go to polls this year
Uncertainty caused by a global wave of elections, starting this weekend in France, risks destabilising the UK’s financial system, the Bank of England has warned.
Officials are concerned about the kind of policies that newly elected governments may enforce in large economies, including the US, where Donald Trump is vying for another term as president in the run-up to the election in November.
Continue reading...Seoul warns Russia over North Korea-supplied weapons – Euronews
- Seoul warns Russia over North Korea-supplied weapons Euronews
- Putin warns South Korea against arming Ukraine BBC.com
- Eurotopics: South Korean Weapons for Kyiv? Kyiv Post
- Media: South Korea's level of arms supplies to Ukraine will depend on Russia's actions, official says Kyiv Independent
- Seoul reconsiders arming Ukraine as Russia, North Korea align Voice of America - VOA News
India’s supreme court to rule on new penal code permitting marital rape
Rights groups protesting at Modi government’s view that criminalising sexual assault violates ‘sanctity’ of marriage
Campaigners angry that marital rape is not to be criminalised under India’s long-awaited new penal code have been promised a ruling on the issue by the supreme court next month.
Human rights organisations, including the All India Democratic Women’s Association, have been petitioning India’s supreme court to make it a criminal offence. The court has in turn asked the government for a response.
Continue reading...‘We cannot deny history again’: Brazil floods show how German migration silenced Black and Indigenous stories
The promotion of European immigration was linked to the idea of ‘whitening the Brazilian population’, say historians
Dominga Menezes was only 12 years old when she danced for a dictator.
It was 25 July 1974, and São Leopoldo, a medium-sized city in Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, was celebrating both the anniversary of its founding and 150 years of German immigration to Brazil.
Continue reading...Radioactive material inserted into Rhino horns in anti-poaching project – ABC News
- Radioactive material inserted into Rhino horns in anti-poaching project ABC News
- Scientists Implant Radioactive Material Into Horn of Living Rhinoceros to Poison Anyone Who Consumes It Yahoo! Voices
- Rhinos get radioactive horns, will trigger nuclear alarms if poached Interesting Engineering
- Scientists Inject Radioactive Material Into Live Rhino Horns Making Them Poisonous to Humans Gizmodo
- It's 'Best Idea I've Heard' to Combat Rhino Poaching Newser
Radioactive material inserted into Rhino horns in anti-poaching project – ABC News
- Radioactive material inserted into Rhino horns in anti-poaching project ABC News
- Scientists Implant Radioactive Material Into Horn of Living Rhinoceros to Poison Anyone Who Consumes It Yahoo! Voices
- Rhinos get radioactive horns, will trigger nuclear alarms if poached Interesting Engineering
- Scientists Inject Radioactive Material Into Live Rhino Horns Making Them Poisonous to Humans Gizmodo
- It's 'Best Idea I've Heard' to Combat Rhino Poaching Newser
Harvard antisemitism task force finds ‘dire’ situation for Israelis on campus – The Times of Israel
- Harvard antisemitism task force finds ‘dire’ situation for Israelis on campus The Times of Israel
- Presidential task forces deliver preliminary recommendations to Garber — Harvard Gazette Harvard Gazette
- Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza Yahoo! Voices
- Harvard Finds Jewish and Muslim Students Were Harassed, Bullied and Discriminated Against The Wall Street Journal
- Harvard Task Forces Find Climate of Bias for Both Jewish and Muslim Groups The New York Times
Melbourne’s airport rail link hits more turbulence after mediation falters
Airport operator says it will fight for more costly underground option despite expert report’s findings
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The long-promised train to Melbourne airport appears to have hit yet another snag, after the prolonged and bitter standoff between Victoria and the airport that has delayed the line for years intensified, despite government-imposed mediation.
The train project – which would be funded by the federal and state governments – has stalled over the state’s insistence it would only finance a cheaper above-ground train station instead of the costlier underground option demanded by the airport.
Continue reading...Four Mount Fuji Deaths Reported Before Climbing Season Begins – The New York Times
- Four Mount Fuji Deaths Reported Before Climbing Season Begins The New York Times
- 3 Bodies Found in Crater on Mount Fuji After Missing Climber Sent Photos from Summit to Family PEOPLE
- 4 bodies recovered on Mount Fuji after missing climber sent photos from summit to family CBS News
- Four Mt. Fuji climbers die before trails open | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News NHK WORLD
- Japan: Deaths on Mount Fuji ahead of climbing season DW (English)
Four Mount Fuji Deaths Reported Before Climbing Season Begins – The New York Times
- Four Mount Fuji Deaths Reported Before Climbing Season Begins The New York Times
- 3 Bodies Found in Crater on Mount Fuji After Missing Climber Sent Photos from Summit to Family PEOPLE
- 4 bodies recovered on Mount Fuji after missing climber sent photos from summit to family CBS News
- Four Mt. Fuji climbers die before trails open | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News NHK WORLD
- Japan: Deaths on Mount Fuji ahead of climbing season DW (English)
Teenager charged with planning terrorist attack after allegedly entering NSW MP’s office with ‘intention to kill’
Labor MP for Newcastle Tim Crakanthorp said he and his staff were safe and unharmed after the ‘very serious incident’
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A New South Wales teenager has been charged with planning a terrorist attack after he allegedly entered Labor MP Tim Crakanthorp’s office carrying items including “knives and tactical equipment” with the “intention to kill”.
Jordan Patten, a 19-year-old from Raymond Terrace, was arrested in Newcastle after midday on Wednesday and was charged with one count of preparing or planning a terrorist act.
Continue reading...Bolivia army chief arrested in coup attempt as people to take to the streets – The Independent
- Bolivia army chief arrested in coup attempt as people to take to the streets The Independent
- Bolivia arrests army chief for apparent coup attempt Al Jazeera English
- Bolivian president survives failed coup, calls for 'democracy to be respected,' army general arrested Fox News
- Bolivian Soldiers Storm Presidential Palace in Failed Coup Attempt The Wall Street Journal
- Troops and armored vehicles disperse as Bolivia arrests army chief leading coup attempt CNBC