- Aid Workers Describe Inferno, Bodies 'Burned Beyond Recognition' In Rafah Rolling Stone
- Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say The Associated Press
- Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say Reuters
- Politics | Jun 1st 2024 Edition The Economist
- Opinion | Israel's latest civilian massacre demands action - The Washington Post The Washington Post
Black Americans disproportionately encounter lies online, survey finds
Most Americans concerned about online misinformation as election nears, according to poll by watchdog group Free Press
As US presidential elections approach, the vast majority of Americans are concerned about online misinformation and fear they do not have enough accurate information on candidates, especially local ones, a new poll has shown.
While people across the political and racial spectrum reported being “very concerned” about the deliberate spread of online misinformation, the study found Black Americans are disproportionately encountering misinformation when seeking accurate news.
Continue reading...Mike Johnson plans Republican mega-bill ready to push through if Trump wins
House speaker plans far-reaching bill including tax cuts and border security to make Trump ‘the most consequential president’
Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, is planning a sweeping ideological legislative drive that aims to make Donald Trump “the most consequential president of the modern era” if the Republicans win power in November.
A far-reaching bill containing a range of policy priorities at once – including tax cuts worth trillions, border security and rolling back Obamacare – is being prepared to avoid the mistakes the GOP believed happened early in Trump’s first term, when Johnson says the party wasted time because its victory over Hillary Clinton took it by surprise.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow troop build-up near Kharkiv ‘still not enough for large-scale offensive’ – as it happened
Ukraine’s top commander says enemy sending reinforcements to area but lacks numbers for a major push
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it was finalising a proposal for “retaliatory measures” against the EU over the bloc’s ban on the broadcast of four Russian media outlets on its territory.
The EU said earlier this month it was suspending the distribution of the Voice of Europe, the RIA Novosti news agency and the Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspapers.
Continue reading...Origin Energy offered to sell Eraring power station to NSW government for $544m
Exclusive: Documents reveal offer was made three years before Origin and government reached deal to keep Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station open
Origin Energy offered to sell its Eraring power station to the New South Wales government for more than half a billion dollars before announcing it would close the plant in August 2025, a document now made public reveals.
The energy company, which last week announced a pact with the government to keep the nation’s biggest coal-fired power station open for at least another two years, had offered to sell back the privatised facility for $544m during negotiations in 2021.
Continue reading...Google and Apple keeping Reddit and X in app stores despite pornography due to revenue, eSafety boss says
Commissioner says companies have ‘huge disincentive’ to abide by their own policies on adult content amid discussions of age assurance technology
Australia’s online safety regulator has accused Apple and Google of financial motives in deciding not to remove Reddit and Elon Musk’s X from their app stores for hosting pornography in violation of their own policies.
Research cited in the eSafety commissioner’s online roadmap for age verification technology for adult sites last year reported that 41% of teens aged between 16 and 18 reported seeing pornography on X – more than the 37% who viewed pornography on dedicated adult sites.
Continue reading...Hit the road: will 24 new multimillion-dollar electric buses be left sitting in a Brisbane shed?
Brisbane city council ordered 60 of the electric vehicles, but a cut back in scheduled services means just over half may be needed
Two dozen state-of-the art, multimillion-dollar electric buses could be left sitting idle in a shed when the Brisbane Metro service starts operations this year, because it will operate less frequently than initially planned.
The system was originally designed to operate every three minutes, but it’s now planned to run every five minutes, which would require fewer vehicles.
Continue reading...Coalition’s ex-detainee curfew amendments made regime unlawful, high court toldin high court
Exclusive: Lawyers for YBFZ argue default ankle bracelets and curfews are punitive and breach the separation of executive and judiciary
Coalition amendments beefing up the Albanese government’s regime of electronic monitoring and curfews for people released from immigration detention have been cited in the high court as a key reason to strike the laws down.
Lawyers for YBFZ, a stateless man from Eritrea challenging the laws, have argued the curfews are unconstitutional, in part, because the default is that they are imposed on all non-citizens unless the minister is satisfied the condition is not necessary to protect the community.
Continue reading...French PM says voters for far right may end up like Britons ‘who cry over Brexit’
Gabriel Attal cautions against backing Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, which leads solidly in polls for European elections
The French prime minister, Gabriel Attal, has said voters choosing the far right in the European elections next week risk becoming like British people who regret backing Brexit.
“Don’t be like the British who cried after Brexit,” he told RTL radio on Thursday. “A large majority of British people regret Brexit and sometimes regret not turning out to vote, or voting for something that was negative for their country.
Continue reading...Video: South Korea warns Pyongyang to stop sending waste-filled balloons
The South Korean military has warned North Korea to stop sending balloons filled with waste across the border.
Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
Israeli bombardments continue in Rafah, a day after tanks rolled into the centre of the southern Gaza city.
Israel’s clashes with the ICC over the past decade – a timeline of events
Here's a recap of the conflict between Israel and the ICC from 2015 to present day amidst the war on Gaza.
Boy whose father burned to death in Rafah attack speaks to Al Jazeera
9-year-old Omar Hamad witnessed his father being burned alive in Israel’s attack on a tent camp in Rafah.
Israel Seizes Entire Gaza-Egypt Border, Continues Deadly Invasion of Rafah – Democracy Now!
- Israel Seizes Entire Gaza-Egypt Border, Continues Deadly Invasion of Rafah Democracy Now!
- May 30, 2024 Israel-Hamas war CNN
- Israel's Claim of Control Over Border Zone Risks Raising Tensions With Egypt The New York Times
- Egypt tight-lipped over Israeli takeover of Gaza buffer zone The Guardian
- Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip Al Jazeera English
50% of parts sourced for Ukraine ammo are faulty, manufacturer says: FT – Business Insider
- 50% of parts sourced for Ukraine ammo are faulty, manufacturer says: FT Business Insider
- Czechs Warn Funding Is Lagging on Ammunition Plan for Ukraine Bloomberg
- Ukraine to Get Up to 100,000 Shells in June: Czech Official Kyiv Post
- Ukraine may receive up to 100,000 shells next month under Prague-led initiative, Czech official says Kyiv Independent
- Money, not capacity, main issue for ammo supplies to Ukraine, Czech official says Reuters
Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa
US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda
A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by saying gays “should be castrated”, and a virulently homophobic founder of a “militaristic” Christian boys camp.
The revelations about Washington DC-based National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) and its spin-offs and affiliates – based on documents, audio and video recordings and open-source materials – raise questions about its recent disavowals of its history of anti-LGBTQ+ positions, and its role in Uganda’s passage last year of laws on homosexuality which are among the most punitive and restrictive in the world.
Continue reading...Jury to begin second day of deliberations in Trump hush money trial
Jurors are expected to re-examine testimony from two witnesses and rehear judge's instructions on how to interpret law.
Israeli journalist describes threats over reporting on spy chief and ICC
Haaretz journalist was warned of ‘consequences’ if he reported on attempts by Mossad chief to intimidate ex-prosecutor
An investigative reporter with Israel’s leading leftwing newspaper, Haaretz, has said unnamed senior security officials threatened actions against him if he reported on attempts by the former head of the Mossad to intimidate the ex-prosecutor of the international criminal court.
Amid growing concern over Israel’s censorship regime, enforced by the military censor’s office and by gag orders issued by the courts, Haaretz published an article on Wednesday with blacked out words and sentences to demonstrate the scale of redactions.
Continue reading...Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor – The Associated Press
- Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group's main benefactor The Associated Press
- Houthis claim to have targeted six ships in three seas The Times of Israel
- Greek-Owned Ship Takes on Water After Being Struck in Red Sea Bloomberg
- Bulk Carrier Hit by Missiles in Red Sea gCaptain
- Houthis attack 3 ships, 2 US destroyers in Red Sea, Indian Ocean The Jerusalem Post
Spain passes bill granting amnesty to Catalan secessionists
Act of pardon draws a line under political turmoil set off by secessionist drive, but could face further legal hurdles.