How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok
On the Indonesian island, school classrooms built from earthquake-proof, recycled plastic get kids back to school.
What do the IMF and foreign debt have to do with Kenya’s current crisis?
Critics say IMF provides loans to desperate African countries on stringent terms, disproportionately affecting the poor.
NFL rookie Jackson dies in car crash
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Khyree Jackson and two former team-mates are killed in a collision with another vehicle.
John Cena announces retirement from wrestling
The professional wrestler, regarded as one of the greatest of all time, says he will retire in 2025.
France votes in second round of parliamentary polls as far right eyes power
Opinion polls have forecast the far-right National Rally will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 863
As the war enters its 863rd day, these are the main developments.
Two bodies found on beach at Little Bay in Sydney’s south
Neither person formally identified as of Sunday afternoon, NSW police said in a statement
Two bodies have been found on a beach in Sydney’s south following a search and rescue operation.
Emergency services began searching Little Bay Beach at about 11.10am on Sunday morning after a member of the public found personal items unattended on the shore, and called police.
Continue reading...Queensland LNP criticised over ‘cruel’ plan to sentence some youth offenders as adults
Policy unveiled by leader David Crisafulli on Sunday means those convicted of crimes such as manslaughter and robbery would face regular criminal code
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Queensland’s top social services body has criticised a Queensland LNP proposal to sentence many youth criminals as adults, saying it is “cruel”, “populist” and ineffective.
On Sunday, the opposition leader, David Crisafulli, used the party convention to announce the “adult crime, adult time” policy, which he said would act as a deterrence by subjecting children to much longer potential sentences behind bars.
Continue reading...French far right seeks vote win but deadlock looms
France is voting in one of its most crucial elections in years, with the far right hoping for victory.
Man who spent 45 years on death row in Japan hopes for chance to clear name
Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict
In the early hours of 30 June 1966 a fire swept through the home of the managing director of a miso maker in Shizuoka, central Japan. After the fire was put out, police found the bodies of the executive, his wife, and their two teenage children. They had all been stabbed to death.
Iwao Hakamada, who had worked for the firm as a live-in employee, was arrested on suspicion of murdering the family, setting fire to their home and stealing 200,000 yen (£973) in cash. Two years later he was found guilty of murder and arson and sentenced to hang. He maintained innocence throughout his 45 years awaiting execution – the longest any prisoner worldwide has spent on death row.
Continue reading...American boy, 14, found in Germany days after family feared he was ‘lured’ from cruise ship – New York Post
- American boy, 14, found in Germany days after family feared he was 'lured' from cruise ship New York Post
- Missing American teen who left cruise ship at German port has been found safe Yahoo! Voices
- Huge update in case of missing American boy, 14, who vanished after walking off cruise ship in Germany Daily Mail
- Authorities Searching for American Teen, 14, Who Went Missing After Leaving Cruise Ship in Germany PEOPLE
- US teen disappears from cruise ship in Germany as family fears he was 'lured' The Mirror US
Last two migrants bound for Rwanda to be bailed, home secretary says – BBC.com
- Last two migrants bound for Rwanda to be bailed, home secretary says BBC.com
- New UK leader Starmer declares Rwanda deportation plan 'dead and buried' Reuters UK
- Keir Starmer says scrapping UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan Al Jazeera English
- Starmer kills off Rwanda plan on first day as PM The Telegraph
- Can Labour repair the United Kingdom's fragmented asylum system? FRANCE 24 English
Election fallout: deep shifts in Muslim and Jewish voting – BBC.com
- Election fallout: deep shifts in Muslim and Jewish voting BBC.com
- Jeremy Corbyn re-elected in Islington North after expulsion from Labour The Guardian
- The Labour party’s position on Gaza appears to have cost it votes in the UK election CNN
- What does the success of pro-Gaza independents say about Labour’s victory? Al Jazeera English
- Labour Loses Votes in Muslim Areas Over Its Gaza Policy The New York Times
Beryl forecast to strengthen and strike Texas coast as dangerous hurricane – The Washington Post
- Beryl forecast to strengthen and strike Texas coast as dangerous hurricane The Washington Post
- Hurricane Warnings issued for Texas as Beryl eyes Monday landfall Fox Weather
- Beryl storm path tracker, spaghetti models: Follow the storm USA TODAY
- Tropical Storm Warning Added to Advisories KVEO-TV
- Hot and drier tomorrow as Beryl continues to strengthen WAFB
PNG minister charged with assault in Australia
Jimmy Maladina says he is cooperating with police following reports of domestic assault.
French artists, DJs and musicians unite to fight threat of far-right government
Front Électronique acts as ‘world of the night’ to combat rise of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally
More than 1,200 artists, DJs and promoters from the French music industry have come together in a bid to galvanise “the world of the night” into political action and to protest at the possibility of the first far-right French government since the second world war.
Members of the Front Électronique (FE) have organised live debates on video streaming service Twitch and free concerts, and released a fund-raising album Siamo Tutti Antifascisti Vol.1 (We are all Anti-Fascists) featuring 38 artists. The compilation is described as a “call to arms”.
Continue reading...Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNRWA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says – CNN
- Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNRWA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says CNN
- Israel war on Gaza live: ‘Absolute chaos’ at hospitals after school attack Al Jazeera English
- IDF says it struck UNRWA school in Gaza used by Hamas as command center The Times of Israel
- IDF strikes terror targets operating in area of UNRWA school in Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- IDF says struck UNRWA-run school in central Gaza used by Hamas terrorists Ynetnews
Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau dies aged 63
Working with director James Cameron, he produced some of the highest-grossing films of all time.
Far right bids for power as France holds parliamentary election – Reuters
- Far right bids for power as France holds parliamentary election Reuters
- Polls open in one of most important French elections in living memory The Guardian
- French voters head to polls for crucial second round of snap parliamentary election CNN
- 'A kind of civil war': Divided France on alert for unrest amid political earthquake CNBC
- Voters in France's overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election The Associated Press
FM: Iran election results a ‘clear message’ to ayatollahs, world must blacklist IRGC – The Times of Israel
- FM: Iran election results a ‘clear message’ to ayatollahs, world must blacklist IRGC The Times of Israel
- Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote CNN
- Hopes for a Diplomatic Opening Rise Under Iran's New President The New York Times
- Reform candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iranian presidential election, opening the door for US diplomacy POLITICO
- Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote CNBC