Outrage as Nigeria changes national anthem
Many Nigerians say the country has more pressing needs amid a cost-of-living crisis.
‘Vote for change’: South Africa elects government as ANC legacy on trial
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela took over as country's first Black president, the party faces a credibility crisis.
France’s Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons – The Associated Press
- France's Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons The Associated Press
- France and Germany say Ukraine should be able to use their weapons to strike inside Russia CNN
- Russia-Ukraine War: Blinken Stops Short of Endorsing Ukraine Strikes in Russia Bloomberg
- Germany tiptoes toward allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with Western weapons POLITICO Europe
- Ukraine war updates: Macron says Kyiv should be allowed to use Western weapons on Russian military sites; Blinken travels to Moldova CNBC
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the frontrunner in Mexico’s presidential race?
Long tied to outgoing President Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum has emerged as a dominant political force in June's election.
Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts
International lawyers believe conduct of Israeli intelligence service should be investigated by prosecutor in The Hague
- Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry
- Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed
Efforts by Israel’s intelligence agencies to undermine and influence the international criminal court (ICC) could amount to “offences against the administration of justice” and should be investigated by its chief prosecutor, legal experts have said.
Responding to revelations about Israeli surveillance and espionage operations against the ICC, multiple leading international law experts said the conduct of Israeli intelligence services could amount to criminal offences.
Continue reading...Person dies in plane engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, police investigating – The Jerusalem Post
- Person dies in plane engine at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, police investigating The Jerusalem Post
- Person dies after falling into jet engine at Schiphol airport The Guardian
- Person killed after becoming trapped in airplane engine at Netherlands airport NBC News
- Person Killed After Being Sucked Into KLM Jet Turbine in Amsterdam The Daily Beast
- Man Sucked Into Running Aircraft Engine At Amsterdam Airport, Dies NDTV
Brazil withdraws ambassador to Israel after Gaza war criticism
The move by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva comes after months of tensions caused by Israel’s assault on Gaza.
Book borrowed from Finnish library in 1939 returned 84 years late
Copy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Refugees was due to be returned to Helsinki’s central library month after USSR invaded Finland
A book borrowed from a Helsinki library has been returned – 84 years overdue.
A Finnish translation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s historical novel Refugees was received by librarian Heini Strand on Monday at the main desk at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi.
Continue reading...Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah – Reuters
- Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah Reuters
- Top Israeli official says fighting in Gaza likely to last at least another 7 months The Times of Israel
- A senior Israeli official offers a grim prediction for the war as fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah The Associated Press
- 'Catastrophic consequences' in Rafah due to Israel's actions, Power warns POLITICO
- Middle East Crisis: Gaza Offensive Will Last at Least Through End of Year, Israeli Official Says The New York Times
New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day – The New York Times
- New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day The New York Times
- Delhi records 52.3°C, how does it compare to world record? The Times of India
- Indian capital of Delhi breaks all-time heat record, as authorities impose water rationing CNN
- Delhi Temperature Hits Highest Ever In India, 52.3 Celsius: Weather Bureau Barron's
- Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest day The Guardian
Now or Never
As the planet tips towards a point of no return, we look at how youth across the world are demanding climate action now.
New volcanic eruption near Iceland’s town of Grindavik
The eruption was the fifth to occur on Reykjanes peninsula since December.
Usyk set for Fury heavyweight boxing rematch in December
The rematch between undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury is set for Saudi Arabia in December.
DC zoo to receive two new giant pandas from China
The two-year-old bears are schedule to arrive in Washington DC by the end of 2024.
Watch: Rubbish-filled balloon saga explained… in 63 seconds
North Korea sends at least 260 balloons into the South, scattering suspected excrement and rubbish.
Singapore Airlines plane jolted up and down for five seconds – report
This probably caused injuries to those without seatbelts, who rose out of their seats and fell back down.
The recognition of Palestine is undermined by support for harmful policies
Ireland, Norway and Spain's recognition of Palestinian statehood does not mean they defend Palestine's best interest.
Trans actor Karla Sofía Gascón sues French far-right politician after ‘sexist insult’
The actor, who became the first transgender woman to win the best actress prize at Cannes, had earlier dedicated her award to ‘all the trans people who are suffering’
The first transgender woman to be awarded the best actress prize at the Cannes film festival filed a legal complaint on Wednesday over a “sexist insult” from a far-right politician after her win.
Karla Sofía Gascón and co-stars jointly received the accolade on Saturday for their performances in French auteur Jacques Audiard’s Mexico-set narco musical Emilia Perez.
Continue reading...Netanyahu blasts Biden admin for rejecting GOP effort to sanction ICC – POLITICO
- Netanyahu blasts Biden admin for rejecting GOP effort to sanction ICC POLITICO
- Netanyahu tells Nikki Haley that ICC's Khan 'seeks to handcuff' Israel in war against Hamas The Times of Israel
- How Hannah Arendt Would Respond to Israel Being Accused of Crimes Against Humanity - Opinion Haaretz
- Warrant Applications by the International Criminal Court - United States Department of State Department of State
- Biden White House rejects ICC sanctions proposed by lawmakers after Israel warrant requests Fox News
Open letter by Gaza academics and university administrators to the world
We call on our supporters to help us resist the Israeli campaign of scholasticide and rebuild our universities.