Growing up under fire: Ukraine’s children adapt to survive Russia’s invasion
Two years of war takes its toll on Ukraine's younger generations, both physically and emotionally.
Samsung Electronics union calls first-ever strike
A full-scale strike at the firm could have an impact on the global supply chains of electronics.
South Africans vote with ANC majority in the balance
The governing party is battling to retain its parliamentary majority, 30 years after Nelson Mandela led it to victory.
North Korea drops trash balloons on the South
The balloons carried toilet paper, batteries and suspected poo into two border provinces.
Israel’s operation in Rafah doesn’t cross US red lines – White House
US policy is not changing in response to Israel's ground offensive in Rafah and deadly air strike, the White House says.
Much-vilified MLB umpire Angel Hernández calls it quits
He was widely panned as the worst umpire in the game. But was the criticism fair?
Hundreds of thousands without power after Texas storms
The latest round of severe weather comes after deadly Memorial Day holiday weekend storms in the US.
Top lieutenant to ‘Crypto King’ jailed for seven years
Ryan Salame is one of four former top bosses from Sam Bankman-Fried's firms to plead guilty to charges.
Trump lawyer tells jury Cohen is ‘greatest liar of all time’
The former president's hush-money trial nears its end as the prosecution and defence make closing arguments.
US billionaire plans submersible trip to Titanic wreck
The private submersible industry was shaken after the implosion of the OceanGate Titan sub last year.
Is Nigeria on the right track after a year of Tinubu?
A year of the presidency of Bola Tinubu has left many worse off and worried about their next meal.
US Gaza pier knocked out of action by heavy seas
It is unclear when the US military's floating pier off Gaza's coast will resume operations.
Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate
Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.
Melinda French Gates to donate $1bn in women’s rights
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates is committing $1 billion (£782.4m) to women’s causes
Australia politics live: MPs to consider new ‘nature positive’ environment law; NSW emergency hospital visits hit record high
Albanese government hopes legislation will help measure progress towards climate goals. Follow today’s news headlines live
Social services minister Amanda Rishworth has been asked about the powerful statement Ariel Bombara released yesterday, claiming Western Australian police had ‘ignored” warnings from her and her mother that their lives were under threat.
Ariel said she spoke with WA police on three different occasions about her concerns over her father, Mark Bombara, ahead of his murder of Jenny and Gretl Petelczyc on Friday.
By that point we felt completely helpless and I had to focus on getting mum to safety. I did everything I could to protect my mother, and when my father couldn’t find us he murdered her best friend and her best friend’s daughter.
Rents have surged in Australia’s capital cities, with only 5.9% of city overall rentals now costing less than $400 a week.
At the start of the pandemic, one in five house rentals in Sydney cost less than $400 a week – that figure is now one in 50.
In Melbourne, one in 25 house rentals now costs less than $400.
The national share of rentals available under $400 dropped by one third annually to just 10.4%.
ACT had the smallest share of properties listed to rent under $400 at 2.1%, followed by Sydney (3.8%) and Perth (5.6%).
Melbourne saw the largest annual decline in the share of houses listed for less than $400 a week, followed by Adelaide and Sydney.
In regional markets, only 16.3% per cent of houses were advertised for under $400 a week in April.
Regional WA (14.8%) had the smallest portion of homes listed to rent below $400 of the regions, followed by regional Queensland (15.8%) and regional NSW (21.5%).
Continue reading...Prosecutor argues each story Trump tried to have buried amounts to unlawful campaign contribution – live
Former president in court for closing arguments in trial charging him with 34 counts of felony falsification of business records
Donald Trump is entering the courtroom. He’s wearing a red tie and a suit that appears to fall somewhere between black and slate gray.
Tiffany Trump is here as well as two of Trump’s sons.
Continue reading...The Indian state holding the key to PM Modi’s re-election
As India holds an election, all eyes are on Uttar Pradesh, a state with more people than Brazil.
Labour pledges to clear NHS waiting list backlog in England in five years
Wes Streeting says another Conservative term could result in waiting list swelling to 10m cases
Labour has promised to clear the NHS waiting list backlog in England within five years, with Wes Streeting warning that the health service risks becoming “a poor service for poor people” while the wealthy shift to using private care.
In an interview with the Guardian, the shadow health secretary said that in another Conservative term the total waiting list in England could grow to 10m cases, with healthcare becoming as degraded as NHS dental services.
Continue reading...Election conspiracies are ‘done all the time’, Trump lawyer tells trial jurors
Hush-money trial enters final stages as defense makes closing argument in case centered on allegedly falsified business records
Donald Trump’s secret plot to bury negative press ahead of the 2016 election deprived Americans of their right to choose a candidate at the ballot box, said the prosecution in its summation on Tuesday at the former president’s New York hush-money trial.
Steinglass’s closing statement reminded jurors of a summer 2015 meeting at Trump Tower where the real estate mogul sat with then consigliere Michael Cohen and tabloid honcho David Pecker.
Continue reading...Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visit
Ex-governor also criticises Biden administration for temporarily withholding weapons to discourage attack on Rafah
Nikki Haley, the failed Republican presidential nominee, signed Israeli artillery shells with the inscription “Finish Them!” on a Memorial Day visit to Israel.
The former South Carolina governor’s graphic display of support came on a trip to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, where she was accompanied by Danny Danon, a former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and a noted hawkish member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in the Knesset.
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