- Slovakian Prime Minister Fico no longer in immediate danger but condition still serious, deputy says CNN
- The Slovak assassination attempt photo that nearly got away Reuters
- Slovakian Charged in Shooting 'Was Against Everything' The New York Times
- Slovakia: PM Fico’s life no longer in danger after shooting, minister says Al Jazeera English
- Slovak prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid The Associated Press
Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting, says deputy
Fico remains in intensive care but has ‘emerged from immediate threat to his life’, Robert Kaliňák tells reporters
Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, is out of immediate danger but remains in intensive care four days after he was shot by a gunman, the country’s deputy prime minister has said.
“He has emerged from the immediate threat to his life, but his condition remains serious and he requires intensive care,” Robert Kaliňák, Fico’s closest political ally, told reporters.
Continue reading...Philippines plans vaccination drive as whooping cough outbreak claims lives
UNICEF says the Philippines is among countries with the highest number of unvaccinated children, who are most at risk.
Viagogo ‘mistakenly’ listed resale of England football match tickets
Website blames human error for the advert, now removed, for about 100 seats when practice is illegal in UK
The ticket trading website Viagogo has apologised for “mistakenly” advertising tickets to an upcoming England football match, despite the fact that the resale of football tickets is illegal in the UK.
Cris Miller, the managing director of Viagogo,has previously said the company does not resell football tickets. But Viagogo was advertising about 100 seats at Wembley for England’s 7 June friendly against Iceland, a warm-up for this summer’s Euro 2024 tournament in Germany.
Continue reading...Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon
Death toll in southern state of Rio Grande do Sul increasing daily as authorities plan four ‘tent cities’ for 77,000 displaced people
Three weeks after one of Brazil’s worst-ever floods hit its southernmost state, killing 155 people and forcing 540,000 from their homes, experts have warned that water levels will take at least another two weeks to drop.
The death toll across Rio Grande do Sul is still increasing daily, and more than 77,000 displaced people remain in public shelters, prompting the state government to announce plans to build four temporary “tent cities” to accommodate them.
Continue reading...Desperate scenes as Gaza aid trucks arrive from US floating pier
Desperate Palestinians were filmed clambering onto aid trucks carrying supplies for Gaza that were delivered.
France launches crackdown in New Caledonia as deadly riots rage – POLITICO Europe
- France launches crackdown in New Caledonia as deadly riots rage POLITICO Europe
- France mobilises police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road Reuters
- French forces clear New Caledonia roadblocks as official vows to end unrest Al Jazeera English
- Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency reinforcements to its Pacific territory The Associated Press
- Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War The New York Times
‘Blood everywhere’: Survivor recounts attack on tourists in Afghanistan – Yahoo! Voices
- 'Blood everywhere': Survivor recounts attack on tourists in Afghanistan Yahoo! Voices
- Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly tourist attack in Afghanistan The Guardian
- Gunmen kill three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province NBC News
- Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed three Spaniards The Jerusalem Post
- Gunman Kills Three Spanish Tourists in Central Afghanistan The New York Times
Home Office in threat to deport disabled man to Nigeria after 38 years in UK
Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, has been refused leave to remain despite living most of his adult life in Britain
A disabled man who has lived in the UK for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home Office.
Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, came to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986 from Nigeria. He has not left the UK since and has no criminal convictions. In 2019, he had two strokes, which left him with problems with speech and mobility.
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Several arrested as they tried to march in Brooklyn to protest Gaza war and 1948 ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians.
‘Grim reminder’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil war
Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and alleged intimidation.
Dallas rally to down Oklahoma City, reach NBA Western Conference finals
After ousting the Thunder, the Mavericks will now face either Denver or Minnesota in the Western Conference finals.
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day – NBC News
- WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day NBC News
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court ABC News
- Julian Assange faces judgement day in years-long fight to stay out of US court The Hill
- WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day Reuters
- Alan Rusbridger: Why Julian Assange’s fate matters CNN
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 815
As the war enters its 815th day, these are the main developments.
Assassin’s Creed director: The right time to take series to Japan
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is a long-awaited pivot for the franchise into the country’s feudal 16th Century.
Zuma takes election battle cry to ANC’s heartland
Ex-President Jacob holds a rally in the historic township of Soweto as he returns to the political front line.
The statistics behind Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten Bundesliga title win
Bayer Leverkusen is the first team in Germany's top-flight league to go all season undefeated. Here are the key numbers.
Taiwan ramps up security for new president’s inauguration amid China threat
Taipei defence ministry says it detected seven Chinese aircraft and as many naval vessels near Taiwan in past 24 hours.
Russia’s glide bombs devastating Ukraine’s cities on the cheap
Russia is increasingly using budget "glide bombs" to advance its offensive in Ukraine.
German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors
Cast member of Palme d’Or contender shot in Kent says the high number of chaperones and intimacy coordinators on set was over the top
Is Britain leading the way in protecting young people and children from the potential traumas of working on a film set, or has it all gone far too far? Two of the most prominent European stars attending the Cannes film festival, both with high-profile premieres, have very different views.
Franz Rogowski, the acclaimed German actor who plays a key role in Bird, British director Andrea Arnold’s contender for the top Palme d’Or prize, said this weekend that the proliferation of chaperones and intimacy coordinators that had been required on the shoot on location in Kent qualified as well-intended “madness”.
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