- One dead after armed gunmen storm wedding in France BBC.com
- One person dead after gunmen open fire at wedding in France The Guardian
- Masked gang kill one and wound five in terrifying Kalashnikov and shotgun attack on wedding ceremony in France Daily Mail
- France wedding horror as one killed and others wounded after masked gunmen open fire Express
- Masked gunmen kill one and injure five during wedding ceremony attack in France inews
Tropical Storm Beryl predicted to turn into first hurricane of season
Storm is forecast to glance off Barbados on Sunday before heading through Caribbean and toward the Yucatán
Tropical Storm Beryl is forecast to become the first hurricane of the season before skirting the southern tip of Barbados in the south-eastern Caribbean on Sunday.
Beryl currently holds maximum sustained winds of 60mph (95km/h) and is traveling west at 21mph (34km/h), according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center.
Continue reading...More than 100 dolphins stranded in shallow water around Cape Cod
Volunteers work to herd Atlantic white-sided dolphins found Friday in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, into deeper water
More than 100 dolphins have become stranded in the shallow waters around Cape Cod on Friday in what an animal welfare group is calling “the largest single mass stranding event” in the organization’s 25-year history.
A group of Atlantic white-sided dolphins were found Friday in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, about 100 miles south-east of Boston, in an area called the Gut – or Great Island at the Herring River – which experts have said is the site of frequent strandings, due in part to its hook-like shape and extreme tidal fluctuations.
Continue reading...Starmer’s promise to voters: ‘I will relight the fire of optimism’ in Britain
Writing in the Observer, the Labour leader vows to restore the bond of trust with politics if his party wins Thursday’s general election
Keir Starmer pledges to “relight the fire” of optimism and hope among the British people – and rekindle their faith in politicians as public servants - if they come out in sufficient numbers and vote for a Labour government in Thursday’s general election.
Writing exclusively for the Observer with just days to go until polling day, the Labour leader says that after 14 years of the Tories “serving themselves”, restoring the “bond of respect between people and politics” will be the precondition for a Labour government’s success.
Continue reading...Germany: AfD conference in Essen triggers violent protest clashes – BBC.com
- Germany: AfD conference in Essen triggers violent protest clashes BBC.com
- German far-right party reelects its leaders after election gains while opponents protest The Associated Press
- Two police officers hospitalised after attack by protesters at far-right AfD congress in Germany The Guardian
- Far-right Alternative for Germany reports surge in membership Reuters.com
- Protesters, police clash as Germany’s far-right AfD party congress starts Al Jazeera English
March for Nahel Merzouk a year after his killing by French police
Procession comes a day before snap elections with racism taking centrestage in the vote.
A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls – CNN
Florida shark attack leaves man in critical condition
Swimmer off Fernandina beach was rescued by Nassau county marine unit after distress call from boat on Friday
A shark attack off Florida’s Atlantic coast left a man with a “severe bite to his right arm” on Friday, authorities say, leaving him in critical condition from blood loss.
The Nassau county sheriff’s office marine unit, which was patrolling off the coast of Fernandina beach near the Florida-Georgia border, said it had received a distress call from a boat on Friday and had applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
Continue reading...Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder – The Associated Press
- Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder The Associated Press
- Panama court acquits 28 implicated in Panama Papers and Operation Car Wash scandals CNN
- Defendants Acquitted in Panama Papers Money-Laundering Trial The New York Times
- Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering BBC.com
- Panama court acquits 28 people tied to Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash NBC News
‘It’s not beautiful, but you can still eat it’: climate crisis leads to more wonky vegetables in Netherlands
Crowdfunding scheme salvages ‘imperfect’ fruit and veg following the country’s wettest autumn, winter and spring on record
When 31-year-old Dutch farmer Bastiaan Blok dug up his latest crop, the weather had taken a disastrous toll. His onions – 117,000 kilos of them – were the size of shallots.
“We had a very wet spring and a dry, warm summer, so the plants made very small roots,” said Blok, who farms 90 hectares in Swifterbant, in the reclaimed province of Flevoland. “Half of them were less than 40mm and normally at this size they aren’t even processed. We would have probably sold them for very little for biomass, or maybe to Poland for onion oil. It’s either far too wet and cold, or far too warm and dry, and there’s no normal growing period in between.”
Continue reading...Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel’s embassy in Serbia before being shot dead – POLITICO
- Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Serbia before being shot dead POLITICO
- Serbian officer shot with crossbow outside Israeli embassy BBC.com
- Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia CNN
- Woman arrested after prison officer filmed allegedly having sex with inmate The Telegraph
- Serbia: crossbow attacker shot dead after firing bolt at Israeli embassy guard The Guardian
London Pride: Sadiq Khan leads 32,000 marchers through capital
Annual LBGTQ+ celebration takes place with march between Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square
Crowds gathered in London on Saturday as part of the capital’s Pride celebrations, with a parade making its way from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square.
The mayor, Sadiq Khan, walked at the front of the march alongside his wife, Saadiya, as well as Andrew Boff, a Conservative London assembly member, and Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, an air quality campaigner.
Continue reading...Nigel Farage to boycott BBC over ‘biased’ Question Time audience
Reform also complains to Electoral Commission and Essex police about Channel 4 undercover investigation of party
Nigel Farage has announced he is boycotting the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of bias over his reception on Friday night’s Question Time.
The Reform leader took part in a leaders’ special episode, a half-hour Q&A session with a live audience, in which he was heavily criticised. One audience member called him a racist and another asked why his party attracted extremists.
Continue reading...Crossbow assailant killed after attack at Israel embassy in Serbia
Serbian police are investigating a possible network and ties with 'foreign terrorist groups' after the crossbow attack.
Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin refuses to comment on Trump’s claims he would settle war – as it happened
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Russia has taken control of village of Shumy in the Donetsk region, Russian-state media reports.
Citing the country’s ministry of defence, Russian state-owned news agency Ria reported on Saturday that the army had seized control of the settlement, which is near the city of Toretsk.
This is why we constantly remind all of our partners: only a sufficient amount of high-quality of air defense systems, only a sufficient amount of determination from the world at large can stop Russian terror,” he said.
Continue reading...Protesters clash with police at start of far-right AfD congress in Essen
Party summit expected to draw 80,000 demonstrators as German police are stretched by Euro 2024
Clashes between hooded demonstrators and police marked the start of a party congress of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), weeks after it scored record EU election results despite multiple scandals.
About 1,000 police were deployed in the western city of Essen as about 600 delegates began a two-day meeting, with authorities expecting up to 80,000 people to join demonstrations.
Continue reading...Jay Slater: expert volunteers join search for missing teenager in Tenerife
Volunteers with experience in rough terrain will go over areas previously covered by police in search for 19-year-old
Volunteers with experience navigating tough terrain are in Tenerife to help the Spanish police in the search for a missing British teenager.
Jay Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, was last heard from on 17 June when he called a friend to say he had no water and only 1% battery left on his phone.
Continue reading...Haiti has fired a warning to gangs. But is Kenya-led mission enough to stabilize the nation? – Miami Herald
- Haiti has fired a warning to gangs. But is Kenya-led mission enough to stabilize the nation? Miami Herald
- Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to combat gang violence Voice of America - VOA News
- Haiti Is Getting Some Help. The U.S. Must Help the Helpers Newsweek
- Kenyan-Led Forces Arrive in Haiti After Months of Gang Violence The New York Times
- Gang leaders in Haiti say ready for war as Kenyan police prepare to deploy FRANCE 24 English
Hezbollah’s plans, Israel’s threats – is either side ready for war?
Hezbollah says it can and will fight until a ceasefire in Gaza is agreed, here’s a look at the scenarios.
A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here’s how to spot it – CBS News
- A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here's how to spot it CBS News
- Controversial NC bills become law through veto overrides WCNC.com
- NC lawmakers override vetoes on masks, billboards, courts Raleigh News & Observer
- Republican-led NC House overrides three gubernatorial vetoes • NC Newsline NC Newsline
- Mask in public bill in NC | General Assembly overrides 3 of Governor Cooper vetoes WTVD-TV