- Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist The Associated Press
- The Election Stakes in Mexico The Wall Street Journal
- Mexicans living in the U.S. vote early in their homeland's historic presidential election NBC News
- Mexico's Vote for Autocracy: How AMLO Undermined Democracy and Brought Back Dominant-Party Rule Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Mexico's Politics of Bitterness | Sarah Birke and Carlos Bravo Regidor The New York Review of Books
Humanitarian operations ‘near collapse’ in Gaza, says World Food Programme
UN says 1m people face catastrophic levels of hunger as food aid piles up on Egyptian side of border
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is set to worsen once again as deliveries of aid and fuel to the Palestinian territory slow to a trickle in the wake of Israel’s two-week-old ground offensive in the southern city of Rafah.
The UN has suspended food distribution in Rafah owing to a lack of supplies and insecurity, the world body said late on Tuesday, and delivery operations from the new US-funded floating pier have also been halted after desperate people seized most of the shipment offloaded on to trucks on Saturday, an incident in which one person was killed.
Continue reading...Video shows Singapore Airlines cabin in disarray after ‘severe turbulence’ leaves 1 dead – Fox Business
- Video shows Singapore Airlines cabin in disarray after 'severe turbulence' leaves 1 dead Fox Business
- What Turbulence Did to Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 The New York Times
- What is clear-air turbulence? What to know about the "very violent" phenomenon CBS News
- ‘All hell broke loose’: Passengers on Singapore Airlines flight describe nightmare at 37,000 feet CNN
- Singapore Airlines turbulence left blood 'everywhere'; 20 remain in ICU NBC News
‘Insidious and unsavoury’: how private debt collectors push vulnerable Australians to breaking point
Victims say they have been subjected to constant phone calls, harassment of friends and family members – and even misleading and false threats
- Why Guardian Australia is investigating the private debt collection industry
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The debt collector’s calls had driven Zach Fakhri to the edge.
It had only been six weeks since the personal trainer received the bill for an ambulance trip, taken after he sustained significant injuries while intervening in a fight between his two dogs.
Continue reading...Know your rights: what to do if you receive a call from a debt collector
As the cost-of-living crisis drives more people to financial stress, it helps to understand the rules that cover debt collecting
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If you have ever received a call from a private debt collector, perhaps demanding payment for an overdue bill you barely remember, you will know that it can feel daunting and rife with potentially serious consequences.
The best way to protect yourself in such a situation, particularly with the cost-of-living crisis driving more and more Australians to financial stress, is to understand your rights and the rules governing the way debt collectors can behave.
Use, or threaten to use, violence or physical force against a debtor.
Adopt an aggressive, threatening or intimidating manner.
Use abusive, offensive, obscene or discriminatory language.
Comment on a debtor’s position, physical appearance, intelligence or other characteristics or circumstances.
Embarrass or shame a debtor.
Make disrespectful or demeaning remarks about a debtor’s character or financial situation in life.
Mislead a debtor about the nature or extent of a debt, or the consequences of non-payment.
Pressure a debtor by misleading, harassing, threatening or putting pressure on a debtor’s spouse or partner, or a member of a debtor’s family.
Continue reading...‘All the old rules are destroyed’: how Kharkiv is coping with life under constant attack – The Guardian
- ‘All the old rules are destroyed’: how Kharkiv is coping with life under constant attack The Guardian
- Kharkiv: Ukrainian residents evacuated under Russian fire – DW – 05/22/2024 DW (English)
- Thousands flee Russian offensive in Kharkiv region BBC.com
- 'May They Burn Like Our Houses': Evacuees in Kharkiv Region Speak Out Kyiv Post
- Ukraine: humanitarian, health needs soar as Kharkiv hostilities intensify UN News
Billions from Russia’s frozen assets will go to help Ukraine’s military, the EU says – NPR
- Billions from Russia's frozen assets will go to help Ukraine's military, the EU says NPR
- Kremlin says EU plan to take revenue from frozen Russian assets is still theft Reuters
- Europe Agrees to Give Russia's Billions to Ukraine Newsweek
- Germany Warms to US Plan to Tap Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine Funds Bloomberg
- E.U. sets precedent with plan to use profits from frozen Russian assets The Washington Post
Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2024
The State of Palestine is recognised by 143 countries around the world. Norway, Spain and Ireland will join that list.
Baltic concerns over Russian plan to move sea borders
Finland and the Baltic states react to a Russian proposal to redraw sea borders dating back 40 years.
The Lost Souls of Syria – Part 2
The fight for justice for civilians allegedly killed by the Syrian government continues with often devastating results.
The impact of recognising a Palestinian state
Declarations by Ireland, Spain and Norway will put pressure on other countries in Europe.
The theatrics of genocidal impunity
Germany and the US are rendering a draft resolution on the Bosnian genocide meaningless with their position on Gaza.
Maggot infestations and wounds that never heal for Gaza’s malnourished
Growing rates of malnourishment are preventing healing for those in Gaza battered by Israel’s war.
Newspaper near Ukraine-Russia border watches for freed POWs – NPR
Utah woman describes ‘terror’ at seeing stepson detained and beaten after DRC coup attempt – ABC News
- Utah woman describes 'terror' at seeing stepson detained and beaten after DRC coup attempt ABC News
- DRC parliament elects speaker in delayed vote days after foiled coup Yahoo! Voices
- Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader The Associated Press
- Who was behind the DRC’s attempted coup, and were Americans involved? Al Jazeera English
- Americans involved in foiled deadly coup, DR Congo military says CNN
How significant is Spain, Norway and Ireland’s recognition of Palestinian state?
Recognitions point to erosion of US ‘ownership’ of Israel-Palestine peace process and open route towards statehood
Continue reading...German far-right AfD in disarray after Nazi remark – BBC.com
- German far-right AfD in disarray after Nazi remark BBC.com
- Europe’s far right in disarray as Germany’s AfD candidate resigns The Guardian
- Maximilian Krah praises some SS officers, provokes split with French far right - The Washington Post The Washington Post
- German AfD candidate steps aside after SS comments as EU's far right splits Reuters
- Germany's far right in turmoil after its top candidate defends SS Financial Times
Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month – NBC News
- Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month NBC News
- Sherpa Guide Kami Rita Sets Record For Most Times Scaling Mount Everest HuffPost
- Nepal sherpa scales Everest for record 30th time; two climbers go missing Reuters
- Nepali sherpa scales Everest for record 30th time CNN
- Sherpa Kami Rita reaches summit of Mount Everest for record 30th time and second this month CBS News
Europe’s far right in disarray as Germany’s AfD candidate resigns
Maximilian Krah’s SS remark highlights growing divisions within European far-right and nationalist groups
The lead candidate for Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in the European parliamentary election has resigned from the German far-right party’s leadership, as growing divisions between Europe’s nationalist parties threaten to undermine their expected gains in next month’s ballot.
Maximilian Krah, who last weekend told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the SS, the Nazis’ main paramilitary force, were “not all criminals”, said in a statement on Wednesday that his comments were “being misused as a pretext to damage our party”.
Continue reading...New Zealand man filmed trying to “body slam” killer whale in “shocking and stupid” incident – CBS News
- New Zealand man filmed trying to "body slam" killer whale in "shocking and stupid" incident CBS News
- Man is fined after trying to 'body slam' killer whale NBC News
- 'Stupid behavior': New Zealand man fined for trying to 'body slam' orca Yahoo! Voices
- New Zealand man filmed trying to ‘body slam’ an orca in actions described as ‘idiotic’ The Guardian
- Watch: Man jumps off New Zealand boat and 'body slams' orca swimming with calf Evening Standard