- Southeast Asia is enduring a brutal, record-setting heat wave The Washington Post
- Heatwaves in several parts of India: Why has April been hotter than usual? The Indian Express
- Philippines Closes Schools Because of Heat Wave, Jeepney Strike The New York Times
- Thailand Reels Under Heat Wave as Some Regions Set New Record Bloomberg
- Officials, Citizens Struggling with High Heat in Southeast Asia VOA Learning English
House Democrats announce they would save Speaker Mike Johnson if Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers her effort to oust him – CNN
- House Democrats announce they would save Speaker Mike Johnson if Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers her effort to oust him CNN
- House Democratic leaders announce they would save Johnson if threat to oust comes to floor KABC-TV
- House Dems say they’ll block Marjorie Taylor Greene from ousting Speaker Johnson Fox News
- GOP lawmakers say Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate has fizzled Axios
- Democrats vow to block Marjorie Taylor Greene effort to remove House speaker The Guardian US
To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji – The Associated Press
- To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji The Associated Press
- Rude tourists force Japanese town to block famous view SFGATE
- Japanese town to block view of Mount Fuji over poorly behaved tourists Semafor
- Overrun Japanese town putting up eight-foot barrier to block tourist photos of Mount Fuji CNN
- Mount Fuji: Iconic view to be blocked to deter tourists BBC.com
IS commander wanted for deaths of US forces in Niger killed in operation – The Guardian
Smotrich threatens to quit gov’t over hostage deal; Eisenkot slams far-right ‘blackmail’ – The Times of Israel
- Smotrich threatens to quit gov't over hostage deal; Eisenkot slams far-right 'blackmail' The Times of Israel
- Eisenkot warns he won't be part of gov't ruled by politics - Israel News The Jerusalem Post
- Israel's Far-right Minister Smotrich Calls for 'No Half Measures' in the 'Total Annihilation' of Gaza - Israel News Haaretz
- Israeli minister will bring down Netanyahu if Rafah is not invaded Yahoo! Voices
- Smotrich To PM: 'If Rafah Op Is Canceled, Govt Under You Won't Have Right To Exist' - I24NEWS i24NEWS
Abu Dhabi-backed group ends bid to take over Telegraph newspaper
Netanyahu vows to follow through with Rafah attack
Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu vows to launch Rafah offensive – DW – 04/30/2024 – DW (English)
Iran commutes tycoon’s death sentence
Boy, 14, dies after man with sword stabs multiple people near London tube station – ABC News
- Boy, 14, dies after man with sword stabs multiple people near London tube station ABC News
- UK man with sword arrested after rampage leaves 13-year-old boy dead, 4 hospitalized Fox News
- How the fatal Hainault stabbing attack unfolded The Guardian
- Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others Yahoo! Voices
- 14-Year-Old Boy Killed in London Sword Attack, Police Say The New York Times
Ancient text reveals details of Plato’s burial place and final evening, experts say – CNN
- Ancient text reveals details of Plato’s burial place and final evening, experts say CNN
- Plato's death revealed from charred remains of Vesuvius eruption scroll Euronews
- Carbonised Herculaneum papyrus reveals burial place of Plato HeritageDaily
- Scroll found at Mount Vesuvius is deciphered to reveal details of Plato's final hours The Independent
- Last Hours of Plato's Life Revealed, Controversy at Nino Mier, Iranian Artist Arrested, and More: Morning Links for April 30, 2024 ARTnews
Top French university loses regional funding over pro-Palestinian protests – The Times of Israel
- Top French university loses regional funding over pro-Palestinian protests The Times of Israel
- Students protest in the Middle East in solidarity with those at U.S. colleges The Washington Post
- Paris regional leader suspends Sciences Po funding over Gaza protests The Guardian
- The Occupation and Reoccupation of Sciences Po The Nation
- France deploys riot police, cuts funding to quell campus protests over Gaza Al Jazeera English
Judge fines Trump $9,000 for violating gag order in hush-money trial – live
Judge holds ex-president in contempt for repeatedly violating gag order that prohibits comments about witnesses; testimony resumes with Gary Farro, Michael Cohen’s 2015 contact at First Republic Bank
Right now, prosecutor Rebecca Mangold is continuing to question banker Gary Farro about documents associated with Michael Cohen’s LLC, Essential Consultants, for which he opened a bank account.
Remember: prosecutors said that Cohen used Essential Consultants to funnel money to Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, to bury her account for an extramarital sexual encounter with Donald Trump.
Continue reading...Trump held in contempt of court in New York trial for gag order violations
Huge drone strike suggests Ukraine’s going after Russian glide bombs – Business Insider
- Huge drone strike suggests Ukraine's going after Russian glide bombs Business Insider
- Putin's fuel problem: How Ukraine is sapping Russia's diesel and gasoline POLITICO Europe
- Russian oil refineries and military airfield targeted in drone attack, as thermal energy plants are damaged in Ukraine CNN
- Russia Says Downed 17 Ukrainian Drones The Moscow Times
- UK intelligence on consequences of Ukrainian attack on airfield in Russia's Kuban Ukrainska Pravda
Kate Forbes denies claims SNP figures are discouraging her to run for leader – UK politics live
Runner-up in the SNP leadership contest last time around says she is still weighing decision on whether to stand
When Hilary Cass published her review of gender identity services for children, saying medical evidence did not generally justify giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children, she said the “toxity of the debate” around trans children was exceptional, and she said she would like to see the issue discussed in a less polarised way.
But that has not stopped her report becoming a political football. The UK government responded to it with a ministerial statement treating it as a landmark victory in a culture war. In Scotland the Cass report arguably contributed to the downfall of Humza Yousaf, because it was the Rainbow Greens who launched the process to end the SNP/Scottish Greens pact, and they were partly motivated by the SNP government’s stance on puberty blockers.
The landmark Cass review is hugely significant for Wales. Regretfully, despite the weight of the findings, we are still yet to see a Labour minister come to the Senedd and give a statement in response.
In the Senedd tomorrow, I look forward to bringing forward a Welsh Conservative debate on the Cass review, and will call on the Labour government to adopt the recommendations of the Cass review.
The Cass review aims to ensure children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender dysphoria, and require support from the NHS, receive a high standard of care that meets their needs and is safe, holistic and effective.
We are committed to improving the gender identity development pathway and the support available for young people in Wales, in line with the commitments in our LGBTQ+ plan.
I’m the first chairman of the ‘22 who has had to operate it while we’ve been in government … And so my view is that that was a mistake to introduce that rule.
I think it’s fine to have the party members voting on the leader when you’re in opposition. But in a parliamentary system where essentially you could only remain prime minister if you enjoyed the confidence of your party in parliament, it seems to me crazy that we now have different mechanisms … The Conservative members of parliament can get rid of the leader by voting no confidence, but then the leader is supplied by the party members.
Continue reading...Ukrainian woman, 98, treks miles under shelling to escape Russian forces – NBC News
- Ukrainian woman, 98, treks miles under shelling to escape Russian forces NBC News
- A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane Yahoo! Voices
- ‘We stormed without support’: Ukraine towns fall to Russia in latest defeat Al Jazeera English
- A 98-year-old Ukraine woman says she walked 10km under fire to escape Russians The Independent
- 'I Walked and Walked': Ukrainian Grandmother, 97, Flees Bombed Village Kyiv Post
Grounded: Bonza set to join long list of failed Australian airlines
Australia’s aviation industry, dominated by the Qantas-Virgin duopoly, may have claimed another victim – but it’s far from the first to fall
The future of Bonza is in limbo as the fledgling budget airline enters voluntary administration – a well-trodden path in Australian aviation.
While Tuesday’s developments may come as a blow to competition in an industry dominated by a duopoly, the abrupt cancellation of services and seizure of planes will trigger memories of a long history of fallen Australian carriers.
Continue reading...AGL’s use of Centrepay not audited for two years despite allegations it wrongly took $700,000 from vulnerable Australians
Services Australia says it is also working to retrieve overpayments from Queensland’s Ergon Energy
The federal government has not audited AGL’s use of Centrepay in two years despite revelations that the energy giant wrongly received more than $700,000 in welfare money from its former customers through the government-run debit system.
A Guardian Australia investigation of Centrepay, a system allowing businesses access to welfare payments before they hit recipients’ bank accounts, has revealed significant failings.
Continue reading...Albanese calls for debate on blocking online misogynistic content at snap national cabinet meeting
Labor to focus on online harms at national cabinet meeting on women’s safety as others call for further needs-based funding and bail reform
Anthony Albanese has called for a debate on the blocking of misogynistic content online ahead of a snap national cabinet focused on women’s safety.
In addition to information sharing on high-risk perpetrators and serial offenders, the federal government has signalled strengthening violence prevention through a focus on online harms will be a priority at Wednesday’s meeting, the first national cabinet of 2024.
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