Children among nine wounded in shooting at Michigan water park
Eight-year-old is in critical condition after the attack at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad park in a Detroit suburb.
China promises pair of pandas to Australia as relations warm – NBC News
- China promises pair of pandas to Australia as relations warm NBC News
- Beijing offers pandas to repair Australia relationship BBC.com
- China's Li Begins Australia Trip With Symbolism Masking Tensions Bloomberg
- China Premier Li starts Australia trip with Adelaide panda announcement, winery visit Reuters
- Li Qiang and China look to make up with Australia The Economist
Italy’s Meloni shows her arch-conservative credentials at G7 summit – Reuters
- Italy's Meloni shows her arch-conservative credentials at G7 summit Reuters
- A Tense Debate Erupts at the G7, This Time Over Abortion Rights The New York Times
- Italy denies removing LGBTQ and abortion references from G7 declaration The Guardian
- Meloni and Macron clash on abortion language at G7 summit CNN
- Biden ‘fully behind’ G7 agreement amid spat over abortion language The Hill
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 842
As the war enters its 842nd day, these are the main developments.
Singapore rushes to clean up oil slick after boat hits fuel supply ship – Voice of America – VOA News
- Singapore rushes to clean up oil slick after boat hits fuel supply ship Voice of America - VOA News
- Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship The Associated Press
- Singapore Works to Clean Up 30km Oil Slick After Tanker Accident Bloomberg
- 'Difficult to breathe': Sentosa residents unwell from effects of oil spill; yacht companies predict losses CNA
- Singapore Oil Spill Closes Beaches On Resort Island gCaptain
‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique
As Cabo Delgado province juggles large LNG reserves and ongoing violence, vulnerable civilians are paying the price.
Australia news live: Minns ‘really sorry’ final Vivid drone show cancelled with 20 minutes notice; Malinauskas welcomes ‘exciting’ panda news
The current pair, Wang Wang and Fu Ni, will return to China this year. Follow the day’s news headlines
Labor ‘continuing to consult’ on Makarrata commission, Albanese says
Anthony Albanese says he will attend Arnhem Land’s Garma festival in August to “talk about a way forward” on Indigenous policy after the defeat of the voice referendum, keeping open the prospect of setting up a Makarrata commission to advance truth and treaty processes.
Treaty process is undergoing at the various states and that’s appropriate. With regard to Makarrata, we’re continuing to consult on those issues. said.
Indigenous leaders, of course, were very disappointed by the referendum result. I’ll attend Garma once again this year and sit down with people and talk about a way forward.
Continue reading...Musk calls for elimination of EVMs over hacking risks.. – Greatandhra
- Musk calls for elimination of EVMs over hacking risks.. Greatandhra
- Hack? Yes. Hack? No: Elon Musk vs Rajeev Chandrasekhar On EVMs NDTV
- 'Chat bhi meri, pat bhi meri': Jyotiraditya Scindia attacks Rahul Gandhi over EVM hack claims Hindustan Times
- Musk calls for EVM ban over hacking risks, Chandrasekhar counters The Indian Express
- 'Will Rahul Gandhi resign and…': Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde slams Congress leader amid EVM row | Today News Mint
Israel rescues hostage Noa Argamani from Hamas captivity in Gaza, newly released footage shows – New York Post
For Senegalese fishermen, Eid al-Adha is now a source of anguish, not a joyful occasion – The Associated Press
- For Senegalese fishermen, Eid al-Adha is now a source of anguish, not a joyful occasion The Associated Press
- Video. WATCH: Unlike other sheep, Senegal's Ladoum lives in luxury Euronews
- Senegal Star Sheep | World News | heraldchronicle.com Winchester Herald Chronicle
- Senegalese eye elegance for Eid at half the price Tyler Morning Telegraph
- Senegal Star Sheep | World News | elkvalleytimes.com Elk Valley Times
Labour sends activists to 13 seats where it fears losing Muslim voters over Gaza
Concern continues after local elections and George Galloway win that party’s position on Israel-Gaza war still eroding support
Labour is directing activists to campaign in seats with substantial Muslim populations, over fears that some voters have been alienated by the party’s stance on Gaza.
Its campaigning efforts are mostly being concentrated on Conservative and SNP seats in an attempt to secure a potentially record-breaking majority. However, there are 13 Labour-held seats where Muslims make up at least a fifth of the electorate which the party is telling its activists to target.
Continue reading...Places in council-run children’s homes in England fall by third as private firms take over
Increased reliance on private provision is pushing children hundreds of miles away from friends and family
The number of places in council-run children’s homes in England has fallen by a third since 2012 – at the same time as places in privately run profit-making children’s homes have soared, according to an Observer analysis of government data.
The dramatic fall in council-run children’s homes, and local authorities’ increasing reliance on privately run provision, have helped drive a rise in children being housed hundreds of miles from their families, with private provision clustering in cheaper parts of the country.
Continue reading...Vladimir Putin peace terms slammed at Ukraine summit – BBC.com
- Vladimir Putin peace terms slammed at Ukraine summit BBC.com
- Russia's Putin proposes cease-fire in Ukraine. Kyiv rejects it The Associated Press
- Putin demands more land to end Ukraine war, terms Kyiv rejects as ‘complete sham’ CNN
- Putin Demands Ukraine Abandon Four Regions for Peace Talks Bloomberg
- Putin Makes Cease-Fire Offer With Sweeping Demands on Ukraine's Territory The New York Times
Israeli military announces ‘tactical pause’ in attempt to increase flow of aid into hard-hit Gaza – The Associated Press
- Israeli military announces 'tactical pause' in attempt to increase flow of aid into hard-hit Gaza The Associated Press
- IDF announces daily ‘tactical pause’ along south Gaza road to enable increased aid flow The Times of Israel
- Israeli military announces daily ‘tactical pause’ in southern Gaza to allow in aid The Guardian
- IDF announces humanitarian pause in Salah al-Din area of Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli military announces 'tactical pause' to try to increase aid flow into Gaza NBC News
Trump gets name of his doctor wrong as he challenges Biden to cognitive test
Gaffe came as 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate sought to bolster his support among Black and Latino voters in Michigan
Donald Trump has made a point in recent months of deriding his rival Joe Biden as being cognitively impaired, mocking the 81-year-old US president for his verbal stumbles and accusing him of falling both up and down stairs.
But people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Continue reading...‘It’s the front line of being British’: Clive Myrie on hosting BBC election night, and the racism he has endured
The news anchor, who will present the programme with Laura Kuenssberg, has spoken on Desert Island Discs about the insults and threats he has experienced as a broadcaster
Clive Myrie has detailed the racism he has experienced during his broadcasting career, as he prepares to present the BBC’s general election night programme.
Speaking to Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, broadcast on Sunday, the 59-year-old listed some of the insults and threats he has endured, including being sent faeces and pictures of gorillas in the post.
Continue reading...Peter Dutton’s plan to ditch 2030 emissions target would drive up power bills, Penny Wong says
Comments come after opposition leader claims higher grocery prices are result of Labor ‘not taking into account gas and nuclear’
- Disastrous, dark shadow, destroys our economy: five climate elders on Dutton’s emissions stance
- Then and now: what Dutton and the Coalition used to say about a 2030 emissions target
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Penny Wong has warned that ditching 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets would lead to higher electricity prices as Peter Dutton foreshadowed an election campaign fought on energy policy.
The opposition leader told Sky News on Sunday that energy would be a “big difference between the two parties as we head into the next election”, a week after backing away from Australia’s legislated 2030 emissions target of a 43% cut compared with 2005 levels.
Continue reading...France elections: unpopular ex-president François Hollande to run for parliament again
His former Socialist party reacted coolly to move, with one senior figure saying they were ‘devastated’
France’s former Socialist president François Hollande on Saturday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor Emmanuel Macron’s surprise decision to call snap legislative elections.
Macron’s dissolving of parliament after the French far right’s victory in European parliamentary elections has swiftly redrawn the lines of French politics.
Continue reading...‘Twists and turns’ in Australia-China ties are over, Li Qiang says – but Penny Wong highlights tensions
Coalition blunders have left countries locked in ‘permanent contest’ over Pacific, minister says
- What is on the agenda for Chinese premier’s visit to Australia?
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China’s second-most powerful leader has announced that the “twists and turns” in Australia-China relations are over – and invited Australian officials to pick a new pair of pandas for Adelaide’s zoo.
But Penny Wong chose to highlight the tensions that remain in the relationship before a series of talks with Premier Li Qiang, who arrived in Australia on Saturday evening and was met by protesters outside the zoo on Sunday.
Continue reading...At protests, coalition implored to reach hostage deal, bashed for not tackling Hezbollah – The Times of Israel
- At protests, coalition implored to reach hostage deal, bashed for not tackling Hezbollah The Times of Israel
- June 15: Tens of thousands of protesters demand hostage deal, elections at nationwide rallies The Times of Israel
- Rescued hostage Andrey Kozlov: '120 hostages still in Gaza, I cannot be happy while they're there' The Jerusalem Post
- Tens of Thousands of Israelis Protest Netanyahu Coalition, Call to Strike Gaza Deal - Israel News Haaretz
- Rescued Israeli hostage calls for deal to bring the rest back Yahoo! Voices