- Italian lawmakers break out into wild brawl in parliament: video New York Post
- Italian lawmakers brawl in parliament: video Fox News
- Fight breaks out in Italy's Chamber of Deputies during controversial vote Euronews
- Brawl in Italy’s Parliament injures lawmaker Leonardo Donno The Washington Post
- Lawmakers brawl in Italian parliament session CNN
NATO to take over part of US-led Ukraine aid channel – POLITICO Europe
- NATO to take over part of US-led Ukraine aid channel POLITICO Europe
- NATO Chief Agrees to Hungary's Opt-Out from Ukraine Support Bloomberg
- NATO to finalize agreement giving alliance greater control over military aid to Ukraine CNN
- Hungary agrees not to veto NATO support to Ukraine as long as it's not forced to help out Yahoo! Voices
- NATO Secretary General: “the longer we commit, the sooner Ukraine can have peace” NATO HQ
Native American tribe wins right to hunt gray whales off Washington coast
Makah people, whose right to hunt whales is noted in treaty, granted waiver by US government to kill two or three a year
After facing decades of legal and bureaucratic hurdles, the Makah Tribe in Washington has won approval from the US to resume whale hunting for the first time in 25 years.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) Fisheries announced on Wednesday that it would grant the tribe a waiver, allowing the Makah “a limited subsistence and ceremonial hunt” under an 1855 treaty. The Makah will be permitted to hunt up to 25 eastern North Pacific gray whales over 10 years.
Continue reading...US woman faces up to 30 years in prison over bong water: ‘It’s just so wrong’
Minnesota police charge Jessica Beske, 43, after traces of methamphetamine found in drug paraphernalia in her car
A woman who was pulled over by Minnesota police officers faces up to 30 years in prison after a bong containing water that tested positive for methamphetamine was discovered in her car, despite Minnesota decriminalizing drug paraphernalia last year.
The case shows how some are still affected by harsher laws from the “war on drugs” era.
Continue reading...Visitors to Greece appear ill informed about heatwave risk, warn rescuers
Call for better trail signage and backing for walking clubs as concerns grow over tourists encountering searing heat
With Greece gripped by unusually high temperatures, fears are growing that foreign visitors are not aware or being properly informed of the risks posed by overexertion in the searing heat.
Over the past week, three search and rescue operations have been started for tourists who have gone missing during treks on far-flung islands, including one for the popular TV presenter Michael Mosley, who was found dead on the island of Symi.
Continue reading...Woman stalked by ex-partner loses bid to have restraining order extended
Exclusive: Rhianon Bragg, of north Wales, says judge’s refusal leaves her facing ‘ticking clock’
A woman who was stalked and held hostage at gunpoint by her ex-partner has warned that she and her family are in danger after a judge refused to strengthen a restraining order against her abuser, despite hearing evidence that her life was under threat.
Rhianon Bragg had asked for the restraining order on Gareth Wyn Jones, who was freed from prison earlier this year, to be extended to cover the whole of Gwynedd in north Wales rather than a limited area around her remote smallholding in the foothills of Eryri (Snowdonia).
Continue reading...‘Pervasive failings’: Phoenix police kill civilians without justification, US says
Sweeping report says officers in Arizona city routinely violate rights of Black, Hispanic and Native American people
The Phoenix police department routinely discriminates against people of color and kills civilians without justification, the US Department of Justice announced in an investigative report on Thursday.
The government found a “pattern or practice” of the police department using excessive force and violating the civil rights of Black, Hispanic and Native American people. In a first finding of its kind against any US police department, the justice department also concluded that Phoenix police unlawfully detain unhoused people and dispose of their belongings. The justice department further uncovered police discrimination against people with behavioral health disabilities when officers are dispatched to help with people in crisis, and found that police had violated the rights of people engaged in protected speech.
Continue reading...Trump serenaded by Republicans on first visit to Capitol since January 6
Lawmakers sing happy birthday to ex-president, 78 on Friday, who reportedly called convention host Milwaukee ‘horrible’
Donald Trump went to the US Capitol to rally congressional Republicans in his first visit since 6 January 2021, when his supporters descended on the building in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in Trump’s favour.
A packed room full of House Republicans sang Happy Birthday to Trump, who turns 78 on Friday.
Continue reading...Woman arrested on suspicion of 1982 baby murder in Northampton
Arrest of 57-year-old follows new evidence surfacing during cold case review by Northamptonshire police
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a newborn baby girl who was found in Northampton more than 40 years ago, police said.
The 57-year-old suspect was arrested in Northampton on Tuesday morning and taken to a location in the county for questioning by detectives.
Continue reading...Russia’s largest stock exchange has stopped trading in U.S. dollars and euros. What does this mean for the ruble? – Meduza
- Russia’s largest stock exchange has stopped trading in U.S. dollars and euros. What does this mean for the ruble? Meduza
- New US sanctions force end of dollar and euro trading on Russia’s main exchange CNN
- Russians told to mobilise to inflict 'maximum harm' on West in response to sanctions Yahoo! Voices
- Russian Economy Forced into China Pivot after Sanctions Bombshell Newsweek
- Moscow Exchange Halts Dollar, Euro Trade After New U.S. Sanctions The Moscow Times
Violations against children in conflict reach ‘extreme levels’, UN says
US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill
Israeli tanks advance in Rafah as fleeing Palestinians ‘face death and starvation’
UN warns that more than a million people are being forced to flee to areas in which there is little food, water or shelter
Israeli tanks rolled into the western part of Rafah on Thursday as the city came under intense helicopter, drone and artillery fire in what residents described as one of the worst bombardments of the area so far.
The assault on Rafah has driven out more than a million Palestinians who had been sheltering there, forcing them into areas with little or no access to food, water or shelter. The UN has warned that more than a million people are expected to “face death and starvation by the middle of July”.
Continue reading...Israeli tanks advance in Rafah as fleeing Palestinians ‘face death and starvation’ – The Guardian
- Israeli tanks advance in Rafah as fleeing Palestinians ‘face death and starvation’ The Guardian
- Israel’s war on Gaza live: Boy dies of malnutrition in enclave | Israel-Palestine conflict News Al Jazeera English
- IDF won't stop until goals are reached, Southern Command chief tells troops in Rafah The Times of Israel
- IDF Southern Command holds situation assessment in Rafah The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters Reuters
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians, seize weapons in West Bank raid – Reuters
- Israeli forces kill three Palestinians, seize weapons in West Bank raid Reuters
- Two Palestinian gunmen killed during IDF raid in West Bank The Times of Israel
- Several Palestinians killed after Israeli military operation in Jenin Yahoo! Voices
- Israeli forces kill six Palestinians in West Bank raid Al Jazeera English
- IDF operates in Jenin area in the West Bank, three terrorists killed - report The Jerusalem Post
Biden presses to keep reproductive rights in G-7 agreement – The Washington Post
- Biden presses to keep reproductive rights in G-7 agreement The Washington Post
- Giorgia Meloni accuses Emmanuel Macron of electioneering at G7 summit Financial Times
- Italy and France spar over abortion at G7 summit Reuters
- Italy accused of scrapping safe abortion guarantee from G7 declaration The Guardian
- Meloni's attempt to dilute G7 abortion declaration ires diplomats Euronews
Stellantis says it will ‘fight’ for electric car sales rather than hide behind tariffs
The owner of Vauxhall, Jeep and Fiat says it opposes EU measures against Chinese EVs and wants to compete ‘as a global company’
The owner of the Jeep, Fiat and Vauxhall brands has said it will not take a defensive stance in the battle for electric car sales, amid signs of an escalating trade war in the market between Europe and China.
Stellantis’s chief executive, Carlos Tavares, has criticised the EU tariffs on imported Chinese cars announced on Wednesday and said the world’s fourth biggest carmaker preferred to “fight to stay competitive”.
Continue reading...Biden strikes a pessimistic note on Israel-Hamas cease-fire – POLITICO
- Biden strikes a pessimistic note on Israel-Hamas cease-fire POLITICO
- Why a Gaza Cease-Fire Is So Elusive The New York Times
- What's Behind Biden's Risky Gaza Ceasefire Gamble Newsweek
- "Time for the haggling to stop": Blinken says Hamas didn't accept ceasefire deal Axios
- Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over the latest cease-fire proposal The Associated Press
Harry Dunn’s family say US ‘obstructing’ inquest into his death
Relatives of motorcyclist killed in 2019 are looking forward to ‘working with next government’ on public inquiry
The parents of Harry Dunn, a teenage motorcyclist killed in a road collision, have accused the US of “obstructing” their son’s inquest, as they said they were looking forward to working with the next Westminster government to establish a public inquiry.
No representative of the US embassy nor the driver responsible, Anne Sacoolas, attended the four-day inquest, which concluded on Thursday, prompting the Dunn family’s spokesperson, Radd Seiger, to say Washington’s position was that “lives of UK citizens like Harry ultimately do not matter”.
Continue reading...US man dies after being electrocuted in jacuzzi in Mexico resort town
Death of man and injuries suffered by a woman were due to ‘possible electric discharge’ when both were in the jacuzzi
An American man has died after being electrocuted in a jacuzzi at a resort in Mexico, local officials have confirmed.
The 43-year-old man, identified by police as Jorge N, died after being electrocuted in a jacuzzi he was sharing with a woman. The woman, identified by police as Lizeth N, was taken to the US for medical treatment for her life-threatening injuries.
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