- Mount Everest's filthy base camp conditions, thick traffic jams in the spotlight as two climbers believed to be dead New York Post
- 5 Mount Everest Climbers Are Dead and 3 Missing This Summit Season The New York Times
- British climber and Nepali guide feared dead after reaching Everest summit The Guardian
- Terrifying Footage of Everest Cornice Accident » Explorersweb ExplorersWeb
- British Climber and Guide Missing on Mount Everest as Death of Another Mountaineer Confirmed PEOPLE
Nicki Minaj’s Manchester show postponed after Netherlands arrest
Rapper detained at Schiphol on suspicion of ‘possessing soft drugs’ hours before concert at Co-op Live
Nicki Minaj’s concert at Co-op Live has been postponed after she was arrested at a Netherlands airport hours before.
Fans had been let into the Manchester venue in the evening despite the star’s detention.
Continue reading...Rishi Sunak uses Tory donor’s helicopter to fly from North Yorkshire
Exclusive: PM made flying visit to his North Yorkshire constituency, using millionaire’s chopper to return to London
Rishi Sunak took a helicopter owned by a millionaire Conservative donor to fly from North Yorkshire to London on Saturday, before appearing at a hastily arranged campaign trip in south London.
The prime minister made two relatively low-key campaign stops during the day, after the Guardian revealed on Friday he was planning to spend the day solely in his constituency and London.
Continue reading...G7 Finance Ministers Aim to Use Russia’s Frozen Assets to Help Ukraine – The New York Times
- G7 Finance Ministers Aim to Use Russia’s Frozen Assets to Help Ukraine The New York Times
- U.S., allies take key step toward funding Ukraine with Russian assets The Washington Post
- Europe still unsure over US plan on Russian assets to pay for Ukraine POLITICO Europe
- Yellen sees no 'showstoppers' on G7 Ukraine loan backed by Russian asset earnings CNBC
- Viktor Orbán holds up Ukraine arms funding from frozen Russian assets Financial Times
Rachel Reeves slams ‘desperate and reckless’ Sunak over £64bn tax pledges
The shadow chancellor has accused Conservatives of making unfunded financial commitments after calling a snap election
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves accuses the Tories of making £64bn of unfunded spending commitments in a “desperate and reckless” effort to rescue their gaffe-strewn general election campaign.
Speaking to the Observer, Reeves said that what appeared to be pledges to slash taxes – including national insurance, income tax and inheritance tax – were reminiscent of Liz Truss’s catastrophic mini-budget and showed the Conservatives had learnt nothing from her disastrous time at No 10.
Continue reading...At least 27 people killed in huge fire at amusement park in India
Most of those who died in blaze were children, according to police in Rajkot, Gujarat
At least 27 people, most of them children, have died after a huge fire broke out at an amusement park in western India, police said.
The fire erupted at the park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state on Saturday. Police commissioner Raju Bhargava said the fire was under control and the rescue operation was under way.
Continue reading...Watch: Smoke and flames at deadly India arcade fire
At least 22 people, including children, have died in a fire at a games arcade in India, local officials say.
Pilot dies after Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire field – BBC.com
- Pilot dies after Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire field BBC.com
- A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed in a field in England, killing the pilot The Associated Press
- Pilot dies in Spitfire crash in field near RAF Coningsby base in Lincolnshire The Guardian
- British RAF pilot dies after World War II era Spitfire crashes Yahoo! Voices
- RAF pilot dies after Spitfire crashes in field near Coningsby base in Lincolnshire Sky News
At least 24 people, including children, killed in a fire in India’s Gujarat
The fire broke out at a family entertainment venue in Gujarat's Rajkot district.
Attacks kill four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, three in Russia’s Belgorod
Local authorities in Kharkiv say two missiles hit a hardware hypermarket as part of renewed Russian assault on the city.
Biden administration puts pressure on China to halt military drills near Taiwan – The Hill
Watch: BBC’s Jeremy Bowen at the site of Kharkiv strike
The BBC's international editor explains how Russia is seizing the opportunity to hit Ukraine in new deadly strikes.
IDF Soldier Threatens ‘Military Coup’ Against Defense Minister, Asks To Stay in Gaza – The Daily Beast
- IDF Soldier Threatens 'Military Coup' Against Defense Minister, Asks To Stay in Gaza The Daily Beast
- As suspect held, politicians slam reservist’s ‘dangerous’ call for mutiny in IDF ranks The Times of Israel
- Israel-Hamas War Day 232: What's happening in Gaza? The Jerusalem Post
- Israel's military probes video appearing to show reservist calling for mutiny against defense minister Yahoo! Voices
- IDF To Probe Video Of Pro-PM Reservist Calling For Mutiny Against Top Brass - I24NEWS i24NEWS
Russian strike on Kharkiv supermarket kills two
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over 200 people could have been inside the home improvement shop.
Vessels supporting US-built Gaza aid pier wash away in heavy seas
CENTCOM said that four vessels had broken free from their moorings, but that pier was still functional.
India games arcade fire kills 22
The fire broke out in a gaming zone in the western state of Gujarat
Iran Ebrahim Raisi: No foul play in helicopter crash, report says – BBC.com
- Iran Ebrahim Raisi: No foul play in helicopter crash, report says BBC.com
- 17 Hours to Find the Crash That Killed Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President The New York Times
- Iran's military says Raisi's helicopter caught fire soon after crash and there was no sign of attack Yahoo! Voices
- The death of the president changes the power dynamic in Iran The Economist
- Raisi’s funeral is about a lot more than the late Iranian president CNN
Iran jails father of young man executed over 2022 protests
Mashallah Karami sentenced to six years after pleading for his son’s life to be spared
Iranian authorities have jailed a father who campaigned unsuccessfully for clemency for his 22-year-old son after he was sentenced to death in connection with 2022 protests, his lawyer said Saturday.
Mashallah Karami was sentenced to six years in prison by a Revolutionary court in the Tehran satellite city of Karaj on charges of illegally organising gatherings and collecting donations, his lawyer, Ali Sharifzadeh Ardakani, said on X, adding that the verdict had “flaws” and would be appealed.
Continue reading...Russia’s Ambassador Reveals How Close Putin is to Peace with Ukraine – Newsweek
- Russia's Ambassador Reveals How Close Putin is to Peace with Ukraine Newsweek
- Putin signals he’s open to peace talks, but Ukraine is right to be wary CNN
- Ukraine war: Putin 'ready to freeze war' as Kyiv 'secures combat' around Kharkiv The Independent
- Vladimir Putin ready to 'freeze' war in Ukraine with ceasefire recognising recent Russian gains, sources say Sky News
- Putin Ready to Freeze War on Current Battlefield Lines – Reuters The Moscow Times
Pilot dies in Spitfire crash in field near RAF Coningsby base in Lincolnshire
Plane was part of RAF Battle of Britain memorial flight, which maintains historic aircraft in airworthy condition
A pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field near an RAF base in Lincolnshire, a Royal Air Force spokesperson has confirmed.
“It is with great sadness that we must confirm the death of an RAF pilot in a tragic accident near RAF Coningsby today,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said.
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