- Arab Spring activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released after pardon from Egypt’s Sisi The Washington Post
- Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist released from prison BBC
- British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison The Guardian
- Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah released from prison after presidential pardon AP News
- Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt Democracy Now!
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison
Writer, who has served six years for sharing a Facebook post, was given a presidential pardon
The British-Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released from jail after serving six years for sharing a Facebook post.
Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, granted him his freedom after intensive lobbying by the UK government and pressure from Egypt’s national human rights council.
Continue reading...One Piece’s Jolly Roger Flag Spreads to Protests in Nepal, Philippines, France – Anime News Network
- One Piece's Jolly Roger Flag Spreads to Protests in Nepal, Philippines, France Anime News Network
- ‘A symbol of liberation’: how the One Piece manga flag became the symbol of Asia’s gen Z protest movement The Guardian
- This Japanese manga flag has become a global protest symbol for Gen Z CNN
- Why this animated pirate flag has become part of Gen Z-led protests worldwide CBC
- Gen Z’s New Symbol of Resistance: a Cartoon Jolly Roger The Wall Street Journal
NZ woman found guilty of killing her two children in ‘suitcase murders’
Hakyung Lee, 44, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Three West African countries to quit UN top court
The three military juntas, who came to power through coups, say the judicial body is 'incapable' of handling 'proven war crimes'.
Mother in New Zealand’s ‘suitcase murders’ found guilty of killing her two children
The bodies of Hakyung Lee’s children were discovered inside suitcases bought at a storage unit auction in Auckland in August 2022
A mother accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, in a case that has become known as New Zealand’s “suitcase murders”, has been found guilty by an Auckland court.
The bodies of Yuna Jo and Minu Jo, aged eight and six at the time of their deaths, were discovered inside suitcases bought at a storage unit auction in Auckland in August 2022. Authorities believed they had been dead for three to four years by the time their bodies were found.
Continue reading...‘Why does China prefer war?’ The K-drama line that infuriated the Chinese internet
China's ban on K-drama seemed to be easing - until Jun Ji-hyun's Tempest came along.
‘Statehood for Palestinians a right, not reward’, says UN, reiterates two-state solution amid Israel’s war in Gaza – Mint
- ‘Statehood for Palestinians a right, not reward’, says UN, reiterates two-state solution amid Israel's war in Gaza Mint
- Recommit to a two-State solution for Israel-Palestine conflict, ‘before it’s too late’: Guterres UN News
- UN chief slams Trump for barring Palestinians from General Assembly The Times of Israel
- 'We must recommit ourselves to the two-state solution before it is too late,' UN chief at UNGA The Jerusalem Post
- Denying Palestinian statehood ‘a gift to extremists everywhere’: UN chief Arab News
Copenhagen and Oslo airports forced to close temporarily due to drone sightings
Both airports have been reopened, with Danish police unable to confirm origin of drones.
Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women
TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformation
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Australia’s peak body for obstetricians and gynaecologists fears pregnant women will not take paracetamol when they need it and suffer harm from unmanaged fever after the Trump administration made unfounded claims linking it to autism.
They encouraged women to talk to their doctor rather than rely on the White House announcement on Tuesday, which they described as “not a no-harm scenario”.
Continue reading...Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society
Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments
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The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has conceded that successive governments acted unlawfully when they failed to create mandatory recovery plans for native species threatened with extinction in a major legal win for one of Australia’s largest environmental organisations.
The Wilderness Society has been successful in federal court proceedings it launched in March that sought to compel the minister to make recovery plans for species including the greater glider and the ghost bat.
Continue reading...Brazil ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s son charged with coercion
The move comes weeks after the former leader was sentenced to 27 years in jail over an attempted coup plot.
Brazil ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s son charged with coercion
The move comes weeks after the former leader was sentenced to 27 years in jail over an attempted coup plot.
Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippines president, charged with crimes against humanity at ICC
Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousands
International criminal court prosecutors have charged the former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity over bloody campaigns carried out during his “war on drugs”.
A charge sheet, dated 4 July but made public on Monday, laid out accusations against the 80-year-old former leader, who has been in ICC detention in The Hague since March.
Continue reading...New Zealand loosens residency restrictions as record number of citizens leave
Minister for economic growth said visas for skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforce
New Zealand is making it easier for migrant workers to come and live in the country, in its latest attempt to bolster the workforce and economy.
Announcing two new residency pathways, the minister for economic growth, Nicola Willis, on Tuesday said skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforce.
Continue reading...Experts alarmed as Trump pushes unproven link between Tylenol and autism
Doctors call president’s warning that pregnant women should limit use of acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - ‘highly concerning’ and ‘irresponsible’
Medical experts are raising alarms after Donald Trump warned pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol, baselessly linking the painkiller – also known as paracetamol - with a rise in autism among children.
From the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), doctors have endorsed the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy after Trump said pregnant women who can’t “tough it out” without the painkiller should limit their intake.
Continue reading...Trump to address UN General Assembly after France recognises Palestinian state
Donald Trump will address UN leaders on Tuesday, as more European countries look set to join the French policy change.
Danish PM: airport drone incursion a ‘serious attack’ on critical infrastructure
Russia denies involvement after Copenhagen and Oslo airports forced to close after drone sightings
The Danish prime minister has said the country was subjected to the “most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date” after a drone incursion shut Copenhagen airport for several hours.
Mette Frederiksen said authorities were still investigating who was behind the suspected hybrid attack, but she said she could not rule out Russia.
Continue reading...Zohran Mamdani agrees to ABC town hall after Kimmel reinstated
New York mayoral candidate had withdrawn from WABC event in protest at network’s suspension of talkshow host
Zohran Mamdani, the New York Democratic mayoral candidate, said on Monday evening he was willing to appear at a town hall hosted by a local ABC station after the national network said it would reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show.
Mamdani had announced his withdrawal from the televised town hall hosted by a local ABC station in protest of the network’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s talkshow.
Continue reading...‘Moonies’ church leader arrested over gifts to ex-South Korea first lady – BBC
- 'Moonies' church leader arrested over gifts to ex-South Korea first lady BBC
- Unification Church Leader Is Arrested on Corruption Charges in South Korea The New York Times
- Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case involving former South Korean president’s wife CNN
- Leader of South Korea's unification church jailed after court issues warrant Reuters
- Unification Church leader arrested in S Korean ex-first lady bribery case Al Jazeera