- Israeli War Cabinet member says he'll quit government June 8 unless new war plan is adopted CBS News
- Israel's Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows The New York Times
- Gantz sets June 8 deadline for PM to make post-war plan, or he’ll bolt coalition The Times of Israel
- Israel War Cabinet Member Sets Ultimatum and Threatens to Quit Government The Wall Street Journal
- Hear what ret. US general thinks about Gantz’s ultimatum to Netanyahu about Gaza plan CNN
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past – ABC News
- Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past ABC News
- Hundreds protest against Israel at 'Nakba' rally in Washington The Times of Israel
- Palestinians recount painful history with war in Gaza as a reminder The Associated Press
- Portlanders protest occupation of Palestine, commemorate anniversary of Arab expulsion from Israel OregonLive
- Pro-Palestinian Protest: Thousands Expected In Washington TIME
Budget replies reveal Coalition ‘all over the shop’, PM says, labelling Dutton’s nuclear policy ‘shocking’ – as it happened
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Crowdfunding campaign launched for Namatjira portraits
Australian presenter and comedian Dan Ilic has launched a crowdfunding campaign to have Vincent Namatjira’s latest exhibition, Australia In Colour, projected on to a billboard in Times Square.
This is an invitation to help get as many people to know about Australia In Colour as possible by putting the highlight of the show on a huge billboard in Times Square the week of the 27th May. We need to raise about $30,000 by Thursday. Any excess money raised will be donated to a charity of the artist’s choice.
Every Victorian deserves to have a roof over their head and that’s why we’re pulling every lever we can to enable 800,000 homes to be built over the next decade.
Continue reading...Hospitals to share waiting lists under Labour plans for quicker care
Party says pooling resources across regions would deliver 40,000 extra appointments a week for patients
Hospitals would have to share waiting lists and pool resources under Labour’s plans to reduce waiting times by delivering up to 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week.
The party has announced that patients would be offered appointments at nearby hospitals, rather than necessarily at their local one, which would enable people to receive faster treatment. Hospital staff and resources would be pooled across a region and would run evening and weekend surgeries.
Continue reading...U.S. Ammo Has Reached Ukrainian Brigades—And Now They’re Blasting Away – Forbes
- U.S. Ammo Has Reached Ukrainian Brigades—And Now They're Blasting Away Forbes
- Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front as Russians advance on cities Reuters.com
- Ukraine reports no shortages of artillery shells for first time: Zelenskyy Business Insider
- Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas are fed up waiting for Western munitions Le Monde
- Zelensky: No reports of artillery shortages for first time in full-scale war Kyiv Independent
A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know ‘we are not safe’ – NPR
- A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know 'we are not safe' NPR
- Hugs, smiles abound as Michigan doctor returns home from Gaza Detroit Free Press
- American medics are stuck in Gaza. Hear one doctor’s message to the US government CNN
- Trapped US doctors are out of Gaza, White House says Reuters.com
- Medical Workers Evacuated From Gaza, but 3 Americans Refuse to Leave The Intercept
Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops – The Associated Press
- Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops The Associated Press
- Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Convicts to Fight for Ukraine The New York Times
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy signs law allowing some convicts to serve in the army POLITICO Europe
- Inside a Kyiv recruitment center: 'Someone has to hold a weapon' Le Monde
- Ukraine allows some convicts to join armed forces in manpower push Reuters.com
Tunisia says 23 people missing in Mediterranean sea – BBC.com
- Tunisia says 23 people missing in Mediterranean sea BBC.com
- At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say Al Jazeera English
- At least 23 migrants on boat bound for Italy are missing, Tunisian officials say Yahoo News UK
- Mediterranean: Tunisia says 751 migrant crossing attempts halted from January to April InfoMigrants
- 23 missing for two weeks off Tunisia, say officials newagebd.net
Can the world’s top court stop Israel’s offensive in Rafah?
UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza
Tony O’Reilly, one of Ireland’s leading business figures, dies aged 88
O’Reilly, who was also an international rugby player for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions, died in Dublin on Saturday
Tony O’Reilly, one of Ireland’s leading business figures, has died at the age of 88.
O’Reilly, who had a career in the media as well as being an international rugby player for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions, died in St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin on Saturday.
Continue reading...Right-wing activist attacks October 7 survivor at at protest for hostages in Tel Aviv – The Jerusalem Post
- Right-wing activist attacks October 7 survivor at at protest for hostages in Tel Aviv The Jerusalem Post
- Ambassadors, musicians headline rally highlighting plight of international hostages The Times of Israel
- Protesters and Israeli police clash in Tel Aviv Yahoo! Voices
- Thousands protest across Israel as Lapid calls on Gantz and Eisenkot to leave gov't Haaretz
- An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza, even as fighting rages KSAT San Antonio
Georgia’s president vetoes media legislation that has provoked weeks of protests – The Associated Press
- Georgia's president vetoes media legislation that has provoked weeks of protests The Associated Press
- Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign agents’ bill after widespread opposition CNN
- Georgia and Russia's 'Hybrid War' - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Georgia's President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law The New York Times
- Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports Reuters.com
Nadhim Zahawi says it was a mistake for Tories to force Boris Johnson from No 10
Former chancellor, who was one of those who urged Johnson to go, says Tories should have realised ‘Twitter was not the country’
Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has said he and his Conservative colleagues were wrong to force out Boris Johnson as prime minister in 2022.
Johnson resigned after less than three years in No 10 after more than 50 resignations from government of MPs and staff and waves of backbenchers urging him to quit over the handling of the Chris Pincher affair and numerous other scandals. He resigned as an MP a year later.
Continue reading...Israel’s Gantz demands Gaza post-war plan, threatens to quit gov’t
Water firm criticised over scary Devon parasite outbreak – BBC.com
- Water firm criticised over scary Devon parasite outbreak BBC.com
- Anger in Devon as more cases of waterborne disease expected The Guardian
- English fishing village told to boil water after a parasite outbreak sickens over 45 people ABC News
- Infections in water parasite outbreak 'set to keep rising for weeks' The Independent
- Devon: Confirmed cases of disease more than double to 46 after parasite found in drinking water Sky News
Latest Houthi strike in Red Sea hits oil tanker: US officials – The Hill
- Latest Houthi strike in Red Sea hits oil tanker: US officials The Hill
- Yemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says The Associated Press
- China-Bound Oil Tanker Hit by Houthi Missile in Red Sea, US Says Bloomberg
- Houthis Attack Another Oil Tanker In Red Sea - I24NEWS i24NEWS
- Houthi missile strikes Greek-owned oil tanker in Red Sea, U.S. says CBS News
Israeli minister vows to quit war cabinet if PM fails to agree new Gaza plan
Benny Gantz’s threat to withdraw his opposition party from coalition calls into question future of government
The Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign if Benjamin Netanyahu fails to adopt an agreed plan for Gaza, calling into question the future of the Israeli government.
During a press conference on Saturday, Gantz announced that if a plan for postwar governance of the territory is not consolidated and approved by 8 June, his opposition National Unity party will withdraw from the coalition government.
Continue reading...Third of voters believe Starmer was wrong to let Elphicke into Labour party
In latest Opinium poll, only 16% say accepting rightwing Tory MP’s defection was the right move – against 33% who see it as a mistake
More voters believe Keir Starmer was wrong to allow a rightwing Tory MP into Labour than think it was the right move, after anger from within the party’s ranks over the defection.
Natalie Elphicke, the Dover MP, said the Tories had become “a byword for incompetence and division” when she made her shock departure to Labour earlier in May. The party leadership regarded it as a major coup to win the support of the MP on the frontline of the Channel crossings issue that Rishi Sunak has attempted to prioritise. The move came despite concerns among MPs that her views conflict with Labour in a variety of areas.
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