- Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at Gaza school the military claims was used by Hamas KSL.com
- Israel-Hamas War in Gaza: Strike on U.N. School Live Updates The New York Times
- Hamas terrorists eliminated in UNRWA school as they planned attacks The Jerusalem Post
- IDF: Hamas cell killed in strike on container at UN school in Gaza City's Shati camp The Times of Israel
- Israel-Hamas war: Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 30 The Associated Press
Alex Jones to liquidate assets to help meet $1.5bn Sandy Hook judgment
The Infowars host dropped his petition for bankruptcy protection, now opting instead for liquidation of company
Infowars host Alex Jones has asked a court to sell off his assets to help meet a $1.5bn defamation judgment against him and his companies over public comments he made claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was faked.
In a court filing, Jones dropped his petition merely to go into bankruptcy, admitted that he has to pay the Sandy Hook families, and asked the judge to convert the bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation.
Continue reading...Japan’s Population Crisis Just Got Even Worse – Newsweek
- Japan's Population Crisis Just Got Even Worse Newsweek
- Tokyo is launching a dating app where users have to verify their income and promise they want to get married, as Japan fights tumbling birth rates Yahoo! Voices
- Japan enacts child care law to tackle declining birthrate Kyodo News Plus
- Tokyo government launching dating app to combat falling birthrates Business Insider
- Swipe right please: Japanese officials push dating apps in effort to boost birth rates CNBC
On the coastal path near where Michael Mosley was last seen
Known for his TV programmes and his Just One Thing podcast which airs on BBC Radio 4, the presenter was last seen on Wednesday.
British PM Rishi Sunak left D-Day memorial early, apologizes after outrage – NBC News
- British PM Rishi Sunak left D-Day memorial early, apologizes after outrage NBC News
- British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, Apologizes for Leaving D-Day Events Early The New York Times
- Sunak's D-Day absence: how the PM walked into an election blunder BBC.com
- British PM Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping D-Day commemorations to campaign for election CNN
- Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping D-Day event to do TV interview POLITICO Europe
India’s assassination plot
Fault Lines investigates India’s alleged campaign to assassinate critics in the United States and Canada.
Muted election win for Modi may usher in new era for India’s oligarch class
Defeats for the ruling Bharatiya Janata party in Uttar Pradesh highlighted an underbelly of malcontent over inequality and lack of jobs
A few weeks before the election that weakened Narendra Modi’s grip on India, the rich, powerful and beautiful descended on his home state of Gujarat. The occasion was what one Indian writer called “likely the most ostentatious pre-wedding ceremony the modern world has ever seen”.
In March, to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Ivanka Trump flew in. So did the entertainment: Rihanna and Akon. The airport near the venue was supposed to be reserved for India’s armed forces but the media reported that the authorities had granted special permission for non-military jets to land.
Continue reading...Disgraced Keith Vaz expelled from Labour as he stands for One Leicester party
Exclusive: Vaz to run in Leicester East, infuriating Labour party candidates who have campaigned for his eviction for years
The disgraced former MP Keith Vaz has been belatedly kicked out of Labour after announcing he is standing in his old seat, Leicester East, for a new local party.
The former minister, who is running against an official Labour party candidate, was still a member of the party on Thursday when it emerged that he was standing in the constituency for the One Leicester party.
Continue reading...Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staffers, officials say – The Associated Press
- Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staffers, officials say The Associated Press
- UN confirms 11 staff detained by Houthis in Yemen BBC.com
- Yemen’s Houthis detain UN staff, aid workers Al Jazeera English
- Yemen’s Houthis detain 11 UN employees in unclear circumstances The Guardian
- Houthis detain Yemeni staff for UN, US organisations Reuters
Joe Biden apologises to Zelenskiy for delay in US military support
US president says sorry for ‘weeks of not knowing’, referring to members of Congress holding up $225m aid package
The US president, Joe Biden, has apologised publicly to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for the months of delay in American military assistance that allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield, and announced a further $225m (£177m) in military aid to Ukraine.
Meeting Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday, Biden told him: “You haven’t bowed down, you haven’t yielded at all, you continue to fight in a way that is … just remarkable. We are not going to walk away from you.”
Continue reading...European elections start with neck-and-neck Dutch race – exit poll – BBC.com
- European elections start with neck-and-neck Dutch race - exit poll BBC.com
- European Elections Begin. They’ve Never Mattered More. The New York Times
- Dutch left-wing holds off surging Wilders in tight EU election, exit poll shows Reuters
- Europe's fate is in your hands! Design your own EU Parliament. POLITICO Europe
- Europe votes with the far-right on the rise GZERO Media
Biden: PM heeded warning against major Rafah offensive, scaling down IDF ops there – The Times of Israel
- Biden: PM heeded warning against major Rafah offensive, scaling down IDF ops there The Times of Israel
- CIA assessment concludes Netanyahu is likely to defy US pressure to set a post-war plan for Gaza CNN
- Biden wants an end to the Gaza war. But he is finally realising Netanyahu will block any attempts at peace The Guardian
- IDF Says Terrorists Who Breached Gaza Buffer Zone Emerged From Tunnel Near Israeli Border - Israel News Haaretz
- Is Joe Biden affecting Netanyahu's decision making on Rafah? The Jerusalem Post
Famous waterfall in China goes viral after hiker finds pipe supplying it – NBC News
- Famous waterfall in China goes viral after hiker finds pipe supplying it NBC News
- Is China's Tallest Waterfall A Fraud? - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- Beloved waterfall in China fed by water pipes, officials admit Business Insider
- China's tallest waterfall revealed to be pipe-fed Semafor
- Watch: China's Highest Waterfall Gets Little Help From A Pipe NDTV
South Africa’s ANC wants a national unity government: What is it?
The ruling ANC is avoiding a coalition government with any one opposition group as it faces its toughest challenge yet.
The other side of Gaza Palestinians want you to see
There is another side to Gaza that its people are keen to show: its beauty.
Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There’s a vacant motel next door – The Associated Press
- Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door The Associated Press
- Asylum Seekers Encampment Next to Vacant King County-Owned Econo Lodge to Remain for Now South Seattle Emerald
- King County threatened to clear more asylum-seekers from Kent. Then didn't The Seattle Times
- Asylum seekers in Kent plead for emergency housing at city council meeting KOMO News
- Markovich: King County refugees face homelessness MyNorthwest
Lancashire childminder pleads guilty to manslaughter of baby boy in her care
Nine-month-old Harlow Collinge died after ‘forceful shaking’ by Karen Foster, court told
A Lancashire childminder has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a baby boy in her care.
Karen Foster, 62, was due to stand trial at Preston crown court for the murder of nine-month-old Harlow Collinge in March 2022. But before a jury being sworn in on Friday, she pleaded guilty to his manslaughter.
Continue reading...Cut off from the West, Putin says almost 40% of Russian trade turnover is now in rubles – CNBC
- Cut off from the West, Putin says almost 40% of Russian trade turnover is now in rubles CNBC
- Steve Rosenberg: Russia's economy is growing, but can it last? BBC.com
- Putin's Flagship Forum Offers Stage to Children of Russian Elite Bloomberg
- Amid war, Putin looks east Reuters
- Putin says Russia's economy is growing despite heavy international sanctions as he courts investors The Associated Press
US adds 272,000 jobs as labor market holds unexpectedly strong amid high interest rates
Figures show unexpected resiliency of job market as officials try to tamp down 3.4% inflation
The US economy added 272,000 jobs in May, a sign the labor market continued strong amid high interest rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday.
The number of May jobs was far higher than the 190,000 economists had expected and topped April’s gains, when a revised 165,000 jobs were added to the economy. The unemployment rate rose to 4% for the first time since January 2022, up from 3.9% in April.
Continue reading...Attacks on US-linked businesses rattle Baghdad as anger over Gaza surges
Attacks in Iraqi capital seen as change in tactics aimed at maximising anti-US sentiment over Israel support.