Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens
Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.
Judge orders surprise release of Epstein transcripts
Nearly 200 pages of documents shed new light on Epstein's crimes and how he evaded severe punishment.
Next UK government poised to benefit from fall in inflation and fuel prices
Pressure on household finances eases as shop price rises slow to 0.2% and petrol costs drop for second month
Britain’s next government is poised to benefit from easing pressure on household finances after a slowdown in inflation in stores and a fall in fuel prices, but costs remain “too expensive” for many families.
Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that annual UK shop price inflation cooled last month to 0.2%, down from 0.6% in May – the slowest pace since October 2021 – as retailers cut the prices of many of their key products, including butter and coffee.
Continue reading...‘Not one more vote’: Reactions as France’s far right wins snap election – Al Jazeera English
- ‘Not one more vote’: Reactions as France’s far right wins snap election Al Jazeera English
- The Center Collapses in France, Leaving Macron Marooned The New York Times
- France’s far right may be on the brink of power after Macron’s gamble backfired. Here’s what comes next CNN
- At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally The Associated Press
- Macron's centrist party suffers historic defeat in first round of voting in France CBS News
Viktor Orbán expected to make surprise trip to Kyiv on Tuesday
Sources say Hungary’s pro-Russia PM planning to visit president Volodymyr Zelenskiy one day after assuming EU presidency
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is expected to travel to Kyiv on Tuesday, according to three sources with knowledge of the plans, in a surprise visit for one of Europe’s most pro-Russian leaders, which comes as Hungary takes over the rotating presidency of the EU.
Two sources in Budapest said Orbán was expected to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, in the Hungarian prime minister’s first trip to neighbouring Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion more than two years ago.
Continue reading...Italian teen Carlos Acutis is first millennial saint: Gods Influencer – USA TODAY
- Italian teen Carlos Acutis is first millennial saint: Gods Influencer USA TODAY
- Carlo Acutis and 14 Blesseds approved for canonization Vatican News - English
- Meet Catholic Church's first millenial saint Carlo Acutis The Times of India
- Late teen Carlo Acutis approved to become first millennial saint NPR
- Video-gaming teenager to become first Catholic millennial saint as pope and cardinals approve canonization CNN
Israel-Hamas war: Israel orders evacuation of Khan Younis, new ground assault likely – The Associated Press
- Israel-Hamas war: Israel orders evacuation of Khan Younis, new ground assault likely The Associated Press
- The Latest | Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation The Associated Press
- UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October Yahoo! Voices
- Why Israel ordered yet another evacuation of Gaza’s Khan Younis Al Jazeera English
- Israel Strikes Khan Younis After Ordering Evacuations: Gaza War Live Updates The New York Times
Briton who founded charity helping Ukrainian soldiers dies ‘in battlefield’
Peter Fouché set up Project Konstantin, which provides supplies and delivers aid to frontline
A British man who founded a charity providing support to Ukraine soldiers has died while fighting in the country, the organisation said.
Peter Fouché died last Thursday “in the battlefield” after getting badly injured “in combat against Russian forces”, Halyna Zhuk, commercial director and co-founder of Project Konstantin, said in a video message.
Continue reading...Hurricane makes landfall as Caribbean braces for days ahead
The small Carriacou Island in Grenada is the first to experience the dangerous storm.
Air Europa plane diverts to Brazil after severe turbulence injures dozens
About 40 passengers taken to hospitals after flight from Madrid to Montevideo forced to make emergency landing
An Air Europa flight from Madrid to Montevideo has been forced to make an emergency landing at a Brazilian airport due to “severe turbulence”, the airline said.
About 40 passengers, mostly with minor injuries, were taken to hospitals in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state after the plane was diverted early on Monday.
Continue reading...France detains top film directors over sex abuse allegations
Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon accused of sexual assault, charges the two men deny.
The contentious exam deciding the fate of India’s doctors
The NEET exam has triggered nationwide protests, with students saying it has jeopardised their future.
Miles Franklin award 2024: Alexis Wright continues dream run as shortlist announced
Much-lauded Praiseworthy joins works by Gregory Day, André Dao, Sanya Rushdi, Jen Craig and Hossein Asgari competing for Australia’s highest literary honour
Alexis Wright continues her dream run with the acclaimed novel Praiseworthy, one of six books announced as the shortlist for the 2024 Miles Franklin literary award, Australia’s highest literary honour.
Announced on Tuesday, the other five books up for the $60,000 prize are Gregory Day’s The Bell of the World, André Dao’s Anam, Sanya Rushdi’s Hospital, Jen Craig’s Wall and Hossein Asgari’s Only Sound Remains.
Continue reading...PM says ‘severe mistake’ to free Gaza hospital head, panel to oversee future releases – The Times of Israel
- PM says 'severe mistake' to free Gaza hospital head, panel to oversee future releases The Times of Israel
- Freed Gaza hospital head accuses Israel of repeated torture The Guardian
- Al-Shifa Hospital director held by Israel and beaten for months, freed Al Jazeera English
- Israel releases some 50 Gaza detainees The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli Military Orders Evacuations in Southeastern Gaza: Latest News The New York Times
US Supreme Court rules partial immunity for Donald Trump
The US Supreme Court rules Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for certain presidential acts but can for private ones.
Israel orders Palestinians to leave southern Gaza area after rocket fire
People have been fleeing in darkness after being told to leave areas east of Khan Younis.
Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean leader calls out rich countries for climate failures as ‘horrendous’ storm makes landfall
Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines calls Cop ‘largely a talk shop’ and beseeches west to honor commitments
The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has decried a lack of political will in western Europe and the US to tackle global climate crisis as Hurricane Beryl has made landfall as an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm.
Speaking from his residence in SVG on Monday, Ralph Gonsalves described the unfolding catastrophe as the “monster” storm ripped off rooftops, including that of the 204-year-old St George’s Anglican cathedral in the country’s capital, Kingstown.
Continue reading...What the Supreme Court immunity ruling means for Trump
The BBC's Nomia Iqbal looks at the implications of the decision on the ex-president as he runs for office again.
At least 39 killed in Kenya’s anti-tax protests, says rights watchdog
Toll of dead and injured at anti-government rallies where police opened fire is almost double earlier figure disclosed
At least 39 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in anti-government demonstrations in Kenya, the national rights watchdog has said, as activists geared up for a new round of protests this week.
The toll announced by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is almost double the figure previously disclosed by the authorities for those killed while contesting a set of unpopular tax increases that have now been withdrawn.
Continue reading...Labour will take global lead on climate action, Ed Miliband vows
Exclusive: shadow energy security secretary promises to fill ‘vacuum’ left by Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero
Labour will promise to take the lead on global efforts to tackle the climate crisis, filling a “vacuum of leadership” on the world stage and proving Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero has been a “historic mistake”, Ed Miliband has said.
The shadow energy security and net zero secretary said the UK needed to change course and was “off track”.
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