Week in pictures: From protests in Argentina to an oil spill in Singapore
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
Muted mics, no props: CNN details rules for Biden and Trump debate
Network says no studio audience in Atlanta and moderators ‘will use all tools at disposal to ensure a civilized discussion’
The first US presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump on 27 June will include two commercial breaks, no props and muted microphones except when recognized to speak, CNN said Saturday.
The rules, agreed outside the Commission on Presidential Debates, are designed to reduce fractious interruptions and cross-talk that have often marred TV encounters in recent presidential election cycles.
Continue reading...Parties quizzed on the future of social care – BBC.com
- Parties quizzed on the future of social care BBC.com
- Wes Streeting wanted 'more ambitious' manifesto on social care BBC
- Wes Streeting fails to rule out council tax rise if Labour wins election The Guardian
- General election latest: Wes Streeting fails to rule out council tax The Telegraph
- 'With Ukraine for as long as it takes' MSN
Fourteen Jordanians die during haj in Saudi Arabia, some succumb to heat – Reuters
Russia-Ukraine war: Saudi Arabia, India and South Africa among countries opting out of Ukraine declaration – as it happened
Nations also including Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico and United Arab Emirates did not sign final communique at summit on peace, says Swiss government
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has thanked leaders and officials for attending this weekend’s peace summit as today’s talks get under way.
“A united world is a world of peace, a world that knows how to do the right thing. I thank everyone who worked for this day – every leader, all the teams and advisors of the leaders, all the countries. Our unity here proves that the very idea of international law remains alive and effective,” Zelenskiy said in a tweet.
Continue reading...An affair, a hunting trip and two people dead at a high country camp: how the Greg Lynn case unfolded – a timeline
The former Jetstar pilot pleaded not guilty to murdering Russell Hill and Carol Clay in the Wonnangatta Valley in 2020. Here’s everything you need to know in the lead-up to the verdict
Former pilot Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, has faced a four-week trial after pleading not guilty to murdering campers Russell Hill, 74 and Carol Clay, 73 in Victoria’s high country in 2020.
As the jury considers a verdict, here’s everything to know about how the missing person investigation and trial unfolded:
Continue reading...Labor urged to put human rights record before trade as Chinese premier visits Canberra
Anthony Albanese should seek commitments for concrete action in his talks with Li Qiang, campaigners say
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Human rights advocates have called on Anthony Albanese to place China’s human rights record ahead of economic and trade discussions in his meeting with China’s second most powerful leader on Monday.
They said it was time for Australia’s Labor government to demand concrete action from China in addressing human rights complaints against it as “statements of concern” were not achieving results.
Continue reading...Climate 200 names nine new Coalition seats where it hopes to replicate teal wave at next election
Exclusive: After months of speculation the fundraising giant has identified more electorates where independent campaigns meet its criteria for support
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Climate 200, the fundraising giant that bankrolled the teal independent wave at the last election, has thrown its support behind independent campaigns in nine more Coalition-held seats.
After months of speculation, the group said it would support independent campaigns in the Queensland electorates of McPherson, Moncrief, Fisher and Fairfax as well as the New South Wales electorates Cowper and Bradfield, and Casey, Monash and Wannon in Victoria.
Continue reading...From social housing to $1.5m for a studio: minister hits out at ‘dud deal’ sale of Sydney’s Sirius building
Exclusive: Rose Jackson says losing public housing in expensive central suburbs leaves society worse off, and this week’s state budget will address issue
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A decade ago the only way to secure a bed in Sydney’s brutalist icon, the Sirius building, was a proven need and time on the social housing waitlist. Now the price of admission starts at $1.55m – for a studio apartment.
The last of the 76 apartments in the redeveloped complex in the shadow of the Harbour Bridge are on the market after the building was sold to a developer by the former Coalition state government for $150m in 2019.
Continue reading...Pornography and social media driving rise in labia surgery, Australian report finds
More than half a million people have had or considered having the procedure due to lack of education and diverse representation, survey shows
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Pornography and social media are driving a rise in people having or considering labia surgery, with images and videos distorting perceptions of what genitalia look like, a new report has found.
The surgery, known as labiaplasty, is one of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures among young people in Australia and worldwide.
Continue reading...Staines: Police driver who rammed cow removed from duty – BBC.com
- Staines: Police driver who rammed cow removed from duty BBC.com
- Surrey police officer who rammed cow removed from frontline duties The Guardian
- Farmer's partner says officer who rammed cow in police car should be sacked Sky News
- Police officer who rammed Surrey cow under investigation as farmer gives update The Independent
- UK government demands an explanation after police ram a runaway cow with a squad car ABC News
Peace talks tomorrow if Russia leaves Ukraine – Zelensky
The remarks come as Ukraine's president hails international support at a summit in Switzerland.
US braces for ‘dangerous’ conditions as heatwave to hit midwest and north-east
Meteorologists warn that heat will spread east through the week, with ‘heat dome’ expected to trap high temperatures
Millions of Americans are facing “dangerously hot conditions”, the National Weather Service said, with a heatwave set to hit the midwest and north-east US from Monday.
Michigan, Ohio and western Pennsylvania were all under heat warnings starting Monday, with alerts in place until Friday evening. Meteorologists warned that the heat will spread east through the week, with a “heat dome” expected to trap high temperatures across New York, Washington DC and Boston.
Continue reading...Beijing offers pandas as ties with Australia thaw
During a visit to Adelaide Zoo, China's Premier Li Qiang gets into a bit of panda diplomacy.
Gazans mark Eid al-Adha in rubble; Hamas leader ‘ready’ to make cease-fire deal – The Washington Post
Macron calling snap elections could leave France in chaos, Sarkozy warns
Ex-president says decision to hold vote after upheaval of European parliamentary ballot is ‘major risk’ for country
Emmanuel Macron has been warned by a former French president that his decision to call snap elections could plunge France into chaos, as his centrist party languishes third in opinion polls, far behind the far-right National Rally.
Nicolas Sarkozy said dissolving the national assembly was “a major risk” for France, “because it could plunge it into chaos, from which it will have the greatest difficulty emerging”.
Continue reading...Russian forces ‘eliminate’ ISIS-linked detainees after hostage situation at detention center, state media report – CNN
- Russian forces ‘eliminate’ ISIS-linked detainees after hostage situation at detention center, state media report CNN
- Russian Forces Quash Prison Mutiny Led by Terrorism Suspects, State Media Reports The New York Times
- Russian special forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage-takers The Guardian
- Hostage drama unfolds at Russian custody centre BBC.com
- Russian forces storm detention centre, free guards taken hostage Al Jazeera English
Euro 2024: Portugal vs Czechia – Ronaldo, Schick resume Golden Boot battle
Euro 2020's top goal scorers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrik Schick, will face off in their Euro 2024 group opener.
Thrilled by IDF rescue, hostages’ families say deal only way to free their relatives – The Times of Israel
Russian special forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage-takers
Men linked to militant group took two guards hostage at facility in southern city of Rostov
Russian special forces have freed two guards and killed six men linked to Islamic State who had taken them hostage at a detention centre in the southern city of Rostov, the prison service said.
State media said that some of the men had been convicted of terrorism offences and were accused of affiliation with IS, which claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall in March.
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