Arrests, accusations and AI: India’s election unpacked
On 4 June, Indians will find out who governs their country for the next five years.
The American D-Day soldiers who left messages in a castle
Messages from World War Two American GIs can be still be found on the walls of an NI castle.
‘Darkest period of my life’: Gay conversion therapy in Italy
Rosario Lonegro was forced to enact his own funeral in a bid to strip him of his sexual proclivities.
Parents’ marriage made Wilson ‘avoid relationships’
The Australian actor speaks about her career, childhood and recent book with Desert Island Discs.
Predictive blood test hailed as ‘incredibly exciting’ breast cancer breakthrough
New ‘liquid biopsy’ will act as an early warning sign to anticipate risk of tumours returning
A new blood test can predict the risk of breast cancer returning three years before any tumours show up on scans in an “incredibly exciting” breakthrough that could help more women beat the disease for good.
More than 2 million women are diagnosed every year with breast cancer, the most prevalent type of the disease. Although treatment has improved in recent decades, the cancer often returns, and if it does, it is usually at a more advanced stage.
Continue reading...Stormy Daniels says Donald Trump should be jailed after felony conviction
Ex-president should also be made ‘the volunteer punching bag at a women’s shelter’, says former actor, following guilty verdict
Stormy Daniels has called for Donald Trump to be jailed after he was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records.
The adult film star, who was paid $130,000 as “legal expenses” for her silence about her affair with the former US president, warned the presidential candidate is “completely and utterly out of touch with reality”.
Continue reading...South Africa election: ANC loses majority for first time – DW (English)
- South Africa election: ANC loses majority for first time DW (English)
- The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election The Associated Press
- Nelson Mandela’s party has been dealt a seismic election blow. Where does it leave South Africa? CNN
- South Africa’s ANC loses 30-year parliamentary majority after election Al Jazeera English
- Report: Democrats vexed by anti-Israel comments made by Ocasio-Cortez and Tlaib The Times of Israel
London’s Metropolitan Police say 53 arrests made during Champions League final – CNN
- London’s Metropolitan Police say 53 arrests made during Champions League final CNN
- Champions League: Police make 53 arrests after attempts to break into Wembley BBC.com
- Who has the most Champions League titles all time? How many times have Real Madrid won UCL? CBS Sports
- Real Madrid win 15th European Cup after beating Dortmund in final - with arrests made over 'attempts to breach security' Sky News
- Champions League final disrupted by pitch invaders in major security failure The Guardian
Serial killer Robert Pickton dies 22 years after a gruesome discovery – The Washington Post
- Serial killer Robert Pickton dies 22 years after a gruesome discovery The Washington Post
- Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault NBC News
- Canada Serial Killer, Who Would Feed Victims To Pigs, Killed In Prison NDTV
- Death of serial killer Robert Pickton sparks sombre reaction CBC.ca
- Robert Pickton, Notorious Canadian Serial Killer, Dies at 74 The New York Times
Netanyahu accepts Congress invitation despite blowback – POLITICO
- Netanyahu accepts Congress invitation despite blowback POLITICO
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts invitation to address joint meeting of Congress CNN
- Hill leaders officially invite Netanyahu to speak before Congress POLITICO
- Bernie Sanders blasts Netanyahu invite to Congress, refuses to attend speech by 'war criminal' Fox News
- Netanyahu Invited to Address Congress Amid Division Over Israel-Hamas War The New York Times
Israel-Hamas war: Chile joins South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ – The Associated Press
- Israel-Hamas war: Chile joins South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ The Associated Press
- Chile joins South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ The Times of Israel
- Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international court Yahoo! Voices
- Mexico seeks to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ Middle East Eye
- Chile to join South Africa ICJ case against 'Israel' Al Mayadeen English
King turns to David Beckham to rebuild charity hit by cash-for-honours scandal
Former England captain will become ambassador for foundation that was embroiled in controversy when Charles was Prince of Wales
King Charles has turned to brand Beckham to help him rebuild the reputation of his main charitable foundation after a cash-for-honours scandal.
Former England footballer David Beckham is to become an ambassador for the King’s Foundation, formerly the Prince’s Foundation, to help promote its work. Beckham met the monarch at his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire last month, where he was given a personal tour. The 49-year-old said he was looking forward to exploring a newly discovered shared interest with the monarch in rural skills, nature and the British countryside. They had also swapped beekeeping tips, said Beckham.
Continue reading...Mexican officials again criticize volunteer searcher after she finds more bodies – The Associated Press
After a quarter century, Thailand’s LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success – The Associated Press
- After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success The Associated Press
- Bangkok Pride in Full Swing as Marriage Equality Seems Close TIME
- "Pride Month" in full swing Thai PBS World
- Huge Pride parade has extra meaning this year Bangkok Post
- Thousands throng streets for Bangkok's annual Pride parade Madison.com
Will using Western weapons on Russia help Ukraine change the war?
The latest Russian advance in the Kharkiv region has convinced Kyiv’s allies to change their policy.
Physically healthy Dutch woman dies by assisted suicide at age 29 – Fox News
Mexico gears up for first woman as president as 34 candidates killed during election cycle – MSNBC
- Mexico gears up for first woman as president as 34 candidates killed during election cycle MSNBC
- Mexico marks deadliest election campaign in its modern history as country moves to elect 1st female president. Here's what to know. Yahoo! Voices
- The Most Dangerous Job in Mexican Politics: Running for Mayor The Wall Street Journal
- Mayoral candidate in Mexico assassinated at campaign stop CNN
- Mexicans go to the polls amid record violence against candidates, officials Fox News
Dutton is demanding Australia resist ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders – and a Howard-era law could help him
Legal experts say a ‘carve-out’ clause in the law relating to extraditions could let the attorney general decline to enforce arrest warrants issued under international law
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In 2002, a little-known backbencher by the name of Peter Dutton rose in parliament to ask the then prime minister, John Howard, about a new mechanism for prosecuting war crimes.
The newly elected member for Dickson’s dixer to Howard was straightforward: “What is the basis of the government’s decision to ratify the statute of the International Criminal Court?”
Continue reading...Toby Jones praises ‘extraordinary dignity’ of Post Office accused
Actor, who played campaigner Alan Bates in TV drama, calls Horizon scandal a ‘Hitchcockian nightmare’ at Hay festival
The post office operators prosecuted in the Post Office Horizon scandal have “extraordinary dignity” after living 20 years in a “Hitchcockian nightmare”, according to actor Toby Jones.
Jones played Alan Bates, a former post office operator and leading campaigner for justice for staff wrongly blamed for accounting shortfalls caused by faulty software, in the ITV drama that put the scandal back in the spotlight.
Continue reading...UK ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at colleague, FT reports – CNN
- UK ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at colleague, FT reports CNN
- UK Removes Mexico Ambassador After Video Surfaces of Gun in Car Bloomberg
- UK Ambassador to Mexico Out Over Video Featuring Rifle | TIME TIME
- UK ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at staff Financial Times
- UK ambassador to Mexico out after video allegedly shows him pointing a rifle near a colleague The Washington Post