The political power couple who cannot afford to break up
Two powerful Philippine political dynasties are sparring publicly and trading shocking allegations.
Sikh leaders welcome arrests in Canada activist killing, but questions loom
Leaders demand justice for threats against Sikh activists in North America and accusations of Indian gov't involvement.
Parents of murdered Perth brothers say world a ‘darker place’ after Mexico tragedy
The parents of Callum and Jake Robinson travelled to Mexico to identify the bodies of their children
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The parents of two Australian brothers murdered while on a surfing trip in Mexico say the world has become a darker place since their deaths.
Originally from Perth, Callum Robinson, 33, and his brother Jake, 30, were on a surfing trip with their American friend Carter Rhoad, 30, in the state of Baja California when they failed to check in to a pre-arranged accommodation near the city of Ensenada.
Continue reading...Man trapped under SA building texting family, father says
One father told the BBC his son has been texting him from under the rubble - but rescuers have not found him yet.
Stormy Daniels tells court she ‘hates’ Trump and wants him ‘held accountable’ – as it happened
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- Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter
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Trump attorney Susan Necheles reveals that Stormy Daniels is expected to be the prosecution’s second witness for the day.
She’s fighting to keep details about the alleged sex act between Daniels and Donald Trump under wraps.
Continue reading...‘Desperate’ rescues under way as Brazil floods kill 90, displace thousands
Thousands in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state lack water and electricity as floodwaters inundate entire towns.
Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter
Jury hears from adult film star on 13th day of ex-president’s criminal trial in New York
Donald Trump’s criminal trial entered a new stage on Tuesday with testimony from Stormy Daniels, an adult film star at the center of his hush-money scandal, who told jurors that they had a sexual liaison in 2006 that left her nervous and ashamed.
“My hands were shaking so hard that I was having a hard time getting dressed,” said Daniels, who told jurors that she had gone to Trump’s Lake Tahoe hotel room under the belief that they would be getting dinner after meeting there.
Continue reading...US repatriates two dozen westerners from Islamic State camp in Syria
Group includes 11 US citizens, including five minors, but tens of thousands of people remained detained five years after defeat of IS
The United States has repatriated two dozen western citizens, half of them Americans, from Islamic State prison camps in north-eastern Syria where tens of thousands have languished.
The operation is the largest ever of US citizens and comes as rights groups warn of dire conditions in the camps still in use some five years after the ultra-violent extremist movement lost its last territory in Syria.
Continue reading...Florida ex-cop with ‘patterns of abuse and bias’ joins DeSantis’s state guard
Javier Ortiz, accused of false arrests, harassment and doxxing, is now member of group reportedly becoming combat-ready militia
A former Florida police captain with a long history of civilian complaints, including false arrests and harassment, has joined the state’s state guard under governor Ron DeSantis.
Javier Ortiz, 44, joined the Florida state guard in February, the Miami Herald first reported. Ortiz’s enrollment comes months after being reinstated by the Miami police department, after he was initially dismissed for slew of conduct complaints.
Continue reading...‘Hamas proposal very far from Israeli requirements’, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Hamas ceasefire “proposal” is not acceptable in its current form.
US snubs Putin’s swearing-in: Here’s who did show up – The Hill
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US plays down Rafah assault, says it will push for Gaza ceasefire deal
Biden administration says Israel has 'legitimate goal' in seizing Rafah crossing but calls for reopening the border.
‘The goal is to destroy Gaza’: Why Israel rejects a ceasefire with Hamas
Israel has rejected a ceasefire and launched an operation in Rafah, raising fears that the war in Gaza could drag on.
‘No longer remotely defensible’: Garrick’s decision to admit women shows times have changed
Issue was not existence of men-only clubs but uniqueness of Garrick’s powerful membership list casting unflattering spotlight on British establishment
Who cares that an elite organisation full of mostly elderly white men has decided to allow women to join them in a small central London private members’ club?
Such was the reaction of many of the club’s members who had responded with extreme ill-temper to the Guardian’s recent decision to publish the names of about 60 of the Garrick Club’s most influential members. There has been an orgy of mansplaining in newspaper comment pieces. The Garrick’s rules prohibit networking or even working inside the building, these members say, so it would be very wrong-headed and silly to believe that anything of any consequence ever happens within the club’s four walls. The Garrick is merely a spot for friendly relaxation.
Continue reading...World leaders call for calm in Rafah
Leaders from all corners of the world are expressing intense opposition to Israel’s offensive in Rafah.
Brazil flooding death toll rises to 90 as more than 155,000 people displaced
At least 361 injured and 131 missing in southern part of country from what governor called his state’s ‘biggest climate catastrophe’
The death toll from what authorities call the worst climate disaster ever to strike southern Brazil has risen to 90, after ferocious rain flooded huge stretches of Rio Grande do Sul state, displacing more than 155,000 people and forcing the closure of the main airport in the country’s fifth biggest city.
Photographs of the Porto Alegre airport, one of Brazil’s busiest, showed its main terminal had been completely inundated and a cargo plane parked in an expanse of water next to a pair of semi-submerged boarding stairs.
Continue reading...US repatriates 11 Americans, six Canadians from Syria
Ten of the Americans are reportedly members of a single US family that travelled to Syria in 2016.
Drake’s security guard shot at rapper’s Toronto home
A lyrical beef between the Canadian rapper and US rival Kendrick Lamar has exploded in recent days.
What does Russian president’s fifth term mean for the world?
Vladimir Putin is firmly in power at home while facing a West hostile over Russia's war on Ukraine.
US soldier arrested in Russia told local girlfriend he supported Trump, repeated Kremlin line on ‘aggressive’ NATO, videos show – New York Post
- US soldier arrested in Russia told local girlfriend he supported Trump, repeated Kremlin line on 'aggressive' NATO, videos show New York Post
- US soldier bucked Army rules before arrest in Russia Reuters
- Gordon and Aleksandra: Videos, Photos Show Relationship Between Detained Soldier and Russian Woman Military.com
- The TikTok Trail Of The U.S. Soldier Arrested In Russia Left By His Russian 'Wife' Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Russia arrests U.S. soldier identified as Staff Sgt. Gordon Black USA TODAY