- Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff against Melania Trump The Guardian
- My Melania Legal Battle Has Only Just Begun: Wolff The Daily Beast
- Melania Trump wins dismissal of Michael Wolff’s anti-SLAPP suit Courthouse News
- Judge throws out author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against Melania Trump NBC News
- ‘Abusively presented spat’: Judge dismisses author Michael Wolff’s suit against Melania Trump The Hill
French mum and partner held until trial after sons abandoned by road in Portugal
The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.
Trump’s justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants
Department of Justice acknowledges removal of information about criminal cases related to 2021 US Capitol rioters
The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda”.
The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault on the US Capitol, when hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to halt the congressional certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Continue reading...Extra EU border checks suspended at Dover as travellers face delays in heat
Wait times of more than two hours reported at terminal for cross-Channel ferry to France
French police have temporarily suspended extra EU border checks at the port of Dover as thousands of holidaymakers face long delays in the hot weather.
Waiting times of more than two hours were reported at the terminal in Kent for the cross-Channel ferry to France.
Continue reading...France bans Israeli security minister Ben Gvir from country – France 24
- France bans Israeli security minister Ben Gvir from country France 24
- France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after ‘unspeakable’ flotilla detainee taunts AP News
- France Bans Israeli Minister Over Treatment of Detained Flotilla Activists The New York Times
- Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse, sexual assault in Israeli detention Al Jazeera
- Israel’s Human Wrecking Ball The Atlantic
Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.
Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say – AP News
- Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say AP News
- China’s worst coal mining blast in over a decade kills 82 CNN
- China lowers death toll in Shanxi coal mine disaster to 82 Reuters
- Xi Calls for All-Out Rescue After Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 82 in China The New York Times
- 82 dead, 9 trapped in coal mine accident in northern China: State media ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order
The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green light for tech’s unchecked power
Only hours before Donald Trump was set to sign a long-awaited executive order on Thursday that would have called for a government safety review of new artificial intelligence models before their release, the president abruptly backed out. Despite growing public backlash to the technology and experts warning new models will pose critical security risks, Trump vowed the US government would not slow down the AI race.
During a meeting with reporters on Thursday, Trump cited both American dominance and competition with China and as his reasoning behind the reversal.
Continue reading...At least 82 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion
The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.
Ukraine says it hit Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal on Black Sea – Reuters
- Ukraine says it hit Russia's Sheskharis oil terminal on Black Sea Reuters
- ‘A Total Nightmare’: Voices From a Moscow Hit by Ukrainian Drones The New York Times
- Ukraine attacked Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- These are the 3 drones Ukraine used to pierce Moscow's air defense gauntlet in its biggest attack yet Business Insider
- Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Russian Oil Depot The Moscow Times
Watch: Pitches, PlayStations and protein ice cream – A look inside Brazil’s World Cup base camp
BBC's Brandon Livesay toured the Columbia Park Training Facility in Morris Township, New Jersey that will host the team in the coming weeks.
India’s government orders handover of exclusive Delhi Gymkhana Club
Move comes against backdrop of challenge by prime minister, Narendra Modi, to country’s traditional elites
The Indian government has ordered one of the country’s most exclusive private clubs to vacate its premises in two weeks, underscoring the long-running push of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, against entrenched elite institutions.
The ministry of housing and urban affairs directed the Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over its sprawling site in the heart of New Delhi by 5 June, citing urgent public interest requirements, including defence and security infrastructure.
Continue reading...Their Phones Were Stolen in London. Then the Threats Started. – The New York Times
- Their Phones Were Stolen in London. Then the Threats Started. The New York Times
- In this image taken from a video released by the London Metropolitan Police Service, two men on a moped snatch a woman's phone. Yahoo News Canada
- London Smartphone Extortion Racket Exposes Terrifying Global Cybercrime Crisis streamlinefeed.co.ke
- A whole criminal supply chain exists because Apple made iPhones too hard to steal PhoneArena
- London’s phone theft crisis may have peaked as Met Police crack down South West Londoner
French pair held until trial after boys abandoned by road in Portugal – BBC
- French pair held until trial after boys abandoned by road in Portugal BBC
- Brothers, 5 and 4, Found 'Screaming and Crying' in Woodland After Their Mom Allegedly Blindfolded and Abandoned Them Yahoo
- French children, 4 and 5, found alone in Portugal woods after parents left them blindfolded ynetnews
- The shocking case of the abandoned children: what we know Euronews.com
- CCTV of mum and stepdad of boys abandoned in the woods in Portugal News.com.au
French mum and partner held until trial after sons abandoned by road in Portugal
The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.
Former F1 world champion Alain Prost reportedly injured in robbery at Swiss home
Police investigating an alleged home invasion
71-year-old sustained a head injury, says reports
Swiss police are investigating an alleged robbery with reports that the four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion. The Swiss tabloid Blick reported late on Friday that the 71-year-old Frenchman sustained a head injury from intruders who forced his son to open a safe during the incident on Tuesday morning.
“The perpetrators entered the residence while the occupants were present, threatened them, and forced one family member to open a safe before fleeing with the stolen goods,” the public prosecutor’s office said. “Despite the extensive search operation launched, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended.”
Continue reading...Watch China launch Shenzhou 23 astronauts to its Tiangong space station on May 24 – Space
- Watch China launch Shenzhou 23 astronauts to its Tiangong space station on May 24 Space
- China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing Reuters
- China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut Space
- ‘Let’s give it a try’: motion sickness no barrier for Hong Kong’s first astronaut South China Morning Post
- Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-23 mission meet the press news.cgtn.com
Cockroach Janta Party’s founder says Indian government took website down – Al Jazeera
- Cockroach Janta Party’s founder says Indian government took website down Al Jazeera
- India’s Gen Z have flipped the lowly cockroach into a symbol of defiance CNN
- India’s viral ‘cockroach party’ challenges Narendra Modi Financial Times
- Rapid rise of "Cockroach Janta Party" online protest movement appears to spook India's leaders CBS News
- India’s ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ began as a joke. Then millions joined in. NBC News
Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda
The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.
Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda
The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.