Judge delays Trump’s New York sentencing until closer to US election
Trump became the first former US president convicted of felony charges and was originally set to be sentenced next week.
Google blames AI as its emissions grow instead of heading to net zero
Google points to artificial intelligence and demand it puts on energy-hungry data centres for its growth in emissions.
‘This is a horrific hurricane’: Beryl becomes Category 5 storm
Hurricane Beryl has become the earliest ever Category 5 storm to hit the Atlantic.
What does the US Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity mean?
Mixed reaction to judgement reflects political divisions in the US.
Texas congressman becomes first House Democrat to call on Biden to withdraw
Lloyd Doggett breaks ranks and says Biden should not continue presidential run after Trump debate calamity
The first congressional Democrat has broken ranks and called on Joe Biden to withdraw his presidential candidacy following last week’s calamitous debate performance against Donald Trump.
Lloyd Doggett, a House member for Texas, became the first Democrat in the House of Representative to urge the president to stop aside amid continuing signs of underlying alarm in the wider party over his electability triggered by his faltering display in Atlanta.
Continue reading...Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election live
Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party
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Meanwhile Rishi Sunak is expected to tell voters today that “If just 130,000 people switch their vote and lend us their support, we can deny Starmer that supermajority,” PA reports.
Keir Starmer has said a big majority would be “better for the country”, as the Tories continue to urge voters to proceed with caution and not hand Labour a “blank cheque”.
Continue reading...Ford chief says Americans need to fall ‘back in love’ with smaller cars
Jim Farley says country is ‘in love with these monster vehicles’ but big cars are not sustainable in the age of EV
It is time for the US to “get back in love” with smaller cars, according to the chief executive of Ford.
In an wide-ranging interview at the Aspen ideas festival, Jim Farley said the auto industry needs to focus on smaller EVs and commercial vehicles. He acknowledged that American consumers are in “love with these monster vehicles” but said they need to “get back in love” with small cars.
Continue reading...Hungary’s Orban urges ceasefire on Kyiv visit
He is a critic of Western support for Ukraine and is seen as the European leader closest to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Four dead as category 5 Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc across Caribbean
With winds up to 160mph, the monster storm pushed through Grenada and is on track for Jamaica and the Yucatán peninsula
At least four people have died after Hurricane Beryl wreaked “almost complete destruction” on small and vulnerable islands in the Caribbean.
The monster hurricane, which is now barrelling towards Jamaica, has strengthened to category 5 status, which means it can achieve wind speeds of over 157mph (253km/h).
Continue reading...Jewish figures criticise ‘stigmatising’ Tory attack on Starmer family time
Conservatives push out ‘final warnings’ amid backlash over targeting of Labour leader’s Friday night ‘protected time’
Keir Starmer has accused the Conservatives of desperate tactics amid claims that Tory criticism of his defence of family time was insensitive and had antisemitic undertones.
With Rishi Sunak embarking on a marathon day of campaigning, beginning with a pre-dawn visit to a distribution centre and closing with a late-night rally, Tory ministers and aides sought to contrast these efforts with what they termed Starmer’s “part-time” approach.
Continue reading...Anti-Syrian riots spread in Turkey
More than 470 people are in custody after attacks on Syrian shops and cars in central Turkey.
Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect rejects plea deal over terrorism charge
Agreement would have shortened prison term but exposed alleged attacker to a federal terrorism-related charge
The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie in 2022 rejected a plea deal on Tuesday that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the suspect’s lawyer said.
Hadi Matar, 26, has been held without bail since Rushdie’s attack, in which he is accused of stabbing the acclaimed author more than a dozen times and blinding him as he was onstage, about to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
Continue reading...French election candidates withdraw in bid to block far right
More than 200 choose to pull out to give non-RN runners the best chance to beat the far right.
Hundreds of candidates pull out of French run-off in bid to foil far right
Mass exit aims to deny parliamentary wins in final vote that could give far right first government since World War II.
Taiwan demands China returns fishing boat seized by coastguard
Maritime authorities say they called off pursuit of commandeered vessel to avoid inflaming conflict
Taiwan has demanded that Beijing releases a Taiwanese fishing boat that was boarded by the Chinese coastguard and steered to a port in mainland China.
The Dajinman 88 was intercepted by two Chinese vessels late on Tuesday near the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is controlled by Taiwan, Taiwanese maritime authorities said.
Continue reading...Biden attacks Republican climate deniers as he unveils extreme-heat rules
President hails proposal to protect millions of Americans from extreme heat – the top weather-related US killer
President Biden on Tuesday trumpeted new rules from his administration that aim to protect Americans from extreme heat.
“Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States,” he said at the Washington DC Emergency Operations Center. “More people die from extreme heat than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined.”
Continue reading...At least 87 killed in crush at Hindu gathering in northern India, say officials
More than 150 people also injured in tragedy after sermon at celebration of deity Shiva in Hathras, south-east of Delhi
At least 87 people have been killed in a crowd crush at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, and more than 150 others were taken to hospital with serious injuries, local officials have said.
The crush happened when thousands of devotees tried to leave a prayer meeting, or satsang, with a local religious leader in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh state.
Continue reading...Texas Democrat openly calls on Biden to leave presidential race
Rep Lloyd Doggett called for Biden to make the "difficult to decision to withdraw" from the race.
Activists arrested on suspicion of contempt after London court protest
Eleven arrested after holding placards outside court that judge said could be interpreted as influencing a jury
A group of 11 activists have been arrested on suspicion of contempt of court after they held up placards outside a crown court.
Police officers began detaining the protesters, who were standing on the pavement at English Grounds outside Southwark crown court in central London, on Tuesday morning after being given directions by a judge.
Continue reading...New Cuban radar site near US military base could aid China spying – report
CSIS calls site near Guantánamo a ‘powerful tool’ that will be able to monitor air and maritime activity of US military
Satellite images appear to show that Cuba is building a new radar site likely to be capable of spying on the US’s nearby Guantánamo Bay naval base, in the latest upgrade to the country’s surveillance capabilities long thought to be linked to China.
The base, under construction since 2021 but previously not publicly reported, is east of the city of Santiago de Cuba near the El Salao neighborhood, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report published on Monday and later referenced by the Wall Street Journal.
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