- Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in border attack by Jnim BBC
- 54 soldiers killed in suspected Jihadist attack in Benin France 24
- Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, intelligence group reports NBC News
- Benin says 54 soldiers were killed in an Islamic militant attack last week Toronto Star
- GSIM Claims Eight Attacks In Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso MEMRI
Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group
This is the deadliest known attack since insurgents began operating in Benin at the beginning of the decade.
Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates
Tanzanian bananas are among the things hit in the dispute after Malawi stopped them from entering.
Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition
Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability services
Autism experts and autistic people are pushing back on Robert F Kennedy’s “terrible” approach to autism as the health secretary plans more expansive monitoring of autistic people’s health records and proposes cuts to disability services.
A huge study on autism proposed by Kennedy will draw upon private medical records from federal and commercial databases, and a new health registry will track autistic Americans, CBS News reported on Monday.
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‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump in rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12
Intervention comes as US president makes renewed push to end war, reportedly on terms favourable to Moscow
Donald Trump has issued a rare rebuke to Moscow for an air attack that killed 12 people in Kyiv, telling the Russian president in a social media post: “Vladimir, STOP!”
The US president’s remarks come as he makes a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia that include recognition of Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, something the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said he cannot accept.
Continue reading...Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 26, Palestinian officials say
Nine people were reportedly killed when a police station that Israel said was a Hamas post was hit.
David Thomas, anarchic Pere Ubu bandleader, dies aged 71
The US musician was a major influence on post-punk and alt-rock scenes thanks to his spirited, chaotic style
David Thomas, who fronted the wild and free-thinking American rock band Pere Ubu, has died aged 71.
A statement on Pere Ubu’s Facebook page said that he died “in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with his wife and youngest step-daughter by his side. MC5 were playing on the radio.” The statement continues: “He will ultimately be returned to his [family] home, the farm in Pennsylvania, where he insisted he was to be ‘thrown in the barn’ … We’ll leave you with his own words, which sums up who he was better than we can: ‘My name is David Fucking Thomas… and I’m the lead singer of the best fucking rock and roll band in the world.’”
Continue reading...Hounded by Wall Street, Trump tempers his populist rhetoric – Politico
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China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station (video) – Space
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- China launches 3 astronauts to replace crew on Tiangong space station NBC News
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- Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotation AP News
- China launches three taikonauts to Tiangong, commercial sector continues to expand NASASpaceFlight.com -
Freed hostage says Hamas member phoned his wife, warned her not to discuss Gaza captivity – Haaretz
- Freed hostage says Hamas member phoned his wife, warned her not to discuss Gaza captivity Haaretz
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Tanzania opposition officials arrested as Tundu Lissu refuses to appear in court
Chadema spokesperson says party’s vice-chair John Heche and secretary general John Mnyika held on way to protest over treason charges
Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Thursday at least two of its officials had been arrested on their way to a rally to support the leading government opponent Tundu Lissu, who refused to appear at a virtual court hearing to face a charge of treason.
Authorities in the east African country have increasingly cracked down on the opposition Chadema party ahead of presidential and parliamentary polls in October.
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- Tanzania police detain opposition officials on way to court, party says Reuters
- When does opposition become treason in east Africa? The Economist
- Tanzania: Opposition members arrested as leader faces trial DW
K-pop singer Bain of Just B comes out during US concert
The star is among only a handful of K-pop artists who have come out publicly.
Third-party groups targeting teals in key seats swarm pre-poll areas in NSW and Victoria
Third-party group Better Australia has posters and representatives wearing yellow ‘community adviser vests’ at multiple locations in Sydney.
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Third-party groups targeting the teal independents are flooding pre-poll locations in Victoria and New South Wales, and include campaigners with links to the Jewish community such as Repeal the Teal.
In Goldstein, where the independent Zoe Daniel is hoping to hold off Liberal candidate Tim Wilson, Repeal the Teal has made its presence known this week with posters, T-shirts and pamphlets. The group is also campaigning in Kooyong.
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Continue reading...Pope mourners queue for ‘chance to say goodbye’
Pope Francis will remain lying in an open coffin until his funeral on Saturday
Trump Tariffs: What products do the EU and US buy from each other?
The United States has a $236bn trade deficit with the European Union. The EU is now facing 20 percent tariffs.
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree ceasefire deal in Qatar talks
Both parties reaffirm their commitment to an "immediate
cessation of hostilities" in latest truce deal.
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree ceasefire deal in Qatar talks
Both parties reaffirm their commitment to an "immediate
cessation of hostilities" in latest truce deal.
Two US marines investigated over alleged rape at military base in Okinawa
Allegations come days after Japanese authorities increased efforts to deter crimes by US servicemen on island
Two US marines based on the Japanese island of Okinawa are being investigated for alleged rape, days after local authorities stepped up efforts to deter sexual and other crimes by US service personnel.
A marine in his 20s is suspected of raping a Japanese woman in a bathroom at a US military base last month, while a second man, also a marine in his 20s, allegedly raped a woman at a base in January, according to media reports.
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