- Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine BBC
- Monaco bombing attack suspect found shot dead in Ukraine, officials say CNN
- Woman suspected of Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv The Guardian
- Woman suspected in Monaco bomb attack on Ukrainian magnate found dead in Kyiv CBS News
- Woman suspected in Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv, report says Reuters
Bank of England plans to ease capital rules despite AI stability fears
Central bank’s financial policy committee members voice concern on trimming big lenders’ financial buffers
The Bank of England is planning to loosen capital requirements for major UK lenders, even as policymakers expressed concern about the threat to financial stability from rapid AI developments and debt-fuelled stock investments.
The central bank said on Tuesday it was looking to remove and loosen some rules introduced after the 2008 financial crisis that determine the size of the financial cushion required to absorb losses and protect consumers and taxpayers when things go wrong.
Continue reading...Perth man fighting for life after robot vacuum cleaner explosion
Lachie Perrem suffered life-threatening injuries after the explosion on Thursday destroyed his share house in Brabham
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A Perth man has spent five days fighting for his life after a robot vacuum cleaner explosion set fire to his home.
Lachie Perrem, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital on Thursday with life-threatening burns from a blaze that left his fiancee and housemates without their home.
Continue reading...The Responsibility to Protect doctrine can be resurrected
The legal norm has been manipulated and forgotten. But today it is needed more than ever
Bangladesh landslides kill nine, including eight Rohingya in refugee camp
Hillsides collapse at four locations at camps in Cox's Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh amid monsoon rains.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel tankers
Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel tankers
What is the new Gaza administration as Hamas dissolves government?
The NCAG will oversee civilian affairs such as health and education, as well as security.
Bombs explode near Damascus hotel housing Macron on Syria visit
Blasts did not interrupt French president’s visit but are setback for Syrian leaders’ attempt to project stability
Explosions rocked Damascus near the hotel where French president, Emmanuel Macron, was staying on Tuesday, wounding at least 18 people, Syrian authorities said.
Macron was in the presidential palace for a meeting with the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, when two improvised explosive devices detonated near the Four Seasons hotel where Macron was reported to be staying.
Continue reading...Prince Harry loses privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publishers
The High Court ruling is a significant defeat in the prince's battles with the media.
Explosions in Damascus during Macron visit to Syria: What we know
Blasts occurred near hotel French president was reportedly staying in shortly after he departed for presidential palace.
Israeli officer shown throwing stun grenade into car during West Bank raid
Border police officer under investigation after CCTV footage shows him shouting at car’s occupants and throwing device
Israeli police have opened an investigation after CCTV footage showed a border police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying young Palestinians during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
The footage from Sunday, released by the Israeli rights group B’Tselem, shows an officer approaching a car and shouting at its occupants.
Continue reading...Syria’s capital rocked by blasts during Macron visit
Syria’s capital rocked by blasts during Macron visit
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s largest oil refinery as Zelenskyy says Siberia now ‘within reach’ – CNBC
- Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s largest oil refinery as Zelenskyy says Siberia now ‘within reach’ CNBC
- Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Ships to Deepen Crimea’s Fuel Crunch Bloomberg.com
- Ukrainian drones hit Russia's largest refinery, in one of deepest strikes yet Reuters
- Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal and nearby port The Guardian
- Watch: Ukraine targets Russia's 'shadow fleet'; hits 8 fuel tankers on Crimea route The Times of India
Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’
Group of 100 investors still discussing £10bn rescue proposal with officials from regulator Ofwat, says report
Thames Water’s creditors are willing to pursue their bid for the debt-laden company even if the probable next prime minister, Andy Burnham, brings it into temporary nationalisation.
The group of 100 institutional investors, which hold about £14bn of Thames’s senior debt, are still discussing a £10bn rescue proposal for the struggling company with officials from the regulator Ofwat, and they have held meetings in recent days.
Continue reading...Red scare revived as Trump leads push to attack Democrats as ‘communists’
In wake of primary wins by leftwing candidates in New York and elsewhere, president has resorted to well-worn tactic
Moments after Donald Trump rang the ceremonial opening bell on Monday, starting the trading day from the Oval Office, 232 miles north on Wall Street, the US senator Ted Cruz celebrated the president’s new savings accounts as his administration’s “New Deal”.
“But instead of having government taking care of everyone,” the Republican senator declared, “Trump accounts are about making every child and every American a capitalist.”
Continue reading...Female US rower reflects on ‘surreal’ record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii
Kelsey Pfendler, 32, says she hopes her solo 2,400-mile trek across the mid-Pacific inspires other women to take risks
A Grand Canyon river-rafting guide who recently became the first US woman to row solo from California to Hawaii – traveling in record time – says she hopes her accomplishment inspires other women to push their limits and take risks.
“It’s really motivating to think [that], maybe one day, I will get to see another woman work even harder to do what I did,” Kelsey Pfendler, 32, told ABC’s Good Morning America program on Monday, three days after completing the record-setting journey across the mid-Pacific. “And it would be so special to watch.”
Continue reading...USA crashes out after 4–1 defeat to Belgium
Belgium thrashed the USA 4–1 to knock the host nation out of the World Cup, leaving home fans stunned.
What to know about China’s rare ballistic missile test and why it raises concerns – AP News
- What to know about China’s rare ballistic missile test and why it raises concerns AP News
- China's rare missile test will push wary Asia-Pacific countries to close ranks, analysts say CNBC
- China conducts rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test, angering Pacific neighbors CNN
- A rare Chinese missile test unnerves Asian neighbours The Economist
- Chinese Nuclear Submarine Test-Launches Long-Range Missile WSJ
FIFA World Cup: Argentina vs Egypt, Ronaldo exit and Mbappe condemns racism
Argentina continue their knockout journey against Egypt as Switzerland and Colombia also fight for progression.
Mysterious Spheres Found in Australia Are Likely Space Debris – The New York Times
- Mysterious Spheres Found in Australia Are Likely Space Debris The New York Times
- Australia space agency has found 'likely source' of mystery space balls BBC
- Australian Space Agency reveals likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches The Guardian
- Beware space junk: how do 'space balls' end up on the beach? Euronews.com
- Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are 'debris from a foreign rocket body', space agency says Space