- Pope Leo leads Sunday prayers in first major public appearance since lung cancer surgery CNN
- Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after cancer surgery Reuters
- Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery WBUR
- Pope's surgeon details operating on the "ideal patient" after lung cancer discovery "entirely by chance" CBS News
- Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery CNN
Priest Dies After Statue of Jesus Falls On Him During Mass Livestream – Newsweek
Several dead or injured in major fire at Canada military base
Officials have not given a cause or death toll, citing the "very active and delicate" situation at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright.
France in Shock After Protests Devolve Into Riots – The New York Times
- France in Shock After Protests Devolve Into Riots The New York Times
- France protests: Burnt out cars and shattered glass on Paris streets after protests turn to riots and looting BBC
- Buildings torched and 1,800 detained after half a million protesters sweep France CNN
- In France's Limoges, the Fire-Ravaged Town Hall Rekindles Memories of Notre Dame U.S. News & World Report
- France faces aftermath of worst unrest in years Reuters
Major fire breaks out in Alberta after deadly incident at Canadian military base – AP News
Iran war: Saudi helicopter crash kills two as tanker attacks threaten Hormuz – Investing.com
- Iran war: Saudi helicopter crash kills two as tanker attacks threaten Hormuz Investing.com
- Landmark Riyadh skyscraper orders tenants to work from home amid Houthi attacks The Times of Israel
- Saudi helicopter crash kills two troops near Yemen border Financial Times
- Saudi Helicopter Crashes Near Yemeni Border as Houthi War Rages Bloomberg
- HE GCCSG Extends His Sincere Condolences to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the Martyrdom of Two Officers Following a Helicopter Crash in Najran Region الأمانة العامة لمجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية
Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as more than 1,200 arrested after protests
Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.
Why Marco Rubio’s visit to Mumbai has ruffled feathers in India – Al Jazeera
- Why Marco Rubio’s visit to Mumbai has ruffled feathers in India Al Jazeera
- Rubio heads to Central Asia as some wonder if he's keeping the most pressing matters at a distance AP News
- Rubio heads to Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots Reuters
- Marco Rubio to visit Indian billionaire Ambani's refinery in Gujarat as U.S. diesel prices surge CNBC
- US To Make Investment, Counterterrorism Push As Rubio Heads To Central Asia Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Church makes sainthood case for ‘WW1 hero’ priest
Fr Willie Doyle was killed during World War One while trying to help injured and dying soldiers.
A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife – Al Jazeera
- UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife Al Jazeera
- No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post The Guardian
- UK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action Al Jazeera
- Burnham’s national security adviser ‘considers quitting’ The Telegraph
- Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife BBC
St Petersburg under attack from Ukrainian drone swarm
Video posted on social media shows multiple explosions in St Petersburg, Russia after a suspected Ukrainian drone swarm.
UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife
Met Police determine X post by Sarah Helm, seen to endorse Palestine Action, does 'not meet the criminal threshold'.
At least 19 dead in stampede at Kolkata Hindu festival
A seven-year-old girl was among at least 19 people killed in a stampede during a Hindu festival in Kolkata, India.
Tunisia’s economic crisis deepens as the promise of a better life fades
Joblessness, failing services and rising costs deepen hardship across the country.
‘I felt disgusted’: MEP speaks out over nude deepfakes and urges EU action
Lena Schilling of Austrian Greens says images are ‘digital violence against women’ and a threat to democracy
An Austrian MEP has spoken out about her experience of being “stripped naked” online without her consent and has urged the EU to take action, as a report found that one in six female MEPs had been targeted by sexualised AI-generated content.
Lena Schilling of the Green party said she had learned last month about nude deepfakes of herself circulating online. When she opened the links, she found herself staring at images from one of her first ever press conferences – but the images had been digitally altered to remove her clothing.
Continue reading...European diplomats attacked in West Bank a day after beating of Post photographer – The Washington Post
- European diplomats attacked in West Bank a day after beating of Post photographer The Washington Post
- European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank BBC
- EU condemns attacks by violent settlers, including on diplomats, spokesperson says Reuters
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and European Officials in West Bank The New York Times
- Israeli settlers attack European diplomats during West Bank olive harvest Al Jazeera
Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland
Birth happens days before Labor and Coalition block bill to ban ‘barbaric practice’ of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth
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An incarcerated Indigenous woman was shackled to a hospital bed in Queensland while she was in labour last weekend, an advocacy group has said.
The birth happened just days before Labor and the Coalition blocked a bill to ban the “barbaric practice” of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth.
Continue reading...Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attack
Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attack