South Korea jails disabled care home head for sexually assaulting residents
The man, surnamed Kim, was handed a 15-year prison term for abusing three residents at the facility near Seoul.
Iran attacks US bases in Middle East after reports US strike killed five at wedding party
The Iranian Red Crescent says a child was among those killed when shrapnel from a US strike hit a home. The US military says it is aware of the reports and it never targets civilians.
Israel expanding presence in Lebanon, officials say, as BBC visits occupied areas
A BBC team joined a humanitarian mission of the UN peacekeeping force, which says Israeli troops are fortifying positions and continuing demolitions.
Jailed HK activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion
Wong, 29, is already in prison on subversion charges under the controversial National Security Law.
Zelensky says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine escalates drone operations
Chinese and Gulf state airlines are among those still using Russian airspace. Meanwhile, Russia says it will intensify its own attacks on Ukraine.
Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city submersion.
The report by the Nairobi-based UN Environment Programme confirmed overshooting the 1.5C goal inscribed in the landmark Paris agreement of 2015 was now “unavoidable” and, despite some progress in addressing the human-caused climate crisis driven by burning fossil fuels, likely in the next few years.
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- Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case NBC News
US aircraft carrier docks near Thai beach resort Pattaya after record 250 days at sea
The USS Lincoln is docking close to Pattaya, known for its raucous nightlife, and for sex tourism.
Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.
Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty as judge clears way for death penalty trial
The 23-year-old is charged with aggravated murder, a capital offence in Utah, and six other counts.
Germany blames Russia for drone attack at Leipzig airport
Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks
The German government has blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig airport last month, calling it “dangerous behaviour” and part of a systematic and concerted effort by Moscow to “cause great damage” through a large number of hybrid attacks.
The interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, and the foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, ended weeks of speculation and the government’s hesitancy to blame Russia, saying in a brisk 10-minute briefing in Berlin that all indications were the Russian state had provided the knowhow and equipment for the planned attack and “low-level agents” were recruited to carry it out.
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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order
The iPhone maker follows rival technology giant Google in relabelling the Great Lake.
Germany accuses Russia of failed August drone attack on Leipzig airport – Al Jazeera
- Germany accuses Russia of failed August drone attack on Leipzig airport Al Jazeera
- Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack BBC
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- Germany set to blame Russia for attempted airport drone attack Reuters
- Germany blames Russia for drone attack on airport, announces countermeasures The Washington Post
Senator Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Democratic primary
Incumbent, 80, beats back challenge from Seth Moulton, who argued Markey was too old to be effective at his job
Senator Ed Markey won the Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday, beating back a challenge from Seth Moulton, a congressman who tried to unseat him by arguing to voters his opponent was too old to be effective at his job.
Massachusetts is heavily Democratic, making the senator favored to win a third full term in the November general election, where he faces the Republican nominee John Deaton.
Continue reading...Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit over young trans athletes in California school sports
In a major LGBTQ+ rights victory, the justice department cannot force the state to ban trans girls from women’s sports
A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging California’s policy of allowing transgender youth to play on sports teams that match their gender, a major loss for Donald Trump and the Department of Justice (DoJ).
The justice department had been fighting for a year to force California to ban trans girls from women’s sports, with the president directly singling out one trans track and field athlete in online attacks and regularly mocking trans athletes in his speeches.
Continue reading...Trump nominates loyalist Hung Cao to be permanent navy secretary
Acting secretary picked for top role as critics accuse president of overworking sailors during war with Iran
Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting navy secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the navy combat veteran the nod as concerns have emerged that some sailors have been stretched to the limit during the Iran war.
Cao has been serving as acting navy secretary since John Phelan departed the job unexpectedly and without explanation in late April.
Continue reading...Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest
The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.
Putin pledges support to Iran, rallies leaders to challenge U.S. – The Washington Post
- Putin pledges support to Iran, rallies leaders to challenge U.S. The Washington Post
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US officials defend Venezuela oil deal amid questions over rebuilding plan
Government talks up pact but Venezuelan opposition alarmed that democracy yet to return after Maduro exit
Trump administration officials on Tuesday defended a highly contentious deal giving the US control of a significant chunk of Venezuelan oil reserves, arguing that the sweeping agreement would help stabilize and rebuild democracy in the shattered South American country while giving Washington vital access to strategic crude reserves.
Last week, Donald Trump announced a “groundbreaking” deal that would give the US “majority” control over 65bn barrels – roughly one-fifth – of Venezuela’s oil reserves.
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