US passengers quarantining in Nebraska as officials say public hantavirus risk ‘very low’
Two people are being monitored in Atlanta, 16 in Nebraska and another six passengers in Canada.
South African president says he will not step down after impeachment call
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not resign on Monday evening after days of speculation.
Senior cabinet ministers join 70 Labour MPs in urging Starmer to step down
Exclusive: Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood believed to be among those telling PM to oversee orderly departure hours after he said he would fight any challenge
Keir Starmer’s grip on power appeared to be slipping away on Monday as cabinet ministers urged him to set out a timetable for his departure and more than 70 Labour MPs publicly called for him to stand down.
The prime minister warned the country would “never forgive” Labour for plunging into the chaos of a leadership election – and that he intended to prove his doubters inside and outside the party wrong.
Continue reading...Hundreds displaced, medical services suspended amid gang violence in Haiti
Aid group Doctors Without Borders suspends hospital operations because of safety concerns following gunfire.
Watch: Alaska town sees its last sunset until August
Residents of Utqiagvik, the United States' northernmost city, will experience 84 days of midnight sun and uninterrupted daylight.
Virginia Democrats ask US supreme court to revive voter-approved electoral map
New voting maps flipped four Republican-held seats to give Democrats an edge in redistricting race sparked by Trump
Virginia Democrats asked the US supreme court on Monday to revive a congressional map designed to boost their party’s chances in November’s midterm elections, turning to the court as Republicans – including allies of Donald Trump – seek to preserve narrow control of Congress.
The case thrusts Virginia into an unusual, mid-decade redistricting showdown, as courts weigh whether lawmakers can remake House districts outside the normal post-census cycle – with control of a narrowly divided Congress potentially hanging in the balance.
Continue reading...Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal crashes
Recent consumer alert on ebike safety laws says some vehicles should be classified as mopeds or motorcycles
Amazon said it plans to stop selling certain high-speed electric bicycles in California after a string of high-profile incidents and a consumer alert that the state attorney general issued last month.
In April an 81-year-old man in Orange county died after a teenager illegally riding an e-motorcycle struck him. The teen’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, has since been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Ed Ashman’s death as officials say she was warned it was illegal for her son to operate the vehicle.
Continue reading...Trump says he will suspend petrol tax amid soaring US fuel prices
Suspending a federal tax requires an act of Congress, and there may be procedural delays before it can be achieved.
EU, UK sanction Russians over deportations of Ukrainian children
Russian institutions and officials accused of systemic deportation and indoctrination of children during war on Ukraine.
Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer calls immigration case a ‘sham’ after revelation it was fast-tracked by DoJ
Palestinian activist is awaiting another legal decision on a separate track in a narrowing effort to stay in the US
A lawyer for Mahmoud Khalil, the first noncitizen activist arrested in the Trump administration crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech, called his client’s immigration proceedings “preordained and a complete sham” after it was revealed that the case was prioritized to be fast-tracked.
“These revelations make clear that this case has been controlled from day one by higher-ups in the administration,” said Marc Van Der Hout, an attorney on Khalil’s legal team, in a statement. “The immigration judge was hand-picked and the Board of Immigration Appeals decision was predetermined. We will continue to fight for Mahmoud in every court we can.”
Continue reading...Lamine Yamal waves Palestine flag as Barcelona celebrate La Liga win
Tens of thousands of Barca fans pack streets of Spanish city during open-top bus parade after football league victory.
EU sanctions violent Israeli settlers after months of deadlock
The assets of violent Israeli settlers and settler organisations are being targeted in a new EU sanctions package.
Barcelona player Lamine Yamal waves Palestinian flag at parade
Barcelona player Lamine Yamal unfurled a Palestinian flag as the team paraded through the streets of Barcelona.
Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights
Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the ‘urgent need for transparency’
A group of 40 House Democrats have described “grave concerns” over the Trump administration’s secretive program of deportation flights and demanded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) address allegations of mistreatment and inhumane conditions on ICE charter jets.
In a letter shared with the Guardian and addressed to the FAA administrator, Bryan Bedford, the lawmakers describe the “urgent need for transparency” over ICE’s expanded use of commercial airliners to transfer detained immigrants and its “inappropriate and dangerous” efforts to shield these flights from public scrutiny.
Continue reading...Rebranding Francafrique
France is trying to rebrand itself during a summit with African heads of states in Kenya.
Palestinians mark 78 years since Nakba amid ongoing displacement
78 years of memory: Palestinians rally in Khan Yunis to mark the Nakba.
Could the latest violence in DR Congo undermine truce efforts?
Lesser-known armed groups have carried out a spate of attacks in the country's northeast.
South Africa plans presidential impeachment probe over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
The country's parliament says its speaker will begin the process of setting up the impeachment committee.
Trump says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan in meeting with China’s Xi
US weapons sales to Taiwan have been longstanding source of tension with Beijing, which claims island as its territory.
EU agrees sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlers, Hamas leaders
The long-awaited agreement comes after Hungary's new government dropped the country's veto.