- Israel admits firing on car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab, opens probe aljazeera.com
- Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers The New York Times
- Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation BBC
- Israeli military admits for first time to firing on car carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab, opens criminal probe CNN
- Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab, 5, her family and 15 Palestinian paramedics Anchorage Daily News
Erin Patterson appeal live: prosecutors to seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer
Victorian court of appeal also to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashed
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McWilliams is arguing against Patterson’s third ground of appeal.
On this ground, Patterson’s legal team argue the trial judge, Justice Christopher Beale, erred in ruling that photos and videos related to mushrooms and found on an SD card in Patterson’s home was inadmissible.
Continue reading...Reporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force base
Officers reportedly believed invitees were trying to make unauthorized entry on to Vandenberg base in California
Five news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg space force base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gatecrashers, according to local news reports.
The incident happened Monday ahead of an invitation-only groundbreaking for a new training facility for missile operators at the federal airfield near Santa Barbara, California. Reporters from Noozhawk and KEYT were among those detained, and both outlets published articles detailing the detainment.
Continue reading...UK Home Office guide tells asylum seekers not to rape, harass women or make kissing noises – Fox News
- UK Home Office guide tells asylum seekers not to rape, harass women or make kissing noises Fox News
- Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers BBC
- Migrant advice booklet explains what rape is The Telegraph
- 'Don't rape, sexually assault or make kissing noises' at people, asylum seekers warned in guidance about living in UK Sky News
- WATCH: Zia Yusuf slams government guide telling illegal migrants not to rape Reform UK
Defense minister dismissed by Zelensky demands elections in Ukraine – The Washington Post
- Defense minister dismissed by Zelensky demands elections in Ukraine The Washington Post
- Analysis: Call for wartime elections in Ukraine piles pressure on Zelensky when he least needs it CNN
- Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election BBC
- Sacking turns former Zelenskyy loyalist into potent political opponent The Guardian
- Ukraine updates: Ousted minister Fedorov calls for elections dw.com
Three boys charged over alleged rape of teenage girl in Sydney home
The 17-year-olds were charged over an alleged attack in Sydney’s south-west on Saturday
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Three teenage boys have been charged over the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl at a home in Sydney’s south-west on Saturday.
The three 17-year-old boys were arrested on Wednesday after the girl was allegedly attacked.
Continue reading...California becomes first US state to set efficiency rules for replacement tires
Regulations that would block sale of older tires praised by environmental groups amid rightwing backlash
California has become the first state in the nation to mandate that replacement tires be energy efficient, a major auto industry regulation set to block the sale of older tires and make vehicles on the road greener.
State regulators have said the new rules will reduce emissions and drivers’ fuel costs. But the rules – which come as the Trump administrations fights to block other California restrictions to promote greener cars – have already sparked a rightwing backlash, with one conservative news outlet calling the policies a “massive overreach”.
Continue reading...Young vapers ‘at risk of breathing problems and becoming smokers’
Review by paediatricians links child vaping with poor respiratory health such as coughing, wheezing and asthma
Young people who start vaping risk developing breathing problems and going on to smoke cigarettes, children’s doctors have warned.
Child vaping is consistently linked with poor respiratory health, such as coughing, wheezing, bronchitis symptoms and asthma exacerbations, while vapes have been shown to act as a gateway to smoking cigarettes, according to one of the most comprehensive reviews of the available evidence so far undertaken by the Royal College of Child and Paediatrics Health.
Continue reading...Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling – Politico
- Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling Politico
- ‘No Interest’: North Korea Dismisses Reduced U.S. Drills With South Korea The New York Times
- Trump says US-South Korea exercises are 'insulting' to North Korea's Kim abcnews.com
- Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra The Washington Post
- North Korea Rejects Trump’s Drills-Cut Overture as an Empty Gesture WSJ
U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz – axios.com
- U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz axios.com
- Iran has lost significant control of the Strait of Hormuz CNN
- How the U.S. Navy Is Helping Get Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz The New York Times
- Iran’s Attacks on Ships in Hormuz Mount, Testing U.S. Military Restraint WSJ
- Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists Reuters
Trump’s Plan to Squeeze Iran’s Economy Will Live or Die in Dubai – WSJ
- Trump’s Plan to Squeeze Iran’s Economy Will Live or Die in Dubai WSJ
- United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire NBC News
- Live updates: UAE halts trade with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles CNN
- What to Know About Iran’s Economic Ties With Gulf Countries The New York Times
- Iran loses key economic lifeline in Middle East that Trump's sanctions couldn't reach as deadlock persists Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: Mossad chief, Syrian foreign minister discussed Turkish military deployments before strikes, sources say – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: Mossad chief, Syrian foreign minister discussed Turkish military deployments before strikes, sources say Reuters
- Syrian foreign minister to Axios: Israeli bombing of airbase was unjustified axios.com
- Ankara rejects Israeli ‘allegations’ on airbase, but Syrian officials confirm Turkish visit The Times of Israel
- US pressure on Israel needed for peace in Syria aljazeera.com
- Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S. The New York Times
Prince Harry and Meghan ‘moving back to Britain this month’
Reports say Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to relocate from US, with children to start British school in September
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US, it has been reported.
The couple and their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are expected to relocate later this month to a non-royal residence.
Continue reading...Mike Lindell offers to fund recount in Minnesota Republican primary for governor
MyPillow founder and Trump ally lost primary to Lisa Demuth by 11 points, but still refuses to concede defeat
The pillow salesman, Trump supporter and election denier Mike Lindell has offered to personally fund a recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost last week.
Lindell’s announcement on Wednesday escalates his bid to challenge the results of last week’s vote, after finishing a distant second to the Minnesota house speaker, Lisa Demuth.
Continue reading...Israel’s deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit – AP News
- Israel’s deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit AP News
- Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan The New York Times
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- IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead The Times of Israel
- Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians at Gaza police station, medics say Reuters
Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya
Officials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chief
Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department.
Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, and the director of Ecuador’s national intelligence service.
Continue reading...Many Americans are confused about Europe’s new entry rules – USA Today
- Many Americans are confused about Europe's new entry rules USA Today
- Answers to Your Questions About Europe’s New Entry System WSJ
- 10 European countries that do not have EES for 2026 holidays The Independent
- Five-hour border delays push Britons toward summer staycations ETIAS.com
- Andy Burnham Urged to Lobby EU Leaders for Suspension of ‘Bungled’ EES Border System - EPS Surprise History Vinanet
Lawrence O’Donnell Reveals How Trump Just Lost His ‘Magical Powers’ Over The GOP – HuffPost
- Lawrence O'Donnell Reveals How Trump Just Lost His 'Magical Powers' Over The GOP HuffPost
- Close aides, but no Cabinet officials, joined Trump in airport catering truck The Washington Post
- Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says AP News
- How Do You Report on a Presidential Ruse? The New York Times
- DOJ refers to Air Force One threat as ‘assassination attempt’ in ballroom appeal The Hill
London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told
Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hears
An inquest into the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from a 15th-floor window has heard that more measures could have been taken to make it safer.
Aalim Ahmed, who was autistic, died when he fell from a kitchen window at a residential block in Plaistow, east London. His father, Makail Ahmed, rushed from the top floor temporary social housing flat and discovered his body shortly before 6am on 16 May 2024.
Continue reading...Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings – The Guardian
- Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings The Guardian
- German prosecutors say second Nord Stream suspect arrested in Croatia Reuters
- Nord Stream: Second suspect arrested over pipeline blasts dw.com
- Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts BBC
- Second Ukrainian national arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blast aljazeera.com