- Israel Steps Up Lebanon Offensive as U.S. Pushes for Iran Peace Deal The New York Times
- Netanyahu Says Israel Plans to Intensify Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon The New York Times
- Elbit CEO says defense firm is developing hardware to combat Hezbollah drones The Times of Israel
- Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12, as Israel calls up more troops there NBC News
- Israel and Hezbollah clash along strategic Lebanese river following overnight strikes AP News
Israel Steps Up Lebanon Offensive as U.S. Pushes for Iran Peace Deal – The New York Times
- Israel Steps Up Lebanon Offensive as U.S. Pushes for Iran Peace Deal The New York Times
- Netanyahu Says Israel Plans to Intensify Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon The New York Times
- Elbit CEO says defense firm is developing hardware to combat Hezbollah drones The Times of Israel
- Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12, as Israel calls up more troops there NBC News
- Israel and Hezbollah clash along strategic Lebanese river following overnight strikes AP News
Train Hits School Van in Belgium, Leaving 4 Dead – The New York Times
- Train Hits School Van in Belgium, Leaving 4 Dead The New York Times
- Four killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium BBC
- 4 dead, 5 injured in a crash between a train and a school bus in Belgium ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Four killed as Belgian school bus hit by train after appearing to plow through barrier CNN
- Train crashes into school minibus in Belgium, killing at least 4 people including 2 children CBS News
Italy’s top court rules against tourist refused tap water in Dolomites hotel
Woman argued water was a ‘universal human right’ but court ruled no law obliged hoteliers to serve it from taps
A tourist’s simple request for a glass of tap water at a hotel restaurant in the Italian Dolomites has culminated in Italy’s top court ruling that being served water from the tap is not consumer right, after a lengthy and costly legal saga.
The case dates back to 2019, when the woman spent a week at the five-star hotel in the ski resort of Corvara, in Badia, over Christmas and New Year. She was on a half-board deal with the evening meal included, except for drinks.
Continue reading...Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe – The Seattle Times
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe – The Seattle Times
Federal court blocks new Republican-friendly voting map in Alabama
Panel of three judges says congressional map was drawn to intentionally discriminate against Black voters
Alabama cannot use a new Republican-friendly map in this year’s midterm elections because it was drawn to intentionally discriminate against Black voters, a panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday.
The decision blocks Alabama from using a congressional map lawmakers passed in 2023 but never went into effect because the same court found it was drawn with intent to discriminate. Alabama was eventually ordered to adopt a map with two majority-Black districts that both elected Democrats. After the US supreme court gutted a major provision of the Voting Rights Act in a case called Louisiana v Callais in April, Alabama took the extraordinary step of moving its imminent congressional primary and sought to use the 2023 congressional map this year.
Continue reading...Labour says Reform UK ‘in chaos’ as Zia Yusuf publicly tells Jenrick he’s got party’s deportation policy wrong – UK politics live
‘Robert’s answer is not Reform policy’, Yusuf said about an answer that Jenrick gave to journalists days earlier
Keir Starmer has said that SNP leaders need to explain why they did not realise that Peter Murrell was stealing more than £400,000 from the party.
Asked about yesterday’s court proceedings in Edinburgh, where Murrell admitting embezzling money from the party to spend on luxury goods, Starmer said:
I think anybody looking at what’s happening up in Scotland will be baffled that those at the top of the SNP say they didn’t know anything about what was going on, so clearly there are questions that need to be answered.
Continue reading...Iran internet starts coming back after months-long blackout – BBC
- Iran internet starts coming back after months-long blackout BBC
- Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access, state media reports Reuters
- Iran judiciary suspends presidential body after it ordered internet access restored The Times of Israel
- Iran Is Aiming To Use Chinese Technology To Permanently Throttle Internet Access Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say The New York Times
US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats – BBC
- US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats BBC
- Live updates: Iran war news; Iran’s IRGC threatens to retaliate after US strikes on launch sites and boats CNN
- Tehran labels US attacks ‘gross violation’, says it is prepared to respond Al Jazeera
- Iran War Live Updates: Iran Accuses U.S. of Violating Cease-Fire as Trump Offers Conflicting Signals on Peace Deal The New York Times
- Iran War Live Updates: Tehran Warns of Retaliation After U.S. Strikes WSJ
Image of ‘twin babies’ used by anti-abortion activist appears to show sugar gliders
Joanna Howe says the image was sent to her by a woman ashamed of her abortion, and used it to support ‘rally for Emma and Ruth’ in favour of NSW bill
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An image posted by anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claiming to show aborted twin girls called “Ruth and Emma” appears to be a picture of sugar gliders.
The two little pink bodies are displayed on a clean white background and experts say the image does not look at all like the product of an abortion.
Continue reading...Czech police release Russian bishop after ‘white powder’ found in his car
Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup’
Czech police have released a Russian Orthodox bishop who was detained on suspicion of drug possession, after Moscow condemned the arrest as a politically motivated setup.
Bishop Hilarion, also known by his secular name, Grigory Alfeyev, was stopped by police on Sunday in Karlovy Vary, a spa town in western Czechia popular with Russian tourists, after officers discovered containers of a white substance in the boot of his car.
Continue reading...UK records highest ever May temperature for second day in a row
Temperature reaches 35C at Heathrow on Tuesday after 34.8C high at Kew Gardens in London on Monday
The UK has recorded its highest-ever May temperature for the second consecutive day, as thermometers hit 35C (95F) at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office said.
The latest high was recorded the day after the country’s provisional hottest meteorological spring temperature, of 34.8C in Kew Gardens in south-west London. The previous May peak of 32.8C had stood since 1922.
Continue reading...U.S. Navy Restarts Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz – WSJ
- U.S. Navy Restarts Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz WSJ
- US said to renew Navy operation to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz The Times of Israel
- Swiss Trader Had Lucrative Role Getting Iraqi Oil Through Hormuz Bloomberg.com
- Report: U.S. Restarts Escorting Ships Crossing Strait of Hormuz Haaretz
- Strait of Hormuz escort missions would ‘exceed’ Navy’s capacity, CNO says Breaking Defense
U.S. Navy Restarts Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz – WSJ
- U.S. Navy Restarts Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz WSJ
- US said to renew Navy operation to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz The Times of Israel
- Swiss Trader Had Lucrative Role Getting Iraqi Oil Through Hormuz Bloomberg.com
- Report: U.S. Restarts Escorting Ships Crossing Strait of Hormuz Haaretz
- Strait of Hormuz escort missions would ‘exceed’ Navy’s capacity, CNO says Breaking Defense
Jury sworn in at trial of Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences
Trial of former DUP leader expected to last four weeks alongside trial of facts for wife, Eleanor, on charges of aiding and abetting
The jury in Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial for alleged sex offences has been sworn in, launching one of the most high-profile trials in recent Northern Irish history.
The former MP and Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader entered Newry crown court on Tuesday amid a heavy police and media presence for the trial which is expected to last about four weeks.
Continue reading...Iran’s access to global internet starts to resume after 88-day blackout
End of shutdown comes despite interim court order questioning authority of body overseeing the move
Iran’s access to the global internet slowly restarted on Tuesday, ending a record 88-day blackout that has contributed to thousands of Iranians losing their jobs and provided cover for the Iranian security services to mount a large-scale wartime crackdown.
The resumption came despite an interim administrative court order questioning the authority of the body overseeing the move, called the “special headquarters for leading the country’s cyberspace”. The body had been set up by the president, Masoud Pezeshkian, a week ago.
Continue reading...White House gunman had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
The suspect previously obstructed a White House entry lane in June of 2025 and told Secret Service agents he was Jesus Christ.
Woman guilty of killing stepdaughter, five, by scalding almost 50 years ago
Janice Nix convicted of manslaughter after brother of Andrea Bernard alters account of incident in 1978
A woman has been found guilty of killing her five-year-old stepdaughter by punishing her in a scalding hot bath almost 50 years ago.
Andrea Bernard’s death in 1978 in Thornton Heath, south London, was treated as an accident until the girl’s older brother, Desmond Bernard, went to police in 2022 with a new account of what happened, Isleworth crown court heard.
Continue reading...Renters could save $20bn on bills in a decade from rooftop solar and appliance upgrades – if landlords act
Owners’ lack of motivation due to ‘split incentive’ is main reason rental properties are missing out on energy upgrades, research finds
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Renters make up nearly a third of Australian households, yet many are missing out on energy upgrades – such as insulation, appliances and rooftop solar – that could slash their power bills and improve home comfort.
The problem, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), is landlords’ lack of motivation.
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