Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China, with hundreds of thousands evacuated
Noul hit southern Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region.
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At least 14 people have died as wildfires continue to devastate Spain. Two blazes merged into one massive fire.
How Trump could undermine the midterms
The president really has no power over elections – but that hasn’t stopped Trump from laying the groundwork to challenge results in November
When Donald Trump commandeered primetime US television last Friday, he delivered a familiar, but still extraordinary, message. The president argued once again that the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden, were illegitimate.
US elections are “vulnerable to being rigged and stolen”, Trump alleged, claiming that “the trust of the American people was lost” when he was defeated.
Continue reading...‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban
Allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says
Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a bill reauthorising two banned pesticides scientists say can poison bees.
“There are no words to describe the frustration,” said Carolyn Bouguet, a beekeeper in Essonne, greater Paris. “Bee populations have already been badly compromised by climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat. And now this.”
Continue reading...Venezuela men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail
Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdown
Venezuelan men sent last year to a notorious Salvadorian terrorism prison by the Trump administration are suing the US aviation companies that transported them there.
A lawsuit filed this week in federal court in Washington DC accuses the companies CSI Aviation and GlobalX of violating the Venezuelans’ civil rights, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and other violations, for their role in flying the three planes that took the men to El Salvador.
Continue reading...New front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities – Al Jazeera
- New front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities Al Jazeera
- Houthis claim attack on Saudi oil refinery as Iran war widens to Red Sea The Washington Post
- Saudi military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after Iran-backed militia attacked Red Sea shipping CNBC
- Most Gulf markets ease after Houthi attacks on Saudi Red Sea oil sites Reuters
- U.S. carries out more strikes as Trump threatens Iran, Houthis with "major military punishment" CBS News
New front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities
Conflict also spreads to Caspian Sea as Tehran accuses Ukraine of a deadly attack on an Iranian vessel.
US military disables tanker accused of breaking the Iran blockade
The US military has released footage it says shows forces boarding one tanker.
Tunisians mark fifth year of emergency rule with calls for Saied to go
Thousands rally in Tunis calling for 'fall of the regime' five years since President Kais Saied suspended parliament.
Left-wing Democrats are on a winning run – but can they lure back crucial swing voters?
They have seen a flurry of recent wins, but Michigan will test their ability to win back working-class voters in crucial states.
Tehran summons Ukrainian diplomat after Kyiv bombs an Iranian ship
Iran has condemned a Ukrainian attack on one of its commercial vessels.
Car Plows Into Crowd at Berlin Pride Event in Suspected Terror Attack – The New York Times
- Car Plows Into Crowd at Berlin Pride Event in Suspected Terror Attack The New York Times
- One dead, 16 injured at Berlin Pride event after vehicle crashes into crowd, police say BBC
- Berlin Pride parade called off after car hits crowds, police say CNN
- Berlin: 1 dead after vehicle drives into CSD Pride event dw.com
- Vehicle mows down crowd at Berlin Pride festival, killing one Reuters
Can Zimbabwe’s mineral ambitions benefit smaller producers?
Zimbabwe wants to process more minerals at home, but smaller miners fear being left behind.
Live updates: Spain and France battle raging wildfires as at least 250,000 people forced to flee – CNN
- Live updates: Spain and France battle raging wildfires as at least 250,000 people forced to flee CNN
- French wildfires trigger mass evacuations around Bordeaux Al Jazeera
- Wildfire Smoke Chokes Skies in Spain and France The New York Times
- France and Spain fires force more than 200,000 to flee homes NPR
- Thousands crowd shelters as wildfires force exodus in France, Spain Yahoo
French wildfires trigger mass evacuations around Bordeaux
Around 200,000 people have been evacuated around Bordeaux as wildfires tear through southwestern France.
Flavio Bolsonaro launches Brazil presidential bid with Milei support
Flavio Bolsonaro, son of disgraced former Brazilian President Jair, has launched his bid to unseat President Lula.
Israel arrests nine at Tel Aviv protest against West Bank settler violence
Protest group says at least 200 demonstrated in Israeli capital a day after major escalation of West Bank violence.
More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain
Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.
Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi oil facilities along the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthis say they have targeted oil facilities in Saudi Arabia owned by Aramco.
The notorious Cameroonian prison with its own record label
New Bell's inmates have become mini stars, recording songs and music videos from the confines of the jail.