- Inside Bibi's pivotal White House meeting with Trump Axios
- 'It's his decision': Netanyahu says choice on how to proceed with Iran is Trump's abcnews.com
- Netanyahu plays it safe in a Washington that’s cooled on Israel Politico
- Trump and Netanyahu explored all Iran options including attack, Israeli official says Reuters
- Netanyahu Finds Diminished Welcome From Trump as Iran War Drags On WSJ
Polling stations open for Greater Manchester mayoral election – BBC
- Polling stations open for Greater Manchester mayoral election BBC
- Manchester mayor by-election: Labour and Reform UK candidates face off in second round of vote BBC
- Greater Manchester mayoral election results 2026 in full Manchester Evening News
- Voters in Manchester choose a mayor to replace Andy Burnham, who left city hall for Downing Street AP News
- Wait goes on for result in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election – as it happened The Guardian
China lodges protest after NZ foreign minister’s ‘go back’ slur in parliament – South China Morning Post
- China lodges protest after NZ foreign minister’s ‘go back’ slur in parliament South China Morning Post
- China protests over New Zealand foreign minister's jibe at Chinese-born lawmaker Reuters
- China Protests NZ Foreign Minister’s Comments on China-Born MP Bloomberg
- China complains to New Zealand over ‘go back to your own country’ jibe Euronews.com
- Luxon criticises Winston Peters for 'inappropriate attention-seeking comments' towards Green MP RNZ
French student fined over Singapore straw licking prank – DW.com
- French student fined over Singapore straw licking prank DW.com
- French student pleads guilty and is fined for a straw-licking stunt in Singapore AP News
- Singapore fines French teen for iJooz vending machine straw-licking stunt BBC
- Teen Fined Over Gross Social Media Straw-Licking Stunt in Singapore The Daily Beast
- Teen fined after pleading guilty in Singapore ‘straw licking’ case CTV News
Viral finger-clicker suspended as cricket storm remains in global spotlight
Saltburn's amateur cricketer at centre of cheating allegations that grabbed global headlines is suspended by club.
War and shortages push Gaza hospitals to breaking point
Gaza’s collapsing health system leaves dialysis patients, amputees and trauma survivors without vital care.
NSW to send paramedics not police to some mental health emergencies after multiple deaths
Mental health experts to triage triple zero calls, but not all of the changes will be implemented 24/7 or statewide
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New South Wales will send specialist nurses rather than police to some mental health emergencies after the state announced long-fought-for reform in the wake of multiple deaths at the hands of police.
Rose Jackson and Yasmin Catley, the mental health and police ministers, announced on Thursday a statewide change to how triple zero calls are triaged, with a new team of mental health experts assessing mental health calls 24/7 in a bid to provide better support.
Continue reading...A quarter of young Africans believe USAID cuts could be positive, survey finds
Losing funds should force leaders to confront their own challenges, they said, while many voiced concerns over increasing foreign influence
A quarter of young Africans believe aid cuts by the US could have a positive impact, saying that losing foreign money will force leaders to confront and solve their own challenges, according to a new survey.
In Ghana and Nigeria, almost half (41% and 40% respectively) of young people aged 18 to 24 were optimistic, with Liberia not far behind (37%). A further one in 10 (11%) young people were uncertain about the impact, according to the African Youth Survey, which interviewed almost 5,000 people across 16 of the continent’s 54 recognised countries.
Continue reading...US launches ‘powerful’ strikes on Iran after Jordan attack
The US has bombed multiple cities across southern Iran in what Central Command described as a ‘heavy wave of strikes’.
Evo Morales defiant after new Bolivia arrest warrant
Bolivia's former president is being investigated 'for armed uprising' against the state, among other things.
Rescue operation in Argentina to free more than 100 snow-trapped tourists
Emergency services have rescued more than 100 tourists, trapped by a snowstorm in Argentina.
Death of 15 elephants in Kenyan national park sparks outrage, investigation – The Washington Post
- Death of 15 elephants in Kenyan national park sparks outrage, investigation The Washington Post
- Amboseli elephant deaths: Kenya Wildlife Service suspects cyanide in tomato pesticide to be the cause BBC
- Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning The Guardian
- What Lindsey Graham Taught Us About Political Weakness: Wolff The Daily Beast
- 15 Elephants Die of Suspected Cyanide Poisoning After Eating Contaminated Tomatoes people.com
Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation
US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’
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Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’s chief medical adviser at the start of the pandemic, has described a book by News Corp investigative journalist Sharri Markson backing the “lab leak” theory of Covid-19’s origins as a “bunch of nonsense” in his newly released diaries.
This week, Fauci, 85, was subpoenaed by the Republican senator Rand Paul to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19 and his handling of the pandemic.
Continue reading...‘Like volcanic ash falling’: Inside Aeon mall after Japan’s earthquake
Japanese PM Takaichi says 'race against time' to rescue those trapped in the mall and others affected by the quake.
How Vladimir Putin’s refinery dream became Ukraine’s target – Financial Times
- How Vladimir Putin’s refinery dream became Ukraine’s target Financial Times
- Russia's Ryazan refinery has halted oil processing after drone attack, sources say Reuters
- True Scale of Putin’s Humiliating Crisis Is Exposed The Daily Beast
- Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump AP News
- Ukraine Says It Attacked Lukoil’s Volgograd Oil Refinery Bloomberg.com
US launches another round of attacks on Iran
Targets across southern Iran hit, including on strategic Qeshm Island.
Israeli strikes leave buildings burning in Gaza City
Israeli strikes have displaced dozens of families in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp.
Dramatic sea rescue as firefighters die on the Greek island of Crete
The Greek Coast Guard is rescuing people trapped by rapidly spreading wildfires on the island of Crete.
US launches ‘heavy’ strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
After a short period of relative calm when hostilities were paused, both sides have now restarted missile attacks.
Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explosion near village
Polish PM visits scene of crater thought to have occurred during deadly wave of attacks on Ukraine
Russia has been accused of violating Polish airspace, after a missile exploded in a field in the east of the country, triggering Nato air defences, in the midst of a massive air raid that killed 13 people in neighbouring Ukraine.
Polish authorities said that the explosion near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia, close to Lublin, had created a 10-metre-wide crater. Residents of Tarnawa-Kolonia reported hearing an explosion at about 4am that shook the windows of their homes, police said.
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