Peru court hands ex-President Toledo new 13-year corruption sentence
Alejandro Toledo is one of five former Peruvian presidents jailed in recent years as political turbulence continues.
Experts call on US Health Secretary RFK Jr to resign over misinformation
Health experts said Kennedy's 'repeated efforts to undermine science and public health' left Americans 'less safe'.
Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged
Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ plan
A cross-party commission including former welfare ministers is urging the government to scrap the two-child benefit limit as part of an ambitious “once in a generation” plan to lift millions of people out of poverty.
The Poverty Strategy Commission said billions of pounds of investment – including a boost to the rate of universal credit – was needed to reverse record levels of poverty in the UK, and tackle longstanding failures over rising hardship and destitution.
Continue reading...LIVE: Families being ‘wiped out’ as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza City
The Israeli military continues with its intense assault on northern Gaza City with a series of deadly overnight raids.
US ‘very troubled’ by Norway’s divestment from Caterpillar for selling to Israel – The Times of Israel
- US ‘very troubled’ by Norway’s divestment from Caterpillar for selling to Israel The Times of Israel
- White House lambasts $2 trillion Norwegian wealth fund's Caterpillar exit CNBC
- Norway’s $2 Trillion Wealth Fund Has Become an Election Football Bloomberg.com
- US 'very troubled' by Norway wealth fund's divestment from Caterpillar Reuters
- US ‘very troubled’ by Norway fund’s Caterpillar divestment over Israel Financial Times
Record payout for victims of ‘illegal and immoral’ Australian welfare scheme
Hundreds of thousands of Australians were forced to repay debts, many of which did not even exist.
Record payout for victims of ‘illegal and immoral’ Australian welfare scheme
Hundreds of thousands of Australians were forced to repay debts, many of which did not even exist.
France plans risky military deployment while govt is in tatters – Responsible Statecraft
- France plans risky military deployment while govt is in tatters Responsible Statecraft
- Why France is stuck Financial Times
- French far-right accelerates recruitment drive with Macron government on brink Reuters
- Italy used to be the bad boy of Europe. Now, France is taking the baton CNBC
- François Bayrou may still have one last act politico.eu
Russia says it will not discuss foreign troops in Ukraine in ‘any format’
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says deployment of a post-conflict security force would be 'fundamentally unacceptable'.
Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds
Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say
The extreme weather that fuelled “astonishing” blazes across Spain and Portugal last month was made 40 times more likely by climate breakdown, early analysis suggests.
The deadly wildfires, which torched 500,000 hectares (1.2m acres) of the Iberian peninsula in a matter of weeks, were also 30% more intense than scientists would have expected in a world without climate change, according to researchers from the World Weather Attribution network.
Continue reading...Australia to send hundreds to Nauru in $1.6bn migrant resettlement deal
The Pacific island will resettle up to 354 former detainees Canberra says have 'no legal right to remain in Australia'.
Louisiana prison chosen for immigration detainees due to its notoriety, says Noem
Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said she hoped it would encourage people in the US illegally to self-deport
The Trump administration purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the US illegally to self-deport, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday.
A complex inside the Louisiana state penitentiary, an immense rural prison better known as Angola, will be used to detain those whom Noem described as the “worst of the worst” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detainees. Noem was speaking to reporters as she stood on the grounds of the facility near a new sign reading, “Louisiana Lockup.”
Continue reading...China spectacle shows dangers of Trump’s high-risk trade policy
Beijing's military parade shows how Trump has created new international bedfellows in just months, writes Anthony Zurcher.
Naomi Osaka defeats Karolina Muchova to reach US Open semifinal
Osaka returns to semis for the first time since 2020, while Amanda Anisimova gets Wimbledon revenge against Iga Swiatek.
Epstein accusers say they are compiling list of his associates
Victims of the disgraced financier give emotional accounts of abuse in a news conference on the steps of the US Capitol.
Epstein accusers say they are compiling list of his associates
Victims of the disgraced financier give emotional accounts of abuse in a news conference on the steps of the US Capitol.
Portugal declares day of mourning for 15 people killed in Lisbon funicular railway crash
Another 18 people injured when Gloria funicular railway car derails and apparently crashed into a building
A day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday.
An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities. At least 18 people, including a child, were injured, five of them seriously.
Continue reading...Texas bill allowing residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers reaches governor
If Greg Abbott signs, state would become first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method
A measure that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers advanced to the desk of the governor, Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, setting up the state to be the first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method.
Supporters say it’s a key tool to enforce the state’s abortion ban, protecting women and fetuses.
Continue reading...At least 60 dead after boat sinks in Nigeria, officials say
Niger State emergency rescue officials said the overloaded vessel sunk after striking a submerged tree stump.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,288
Here are the key events on day 1,288 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.