- Houthi attacks halt ships’ Red Sea return Financial Times
- 'All Crew Muslim': ships look to dodge Red Sea attacks with messages Reuters
- 10 rescued, 3 killed and others ‘kidnapped’ after Houthis sink ship in second Red Sea attack in a week CNN
- Two Ships Desperately Tried to Fight Off Houthi Attacks. Help Never Arrived. - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Ship attacked in the Red Sea after a bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels NBC News
Resident doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, BMA chair says
Exclusive: Tom Dolphin says rise needed to redress real-terms earnings loss since 2008 and strikes could last years
Resident doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, reasonable and easily affordable for the NHS, the new leader of the medical profession has said.
Strikes to ensure resident – formerly junior – doctors in England get the full 29% could drag on for years, according to Dr Tom Dolphin, the British Medical Association’s new council chair.
Continue reading...‘Crimes against humanity’ in Sudan’s Darfur: ICC deputy prosecutor
The Hague court's Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan warns civil war 'has reached an intolerable state'.
Wantirna South crash: Driving rules for elderly under scrutiny after car crash kills woman, leaves man fighting for life
Police say car driven by 91-year-old ‘came from behind’ and struck a woman, man and toddler near a playground in Melbourne’s east on Thursday
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The Victorian government is considering increasing testing for elderly drivers after a 91-year-old woman lost control of her car near a playground and struck three pedestrians, killing one.
The acting premier, Ben Carroll, said his thoughts were with the family of the female pedestrian who died on Thursday afternoon on Coleman Road in Wantirna South in Melbourne’s east.
Continue reading...Mushroom trial spores toxic media hot takes after Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict | Weekly Beast
Coverage ranges from psychedelic gifs to ‘full-on Walking Dead-style zombie stuff’. Plus: is the ABC really listening?
The media were constrained in what they could report during Erin Patterson’s 10-week trial. But after the mushroom trial guilty verdict was handed down on Monday, all bets were off.
The extraordinary photographs of the triple murderer in a prison van in May were published by every media outlet, bought from the wire agency AFP for more than $1,500 each or a discounted rate for the set of six.
Continue reading...U.K. and France agree to swap migrants in ‘one in, one out’ deal – The Washington Post
- U.K. and France agree to swap migrants in ‘one in, one out’ deal The Washington Post
- Digging into Channel migrants deal and how we verified luxury yacht fire BBC
- Channelling a new approach Financial Times
- Robert Jenrick’s migrant returns advice is finally heeded – by a Labour PM The Guardian
- Macron says record illegal Channel crossings point to Brexit failure Reuters
IDF soldier Captain Reei Biran killed in the southern Gaza Strip – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF soldier Captain Reei Biran killed in the southern Gaza Strip The Jerusalem Post
- IDF officer killed in apparent accidental explosion in southern Gaza The Times of Israel
- The Extraordinary Story of an Israeli Inmate Who Climbed Hamas' Ranks in Prison Haaretz
- Abraham Azulay Named As Soldier Killed During Abduction Attempt In Gaza i24NEWS
- Deadly attempted abduction in Gaza exposes alarming IDF vulnerabilities Ynetnews
Made in Palestine
Made in Palestine is a documentary short set inside the Hirbawi textile factory.
Six Secret Service agents suspended over Trump assassination failings
The agency said the six unnamed individuals face punishments ranging from '10- to 42-day suspensions without pay'.
Russia, US hold ‘frank’ Ukraine talks as Washington slams Moscow’s lack of ‘flexibility’ – France 24
- Russia, US hold ‘frank’ Ukraine talks as Washington slams Moscow’s lack of 'flexibility' France 24
- Rubio says US and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks AP News
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Remarks to the International Press U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- US, Russian top diplomats hold fresh talks on Ukraine at ASEAN meeting Al Jazeera
- Rubio slams Russia over 'lack of progress' toward peace in Ukraine Politico
Podcast Bro Andrew Schulz Turns on Trump: ‘I Voted For None of This’ – The Daily Beast
- Podcast Bro Andrew Schulz Turns on Trump: ‘I Voted For None of This’ The Daily Beast
- Andrew Schulz turns on Trump over budget, wars, Epstein documents: 'I voted for none of this' Fox News
- Popular comedian who was a huge supporter turns on Trump over Epstein NJ.com
- The podcaster blasted Donald Trump in a new episode. Yahoo
Watch: Smoke billows from luxury yacht fire in St Tropez
People watch on as a blaze rips through the deck of a yacht moored in the French Riviera.
Trump slaps 35 percent tariff on Canada starting August 1
US president also eyes blanket tariffs of 15 to 20 percent on other trading partners as his trade war widens.
Netanyahu says hoping hostage deal will be finalized ‘in a few days’ – The Times of Israel
US will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian imports, Trump says in letter
New levies, apart from the 25% on auto parts and 50% on steel and aluminum, will come into effect on 1 August
Donald Trump has said the US will impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada next month and threatened to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trade partners.
In a letter released on his social media platform, Trump told Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, the new rate would go into effect on 1 August and would increase if Canada retaliated.
Continue reading...Argentina’s ex-president Fernandez to stand trial for corruption
Former leader accused of using a broker married to his personal secretary to secure government insurance policies.
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling
The White House vowed to fight the judge's ruling, which once again paused a priority for Trump.
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling
The White House vowed to fight the judge's ruling, which once again paused a priority for Trump.
Nick Adams: Trump picks former Sydney councillor and self-described ‘alpha male’ as Malaysia ambassador
In 2023 posts on X, Adams listed interests including restaurant chain Hooters, rare steaks, ‘extremely’ heavy weights and the Bible
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A former Sydney councillor and self-described “alpha male” has been picked by Donald Trump to be the new US ambassador to Malaysia, with the US president describing the Hooters fan as an “incredible patriot”.
In a post to X after his nomination, Nick Adams thanked the US president for the “honor of a lifetime”, saying that “In your America, all dreams come true”.
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Continue reading...Rubio in bind as he seeks to reassure south-east Asia, even as it faces Trump tariffs
Rubio meets Chinese counterpart at gathering, as questions remain about US trade polices and commitment to region
Even as they face among the most punitive tariffs globally, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has sought to reassure south-east Asian countries of Washington’s commitment to the region, saying they may get “better” trade deals than the rest of the world.
In his first official visit to Asia, Rubio met the foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Malaysia on Thursday, telling his counterparts that the US had “no intention of abandoning” the region.
His visit came days after Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose severe tariffson many south-east Asian countries if they did not strike deals by 1 August.