Deadly church attack raises security fears for Syrians, minorities
Government faces scrutiny as church attack highlights ongoing threats to stability and safety for minorities in Syria.
Watch: Smoke seen from plane engine after takeoff from Las Vegas
The American Airlines flight returned safely to Harry Reid International Airport with no injuries reported.
Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission – Reuters
- Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission Reuters
- Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Dock to Station Inside Dragon NASA (.gov)
- Spaceship carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, docks with ISS Yahoo
- Shubhanshu Shukla: First Indian astronaut to arrive soon on International Space Station BBC
- Four astronauts launch to the space station as NASA grapples with strange twist in leak issue CNN
Trump takes rare dig at Putin, says US could supply Patriot missile systems to Kyiv – New York Post
- Trump takes rare dig at Putin, says US could supply Patriot missile systems to Kyiv New York Post
- Ukraine war live: Trump admits Putin could invade more of Europe at Nato summit The Independent
- Kremlin builds narrative for attacks beyond Ukraine — ISW The New Voice of Ukraine
- "Putin Called To Help With Iran. I Said...": Donald Trump Snapped At Russian Leader NDTV
- Putin to skip BRICS summit in Brazil due to ICC arrest warrant The Kyiv Independent
Usha Vance: husband’s pick as Trump running mate came ‘like a bolt of lightning’
Second lady says on Meghan McCain podcast she is ‘not plotting next steps’ and is just ‘along for the ride’
Usha Vance learned her husband, JD, had been selected to be Donald Trump’s running mate “maybe five minutes” before the news was made public – and just about an hour before he was formally nominated.
“It really was like a bolt of lightning,” Vance said during an interview on Meghan McCain’s podcast, Citizen McCain. Nearly a year later, seated in the Naval Observatory, Vance reflected on how radically her life has changed – “people call you ma’am. No one’s ever called me ma’am before this.”
Continue reading...Trump DoJ ally denies claim he urged defying court orders on immigration
Emil Bove, a former Trump attorney, faced Senate judiciary committee considering him to be federal appeals judge
Emil Bove, a top justice department official and former defense attorney for Donald Trump, denied to senators on Wednesday a whistleblower’s claim that he suggested prosecutors ignore orders from judges who ruled against the president’s immigration policy.
In a hearing before the Senate judiciary committee to consider his nomination to serve as a federal appeals court judge, Bove, currently the principal associate deputy attorney general at the justice department, also rejected assertions from Democrats that corruption charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams were dropped in order to secure his cooperation with the president’s immigration enforcement agenda.
Continue reading...Trump voters cheer his move against Iran. MAGA leaders had warned the bombing could backfire – AP News
- Trump voters cheer his move against Iran. MAGA leaders had warned the bombing could backfire AP News
- Trump voters cheer Iran strikes after prominent MAGA figures warned against attack The Times of Israel
- The politics of the U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities: Here's what to watch next NPR
- MAGA supporters more likely to back Iran strikes than traditional Republicans: Poll The Hill
- A MAGA backlash against the Iran war is turning into a larger debate about U.S. support for Israel The Independent
Faith leaders challenge Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
The complaint alleges a law requiring the religious text violates 'fundamental religious-freedom principles' in the US.
‘Intense’ novel about robot abused by her boyfriend/owner wins Arthur C Clarke science fiction award
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer wins £2,025 for ‘compelling tale that, like all good stories about robots, is ultimately about the human condition’
A novel told from the perspective of a robot girlfriend has been named winner of the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction.
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer is “a tightly focused first-person account of a robot designed to be the perfect companion, who struggles to become free,” said chair of judges, the academic Andrew M Butler. The speculative novel follows Annie, the narrator, programmed to cater to the needs of her boyfriend/owner Doug, who treats her in a way that would be abusive if she were human.
Continue reading...Trump meets with Zelenskyy and says higher NATO defense spending may deter future Russian aggression – AP News
- Trump meets with Zelenskyy and says higher NATO defense spending may deter future Russian aggression AP News
- Zelenskyy seeks to buy US air defence systems in NATO talks with Trump TRT Global
- Putin is definitely not winning': Zelensky revealed details of the conversation with Trump 112.ua
- Zelensky suits up for Trump meeting and congratulates him on Iran Metro.co.uk
- Zelensky swaps military fatigues for black suit at Nato summit Latest news from Azerbaijan
Trump says he doesn’t care if US, Iran sign a nuclear agreement
Donald Trump said the US and Iran will hold talks next week but he doesn’t care about signing an agreement.
Family Furious Over ‘Botched’ Mission to Save Tourist in Volcano – The Daily Beast
- Family Furious Over ‘Botched’ Mission to Save Tourist in Volcano The Daily Beast
- Brazilian Who Fell While Hiking Indonesian Volcano Is Found Dead, Her Family Says The New York Times
- Family of Hiker Found Dead After Falling Into Volcano Accuses Rescue Team of ‘Negligence' People.com
- Hiker trapped in active volcano for 3 days has died, family says USA Today
- Body of Brazilian tourist retrieved after she fell at popular volcano in Indonesia CBS News
French far right’s Le Pen asks protege to prep for 2027 presidential bid
French courts have barred France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, from presidential candidacy for five years.
Goldsmiths apologises to Jewish students and staff over ‘culture’ of antisemitism
Inquiry concludes college’s management failed to help Jewish students ‘feel welcome and safe from antisemitism’
Goldsmiths College in London has apologised to Jewish students and staff after an independent inquiry found it had allowed a “culture” of antisemitism to build up on its campus over a number of years.
The inquiry concluded that Jewish students were subjected to antisemitism during their studies at Goldsmiths and that the college’s management failed to help Jewish students and potential applicants to “feel welcome, included and safe from antisemitism”.
Continue reading...Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg: FIFA Club World Cup – team news, start, lineups
Real Madrid meet Red Bull Salzburg in Philadelphia in the final Group H match at the FIFA Club World Cup.
Man charged after violently slamming Afghan child to the ground
A Belarusian tourist has been charged with attempted murder after violently attacking an Afghan boy at a Moscow airport.
At least 16 people killed and 400 injured in Kenyan protests
Police clashed with people marching in Nairobi and other areas to honour those killed in protests last year
At least 16 people have been killed and 400 injured in Kenya as a nationwide demonstration to honour those killed during last year’s anti-government protests turned chaotic, with police clashing with protesters in different parts of the country.
Amnesty Kenya’s executive director, Irũngũ Houghton, said the death toll had been verified by the government-funded Kenya national commission on human rights. “Most were killed by police,” he said.
Continue reading...US lawmaker denies charges stemming from immigration centre visit
Representative LaMonica McIver has been accused of assault as the Trump administration accuses Democrats of obstruction.
Mamdani’s defeat of Cuomo offers Democrats a path out of the wilderness
Mamdani signifies a generational change and rebuke to a party establishment grown complacent and hypocritical
The party was on its knees. It failed to beat Donald Trump, a twice impeached convicted felon, and lost both chambers of Congress. Since November, Democrats have been searching for a path out of the wilderness. On Tuesday, they found one.
But instead of celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory in the New York mayoral primary election, the first major Democratic contest since Trump’s win, many in the party establishment went into panic mode.
Continue reading...Can a deal be found to end Israel’s war on Gaza?
Israel's recent conflict with Iran has renewed efforts to push for a deal in Gaza.