US judge orders release of pro-Palestinian advocate Mahmoud Khalil
The wife of the jailed Columbia University graduate student says the family 'can finally breathe a sigh of relief'.
US ambassador accidentally says Israel ‘spreading terror’
US diplomat Dorothy Shea accidentally stated Israel’s government had “spread chaos, terror and suffering.”
Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed
The cause of the sinking, which killed seven of the 22 people onboard, is still under investigation.
Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed
The cause of the sinking, which killed seven of the 22 people onboard, is still under investigation.
Two hikers killed by major rockfall on popular trail in Canada
‘Basically a whole shelf of a mountain came loose’ said one person who fled the scene in Banff National Park
Two people have been killed and another three injured when a major rockfall crashed onto a group of hikers on a popular Rocky Mountain trail in western Canada.
The accident happened on Thursday near the Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, about 225km (140 miles) north-west of Calgary, Alberta. The area is known for its natural beauty and is particularly busy in summer.
Continue reading...UN nuclear chief warns of disaster if Israel hits Iran’s Bushehr plant
IAEA’s Grossi and Security Council members urge diplomacy as Israel strikes at heart of Iran’s nuclear capability.
Hurricane Erick hits Mexico resort towns killing two
Video shows communities in the affected areas dealing with flood waters and a messy clean-up.
Hurricane Erick hits Mexico resort towns killing two
Video shows communities in the affected areas dealing with flood waters and a messy clean-up.
Israeli and Iranian hospital attacks
We compare and contrast Israel’s outrage over Soroka with its own repeated strikes on Gaza hospitals.
Cars and steps do not mix: why The Italian Job has a lot to answer for
A driver who got stuck on the Spanish Steps in Rome is the latest in a series of similar vehicular misadventures
The 1969 caper The Italian Job spawned a Hollywood remake, helped drive the cool-factor of the Mini and launched decades of dad jokes about bloody doors being blown off. It may also have inspired one driver who got stuck trying to travel down the Spanish Steps in Rome this week.
The film ended with Michael Caine teetering on the edge of a cliff in a coach, claiming to have a “great idea”. In Rome, the 80-year-old’s navigational error on his way to work ended with emergency services having to bring in a crane to winch his vehicle off the Italian capital’s landmark.
Continue reading...Macron lays out broad European offer for Iran to end war with Israel
Proposal would cover uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programmes and aim to end terrorist funding
Europe is to make Iran a comprehensive offer to end its war with Israel that would include an Iranian move to zero uranium enrichment, restrictions on its ballistic missile programme and an end to Tehran’s funding of terrorist groups, Emmanuel Macron has said.
The proposals are surprisingly broad, spanning a range of complex issues beyond Iran’s disputed nuclear programme, and are likely to complicate any solution unless an interim agreement can be agreed.
Continue reading...Trump risks MAGA base if he breaks pledge not to “start new wars”
Ross Barkan on the internal conflict in the Trump administration over joining Israel's attack on Iran.
Top court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims
Supreme Court has revived lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from Americans killed or wounded in Middle East.
Israeli scientists scramble to save work after Iranian missile hits labs – Reuters
- Israeli scientists scramble to save work after Iranian missile hits labs Reuters
- Iranian missile strikes Israel’s ‘crown jewel of science’ AP News
- From heart tissue to DNA samples, Weizmann scientists mourn work vaporized in Iran attack The Times of Israel
- Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed The Jerusalem Post
- 'The missiles completely erased decades of research; we will need to start from scratch,' Weizmann president says Ynetnews
Campaign for statue of British suffragette hero is hit by funding crisis
Organisers seek an extra £40,000 for a memorial to Mary Clarke, the first suffragette to die for women’s rights
The campaign to commemorate the first suffragette to die for women’s rights is facing a funding crisis.
Mary Clarke, who was the sister of Emmeline Pankhurst, helped found the Women’s Social and Political Union and was imprisoned three times.
Continue reading...Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after MPs pass bill
Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panel
Terminally ill people in England and Wales are to be given the right to an assisted death in a historic societal shift that will transform end-of-life care.
After months of argument, MPs narrowly voted in favour of a private member’s bill introduced by Labour’s Kim Leadbeater, which could become law within four years.
Continue reading...Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base
At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.
Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base
At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.
Putin says Russian recession must not happen ‘under any circumstances’
President Vladimir Putin tells attendees at St Petersburg Economic Forum that Moscow needs 'balanced growth'.
Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens – The New York Times
- Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens The New York Times
- Iran says no to nuclear talks during conflict as UN urges restraint Reuters
- Iranian insider acknowledges country weakened, but insists Iranians remain united against Israel CBS News
- How people inside Iran are reacting to the war PBS
- Tehran neighborhoods empty out as Israel and Iran exchange barrages NBC News