Nigeria flash floods: Which is most affected area, what caused the deluge?
At least 150 people killed and many more missing after torrential rains cause flooding in Mokwa city in Niger State.
Spending Review: Tough choices unavoidable, says IFS – BBC
- Spending Review: Tough choices unavoidable, says IFS BBC
- NHS leaders in England braced for 2% spending settlement Financial Times
- UK faces choice next week between health and other spending, IFS think tank warns Reuters
- Spending Review: prioritise tech to drive Invest2035 Wired Gov
- Reeves’ spending review ‘natural point’ to boost defence -IFS City AM
12 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian strike on army training unit – AP News
Gaza in turmoil: Clans emerge as rivals to Hamas’s rule – The Jerusalem Post
- Gaza in turmoil: Clans emerge as rivals to Hamas's rule The Jerusalem Post
- 'Anti-terror Service': New Palestinian Militia Operating in South Gaza, Local Sources Say Haaretz
- Armed Gangs, Robberies, Extortion – Chaos Runs Rampant In Gaza i24NEWS
- IDF general: If we don’t kill the last Hamas leader, his own people will—like Gadhafi Ynetnews
- Israel believes Hamas has 40,000 fighters in Gaza, the same number as before the October 7, 2023 attacks EL PAÍS English
Dozens killed in India’s northeast after rains trigger floods, landslides
Relentless monsoon rains across the northeastern states leave a trail of deaths and destruction.
Ukraine targets Russian airfields in major drone attack – ABC News
- Ukraine targets Russian airfields in major drone attack ABC News
- Ukraine’s drone attack the latest in a series of daring David versus Goliath hits against Russian targets CNN
- First satellite images of destroyed Russian aircraft at Belaya airbase appear online Українська правда
- Ukraine live updates: Kyiv and Moscow due to hold Istanbul talks after drone attack on Russian air bases BBC
- An astonishing raid deep inside Russia rewrites the rules of war The Economist
Israel kills 32 Palestinians waiting for food at US-backed Gaza aid sites
Troops gun down starving crowds, capping deadly first week of operations for controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Video: Two Russian bridges collapse near Ukraine within hours
Two Russian bridges near Ukraine have collapsed within hours.
Two dead, 559 arrested in France clashes after PSG Champions League win
Some 491 were arrested in Paris during post-match celebrations after PSG's Champions League victory.
Gaza doctor dies after Israeli bombing killed nine of his children
Gaza Doctor Hamdi al-Najjar has died 8 days after being wounded in an Israeli strike that killed nine of his children.
Brazil: outcry after funk singer arrested for allegedly inciting crime in lyrics
Artists and legal experts are outraged over MC Poze do Rodo’s detention over supposed non-violent offences
The arrest of a well-known Brazilian funk singer on charges of allegedly inciting crime in his lyrics and an alleged connection to a major criminal gang has sparked outrage among artists, intellectuals and legal experts.
MC Poze do Rodo, 26, who has 5.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, was arrested early on Thursday at his home in a luxury condominium in Rio de Janeiro’s west zone.
Continue reading...Why Trump is really going after Harvard
If the US’s oldest university bends the knee, the door to authoritarianism opens and democracy fades, experts warn
In mortarboards and crimson-fringed gowns, thousands of students were joined by smiling families for the centuries-old ritual of graduation day. But this year was different.
Alan Garber, the president of Harvard University, received a standing ovation and welcomed graduates “from down the street, across the country and around the world”, drawing applause for the last words: “Around the world – just as it should be.”
Continue reading...The White House is deporting people to countries they’re not from. Why? – NPR
- The White House is deporting people to countries they're not from. Why? NPR
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations to third-party countries SCOTUSblog
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order on deportations to South Sudan AP News
- What to Know About the Deportees the U.S. Is Trying to Send to South Sudan The New York Times
- A federal judge with Worcester roots has become a focus of Trump's anger. Here's why Worcester Telegram
China accuses Pete Hegseth of sowing division in Asia in speech ‘filled with provocations’ – The Guardian
- China accuses Pete Hegseth of sowing division in Asia in speech ‘filled with provocations’ The Guardian
- Europe bristles at US proposals at Asian gathering, India-Pakistan hostility on show Reuters
- China warns US not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan Al Jazeera
- China says Hegseth is touting a Cold War mentality in calling it a threat ABC News
- There is an “imminent” threat to Taiwan, America warns The Economist
UK Shifts to War Footing With ‘Always-On’ Munitions Production – Bloomberg.com
- UK Shifts to War Footing With ‘Always-On’ Munitions Production Bloomberg.com
- UK defence review to send 'message to Moscow' – Healey BBC
- UK plans $2bn weapons upgrade as Starmer calls for ‘war readiness’ Al Jazeera
- Britain to build billion-pound weapons works as Starmer calls for war readiness Reuters
- The UK seeks to send a message to Moscow as it outlines higher defense spending ABC News
Two dead and hundreds arrested in France after PSG Champions League win
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence and says those responsible will be punished.
China warns US not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan
Beijing says the US is touting Cold War mentality after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls China threat to the region.
Bouanga, LAFC qualify for FIFA Club World Cup with win over Club America
Los Angeles FC secure final spot in Club World Cup with an extra-time winner by Denis Bouanga against Club America.
In Canada, a daughter’s fight to bring her murdered mother home
When a serial killer murdered four Indigenous women in Canada, the authorities refused to search for their remains.
Ballet helps fight war fatigue in Ukraine’s front-line Kharkiv city
Dance theatre turns into a defying space during the war, bringing the much-needed hope and escape to residents.