Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries – until a roaring glacier wiped it out
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.
Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries – until a roaring glacier wiped it out
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.
Germany Moves To Thwart Trump’s Ukraine Peace Initiative – OpEd – Eurasia Review
- Germany Moves To Thwart Trump’s Ukraine Peace Initiative – OpEd Eurasia Review
- Germany's Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles BBC
- What are Germany’s Taurus missiles that Ukraine wants? Al Jazeera
- Germany to Step Up Ukraine Aid as Europe Scrambles to Replace U.S. WSJ
- Germany Agrees on €5 Billion in Fresh Military Aid to Ukraine Bloomberg
World has responsibility to get aid into Gaza, UN official tells BBC
The UN's Tom Fletcher tells the BBC the people of Gaza have been subjected to forced starvation by Israel.
Vet complaint process in UK often ‘stacked against pet owners’
Consumer group Which? says owners are put off complaining and system for doing so is not fit for purpose
Britain’s pet owners often face an uphill struggle when they are unhappy with their vet because the industry’s complaints system is not fit for purpose, according to a leading consumer body.
The findings from Which? that the complaints process “is often stacked against pet owners” come as the UK competition watchdog is investigating the veterinary sector amid concerns that above-inflation price hikes and other issues mean consumers are not getting a fair deal.
Continue reading...How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine.
How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine.
Ryan Coogler attends Sinners screening in Mississippi town where film is set
Director, composer and actor appeared at event in Clarksdale attended by hundreds after community petition
Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium on Thursday to see the hit film Sinners, set in their community and steeped in Mississippi Delta culture.
The special screening of the blockbuster horror film included an appearance by director Ryan Coogler and was made possible by a community petition.
Continue reading...Reform UK to accept donations via bitcoin, Nigel Farage says
Party leader says he wants UK to be a ‘crypto powerhouse’ during speech at Las Vegas conference
Reform UK will accept donations through bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Nigel Farage has announced.
During an appearance at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, where he was introduced as a “UK presidential candidate”, Farage said: “As of now, provided you are an eligible UK donor … we are the first political party in Britain that can accept donations in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.”
Continue reading...A Pierce County man expected to be deported to Vietnam. Instead, ICE routed him to South Sudan – KUOW
- A Pierce County man expected to be deported to Vietnam. Instead, ICE routed him to South Sudan KUOW
- What to Know About the Deportees the U.S. Is Trying to Send to South Sudan The New York Times
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations to third-party countries SCOTUSblog
- Judge pleads with Trump administration for reason over rhetoric in deportation case Politico
- Trump admin asks Supreme Court to restart South Sudan deportations Axios
Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs
The decision comes a day after a trade court blocked the majority of Trump tariffs because it circumvented Congress.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped and attacked ex-assistant, she tells court
The anonymous witness tells the jury she lived in fear of the hip-hop mogul's violent rages.
‘This must stop now’: UN food body condemns RSF attacks on Sudan premises
Aid workers are also having to cope with a wave of cholera outbreaks in war-torn Sudan.
Students or spies? The young Chinese caught in Trump’s crosshairs
The souring relationship between the nations has already caused issues for students at home and in the US.
Chinese students in US grapple with uncertainty over Trump’s visa policies
Trump administration pledges to 'aggressively revoke' US visas; Chinese students wonder how far-reaching policy will be.
Israel orders closure of al-Awda Hospital, a ‘lifeline’ in north Gaza
Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
Tulkarem residents clear homes set for demolition
Residents in the occupied West Bank retrieve belongings from homes before they’re demolished by the Israeli military.
Security breaks down in Gaza as desperate people search for food
Scenes of chaos and looting in parts of Gaza persist as food shortages continue.
Explosion kills Russian veteran who led airstrikes on Ukraine port city – CBS News
- Explosion kills Russian veteran who led airstrikes on Ukraine port city CBS News
- Young Russian ‘war hero’ who led bombing that killed thousands of Ukrainians dead in ‘suicide attack’ New York Post
- Mariupol Siege Air Commander Killed in Bomb Attack The Moscow Times
- Mariupol Bomber Blown Up: Russian Major Killed in Mysterious Blast Kyiv Post
- Stavropol explosion kills Russian official who led attacks on Ukraine's Mariupol The Kyiv Independent
Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter says she believes online pornography played role in rape case
Caroline Darian tells Hay festival that pornography websites are ‘part of the system’ of misogyny and violence
There is “no way” that Gisèle Pelicot would have been raped more than 200 times without the existence of pornography websites, her daughter has said.
Speaking at the Hay festival in Powys on Thursday, Caroline Darian said there were “so many social problems like online porn” that can lead to instances of abuse.
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