France to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools
Smoking will be banned in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children from July, France's health minister said.
France to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools
Smoking will be banned in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children from July, France's health minister said.
Watch: Moment a glacier collapses down Alps and onto village
Ice and rubble crashed down a mountain and onto the village Blatten in the Swiss Alps.
Ex-DRC President Kabila holds talks in M23-held city of Goma: Reports
Joseph Kabila is visiting the eastern city of Goma, which has been seized by rebels, after he was stripped of immunity.
South African mother sentenced to life for selling her daughter
A South African mother is sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old child, Joshlin Smith.
Israel authorizes more settlements in the occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza kill 34, officials say – AP News
- Israel authorizes more settlements in the occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza kill 34, officials say AP News
- Israel announces twenty-two new settlements in the West Bank BBC
- Defense Ministry confirms government approval of 22 new West Bank settlements The Times of Israel
- The Cabinet Decided on the Establishment of 22 New Settlements in the West Bank שלום עכשיו
- Israel Approves New West Bank Settlements Foreign Policy
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years – The Washington Post
- Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years The Washington Post
- Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn AP News
- ‘It’s pretty bleak’: A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn Los Angeles Times
- Earth's 5-year forecast is in: Brace for extreme heat USA Today
- Climate change: no reprieve from heat this decade as globally agreed 1.5°C limit looms The Conversation
Leader in Kinahan drug gang extradited to Ireland from UAE
Sean McGovern, wanted on charges of murder and directing organised crime, flown to Ireland in military aircraft
A leader of the notorious Kinahan organised crime group has been flown from the United Arab Emirates to Ireland in the first extradition of its kind.
An Irish military aircraft carrying Sean McGovern – who is wanted on charges of murder and directing organised crime – was due to land in Dublin amid heavy security on Thursday afternoon.
Continue reading...Most LGBTQ adults in US don’t feel transgender people are accepted: Poll
By contrast, about six out of 10 LGBTQ adults said gay and lesbian people are generally accepted in the US.
U.S. ramps up its military footprint in Australia as tensions with China rise – AOL.com
Will Southeast Asian nations pick sides between the US and China?
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, met for a high stakes summit.
Hundreds of writers call for Gaza ceasefire and aid – NPR
- Hundreds of writers call for Gaza ceasefire and aid NPR
- U.K. Weighs Sanctions on 2 Israeli Cabinet Ministers as Gaza Crisis Worsens The New York Times
- Dua Lipa, Gary Lineker, and Benedict Cumberbatch join more than 300 figures urging PM to 'end UK complicity' in Gaza Sky News
- Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war BBC
- Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’ The Guardian
Kazakhstan’s president on balancing Russia, China and the West
Kazakhstan president talks to Al Jazeera about reform, inequality, oil dependency, navigating ties with Russia and China
The 4 North Korean officials arrested over a botched destroyer launch are in mortal danger – Business Insider
- The 4 North Korean officials arrested over a botched destroyer launch are in mortal danger Business Insider
- How North Korea Botched the Launch of a Warship The New York Times
- Kim Jong Un fumes as North Korea's new warship damaged due to "absolute carelessness" in launch accident CBS News
- Failed Launch and Damage of the Second Guided Missile Destroyer Beyond Parallel
- The Risky ‘Side Launch’ That Doomed Kim Jong Un’s New Warship WSJ
Why has Elon Musk quit Donald Trump’s administration?
Elon Musk steps down from his government efficiency role after clashing with Trump over US federal spending policies.
Sidi Ould Tah named African Development Bank president
Mauritanian economist who led Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa will succeed Akinwunmi Adesina
The African Development Bank has chosen the Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its president-elect after three rounds of voting on Thursday afternoon.
The election took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, at the end of the annual meeting of the continent’s biggest multilateral lender.
Continue reading...Israel launches wave of strikes across south Lebanon
A Lebanese local official says an Israeli drone targeted employee working at water well in violation of ceasefire deal.
Mother who sold six-year-old daughter given life term in South Africa
Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.
US flag raised in Syria for first time since 2012
The American flag was raised at the US ambassador’s residence in Damascus for the first time since 2012.
Israel faces growing condemnation as Gaza aid distribution devolves into chaos – CNN
- Israel faces growing condemnation as Gaza aid distribution devolves into chaos CNN
- LIVE: ‘Dehumanising’ aid chaos grows in Gaza as Israeli attacks kill 70 Al Jazeera
- Gazans rush for humanitarian aid as Israeli strikes continue ABC News
- Opinion | Hamas Goes Against the Grain WSJ
- Four people killed after starving Palestinians burst into UN food warehouse in Gaza The Guardian