- On Tuesday, the Bees Get Their Day Newser
- On ‘World Bee Day,’ the bees did not seem bothered. They should be AP News
- Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn The Guardian
- Cold spring dampens buzz as beekeepers concerned about quiet hives on World Bee Day TMJ4 News
- Putin and microplastics threaten bees’ survival politico.eu
Israel allows UN to bring 93 aid trucks into Gaza as international pressure mounts – The Times of Israel
- Israel allows UN to bring 93 aid trucks into Gaza as international pressure mounts The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu Says Israel Will Take Over Gaza as It Allows Food to Trickle Into Enclave WSJ
- What is the new US-backed Gaza aid plan and why doesn't the UN like it ? Reuters
- Israel Wavers as Far Right and Military Disagree on Gaza Strategy The New York Times
- Israel lets limited aid into Gaza, as Netanyahu says allies can't tolerate "images of mass famine" CBS News
New Australian free-to-air TV rules could allow alcohol ads from 10am, even on weekends and school holidays
Media authority mulls Free TV Australia’s proposed revised code of practice to expand daytime hours when M programming is permitted
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Free-to-air broadcasters want classification rules changed to allow an additional 800 hours of alcohol ads every year despite one in three children already being exposed to liquor commercials on television.
Despite laws banning alcohol marketing during children’s viewing hours, broadcasters have a “sports loophole” in their code of practice, which permits the airing of alcohol ads during televised sporting events.
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Continue reading...UK government suspends free trade talks with Israel over Gaza war
The EU has also voted to review its trade agreement with Israel due to the "catastrophic" situation in Gaza.
UEFA Europa League final: Man Utd vs Tottenham – Start, team news, lineups
Manchester United play Tottenham Hotspur in Europa League final as both teams look to end an awful season on a high.
Gran Canaria migrant centre closed after allegations of child abuse
Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimes
A court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.
Police entered the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas on Monday where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre.
Continue reading...WHO members adopt landmark pandemic agreement in US absence
Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic.
Spike Lee says Highest 2 Lowest is his last film with Denzel Washington
Director says his fifth movie with the actor will probably be their last project together as Washington ‘has been talking about retirement’
The collaboration between Spike Lee and Denzel Washington has spanned four decades and tackled many aspects of African American life. But Lee feels their latest venture, the kidnap drama Highest 2 Lowest, will probably be the duo’s swansong.
“This is the fifth one we’ve done together,” Lee said after the picture’s premiere at the Cannes film festival. “It has been a blessing, this body of work between us, doing films that people love. And I think this is it. He’s been talking about retirement. But five films together: that’s good, they stand up.”
Continue reading...Poland’s far-right lays down demands to presidential hopefuls – Reuters
- Poland's far-right lays down demands to presidential hopefuls Reuters
- Race for Poland’s presidency blows wide open politico.eu
- Poland Election: Trzaskowski Wins Critical Vote for President The New York Times
- Polish centrist and nationalist presidential candidates to face off in 2nd round CNN
- Donald Tusk: next two weeks will ‘decide future of Poland’ The Guardian
Biden’s cancer diagnosis raises fresh questions about his health in White House
The news that he has "aggressive" prostate cancer has some medics asking why it was not detected sooner.
French police launch prison hunt for mini Chinese-made phones
The phones, no bigger than a cigarette-lighter, were being used to mastermind crimes from inside jail.
Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘buying time’ to stall truce talks
It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.
Iran’s Khamenei doubts US nuclear talks will lead to agreement
"We don't think it will lead to any outcome," the supreme leader warns, saying the US is making "outrageous" demands on uranium enrichment.
Tornado outbreak concerns grow in U.S. And, Hamas-Israel talks hit impasse – NPR
Seven Mexican youths shot dead at church festivity
The young men were shot dead in Guanajuato, a state where rival cartels are vying for territory.
Ukraine, Russia say drone strikes continue after Trump-Putin call – CNN
- Ukraine, Russia say drone strikes continue after Trump-Putin call CNN
- Russia attacks Ukraine with drones after Trump-Putin call ABC News
- Russia Unleashes One of Its Largest Drone Barrages of the Ukraine War The New York Times
- Russia launches war's largest drone attack ahead of Putin-Trump call Reuters
- Russia launches biggest drone attack since invasion began, says Ukraine BBC
Qatar defends offer of plane gift to Trump as ‘a normal thing between allies’ – US politics live
PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani dismisses concerns country is trying to buy influence as Schumer introduces bill to block such a move
President Donald Trump is expected to head to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet congressional Republicans as they aim to reach agreement on a sweeping tax-cut bill, with their narrow majority divided over the scope of spending cuts, reports Reuters.
Hardline Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Friday briefly blocked the advance of the bill – which nonpartisan analysts say could add $3tn to $5tn to the federal government’s $36.2tn debt – but relented on Sunday.
Continue reading...Zelenskyy says Russia ‘trying to buy time to continue war’ – Ukraine war live
Ukrainian president posts on social media after Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire in phone call with Trump
The European Union has adopted new sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, focusing on Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, human rights violations and hybrid threats, the EU’s foreign policy chief said.
Kaja Kallas said in a post on X:
The EU has approved its 17th sanctions package against Russia, targeting nearly 200 shadow fleet ships.
New measures also address hybrid threats and human rights.
Continue reading...UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid – Israel-Gaza war live
UN’s humanitarian chief says aid lorries, which contain baby food and nutrition, are technically in Gaza but have not reached civilians
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa, the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, has been speaking to Euronews.
He said US President Donald Trump has the unique power to force Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “change the situation” in Gaza.
I do believe that President Donald Trump has the necessary influence to change the situation in Gaza and make sure that the siege be lifted and that the population get access to the assistance it deserves.
It’s an outrage that we are confronted by a situation of starvation when it comes to Gaza. It’s a completely fabricated one. We are in a situation where hunger and food are being weaponised for political and military purposes…
What is needed in Gaza is a massive, unhindered, uninterrupted assistance of supply to make sure that we are reversing the trend of the spreading hunger.
Continue reading...UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Lammy calls Gaza blockade ‘morally wrong’ and ‘unjustifiable’ – as it happened
Foreign secretary tells parliament that the Israeli government’s ‘egregious actions and rhetoric’ are isolating the country from its friends and partners. This live blog is closed
The Scottish secretary has said the new UK-EU trade deal provides “12 years of certainty and stability” for the fishing industry, amid criticism from the industry that the government has made too large a concession to the EU on fishing rights.
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has described the deal as a “horror show”, but Ian Murray said: “I don’t agree with that.”
It gives 12 years of certainty and stability for the industry, it doesn’t change any of the deal that was put in place in 2019, which is 25% more quotas for UK and Scottish trawlers and it gives wide access, of course to the new markets of the EU, in terms of pushing away all that red tape that was there before.
Not one more fish will be taken out of Scottish waters by an EU trawler as part of this deal and that provides that stability and certainty.
We should never trust Keir Starmer. You know, he’s screwing things up domestically, so he gets on the international bandwagon.
He’s selling us out, not just on Brexit, but on Chagos and … we’re hearing all sorts of things about Gibraltar. We’ll hold them to account on this. Where Labour negotiates, Britain always seem to lose.
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