- U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots NBC News
- Eight men arrested in two separate anti-terror operations, Met police says BBC
- U.K. police arrest 7 Iranians in what government calls biggest counterterrorism operations in years CBS News
- ‘Iranian terror attack’ foiled with hours to spare The Telegraph
- Tehran’s cruelty is closer than we think The Spectator
Bodies of 13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found – Financial Times
- Bodies of 13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found Financial Times
- Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine BBC
- Peru: 13 abducted people found dead in gold mine DW
- 13 security guards kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine found dead CBS News
- 13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found dead CTV News
Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine
Miners were kidnapped and killed in a Peruvian gold mine after a confrontation with a criminal gang.
Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine
Miners were kidnapped and killed in a Peruvian gold mine after a confrontation with a criminal gang.
Colombia’s wind farms bring promise and pain for indigenous group
The South American country is turning to wind power, but some local people are unhappy.
MPs warn social care needs substantial investment to fix ‘broken’ system
Cross-party group’s report emphasises risk of failure after finding 3.5 million people not getting care they need
A cross-party group of MPs has warned attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed to overhaul a “broken” system that was failing millions of people.
Reform of social care was typically seen by governments as a “burden” on the taxpayer, and a “drain on resources” rather than a positive boost to people’s lives, the NHS and the economy, said the health and social care select committee.
Continue reading...Watch: How Lady Gaga’s record-breaking concert almost ended in disaster
A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted by police before Gaga's first concert in Brazil since 2012.
Starmer praises ‘selfless dedication’ of armed forces before VE Day anniversary
PM writes of ‘debt that can never be fully repaid’ in letter marking 80 years since end of second world war in Europe
Keir Starmer has praised the “selfless dedication” of those who have served in the military before the anniversary of VE Day as the government unveiled a new £50m support system for veterans.
In an open letter to mark 80 years since the end of the second world war in Europe, the prime minister said the sacrifice made by members of the armed forces was a debt that could “never fully be repaid”.
Continue reading...13 security guards kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine found dead – CBS News
- 13 security guards kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine found dead CBS News
- Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine BBC
- Bodies of 13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found Financial Times
- Tragic Ending for 13 Security Guards Kidnapped From Gold Mine Men's Journal
- 13 kidnapped mine workers found dead in Peru BNO News
Marvel’s Thunderbolts* tops US box office with $76m opening
Antihero reject movie starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan a ‘great reset’ as Alec Baldwin’s Rust falls flat
Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* opened with $76m in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel’s more spectacular launches.
All eyes had been on whether Thunderbolts* – a team-up of antihero rejects similar to Avengers – could restore the Walt Disney Company superhero factory to the kind of box office performance the studio once enjoyed so regularly. The results – similar to the debuts of Eternals ($71m) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($75m) – suggested Marvel’s malaise won’t be so easy to snap out of.
Continue reading...Brazil police arrest two suspects over Lady Gaga gig bomb plot
Police believe attackers targeted LGBTQ fans attending American star’s free concert on Rio’s Copacabana Beach.
Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine – politico.eu
- Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine politico.eu
- Romanian Nationalist Wins First Round of Presidential Voting The New York Times
- Romania nationalist George Simion, a Trump fan, wins first round of presidential vote France 24
- Nationalist Simion ahead in Romanian election rerun - exit polls BBC
- Romanian presidential vote favourite says he will bring back banned far-right contender Reuters
Syrian security forces monitored armed civilians who killed Alawites, accused man says
One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised and monitored by government forces.
Syrian security forces ‘oversaw’ armed civilians who killed Alawites, accused man says
One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised and monitored by government forces.
Trump’s White House is the hottest right-wing media outlet – Axios
Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel’s main airport
Footage appeared to show a plume of black smoke rising from an area near the airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel’s main airport – BBC
- Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel's main airport BBC
- Houthi Missile Hits Near Tel Aviv Airport The New York Times
- Yemen’s Houthis Strike Israel Near Main Airport WSJ
- Israel’s Netanyahu vows response to Iran after Houthi attack on airport Al Jazeera
- Israel's Arrow air defenses, US THAAD system both failed to intercept Houthi missile, sources say The Times of Israel
Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel’s main airport
Footage appeared to show a plume of black smoke rising from an area near the airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
Israeli army starts calling up reservists for planned expansion to Gaza offensive
The military says its aim is to increase pressure on Hamas militants to return hostages they still hold.
Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert
Police say the plan was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers.