- Vatican conclave: Why choice for new pope is unpredictable DW
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- The Vatican installs chimney to signal the selection of the next pope NPR
- Cardinal who embraced Philippines’ gay Catholics could be the Francis continuity candidate for pope NBC News
Trump says he ‘doesn’t rule out’ using military force to control Greenland
President has repeatedly expressed idea of expansion into autonomous territory within fellow Nato member Denmark
Donald Trump would not rule out using military force to gain control of Greenland, the world’s largest island and an autonomous territory within Denmark, a fellow Nato member with the US.
Since taking office, the US president has repeatedly expressed the idea of US expansion into Greenland, triggering widespread condemnation and unease both on the island itself and in the global diplomatic community. Greenland is seen as strategically important both for defense and as a future source of mineral wealth.
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Major delays at Newark airport as FAA cites air traffic control staffing issues
One of US’s biggest airports, in New York area, experiences 210 delays and 88 cancellations amid aviation safety fears
Flight delays continued on Sunday as a major crisis gripped one of the US’s biggest airports amid aviation safety fears.
As of Sunday morning, there were 210 delays and 88 cancellations at Newark Liberty international airport (EWR) in New Jersey, according to FlightAware. The large airport is one of the major hubs for New York city and its surrounding area.
Continue reading...Israel calling up tens of thousands of reservists to expand war on Gaza
Move comes despite global outrage over humanitarian blockade and calls to reach lasting ceasefire.
Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest over press freedom award – PBS
- Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest over press freedom award PBS
- Nicaragua is quitting a UN agency over a press freedom award. Here’s a look at the issue AP News
- Nicaragua leaves UNESCO after exiled newspaper wins award dw.com
- UNESCO Statement following Nicaragua's decision to withdraw from the Organization UNESCO
- Nicaragua says quitting UNESCO over press prize award Ashley County Ledger
Woman missing since 1962 found ‘alive and well’
Police in Wisconsin say Audrey Backeberg left home 'by her own choice' and no foul play was involved.
‘My Silence Didn’t Protect Me’: Released Hostage Accuses Israeli Trainer of Sexual Assault – Haaretz
- 'My Silence Didn't Protect Me': Released Hostage Accuses Israeli Trainer of Sexual Assault Haaretz
- Mia Schem, freed Israeli hostage, accuses Tel Aviv fitness influencer of drugging, raping her New York Post
- Hamas hostage ‘raped in her own home after release’ The Times
- Ex-hostage recalls ‘flashes’ from alleged rape by trainer who she says drugged her The Times of Israel
- Former hostage Mia Schem accuses Tel Aviv fitness trainer of drugging and raping her Ynetnews
Trump says ‘I don’t know’ when asked if he backs US due process rights
US president makes comments in interview with NBC's Meet the Press after being asked about deportation of immigrants.
Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals show – The Washington Post
- Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals show The Washington Post
- Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say BBC
- US airstrikes on Sanaa injure 14 - report The Jerusalem Post
- Yemen's Houthis Grow Bolder Despite US Bombing Campaign Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Animated maps show US-led attacks on Yemen Al Jazeera
Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro discharged after three weeks in hospital
Jair Bolsonaro, who lost his re-election bid in 2022, had major abdominal surgery last month.
Trump says he won’t seek a third term
"This is not something I'm looking to do," the US president says about speculation he may try to find a way to run again in 2028.
Trump says he won’t seek a third term
'This is not something I'm looking to do,' Trump says about speculation he may run again in 2028.
NHS in England urged to become ‘early intervention service’ on cancer
Exclusive: Too many people at risk of becoming ‘martyrs’ by not getting symptoms checked as they do not want to burden health service, report warns
Too many people are at risk of becoming “martyrs” by not getting symptoms of cancer checked out because they do not want to burden the NHS, warns a report, which calls for earlier testing to diagnose those at higher risk.
The report, by the health consultancy Incisive Health, sets out ways in which the NHS in England can catch more cancers early and thus save lives by becoming more of an “early intervention service”. It comes as the government draws up its first dedicated cancer strategy since 2015.
Continue reading...Trump says he doesn’t know if he needs to uphold constitutional due process
President also says he sees himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a third one
Donald Trump said “I don’t know” when asked if he needed to uphold the US constitution when it comes to giving immigrants the right of due process as he gave a wide-ranging TV interview broadcast on Sunday.
At the same time the US president also said he saw himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a third one – something he has not previously always been consistent on even though a third term is widely seen as unconstitutional.
Continue reading...Kidnapped father of French crypto-millionaire rescued
The man in his 50s reportedly had a finger missing when police found him in a house south of Paris.
Kidnapped father of French crypto-millionaire rescued
The man in his 50s reportedly had a finger missing when police found him in a house south of Paris.
What’s the connection between Israeli wildfires and ‘green colonialism’?
Researchers say Israel’s worst wildfires were exacerbated by non-native trees that Israel has been planting for decades.
Cost of emissions from five major Australian resource companies more than $900bn, study finds
US researchers link BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos, Whitehaven Coal and Woodside Energy to specific climate harms over three decades
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Five of Australia’s biggest fossil fuel producers could be on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in damages after a US research team developed a method to link individual companies to specific climate harms and put a dollar figure to the impact.
This is the result of a new peer-review study published in the journal Nature that sought to establish a method that would allow courts to quantify the economic loss caused by fossil fuel producers for one kind of climate impact – extreme heat.
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Continue reading...Victorian Labor was bracing for a federal backlash – now Jacinta Allan sees vindication
Despite relentless commentary about the premier’s unpopularity, the state swung even harder to Labor than in 2022, while the Liberal party blame game has begun
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If anyone is as happy as Anthony Albanese right now, it’s Jacinta Allan.
As the federal election results rolled in on Saturday night, one of the biggest surprises came in Victoria – where Labor defied months of grim predictions to strengthen its grip on the state.
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