Children fall ill in India ‘after dead snake found in school meal’
The cook reportedly still served the lunch after removing the snake, India's human rights body says.
A ‘political prisoner’: US advocates rally for detained Georgetown scholar
Lawyers say the Trump administration's efforts to deport Badar Khan Suri violate his freedom of speech and association.
Israel fires largely controlled after mass evacuations
A national emergency was declared and events for Israel's Independence Day on Thursday were cancelled as the fires spread near Jerusalem.
India will include caste details in its next census – AP News
- India will include caste details in its next census AP News
- ‘With authentic figures, we can have proper allocations’ Hindustan Times
- "Country Going To Pay... ": When Rajiv Gandhi Opposed 1990 Reservation Move NDTV
- India to include citizens' castes in its delayed population census Reuters
- On caste census, the BJP was rattled into action by Congress’s demand The Indian Express
Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponed – ABC News
Talks or no talks: Who blinks first in US-China trade war?
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are locked in a game of chicken - despite wanting the same outcome.
Why Australia’s opposition is vying for votes on Chinese social media
Chinese Australians are a crucial group that deserted the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the last election.
Ending Violence in Syria – U.S. Department of State (.gov)
Ending Violence in Syria U.S. Department of State (.gov)View Full Coverage on Google News
Four ways the film Conclave sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen
The Bafta award-winning film gives viewers a window into a "highly secret and a deeply private process".
After the blast: Yemenis face airstrikes, hunger, and international indifference – The Jerusalem Post
- After the blast: Yemenis face airstrikes, hunger, and international indifference The Jerusalem Post
- Yemen’s Houthis claim dozens killed in alleged US airstrike on prison holding African migrants CNN
- U.S. Military Says Its Air Campaign Has Hit More Than 800 Targets in Yemen The New York Times
- Animated maps show US-led attacks on Yemen Al Jazeera
- Yemeni People in State of “Terror” After 1,000+ U.S. Airstrikes Kill Hundreds: Helen Lackner Democracy Now!
Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing
BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.
Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing
BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.
Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth next week
Kosmos 482, weighing 500kg, was meant to land on Venus in the 1970s but it never made it out of orbit because of a rocket malfunction
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.
It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive re-entry, according to space debris-tracking experts.
Continue reading...“Willy Wonka A** Presidency”: 39 Of The Most Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Month – BuzzFeed
Dozens of homeless people living in national forest evicted by US Forest Service
Service closing area in Oregon for wildfire prevention plan months after Trump order to increase timber production
Dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years were being evicted on Thursday by the US Forest Service, as it closed the area for a wildfire prevention project that will involve removing smaller trees, clearing debris and setting controlled burns over thousands of acres.
The project has been on the books for years, and the decision to remove the encampment in the Deschutes national forest comes two months after the Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to increase timber production and forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk. It wasn’t immediately clear if the evictions were a result of that order, but homeless advocates seized on the timing on Thursday, as US Forest Service officers blocked the access road.
Continue reading...Apple says most US-bound iPhones no longer made in China
The technology giant says US tariffs will add around $900m to its costs this quarter.
Donald Trump is looming over Australia’s election
Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that.
Donald Trump is looming over Australia’s election
Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that.
Aussies Rescue Stranded Great White Shark – Newser
- Aussies Rescue Stranded Great White Shark Newser
- ‘White Lotus’ Star Shuts Down Questions About Co-Star Beef The Daily Beast
- Shark stuck in shallow waters at Ardrossan beach freed by passer-by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- 10 Ft. Great White Shark Stuck in Shallow Water Saved by South Australian Locals in Nearly Hour-Long Rescue People.com
- Australian locals rescue great white shark stranded in shallow water NBC News
Trump’s 100th Day Spin – FactCheck.org
- Trump’s 100th Day Spin FactCheck.org
- In Breakneck 2nd Term, Trump Turns to Falsehoods to Justify His Agenda The New York Times
- Analysis | One hundred days of Trump 2.0: Falsehood after falsehood, again and again The Washington Post
- ‘There's an information war, and we’ve disarmed ourselves’ — ex-US diplomat on Trump cuts to counter Russian disinformation The Kyiv Independent
- Fact check: Debunking 100 Trump false claims from his first 100 days CNN