Russia jails 19-year old for condemning its war in Ukraine
Daria Kozyreva used 19th-century poetry and graffiti to protest Russia's war on Ukraine.
Detained Welsh tourist tells experience in US border – BBC
Trump’s second state visit to UK to be disrupted by ‘even bigger’ protests
Stop Trump coalition to dust off blimp, hoping demonstrations will surpass those during US president’s 2019 visit
Donald Trump’s second visit to the UK later this year will be disrupted by “even bigger” protests than those that coincided with his state visit in his first term, campaigners have vowed.
On Thursday Trump let slip that he expects to visit the UK in September, after Keir Starmer handed him a personal invitation from King Charles III during his visit to the White House in February.
Continue reading...Italian opposition file complaint over far-right party’s use of ‘racist’ AI images
Centre-left parties slam ‘racist, Islamophobic and xenophobic’ faked images posted on social media by League party
Opposition parties in Italy have complained to the communications watchdog about a series of AI-generated images published on social media by deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini’s far-right party, calling them “racist, Islamophobic and xenophobic”, the Guardian has learned.
The centre-left Democratic party (PD), with the Greens and Left Alliance, filed a complaint on Thursday with Agcom, the Italian communications regulatory authority, alleging the fake images used by the League contained “almost all categories of hate speech”.
Continue reading...Green party candidate tries to evict Labour opponent from property
Labour says move is hypocrisy since Greens support ban on no-fault evictions such as one served on Labour candidate and her family
A Green party council candidate is attempting to evict his Labour opponent from a house he owns using a no-fault notice, despite his party supporting a ban on exactly such kinds of eviction.
William Pedley, who is standing for the Greens in the Victoria ward of North Northamptonshire council, has served a section 21 notice on his tenant and political rival Kelly Duddridge, who has lived in the property for 10 years.
Continue reading...Robbie Williams says he feels ‘panic’ when fans approach in public
Pop star posts on Instagram about his fright and ‘discomfort’ when asked for photos and autographs
Robbie Williams has spoken of the “discomfort” and “panic” he feels when he is approached for photos and autographs by fans.
In a post on Instagram, the pop star said he was able to “mask” the reality that social interactions frighten him.
Continue reading...Super spicy! Jack Black’s Minecraft song Steve’s Lava Chicken becomes shortest ever UK Top 40 hit
At 34 seconds, the spectacularly silly song from A Minecraft Movie beats the previous record by two seconds
Actor and musician Jack Black has made UK chart history, with the shortest ever song to reach the Top 40: his novelty track Steve’s Lava Chicken is just 34 seconds long.
The spectacularly silly song reaches No 21 this week, and is taken from A Minecraft Movie, the video game spin-off film, which has earned $570m (£430m) so far at the global box office – and caused cinemas to be overrun by the game’s young and high-energy fanbase.
Continue reading...Russia wounds over 100 with new cluster supersonic missile on Ukraine’s Kharkiv – politico.eu
- Russia wounds over 100 with new cluster supersonic missile on Ukraine’s Kharkiv politico.eu
- Russian missile attack kills one, wounds 112 in Ukraine's Kharkiv, officials say Reuters
- Swarmed By Drones, Ukrainian Troops Fight To Hold Ground Near Kupyansk Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- 11 killed, 124 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day The Kyiv Independent
- At least two killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Sumy Al Jazeera
Man Utd career summed up by ‘Maddest game’ – Maguire
Manchester United scored two goals in two minutes in the closing stages of their Europa League quarterfinal with Lyon.
At least two killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Israel has continued to conduct near-daily strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah last November.
ICE Barbie’s Alleged Lover’s Brazen Power Grab Laid Bare – The Daily Beast
Body of Kidnapped Australian Mom-of-2 Believed to Found In Burned-Out Car: Police – TooFab
- Body of Kidnapped Australian Mom-of-2 Believed to Found In Burned-Out Car: Police TooFab
- A Mom-of-2 Was Kidnapped by 5 Home Invaders. Police Believe They Just Found Her Body in a Burned-Out Car People.com
- Boy remains in coma after woman's body found in burnt-out car in Sydney's south-west Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ‘Someone’s about to die’: Woman kidnapped, child bashed, before body found in burnt-out car The Sydney Morning Herald
- ‘Level of violence unheard of’: police suspect body in burnt-out car in Sydney was allegedly kidnapped woman The Guardian
Russia jails 19-year-old for nearly three years for condemning Ukraine conflict – Reuters
- Russia jails 19-year-old for nearly three years for condemning Ukraine conflict Reuters
- Russia jails 19-year old for condemning its war in Ukraine Al Jazeera
- “Ukraine has already won”. Defiant statement by a Russian teenager sentenced to 2 years 8 months for anti‑war remarks and Schevchenko poetry Mediazona
- Russia sentences 19-year-old woman to nearly three years in a penal colony after poetic anti-war protest CNN
- Russia: Activist Daria Kozyreva conviction for poetic anti-war protest exposes continued repression Amnesty International
‘Child in arms, luggage on my head, I fled Sudan camp for safety’
Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.
Sudan’s civil war: ‘I fled Zamzam camp with child in my arms and luggage on my head’ – BBC
- Sudan's civil war: 'I fled Zamzam camp with child in my arms and luggage on my head' BBC
- ‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp The Guardian
- Sudanese Paramilitaries Kill Entire Clinic Staff in Famine-Struck Camp The New York Times
- Sudan’s war takes a(nother) grim turn Politico
- Survivors Describe Executions, Arson in Attack on Sudan's Zamzam Camp U.S. News & World Report
‘Child in arms, luggage on my head, I fled Sudan camp for safety’
Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.
Scholars Decipher Ancient Graffiti In Room Of Jesus’ Last Supper – Forbes
- Scholars Decipher Ancient Graffiti In Room Of Jesus’ Last Supper Forbes
- Archaeologists reveal strange inscriptions in Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem Fox News
- Medieval Graffiti at Historic Jerusalem Site Deciphered With Cutting-Edge Tech Artnet News
- Researchers uncover hidden inscriptions in Jerusalem’s Last Supper Room HeritageDaily
- Medieval graffiti discovered in the Last Supper Hall in Jerusalem's Cenacle The Jerusalem Post
Ukraine sanctions 3 Chinese companies as tensions between Kyiv and Beijing rise – NPR
- Ukraine sanctions 3 Chinese companies as tensions between Kyiv and Beijing rise NPR
- China denies Zelenskyy’s charge that it provides Russia with weapons politico.eu
- Ukraine bans China's firms for helping Russia make missiles Reuters
- Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv sanctions three Chinese companies accused of helping Russia The Guardian
- China is supplying weapons to Russia, says Zelensky The Independent
Nicola Coughlan ‘Wouldn’t Touch’ Harry Potter Reboot With a 10-Foot Pole – Teen Vogue
- Nicola Coughlan 'Wouldn't Touch' Harry Potter Reboot With a 10-Foot Pole Teen Vogue
- JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner The Guardian
- How J K Rowling funded a legal battle that curtailed trans rights in UK Times of India
- Britain Rules on What a Woman Is The Atlantic
- The Supreme Court ruling gives clarity - but now comes the difficult part BBC
Is Israel’s partition of Gaza a prelude to total control of the enclave? – France 24
- Is Israel's partition of Gaza a prelude to total control of the enclave? France 24
- Is Israel Preparing for a Long-term Occupation of Gaza? Foreign Policy
- Memories and Mourning as Israel Annexes Rafah Inkstick
- Israeli troops will remain in Gaza 'security zones' after war, minister says BBC
- Israeli troops will remain in Gaza buffer zones indefinitely, Defense Minister Katz says Fox News