ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India not ‘desperate’ against New Zealand
The Men in Blue will look to win back-to-back ICC titles when they face the Black Caps in Dubai on Sunday.
Trump policies could fuel illicit drug trade despite vow to curb fentanyl
‘Coercive’ tariffs and federal funding cuts could worsen flow of illicit drugs into US, ex-government officials warn
Donald Trump’s policies could leave the US more vulnerable to dangerous synthetic drug trafficking from abroad, even as the administration has vowed to stop fentanyl from entering the country, former government officials say.
This week, Trump imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, ostensibly as a tactic to stem the flow of illicit drugs into the US.
Continue reading...Body found in floodwaters and troops injured in Australia storm
At least one man has died in floodwaters and military personnel have been injured in the wild weather.
Myanmar’s military government says it will hold elections in next year
Critics say the announcement is a sham designed to maintain the junta's power through proxy parties.
Two men arrested in India over alleged rape of Israeli and local woman
The two women were said to have been stargazing with three male travellers when the incident took place
Two men have been arrested in India in connection with the alleged rape of an Israeli and a local woman.
The Israeli woman and her homestay operator were said to be stargazing with three male travellers in Koppal town in southern Karnataka state on Thursday night.
Continue reading...Area around Big Ben closed as man with Palestinian flag climbs Elizabeth Tower
Pro-Palestine protesters also spray-painted clubhouse at Trump Turnberry golf course in Scotland overnight
Westminster Bridge remains closed to traffic after a six-hour standoff between emergency services and a protester who has scaled a building in the Houses of Parliament carrying the flag of Palestine.
A large crowd gathered in Parliament Square to show their support for the man who climbed the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, on Saturday morning.
Continue reading...‘She is evil’: Amy Coney Barrett under attack by right wing after USAid ruling
Supreme court justice who frequently votes alongside conservative colleagues branded ‘DEI judge’
Amy Coney Barrett, the Donald Trump-appointed conservative supreme court justice, has been branded a “DEI judge” by furious rightwing figures, after she voted to reject Trump’s attempt to freeze nearly $2bn in foreign aid.
Coney Barrett, part of the court’s rightwing majority, split with her fellow conservative justices this week. She and John Roberts, the chief justice, voted to leave in place a ruling from a US district judge that ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze the nearly $2bn in aid for foreign aid work that had already been performed, and that had been approved by Congress.
Continue reading...Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California
Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in the US has been rocked by a slew of sexual abuse allegations launched against it in California in the latest scandal to hit the organization that is better known as the Mormon church.
A three-year look-back legal window that allows adult survivors of sexual assault to file claims in California has produced almost 100 allegations of childhood sexual abuse by Mormon leaders.
Continue reading...One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study
Study found that 7% of Americans have been present at a scene of a mass shooting and 2% had been injured in one
One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting, a new study shows, revealing the depth and impact of the epidemic of gun violence that has washed over the US in recent decades.
The study found that about 7% of US adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime, and more than 2% have been injured during one, according to new a report from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Continue reading...Russia launches devastating attack on Ukraine after Trump’s defence of Putin
Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’
Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody would do”.
Two ballistic missiles hit the centre of Dobropillia in the eastern Donetsk region. Fire engulfed a five-storey apartment building. As emergency services arrived, Russia launched another strike on the same area. Eleven civilians were killed, with five children among the 30 injured.
Continue reading...South Korea’s impeached president Yoon released from detention
Yoon Suk Yeol still faces trial on insurrection charges for his failed attempt to impose martial law.
US rise of cryptocurrency and fall of regulation pose ‘profound risks’ – report
Center for Political Accountability, which advocates for corporate disclosure, warns of fallout from Trump’s efforts
A new report warns of “profound risks” in American politics as cryptocurrency companies increase their political spending and Donald Trump oversees regulatory retreat while promising to create a “crypto strategic reserve”.
The situation “illustrate[s] the profound risks that unchecked corporate political spending presents, particularly within the volatile and often unpredictable cryptocurrency industry”, reads the report, from the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), a non-profit that advocates for corporate political disclosure.
Continue reading...‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis
After the US president’s vow to take over the Arctic island, pro-independent voices are growing louder but some want to work with Washington
When it comes to the issues on the table – schools, healthcare, independence – Tuesday’s election is “not that exceptional”, says Greenlandic politician Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. And yet, it will potentially be the most consequential in the Arctic island’s history.
What makes this general election unlike any other, says the Inuit Ataqatigiit member of the Danish parliament, is the global spotlight on it. “What we’re seeing is influence from the US, Denmark and other places. It is not the same as other elections.”
Continue reading...South Korea’s impeached president Yoon released from detention
Yoon Suk Yeol still faces trial on insurrection charges for his failed attempt to impose martial law.
Western Australia election: Liberals fail to attract swing required as Labor secures third-term victory
WA Labor will hold a third term in office, with the early vote count showing the Liberals failing to gain traction with any significant swing
• Western Australia has one story about the gas industry. It won’t accept dissent from ‘over east’
Labor will govern for a third term in Western Australia, with the Liberal Party failing to attract the swing required to threaten Roger Cook’s majority.
Polls predicted a 12-13% swing could put up to 11 seats in reach of the Liberal party.
Continue reading...Israeli attacks on Gaza kill three as Hamas, Egypt hold ceasefire talks
Israel says will send team to Qatar to advance ceasefire negotiations, as Hamas says 'positive' indicators on talks.
Muslim nations, European leaders back Arab proposal for Gaza
France, UK, Italy and Germany say $53b plan shows 'realistic' path to reconstruction of Gaza.
‘I’ve lost my work and been ostracised’: Oxford University accused of failing to act after ruling on ‘sham’ contracts
Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it won’t benefit others
An academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on “sham” gig economy contracts has criticised the university for trying to brush their case under the carpet.
Alice Jolly and her colleague Rebecca Abrams, both award-winning authors, taught on Oxford’s prestigious creative writing course for 15 years but were employed on zero-hours “personal services” contracts, often earning only £23 an hour. After they publicly challenged the university on their lack of employment rights, Oxford wrote to the Society of Authors in April 2022, agreeing to offer the two academics more appropriate contracts.
Continue reading...South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison – Nikkei Asia
- South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison Nikkei Asia
- Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial over martial law The Associated Press
- South Korea court cancels President Yoon’s detention as insurrection case continues The Guardian
- South Korean Court Orders Impeached President’s Release From Jail The New York Times
- South Korean court orders release of President Yoon Suk Yeol as he awaits impeachment ruling CNN
Three suspects at large after shooting at Toronto pub leaves a dozen injured
Police say suspects are male, with one in a black balaclava seen fleeing the scene at the Piper Arms in a silver car
Three suspects are at large after a mass shooting at the opening night of a pub in Toronto that left a dozen people injured, Canadian police say.
The shooting at the Piper Arms pub near Scarborough town centre in eastern Toronto happened at 22:39pm on Friday local time (03:39 GMT).
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