At least 4 killed, some still missing, in avalanche in India’s Uttarakhand
Rescue operation still under way after avalanche in Chamoli region, adjoining Tibet, trapped dozens of workers.
Ramadan in Gaza: Ruins and unshakable faith
We have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, mosques, but our faith remains as strong as ever.
Japan battles largest wildfire in decades – The Guardian
- Japan battles largest wildfire in decades The Guardian
- Aerial footage captures forest fire burning in northern Japan BBC.com
- Battling wildfires in northeastern Japan NHK WORLD
- Japan wildfire burns largest area in over 30 years as blaze rages on Kyodo News Plus
- Japan fights worst wildfire in decades DW (English)
Steve Rosenberg: Vladimir Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold
A breakdown in relations between Ukraine and the US is potentially very serious for Kyiv, but very positive for Moscow.
Steve Rosenberg: Vladimir Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold
A breakdown in relations between Ukraine and the US is potentially very serious for Kyiv, but very positive for Moscow.
Japan battles largest wildfire in decades
More than a thousand people have been evacuated near forest of Ofunato in northern region of Iwate
More than a thousand people have been evacuated as Japan battles its largest wildfire in more than three decades.
The flames are estimated to have spread over about 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) in the forest of Ofunato in the northern region of Iwate since a fire broke out on Wednesday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
Continue reading...Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take Asians deported by Trump?
Trump's tariff threats and political pressures are believed to be reasons third countries agreed to receive deportees.
Is this the end of Milorad Dodik’s political life?
Being found guilty of obstructing the OHR is a significant blow to Bosnian Serb leader. But he won't give up easily.
Pope Francis spends peaceful night after breathing crisis, Vatican says
Doctors caring for pontiff, 88, are assessing how Friday’s incident will affect his condition, says official
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, has spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said.
Francis, 88, had suffered an “isolated breathing crisis” that caused him to vomit and provoked a “sudden worsening” of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said.
Continue reading...English academy chain to improve conditions for Jamaican teachers after strike threat
Union leader describes chain’s record on overseas-trained teachers as ‘Harris Federation’s Windrush’
The National Education Union has claimed a “resounding improvement” in workload and conditions for teachers from Jamaica and other countries at a leading academy chain, as part of a deal ending threats of strike action.
The Harris Federation of schools confirmed it will improve conditions for qualified teachers from Jamaica and others trained overseas, as part of a deal that eases the route for overseas-trained teachers to gain similar qualifications in England.
Continue reading...Four dead as Cyclone Garance wrecks France’s La Reunion island – Al Jazeera English
- Four dead as Cyclone Garance wrecks France’s La Reunion island Al Jazeera English
- Tropical cyclone smashes into French Indian Ocean island, bringing 100-mile-an-hour winds CNN
- Cyclone Garance hits French Indian Ocean island of Reunion; police report 3 deaths The Associated Press
- Several killed as Cyclone Garance slams into France's Reunion Island FRANCE 24 English
- Cyclone Garance kills three as it sweeps through Reunion island BBC.com
Four dead as Cyclone Garance wrecks France’s La Reunion island
More than 160,000 people face power outages as cyclone wreaks havoc on the Indian Ocean island, authorities report.
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after more than 40 years of conflict
Kurdish militant group responds to call from its jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to lay down arms
Outlawed Kurdish militants have declared a ceasefire with Turkey after a landmark call by the jailed PKK leader, Abdullah Öcalan, asking the group to disband.
It was the first reaction from the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) after Öcalan this week called for the dissolution of the group and asked it to lay down arms after fighting the Turkish state for more than four decades.
Continue reading...Pope is ‘stable’ after breathing crisis, Vatican says
The Pope has been battling pneumonia for two weeks and suffered an "isolated" breathing crisis on Friday.
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
The PKK calls for the release of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lead a process of disarmament.
US man convicted in hate crime murder of Palestinian American boy
Joseph Czuba faces life in prison for the murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi days after the war on Gaza began.
Trump’s ‘bald power grab’ could set US on path to dictatorship, critics fear – The Guardian US
Tickled pink: rhubarb growers see explosion in demand for Yorkshire crop
Despite wet weather hitting yields, supermarkets are reporting a doubling in rhubarb sales compared to last year
It takes a while for the eyes to adjust to the darkness inside the shed. Slowly, the shapes of hundreds of pale stalks emerge from the gloom like an alien species, visible only by the glow cast by a handful of candles.
This candlelit ritual is the harvest of Yorkshire forced rhubarb, being carried out by growers Robert and Paula Tomlinson.
Continue reading...Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say
Criminal justice specialists call for new approach to identify emerging type of murderer with no prior convictions
The rise of “0 to 100” killers who go from watching torture, mutilation and beheading videos in their bedrooms to committing murder suggests there could be a link between extreme violence online and in real life, experts have said.
Criminal justice experts advocated a new approach, inspired by counter-terrorism, to identify an emerging type of murderer with no prior convictions, after cases such as Nicholas Prosper, who killed his mother and siblings and planned a primary school massacre.
Continue reading...Trump’s ‘bald power grab’ could set US on path to dictatorship, critics fear
Little-noticed order that gives US president powers far beyond mere oversight denounced as ‘breathtaking’
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Unusually for him, Donald Trump made no great fuss as he signed one drily worded executive order last Tuesday.
Public attention was distracted that day – by the headline-grabbing drama of Elon Musk bludgeoning his way through the federal bureaucracy, by immigrants deported to Guantánamo Bay, and by the torrent of other directives Trump has issued since his inauguration last month.
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