Russian attack on Kyiv cuts power to half of city and leaves two dead
Missile and drone attacks come amid Moscow’s campaign to break Ukrainian civil resistance by attacking energy grid
Two people were killed and 37 were injured by a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital that cut power to the western half of the city, leaving at least 500,000 residents without electricity.
Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said highlighted Ukraine’s need for western help with air defence, as well as other financial and political support.
Continue reading...Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
Israel has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.
The UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence”.
Continue reading...Venezuela denounces Trump’s airspace remarks as ‘colonialist threat’
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry slams US president's 'colonialist threat' amid weeks of escalating rhetoric from Washington.
Impasse over EHRC single-sex spaces guidance ‘distracting from other issues’
Staff at human rights body said to be ‘desperate for regime change’ over inertia after court’s legal definition of a woman
The ongoing impasse over guidance from the UK’s human rights watchdog on access to single-sex spaces is distracting from other pressing issues, including the rise of the far right, insiders have told the Guardian.
Some members of staff at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are described as “desperate for regime change” ahead of the new chair, Mary-Ann Stephenson, taking up her post in December.
Continue reading...Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s Blue Mosque during Turkiye trip
The Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo, visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque as part of his four-day trip to Turkiye.
‘I am a terrorist’, UK activists release video to support Palestine Action
A UK activist group has released a video of pro-Palestinian protesters who were arrested by police.
Flights returning to normal after Airbus warning grounded planes
Around 6,000 planes were affected after an issue that could corrupt data was discovered.
Russian strikes cause power outages for more than 600,000 in Ukraine
The overnight attack kills at least three and injures dozens more.
‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coast – CNN
- ‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coast CNN
- Southern Water uses new devices to speed up beach pellet removal BBC
- Plastic ‘bio-beads’ from sewage plants are polluting the oceans and spreading superbugs – but there are alternatives The Conversation
- Volunteer’s dismay over lack of help to clean beach littered with plastic pellets Kent Online
- UK water firm says 'highly likely' behind plastic pellet pollution incident Bloomer Advance Newspaper
Three days of mourning begin after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
At least 128 people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for following the fire which engulfed several tower blocks.
Thunberg and Albanese join pro-Palestine protests in Italy
Activist Greta Thunberg and the UN’s Francesca Albanese joined hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters in Genoa on Friday.
Minorities hail renewed space as Pope Leo visits Turkiye
As Turkiye hosts pontiff, minority community figures describe a moment marked by visibility and engagement with state.
MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties – Military.com
- MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties Military.com
- Commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 fired Military Times
- Top Marine Commander Ousted MSN
- Marines fire Okinawa logistics squadron commander amid investigation Yahoo
- Marine air wing relieves logistics squadron commander on Okinawa Stars and Stripes
Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?
Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts – and our correspondent – are unsure
If you find it hard to count to 10 when anger bubbles up, a new trend offers a more hands-on approach. Rage rooms are cropping up across the UK, allowing punters to smash seven bells out of old TVs, plates and furniture.
Such pay-to-destroy ventures are thought to have originated in Japan in 2008, but have since gone global. In the UK alone venues can be found in locations from Birmingham to Brighton, with many promoting destruction as a stress-relieving experience.
Continue reading...They tried to overturn the 2020 US election. Now, they hold power in Trump’s Washington
Those who tried to overturn the 2020 election now occupy key federal roles, shaping rules and sowing doubt for 2026
The people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have more power than ever – and they plan to use it.
Bolstered by the president, they have prominent roles in key parts of the federal government. Harmeet Dhillon, a lawyer who helped advance Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election in 2020, now leads the civil rights division of the justice department. An election denier, Heather Honey, now serves as the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity in the department of homeland security. Kurt Olsen, an attorney involved in the “stop the steal” movement, is now a special government employee investigating the 2020 election.
Continue reading...The human cost of the Philippines’ flood-control corruption scandal
101 East investigates rampant alleged corruption in flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries
Fall of Zelensky’s top aide – reboot for Kyiv or costly shake-up?
A widening corruption scandal forced Ukraine's second most powerful person, Andriy Yermak, to resign.
Fall of Zelensky’s top aide – reboot for Kyiv or costly shake-up?
A widening corruption scandal forced Ukraine's second most powerful person, Andriy Yermak, to resign.
Australian prime minister becomes first to wed in office
Anthony Albanese weds Jodie Haydon, after the couple became engaged on Valentine's Day last year.