Pakistan bus crash kills 40
At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Pakistan.
World leaders pay tribute to Iran’s late leader Khamenei in Tehran
World leaders pay tribute to Iran's late leader Khamenei in Tehran
Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general
Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials
Louisiana’s highest court has granted a stay of the proceedings in a criminal indictment targeting the state’s attorney general, in the latest twist of a high-stakes political battle between Republican state leaders and Democrats who govern its most famous city, New Orleans.
Liz Murrill, a Republican who is Louisiana’s first female attorney general, was slapped with a 16-count indictment on Thursday by a New Orleans grand jury charging her with intimidation and malfeasance. The charges effectively accused her of trying to intimidate New Orleans officials who fought a law passed by Republican legislators to overhaul the city’s courts.
Continue reading...UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online
Parents should not put photos of their children on public display online, according to landmark guidance issued to tackle the rise of AI-generated sexual abuse material.
The recommendation has come from the National Crime Agency and the Internet Watch Foundation, which fear that most people are unaware of the dangers posed by paedophiles and criminal networks.
They suggest that parents and guardians make their social media accounts private or share pictures of their children through a “close friends” group. The NCA and the IWF stressed they were not telling parents how to behave online, but said they should be aware of the problem and how to tackle it.
Reform UK-led council fails to attract any sponsors for union flag scheme
Party had justified plan to hang flags in Nottinghamshire on basis that local businesses would foot £75,000 bill
A £75,000 scheme by a Reform-led council to hang union flags at sites across the county, which the party said would “not cost the taxpayer a single penny” as it would be sponsored by local businesses, has failed to attract a single sponsor, it has emerged.
The plan to attach the flags to brackets on about 180 lamp-posts and other places was agreed in the autumn by Nottinghamshire’s council, won by Nigel Farage’s party in last year’s May elections.
Continue reading...Does Someone on Polymarket Know That Putin Is Going Down? – Futurism
- Does Someone on Polymarket Know That Putin Is Going Down? Futurism
- Big Polymarket bets have been placed on Putin’s downfall NBC News
- Mystery Polymarket Bettor Stakes Around $400,000 On Putin's Ouster Before End Of Year Forbes
- Gambler bets £300,000 on Putin losing power this year The Telegraph
- OPINION: How Putin Will Fall – Part II: Chronicle of a Coming Coup Kyiv Post
Stars assemble in New York City amid preparations for Taylor Swift 4 July wedding
Singer and fiance Travis Kelce have been coy but festivities are getting under way at Madison Square Garden
The streets of New York City and the first-class lounges of Heathrow and JFK airports were crawling on Friday with celebrities on their way to attend the wedding of the year.
Taylor Swift had kept fans guessing about whether it was her nuptials that had caused the closure of 11 streets in midtown Manhattan and the endless deliveries of flowers, food and decorations to the huge Madison Square Garden arena.
Continue reading...Polish PM warns critical months ahead in face of Russian threat
Tusk says Poland is preparing for "various" scenarios after media reports of a planned Russian attack.
Polish PM warns critical months ahead in face of Russian threat – BBC
- Polish PM warns critical months ahead in face of Russian threat BBC
- Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say The Guardian
- Poland warns Russia seeks to exploit Ukraine tensions with sabotage operations Reuters
- Poland's deputy prime minister says Russia could launch a "false flag operation" to justify an attack on a NATO state CBS News
- Crazed Putin’s New Invasion Plot Revealed The Daily Beast
Polish PM warns critical months ahead in face of Russian threat
Tusk says Poland is preparing for "various" scenarios after media reports of a planned Russian attack.
Zuma showing South Africa ‘middle finger’ by meeting Gupta brother – minister
Former President Zuma's trip to India reignites anger over a decade-old corruption scandal.
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70
Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after suffering from lung cancer.
EXCLUSIVE Russia set to import North Asian jet fuel amid fuel crisis, sources say – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE Russia set to import North Asian jet fuel amid fuel crisis, sources say Reuters
- Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia The New York Times
- Cossacks guard petrol stations in Russian resort as anger grows over fuel shortages Reuters
- Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine AP News
- Russia’s Oil-Port City on Black Sea Is Fast Running Out of Fuel Bloomberg.com
Heavy rain floods Mumbai during intense monsoon spell
Heavy monsoon rains have inundated parts of Mumbai, India's financial capital, causing widespread flooding.
Pope praises US history of welcoming migrants in implicit rebuke to Trump
Pope Leo urges Americans to live up to ideals of Declaration of Independence in first key address to US
Pope Leo has used his first key address to his home country to praise the US history of welcoming migrants, urging Americans to live up to the ideals put forward in the Declaration of Independence.
In his latest implicit rebuke to Donald Trump, the first US leader of the Roman Catholic church said the word “America” had become a “byword for freedom” across the world because of the way the country welcomed migrants.
Continue reading...Russian stuff blowing up: U.S. said to warn Poland of possible Russian attack – Daily Kos
- Russian stuff blowing up: U.S. said to warn Poland of possible Russian attack Daily Kos
- Tusk warns 'critical months' ahead for Poland in face of Russian threat BBC
- Crazed Putin’s New Invasion Plot Revealed The Daily Beast
- Poland warns Russia seeks to exploit Ukraine tensions with sabotage operations Reuters
- The European Country That Figured Out Trump’s White House Foreign Policy
Multibillion-dollar contract secures ‘major step forward’ for GCAP fighter jet – Defense News
- Multibillion-dollar contract secures ‘major step forward’ for GCAP fighter jet Defense News
- U.K., Italian, Japanese Fighter Jet Venture Wins $6.14 Billion Contract WSJ
- Britain, Italy and Japan award £4.6bn contract for new fighter jets The Independent
- Edgewing awarded full international GCAP contract as programme officially transitions to design and development phase Janes
- Over £4 billion invested in next-generation fighter jet with new international contract GOV.UK
U.K., Italian, Japanese Fighter Jet Venture Wins $6.14 Billion Contract – WSJ
- U.K., Italian, Japanese Fighter Jet Venture Wins $6.14 Billion Contract WSJ
- Multibillion-dollar contract secures ‘major step forward’ for GCAP fighter jet Defense News
- BAE’s next-generation combat jet lifted by defence funding boost Financial Times
- Japan, UK, Italy to consider Canada as observer in fighter jet program Nikkei Asia
- Edgewing Secures $6B Contract To Advance GCAP Development Aviation Week
London has lost ‘catastrophic’ 89% of car club vehicles since Zipcar exit
Only 330 car club vehicles available for rent after big provider left British market, data reveals
The number of car club vehicles in London has fallen by a “catastrophic” 89% since Zipcar ended its service in late 2025, with former users being pushed to consider buying or leasing.
Car clubs allow drivers to use vehicles parked around a city, using apps to book and unlock them. Zipcar dominated London’s car club market before the US company’s shock decision to pull out in December 2025. That left a gap that has yet to be filled for Londoners without a car.
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