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- Secret British ‘black propaganda’ campaign targeted cold war enemies
- Protests in Nigeria after arrests for ‘blasphemy’ killing of female student
- Fifty people to be sent to Rwanda in a fortnight, says Boris Johnson
- Chile’s constitutional assembly rejects plans to nationalise parts of mining sector
- West must not lift sanctions on Maduro, says Venezuelan opposition
- North Korea reports 15 deaths and nearly 300,000 new ‘fever’ cases as Covid outbreak spreads
- ‘I’m disgusted’: readers in the Philippines on the 2022 election result
- Election 2022 live: Paul Keating condemns Liberal housing policy as a ‘frontal assault on the superannuation system’
- Scott Morrison uses Liberal party campaign launch to set up housing battle with Labor
- Josh Frydenberg opposes independents’ call for public hearings and tip-offs in proposed federal Icac
- Former Australian Test cricketer Andrew Symonds killed in Queensland car crash
- ACT Senate race: can independents chase down Liberal incumbent?
- ‘Politics should steer clear’: rainbow flag set to fly over Wimmera
- Russia-Ukraine war: Russians have ‘lost momentum’ in Donbas, says MoD; Finland set for Nato decision – live
- ‘War-enabling, not war-winning’: how are drones affecting the Ukraine war?
- ‘I’m too old for this’: the harrowing flight from Donetsk’s perilous border towns
- Zelenskiy hails Ukraine’s Eurovision win and plans to ‘one day’ host final in Mariupol
- Zelenskiy thanks visiting US senators and says Donbas situation is ‘very difficult’ – as it happened
- Boris Johnson backs away from Northern Ireland protocol threat ahead of talks
- Food protests continue across Iran as one person reported dead
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE president
- Shireen Abu Aqleh: UN security council condemns killing of journalist
- US condemns Israel’s attack on Shireen Abu Aqleh’s funeral
- Sri Lankan president ‘Gota’ clings on to power despite violent protests and new PM
- India bans all wheat exports over food security risk
- India: 27 people killed after fire rips through Delhi office block
- Tory peer calls for welfare boost to counter cost of living crisis
- David Tennant calms his stage fright … with chocolate
- Jeremy Hunt says NHS was a ‘rogue system’ during his time as health secretary
- Pressure grows on Labour and Lib Dems to agree joint anti-Tory strategy
- Scottish support for monarchy falls to 45%, poll reveals
- Body found in Poole harbour in search for David Haw
- A daring escape, a gunshot death: the tragic tale of an Alabama jailbreak
- US Covid deaths hit 1m, a death toll higher than any other country
- Buffalo shooting: 10 killed in ‘racially motivated’ attack at New York supermarket, police say
- ‘Unstoppable until they aren’t’: are tech market losses signs of a bust?
- Britney Spears announces loss of ‘miracle baby’ early in pregnancy
- Pro-choice demonstrators rally across the US over expected reversal of Roe v Wade – as it happened
| Secret British ‘black propaganda’ campaign targeted cold war enemies Posted: 14 May 2022 08:56 AM PDT Britain stirred up tensions, chaos and violence in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, according to declassified papers The British government ran a secret "black propaganda" campaign for decades, targeting Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia with leaflets and reports from fake sources aimed at destabilising cold war enemies by encouraging racial tensions, sowing chaos, inciting violence and reinforcing anti-communist ideas, newly declassified documents have revealed. The effort, run from the mid-1950s through to the late 70s by a unit in London that was part of the Foreign Office, was focused on cold war enemies such as the Soviet Union and China, leftwing liberation groups and leaders that the UK saw as threats to its interests Continue reading... |
| Protests in Nigeria after arrests for ‘blasphemy’ killing of female student Posted: 14 May 2022 07:11 AM PDT Demonstrators demand release of two students held after murder of Christian woman in Sokoto Hundreds of people in Nigeria's north-western city of Sokoto demonstrated on Saturday over the arrest of two students after the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy, residents said. Africa's most populous country is roughly divided between Muslims and Christians but religious tensions and deadly clashes are not uncommon, particularly in the north. Continue reading... |
| Fifty people to be sent to Rwanda in a fortnight, says Boris Johnson Posted: 14 May 2022 04:54 AM PDT PM says he will 'dig in for the fight' with 'leftie lawyers' challenging government's plan for refugees Boris Johnson said 50 people have been told they will be sent to Rwanda within the next fortnight, and that he was ready to fight with "leftie lawyers" seeking to challenge the government's plans for refugees. Under the £120m scheme announced last month, people deemed to have entered the UK unlawfully will be transported to the east African country, where they will be allowed to apply for the right to settle. Continue reading... |
| Chile’s constitutional assembly rejects plans to nationalise parts of mining sector Posted: 14 May 2022 07:25 PM PDT The proposal would have seen lithium and rare metal resources taken into state hands as part of the country's wide-ranging political shakeup A constitutional assembly in Chile has rejected plans to nationalise parts of the crucial mining industry in a blow to progressive hopes of overhauling the neoliberal Pinochet-era political settlement. The proposal, known as article 27, would have given the state exclusive mining rights over lithium, rare metals and hydrocarbons and a majority stake in copper mines. Continue reading... |
| West must not lift sanctions on Maduro, says Venezuelan opposition Posted: 14 May 2022 06:01 AM PDT Helping president would hand victory to autocratic alliance led by Russia, warns deputy foreign minister The west must not backslide into aiding the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, or it will hand victory to an autocratic alliance led by Vladimir Putin and weaken the democratic cause in Europe and Venezuela, the country's deputy foreign minister, Isadora Zubillaga, has warned. A delegation of Venezuelan opposition politicians have been touring Europe in an attempt to reassure the west that despite recent divisions and setbacks, they have a viable strategy to secure new presidential elections. Continue reading... |
| North Korea reports 15 deaths and nearly 300,000 new ‘fever’ cases as Covid outbreak spreads Posted: 14 May 2022 05:28 PM PDT Despite nationwide lockdown, there are now more than 800,000 suspected cases in the unvaccinated country North Korea said on Sunday a total of 42 people had died as the country began its fourth day under a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the impoverished country's first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak. At least 296,180 more people came down with fever symptoms, and 15 more had died as of Sunday, the outlet said. Continue reading... |
| ‘I’m disgusted’: readers in the Philippines on the 2022 election result Posted: 14 May 2022 07:30 AM PDT Seven Filipinos share their views on the victory of Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr and the future they see for the country After a landslide election victory, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr is to become the next president of the Philippines. The son and namesake of the late dictator received more than 30m votes, beating his closest rival, the current vice-president, Leni Robredo. Here, seven people in the Philippines share their views on the result and how they feel about the future of the country. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 May 2022 12:10 AM PDT Paul Keating condemns Liberal housing scheme after Scott Morrison says a re-elected Coalition government would allow first-home buyers to access superannuation for housing deposits; Anthony Albanese speaks at Brisbane rally, after promoting Labor's manufacturing plan; Victoria records 10 Covid deaths; NSW four; Queensland two; WA four. Follow all the day's news
Labor leader Anthony Albanese appearing on ABC Insiders now, opening with a cheeky comment about how "it's good to have a political leader appearing on the ABC". First question is about cost of living and an increase to the minimum wage, which Albanese uses to wedge the government. "There is a very clear divide here. A government that says that low wage growth was a key feature of their economic architecture and Labor that says that, "We want an economy that works for people, not the other way around" and that people who are on minimum wages are doing it tough." Continue reading... |
| Scott Morrison uses Liberal party campaign launch to set up housing battle with Labor Posted: 14 May 2022 11:40 PM PDT PM announces spending boosts and 'game changer' for first-home buyers ahead of final election campaign week, as he urges voters to stick with government at polls
Scott Morrison has promised Australians a "new era of opportunity" if re-elected, while pitching a fight with Labor over a centrepiece housing policy to allow first home-buyers to tap into their superannuation savings. Setting up a contrast with Labor for the final week of the election campaign, the prime minister used the Liberal party's official campaign launch to promise a new super home buyer scheme that would allow people to access up to $50,000 of superannuation savings for the purchase of a first home. Continue reading... |
| Josh Frydenberg opposes independents’ call for public hearings and tip-offs in proposed federal Icac Posted: 14 May 2022 08:08 PM PDT Treasurer says public hearings would see politicians 'guilty until proved innocent', but integrity experts say objections 'ring hollow'
The treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has defended the lack of public hearings in the government's proposed federal integrity commission, saying he opposes a model that would see politicians "guilty until proved innocent". Frydenberg, who is under pressure in his Melbourne seat of Kooyong on the issue of integrity and climate change, said that while he agreed with the need for a federal anti-corruption commission, he disagreed with the independents on two elements – public referrals and public hearings. Continue reading... |
| Former Australian Test cricketer Andrew Symonds killed in Queensland car crash Posted: 14 May 2022 04:13 PM PDT Symonds, 46, in single vehicle collision late on Saturday, report says, citing statement from family confirming death World cricket is mourning the shock loss of another Australian great after Test star and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds was killed in a car crash in Queensland. Former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor says the man known as 'Roy' will be remembered as an entertainer who played the game with a carefree approach and disdain for rules and regulations. Continue reading... |
| ACT Senate race: can independents chase down Liberal incumbent? Posted: 14 May 2022 01:00 PM PDT Former rugby union star David Pocock and academic Kim Rubenstein hope marginal status will bring Canberra and surrounds more funding
Canberra is one of the most progressive cities in the country. ACT residents are more likely to be highly educated, less religious and better paid than the average Australian, making it an outlier in federal politics. But for the last 50 years, the two Senate spots in the Australian Capital Territory have been held exclusively by the Liberal and Labor parties. Now in 2022, two high-profile independents are vying to replace the Liberal incumbent, Zed Seselja. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| ‘Politics should steer clear’: rainbow flag set to fly over Wimmera Posted: 14 May 2022 01:00 PM PDT Four of five councillors vote to fly pride flag on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia
A special meeting of West Wimmera Shire council has overturned a decision against flying the rainbow flag. The council ruling clears the way for the internationally recognised pride flag to fly above the rural Victorian council region for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on 17 May. Sign up to receive Guardian Australia's fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 May 2022 12:09 AM PDT Sweden also expected to announce decision to join Nato on Sunday
Reuters reports that Sweden's ruling Social Democrats are poised to come out in favour of the country joining Nato, paving the way for an application - and Nato's deputy secretary general says he is confident the alliance could reach consensus on their membership. The Social Democrats - Sweden's biggest party - have held internal debates over the past week, and party leadership says it will decide on Sunday. It is widely expected to drop its opposition to Nato membership. I am confident if these countries decide to seek membership in NATO we will be able to welcome them to find all conditions for consensus to be met. Continue reading... |
| ‘War-enabling, not war-winning’: how are drones affecting the Ukraine war? Posted: 15 May 2022 12:00 AM PDT Analysis: Ukraine is enjoying a lot of propaganda success with its Turkish-designed TB2s, as Russia plays catchup Shot after shot pounded into the Russian missile battery hidden by the lighthouse on Snake Island, a Black Sea rock 22 miles (35km) from the Ukrainian coast. The edited video, released by the Ukrainian military, showed the strike and its aftermath – all taken from a Turkish-designed Bayraktar TB2 drone. Until then, evidence of the TB2 – a remotely piloted killer drone with a range of up to 190 miles – had largely disappeared from the conflict. The assumption was that the two dozen or so that Ukraine had bought from Turkey had been shot down and Ankara, not wanting to upset Russia, had declined to supply more. Continue reading... |
| ‘I’m too old for this’: the harrowing flight from Donetsk’s perilous border towns Posted: 14 May 2022 10:00 PM PDT Urged to evacuate, vulnerable residents are being carried to safety in makeshift volunteer convoys It was Nina's 88th birthday, and she marked it by leaving behind everything she had known. Volunteers, not particularly young or fit themselves, carried her down three flights of stairs from her flat, past the irises about to bloom in her neighbour's patch of garden. Apartment buildings hid the ruins of the local school, destroyed last week by a Russian missile, but the war intruded on the yard anyway, the regular thump of distant artillery echoing through the sunny afternoon. Continue reading... |
| Zelenskiy hails Ukraine’s Eurovision win and plans to ‘one day’ host final in Mariupol Posted: 14 May 2022 09:37 PM PDT Ukraine president said 'victorious chord' in war with Russia was not far off as nation celebrates Kalush Orchestra's win Volodymyr Zelenskiy has hailed Ukraine's win in the Eurovision song contest, saying that his war-ravaged country would do its best to host next year's final in the beleaguered port city of Mariupol. After Kalush Orchestra won Saturday night's contest in a show of popular support for the nation that went beyond music, the Ukrainian president reacted with a Telgram post saying: "Our courage impresses the world, our music conquers Europe! Next year Ukraine will host Eurovision! Continue reading... |
| Zelenskiy thanks visiting US senators and says Donbas situation is ‘very difficult’ – as it happened Posted: 14 May 2022 04:04 PM PDT President tells US officials that Donbas situation remains 'very difficult'; A large convoy of hundreds of cars carrying refugees reaches Zaporizhzhia
In case you'd missed it, Italy is set to host the Grand Final of the Eurovision song contest later on Saturday – and Ukraine is the favourite to win. Kalush Orchestra, a band that blends traditional folk and hip-hop, is competing in the event with the song Stefania, which has become an anthem at home, the Guardian's Rome correspondent Angela Giuffrida reported earlier this week. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson backs away from Northern Ireland protocol threat ahead of talks Posted: 14 May 2022 02:30 PM PDT PM will go to Belfast seeking 'broadest possible support' from party leaders Boris Johnson will vow not to scrap the Brexit deal governing Northern Ireland and instead back reform that has "the broadest possible cross-community support", in an attempt to cool tensions over the issue. In a shift in tone before emergency talks in Belfast on Monday, the prime minister will make it clear that he has no intention of scrapping the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, which he claims is causing significant disruption to trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Continue reading... |
| Food protests continue across Iran as one person reported dead Posted: 14 May 2022 11:57 AM PDT Soaring prices of wheat and basic goods bring protests to cities across Iran as internet outages suggest attempted clampdown Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local media one person was killed in a demonstration in the south-west. The protests were triggered last week by a cut in state subsidies for imported wheat that caused price hikes of as much as 300% for a variety of flour-based staples. The government of President Ebrahim Raisi also raised prices of basic goods such as cooking oil and dairy products. Continue reading... |
| Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE president Posted: 14 May 2022 03:57 AM PDT Speed of transition, one day after death of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, appears designed to show unity Rulers in the United Arab Emirates have unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of the hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian peninsula. The state-run WAM news agency said the rulers of the country's seven sheikhdoms made the decision at a meeting held in Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading... |
| Shireen Abu Aqleh: UN security council condemns killing of journalist Posted: 14 May 2022 03:40 AM PDT In rare unanimous statement, council calls for 'immediate and impartial' inquiry into the Al Jazeera journalist's death The UN security council has unanimously condemned the killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh while she was covering an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank, diplomats said. In a rare unanimous statement, the security council also called for "an immediate, thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into her killing". Continue reading... |
| US condemns Israel’s attack on Shireen Abu Aqleh’s funeral Posted: 13 May 2022 04:23 PM PDT Antony Blinken says US 'deeply troubled' after police stormed procession for Palestinian American journalist Joe Biden's secretary of state has issued a statement condemning Israeli forces for their attack hours earlier on the funeral procession in Jerusalem of a Palestinian American journalist who was shot and killed this week. "We are deeply troubled by the images of Israeli police intruding into the funeral procession of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Aqleh," Antony Blinken's statement on his official Twitter account read. "Every family deserves to lay their loved ones to rest in a dignified and unimpeded manner." Continue reading... |
| Sri Lankan president ‘Gota’ clings on to power despite violent protests and new PM Posted: 14 May 2022 08:20 AM PDT Further intense unrest puts more pressure on the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa They have called it "Gota Go Village". Here, on what was once an empty stretch of lawn outside the office of the Sri Lankan prime minister, on Colombo's seafront Galle Face promenade, a thriving community has sprung up. There are tents, food stalls, a library, a memorial, art installations, stages for music and speeches, and even the beginnings of a small farm growing vegetables and fruit from recently planted trees. Nearby, a patch has been set aside to cultivate rice. It began as the focal point of the anti-government protests that have engulfed Sri Lanka for months as the country goes through the worst economic crisis since independence. As fuel, food and medicine have run short, the blame has been placed firmly at the feet of one man, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, widely known as Gota, who stands accused of economic mismanagement and corruption pushing the country to the brink of bankruptcy. The calls from the majority of the population have been clear: Gota must step down. Continue reading... |
| India bans all wheat exports over food security risk Posted: 14 May 2022 05:34 AM PDT Move imposed with immediate effect in attempt to control prices after heatwave damages crops India, the world's second largest producer of wheat, has banned all exports with immediate effect after a heatwave affected the crop. A notice in the government gazette by the directorate of foreign trade, dated Friday, said a rise in global prices for wheat was threatening the food security of India and neighbouring and vulnerable countries. Continue reading... |
| India: 27 people killed after fire rips through Delhi office block Posted: 13 May 2022 11:42 PM PDT Dozens injured as official says building had no fire exit and most died 'due to asphyxiation' At least 27 people have died and dozens more were injured in a huge fire in a commercial building in India's capital, Delhi. The large fire broke out at the four-storey building near a railway station in the western suburb of Mundka in the late afternoon on Friday, but its cause was not immediately clear. Continue reading... |
| Tory peer calls for welfare boost to counter cost of living crisis Posted: 15 May 2022 12:00 AM PDT Asda chairman Stuart Rose says universal credit uplift and honesty over Brexit are crucial to combat 'national economic emergency' One of Britain's most prominent retailers has called for a major welfare boost for the poorest as pressure grows on chancellor Rishi Sunak to act on the cost of living crisis. Stuart Rose, the chairman of Asda and Conservative peer, effectively backed reinstating a £20-a-week uplift in universal credit introduced at the start of the Covid pandemic to help those on low incomes. He said some were seeing "shocking" increases in their bills and warned that the pressures were likely to persist into 2024. Continue reading... |
| David Tennant calms his stage fright … with chocolate Posted: 15 May 2022 12:00 AM PDT The Doctor Who star and classical actor reveals how he copes with 'the horror of the terror' of theatrical anxiety He is one of the biggest stars of stage and screen, from the Royal Shakespeare Company to Doctor Who, but even David Tennant suffers from nerves – and chocolate is one of his secrets to calming them, he has revealed. The actor allowed himself exactly three squares of chocolate in every interval of one of his shows, finding "comfort in the routine". "Being on stage is a bit like jumping out of a plane. I try and nail down the things I can control," he said. Continue reading... |
| Jeremy Hunt says NHS was a ‘rogue system’ during his time as health secretary Posted: 14 May 2022 11:16 PM PDT In new book Hunt says he was 'shocked to his core' by failures in care and the system's fear of transparency Jeremy Hunt has described sitting at the top of a "rogue system" when he was health secretary and said he was "shocked to his core" by failures in care. The current chair of the Commons health and social care committee said a fear of transparency and honesty in the NHS when it comes to avoidable deaths and mistakes is a "major structural problem" that must be addressed, in an excerpt from his new book published in the Sunday Times. Continue reading... |
| Pressure grows on Labour and Lib Dems to agree joint anti-Tory strategy Posted: 14 May 2022 11:00 PM PDT Ed Davey says party will focus on just one target in key 'super Thursday' polls The Liberal Democrats will put all their campaign efforts into only one of two crucial byelections this summer – leaving Labour to fight the Tories in the other – as pressure intensifies on leftwing parties to work more closely together to oust the Conservatives from power. The Lib Dem leader, Ed Davey, told the Observer on Saturday that his party would concentrate on the Devon seat of Tiverton and Honiton because it believes it can pull off a sensational win against the incumbent Conservatives in the south-west, where it has traditionally been strong. Continue reading... |
| Scottish support for monarchy falls to 45%, poll reveals Posted: 14 May 2022 10:00 PM PDT Widening rift on retaining the royals is revealed ahead of Queen's platinum jubilee Fewer than half of people in Scotland say they support retaining the monarchy, according to a major new poll that reveals the cultural divides emerging within the union. Almost six in 10 people across Britain want to retain the monarchy for the foreseeable future, with only a quarter saying that the end of the Queen's reign would be an appropriate time for Britain to become a republic. The overwhelming majority, some 85%, expect that Britain will still have a monarchy in a decade's time. Continue reading... |
| Body found in Poole harbour in search for David Haw Posted: 14 May 2022 12:49 PM PDT Dorset police say it received a report on Saturday that a body had been found in the water Police said a body has been recovered in the search for David Haw, who had been missing since 2 May after reportedly falling off a Rib (rigid inflatable boat) in Poole harbour. Dorset police said it received a report at 1.37pm on Saturday that a body had been found in the water. Continue reading... |
| A daring escape, a gunshot death: the tragic tale of an Alabama jailbreak Posted: 14 May 2022 11:00 PM PDT Friends of Vicky White are baffled why she fled with her murder suspect boyfriend, before killing herself as police closed in Maybe it was because she had endured the loss of two longtime partners over the last several years. Or perhaps she feared – if she didn't go through with it – her loved ones would be killed. Whatever the case, James Ballentine hopes there's a good explanation for why his neighbor of nearly 40 years, Vicky White, ignited a romantic affair with an inmate of the rural Alabama jail where she was the assistant director, and helped him escape, before she shot herself to death as police closed in 11 days later and about 300 miles away. It was a story that captured national and global attention. Continue reading... |
| US Covid deaths hit 1m, a death toll higher than any other country Posted: 14 May 2022 11:00 PM PDT Virus has laid bare America's fragmented healthcare system and corrosive racial and socioeconomic inequality More than one million people have died in the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, according to Johns Hopkins, far and away the most deaths of any country. While the sheer number of deaths from the coronavirus sets the US apart, the country's large population of 332.5 million people does not explain the staggering mortality rate, which is among the highest in the world. Continue reading... |
| Buffalo shooting: 10 killed in ‘racially motivated’ attack at New York supermarket, police say Posted: 14 May 2022 10:09 PM PDT Alleged gunman is in custody after 13 people were shot at grocery store, with 11 of the victims being Black and two white A teenage gunman in military-style clothing opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in a shooting that authorities called a "hate crime and racially motived violent extremism", killing 10 people and wounding three others before surrendering to police on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Police officials said the 18-year-old gunman, who is white, was wearing body armor and military-style clothing when he pulled up and opened fire at people at a Tops Friendly Market about 2.30pm, with the shooting streamed via a camera affixed to the man's helmet. Continue reading... |
| ‘Unstoppable until they aren’t’: are tech market losses signs of a bust? Posted: 14 May 2022 10:00 PM PDT Apple is no longer the most valuable company, Meta took a $230bn hit, Amazon reported its first loss since 2015, but a slump 'is a big question mark' Jeff Bezos knew this day was coming. Back in April the Amazon boss warned of an impending market slowdown, tweeting that the epic tech boom experienced during the last two years could not last for ever. "Most people dramatically underestimate the remarkableness of this bull run," he said. "Such things are unstoppable … until they aren't. Continue reading... |
| Britney Spears announces loss of ‘miracle baby’ early in pregnancy Posted: 14 May 2022 04:24 PM PDT Pop superstar and her fiance, Sam Asghari, say in joint post 'We will continue trying to expand our beautiful family' Britney Spears says she has lost a baby early in her pregnancy. Spears announced the loss on Instagram Saturday in a joint post with her fiance, Sam Asghari. The pop superstar, who gained her freedom from a court conservatorship that controlled her life for more than a decade, said in April that she was expecting a child with Asghari. Continue reading... |
| Pro-choice demonstrators rally across the US over expected reversal of Roe v Wade – as it happened Posted: 14 May 2022 03:57 PM PDT Thousands take to the streets in opposition to supreme court's draft opinion scrapping constitutional right to abortion
State judicial races become increasingly politicized over issues such as abortion, partisan gerrymandering and gun rights. Spending and campaigning around the judicial races could intensify if the US supreme court overturns Roe v Wade, which a leaked draft opinion indicates justices are prepared to do. "State courts are going to be front-and-center in the fight over abortion access," said Doug Keith, an attorney in the Brennan Center's Democracy Program. "These races in some states are likely going to take a prominence that they've never had before." Continue reading... |
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