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- More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia
- Pro-Biafra militants accused of killing pregnant woman and children in Nigeria
- China funnels its overseas aid money into political leaders’ home provinces
- At least 27 civilians killed by rebels in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Stampede at charity event in Nigeria leaves 31 people dead and seven injured
- ‘Our friends didn’t die in vain’: Sudan’s activists aim to topple military regime
- Canada plans complete freeze on handgun ownership
- First hurricane of 2022 season makes landfall in Mexico
- Canadian Arctic tuberculosis outbreak lays bare overcrowded living conditions
- Ronnie Hawkins, rock’n’roll legend who mentored The Band, dies aged 87
- Colombia presidential election: leftist former guerrilla and populist outsider head to runoff
- Colombia goes to the polls in historic election that could see turn to left
- Mongolia under pressure to align with Russia and China
- Japan to approve abortion pill – but partner’s consent will be required
- Taiwan scrambles jets after China makes largest incursion into air defence zone since January
- Outcry as China stops Pacific journalists questioning Wang Yi
- Anthony Albanese tells Labor colleagues not to waste a day as he urges ‘more inclusive’ parliament
- NZ Māori party rules out right-wing coalition after next election
- Anthony Albanese’s ministry contains more surprises than expected following a factional kerfuffle | Katharine Murphy
- Anthony Albanese boasts of appointing ‘largest number of women ever in an Australian cabinet’
- Brisbane Catholic school asked students to seek approval for formal dresses
- PM says ministry has more women than any other in history – as it happened
- Linda Burney tells Peter Dutton to be ‘on the right side of history’ regarding voice to parliament
- Part of human leg found on Northern Territory highway near Darwin, police say
- Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian troops control half of Sievierodonetsk; Ukraine to prosecute 80 suspected war criminals – live
- What’s next for Ukraine after Russia’s Donbas offensive?
- Sievierodonetsk’s civilians told to stay in cellars as Russian forces advance
- EU leaders say gas unlikely to be part of new round of Russia sanctions
- Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for shelling villages
- Scorpions say they changed Wind of Change lyrics as song ‘romanticised Russia’
- Home Office cancels flight to deport Kurdish asylum seekers to Iraq
- UK about to deport up to 30 Kurdish asylum seekers to Iraq despite dangers
- Impact of Israeli strike in Gaza akin to chemical weapons, NGO report finds
- Protesters in Iran shout down cleric amid anger over building collapse
- Clashes in Jerusalem as Israeli nationalists march through Muslim Quarter
- Don’t make Partygate official Martin Reynolds our man in Riyadh, urge Tories
- Tanzila Khan: disability rights campaigner tells young women ‘the world is yours’
- ‘People are going to die’: crisis-hit Sri Lanka runs out of medicine
- Sidhu Moose Wala: Punjabi singer and rapper shot dead
- Crash site found after plane goes missing over Nepal with 22 onboard
- Revealed: Afghan journalists facing death threats and beatings, despite UK pledge to save them
- Tory MP John Stevenson submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson – UK politics live
- ‘It’s about love for our region’: Suffolk museum’s name change prompts row
- Tui to cancel 180 flights from Manchester airport in June
- Bespoke glove makers Chester Jefferies to close
- Johnny Depp plays Royal Albert Hall with Jeff Beck
- Species recovery targets in England damaging and illogical, scientists warn
- Biden says pain ‘palpable’ in Uvalde | First Thing
- Austin resolution aims to ‘decriminalize’ abortion if Roe v Wade is overturned
- Unilever shares rise as billionaire investor Nelson Peltz joins board
- Andy Murray ‘angry’ about Texas school shooting
- Coffee drinkers may be at lower risk of early death, study suggests
- $2m tabernacle stolen from New York City Catholic church, police say
| More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia Posted: 30 May 2022 04:00 AM PDT At least 19 journalists caught up in mass detentions after government moves against Fano, its former ally in Tigray conflict Ethiopia has launched a sweeping crackdown against an influential armed militia in its Amhara region that has led to the arrest of more than 4,000 people, including journalists, activists and a former general. The militia group, known as the Fano, played a key role alongside the federal military in beating back November's southward advance through the Amhara region by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which is fighting an 18-month-long civil war against the government and its allies. Continue reading... |
| Pro-Biafra militants accused of killing pregnant woman and children in Nigeria Posted: 29 May 2022 09:00 PM PDT Woman and four children among 14 victims of latest wave of killings in south-east Anambra State A spate of killings in south-east Nigeria blamed on a prominent Biafran secessionist group has sparked outrage and added another layer of insecurity in the country, where kidnappings for ransom are common in the north-west and an Islamist insurgency has been going on for more than a decade in the north-east. In one incident last week a pregnant mother and her four children were killed as they were travelling home from a visit to family members on a motorcycle taxi. At least seven other people were killed in Anambra state last Sunday, a day after the mutilated bodies of an abducted state lawmaker and his aide were discovered. Continue reading... |
| China funnels its overseas aid money into political leaders’ home provinces Posted: 29 May 2022 03:00 AM PDT Schools and airports help the leaders of countries that receive cash from Beijing tighten their grip on power, a new book claims China's financing of overseas projects has disproportionately benefited the core political supporters of incumbent presidents or prime ministers of those countries that receive the funds, according to a new book. During the 20th century, China was mostly known as a recipient of international development finance. Its overseas development programme was modest – roughly on a par with that of Denmark. But over the course of one generation, as Beijing emerged as the world's second-largest economy, its footprint began to extend far beyond its borders – often in the form of infrastructure initiatives such as Belt and Road. Continue reading... |
| At least 27 civilians killed by rebels in Democratic Republic of the Congo Posted: 28 May 2022 05:24 PM PDT Army and Red Cross said the notorious Allied Democratic Forces were behind the attack in the country's east At least 27 civilians have been killed by members of a notorious rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the army and Red Cross said. The Kivu Security Tracker (KST), which monitors violence in the region via a team of experts on the ground, posted on Twitter to say that at least 27 civilians were killed in Saturday's attack by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Continue reading... |
| Stampede at charity event in Nigeria leaves 31 people dead and seven injured Posted: 28 May 2022 11:08 AM PDT The programme, organised by Kings Assembly church in Rivers state, aimed to 'offer hope' to those in need A stampede at a church charity event in southern Nigeria on Saturday left 31 people dead and seven injured, a shocking development at a programme that organisers said aimed to "offer hope" to those in need. The stampede at the programme organised by the Kings Assembly pentecostal church in Rivers state involved many people who were seeking assistance, according to Grace Iringe-Koko, a police spokesperson. Continue reading... |
| ‘Our friends didn’t die in vain’: Sudan’s activists aim to topple military regime Posted: 28 May 2022 06:00 AM PDT Three years after protests toppled Omar al-Bashir, activists hope to bring down another government with little more than phones, placards and motorbikes A small house on a street in central Khartoum, lost among the dusty blocks of offices and cheap hotels but not difficult to find. On the wall outside, a slightly faded portrait of the smiling young man who once lived here: Abdulsalam Kisha. Inside, half a dozen men and a woman are meeting, planning, eating, joking. These self-styled "revolutionaries" do not belong to a political party, or even a defined organisation. Instead, they are part of a coalition of hundreds of grassroots associations across Sudan's towns and cities coordinated by activists who hope to bring down a powerful military regime with little more than placards, smartphones and motorbikes. The efforts of these "resistance committees" in Sudan are being watched – with hope by many, anxiety by autocratic leaders – across a swathe of the Middle East and Africa. Continue reading... |
| Canada plans complete freeze on handgun ownership Posted: 31 May 2022 04:22 AM PDT It will be illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in country, Justin Trudeau says The Canadian government has introduced legislation that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns. "We are capping the number of handguns in this country," said the prime minister, Justin Trudeau. The regulations to halt the growth of personally owned handguns is expected to be enacted this autumn. Continue reading... |
| First hurricane of 2022 season makes landfall in Mexico Posted: 30 May 2022 04:17 AM PDT Analysis: Hurricane Agatha kicks off what is forecast to be another busy period of Atlantic storms The first hurricane of 2022 for the eastern Pacific has made landfall in southern Mexico. Agatha has been slowly moving north towards the Mexican Pacific coast, strengthening before making landfall late on Monday. The storm has produced damaging tropical-force winds and heavy rain. Winds are easing but heavy rain will continue through Tuesday as the storm moves inland. It is forecast to cause flash flooding and mudslides that could pose a threat to life. Continue reading... |
| Canadian Arctic tuberculosis outbreak lays bare overcrowded living conditions Posted: 30 May 2022 02:30 AM PDT Officials in Nunavut say there are 31 cases of active tuberculosis in the hamlet of Pangnirtung, a community of 1,500 A tuberculosis outbreak in the Canadian Arctic has prompted frustration in a remote Inuit community and highlighted the persistence of an illness that has largely been wiped out in the rest of the country. The outbreak also lays bare the dismal living conditions and overcrowding in many Arctic communities, despite Canada's status as one of the world's wealthiest nations. Continue reading... |
| Ronnie Hawkins, rock’n’roll legend who mentored The Band, dies aged 87 Posted: 29 May 2022 07:03 PM PDT Arkansas-born showman – known as 'The Hawk' – cut his teeth on the South's tough 50s circuit but settled in Canada where he nurtured local talent Ronnie Hawkins, the Arkansas-born rock'n'roll legend who mentored the young Canadian and American musicians later known as the Band, has died. Hawkins, described in tributes as the most important rock'n'roller in Canadian history, died at the age of 87 after an illness, his wife, Wanda, said on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Colombia presidential election: leftist former guerrilla and populist outsider head to runoff Posted: 29 May 2022 04:45 PM PDT Rivals Gustavo Petro will face Rodolfo Hernández on 19 June amid growing discontent over inequality and inflation Colombia's election will go to a runoff between two opposing anti-establishment candidates on 19 June after voters on Sunday were unable to pick a president outright. Gustavo Petro, a leftist former guerrilla and onetime mayor of Bogotá, won the largest share of the vote, with 40%, but fell short of the 50% required to win outright and prevent a second round. Petro's rival in the runoff will be Rodolfo Hernández, a business magnate and social media firebrand, who is viewed as a conservative, populist outsider. Continue reading... |
| Colombia goes to the polls in historic election that could see turn to left Posted: 29 May 2022 02:10 AM PDT Presidential frontrunner is former leftist guerrilla Gustavo Petro in country ruled for decades by the right Colombians head to the polls today in a presidential election that may give the conservative South American country its first ever leftwing leader and first black vice-president. Frontrunner Gustavo Petro, a former M-19 guerrilla fighter and senator, faces several rivals, but his main challenger is Federico Gutiérrez, the former mayor of Medellín – Colombia's second city – who leads a rightwing coalition with close ties to the incumbent government of President Iván Duque. Continue reading... |
| Mongolia under pressure to align with Russia and China Posted: 31 May 2022 02:51 AM PDT Landlocked state is pursuing neutrality despite neighbours' efforts to create triangle of anti-western cooperation Mongolia, a squeezed outpost of democracy in north-east Asia, is under renewed pressure from its authoritarian neighbours, Russia and China, to shed its independence and form a triangle of anti-western cooperation in the wake of the war in Ukraine. The country is doggedly pursuing a path of neutrality, coupled with a policy of economic diversification designed to keep its unique culture and still relatively recent independence alive, according to Nomin Chinbat, its culture secretary. Continue reading... |
| Japan to approve abortion pill – but partner’s consent will be required Posted: 30 May 2022 10:36 PM PDT Delay in approving pill, and the possible $780 cost, reflect priorities of male-dominated parliament, say critics Women in Japan could be forced to seek their partner's consent before being prescribed the abortion pill, which will reportedly be approved late this year – three decades after it was made available to women in the UK. Under Japan's 1948 Maternal Protection Law, consent is already required for surgical abortions – with very few exceptions – a policy that campaigners say tramples over women's reproductive rights. Continue reading... |
| Taiwan scrambles jets after China makes largest incursion into air defence zone since January Posted: 30 May 2022 10:36 PM PDT China has almost doubled its incursions this year, as it attempts to keep island under pressure China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan's air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. Taiwan's defence ministry said late on Monday it had scrambled its own aircraft and deployed air defence missile systems to monitor the latest Chinese activity. Continue reading... |
| Outcry as China stops Pacific journalists questioning Wang Yi Posted: 30 May 2022 09:13 PM PDT Beijing's foreign minister signing bilateral deals with leaders but reporters are blocked, sometimes physically, from asking questions Journalists covering the Chinese foreign minister's tour of the Pacific say they have been blocked from filming or accessing events, and that not a single question from a Pacific journalist has been allowed to be asked of Wang Yi. The allegations raise serious press freedom concerns and alarm about the ability of Pacific journalists to do their jobs, particularly as the relationship between the region and China becomes closer. Continue reading... |
| Anthony Albanese tells Labor colleagues not to waste a day as he urges ‘more inclusive’ parliament Posted: 30 May 2022 08:08 PM PDT Emotional prime minister gives first post-election address to caucus and confirms Indonesia visit this weekend
An emotional Anthony Albanese has urged his Labor colleagues not to waste a day in government while confirming he will go to Indonesia for his second overseas visit this weekend and convene the 47th parliament at the end of July. The prime minister used his first post-election address to caucus on Tuesday, ahead of the appointment of his first cabinet and ministry, to outline his initial program as well as his expectations for the coming term of government. Continue reading... |
| NZ Māori party rules out right-wing coalition after next election Posted: 30 May 2022 06:47 PM PDT Co-leader Rawiri Waititi, whose party is expected to become kingmakers, accuses Act of 'emboldening racism across the country' through its rhetoric New Zealand's Māori party, Te Pati Māori, which could hold the balance of power at the next election, has ruled out forming a coalition with Act and National, if the rightwing Act party stays its current policy course. The comments came as a series of polls placed Te Pāti Māori as "kingmakers" in the upcoming New Zealand election. Asked by the Guardian whether the party would consider a National-Act coalition, based on current policies and rhetoric, co-leader Rawiri Waititi said: "It's a no. Absolutely. It's a hard no." Continue reading... |
| Posted: 31 May 2022 04:04 AM PDT The prime minister has kept his praetorian guard in the central engine room of the government while there are 10 women in his 23-person cabinet
Labor has now secured 77 seats, which means Anthony Albanese will govern with a majority in the 47th parliament. The new prime minister advised his caucus colleagues on Tuesday not to waste a day of government and it's fair to say the new Albanese administration is opening at a clip. On Tuesday evening, Albanese appointed his first cabinet and outer ministry. Here are some things we learned. Continue reading... |
| Anthony Albanese boasts of appointing ‘largest number of women ever in an Australian cabinet’ Posted: 31 May 2022 03:02 AM PDT Prime minister unveils new frontbench team which includes 10 female cabinet ministers with Clare O'Neil given home affairs
Anthony Albanese has boasted of appointing a record number of women to his cabinet and ministry as the prime minister announced a frontbench team that shifted Richard Marles into defence and Clare O'Neil into home affairs. Tanya Plibersek has been given responsibility for environment and water and Chris Bowen is the climate and energy minister as expected, while campaign spokesperson Jason Clare moves into education. A number of newcomers – including Anika Wells, Kristy McBain, Ged Kearney and Anne Aly – were promoted into the ministry. Continue reading... |
| Brisbane Catholic school asked students to seek approval for formal dresses Posted: 31 May 2022 02:54 AM PDT Mary MacKillop college student says many were worried to show photos of outfits 'in case they were declined' A Brisbane student says her school asked girls to submit photos of their formal dresses for "approval" after giving them an "outdated" booklet outlining the event's dress code. Guardian Australia has seen an email sent by Brisbane's Mary MacKillop college on 17 May, a week before the year 12 mid-year formal asking students to submit photos of their planned attire. Continue reading... |
| PM says ministry has more women than any other in history – as it happened Posted: 31 May 2022 02:20 AM PDT Guide Dogs Victoria CEO Karen Hayes resigns; at least 56 Covid deaths recorded. This blog is now closed
Quotas 'might be' something for Liberals to consider, Sussan Ley says Deputy leader of the Liberal party Sussan Ley followed David Littleproud. It doesn't need to be legislated, however those policy discussions will happen through our party room and our shadow cabinet ... Demonstrating you're serious about climate change doesn't just include a conversation about targets. Continue reading... |
| Linda Burney tells Peter Dutton to be ‘on the right side of history’ regarding voice to parliament Posted: 31 May 2022 02:00 AM PDT New minister for Indigenous Australians says after a decade of divisive political discourse 'this is an opportunity for unity and for leadership'
The incoming minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, has urged the new opposition leader to return to "the right side of history" by offering bipartisan support for enshrining an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution. Burney said on Tuesday there was "no shame" in learning from history and the forthcoming proposal was an "opportunity for Peter Dutton to show his much-talked-about different side". Continue reading... |
| Part of human leg found on Northern Territory highway near Darwin, police say Posted: 31 May 2022 01:42 AM PDT It is unknown if the leg's owner is alive or dead as no further body parts have been found despite an extensive search
Part of a human leg has been found on a major Northern Territory highway, with police unsure if its owner is dead or alive. A traveller discovered the lower section of leg on the Stuart Highway in Coolalinga, 30km south of Darwin, about 9am on Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 31 May 2022 05:47 AM PDT Moscow's assault on key eastern city taking longer than hoped, separatist leader says; Ukraine's prosecutor general announces further cases
Oleg Kryuchkov, who is an advisor to the Russian-appointed government in annexed Crimea, has told the RIA Novosti news agency that the occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions have switched to using Russian mobile communications and internet networks. It quotes him saying: Another terrorist attack in Kyiv brought down communications in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. Russia played ahead of the curve. In the liberated territories, it is now exclusively Russian internet and communications. In fact, this is the end of Ukrainian propaganda, Zelenskiy's towers of lies have fallen. Continue reading... |
| What’s next for Ukraine after Russia’s Donbas offensive? Posted: 31 May 2022 05:13 AM PDT Analysis: Indiscriminate tactics of Russia's grinding progress in east could characterise next phase of war The recent Russian advances in the Donbas lead to an inevitable question: whether the indiscriminate tactics the Kremlin deployed there will be a template for future offensives. With reports of large numbers of troops, artillery and rocket launchers mustering across the border near the Russian city of Kursk – in an area that borders Ukraine's Sumy province – it is an urgent issue. Continue reading... |
| Sievierodonetsk’s civilians told to stay in cellars as Russian forces advance Posted: 31 May 2022 05:13 AM PDT Mayor says about half of Ukrainian city where 13,000 people remain has fallen to forces advancing 'block by block' Russian forces have taken about half of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, its mayor has said, as heavy fighting continued in and around the key city and civilians were told to stay underground. Oleksandr Striuk said artillery bombardments were threatening the lives of the thousands of civilians still sheltering in the ruined city, with evacuations not possible. Continue reading... |
| EU leaders say gas unlikely to be part of new round of Russia sanctions Posted: 31 May 2022 04:30 AM PDT Estonian PM says gas sanctions would be more difficult because it would affect whole of Europe EU leaders suggested Russian gas was unlikely to be part of the next round of sanctions against Vladimir Putin's war machine, hours after agreeing a historic but incomplete oil embargo. After nearly a month of wrangling, the EU agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of the year, with an exemption for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. These landlocked central European countries, heavily dependent on Russian oil, can continue being supplied via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline for an indeterminate period. Continue reading... |
| Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for shelling villages Posted: 31 May 2022 04:19 AM PDT Each sentenced to over 11 years for 'violating laws and customs of war' after firing missiles at civilian areas Two Russian soldiers have each been sentenced to more than 11 years in jail after a court in central Ukraine found them guilty of firing artillery at civilian areas. The verdict after the trial in the Poltava region came one week after another court in the capital, Kyiv, gave a 21-year-old Russian soldier a life sentence – the country's first judicial reckoning on Russia's invasion. Continue reading... |
| Scorpions say they changed Wind of Change lyrics as song ‘romanticised Russia’ Posted: 31 May 2022 03:56 AM PDT German rockers' most famous song now includes lyrics: 'Now listen to my heart / It says Ukrainia' The lead singer of the German hard rockers Scorpions has revealed he changed the lyrics of Wind of Change because he no longer wanted to "romanticise Russia" with his chart-topping perestroika power ballad, after Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine. "To sing Wind of Change as we have always sung it, that's not something I could imagine any more," Klaus Meine told Die Zeit. "It simply isn't right to romanticise Russia with lyrics like: 'I follow the Moskva / Down to Gorky Park … Let your balalaika sing'". Continue reading... |
| Home Office cancels flight to deport Kurdish asylum seekers to Iraq Posted: 31 May 2022 04:50 AM PDT Campaigners against flight say Kurdish Iraqis had endured 'unnecessary torture in pursuit of headlines' The Home Office has cancelled a chartered deportation flight to Iraq that was due to depart from the UK on Tuesday evening. Up to 30 Kurdish asylum seekers were facing deportation to northern Iraq in the first flight of its kind for a decade. Continue reading... |
| UK about to deport up to 30 Kurdish asylum seekers to Iraq despite dangers Posted: 30 May 2022 09:03 AM PDT Foreign Office warns against all travel to the country where Islamic State is still a threat Up to 30 Kurdish asylum seekers are facing deportation to Iraq in the first Home Office flight of its kind for a decade. Iraq is deemed to be so dangerous that the Foreign Office warns against all travel there, warning of "a high threat of kidnapping throughout the country including from both Daesh [Islamic State] and other terrorist and militia groups". Continue reading... |
| Impact of Israeli strike in Gaza akin to chemical weapons, NGO report finds Posted: 30 May 2022 05:42 AM PDT Shells fired at agrochemical warehouse created toxic plume that has left residents with health problems An Israeli airstrike on an agrochemical warehouse during last year's war in Gaza amounted to the "indirect deploying of chemical weapons", according to a report analysing the attack and its impact. Incendiary artillery shells fired by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) hit the large Khudair Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Tools warehouse in the north of the Gaza Strip on 15 May last year, setting fire to hundreds of tonnes of pesticides, fertilisers, plastics and nylons. The strike created a toxic plume, which engulfed an area of 5.7 sq km and has left local residents struggling with health issues, including two reports of miscarriages, and indications of environmental damage. Continue reading... |
| Protesters in Iran shout down cleric amid anger over building collapse Posted: 30 May 2022 04:43 AM PDT Booing and shouting prompt crackdown from riot police at site of disaster, where 31 people died Protesters angry over a building collapse in south-west Iran that killed at least 31 people shouted down an emissary sent by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting a crackdown in which riot police clubbed demonstrators and fired teargas, according to online videos. The protest directly challenged the Iranian government's response to the disaster a week ago as pressure rises in the Islamic Republic over rising food prices and other economic woes amid the unravelling of its nuclear deal with world powers. Continue reading... |
| Clashes in Jerusalem as Israeli nationalists march through Muslim Quarter Posted: 29 May 2022 10:17 AM PDT Israeli media estimated around 25,000 people took part in contentious annual flag march through Muslim parts of Ohld City Thousands of Israeli religious nationalists have paraded through Muslim parts of the Old City of Jerusalem, putting the city on edge after violence during the same event last year helped spark an 11-day-war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip. The annual flag march, in which Israelis enter the highly symbolic Damascus Gate and walk through the Muslim Quarter to the Western Wall waving the national flag, takes place around sunset on what Israel calls Jerusalem Day, the celebration of the capture and annexation of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war, a move that is not internationally recognised. Continue reading... |
| Don’t make Partygate official Martin Reynolds our man in Riyadh, urge Tories Posted: 29 May 2022 01:00 AM PDT Senior figure warns that man mentioned 24 times in Sue Gray report would be 'representing the Queen' as ambassador to Saudi Arabia Senior Tories are warning Boris Johnson against appointing an official at the heart of the Partygate scandal to a top diplomatic job after it emerged that the man was being lined up to be Britain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Martin Reynolds quit as Johnson's principal private secretary in February following outrage about Partygate. He left after an email emerged in which he had invited hundreds of Whitehall staff to a "bring your own booze" party in the Downing Street garden in May 2020. Continue reading... |
| Tanzila Khan: disability rights campaigner tells young women ‘the world is yours’ Posted: 30 May 2022 10:30 PM PDT Winner of the inaugural Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment award says she saw mainstream culture did not represent her, so she created her own space Tanzila Khan does not like people feeling too sorry for themselves – or for her. "I don't like sob stories or tragedies," said Khan, who is a disability and women's rights campaigner in Pakistan. "I'm not saying they don't exist – we can all face adversity – but I think we need a more positive approach to solving problems. I wanted to present people with disabilities in a more positive way. Continue reading... |
| ‘People are going to die’: crisis-hit Sri Lanka runs out of medicine Posted: 30 May 2022 06:00 PM PDT Economic crisis is becoming health crisis as the country is unable to afford to import essential supplies Chandrapala Weerasuriya can't remember when he last took his medication. The 67-year-old retired businessman, living in Sri Lanka's Gampaha district, has always relied on a drug to keep at bay his hereditary nervous condition, which makes him dizzy and unable to walk. But since his prescription recently ran out, he cannot get another supply. The drug is simply not available in Sri Lanka any more. Continue reading... |
| Sidhu Moose Wala: Punjabi singer and rapper shot dead Posted: 29 May 2022 11:34 PM PDT Musician whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was killed a day after his security cover was withdrawn Indian police are investigating the murder of a popular Punjabi rapper a day after he was fatally shot. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, better known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed on Sunday evening while driving his car in Mansa, a district in Punjab state, northern India. Moose Wala, 28, was taken to hospital where he was declared dead. Continue reading... |
| Crash site found after plane goes missing over Nepal with 22 onboard Posted: 29 May 2022 08:14 PM PDT Bodies being recovered after army locates Tara Air aircraft that took off from Pokhara, after conditions hampered earlier search Rescue workers in Nepal have recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people that went down in a remote region, according to an airport official. "The search for others is continuing," said Tek Raj Sitaula, a spokesman for the Tribhuvan international airport in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. Continue reading... |
| Revealed: Afghan journalists facing death threats and beatings, despite UK pledge to save them Posted: 28 May 2022 06:27 AM PDT Group who worked with UK media to sue government over failure to relocate them to Britain A group of Afghan journalists who worked closely with the UK media for years have revealed how they face beatings, death threats and months in hiding, and accuse the government of reneging on a pledge to bring them to Britain. Having fought in vain for clearance to come to the UK since the return of Taliban rule last summer, the eight journalists are now taking legal action against the government. They have applied for a judicial review after waiting months for their applications to relocate to the UK to be processed. They report only receiving standard response emails from the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) programme. Continue reading... |
| Tory MP John Stevenson submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson – UK politics live Posted: 31 May 2022 05:55 AM PDT Latest updates: Carlisle MP is latest to say Partygate fallout needs vote on PM's future; Andrea Leadsom condemns 'unacceptable failings of leadership' Bob Neill, Conservative chairman of the justice select committee, spoke of Sue Gray's "very, very strong condemnation of a failure in leadership both on the civil service side and on the political side". The MP for Bromley and Chislehurst told Times Radio: Now I'm surprised frankly that some senior civil servants in Downing Street are still in post after what was found, but ultimately the political leadership, I'm afraid, stops with the prime minister and the accountability to the public stops with the prime minister. That requires, I think, a fresh momentum and it requires real drive and I don't think that the situation that unfortunately has happened in No 10 leaves the prime minister able to take that initiative. In the long term, charisma, which the prime minister has, and energy, which he's shown, isn't always enough. There has I think also to be a sense of seriousness of purpose and of responsibility and I think the British people are going to expect that, particularly as we are facing some very tough times over the next couple of years. To do that I think we have to get the tone right and optimism has its place, but also seriousness and self discipline and restraint has its place too. Continue reading... |
| ‘It’s about love for our region’: Suffolk museum’s name change prompts row Posted: 31 May 2022 05:48 AM PDT More than 1,000 people sign petition after Museum of East Anglian Life changes name to Food Museum Campaigners fear a "loss of cultural identity" after the Museum of East Anglian Life changed its name to the Food Museum in an effort to boost visitor numbers and make the museum more relatable. The move has caused upset among some in the local area who fear they could lose "the only museum with an explicit focus on the history, life and people of East Anglia". Continue reading... |
| Tui to cancel 180 flights from Manchester airport in June Posted: 31 May 2022 05:36 AM PDT Airport blames staff shortages at Tui and its ground handler for axing six flights a day for a month The holiday company Tui is cancelling more than 180 flights from Manchester airport until the end of next month as half-term travel chaos continues unabated. Tui said they were axing six flights a day at the hub from 31 May until 30 June, adding to the chaos facing passengers at airports this week as they battle lengthy queues and cancelled takeoffs. Continue reading... |
| Bespoke glove makers Chester Jefferies to close Posted: 31 May 2022 03:53 AM PDT Young people lack interest in working at Dorset-based factory on 'old-fashioned craft', says founder's son For over 85 years, Chester Jefferies has made gloves fit for a Queen. But now, the company that once supplied the royal family is closing down, with its owner saying many young people lack the interest or patience to take on the "old-fashioned craft". Mark Pearce, who has worked at Chester Jefferies glove makers in Gillingham, Dorset, since he was 14, alongside his father who founded the company, predicted that the bespoke industry could cease to exist in Britain within 10 years. Continue reading... |
| Johnny Depp plays Royal Albert Hall with Jeff Beck Posted: 31 May 2022 03:49 AM PDT Actor performs in UK for second night in a row while awaiting US defamation lawsuit verdict Johnny Depp has appeared on stage alongside Jeff Beck for a second night in a row ahead of his defamation trial verdict in the US. Concertgoers had expressed hope the actor would appear at the Royal Albert Hall in west London after he made a shock appearance at the Sheffield date of Beck's UK tour on Sunday – just 48 hours after the jury was sent out to consider its verdict in the multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit with his ex-wife Amber Heard. Continue reading... |
| Species recovery targets in England damaging and illogical, scientists warn Posted: 31 May 2022 03:49 AM PDT Exclusive: PM told there could be eight years' decline before any gains despite already being at 'rock bottom' The government has set damaging and illogical targets for species recovery in England that could mean there is eight years of decline before any improvement, despite already being at "rock bottom", scientists have warned the prime minister. Twenty-three leading scientists from institutions including Oxford and Cambridge universities, the Natural History Museum, the Zoological Society of London and the RSPB have written to Boris Johnson expressing their alarm over the nature targets. Continue reading... |
| Biden says pain ‘palpable’ in Uvalde | First Thing Posted: 31 May 2022 03:08 AM PDT First memorial services for victims begin as president says he will continue to push for gun control. Plus 20 years of Avril Lavigne Good morning. The first memorial services for the 19 children and two teachers killed in a mass shooting at their elementary school in Uvalde began on Monday, a day after Joe Biden visited the small south Texas city and was urged by residents to take action on gun safety laws. What's happening in Canada? The mass shooting in Texas has fed concern about gun violence worldwide and Canada's government is to legislate for a national freeze on handgun ownership that would prevent people buying and selling them anywhere in the country. Why has Andy Murray spoken up about gun law in the US? Britain's two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has said the mass shooting in Uvalde made him "angry" and that a survivor's account of the incident was similar to his own experience in the 1996 Dunblane massacre in Scotland. What else do we know about what happened? Here's a timeline of how the school shooting unfolded. What has Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said? "On the day of a mass shooting and weeks after news of Roe, Democratic party leadership rallied for a pro-NRA, anti-choice incumbent under investigation in a close primary. Robocalls, fundraisers, all of it," she said. "Accountability isn't partisan. This was an utter failure of leadership." Continue reading... |
| Austin resolution aims to ‘decriminalize’ abortion if Roe v Wade is overturned Posted: 31 May 2022 02:00 AM PDT Group of city council members seeks to protect patients from criminal prosecution if supreme court ends abortion rights A group of Austin, Texas city council members is preparing a resolution to "decriminalize" abortion there in the event the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, a landmark case decided nearly five decades ago that protects the federal right to terminate a pregnancy. An unprecedented leaked supreme court draft decision showed a conservative majority of the nine justices are open to reversing Roe v Wade entirely. If that happened, 26 states would be certain or likely to ban abortion, including in Texas. The state has a "trigger" ban that would almost immediately ban abortion. Continue reading... |
| Unilever shares rise as billionaire investor Nelson Peltz joins board Posted: 31 May 2022 01:35 AM PDT Hedge fund boss – whose daughter married Brooklyn Beckham – holds 1.5% stake in Unilever Unilever's share price has risen after the consumer goods company announced that the billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz is to become a board member. Peltz, the US founder and chief executive of Trian Fund Management, has been building his Unilever stake since January amid growing speculation that he will push the Dove soap and Marmite manufacturer to shake up its sprawling operations, with the company under increasing pressure to sell off brands or consider a break-up. Continue reading... |
| Andy Murray ‘angry’ about Texas school shooting Posted: 31 May 2022 01:33 AM PDT Tennis star says a survivor's account was similar to his own experience in the 1996 Dunblane massacre Britain's two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has said the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, made him "angry" and that a survivor's account of the incident was similar to his own experience in the 1996 Dunblane massacre in Scotland. An 18-year-old gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle stormed an elementary school in Texas last week, killing 19 children and two teachers. Continue reading... |
| Coffee drinkers may be at lower risk of early death, study suggests Posted: 30 May 2022 02:00 PM PDT Even people who take sugar seem at lower risk, say experts, but results may be due to coffee drinkers being more affluent People who drink coffee – whether with or without sugar – appear to have a lower risk of an early death, although experts caution the finding may not be down to the brew itself. About 98m cups of coffee are drunk every day in the UK, according to the British Coffee Association, with the National Coffee Association revealing that in the US the figure is about 517m cups. Continue reading... |
| $2m tabernacle stolen from New York City Catholic church, police say Posted: 30 May 2022 01:31 PM PDT Brooklyn diocese calls it 'a crime of disrespect and hate' and says gold relic is irreplaceable because of its historical and artistic value Police say someone has broken into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2m gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel. The incident happened between 6.30pm last Thursday and 4pm on Saturday, the police said on Monday, at St Augustine's Roman Catholic church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. Continue reading... |
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