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- Angela Merkel: EU cannot completely rely on US and Britain any more
- Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 150 people
- Trump mulls shakeup as Kelly says 'back channel' talks are 'a good thing'
- Cannes 2017: Ruben Östlund wins Palme d'Or for The Square
- Isis-backed militants struggle for control in the southern Philippines
- Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was 'a moment of truth'
- Coptic Christians accuse Egyptian government of failing to protect them
- North Korea fires missile into Japanese waters
- Trump plan on Paris climate deal unclear after G7 pressure
- North Korea top suspect for WannaCry attack, says ex US security chief
- Laptop ban could apply to all flights to US, homeland security chief says
- Uruguay, the first country where you can smoke marijuana wherever you like
- 'I ain't fit to live': suspect held after eight killed in Mississippi shooting
- Trump team ducks questions on report Kushner wanted secret line with Russia
- 30th Rolling Thunder ride - in pictures
- Angela Merkel: ‘EU can't rely completely on the US and UK’ – video
- Labor targets Coalition over 'secret Medicare taskforce' – as it happened
- Explainer: how and why Islamic State-linked rebels took over part of a Philippine city
- JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for 'Camelot'
- Hope hard to kindle for the forgotten refugees of Central African Republic
- 200 drivers a day caught using phones on UK roads after crackdown
- Defense secretary Mattis says US policy against Isis is now 'annihilation'
- The heavy legacy of lead in the world's most toxic town – in pictures
- 'They treat everyone like criminals': US asylum fails reporter fleeing Mexico
- Treasury did not model Australian budget's impact on women, officials admit
- ‘It's the worst place to park in the world’ – why Britain is at war over parking
- Zuma sidesteps no-confidence vote at turbulent ANC meeting
- Paris mayor demands black feminist festival that 'prohibits' white people be banned
- Puerto Rican Day controversy flares after AT&T and JetBlue join boycott
- The Trump handshake: how world leaders are fighting back | Jonathan Freedland
| Angela Merkel: EU cannot completely rely on US and Britain any more Posted: 28 May 2017 03:28 PM PDT German chancellor tells election rally in Munich that Europe must take its fate into its own hands after 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding British and US allies, Angela Merkel has warned – saying the EU must now be prepared to "take its fate into its own hands". Speaking after bruising meetings of Nato and the G7 group of wealthy nations last week, the German chancellor suggested the postwar western alliance had been badly undermined by the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president. Continue reading... |
| Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 150 people Posted: 28 May 2017 02:24 PM PDT Torrential rains and mudslides have displaced more than 100,000 Sri Lankans, with more extreme weather expected Landslides and floods in Sri Lanka have killed at least 151 people and the country faces the risk of more mudslides as torrential rains continue. More than 100 people are still missing after the worst rains in the Indian Ocean island since 2003. The state-run National Building Research Organization warned people in seven out of the country's 25 districts on Sunday to evacuate from unstable slopes if rains continued for the next 24 hours. Continue reading... |
| Trump mulls shakeup as Kelly says 'back channel' talks are 'a good thing' Posted: 28 May 2017 01:09 PM PDT Amidst scandal over Jared Kushner's alleged links to the Russian ambassador, homeland security secretary plays defense while president complains on Twitter The Trump White House is reportedly considering a major personnel shakeup, in response to the latest in a string of Russia-related scandals that have kept the administration on the defensive for weeks. Related: Trump team ducks questions on report Kushner wanted secret line with Russia Continue reading... |
| Cannes 2017: Ruben Östlund wins Palme d'Or for The Square Posted: 28 May 2017 11:43 AM PDT Swedish director takes Cannes' top prize for an art-world satire featuring Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West •Peter Bradshaw on Cannes 2017 awards: visceral power overlooked in favour of bourgeois vanity The art-world satire The Square has won the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes film festival. Directed by Ruben Östlund, The Square is about a museum director (played by Claes Bang) who is desperate to make a success of his gallery, and stages a new installation called "The Square" to promote it. Related: Cannes 2017: full list of winners Continue reading... |
| Isis-backed militants struggle for control in the southern Philippines Posted: 28 May 2017 05:39 PM PDT The death toll in Marawi city, where martial law has been imposed, stands at 85, with Islamic State claiming responsibility
Latest reports on Sunday from Marawi city, capital of the majority Muslim Lanao del Sur province, said 19 civilians had been killed by Islamist militants locked in street battles with security forces. The dead included three women and a child, officials said. Continue reading... |
| Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was 'a moment of truth' Posted: 28 May 2017 06:18 AM PDT French president says his white-knuckle prolonged handshake with US counterpart was designed to show he's no pushover As handshakes go, it was unusually intense: a fierce and protracted mano a mano of white knuckles, crunched bones, tightened jaws and fixed smiles that sent the internet and the world's media into a spin. It was also, Emmanuel Macron has revealed, entirely intentional. At his first major appearance on the world stage, the 39-year-old French president displayed a relaxed confidence and steely purpose that altogether belied his youth and inexperience. Continue reading... |
| Coptic Christians accuse Egyptian government of failing to protect them Posted: 28 May 2017 04:10 AM PDT Relatives of people killed in attack on bus convoy say state of emergency in country has been undermined Egypt's Coptic Christians have accused the government of failing to protect them in the wake of an attack claimed by Islamic State on a bus convoy that killed at least 29 people and injured about 20 more. Relatives of some of those killed said the attack, which occurred after a group of gunmen stopped a convoy headed for the Saint Samuel monastery close to the southern Egyptian town of Minya, undermines the state of emergency in Egypt declared after a previous attack in April. Continue reading... |
| North Korea fires missile into Japanese waters Posted: 28 May 2017 03:14 PM PDT A spokesman for the Japanese government said it had strongly protested the launch to Pyongyang. There were no reports of damage, he said. North Korea has fired another missile off its east coast, South Korea's military said,as the regime seeks to build nuclear-tipped ICBMs that can reach the US mainland. The missile landed inside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone, in the Sea of Japan. Yoshihide Suga, a spokesman for the Japanese government, said it had strongly protested the launch to Pyongyang. There were no reports of damage, he said. Continue reading... |
| Trump plan on Paris climate deal unclear after G7 pressure Posted: 28 May 2017 07:50 AM PDT Report says Trump has told confidants he will pull US out of agreement but defense secretary Mattis says 'president is wide open on this issue' Donald Trump's intentions regarding US participation in the Paris climate deal remained unknown on Sunday, as one report cited "confidants" saying the president had made up his mind to pull out while a senior cabinet figure said he was "quite certain the president is wide open on this issue". Related: Donald Trump will make 'final decision' on Paris climate deal next week Continue reading... |
| North Korea top suspect for WannaCry attack, says ex US security chief Posted: 28 May 2017 11:44 AM PDT Methods used in ransomware attack on NHS and in up to 100 countries similar to those used by Pyongyang in the past, says Michael Chertoff North Korea may have been behind the ransomware cyber-attack on the NHS and up to 100 countries including the UK, a former head of the US Department of Homeland Security has claimed. Michael Chertoff, who served under George W Bush from 2005 to 2009, said that agents or allies of the Pyongyang regime were the most likely suspects for the hacking of the health service's administration system in the UK and state infrastructures across the globe this month. |
| Laptop ban could apply to all flights to US, homeland security chief says Posted: 28 May 2017 09:53 AM PDT John Kelly says terrorists are 'obsessed' with downing a plane, 'particularly if it's a US carrier, particularly if it's full of mostly US folks' The Trump administration is considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the US, homeland security secretary John Kelly said on Sunday. Kelly, a retired general, was asked on Fox News Sunday if he would expand an existing ban to cover laptops on all international flights into and out of the US. Continue reading... |
| Uruguay, the first country where you can smoke marijuana wherever you like Posted: 27 May 2017 11:50 AM PDT A new law makes the South American country the first in the world to sell the drug over the counter Alicia Castilla was watering the plants in her garden on a quiet Sunday afternoon when five police patrol cars screeched to a halt outside her home. A team of 14 officers "armed to the teeth" stormed through her gate and arrested the mild-mannered, 66-year-old intellectual. They seized everything they could find: computers, her mobile phone, books, even an orange squeezer. They also impounded the 29 cannabis plants she was watering and 24g of marijuana they found in her possession. She was taken to a police station where she spent the night handcuffed to a bench. "They treated me like the female version of Pablo Escobar," Castilla told the Observer. But far from resembling the infamous Colombian drug lord who inspired the 2015 Netflix series Narcos, Castilla was a peace-loving, grey-haired author whose book Cultura Cannabis had become an unexpected bestseller. Like many Argentinian sexagenarians, she had recently retired to nearby Uruguay. The seized plants were for her personal use. "I make a living writing about marijuana, not selling it." Continue reading... |
| 'I ain't fit to live': suspect held after eight killed in Mississippi shooting Posted: 28 May 2017 02:09 PM PDT
A man who got into an argument with his estranged wife over their children was arrested on Sunday after a house-to-house shooting rampage in rural Mississippi that left eight people dead, including his mother-in-law and a sheriff's deputy. "I ain't fit to live, not after what I done," a handcuffed William Corey Godbolt, 35, told a reporter from the Clarion-Ledger newspaper. Continue reading... |
| Trump team ducks questions on report Kushner wanted secret line with Russia Posted: 27 May 2017 08:55 AM PDT
Donald Trump will on Saturday return from his first overseas trip as president, a nine-day, multicity tour of the Middle East and Europe, to find Washington roiled by the latest revelations in the Russia investigation. Related: Donald Trump will make 'final decision' on Paris climate deal next week Continue reading... |
| 30th Rolling Thunder ride - in pictures Posted: 29 May 2017 01:30 AM PDT Rolling Thunder Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the search of American soldiers who are prisoners of war or missing in action. Rolling Thunder was established in 1987. Approximately 900,000 motorcycle riders parade through the streets of Washington, DC. Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel: ‘EU can't rely completely on the US and UK’ – video Posted: 29 May 2017 12:46 AM PDT Speaking at an election rally in Munich on Sunday, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, says the European Union can no longer rely completely on allies such as the US and Britain and must instead 'take our fate into our own hands' Continue reading... |
| Labor targets Coalition over 'secret Medicare taskforce' – as it happened Posted: 29 May 2017 12:09 AM PDT Andrew Wilkie says troops should be withdrawn from Afghanistan to reduce risk of terrorism as Tony Abbott links attacks to 'strain' of Islam. As it happened
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| Explainer: how and why Islamic State-linked rebels took over part of a Philippine city Posted: 28 May 2017 11:09 PM PDT Rebels linked to the jihadist have hunkered down in Marawi, with close to 100 dead following six days of clashes Rebels linked to Islamic State have taken control of several neighbourhoods in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, with army artillery and aerial attacks unable to completely dislodge them after six days. Continue reading... |
| JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for 'Camelot' Posted: 28 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT The 35th US president's legacy remains questionable, but his latest successor's travails makes many yearn for a more eloquent leader On 14 June 1956, then-senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered the commencement speech at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "Our nation's first great politicians were also among the nation's first great writers and scholars," he said. "Books were their tools, not their enemies." Related: Trump considers White House shake-up as reports link Kushner to Russia Continue reading... |
| Hope hard to kindle for the forgotten refugees of Central African Republic Posted: 28 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT After fleeing conflict at home, 11,000 Central Africans have found safety at Mbilé camp in Cameroon. But the demise of a scheme that meant women no longer had to scavenge for firewood has added to concern about meagre food rations In Mbilé refugee camp in the east of Cameroon, home to 11,000 people from Central African Republic, making even a small fire has all too often been the stuff of nightmares. Until last year, the women in charge of such chores would have to walk up to five hours a day to pick up what firewood they could scavenge. Stories of women being attacked on these journeys – beaten and raped – were common. |
| 200 drivers a day caught using phones on UK roads after crackdown Posted: 29 May 2017 01:24 AM PDT In four weeks from 1 March when penalties were doubled, police recorded 5,977 instances of driving while calling or texting More than 200 drivers a day were caught using their mobile phones illegally in the wake of a crackdown on the practice. Police forces in Britain penalised almost 6,000 motorists for the offence in the four weeks after tougher punishments took effect, equivalent to one every seven minutes. Continue reading... |
| Defense secretary Mattis says US policy against Isis is now 'annihilation' Posted: 28 May 2017 11:08 AM PDT Retired general indicates aggressive turn in Iraq and Syria, saying 'intention is that foreign fighters do not survive' and 'civilian casualties are a fact of life' Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Sunday the US had "accelerated" its tactics against the Islamic State, moving from a policy of "attrition" to one of "annihilation". Related: Armed police carry out fresh raid in Manchester amid report of explosion Continue reading... |
| The heavy legacy of lead in the world's most toxic town – in pictures Posted: 29 May 2017 01:00 AM PDT Kabwe in Zambia has been left with extreme levels of lead pollution after almost a century of metal mining and smelting, harming generations of children Continue reading... |
| 'They treat everyone like criminals': US asylum fails reporter fleeing Mexico Posted: 28 May 2017 03:00 AM PDT Martín Méndez Pineda thought the US would protect him after months of threats, but instead found conditions worse than what he was aiming to escape When Mexican journalist Martín Méndez Pineda walked across the border bridge to El Paso in February, he thought he would finally be safe. After months of threats and harassment from corrupt police officers, which forced him to abandon his job and family in Acapulco, Méndez sought asylum in the US. Continue reading... |
| Treasury did not model Australian budget's impact on women, officials admit Posted: 29 May 2017 01:48 AM PDT Deputy secretary says he was not aware of Office for Women budget request and doesn't think work has started on G20 pledge to analyse tax system Treasury officials have admitted they did not model the impact of the 2017-18 budget on different Australian households. Michael Brennan, the deputy secretary of Treasury's fiscal group, says he also doesn't think Treasury has begun work on Australia's G20 commitment, from 2014, to analyse the tax system to see what impact it is having on women. Continue reading... |
| ‘It's the worst place to park in the world’ – why Britain is at war over parking Posted: 28 May 2017 10:00 PM PDT Bitter skirmishes are raging between motorists and councils all over the country. But could automation, big data and disruptive technology provide a solution? Samantha Moore may seem jolly, perched among the jars of fudge and flying saucers at her sweet shop on Fore Street in Brixham, the picturesque Devon fishing town. But there's one subject sure to sour her mood: parking. Moore and her family live above the shop and pay Torbay district council £50 a year for an off-peak permit, which allows them to leave their Peugeot hatchback in the nearby town-centre car park between 3pm and 10am. That's convenient from Monday to Friday, when Moore's husband takes the car to work. At weekends, she says, "Parking is a nightmare. On Saturday mornings, we have to put the car anywhere we can find a free space in Brixham." That means leaving it on residential streets. "And then the residents feel we're taking their parking spaces. We've had dog turds smeared on our windows, rude notes left under the wipers, damage done to the car." Continue reading... |
| Zuma sidesteps no-confidence vote at turbulent ANC meeting Posted: 28 May 2017 09:00 PM PDT South Africa's president faces growing criticism within African National Congress with key allies calling for him to step down The South African president, Jacob Zuma, has faced further opposition at a meeting of his party's top leadership but managed to sidestep a vote of no confidence after a turbulent three-day gathering. The meeting in Pretoria on Sunday came as Zuma faces growing criticism within the ruling African National Congress, which sharpened after a March cabinet reshuffle when he sacked his respected finance minister, Pravin Gordhan. Continue reading... |
| Paris mayor demands black feminist festival that 'prohibits' white people be banned Posted: 28 May 2017 05:44 PM PDT Anne Hidalgo says organisers of the Nyansapo Festival in the capital could be prosecuted because most of the event space would for black women only The Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, has called for a black feminist festival in the French capital to be banned, saying it was "prohibited to white people". The first edition of the Nyansapo Festival, due to run from 28-30 July at a cultural centre in Paris, bills itself as "an event rooted in black feminism, activism, and on (a) European scale". Continue reading... |
| Puerto Rican Day controversy flares after AT&T and JetBlue join boycott Posted: 28 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT Decision by parade to honor Oscar López Rivera, a controversial nationalist hero, stirs anger – and overshadows one of America's biggest annual gatherings In one of his last acts as president, Barack Obama commuted the prison sentence of Oscar López Rivera, a leader of the violent extremist group that took credit for more than 100 bombingsof US targets in the 1970s and 80s in a campaign for Puerto Rican independence. Related: Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy in last-ditch attempt to sustain public services Continue reading... |
| The Trump handshake: how world leaders are fighting back | Jonathan Freedland Posted: 28 May 2017 09:53 AM PDT Emmanuel Macron and others have noted that US president's handshake is a claim to superiority, and are fighting him in kind They say the handshake originated as a gesture designed to prove that both participants were unarmed. But Donald Trump has rewritten that rule along with all the others. In the hands of the US president, the handshake is a weapon. And now, thanks to the newly elected president of France, we have confirmation that the rest of the world's leaders are fighting back. Emmanuel Macron's admission that his white-knuckle clinch with Trump – in which the two men appeared to be engaged in a squeezing duel that saw the US president break off first – was "not innocent" is hardly a surprise. His thinking was plain to see, as he crushed Trump's hand until the latter's fingers seemed to quiver for mercy. Continue reading... |
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