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- Donald Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice – reports
- Virginia shooting: gunman was leftwing activist with record of domestic violence
- Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull mimics Trump in humorous speech to press ball
- Japan passes 'brutal' counter-terror law despite fears over civil liberties
- Growing awareness of colonial past fuels radicalisation, says Czech minister
- 'Staggering' loss of civilian life from US-led airstrikes in Raqqa, says UN
- Somalia restaurant siege: 17 dead as gunmen take hostages in Mogadishu
- Israeli author David Grossman wins Man Booker International prize
- Four dead in San Francisco shooting after UPS worker opens fire at facility
- New Zealand stars tackle 'tiny racists' helping to normalise prejudice
- Turkish opposition politician jailed for 25 years on spying charges
- Isis captures territory around former Bin Laden stronghold in Afghanistan
- Polio outbreaks in DRC set back global efforts to eradicate the disease
- Teenagers rescued from Paris catacombs after three-day ordeal
- Diamond in the bluff: Koh-i-noor stories lose their shine
- Ireland's first gay prime minister Leo Varadkar formally elected
- Senate approves new Russia sanctions as punishment for meddling in election
- China approves nine Trump trademarks it had previously rejected
- Flint water crisis: five officials charged with involuntary manslaughter
- Donald Trump's hands-off approach gives US military free rein
- Global oil glut set to continue despite efforts to prop up price
- WannaCry attacks prompt Microsoft to release Windows updates for older versions
- Republican senators nearly done drafting secretive healthcare proposal
- Perks will stop if UK ends up staying in EU, says Guy Verhofstadt
- Press gallery committee 'disappointed' that Turnbull's comments were leaked – as it happened
- Newspapers around the world react to the Grenfell Tower fire – in pictures
- 'We're winning so much': Malcolm Turnbull parodies Trump at Canberra ball – video
- Ex-Barclays director who backed Vote Leave appointed City minister
- Uganda fails to target gay men and sex workers in fast-track HIV initiative
- The new horsemen: why American riot police embraced the bicycle
- 'I do it for the triumph': can your bike commute compare to these five stories?
- Can you guess the city from its bike lane maps?
- How a Republican baseball practice in Virginia became 'a killing field'
- London fire: 12 confirmed dead but police expect further fatalities after tower block blaze – latest updates
- Thursday briefing: Tragic search for Grenfell victims
- 'A reckoning for our species': the philosopher prophet of the Anthropocene
- Leo Varadkar, gay son of Indian immigrant, to be next Irish PM
- Dog meat dropped from two Carrefour supermarkets in China
- Supreme court narrowly rejects Northern Ireland free abortions appeal
- Human cost of the Qatar crisis: 'families are being torn apart'
- US student in coma for a year in North Korea arrives home
- Chinese tycoon reportedly caught up in sweeping corruption crackdown
- Climate change study in Canada's Hudson Bay thwarted by climate change
- Here's why donating £2 a month cannot possibly end poverty | Matthew Bramall
- Double vision: dark times for the Rohingya echo past horrors – in pictures
- San Francisco police: UPS site secured after shooting – video
- Jeff Sessions ‘nervous’ during Capitol Hill questioning – video
| Donald Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice – reports Posted: 15 Jun 2017 12:23 AM PDT Federal investigation into Trump campaign's ties to Russia has expanded to include whether the president tried to thwart it, the Washington Post reports Donald Trump is reportedly being investigated for potential obstruction of justice by the special counsel looking into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. This marks the first time that the ongoing investigation, which has hung over Trump since his inauguration, has potentially implicated the president himself. The Washington Post reported on Wednesday night that the federal probe into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia during the 2016 campaign, being overseen by Robert Mueller, has now expanded into whether the president attempted to thwart that investigation. Continue reading... |
| Virginia shooting: gunman was leftwing activist with record of domestic violence Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:42 PM PDT James 'Tom' Hodgkinson, a 66-year-old white man killed during a shootout with police, was previously arrested for domestic battery James "Tom" Hodgkinson, the gunman who shot congressman Steve Scalise during an attack on a Republican congressional baseball practice session on Wednesday, was a leftwing political activist with a record of domestic violence. Hodgkinson, 66, died from injuries sustained during a shootout with police. He was previously based in Belleville, Illinois, but had been living in Alexandria, Virginia, the site of Wednesday's shooting, for the past two months. Continue reading... |
| Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull mimics Trump in humorous speech to press ball Posted: 15 Jun 2017 12:22 AM PDT Prime minister recorded making jokes about US president's alleged links to Russia, his views on fake news and poor poll ratings The Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has been recorded mimicking Donald Trump and joking about his poll numbers, his attacks on fake news and his alleged links to Russia. Leaked video and audio of Turnbull's off-the-record speech – which was also self-deprecating about his own poor opinion poll ratings – shows him impersonating the US president's unique oratorical style. Continue reading... |
| Japan passes 'brutal' counter-terror law despite fears over civil liberties Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:44 PM PDT Critics including UN expert fear legislation passed by Abe government could target ordinary citizens and deter grassroots opposition to government policies Japan has passed a controversial law targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and other serious crimes, despite a warning by the UN that it could be used to crack down on civil liberties. The ruling Liberal Democratic party and its junior coalition pushed the bill through the upper house of Japan's parliament as thousands of people protested outside. |
| Growing awareness of colonial past fuels radicalisation, says Czech minister Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:00 PM PDT Lubomír Zaorálek, likely Social Democrat candidate for prime minister, says in dark speech that the west has 20 years to reach a settlement with Muslim world An awakening in the Muslim world about the atrocities committed in the west's colonial past is feeding contemporary radicalisation of communities, said the Czech foreign minister on Wednesday. In a dark speech that he described as brutal and difficult, Lubomír Zaorálek, the likely Social Democrat candidate for prime minister in the October elections, warned that the west had about 20 years to reach a settlement with the Muslim world. Continue reading... |
| 'Staggering' loss of civilian life from US-led airstrikes in Raqqa, says UN Posted: 14 Jun 2017 06:14 AM PDT War crimes investigators say US-backed campaign to reclaim Syrian city from Islamic State has led to at least 300 deaths UN war crimes investigators have denounced a "staggering loss of civilian life" caused by the US-backed campaign to reclaim Raqqa, the de facto capital of Islamic State. The independent commission of inquiry tasked with investigating violations of international law, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria said the intensification of airstrikes by the US-led coalition had led to the deaths of at least 300 civilians in the city. Continue reading... |
| Somalia restaurant siege: 17 dead as gunmen take hostages in Mogadishu Posted: 14 Jun 2017 08:55 PM PDT 10 captives released but attackers remain inside after car bombing followed by storming of popular eatery in troubled nation's capital Gunmen posing as military forces held an unknown number of hostages inside a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital in an attack that began when a car bomb exploded at the gate, police and a witness said, while the extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility. At least 17 people, including foreigners, were dead, according to police and an ambulance driver. Two of the gunmen were shot dead and 10 hostages were rescued but five other attackers were thought to remain inside, cutting off electricity to complicate security forces' efforts to end the siege, said Captain Mohamed Hussein, who reported heavy gunfire. Most of the victims were young men who had been entering the Pizza House when the vehicle exploded, Hussein said. Continue reading... |
| Israeli author David Grossman wins Man Booker International prize Posted: 14 Jun 2017 01:43 PM PDT A Horse Walks Into a Bar, his novel about a standup comedian's public breakdown, scoops £50,000 prize to be shared with translator Jessica Cohen David Grossman's "ambitious high-wire act of a novel", A Horse Walks into a Bar, set around a standup comic's rambling and confessional routine in an Israeli comedy club, has won the Man Booker International prize for the year's best fiction in translation. Set in a small Israeli town, the novel is focused entirely on the act of comedian Dovaleh Greenstein. Taking to the stage to needle his audience with vulgar and aggressive jokes, Greenstein's repellent performance begins to crumble as he reveals a fateful and gruesome decision he once made, which has haunted him ever since. Continue reading... |
| Four dead in San Francisco shooting after UPS worker opens fire at facility Posted: 14 Jun 2017 01:16 PM PDT Witnesses describe 'chaos' after gunman fatally shot three and injured two others before turning the gun on himself Four people are dead after an employee opened fire at a UPS facility in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, killing three and injuring two before turning the gun on himself, police said. Officers responding to the scene encountered multiple shooting victims before cornering the shooter, whose identity was not divulged, assistant police chief Toney Chaplin said at a news conference. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand stars tackle 'tiny racists' helping to normalise prejudice Posted: 14 Jun 2017 09:22 PM PDT Human rights commission says one-third of all complaints now concern racial discrimination New Zealand has hauled in its biggest stars in an effort to crack down on rising levels of racism in the famously peaceful South Pacific nation. The country's human rights commission reports a third of all complaints now concern racist discrimination, though the vast majority of racial abuse still goes unreported. Continue reading... |
| Turkish opposition politician jailed for 25 years on spying charges Posted: 14 Jun 2017 08:45 AM PDT Enis Berberoğlu is first CHP lawmaker imprisoned since lifting of immunity last year, in move condemned as 'intimidation' A Turkish court has sentenced the opposition Republican People's party (CHP) lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu to 25 years in prison over spying charges. Berberoğlu, the first CHP lawmaker to be handed prison time since the lifting of parliamentary immunities last year, was accused of providing an opposition newspaper with video purporting to show Turkey's intelligence agency trucking weapons into Syria. Continue reading... |
| Isis captures territory around former Bin Laden stronghold in Afghanistan Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:33 AM PDT Capture of giant Tora Bora complex would mark major victory for group as it clashes with Taliban Islamic State fighters have captured some territory around Tora Bora, the former stronghold of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Wednesday. The push and capture of the giant cave complex that once housed the late al-Qaida chief would be a major victory for the Islamic State group in its increasingly deadly rivalry with the Afghan Taliban. The caves had until now been under Taliban control. Continue reading... |
| Polio outbreaks in DRC set back global efforts to eradicate the disease Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:23 AM PDT Cases of polio have been reduced by more than 99.9% since 1988, but complete eradication is proving elusive Two separate outbreaks of polio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have set back global efforts to eradicate the debilitating disease. Two cases in Haut-Lomami province and another two in Maniema were confirmed by the World Health Organisation, which last week said the virus had also come back in Syria. Continue reading... |
| Teenagers rescued from Paris catacombs after three-day ordeal Posted: 14 Jun 2017 04:38 AM PDT Sixteen- and 17-year-old treated for hypothermia after being found by rescue dogs in underground burial ground Two teenagers were rescued from the catacombs beneath Paris on Wednesday after being lost for three days in the pitch-black tunnels of the underground burial ground. The two, aged 16 and 17, were taken to hospital and were treated for hypothermia after being found by search teams and rescue dogs in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Continue reading... |
| Diamond in the bluff: Koh-i-noor stories lose their shine Posted: 14 Jun 2017 05:46 AM PDT No evidence that controversial royal jewel was won by a Persian warlord in a cunning turban swap, say authors It is the best known and most controversial jewel in the Tower of London, but virtually everything known about the Koh-i-noor diamond's history may be wrong, according to a new book. Said to be 5,000 years old, and to bear a curse that afflicts any man – but not woman – who wears it, the jewel was surrendered to the East India Company by Duleep Singh, a boy maharajah, in 1849. Continue reading... |
| Ireland's first gay prime minister Leo Varadkar formally elected Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:55 AM PDT The former GP, who came out as gay in 2015, is confirmed as taoiseach in Dáil ceremony in Dublin The son of an Indian immigrant has made Irish history by becoming the country's youngest and first openly gay prime minister. Leo Varadkar, 38, was formally elected taoiseach at a confirmation ceremony in the Dáil in Dublin after he won the Fine Gael party leadership earlier this month. Enda Kenny, who stepped down after six years, said his successor represented a "modest, diverse and inclusive Ireland". Continue reading... |
| Senate approves new Russia sanctions as punishment for meddling in election Posted: 14 Jun 2017 06:03 AM PDT Amendment imposes new sanctions against Moscow and also establishes a process for Congress to review any attempt by Trump to relax or end sanctions The Senate has approved new sanctions against Russia, as punishment after it was found to have meddled in the 2016 presidential election. The legislation also restricts the White House from easing sanctions without congressional approval. Related: 'Nervous' Jeff Sessions' attempt at Trump-like bravado falls flat Continue reading... |
| China approves nine Trump trademarks it had previously rejected Posted: 14 Jun 2017 08:55 AM PDT
The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for nine Donald Trump trademarks it had previously rejected, in whole or in part, the Associated Press found, a turn that is likely to fuel further allegations that Beijing may be giving the president's family business special treatment. Related: China provisionally grants Trump 38 trademarks – including for escort service Continue reading... |
| Flint water crisis: five officials charged with involuntary manslaughter Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:32 AM PDT Attorney general says the charges are a turning point in the investigation into water contamination in Flint, after the death of 85-year-old Robert Skidmore Five Michigan officials, including the head of the state health department, have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the crisis over lead poisoning in drinking water in Flint. The charges are related to the death of 85-year-old Robert Skidmore, one of a dozen Flint residents who contracted Legionnaires' disease and died after the city's water source was changed to save money. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump's hands-off approach gives US military free rein Posted: 14 Jun 2017 07:49 AM PDT President has delegated direction of overseas conflicts to his generals, raising fears of unchecked escalation Donald Trump's decision to let the US military off the leash in the fight against Islamic State and like-minded terror groups in combat zones in the Middle East and north Africa appears to be a significant contributory factor in a sharp, across-the-board rise in civilian casualties reported by the UN and aid agencies. This week the US president handed over direction of the war in Afghanistan to his defence secretary, the former Marine Corps general, Jim Mattis. It was the latest in a series of similar moves effectively giving Pentagon chiefs a free rein in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Somalia. Continue reading... |
| Global oil glut set to continue despite efforts to prop up price Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:26 AM PDT Increasing production from US and non-Opec countries means growth in oil supply will outstrip demand in 2018 The world's oil glut is likely to persist next year in a blow to efforts by major producers to shore up the oil price by cutting output, according to a leading energy authority. Growth in oil supply will outstrip growth in demand during 2018, driven by increasing production from US shale and other countries outside Opec, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Continue reading... |
| WannaCry attacks prompt Microsoft to release Windows updates for older versions Posted: 14 Jun 2017 04:26 AM PDT The company typically releases security updates for operating systems it still supports – but in wake of serious cyber-attack it has reassessed the policy Microsoft has released new security updates for older versions of Windows as it warns of potential cyber-attacks by government organisations. The patches include updates to Windows XP, the operating system that was targeted by the WannaCry ransomware attack in May that attacked parts of the NHS and other companies worldwide. Continue reading... |
| Republican senators nearly done drafting secretive healthcare proposal Posted: 14 Jun 2017 07:00 AM PDT Trump was critical Tuesday about a 'mean' plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which a group of senators have been privately working on Republican senators are closing in on a draft proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But that's about all lawmakers will say about their plan to overhaul the American healthcare system – an effort that will affect millions of Americans and impact one-sixth of the US economy. |
| Perks will stop if UK ends up staying in EU, says Guy Verhofstadt Posted: 14 Jun 2017 02:56 AM PDT Britain is free to change its mind and stay in union, but would have to give up rebate, says EU parliament's Brexit coordinator Britain is free to change its mind and stay in the EU, but would have to give up special perks including the hard-fought budget rebate, the European parliament's coordinator on Brexit has said. The Liberal MEP Guy Verhofstadt picked up on comments made by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday that the door to the EU would remain open to Britain during Brexit negotiations. Continue reading... |
| Press gallery committee 'disappointed' that Turnbull's comments were leaked – as it happened Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:51 AM PDT George Christensen explains failure to support banking bill while Malcolm Turnbull defends remarks parodying Donald Trump as 'affectionate'. Follow it live
Thanks for your company and to my brains trust, Katharine Murphy, Gareth Hutchens and Paul Karp. Mikey Bowers is wrecked but happy he produced the goods. See George and Barnaby.
@TurnbullMalcolm There's always a leak. Continue reading... |
| Newspapers around the world react to the Grenfell Tower fire – in pictures Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:45 AM PDT A roundup of newspaper front pages in response to the horrific blaze at a tower block in west London Continue reading... |
| 'We're winning so much': Malcolm Turnbull parodies Trump at Canberra ball – video Posted: 15 Jun 2017 12:23 AM PDT The Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has fun at the expense of the US president, Donald Trump, cracking jokes about the Russia inquiry and 'fake polls'. Leaked video and audio of Turnbull's off-the-record speech – which was also self-deprecating about his own poor opinion poll ratings – shows him impersonating the US president's unique oratorical style • Malcolm Turnbull mimics Donald Trump in humorous speech to press ball Continue reading... |
| Ex-Barclays director who backed Vote Leave appointed City minister Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:57 PM PDT Steve Barclay takes over brief for financial district at a time when other cities across EU are vying for London's business A former director of Barclays Bank who has also worked as a financial regulator has been appointed City minister by Theresa May. Steve Barclay, who backed the Vote Leave campaign, takes over the brief for the financial district at a time when other cities across the EU are aiming to grab business from the City after Brexit. Continue reading... |
| Uganda fails to target gay men and sex workers in fast-track HIV initiative Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:52 PM PDT Campaigners say President Museveni's plan to end HIV by 2030 will not work if it ignores whole communities where the disease is rife Activists have criticised the Ugandan president for failing to cater for gay men in his new plan to end HIV by 2030. President Yoweri Museveni launched his ambitious initiative last week, but did not specifically mention gay people, sex workers and drug users – who bear a disproportionate share of the HIV burden. Continue reading... |
| The new horsemen: why American riot police embraced the bicycle Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:00 PM PDT As a new digital era of protest has dawned under Occupy and Trump, riot police across the US have embarked on a fundamental shift in crowd control Early last Saturday afternoon, under clear blue skies, a sparsely attended "anti-sharia" rally left the grounds of City Hall in Seattle, Washington. Until then, the attendees had been facing off against a much larger group of anti-fascists. The two sides had been exchanging chants and taunts across a wide, fenced-off area, manned with riot police. Continue reading... |
| 'I do it for the triumph': can your bike commute compare to these five stories? Posted: 14 Jun 2017 06:00 AM PDT From Nairobi to New Orleans, the obstacles are different – but the competition with cars and sense of freedom are the same. Share your cycling story with us Close to nature, freed of traffic jams, awake and flushed with endorphins by the time you arrive at work – perhaps some of the best aspects of commuting by bike? Pedalling through the relentless rain, navigating HGV-clogged roads or being cut up by a thoughtless driver – perhaps the worst? Continue reading... |
| Can you guess the city from its bike lane maps? Posted: 14 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT The web and app company Bike Citizens has trawled its database of cycle infrastructure to create these 'naked' cycle maps. Blue lines = protected bike lanes; grey lines = painted lanes. Can you identify the cities? All images by Bike Citizens Venice Amsterdam Birmingham Barcelona Lisbon Chicago Rome London Mexico City Berlin Rotterdam Vienna Boston Miami Chicago Copenhagen Edinburgh Toronto Oslo Los Angeles Cardiff New York York Yokohama Brussels Manchester Paris Portland Vancouver Sao Paulo San Francisco St Petersburg St Albans Sydney Florence Basel Continue reading... |
| How a Republican baseball practice in Virginia became 'a killing field' Posted: 14 Jun 2017 05:31 PM PDT In a rampage lasting 10 awful minutes, a gunman targeted Republican politicians as they held an early-morning practice in a picturesque park America has been made to endure this pain before when a mass shooting desecrates its most cherished spaces: a schoolroom in Newtown; a cinema in Aurora; a church in Charleston. This time, with the dawn, a baseball park in Virginia became, in the words of Senator Rand Paul, "a killing field". Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:50 AM PDT Seventy-five people treated in six hospitals as hundreds of firefighters remain at the scene of blaze at Grenfell Tower near Notting Hill in west London
The Queen has issued a message of condolence and paid tribute to bravery of firefighters. In a statement she said: My thoughts and prayers are with those families who have lost loved ones in the Grenfell Tower fire and the many people who are still critically ill in hospital. Prince Philip and I would like to pay tribute to the bravery of firefighters and other emergency services officers who put their own lives at risk to save others. It is also heartening to see the incredible generosity of community volunteers rallying to help those affected by this terrible event. A message from The Queen following the fire in Grenfell Tower yesterday: https://t.co/p31TIfTf17
An Italian couple are among the many people missing, according to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. It says Gloria Trevisan and Marco Gottardi, both 27, had moved to Grenfell Tower three months ago. Gottardi recently graduated in architecture at the University of Venice, with excellent grades. Sono Gloria Trevisan e Marco Gottardi i due italiani dispersi https://t.co/8DYi7wkP76 pic.twitter.com/jj0soCT9WQ Continue reading... |
| Thursday briefing: Tragic search for Grenfell victims Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:29 PM PDT Death toll expected to rise after fire gutted London tower block … gunman shoots US politicians playing baseball … and warning over alcoholic ice lollies Good morning, it's Warren Murray with your morning briefing today. Continue reading... |
| 'A reckoning for our species': the philosopher prophet of the Anthropocene Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:00 PM PDT Timothy Morton wants humanity to give up some of its core beliefs, from the fantasy that we can control the planet to the notion that we are 'above' other beings. His ideas might sound weird, but they're catching on. By Alex Blasdel A few years ago, Björk began corresponding with a philosopher whose books she admired. "hi timothy," her first message to him began. "i wanted to write this letter for a long time." She was trying to give a name to her own singular genre, to label her work for posterity before the critics did. She asked him to help define the nature of her art – "not only to define it for me, but also for all my friends, and a generation actually." It turned out the philosopher, Timothy Morton, was a fan of Björk. Her music, he told her, had been "a very deep influence on my way of thinking and life in general". The sense of eerie intimacy with other species, the fusion of moods in her songs and videos – tenderness and horror, weirdness and joy – "is the feeling of ecological awareness", he said. Morton's own work is about the implications of this strange awareness – the knowledge of our interdependence with other beings – which he believes undermines long-held assumptions about the separation between humanity and nature. For him, this is the defining characteristic of our times, and it is compelling us to change our "core ideas of what it means to exist, what Earth is, what society is". Continue reading... |
| Leo Varadkar, gay son of Indian immigrant, to be next Irish PM Posted: 14 Jun 2017 06:53 AM PDT The 38-year-old politician will replace outgoing taoiseach Enda Kenny after winning Fine Gael leadership contest The son of an Indian immigrant who came out as gay in 2015 will be the next Irish prime minister, after he was voted leader of the country's main governing party. Leo Varadkar's victory in the Fine Gael leadership contest on Friday, which took place after outgoing PM Enda Kenny announced his resignation last month, marks another significant step forward for equality in the country, after 2015's gay marriage referendum. Continue reading... |
| Dog meat dropped from two Carrefour supermarkets in China Posted: 14 Jun 2017 05:38 AM PDT French supermarket chain removes products featuring dog meat in Xuzhou, China, after pressure from Animals Asia The French retailer Carrefour has removed dog meat products from two supermarkets in China after an outcry from animal rights groups. Animals Asia said it had already asked the international chain, which operates more than 200 stores in China, to remove dog meat from its shelves in 2012. Continue reading... |
| Supreme court narrowly rejects Northern Ireland free abortions appeal Posted: 14 Jun 2017 04:28 AM PDT Mother and daughter were appealing for women from Northern Ireland to receive free abortions on the NHS in England The supreme court has ruled that women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to free access to abortions on the NHS, a decision that was condemned by campaigners as a "further blow to women" from the region. A panel of supreme court judges narrowly upheld an earlier judgment, confirming that women who travel to England from Northern Ireland, which has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe, cannot receive free abortion care on the NHS. Continue reading... |
| Human cost of the Qatar crisis: 'families are being torn apart' Posted: 14 Jun 2017 03:47 AM PDT Move by Gulf nations to order Qataris out of their countries amid ongoing row has had huge impact, say campaigners At the office of Qatar's national human rights committee, those most affected by the week-long Saudi-led blockade against the tiny emirate come each evening to seek help, clutching their documents. Many have been directly affected by the decision announced by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates last week to order Qataris out of their countries, part of an escalating dispute over accusations the emirate is supporting terror and regional unrest that resulted in airspace, and land borders with Qatar, being closed. Continue reading... |
| US student in coma for a year in North Korea arrives home Posted: 14 Jun 2017 03:06 AM PDT Otto Warmbier freed 18 months into 15-year sentence as Trump invites South Korean leader to Washington for talks on standoff An American student who fell into a coma while imprisoned in a North Korean labour camp has returned to the US after Pyongyang allowed him to be flown home. A military plane carrying Otto Warmbier landed in his hometown of Cincinnati shortly before 10.20pm (2.20am GMT) on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| Chinese tycoon reportedly caught up in sweeping corruption crackdown Posted: 14 Jun 2017 02:36 AM PDT Anbang Insurance says Wu Xiaohui unable to perform duties for personal reasons following reports he has been detained The chairman of an influential Chinese insurance company has stepped down after domestic media reported that he had been detained as authorities pursue a sweeping campaign against alleged corruption in the financial industry. Wu Xiaohui, the chairman of Anbang Insurance, was "unable to perform his duties for personal reasons", the company said. Continue reading... |
| Climate change study in Canada's Hudson Bay thwarted by climate change Posted: 14 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT Warm temperatures create perilous ice conditions off Newfoundland, trapping fishing boats and tankers: 'It's not something you would expect to see there' Scientists in Canada have been forced to abandon an expedition to the Hudson Bay to research the impact of climate change, after warming temperatures created perilous ice conditions off the coast of Newfoundland. In late May, 40 scientists from five Canadian universities set off from Quebec City on the icebreaker and Arctic research vessel CCGS Amundsen. The expedition was the first leg of a four-year, C$17m research project designed to delve into the effects of climate change on Hudson Bay. Continue reading... |
| Here's why donating £2 a month cannot possibly end poverty | Matthew Bramall Posted: 14 Jun 2017 05:05 AM PDT To stop global inequality, we aid agencies must ramp up our campaigns against the issues – such as unjust trade deals and climate change – that help it thrive There was a sense of deja vu last week when I read the excellent piece by Adam Ramsay exploring why people are losing faith in international aid agencies. Ironically, it was the same sense people reported feeling when reading the latest fundraising appeals. We've been here before; but we haven't done anything about it. Here's the (heretical?) rub: it is understandable if people are losing faith in aid agencies and even in the idea of "development" itself. Because, broadly speaking, it hasn't worked. We clearly haven't solved the problem of poverty. Yet we've misled the public for years that poverty will end, if only they'll give us £2 a month. Continue reading... |
| Double vision: dark times for the Rohingya echo past horrors – in pictures Posted: 14 Jun 2017 03:37 AM PDT In this photography project, Never Again, every picture combines two images – one of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims superimposed on that of a different tragedy, from the Armenian genocide through the Balkans war to current-day refugees Continue reading... |
| San Francisco police: UPS site secured after shooting – video Posted: 14 Jun 2017 12:59 PM PDT California authorities say a gunman who opened fire at a San Francisco UPS warehouse on Wednesday morning was armed with an assault pistol when police found him. A San Francisco assistant police chief, Toney Chaplin, told reporters that officers had found wounded victims and brought them to safety after responding to calls. The gunman killed himself before being arrested Continue reading... |
| Jeff Sessions ‘nervous’ during Capitol Hill questioning – video Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:41 AM PDT The attorney general tells Kamala Harris that her style of questioning is making him nervous during a hearing about his dealings with Russian officials. Sessions answered many questions with 'can't comment' or 'can't recall' on Wednesday Continue reading... |
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