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- Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo released from Chinese prison after cancer diagnosis
- Erdoğan rejects Saudi demand to pull Turkish troops out of Qatar
- Six dead and 31 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
- ‘Before my brother died, I had dreams’: the Kabul attack that unravelled a family | Sune Engel Rasmussen
- Turkish police break up gay pride protest in Istanbul
- China landslide: families' frustration grows as more than 100 feared dead
- Donald Trump abandons traditional White House Ramadan celebration
- Takata, Japan's airbag giant, files for bankruptcy protection
- Kashmir: seven die after cable car falls 30m in tourist town
- Spain forest fire forces more than 1,500 from homes and campsites
- Liberal Berlin mosque to stay open despite fatwa from Egypt
- Blue shark captured following Mallorca beach panic
- Italy to wind up two failing banks at potential cost of €17bn
- Norwegians raise cash to re-erect 'penis' rock
- Top Democrat Schiff criticizes Obama over reaction to Russian hacks
- Japan seeks early free trade talks with UK amid Brexit fears
- Texas Latinos greet court date for 'show me your papers' SB4 immigration law
- Theresa May to publish plan for EU nationals' rights in Britain
- How Alexandria's 'leaning tower' became an emblem of the city's corruption
- Eid al-Fitr around the world – in pictures
- Councils too slow in getting tower blocks fire-tested, minister suggests
- Tourist boat sinks in Colombian reservoir – video
- Call for radical change after 13 young Indigenous suicides in Kimberley region
- Finland has far fewer wild wolves than previously thought, census shows
- Monday briefing: PM makes Europeans same but different
- Angela Merkel and Donald Trump head for clash at G20 summit
- Philando Castile protest hits Pride as US gay rights marches get political
- Dozens die in Portugal's worst forest fire
- Palestinian event in London faces ban over Hamas links
- Best photos of the day: Eid, Glastonbury and Gay Pride celebrations
- Corbyn surge raises hopes that Mexico might soon have a friend in No 10
- ‘They’re sentencing me to death’: Medicaid recipients on the Republican healthcare plan
- Teen saved in fall from Six Flags amusement park ride – video
| Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo released from Chinese prison after cancer diagnosis Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:09 AM PDT Liu was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2010 while serving 11-year sentence for inciting subversion of state power The Chinese civil rights campaigner and Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole, after he was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. Liu, 61, is in the late stages of the disease, said Mo Shaoping, his lawyer, who has been in contact with Liu's family. Liu is being treated at a hospital in the north-eastern city of Shenyang, near where he was being held. Continue reading... |
| Erdoğan rejects Saudi demand to pull Turkish troops out of Qatar Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:22 AM PDT Turkey's president condemns request as a 'very ugly approach' and dismisses other demands made of Qatar by Gulf states Turkey's president has described as disrespectful a demand by Saudi Arabia and its allies that it withdraw its troops from Qatar as a step towards ending a deepening dispute with the besieged Gulf state. Related: Qatar given 10 days to meet 13 sweeping demands by Saudi Arabia Continue reading... |
| Six dead and 31 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia Posted: 25 Jun 2017 03:24 PM PDT A flotilla of boats and the air force went to the aid of vessel that sank with about 150 people on board in Peňol-Guatapé reservoir At least six people have died and 31 people are missing after a tourist boat carrying about 150 people sank in a reservoir in north-west Colombia, near the city of Medellín. There was confusion over the death toll after Margarita Moncada, a local rescue official, confirmed nine had died in the accident on the Guatapé-El Peñol reservoir. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 25 Jun 2017 11:00 PM PDT Once the family breadwinner, Hossein Panahi was among 150 people who died when a bomb ripped through the Afghan capital in May. Now his kin are destitute, adding to the toll of lives wrecked by the country's violence As an only son, Hossein Panahi was his family's sole provider. He supplied his sisters with clothes, his ailing parents with food and medicine, and built them all a house to live in. His salary meant his two older sisters did not have to marry young for dowry, but could wait for men they loved. He also put his third sister through law school. Continue reading... |
| Turkish police break up gay pride protest in Istanbul Posted: 25 Jun 2017 10:00 AM PDT Police thwart LGBT activists' attempted parade planned in defiance of an official ban from local authorities Turkish police have thwarted an attempt by gay pride activists to hold a parade in Istanbul in defiance of an official ban from the local authorities. Police fired rubber bullets at a group of around 40 activists in the country's largest city, an AFP journalist reported, a day after the city governor's office banned the march citing safety and public order concerns. Continue reading... |
| China landslide: families' frustration grows as more than 100 feared dead Posted: 25 Jun 2017 10:21 PM PDT Families affected by huge slip that buried Xinmo village say they are concerned by a lack of information and the fate of orphaned children Frustration grew on Monday among family members of victims of a landslide that buried a mountain village in southwestern China, with some complaining about a lack of information and asking why they had not been moved from an area prone to land slips. At least 93 people remain missing, along with 10 confirmed dead, after a landslide crashed down on the village of Xinmo, in mountainous Sichuan province, as dawn broke on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump abandons traditional White House Ramadan celebration Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:09 AM PDT Clinton, Bush and Obama presidencies all had receptions to mark end of Muslim holy month Donald Trump has not hosted an iftar dinner during Ramadan, breaking a nearly 20-year tradition. Despite events held by previous administrations from across the political divide, this year's Ramadan – which began on 26 May – passed nearly unobserved by the White House. It was marked only by a statement published late on Saturday afternoon, coinciding with the end of the holy month. Continue reading... |
| Takata, Japan's airbag giant, files for bankruptcy protection Posted: 25 Jun 2017 07:08 PM PDT The Tokyo-based car parts giant is facing lawsuits and huge costs over an airbag defect linked to at least 16 deaths globally Japan's crisis-hit car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection, after deadly faults in its airbags triggered the industry's biggest ever safety recall. The Tokyo-based car parts giant is facing lawsuits and huge costs over an airbag defect linked to at least 16 deaths globally. News reports have said its liabilities would exceed 1tn yen ($9bn). Immediate confirmation was not available. Continue reading... |
| Kashmir: seven die after cable car falls 30m in tourist town Posted: 25 Jun 2017 05:17 PM PDT Gusty winds in Gulmarg uproot a huge pine tree that hits the cable of the coach, bringing it down to the ground Four Indian tourists and three local residents died when a cable car came crashing down from a height of at least 30 meters (100ft) in a tourist town in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Related: Kashmir conflict shifts with top militant vowing fight is for an Islamic state Continue reading... |
| Spain forest fire forces more than 1,500 from homes and campsites Posted: 25 Jun 2017 06:30 AM PDT Emergency services fight to contain major blaze in Huelva, Andalucía, which has been on high alert due to heat wave A major forest fire in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from homes, campsites and hotels, according to a government official. Like much of Spain, the area in Huelva is on high alert for forest fires because of a heatwave. Last week, 64 people died in a forest fire in neighbouring Portugal. Continue reading... |
| Liberal Berlin mosque to stay open despite fatwa from Egypt Posted: 25 Jun 2017 03:30 AM PDT Seyran Ateş's Ibn Rushd-Goethe mosque allows men and women to pray together and rejects burqa and niqab The founder of a new liberal mosque in Berlin that allows men and women to pray side by side has vowed to press on with her project even though the institution has been issued with a fatwa from Egypt and attacked by religious authorities in Turkey within a week of its opening. "The pushback I am getting makes me feel that I am doing the right thing," said Seyran Ateş, a Turkish-born lawyer and women's rights campaigner, who does not wear a hijab. "God is loving and merciful – otherwise he wouldn't have turned me into the person I am." Continue reading... |
| Blue shark captured following Mallorca beach panic Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:18 AM PDT Shark was first spotted close to beaches at Cala Major and Can Pastilla, then discovered to have serious head wound A blue shark whose presence in shallow waters off the coast of Mallorca caused panic over the weekend and led to the evacuation of beaches on the Balearic island, has been captured. The animal was first spotted on Saturday as it swam close to the beaches at Cala Major and Can Pastilla, near the Mallorcan capital of Palma. Pictures showed the shark gliding through the water a few metres from bathers, who dashed to the safety of the shore. Continue reading... |
| Italy to wind up two failing banks at potential cost of €17bn Posted: 25 Jun 2017 11:24 AM PDT Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza, blighted by bad loans and a mis-selling scandal, will open as usual on Monday, says finance minister The Italian government is stepping in to wind up two failing lenders and prevent a bank run, at a total cost of up to €17bn (£15bn). After an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday, ministers agreed to a decree splitting Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza into 'good' and 'bad' banks, keeping branches open. Continue reading... |
| Norwegians raise cash to re-erect 'penis' rock Posted: 25 Jun 2017 05:28 AM PDT Trollpikken, a popular tourist attraction, is broken, bearing cracks and holes that suggest it has been vandalised, say experts Activists are collecting money to repair a penis-shaped rock formation in southern Norway after the popular tourist attraction was found badly damaged. Joggers on Saturday discovered that the Trollpikken rock formation appeared to have been cut off, and noted drilling holes in the rock – which experts said strongly suggested the rock had been vandalised. Continue reading... |
| Top Democrat Schiff criticizes Obama over reaction to Russian hacks Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:13 AM PDT Congressman likens Trump complaint on White House inaction to 'knowingly receiving stolen property [and] blaming police for not stopping the theft' The Obama adminstration "should have done a lot more" to combat Russian interference in the 2016 US election before the result was known, a top congressional Democrat said on Sunday. Related: New details of Russia election hacking raise questions about Obama's response Continue reading... |
| Japan seeks early free trade talks with UK amid Brexit fears Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT PM Shinzo Abe concerned about impact on Japanese firms with UK operations if Britain leaves the single market Japan wants to hold early free trade talks with Britain, in a sign of growing concern among the country's businesses over post-Brexit access to the European market. Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is hoping to soften the blow that Britain's expected withdrawal from the single market could inflict on Japanese companies by starting informal talks on free trade before Britain leaves the EU, the Nikkei business newspaper said, citing unnamed sources. Continue reading... |
| Texas Latinos greet court date for 'show me your papers' SB4 immigration law Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT Federal judge will hear arguments to decide whether harsh anti-sanctuary cities law will take effect in September. The Trump White House is watching Anger at Texas' strict new immigration law simmered as a thousand Latino policymakers and advocates gathered in Dallas this weekend, ahead of a hearing in which civil rights groups will ask for the measure to be blocked. Related: 'A good friend in the White House': how Texas became Trump's frontline Continue reading... |
| Theresa May to publish plan for EU nationals' rights in Britain Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:44 AM PDT Prime minister will say Europeans living in UK will get almost same rights as Britons but clash over role of courts looms Theresa May will say that she wants Europeans living in Britain to qualify for rights that are almost equivalent to British citizens, but she will clash with EU counterparts over the role of the courts. Related: 'Back soft Brexit,' unions urge Labour Continue reading... |
| How Alexandria's 'leaning tower' became an emblem of the city's corruption Posted: 25 Jun 2017 11:00 PM PDT When the 13-storey tower block toppled it exposed the problems at the heart of Egypt's construction industry, a country where 400 residential buildings collapse each year Pensioner Madiha Abdel Alim was heading home to her flat in Alexandria when she looked up and noticed something strange: the 13-storey block in which she lived was suddenly tilting precariously over the narrow road. Concerned, she immediately contacted the local authorities. "They did nothing," says Alim. "They said, 'oh, that's normal. It's a very tall building'." Three days later, the tower toppled and crashed into the building across the road. Continue reading... |
| Eid al-Fitr around the world – in pictures Posted: 25 Jun 2017 05:44 AM PDT Muslims mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting Continue reading... |
| Councils too slow in getting tower blocks fire-tested, minister suggests Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:56 AM PDT Alok Sharma appears to blame landlords for failing to submit samples after only a tenth of high rises are tested The government appears to be blaming councils and housing associations for the slow pace of fire safety tests on high-rise buildings after only a tenth of the 600 tower blocks potentially at risk have been tested in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower blaze. Theresa May outlined an emergency inspection programme last week that could test 100 samples a day. However, test results have been revealed for only 60 high-rise buildings in 25 areas, and all of them failed combustibility check. Continue reading... |
| Tourist boat sinks in Colombian reservoir – video Posted: 25 Jun 2017 05:35 PM PDT A number of people have died and more than 30 remain missing after a ferry sank in Guatape, Colombia on Sunday. Footage of the sinking shows tourist boats rushing to the aid of passengers on the vessel as it disappears below the water line Continue reading... |
| Call for radical change after 13 young Indigenous suicides in Kimberley region Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:31 AM PDT Inquest hears five of the deaths over less than four years in WA's far north were children aged between 10 and 13 The tragic death of a 10-year-old girl at a remote Aboriginal community is one of 13 suicides by young Indigenous people in Western Australia's far north in the past three and a half years, prompting calls for radical change. The deaths in the Kimberley region between November 2012 and March last year are the subject of a multi-stage inquest, presided over by WA state coroner Ros Fogliani, which began in Perth on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Finland has far fewer wild wolves than previously thought, census shows Posted: 25 Jun 2017 11:00 PM PDT Data reveals there are 150 to 180 animals in Finland, where government awards licences to hunt them Conservation groups have raised concerns over Finland's wild wolf population after a new census found numbers far below those regarded as naturally sustainable. Data from the Finnish National Resources Institute show there are currently only about 150 to 180 wolves living in Finland, where the government awards licences to hunt the animals. Continue reading... |
| Monday briefing: PM makes Europeans same but different Posted: 25 Jun 2017 10:35 PM PDT May seeks to make Europeans reasonably welcome … more high-rises fail on safety … heroes soften theme park plunge Good morning to you. Graham Russell here with what's happening at the start of the week. Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel and Donald Trump head for clash at G20 summit Posted: 25 Jun 2017 10:00 PM PDT German chancellor plans to make climate change, free trade and mass migration key themes in Hamburg, putting her on collision course with US A clash between Angela Merkel and Donald Trump appears unavoidable after Germany signalled that it will make climate change, free trade and the management of forced mass global migration the key themes of the G20 summit in Hamburg next week. The G20 summit brings together the world's biggest economies, representing 85% of global gross domestic product (GDP), and Merkel's chosen agenda looks likely to maximise American isolation while attempting to minimise disunity amongst others. Continue reading... |
| Philando Castile protest hits Pride as US gay rights marches get political Posted: 25 Jun 2017 01:59 PM PDT Parade participants and protesters against Trump, guns and other issues mingle in cities across US, while Minneapolis event is disrupted by 'die in' Anti-police protesters disrupted the Twin Cities Pride parade on Sunday, over the police shooting of Philando Castile. Related: Mormon girl who says she is gay has microphone cut off, stirring protest Continue reading... |
| Dozens die in Portugal's worst forest fire Posted: 25 Jun 2017 01:30 PM PDT Blaze follows days of excessive heat, while torrential rain brings floods to New Zealand, trapping people in their homes The area of Pedrógão Grande in central Portugal experienced the worst forest fire the country has ever experienced last week, killing at least 64 people and injuring many more. The blazes broke out on the afternoon of Saturday 17 June and spread rapidly, trapping people in their cars. Some 350 soldiers and 1,600 firefighters battled the blaze, which is thought to have started from a dry thunderstorm triggered by the very hot, humid conditions of the days leading up to it as temperatures exceeded 40°C. Continue reading... |
| Palestinian event in London faces ban over Hamas links Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:54 AM PDT Communities secretary Sajid Javid has raised concerns that organisers of event at the South Bank support proscribed groups One of the biggest Palestinian events in Europe scheduled to start in less than a fortnight is in doubt after intervention by the British government. Palestinian Expo, which includes political discussions, concerts, comedy acts, workshops, a food court and other events, is scheduled to run at the QE2 centre in London on the weekend of 8 and 9 July. The organisers are expecting the event to attract about 10,000 people. Continue reading... |
| Best photos of the day: Eid, Glastonbury and Gay Pride celebrations Posted: 25 Jun 2017 06:11 AM PDT The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of highlights from around the world, including the Saint Joan festival in Menorca, Eid, and Jeremy Corbyn at Glastonbury Continue reading... |
| Corbyn surge raises hopes that Mexico might soon have a friend in No 10 Posted: 25 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT The Labour leader, a frequent critic of media censorship and human rights abuses, has become an unlikely source of inspiration for Mexican activists When Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn outperformed expectations in the UK's recent general election, he upended the country's political culture and energised a generation of young supporters. But his achievement also sparked a wave of optimism among activists in Mexico, who are starting to hope that they might soon have a friend in 10 Downing Street. Continue reading... |
| ‘They’re sentencing me to death’: Medicaid recipients on the Republican healthcare plan Posted: 25 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT The Guardian interviewed people from across the country who have relied on the coverage for life-saving assistance and what could happen if they lose it On Thursday, Senate Republicans unveiled legislation that would satisfy a long-held campaign promise: the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The plan would also achieve another GOP priority: deep cuts to Medicaid, a program that covers the healthcare needs of nearly one in five Americans. Related: Will losing health insurance mean more US deaths? Experts say yes Continue reading... |
| Teen saved in fall from Six Flags amusement park ride – video Posted: 25 Jun 2017 04:36 PM PDT A teenager fell about seven metres from a stopped gondola ride at an upstate New York amusement park on Saturday night, tumbling into a crowd of park guests and employees gathered below to catch her before she hit the ground. The girl dangled for several minutes, while park customers looked on in horror, before she lost her grip and fell onto the group below her. The ride has been closed while a safety review is completed. Continue reading... |
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