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- New elections loom in Italy amid calls for Mattarella to be impeached
- Trump confirms US negotiators in North Korea for summit talks
- Ivanka Trump photo with son sparks backlash over border separations
- Spain rescues hundreds of migrants from Mediterranean
- Rudy Giuliani admits 'Spygate' is Trump PR tactic against Robert Mueller
- Former president George HW Bush admitted to hospital in Maine
- Thousands from far right and Berlin's techno scene face off in rival rallies
- Islamic State 'kills four Russian soldiers in Syria'
- How famous men toppled by #MeToo plot their comeback
- China protests 'provocation' after two US ships sail near disputed islands
- Ivan the Terrible painting 'seriously damaged' in pole attack
- French unions accused of 'passive complicity' in protest violence
- Charities criticise ruling on asylum seekers forced to share rooms
- Lisa McInerney : What will Irish writers talk about now we have lost our shame?
- Brilliance overtakes beauty as Ms Geek Africa spotlights tech genius | Lauren Gambino
- Donald Trump Jr is in high political demand – for now
- Peruvian prisoners compete in football tournament – in pictures
- New Zealand to cull more than 100,000 cows to eradicate Mycoplasma disease
- Ombudsman admits ruling over widow's loan repayment was wrong
- Beleaguered Amazon tribes remain staunch in defence of their land | Jessica Moto
- Berlin far-right protesters face techno wall of sound – video
- Rudy Giuliani says 'Spygate' is a PR strategy – video
| New elections loom in Italy amid calls for Mattarella to be impeached Posted: 28 May 2018 02:07 AM PDT PM-in-waiting Giuseppe Conte quits, and M5S/Lega coalition fails, as president refuses to accept Eurosceptic as finance minister A standoff over Italy's future in the eurozone has forced the resignation of the populist prime minister-in-waiting, Giuseppe Conte, after the country's president refused to accept Conte's controversial choice for finance minister. Sergio Mattarella, the Italian president who was installed by a previous pro-EU government, refused to accept the nomination for finance minister of Paolo Savona, an 81-year-old former industry minister who has called Italy's entry into the euro a "historic mistake". Continue reading... |
| Trump confirms US negotiators in North Korea for summit talks Posted: 27 May 2018 02:41 PM PDT
Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that US negotiators were in North Korea for talks ahead of his planned summit with Kim Jong-un – a meeting the US president said was cancelled only three days before. Related: The North Korea farce makes it clear again: Trump is dangerous | Simon Tisdall Continue reading... |
| Ivanka Trump photo with son sparks backlash over border separations Posted: 27 May 2018 02:26 PM PDT
An online backlash greeted Ivanka Trump on Sunday, after the president's daughter tweeted a picture of herself cuddling her two-year-old son, Theodore, at the same time widespread news reports detailed children being taken from their mothers by US border agents. Related: US to stiffen border rules and separate children from parents Continue reading... |
| Spain rescues hundreds of migrants from Mediterranean Posted: 27 May 2018 06:02 AM PDT UN refugee agency calls for urgent measures amid spike in arrivals with hundreds dying en route Spain's maritime rescue service has rescued hundreds of people trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe this weekend amid growing concerns that the country is struggling to cope with the migration crisis. The service said its crews had rescued 293 people from nine boats on Saturday. On Sunday, a further 250 migrants were rescued from eight boats, three of which were in poor condition and later sank, they added. Continue reading... |
| Rudy Giuliani admits 'Spygate' is Trump PR tactic against Robert Mueller Posted: 27 May 2018 11:03 AM PDT
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday that his repeated imputations of a supposed scandal at the heart of the Robert Mueller investigation – which Donald Trump calls "Spygate" – amounted to a tactic to sway public opinion and limit the risk of the president being impeached. Related: Michael Cohen: inside the strange world of Trump's fixer Continue reading... |
| Former president George HW Bush admitted to hospital in Maine Posted: 27 May 2018 11:49 AM PDT
Former president George HW Bush was taken to a hospital in Maine on Sunday after experiencing low blood pressure and fatigue, a family spokesman said. Bush, 93 and the oldest living former US president, will likely remain at Southern Maine Health Care for a few days for observation, said the spokesman. Continue reading... |
| Thousands from far right and Berlin's techno scene face off in rival rallies Posted: 27 May 2018 08:30 AM PDT German police deployed to keep anti-immigration AfD group and counter-protesters apart and avoid clashes Thousands of demonstrators for and against the far right have faced off in mass rival rallies in Berlin, where calls of "we are the people" were met with chants of "go away, Nazis" and techno music. Police officers were deployed on Sunday to keep groups apart and prevent clashes, as leftwing militants vowed to "sabotage" the march by the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Continue reading... |
| Islamic State 'kills four Russian soldiers in Syria' Posted: 27 May 2018 09:05 AM PDT Russian defence ministry says 'terrorists' wounded five others in Deir ez-Zor A clash with "terrorists" in eastern Syria resulted in the deaths of four Russian soldiers, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday. Russian and Syrian government troops and pro-government gunmen have been fighting members of the Islamic State group in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor where the extremists resumed their attacks against government forces and their allies in recent weeks. Continue reading... |
| How famous men toppled by #MeToo plot their comeback Posted: 27 May 2018 06:48 AM PDT Charlie Rose, Mario Batali and others celebrities are planning to rehabilitate their reputations after a range of accusations America's entertainment industry has been left reeling from the #MeToo movement. But that hasn't stopped many of the high-profile men it has toppled from planning their comebacks. Related: After six months of #MeToo, the burning question is: how soon can these guys come back? Continue reading... |
| China protests 'provocation' after two US ships sail near disputed islands Posted: 27 May 2018 08:40 AM PDT
Two US warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two US officials told Reuters, in a move likely to anger Beijing as Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation on North Korea. Related: North Korea-US summit on track, says Moon, after candid talks with 'friend' Kim Jong-un Continue reading... |
| Ivan the Terrible painting 'seriously damaged' in pole attack Posted: 26 May 2018 07:07 PM PDT Ilya Repin work torn in three places after man becomes 'overwhelmed' in Moscow One of Russia's most famous and controversial paintings, which depicts Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, has been badly damaged after a man attacked it with a metal pole in a Moscow gallery. The canvas – Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581 – was completed by the Russian realist Ilya Repin in 1885 and portrays a grief-stricken tsar holding his son in his arms after dealing him a mortal blow, a historical incident the veracity of which some Russian nationalists dispute. Continue reading... |
| French unions accused of 'passive complicity' in protest violence Posted: 27 May 2018 06:34 AM PDT Interior minister's remarks condemned by opponents to Emmanuel Macron's reforms The French interior minister has accused protesters against Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms of "passive complicity" with people who have smashed shops and banks and set fire to cars during demonstrations. Gérard Collomb was speaking after marchers converged on the Bastille in Paris on Saturday to show their opposition to the changes being pushed by the president. Continue reading... |
| Charities criticise ruling on asylum seekers forced to share rooms Posted: 28 May 2018 01:53 AM PDT Forcing unrelated adults to share bedrooms is an affront to their dignity, say campaigners Migration charities have condemned a tribunal's ruling that forcing unrelated asylum seekers to share bedrooms does not breach environmental health laws, describing the practice as "an affront to dignity". The ruling this month followed a legal battle between Newcastle city council and the company Jomast, which is subcontracted by G4S to house asylum seekers in the north-east. Continue reading... |
| Lisa McInerney : What will Irish writers talk about now we have lost our shame? Posted: 28 May 2018 02:41 AM PDT In a plot twist nobody expected, it turns out we are a liberal nation after all I voted yes first thing on Friday morning. I came home. I failed to get some work done. From my window, I could see the entrance to my town's polling station. There was steady ingress. I checked national reports and it seemed turnout was high everywhere, which often signals approval for the proposed motion. I sat on the bed and watched the cars driving in and out. A voice in my head said: "It's a landslide." I wouldn't listen to it; it was impossible. Women should give birth only when willing and able. After such a painful history, I hoped the majority felt the same Continue reading... |
| Brilliance overtakes beauty as Ms Geek Africa spotlights tech genius | Lauren Gambino Posted: 27 May 2018 11:00 PM PDT Long noted for its progressive stance on equality, Rwanda is the birthplace of a contest that champions female tech wizards After years of women in evening gowns vying for the title of national beauty queen, glamour is giving way to geekery in Rwanda. A group of female tech entrepreneurs decided it was time to ditch Miss Rwanda for a different kind of competition, one that judged women on brilliance rather than beauty. It was time for Ms Geek. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump Jr is in high political demand – for now Posted: 27 May 2018 10:00 PM PDT Trump Jr's fanbase sees him as an authentic political figure, but many conservatives are waiting for the next shoe to drop Donald Trump Jr is a man under pressure, but also in fierce demand. To sworn enemies of Trump World he is at the centre of everything objectionable – from alleged election campaign collusion with Russia and the Trump Organization's pursuit of global wealth to aggressive trolling of liberals on social media. Continue reading... |
| Peruvian prisoners compete in football tournament – in pictures Posted: 28 May 2018 12:00 AM PDT Men and women from 17 jails played in the first Interprison World Cup in Lima, organised by Peru's National Penitentiary Institute Continue reading... |
| New Zealand to cull more than 100,000 cows to eradicate Mycoplasma disease Posted: 27 May 2018 11:08 PM PDT Nation which produces 3% of the world's milk will embark on the biggest cull in its history New Zealand will become the first country in the world to try to eradicate the cow disease Mycoplasma bovis, culling tens of thousands of cows in the largest mass animal slaughter in the country's history. Government and farming sector leaders have agreed to cull 126,000 cows and spend more than NZ$800m ($560m) over 10 years in an attempt to save the national dairy herd and protect the long-term productivity of the farming sector, which is New Zealand's second biggest export earner. Continue reading... |
| Ombudsman admits ruling over widow's loan repayment was wrong Posted: 28 May 2018 02:39 AM PDT Philip Field tells royal commission he regrets ruling that woman repay Suncorp loan in 12-18 months • Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning The financial ombudsman service has admitted it was wrong to rule that a widow should repay her dead husband's business loan within 12 to 18 months after it found the loan should never have been made in the first place. The banking royal commission heard the case of 62-year-old Jennifer Low, who was chased by Suncorp over five business loans totalling $1m after her husband had died. Continue reading... |
| Beleaguered Amazon tribes remain staunch in defence of their land | Jessica Moto Posted: 28 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT As criminals eye the natural riches of their heavily forested territories, the Ka'apor people refuse to be cowed – even if it means taking the law into their own hands It was a letter of unity and solidarity. "Our forest, our rivers, our land are sacred to us," wrote the Ka'apor tribe, from Maranhão in north-eastern Brazil, to the Munduruku, who live hundreds of miles away on the Tapajós river deep in the Amazon rainforest. Both tribes are under threat from organised criminals who illegally grab land, log trees or prospect for gold. Now, tired of waiting for official protection that often fails to arrive, they are taking law enforcement into their own hands. |
| Berlin far-right protesters face techno wall of sound – video Posted: 27 May 2018 11:16 PM PDT The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's first major rally since winning seats in the German parliament ran into counter-protesters on Sunday who came out with rainbow flags, unicorns and techno music. Police officers were deployed to keep groups apart and had to use pepper spray to stop demonstrators breaking down barriers separating the rallies at Berlin's Leipziger square. Continue reading... |
| Rudy Giuliani says 'Spygate' is a PR strategy – video Posted: 27 May 2018 08:59 PM PDT Donald Trump's lawyer tells CNN he has used the controversial claims to sway public opinion against the Robert Mueller investigation. Continue reading... |
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