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- Saudi Arabian women celebrate as driving ban lifted
- Zimbabwe's president calls for peace after stadium blast attack
- DRC set for turmoil as Jean-Pierre Bemba expected home within weeks
- US prepares for North Korea's return of American war remains
- Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders ejected from Virginia restaurant
- Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul dies at 54
- Coral reefs ‘will be overwhelmed by rising oceans’
- Cambodia: 33 pregnant women found in raid on child surrogacy ring
- Kashmir on edge after local government falls amid militant clashes
- Trump-Putin meeting will follow Bolton trip to Moscow, says Pompeo
- Just election in Turkey not possible, says imprisoned Kurdish candidate
- How family separations caused Trump's first retreat – and deepened his bunker mentality
- Fresh controversy over firefighters’ ‘stay-put’ advice at Grenfell
- Hardline Tories tell May: get ready for no-deal Brexit
- Scientists aim to stop the devastation of Zika-like pandemics
- US clothing firm takes swipe at Melania Trump with 'I really care' charity jacket
- 'All I hear is my daughter, crying': Salvadoran father yearns to see his child again after being separated at US border
- Neve Te Aroha: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern reveals name of baby daughter
- Shorten says he's not offended by Albanese's Labor manifesto speech
- Born out of brutality, South Sudan, the world’s youngest state, drowns in murder, rape and arson
- Saviour and sultan, ally and foe – west in a bind over Erdoğan
- The Trump administration is using women to defend a horrible policy
- Jacinda Ardern reveals name of baby daughter Neve Te Aroha – video
- Explosion strikes rally for Zimbabwe president, Emmerson Mnangagwa – video
| Saudi Arabian women celebrate as driving ban lifted Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:15 AM PDT Move coincides with crackdown on female activists who long opposed the ban Saudi Arabian women are celebrating being able to drive for the first time in decades, after the kingdom overturned the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform expected to usher in a new era of social mobility. The move is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's wide-ranging drive to modernise the conservative petrostate – but it has coincided with a sweeping crackdown on female activists who long opposed the driving ban. Continue reading... |
| Zimbabwe's president calls for peace after stadium blast attack Posted: 23 Jun 2018 12:27 PM PDT Emmerson Mnangagwa unhurt by explosion at election rally that injured vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, the president of Zimbabwe, has called for peace, love and unity hours after escaping an apparent assassination attempt during an election campaign rally in the southern city of Bulawayo. At least eight people were injured in the explosion, the state-run Herald newspaper reported. Continue reading... |
| DRC set for turmoil as Jean-Pierre Bemba expected home within weeks Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:00 AM PDT Acquitted Congolese opposition leader to attend meeting to select candidate to run against Joseph Kabila Jean-Pierre Bemba, the Congolese opposition leader whose war crimes convictions at the international criminal court (ICC) were quashed, is expected to return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo within weeks, risking an intense new phase of political manoeuvring and instability in the vast and impoverished central African state. Bemba, a former rebel leader and vice president, left the country in 2007 and spent the last 10 years in prison in The Hague before his surprise acquittal on appeal. Continue reading... |
| US prepares for North Korea's return of American war remains Posted: 23 Jun 2018 07:45 AM PDT North Korea agreed to send home US war remains during summit in Singapore between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump The US military said on Saturday it was moving "assets" to an air base near Seoul and to the border with North Korea, to prepare for the return by Pyongyang of the remains of US soldiers missing since the Korean war ended in an armistice in 1953. Related: Donald Trump flips on North Korea, declaring country still an 'extraordinary threat' Continue reading... |
| Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders ejected from Virginia restaurant Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:08 PM PDT
The White House press secretary Sarah Sanders claimed on Saturday that she was thrown out of a restaurant because she works for Donald Trump. Related: How family separations caused Trump's first retreat – and deepened his bunker mentality Continue reading... |
| Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul dies at 54 Posted: 23 Jun 2018 05:30 AM PDT Tributes pour in from rock and heavy metal groups including Kiss and Guns N' Roses Vinnie Paul, the drummer and co-founder of heavy metal band Pantera, has died, the group announced in a statement on Facebook. The Texas-born musician died aged 54 on Friday evening, but no cause of death has been given yet. Continue reading... |
| Coral reefs ‘will be overwhelmed by rising oceans’ Posted: 23 Jun 2018 02:21 PM PDT Study finds fragile marine ecosystems cannot grow fast enough to keep pace with sea levels Scientists have uncovered a new threat to the world's endangered coral reefs. They have found that most are incapable of growing quickly enough to compensate for rising sea levels triggered by global warming. The study suggests that reefs – which are already suffering serious degradation because the world's seas are warming and becoming more acidic – could also become overwhelmed by rising oceans. Continue reading... |
| Cambodia: 33 pregnant women found in raid on child surrogacy ring Posted: 23 Jun 2018 12:16 AM PDT Police say a Chinese manager appears to be the mastermind behind an illegal "rent a womb" operation at two Phnom Penh apartments Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women who were carrying babies on behalf of Chinese clients have been discovered during a raid on an illegal commercial surrogacy operation, police said on Saturday. Police arrested the group of pregnant surrogates and five alleged ringleaders in the Phnom Penh raid two days ago in the latest police crackdown on illegal child surrogacy. Continue reading... |
| Kashmir on edge after local government falls amid militant clashes Posted: 22 Jun 2018 11:00 PM PDT Locals fear further violence as police admit Isis-inspired fighters are active in the region The disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir is on edge after clashes between militants and security forces, and the collapse of the local government over disagreements that include how to tackle the resurgent fighting in the state. Related: WhatsApp warriors on the new frontline of Kashmir's conflict Continue reading... |
| Trump-Putin meeting will follow Bolton trip to Moscow, says Pompeo Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:27 AM PDT
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, expects a planned visit to Moscow by national security adviser John Bolton will lead to a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Related: Paul Manafort lawyers want mention of Trump banned in Virginia trial Continue reading... |
| Just election in Turkey not possible, says imprisoned Kurdish candidate Posted: 22 Jun 2018 09:00 PM PDT From prison cell in Edirne, Selahattin Demirtaş urges citizens to vote against one-man rule by Erdoğan Dressed in a suit and burgundy tie, Selahattin Demirtaş addressed his supporters through Turkey's state-run TV. He urged citizens to vote against one-man rule by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling party, the AKP, whom he described as bullies. But there was one difference between all the other presidential candidates and Demirtaş, once dubbed the Kurdish Obama and leader of a persecuted leftwing party focused on Kurdish and minority rights. Continue reading... |
| How family separations caused Trump's first retreat – and deepened his bunker mentality Posted: 23 Jun 2018 05:12 AM PDT Besieged by negative press over pictures of frightened children, the president backed off. But his allies remain and the party is still his to command Portraits of the slave-owning presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson loomed over the Resolute desk, daylight reflecting off its polished surface. Donald Trump sat in a burgundy leather chair, flanked by two of his most loyal lieutenants. Mike Pence wore a grey suit and red tie, Kirstjen Nielsen was dressed in deep blue. Press secretary Sarah Sanders rested her hand on one of two cream sofas at the centre of the Oval Office. Their expressions were grave, the atmosphere sombre. Related: Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders ejected from Virginia restaurant Continue reading... |
| Fresh controversy over firefighters’ ‘stay-put’ advice at Grenfell Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:30 AM PDT Lawyers claim key staff were left unsure when to drop policy All fire authorities were officially advised to train key staff to determine when they should abandon the "stay-put" policy for residents in burning tower blocks three years before the Grenfell tragedy, it has emerged. But the quality and scope of the London fire brigade (LFB)'s training – outsourced since 2012 to a private contractor, Babcock International – is now under scrutiny amid claims that senior firefighters were ill-prepared for what confronted them during last year's blaze, which claimed 72 lives. Continue reading... |
| Hardline Tories tell May: get ready for no-deal Brexit Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:35 AM PDT Ex-cabinet ministers among those who say leaving EU with no trade deal must be an option Theresa May has been urged by hardline Brexiters to speed up preparations for a "no-deal" Brexit to put pressure on Brussels during withdrawal negotiations. Sixty former cabinet ministers, MPs, economists and business figures signed a letter to the prime minister urging her to issue orders to departments to accelerate planning for Britain to operate under World Trade Organization rules if a deal cannot be done. Continue reading... |
| Scientists aim to stop the devastation of Zika-like pandemics Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:29 AM PDT Killer viruses can ravage countries, but now a new project hopes to spot diseases likely to jump from animals to humans For several months, health workers have been battling to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A total of 60 cases, 28 of them fatal, have been reported around the town of Mbandaka, though authorities say the outbreak is now under control. Politicians, nevertheless, remain nervous. Thousands died in the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 after the virus – which probably spread from infected animals, such as fruit bats – triggered widespread cases of severe, sometimes fatal, internal bleeding. Continue reading... |
| US clothing firm takes swipe at Melania Trump with 'I really care' charity jacket Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:44 AM PDT Wildfang company in Oregon to sell jacket for $98 with all proceeds going to Texas-based refugee advocacy group A US clothing company is taking a sartorial swipe at Melania Trump, selling jackets bearing the slogan "I really care, don't you?" in response to the "I really don't care" jacket the first lady wore to visit migrant children separated from their parents. Related: Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders ejected from Virginia restaurant Continue reading... |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:58 PM PDT Arnovis Guidos Portillo was deported from the US but his six-year-old daughter remains in custody "Papa, when are you getting me out of here?" asks the small voice on the telephone. Arnovis Guidos Portillo holds his mobile phone away from his face as he struggles to hold back tears, but his six-year old daughter, Meybelin, can still be heard on speakerphone, asking when she will be released from custody in American. Continue reading... |
| Neve Te Aroha: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern reveals name of baby daughter Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:42 AM PDT Prime minister says she and partner Clarke Gayford struggled for months to decide on a name The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, and her partner Clarke Gayford have announced the name of their newborn daughter: Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford. Neve, derived from the the Irish name Niamh, means "bright" or "radiant" and Te Aroha means "love" in te reo Māori. Continue reading... |
| Shorten says he's not offended by Albanese's Labor manifesto speech Posted: 23 Jun 2018 10:15 PM PDT Opposition leader plays down talk of rift and says he encourages his team to 'put forward their views on the fair go' Bill Shorten has played down suggestions of tension with Anthony Albanese over a speech in which Albanese laid out his Labor manifesto with a greater emphasis on aspiration, growth and cooperation with business. On Sunday Shorten said there was "nothing in that speech which caused me any offence at all" when asked about Albanese's Gough Whitlam address delivered on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Born out of brutality, South Sudan, the world’s youngest state, drowns in murder, rape and arson Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:00 AM PDT As thousands flee the vicious civil war, families seeking safety in the swamp town of Nyal tell of villagers murdered and their homes burnt to the ground by government forces. The canoe is barely visible at first, a dark shape moving among the lily pads and grasses in the vast expanse of South Sudan's Sudd marshes. The little craft is laden with five villagers – faces anxious and tired – and the few possessions they were able to rescue as they fled fighting around the counties of Leer and Mayendit, two days distant by boat. Continue reading... |
| Saviour and sultan, ally and foe – west in a bind over Erdoğan Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:00 AM PDT The tensions between the opposing views of Turkey's president will not be resolved by the elections It has been a momentous week for Turkey – but for reasons that have little direct bearing on today's nationwide elections. In a ceremony thousands of miles away in Forth Worth, Texas, the Turkish air force took delivery of its first Lockheed Martin F-35A joint strike fighter, known as the Lightning II – possibly the best combat jet in the world. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey's president, whose government has ordered 100 F-35s, appears well satisfied with the multibillion-dollar deal. The planes will enable Ankara to project military firepower across the Middle East and beyond. National prestige will be enhanced. It is the sort of thing Erdoğan loves. Continue reading... |
| The Trump administration is using women to defend a horrible policy Posted: 23 Jun 2018 05:00 AM PDT I don't believe it's an accident that the face of these horrific detentions has been overwhelmingly female There's so much to be angry and terrified about this week, it's hard to know where to start. What's struck me, though, is that in the midst of the crimes this administration is committing against children, they're being quite strategic about who they're sending out to defend themselves. Sarah Sanders. Kirstjen Nielsen. Ivanka. Melania. White women have been trotted out to explain why children were stolen from their parents and forcibly detained like prisoners – or to applaud Trump's phony executive order, or to feign giving a shit while quite literally stating they "really don't care". Continue reading... |
| Jacinda Ardern reveals name of baby daughter Neve Te Aroha – video Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:07 PM PDT The New Zealand prime minister and her partner, Clarke Gayford, introduce their newborn to the media and announce her name: Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford. Neve, derived from the the Irish name Niamh, means 'bright' or 'radiant', and Te Aroha means 'love' in te reo Māori Continue reading... |
| Explosion strikes rally for Zimbabwe president, Emmerson Mnangagwa – video Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:28 AM PDT Emmerson Mnangagwa has escaped an apparent assassination attempt during an election campaign rally in the southern city of Bulawayo. The incident came hours after a blast struck a large rally by supporters of Ethiopia's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, in Addis Ababa, wounding dozens of people Zimbabwe president survives apparent assassination attempt Continue reading... |
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