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- Ratko Mladić, ‘butcher of Bosnia’, loses appeal against genocide conviction
- Hundreds arrested in global crime sting after underworld app is hacked
- Massive internet outage hits websites including Amazon, gov.uk and Guardian
- US Capitol attack was planned in plain sight, Senate report finds
- Tensions rise over EU trade row with UK over sausage sales
- Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face during walkabout
- Apple’s new ‘private relay’ feature to be withheld in China
- Relatives of Muslim family killed in truck attack urge Canadians to stand against hate
- G7 plan ‘will slash UK tax revenue from US tech firms’ say experts
- British woman in coma after twin fights off crocodile in Mexico
- Sinéad O’Connor retracts retirement announcement
- Coronavirus live news: Pfizer to expand trial in under-12s; more than 1m Europeans get Covid travel pass
- Dutch to investigate business trio’s €100m face mask deal
- Can we vaccinate the world against Covid by the end of 2022?
- Global economy set for fastest recovery for more than 80 years
- Legal storm clouds gather over Donald Trump’s future
- Personality continues to trump policy as German elections loom
- ‘I found a snake in the toilet!’: Guardian readers on their holiday disasters
- The lark advantage: why naturally early risers are happier than night owls
- ‘It made my walk a little taller’: the inspiring LGBTQ legacy of Pose
- ‘Birds are here for everyone’: how Black birdwatchers are finding a community
- Cressida Dick says there is occasional ‘bad ’un’ in Metropolitan police
- Biden accused of U-turn over Egypt’s human rights abuses
- Joe Manchin to face critics in meeting with Black civil rights leaders on voting – live
- AOC condemns Kamala Harris for telling Guatemalan migrants not to come to US
- Joe Biden’s mission at the G7 summit: to recruit allies for the next cold war | Rafael Behr
- Scott Morrison digs in against deeper cuts to emissions ahead of G7 summit
- ‘On a rampage’: the African women fighting to end FGM
- Revert to type: how Goa’s last typewriter repair shop defied the digital age
- Johnson likely to defy Tory rebels by ignoring order for vote on aid cuts
- Joe Manchin’s hard no on voting bill leaves Democrats seeking new path
- Could a third wave of Covid be more serious than UK’s first two?
- Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face during walkabout – video
- Herd of elephants trekking through China take a nap – video
- Jerusalem sinkhole swallows up parked cars – video
- Kamala Harris tells migrants 'do not come' during talks in Guatemala – video
- Dozens killed after two trains collide in Pakistan – video report
| Ratko Mladić, ‘butcher of Bosnia’, loses appeal against genocide conviction Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:07 AM PDT Judgment means 78-year-old former Bosnian Serb military chief will spend the rest of his life in prison Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb commander nicknamed the "butcher of Bosnia", will spend the rest of his life in prison after a UN court dismissed his final appeal against convictions for genocide and crimes against humanity, in a judgment hailed as "historic" by the White House. Unlike during previous appearances at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, the 78-year-old showed little emotion as an hour-long reading of the judgment finally put an end to attempts to quash the charges against him. Continue reading... |
| Hundreds arrested in global crime sting after underworld app is hacked Posted: 08 Jun 2021 03:03 AM PDT European and Australian police join forces with FBI to seize weapons, drugs and $148m in cash A global sting in which organised crime gangs were sold encrypted phones that law enforcement officials could monitor has led to more than 800 arrests in 18 countries. The operation by the FBI and Australian and European police, ensnared suspects in Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East involved in the narcotics trade. Continue reading... |
| Massive internet outage hits websites including Amazon, gov.uk and Guardian Posted: 08 Jun 2021 04:03 AM PDT Technical problem traced to network run by Fastly brings some sites down entirely A massive internet outage has affected websites including the Guardian, the UK government's website gov.uk, Amazon and Reddit. The issue made the sites inaccessible to many users for more than an hour on Tuesday morning. The outage was traced to a failure in a content delivery network (CDN) run by Fastly. It began at about 11am UK time, with visitors to a huge number of sites receiving error messages including, "Error 503 service unavailable" and a terse "connection failure". Continue reading... |
| US Capitol attack was planned in plain sight, Senate report finds Posted: 08 Jun 2021 08:41 AM PDT Despite ample evidence of plots there was an intelligence breakdown and lack of preparation but report skirts causes of riot The deadly insurrection at the US Capitol was "planned in plain sight" but intelligence failures left police officers exposed to a violent mob of Trump supporters, a Senate investigation has found. Related: Trump feared Democrats would replace Biden with Michelle Obama, book claims Continue reading... |
| Tensions rise over EU trade row with UK over sausage sales Posted: 08 Jun 2021 04:44 AM PDT UK considering unilaterally extending grace periods under Northern Ireland protocol Ministers have been warned that tariffs and quotas could be slapped on some products by the EU if Boris Johnson overrides the Brexit deal in a trade dispute over the sale of sausages. Tensions are rising before a crunch meeting on Wednesday to resolve issues arising from part of the agreement known as the Northern Ireland protocol. Continue reading... |
| Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face during walkabout Posted: 08 Jun 2021 07:34 AM PDT Two arrested after man shouted 'down with Macronism' before assaulting French president Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face by a man during a walkabout in southern France. The president's security detail immediately pulled the man to the ground and moved Macron away from the crowd, though the president appeared unhurt and determined to continue meeting the public. Continue reading... |
| Apple’s new ‘private relay’ feature to be withheld in China Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:09 AM PDT Privacy protection is latest effort by the company to cut down tracking of users by advertisers and other third parties Apple's new privacy feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China, Saudi Arabia or Belarus, the company has said. It was one of a number of privacy protections Apple announced at its annual software developer conference on Monday, the latest in a years-long effort by the company to cut down on the tracking of its users by advertisers and other third parties. Continue reading... |
| Relatives of Muslim family killed in truck attack urge Canadians to stand against hate Posted: 08 Jun 2021 08:45 AM PDT
Relatives of the four Canadian Muslims killed in what police describe as "a hate attack" have described them as a "model family" and called on the country to stand against hate and Islamophobia. The victims – three generations of the same family who migrated from Pakistan 14 years ago – died on Sunday after a 20-year-old man drove his pickup truck at them in what the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, described as a "terrorist attack, motivated by hatred". Continue reading... |
| G7 plan ‘will slash UK tax revenue from US tech firms’ say experts Posted: 08 Jun 2021 08:04 AM PDT Global tax changes could mean Treasury loses £230m digital services tax receipts from Google, Amazon, Facebook and eBay Experts have warned that US tech companies, including Google, Amazon and Facebook, could pay less tax in the UK and several other big economies under global reforms agreed at the weekend by the G7. In a key stumbling block emerging days after the landmark deal, research from the TaxWatch campaign group indicates that the UK Treasury stands to lose about £230m from the taxes paid each year by four of the big US tech firms. Continue reading... |
| British woman in coma after twin fights off crocodile in Mexico Posted: 08 Jun 2021 07:19 AM PDT Sister punched crocodile in head after it attacked in a lagoon where they had been swimming A British woman is in a medically induced coma in Mexico after she was attacked by a crocodile in a lagoon where she and her twin sister had been taken by a tour guide. Melissa and Georgia Laurie, 28, from Berkshire, had been swimming in the lagoon, about 10 miles from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, on the south-east coast of the country, when Melissa was attacked. Continue reading... |
| Sinéad O’Connor retracts retirement announcement Posted: 08 Jun 2021 05:16 AM PDT The Irish musician said her statement, made on 5 June, was a 'kneejerk reaction' against the UK and Irish media's 'constant abuse and invalidation' of her mental health Sinéad O'Connor has retracted her announcement, made over the weekend, that she would retire from music and live performance. In a new statement posted to Twitter, the Irish musician explained to fans that she had felt "badly triggered" by a series of interviews regarding her new memoir, Rememberings, in which she writes of surviving physical and psychological abuse. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:45 AM PDT Up to 4,500 children under 12 to be enrolled in US, Finland, Poland and Spain; health certificate being rolled out to unlock travel within the bloc
Conservative backbencher Steve Baker has urged the UK government to press ahead with lifting England's remaining Covid restrictions on 21 June despite a sharp rise in cases. He claimed that by that date, all over-50s and vulnerable younger adults should have been given the opportunity to receive two doses of Covid vaccine. These groups represent about 99% of Covid deaths and about 80% of hospitalisations. As of today, according to announcements made by the government, these groups should all have been offered a chance to have had a second dose. It would be helpful for the government to clarify that this has been achieved. If this brilliant milestone isn't enough to convince ministers that we need to lift all remaining restrictions – especially social distancing requirements – on 21 June, nothing will ever get us out of this. Related: Do not delay England's Covid unlocking, says leading Tory lockdown sceptic
The Dutch government has promised an independent investigation into a supposedly not-for-profit €100m deal to buy facemasks from China last year that ended up making three young entrepreneurs about €20m richer. The investigative website Follow the Money revealed that Sywert van Lienden, 30, a former civil servant turned TV pundit and activist, who co-wrote the manifesto of the Christian Democrat (CDA) party (part of the ruling coalition), netted €9.2m. Related: Dutch to investigate business trio's €100m facemask deal Continue reading... |
| Dutch to investigate business trio’s €100m face mask deal Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:28 AM PDT Scrutiny of government procedures after 'not-for-profit' PPE contract led to '€20m enrichment' The Dutch government has promised an independent investigation into a supposedly not-for-profit €100m (£86m) deal to buy face masks from China last year that ended up making three young entrepreneurs about €20m richer. The investigative website Follow the Money (FTM) revealed that Sywert van Lienden, 30, a former civil servant turned TV pundit and activist, who co-wrote the manifesto of the Christian Democrat (CDA) party (part of the ruling coalition), netted €9.2m. Continue reading... |
| Can we vaccinate the world against Covid by the end of 2022? Posted: 07 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT Achieving herd immunity is possible – and necessary – but requires quick action, say experts As ambitious declarations go – even for Boris Johnson – it was a big one. At the weekend, the UK prime minister said he would urge the G7 leaders to vaccinate the world against Covid by the end of next year. But is this feasible? That rather depends on your definition. No country will vaccinate every adult. Vaccinating enough to achieve herd immunity, which could be 60% or 70%, is the real aim. It is possible to achieve that by December 2022, say experts, but only if the G7 leading economies move immediately to make it happen. Continue reading... |
| Global economy set for fastest recovery for more than 80 years Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:24 AM PDT Slow Covid-19 vaccine progress in low-income countries will widen divisions between rich and poor nations The global economy is set for the fastest recovery from recession for more than 80 years, but poor nations are at risk of falling further behind wealthy countries amid slow progress with the Covid-19 vaccine, the World Bank has said. In its half-yearly outlook report, the Washington-based institution said the world economy was forecast to grow at 5.6% this year, in a sharp upgrade from previous estimates it made in January for growth of 4.1%. Continue reading... |
| Legal storm clouds gather over Donald Trump’s future Posted: 08 Jun 2021 07:28 AM PDT As the ex-president hints at running once again, his future could lie in the courtroom, not the Oval Office He's Teflon Don no more, at least when it comes to court. Donald Trump, no longer insulated by claims of presidential protections, faces a host of increasingly serious legal problems in some of the US's most high-profile courts, including both criminal investigation and civil litigation. Continue reading... |
| Personality continues to trump policy as German elections loom Posted: 08 Jun 2021 07:33 AM PDT Analysis: Armin Laschet's campaign to succeed Angela Merkel is copying her strategy of skirting around hard political choices Angela Merkel's method of winning elections has earned its own phrase among German political scientists: "asymmetric demobilisation", the art of running a campaign that skirts around hot-button issues in order to present voters with a choice between personalities rather than policies. Three and a half months before Germany goes to the polls, Merkel's aspiring successor Armin Laschet seems to have taken her strategy to heart. With a campaign that has so far failed to tackle the country's hard choices on carbon emissions, digitisation, eurozone integration and military spending, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its candidate for chancellor may get away with it too. Continue reading... |
| ‘I found a snake in the toilet!’: Guardian readers on their holiday disasters Posted: 08 Jun 2021 06:25 AM PDT Holidays, especially abroad, are off the cards for many this summer. So it's good to remember they aren't always the idyllic break we dream of. Here are our readers worst experiences We went on holiday for Christmas to a friend's parents house in Marlo – a village in Victoria, Australia. We got there on Christmas Eve to find the only shop was pretty bare – so Christmas lunch was a frozen turkey roll, Fanta, chips and some frozen peas. I made a Christmas tree out of a stick and some toilet rolls, determined to be cheerful. On Christmas morning, I woke up and went outside. It was nice and hot – yay, beach day! Then I stepped on a very large brown snake on the doorstep and screamed. I found another snake in the lounge room, one in the toilet, and others all around the house. It was my idea of hell. I had no idea whether they were poisonous but it didn't matter. I was terrified. Lesley Podesta, retired, Australia Continue reading... |
| The lark advantage: why naturally early risers are happier than night owls Posted: 08 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT The time you wake up every morning is baked into your DNA – and it could have an impact on your mood and wellbeing Name: The lark advantage. Age: Suspected for years, but recently ratified. Continue reading... |
| ‘It made my walk a little taller’: the inspiring LGBTQ legacy of Pose Posted: 08 Jun 2021 07:31 AM PDT As the groundbreaking show ends its award-winning three season run, those involved with the show talk about its importance for trans and queer people of color Gold crowns inset with emeralds, fur-trimmed capes and gowns embellished with glittering diamonds and pearls clothed The House of Abundance as they made their last-minute entrance into a New York City ballroom and their first entrance on to our TV screens in the premiere episode of Pose in June 2018, which aired its final episode on Sunday. Related: 'I binged Six Feet Under just for the gayness of it': LGBT celebs on their favourite queer TV Continue reading... |
| ‘Birds are here for everyone’: how Black birdwatchers are finding a community Posted: 08 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT In a 2011 study by the Fish and Wildlife Service, 93% of birders surveyed were white while just 4% were Black "This is my form of therapy," says Mariana Winnik, a third-grade teacher and avid birdwatcher from Brooklyn. Wearing a T-shirt with illustrations of birds and wielding a pair of binoculars and a trusty bird identification app, Winnik makes her way through north Central Park, on a mid-morning Saturday walk led by Christian Cooper. Cooper says he doesn't usually lead bird walks because of the responsibility that comes with it. "I feel awful if we go out and we don't see a lot of good birds," he says. Continue reading... |
| Cressida Dick says there is occasional ‘bad ’un’ in Metropolitan police Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:16 AM PDT Commissioner made the remark when speaking more widely about violence against women and girls Britain's most senior police officer has admitted that there is the occasional "bad 'un" within the ranks of the Metropolitan police service. Her comments came on the day that one of her officers pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and rape of Sarah Everard, who went missing in March while walking home in south London. Continue reading... |
| Biden accused of U-turn over Egypt’s human rights abuses Posted: 08 Jun 2021 06:38 AM PDT Critics say US president's realpolitik ignores Sisi regime's 'hostage-taking tactics' against dissidents "It's a hostage negotiation and it has been all along," said Sherif Mansour, describing the arrest of his cousin Reda Abdel-Rahman by Egyptian security forces last August as an attempt to intimidate Mansour into silence. Abdel-Rahman has been imprisoned without trial for nine months. Mansour, an outspoken human rights advocate in Washington with the Committee to Protect Journalists, has since learned that he and his father are listed on the same charge sheet, all accused of joining a terrorist group and spreading "false news". Continue reading... |
| Joe Manchin to face critics in meeting with Black civil rights leaders on voting – live Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:13 AM PDT
Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has been taking some criticism for her blunt speech in Guatemala to Central American migrants to "do not come" to US, is now getting some backlash from Republicans for an NBC interview she did on this same trip. Reminder: Joe Biden tasked Harris in March with efforts to stem migration at the US-Mexican border. On her first foreign trip, NBC's Lester Holt asked if she had any plans to visit the border. "We have to deal with what's happening at the border."@VP Kamala Harris spoke exclusively with @LesterHoltNBC on her first trip overseas, how the administration is addressing the immigration crisis, and if she plans to visit the southern border herself. pic.twitter.com/sA4We7peeR LESTER HOLT: You haven't been to the border.
Vice-President Kamala Harris is in Mexico now, meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. President Lopez Obrador shows Vice President Harris a Diego Rivera mural at the national palace. Asked if he will do more about border enforcement, Lopez Obrador said "We will touch on that subject but always addressing the fundamental root causes" pic.twitter.com/URiJdWaUM9 Continue reading... |
| AOC condemns Kamala Harris for telling Guatemalan migrants not to come to US Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:11 AM PDT Alexandria Oscasio-Cortez calls comments 'disappointing' after vice-president says migrants will not find solace at US border The progressive New York representative Alexandria Oscasio-Cortez has criticized Vice-President Kamala Harris, for saying undocumented migrants from Guatemala should not come to the US. On her first foreign trip as vice-president, Harris visited Guatemala on Monday. At a press conference with Guatemala's president, Alejandro Giammattei, the former California senator spoke about investigating corruption and human trafficking in Central America, and described a future where Guatemalans could find "hope at home". Continue reading... |
| Joe Biden’s mission at the G7 summit: to recruit allies for the next cold war | Rafael Behr Posted: 08 Jun 2021 09:14 AM PDT The US risks being superseded by China as the prime global power within decades. For Washington, the idea is appalling Joe Biden crosses the Atlantic this week on a tide of goodwill. After four years of Donald Trump, European leaders are grateful for the mere fact of a US president who believes in democracy and understands diplomacy. Trump had no concept of historical alliance, strategic partnership or mutual interest. He saw multilateral institutions as conspiracies against US power, which he could not distinguish from his own ego. He heard European talk of a rules-based international order as the contemptible bleating of weakling nations. Continue reading... |
| Scott Morrison digs in against deeper cuts to emissions ahead of G7 summit Posted: 08 Jun 2021 05:30 AM PDT Prime minister to say it should be up to sovereign nations to chart their own course and Australia does not support 'setting false deadlines' Scott Morrison is resisting international pressure to lock in more ambitious climate commitments, declaring Australia opposes setting targets for certain parts of the economy or "false deadlines for phasing out specific energy sources". Before he sets off for the G7 summit in the UK later this week, the prime minister will use a foreign policy speech to say that "ambition alone won't solve the problem of actually reducing emissions". Continue reading... |
| ‘On a rampage’: the African women fighting to end FGM Posted: 07 Jun 2021 11:30 PM PDT Female genital mutilation has revived under Covid but activists are pushing hard to save girls at risk It was when the phone started ringing with calls from worried mothers in Somalia that Ifrah Ahmed knew she was making an impact. The women told her their daughters had been bleeding for hours after undergoing female genital mutilation and asked what to do. Ahmed told them to seek medical attention, and probably saved lives by doing so. The mothers called because they had heard the story of a 10-year-old girl who had bled to death after being cut in central Galmudug state in July 2018. It was the first confirmed death in years in a country where any complications arising from FGM are generally denied and it gained worldwide attention. The death was first revealed by a local activist who had been trained by Ahmed's foundation in how to use the media to publicise her work. Continue reading... |
| Revert to type: how Goa’s last typewriter repair shop defied the digital age Posted: 07 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT Luis Abreu once thrived on servicing India's many typewriters but computers are eclipsing his trade In Goa's capital, Panaji, on Rua São Tomé, not far from the main post office, is a shop that offers packaging services. For a small fee, they will wrap your parcel in a sheet of muslin sewn with precise stitches to protect its contents from being damaged in the post. It started as a sideline to the main business of the store, but now it is the main earner for Luis Francisco Miguel de Abreu as he struggles to maintain one of the last typewriter repair shops in this Indian state. Continue reading... |
| Johnson likely to defy Tory rebels by ignoring order for vote on aid cuts Posted: 07 Jun 2021 12:08 PM PDT At least 40 Conservative MPs are fighting on to get overseas funding restored after setback in Commons Boris Johnson has set himself on a collision course with scores of his MPs as No 10 suggested it would defy an order by the House of Commons speaker to bring a vote on swingeing foreign aid cuts. Between 40 and 50 Conservative MPs were said to be considering defying the government on Monday before an ambush in the Commons was thwarted, with rebels now exploring options including legal action. Continue reading... |
| Joe Manchin’s hard no on voting bill leaves Democrats seeking new path Posted: 08 Jun 2021 05:26 AM PDT The West Virginia senator has stated, in an op-ed, that he will not back the For the People Act unless it has bipartisan support For months, Democrats in the US Senate have danced delicately around Joe Manchin, giving him space and holding out hope that the West Virginia Democrat would eventually come around and give his must-win vote to legislation that would amount to the most sweeping voting rights protections in a generation. Continue reading... |
| Could a third wave of Covid be more serious than UK’s first two? Posted: 07 Jun 2021 06:11 AM PDT Analysis: Concern over Delta variant means decision on ending restrictions on 21 June hangs in balance Summer has nearly arrived and the UK is beginning to unlock from coronavirus restrictions, with a full lifting still on the cards in England on 21 June. Yet the spectre of the Delta variant is casting an ominous shadow, with concerns it could fuel a third wave. So just how serious could the next peak be – and could it be more serious than Britain's first two waves? Continue reading... |
| Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face during walkabout – video Posted: 08 Jun 2021 08:04 AM PDT A member of the public slaps the French president during a visit in southern France. Footage shows Macron walking up to a group of people in Tain-l'Hermitage, outside the city of Valence. As he begins to interact with the crowd, a man slaps him, reportedly shouting, 'Down with Macronia,' before security staff intervene Continue reading... |
| Herd of elephants trekking through China take a nap – video Posted: 08 Jun 2021 01:02 AM PDT One of nine drones tracking a herd of elephants crossing through China's south-western Yunnan province has filmed them taking a rest. All but one baby elephant can be seen lying flat out on the ground asleep. Last week, images of the herd of 15 Asian elephants walking through a residential area appeared on social media and sparked intense media interest. Chinese authorities dispatched a taskforce to track them. State TV has spent days following their every footstep Continue reading... |
| Jerusalem sinkhole swallows up parked cars – video Posted: 07 Jun 2021 10:37 PM PDT A Jerusalem hospital parking lot has collapsed into a sinkhole, Israeli police say, but no casualties have been reported. Security video distributed by the Jerusalem Shaare Zedek Medical Center, showed cars falling into the sinkhole. Israeli police, backed by fire and rescue services, blocked the roads surrounding the hospital to conduct searches in the area. Hospital officials said they believed the collapse to have been triggered by a highway tunnel being dug nearby. Continue reading... |
| Kamala Harris tells migrants 'do not come' during talks in Guatemala – video Posted: 07 Jun 2021 06:24 PM PDT The US vice-president, Kamala Harris, said she had held 'robust' talks with the Guatemalan president, Alejandro Giammattei, as she sought to find ways of deterring undocumented immigration from Central America to the United States. Speaking during a news conference with Giammattei, Harris delivered a blunt message to people thinking of making the dangerous journey north: 'Do not come'
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| Dozens killed after two trains collide in Pakistan – video report Posted: 07 Jun 2021 01:13 AM PDT Two express trains have collided in southern Pakistan, killing at least 38 passengers, as rescuers and villagers worked to pull the dead and injured from the wreckage. The incident occurred early on Monday when the Millat Express derailed and was hit by the Sir Syed Express train soon afterwards. Mobile phone footage from the site in Ghotki district showed mangled wreckage, with several railway carriages lying on their side. It is not clear what caused the derailment Continue reading... |
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