Month: June 2024

Read More Would anyone reasonably question the impartiality of Justices Alito and Thomas? Without a doubt. Would anyone reasonably question the impartiality of Justices Alito and Thomas? Without a doubt.

Read More A powerful high-pressure ridge will bring unusually hot temperatures to the Golden State by the middle of this week, before spreading into the Pacific Northwest. A powerful high-pressure ridge will bring unusually hot temperatures to the Golden State by the middle of this week, before spreading into the Pacific Northwest.

Read More Extreme heat is becoming more frequent and more severe. Here’s how much hotter it could get in California and the West. Extreme heat is becoming more frequent and more severe. Here’s how much hotter it could get in California and the West.

Read More In ‘mirror world’, Trump is martyr and Biden is autocrat, as calls for violence erupt on internet after ex-president’s conviction The posts are ominous. “Pick a side, or YOU are next,” wrote conservative talkshow host Dan Bongino on the Truth Social media platform in the aftermath of former president Donald Trump’s 34 felony…

Read More Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused China of helping Russia in “actively blocking” countries from participating in this month’s peace conference in Switzerland. (Image credit: Vincent Thian/AP) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused China of helping Russia in “actively blocking” countries from participating in this month’s peace conference in Switzerland.

Read More An unmanned probe has touched down on the lunar surface for a historic sample-gathering mission China’s unmanned Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon in a landmark mission to collect soil and rock samples from the far side of the Earth’s natural satellite, the China National Space Administration has announced. The…

Read MoreThis is China’s second descent on the far side of the moon, where no other country has reached.This is China’s second descent on the far side of the moon, where no other country has reached.

Read More A decision from Unesco on giving the peat-rich Flow Country the same standing as the Great Barrier Reef is just weeks away It is a land of mire, mist and midges that could soon be awarded a special status among the planet’s wild habitats. In a few weeks, Unesco is set to announce…

Read More Guided walks around Holmes Chapel take in the bakery where the singer used to work and a viaduct featured in a One Direction documentary In recent years, the ticket office at Holmes Chapel station in Cheshire has become something of a shrine to the village’s most famous former resident. A lifesize cardboard cutout…

Read More The outlet’s sources claim MI5 is allocating more resources towards counterintelligence Britain’s MI5 counter-intelligence service has shifted its focus from potential terrorist threats to challenges posed by spies of near-peer adversaries, including Russia, China, and Iran, The Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing sources. While the UK authorities still deem international and domestic terrorism…

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Read MoreStudents at the University of Chicago have walked out their graduation ceremony in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza.Students at the University of Chicago have walked out their graduation ceremony in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza.

Read More Labour leader says levels have ‘got to come down’ but declines to specify a figure or timeline Sign up for our Election Edition newsletter The health secretary, Victoria Atkins, has suggested Labour is having a “bit of an identity crisis”, referring to Natalie Elphicke’s controversial defection to the party and the infighting that…

Read More Senior adviser who worked for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown says there is an ‘urgent imperative’ for a new government to address wealth inequality in Britain • Why Labour must adopt radical new tax policies – including on wealth and capital gains A key New Labour adviser who worked for Tony Blair and…

Read More China’s defense chief has warned that Taipei is being dragged into a “dangerous situation”  China’s efforts toward “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan have been consistently undermined by “separatist and external forces,” Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has claimed.  He further warned that anyone attempting to separate Taiwan from China would end up facing “self-destruction.”…

Read More One Liberal MP said it would be a ‘terrible look’ to ask 31-year-old Amelia Hamer, who has been preselected for the seat, to step aside Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Liberal MPs are split over whether Josh Frydenberg should get another chance to nominate for…

Read More Ed Davey’s party is seeking to win over disillusioned Conservative voters in the Surrey Heath seat of outgoing minister Michael Gove Shortly after Rishi Sunak got drenched in a downpour in Downing Street to call a surprise general election, a missive was sent out to party supporters in a key Surrey constituency to…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 828th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 828th day, these are the main developments.

Read MoreWhile several people have died during the intense heatwave, dozens dying in one day marks an especially grim toll.While several people have died during the intense heatwave, dozens dying in one day marks an especially grim toll.

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Read More Starting in 2018, sixteen people were arrested in India for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They included professors, a poet, trade unionists and members of an improv acting troupe. Even an elderly Jesuit priest. The evidence against them, discovered on their electronic devices, appears damning: minutes of terror cell meetings,…

Read More City saw 143mm of rain on first day of winter – more than the June average of 132mm Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Sydney has been inundated with more than a month’s rain in less than a…

Read MoreIsraeli operations in the West Bank city lead to casualties, displacement and popular anger.Israeli operations in the West Bank city lead to casualties, displacement and popular anger.

Read More A Midlands school outlines its flexible approach to running its daily club and reacts to Labour’s £365m free breakfast policy It is just gone 7.30am at The Priory primary school in Wednesbury, near Walsall, and already a dozen or so children – known as the “early birds” – have been dropped off so…

Read MoreNovak Djokovic reaches the French Open fourth round with a five-set win over Lorenzo Musetti that ends at 03:07 local time in Paris.Novak Djokovic reaches the French Open fourth round with a five-set win over Lorenzo Musetti that ends at 03:07 local time in Paris.

Read More Campaigners say the appointments system need to be overhauled amid criticism about alleged Conservative cronyism Britain’s system of public appointments needs to be overhauled by an incoming government over alleged Tory cronyism that has seen dozens of former MPs, party supporters and donors given key public roles, campaigners have urged. The public appointments…

Read More Keir Starmer launched his campaign bus on Saturday with his senior shadow cabinet members, but Tory ‘big beasts’ appeared to have deserted the PM in Redcar We may be in an era when elections are fought with TikTok memes and Instagram reels, but one thing has stubbornly refused to give way in the…

Read More Arrival of Israeli troops in the southern border town has choked aid supplies, as hunger deepens in southern Gaza Fayiz Abu Ataya was born into war and knew nothing else. Over his first and only spring, in a town stalked by hunger, he wasted away to a shadow of a child, skin stretched…

Read MoreAfter a campaign overshadowed by violence which saw dozens of local candidates killed, voters have their say.After a campaign overshadowed by violence which saw dozens of local candidates killed, voters have their say.

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Read More Even her toughest opponents admit she’s played it cleverly. Yet the long-term aims of Italy’s prime minister remain unclear When she became Italy’s prime minister in October 2022, Giorgia Meloni looked like Brussels’ worst nightmare. Until then, the fiery leader of the Brothers of Italy – a party with neofascist roots – had…

Read More Dong Jun rails at length about democratic island’s ‘separatists’ during Shangri-la Dialogue defence conference in Singapore Peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan remains China’s goal but the prospect is being eroded by Taiwanese “separatists” and external forces, the Chinese defence minister, Dong Jun, has said. Taiwan – which is democratically governed, and has never been…

Read MoreExit polls suggest the prime minister’s party could win even more seats than in did in 2019.Exit polls suggest the prime minister’s party could win even more seats than in did in 2019.

Read More The city’s pumping system has suffered a malfunction two months before the start of the Summer Olympic Games Around 50,000 cubic meters of sewage water has been dumped into the Seine River over the past several weeks due to the problems with the pumping system in a suburb to the northwest of Paris,…

Read More Federal cabinet minister Murray Watt also claims Labor has deported more criminals in its first year than under Peter Dutton’s reign Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A new ministerial direction on deporting foreign-born criminals will prioritise “community…