Month: June 2024

Read More Family and friends pay tribute to British record-holder Bren Orton, 29, who disappeared in the Melezza River A British man who went missing while kayaking in Switzerland has been found dead, Swiss police have confirmed. Bren Orton, 29, went missing on 16 May. Authorities searched for the professional kayaker for two weeks before…

Read MoreThe activist targeted Claude Monet’s “Poppy Field” painting, affixing a sticker that covered about half of the artwork with an apocalyptic, futuristic vision of the same scene.The activist targeted Claude Monet’s “Poppy Field” painting, affixing a sticker that covered about half of the artwork with an apocalyptic, futuristic vision of the same scene.

Read More A city-wide message asks people not to touch the balloons and that they will be handled by the military Seoul warned the public on Saturday to avoid more balloons sent from North Korea and to report them to the military or police. South Korea’s military said North Korea was sending more balloons carrying…

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Read More Author of novel Prophet Song about an imagined fascist Ireland tells Hay audience he is not a political writer “I miss my solitude,” last year’s Booker prize winner Paul Lynch told an audience at Hay festival on Saturday. “In many ways I didn’t sign up for this. I’m an introvert who’s learned how…

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Read MoreDowntown Atlanta businesses and attractions were closed as the city tried to repair water main breaks that led to water outages and low pressureDowntown Atlanta businesses and attractions were closed as the city tried to repair water main breaks that led to water outages and low pressure

Read MoreIn “The Truman Show,” Jim Carrey’s character, Truman, learns that his entire life is a lie and that he is the subject of a reality TV show. Before the film even hit theaters, a similar real-life scenario was taking place in Japan: Nasubi, a 22-year-old aspiring comedian, became an unwitting participant on a twisted…

Read More Moscow has cited Kiev’s aspirations to join the military bloc as among the reasons for the military campaign NATO’s eastward expansion was not to blame for the outbreak of the military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin believes. He singled Moscow out as the sole responsible party for the…

Read More The PM is talking up her underdog credentials ahead of this week’s European elections. But many in an impoverished Rome neighbourhood are sceptical Sitting in the dark, cramped dining room of her home in Tor Bella Monaca, a densely populated council estate on the outskirts of Rome, Giovanna has just returned from one…

Read MoreIsrael’s PM says war in Gaza will not end until Hamas is defeated and all hostages returned.Israel’s PM says war in Gaza will not end until Hamas is defeated and all hostages returned.

Read More After 30 years in power, the African National Congress must engage in tricky coalition talks with its rivals The African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid…

Read More TEL AVIV, Israel — Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed by U.S. President Joe Biden to end the nearly 8-month-long war and bring their relatives home, but Israel’s government said conditions for a cease-fire still must be met. Biden outlined a three-phase…

Read MoreIsrael is attacking Gaza’s hospitals in violation of international law, but is it part of a pattern going back to 1948?Israel is attacking Gaza’s hospitals in violation of international law, but is it part of a pattern going back to 1948?

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS – It may be President Biden’s most consequential decision about the Ukraine war since Russia’s February 2022 invasion: allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with American weapons.  “The president recently directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use U.S.-supplied weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region,”…

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Read MoreSouth Korea’s military has warned people to avoid touching the balloons and report them to authorities.South Korea’s military has warned people to avoid touching the balloons and report them to authorities.

Read More In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time. (Image credit: Zinyange Auntony) In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time.

Read More JOHANNESBURG — The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant…

Read More Nasen Saadi also charged with attempted murder of another woman on beach in Bournemouth in May A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Amie Gray and the attempted murder of another woman on a beach in Bournemouth. Nasen Saadi, from Croydon, spoke only to confirm his name and…

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Read MoreIndians cast ballots in the last phase of the country’s weeks-long electoral process.Indians cast ballots in the last phase of the country’s weeks-long electoral process.

Read More On first day of predicted intense Atlantic hurricane season, Nature Conservancy urges action and warns against misinformation Misinformation spread by climate deniers such as Florida’s extremist Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, increases the “vulnerability” of communities in the path of severe weather events, scientists are warning. The message comes on Saturday, the first day…

Read MoreWith nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in the election, well short of the majority it had held since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid.With nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in the election, well short of…

Read MoreCricket has been historically unsuccessful in winning over the US, so how can the T20 World Cup help flip the script?Cricket has been historically unsuccessful in winning over the US, so how can the T20 World Cup help flip the script?

Read MoreNo single issue has dominated the campaign period for the polls, which is likely to be a race between three women.No single issue has dominated the campaign period for the polls, which is likely to be a race between three women.

Read More Salem Media Group says it will stop distributing 2000 Mules, a documentary and book about the 2020 election by Dinesh D’Souza The publisher of 2000 Mules issued a statement Friday apologizing to a Georgia man who was shown in the film and falsely accused of ballot fraud during the 2020 election. The widely…

Read More Dillon McCormick, an air force veteran, had been supporting himself by pushing carts in Louisiana’s triple-digit temperatures Thousands of people have donated about a quarter of a million dollars to a 90-year-old US air force veteran who has been financially supporting himself by pushing shopping carts at a grocery store in sweltering Louisiana…

Read More Leon Murray, 35, stabbed Keisha Christodoulou, 32, 17 times the day after she had ended their relationship A man who stabbed his partner 17 times after she said she wanted to end their relationship has been found guilty of murder. Leon Murray, 35, of no fixed address, murdered Keisha Christodoulou, 32, on 1…

Read More Student Henry Hassell, 16, confronts PM over policy which Labour says is ‘unfunded and desperate’ UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak was confronted by a student who asked him why he “hates young people so much”. Henry Hassell, a 16-year-old singer-songwriter, who lives in west Devon, posed the question on Wednesday…

Read More Israel PM says his country’s conditions for ending conflict have not changed after US president presented ceasefire plan Israel-Gaza war – live updates Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted on Hamas’s destruction as part of an Israeli plan presented by the US president, Joe Biden, to end the Gaza war. “Israel’s conditions for ending the…

Read MoreGroups of more than 25 and loudspeakers are no longer allowed to reduce the impact of mass tourism.Groups of more than 25 and loudspeakers are no longer allowed to reduce the impact of mass tourism.

Read More The Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute nations have settled their water-rights claims with the state of Arizona. The Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute nations have settled their water-rights claims with the state of Arizona.

Read MoreThe Listening Post cuts through the confusion about Zionism and anti-Zionism in Western media and politics.The Listening Post cuts through the confusion about Zionism and anti-Zionism in Western media and politics.

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