Month: July 2024

Read More Authorities in Punjab have proposed blocking YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for six days Pakistan’s largest province, Punjab, is planning to ban all social media platforms for six days, citing security concerns, during religious processions starting next week, its Interior Ministry has announced. The Punjab government of Maryam Nawaz recommended on Thursday…

Read MoreA right-wing political party was expected to take control of the French legislature, but instead a left-wing coalition won the largest share of seats, exit polls projected. However, it is not enough to take control. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance came in second.A right-wing political party was expected to take control of the French…

Read More Tornado watch in area covering 7m people as parts of eastern Texas are on flood watch; temperatures near the Texan coast are forecast at above 90F (32C) Hurricane Beryl makes landfall along Texas coast near Houston More than 150,000 customers in Texas are experiencing power outages as the category 1 hurricane made landfall…

Read More Live coverage of business, economics and markets as Jonathan Haskel says UK ‘inflation will remain above target for quite some time’ Rachel Reeves has pledged to “get Britain building again” after saying the government will introduce mandatory housing targets in her first major speech as UK chancellor. Local authorities will retain the power…

Read More With parliament roughly split into three blocs, it could take weeks for MPs in a typically conflictual system to build coalitions France election – live updates For more than 50 years, whenever France held a parliamentary election, voters would know the next morning which party would be in government and with what political…

Read More Ukraine’s president vows to retaliate over strike that hit Ohmatdyt children’s hospital as Italy says attack must be condemned by international community Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, will conduct face-to-face talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Moscow on Monday, the Kremlin said. A top Indian official said last week that fixing India’s…

Read More ROME, Jul 08 (IPS) – Immigrants are essential to Europe’s economic survival. They are needed for doing the jobs that most Europeans no longer want to do. Jobs that involve manual labor in agriculture and industry; or providing home help, care for the elderly; or working un-social hours in the catering business. Read…

Read More The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school. Read the full story, “After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike”, on globalissues.org → The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark…

Read More MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jul 08 (IPS) – In June, the Namibian High Court struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act that criminalised consensual sexual relations between men, finding them unconstitutional. While hardly anyone has been convicted for decades, the fact that their relationships were criminalised forced gay men to live in…

Read MoreIt has been 12 straight months that the world has been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels.It has been 12 straight months that the world has been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels.

Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 08 (IPS) – For some time, most multilateral financial institutions have urged developing countries to borrow commercially, but not from China. Now, borrowers are stuck in debt traps with little prospect of escape. Read the full story, “US Fed- Induced World Stagnation Deepens Debt Distress”, on globalissues.org → KUALA…

Read MoreThe Roman-era Antikythera shipwreck was originally discovered in the Aegean Sea by sponge divers over a century ago.The Roman-era Antikythera shipwreck was originally discovered in the Aegean Sea by sponge divers over a century ago.

Read MoreUkrainian officials say at least 20 people were killed and a children’s hospital seriously damaged by a massive Russian missile attack.Ukrainian officials say at least 20 people were killed and a children’s hospital seriously damaged by a massive Russian missile attack.

Read More Patriots for Europe has reportedly been joined by 30 MEPs from the National Rally An alliance of conservative anti-immigration parties in the European parliament, launched last month by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is set to become the third largest in the chamber, according to Politico. The Patriots for Europe will be officially…

Read MoreAt least seven people were killed in the capital Kyiv and 10 in the city of Kryvyi Rih.At least seven people were killed in the capital Kyiv and 10 in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

Read More Watch a live view of downtown Houston as Texas prepares for Hurricane Beryl, which could grow into a category 2 hurricane on Monday 8 July. Watch a live view of downtown Houston as Texas prepares for Hurricane Beryl, which could grow into a category 2 hurricane on Monday 8 July.

Read More Israel and Hamas are trying again this week to reach a cease-fire deal. There are some encouraging signs: Hamas appears to have shifted its position on at least one key issue. Israel and Hamas are trying again this week to reach a cease-fire deal. There are some encouraging signs: Hamas appears to have…

Read More Prime minister meets Northern Ireland first minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly In his interviews this morning, Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, also rejected suggestions that Labour has a secret plan to put up taxes. He said: There is not a secret tax plan. This was an…

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Read More Kiev must win in the conflict with Moscow in order to join, the bloc’s secretary-general has said No one can guarantee that Ukraine will join NATO within the next decade, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said, adding that Kiev’s membership depends on whether it wins in the conflict with Russia. In an interview with…

Read MoreNearly 121 people died in a crush at a religious gathering in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Nearly 121 people died in a crush at a religious gathering in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Read More Italy, which has one of the world’s lowest birth rates, provides baby bonus checks and other benefits Italy, which has one of the world’s lowest birth rates, provides baby bonus checks and other benefits

Read MoreThe studio has made many hit films, including the Godfather, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible series.The studio has made many hit films, including the Godfather, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible series.

Read More Watch a live view of the French National Assembly on Monday 8 July after surprise election results. Watch a live view of the French National Assembly on Monday 8 July after surprise election results.

Read More Online protest claimed the work mocked the Christian religion and Liverpool mayor Ned Mannoun called for it to be taken down Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A “playful” artwork of Jesus Christ overlaid with Looney Tunes characters…

Read More The Israeli prime minister made the comments on Sunday as Hamas awaits Israel’s response to the latest proposal See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that three people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes. It writes: Local sources said that occupation warplanes bombed a residential apartment…

Read More As Naidoc week celebrations begin, residents subjected to three-night order after violent assaults, brawl involving 80 people and knife attack Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Residents in Alice Springs will be subjected to another curfew after a…

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Read More Texas residents are preparing themselves for Hurricane Beryl – the tropical storm which has decimated parts of Mexico and The Caribbean since Thursday (4 July). Texas residents are preparing themselves for Hurricane Beryl – the tropical storm which has decimated parts of Mexico and The Caribbean since Thursday (4 July).

Read More The deal, which still requires the approval of a federal judge, will see the company pay a fine of almost $250m and invest at least $455m in improving safety Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 Max jetliners, after the government determined the company…

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Read More Labour has emphasised its commitment to national security and also its historical connection with Nato Keir Starmer flies out this week to a turbulent Washington DC for a Nato summit aiming to emphasise the UK’s commitment to Ukraine at a time when the forthcoming US election puts the medium-term American position in question.…

Read More Campaigners for electoral reform say outcome has renewed pressure for proportional representation The push for electoral reform in the UK has received a shot in the arm after the “most disproportionate election in history”, according to campaigners and academics. Longstanding reform campaigners have become uneasy bedfellows with Reform UK’s Nigel Farage in recent…

Read MoreAfter causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the U.S. on Monday, with triple digit temperatures predicted for large parts of the East CoastAfter causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the…