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Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondentGetty ImagesAt least 20 people were reported killed at the beachside cafeAt least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike that hit a popular seafront cafe frequently used by activists, journalists, and local residents in western Gaza on Monday, according to medics and eyewitnesses.Rescue teams evacuated 20 bodies and dozens wounded from Al-Baqa Cafeteria, an outdoor venue which consisted of tents along the beach, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence told the BBC.He added that emergency crews were still searching through a deep crater left by the explosion.”I was on my way to the café…
Sayeh Seydal, a jailed Iranian dissident, narrowly escaped death when Israeli missiles struck Tehran’s Evin Prison, where she was imprisoned. She had just stepped out of the prison’s clinic, moments before it was destroyed in the blasts. The June 23 strikes on Iran’s most notorious prison for political dissidents killed at least 71 people, including staff, soldiers, visiting family members and people living nearby, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said Sunday.In the ensuing chaos, authorities transferred Seydal and others to prisons outside of Tehran — overcrowded facilities, known for their harsh conditions. When she was able to call her family several days ago, Seydal…
Today is the court’s final day of issuing opinions on the merits docket for the 2024-25 term. We’re expecting opinions from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. The following cases have yet to be decided: Trump v. CASA, Mahmoud v. Taylor, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Louisiana v. Callais, and Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research. Join us for the live blog, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: , The morning read for Friday,…
Brace yourselves, temperatures and humidity are on the rise After a relatively mild start to the season, it seems the UAE’s summer heat is finally settling in. According to the latest update from the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), the country is in for a scorcher today, with temperatures climbing sharply across all regions. Inland areas are expected to bear the brunt of the heat, with highs soaring between 44°C and 49°C. Coastal regions and islands won’t be spared either, facing temperatures ranging from 37°C to 42°C. Even the mountains, which typically offer some relief from the heat, are forecast…
Sarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondentEPASergei Tikhanovsky was so emaciated after his release that even his daughter didn’t recognise himSergei Tikhanovsky has barely spoken for more than five years.All that time he was held in solitary confinement in a high security Belarusian prison for daring to stand up to a dictator.Now the former opposition blogger is free, and words stream out of him so quickly that his thoughts sometimes struggle to keep up.”The restriction on speaking was the hardest thing,” Sergei confided when we met in Vilnius very soon after his surprise release.”When you can’t say or write anything, you…
9 hours agoNewsDuration 6:57Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement in the White House on Friday, aiming to end a complex and long-running conflict. The peace deal, brokered by the U.S., includes American access to critical minerals in the DR Congo. Source link
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s request to partially pause rulings by three federal judges that had blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship – that is, the guarantee of citizenship to virtually anyone born in the United States. By a vote of 6-3, the justices repudiated the concept of universal or nationwide injunctions, which prohibit the government from enforcing a law or policy anywhere in the country. The justices did not, however, weigh in on the question at the center of the three lawsuits before the court: whether the birthright citizenship order itself is…
Let us inspire your trips this season…Destination: Dubai, UAEHaving just moved to Dubai, I’ll be spending the summer settling in and getting to know the city better. I’m looking forward to discovering its hidden gems – and its air-conditioned ones, too. I will be making quick trips to visit family in Doha and Bahrain. – Liam Joyce, EditorDestination: IrelandI’m heading back home to Ireland this summer and I’m excited for endless green fields, and realistically, a lot of rain. It’s time to catch up with family, drink some Barry’s Tea and put on about 17 more layers of clothing. I can’t wait. – Madie Murphy,…
X / errslanceSeveral women say they have been arrested for writing gay erotica, or “danmei” “I’ve been warned not to talk about it,” the woman wrote, before revealing snippets of the day she says she was arrested for publishing gay erotica.”I’ll never forget it – being escorted to the car in full view, enduring the humiliation of stripping naked for examination in front of strangers, putting on a vest for photos, sitting in the chair, shaking with fear, my heart pounding.”The handle, Pingping Anan Yongfu, is among at least eight in recent months which have shared accounts on Chinese social…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel mines, the presidential website said on Sunday.Ukraine ratified the convention in 2005.”Support the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to withdraw Ukraine from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of September 18, 1997,” the decree, published on Zelenskyy’s website, stated.A senior Ukrainian lawmaker, Roman Kostenko, said that parliamentary approval is still needed to withdraw from the treaty.”This is a step that…