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French Man Sexually Assaults Sleeping Woman On Miami-Bound Flight: "Didn't Think It Was Such A Big Deal"
According to investigators, the woman fell asleep during the flight when two nearby passengers noticed Mattler allegedly touching her without consent.
US Military Says No Navy Ships Have Been Hit In Strait Of Hormuz
US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports," US Central Command said in a post on X.
WHO Says Risk To Public Is Low After Hantavirus Cases In Atlantic Ship
The cruise left Argentina about three weeks ago with around 150 passengers and stopped in the Antarctic and other places on its way to Cape Verde.
Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde
Officials say they will not authorise docking ‘to protect public health’ after deaths of three passengers What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?Officials in Cape Verde have said they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harbouring an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus to dock in its ports, after three passengers died.The statement on Monday came hours after global health officials said they were scrambling to investigate the suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a disease primarily found in rodents, on the cruise ship in the Atlantic. Continue reading...
Canada, Europe Not Destined To Submit To "Brutal" New World Order Says Carney
Canadian Prime Mark Carney is the first non-European leader to attend a meeting of the European Political Community.
US supreme court temporarily restores access to abortion pills by mail – live
Two manufacturers of mifepristone had filed an appeal to the court asking to halt a decision that would require an in‑person exam before the medication can be prescribedSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court issued a temporary order to restore access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail on Monday.This comes after two companies who manufacture mifepristone the drug filed an emergency appeal to the court on Saturday asking it to halt a court decision that would require an in‑person exam before the medication can be prescribed. Continue reading...
Car runs into crowd in German city of Leipzig, with fatalities reported
Damaged Volkswagen SUV with a person on top of the vehicle was seen speeding through pedestrian zone, local broadcaster saysTwo people have been killed and two severely injured when a car ran into a crowd in the centre of the eastern German city of Leipzig, local broadcaster MDR has reported, citing police.Leipzig police confirmed to Reuters that there were injuries from a driving car but could not give more details. Continue reading...
British Gaza flotilla activists say they needed hospital care after Israeli forces’ abuse
Alice Chapman and Zak Khan say they were beaten, kicked and spat on after detention near Crete last weekTwo British activists have said they were admitted to hospital after being beaten by Israeli forces who intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla last week.Alice Chapman and Zak Khan were among 180 members of the Global Sumud flotilla detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in international waters near Crete late on Wednesday. Continue reading...
AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows
Reform UK is ‘doing something right when it comes to visibility’ on multiple AI systems, say researchersAI platforms are more likely to reference Nigel Farage than any other UK leader when prompted about British politics, according to an AI search analytics firm.“We are confident in saying that Reform are showing up significantly more than you would expect,” said Malte Landwehr, an expert at Peec AI, the firm that did the research. “So they’re doing something right when it comes to LLM [large language model] visibility.” Continue reading...
Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage
Heidi Alexander says part of answer to strait of Hormuz crisis is importing more fuel from US and west AfricaA refinery in Nigeria accused of dismissing workers for joining a union has emerged as key to the UK government’s hopes of saving the summer holiday amid a jet fuel shortage.Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, said at the weekend that part of the answer to the strait of Hormuz crisis was to import more fuel from the US and west Africa. Continue reading...
Iran Warns US To Drop "Excessive Demands", Says Ending War Is Its "Priority"
"At this stage, our priority is to end the war," he said during a televised briefing. "The other side must commit to a reasonable approach and abandon its excessive demands regarding Iran."
Democrats boost eight more ‘top-tier candidates’ in bid to win back House
Candidates will get midterms funding in battleground states, amid Republican push to revise voting mapsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDemocratic officials added eight new candidates to their slate of top contenders vying to reclaim a Democratic House majority during midterm elections this fall.The candidates will receive a boost in fundraising and campaign support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) as part of a “Red to Blue” program that seeks to help competitive candidates win elections in battleground states. Continue reading...
