Drug gang attacks ‘force hundreds of Indigenous families to flee’ in Mexico pred 22 urami in 13 minutami Violence in Guerrero state has driven as many as 1,000 households from their homes, rights group saysHundreds of Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico by intense attacks from a local criminal group, including drone bombings, an Indigenous rights organisation said on Monday.A gang known as Los Ardillos has been carrying out attacks in Guerrero state for years, but they started to intensify last week. Villages were subjected to eight hours of bombings on Saturday, the National Indigenous Congress said, forcing between 800 to 1,000 families to flee to other towns. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals pred 22 urami in 14 minutami US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockadeMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and that he is considering restarting US navy military escorts of ships through the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to end the Iranian blockade of the vital waterway.The US president dismissed Iran’s peace proposals as stupid, and denied he was under any domestic pressure to reach a deal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Newly elected Reform councillor resigns after social media claims pred 23 urami in 4 minutami Stuart Prior, who was elected in Essex last week, allegedly celebrated the rape of Sikh woman and called Muslim people ‘rats’A Reform UK councillor has resigned days after being elected, after he allegedly celebrated on social media the rape of a Sikh woman in the Midlands, declared white people the “master race” and called Muslim people “rats”.Stuart Prior was elected as a councillor for Essex county council last Thursday, winning 2,404 votes, the highest total of any candidate in the ward. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Senate Democrats to fight Republicans’ $1bn funding plan for Trump’s ballroom pred 23 urami in 10 minutami Chuck Schumer accuses GOP of ‘asking working families to pay the price while Trump pockets the perks’ in letterUS politics live – latest updatesChuck Schumer, the US Senate’s top Democrat, has vowed to oppose a Republican plan to spend $1bn on security improvements for the ballroom Donald Trump is seeking to build on the White House’s former East Wing.The money is set to be included in a measure Republicans plan to pass that would allocate about $70bn to the federal agencies leading Trump’s mass deportation campaign, with the intention of keeping them operational through the remainder of the president’s term. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit pred 23 urami in 15 minutami Move comes after PM insisted he would prove his doubters wrong and fight any leadership challengeUK politics live – latest updatesMore than 60 MPs have called on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to depart as prime minister, including backers of his leadership rivals Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting.MPs from across the party’s ranks said the prime minister had failed to convince them he had what it took to lead the country into the next election. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Drought fears in central and southern England as dry April leaves rivers low pred 23 urami in 52 minutami Month was one of driest Aprils on record with rainfall 23% less than average, according to Met Office figuresOne of the driest Aprils on record for central and southern England has left river levels below normal, raising fears of drought in some areas over the summer.The latest UK hydrological survey – which tracks river and groundwater levels – suggests central and southern England and eastern Scotland will experience notably low river flows over the next three months, raising concerns about water shortages if dry weather persists. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israeli troops jailed for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon pred 1 dnevom in 29 minutami IDF says two soldiers will spend weeks in military prison over incident it said was viewed with great severityTwo Israeli soldiers will spend weeks in military prison for the desecration of a Christian object after one stuck a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon and the other photographed it.The photo of the soldier, a cigarette dangling from his own mouth, went viral and sparked widespread outrage. It was the latest act by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon to be denounced as anti-Christian. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Savannah Guthrie will host Wordle TV game show pred 1 dnevom in 45 minutami Jimmy Fallon will produce show, which will begin filming over the summer, based on New York Times’ hit word game Savannah Guthrie is to present a TV game show based on the New York Times’ hit word game Wordle, the newspaper announced Monday.It will be the first new onscreen venture for the host of NBC’s Today show since her return in April after the disappearance two months earlier of her mother. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU preparing to offer key concession to UK in new post-Brexit agricultural deal pred 1 dnevom in 57 minutami Exclusive: Britain expected to be allowed to keep ban on live animal exports, sources say, in fillip for Keir StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesBrussels is preparing to offer Keir Starmer a key concession in talks over an agricultural deal, giving the beleaguered prime minister an important victory in his efforts to move closer to the EU.European officials have conceded that the UK can keep its ban on live animal exports as part of any joint deal on food and agricultural products, according to sources on both sides of the talks, even though the EU has not imposed such a ban. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Theatre streaming is not a threat to in-person attendance, new research shows pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 6 minutami Report suggests that popular initiatives such as NT Live and NT at Home are making UK audiences more adventurousTheatre streaming services and cinema screenings of stage performances are not a threat to “in-person” attendance and are making audiences more adventurous, according to new research commissioned by the National Theatre.Introducing the findings on Monday, the NT’s director, Indhu Rubasingham, said that the boom in filmed theatre had raised major questions including the concern that popular initiatives such as NT Live and NT at Home would have a negative impact on live attendance. The organisation commissioned research by the agency Indigo to learn more about audiences’ attitudes to filmed theatre. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
