‘I risked everything’: remembering six media workers killed by Israel in Gaza pred 3 urami in 4 minutami CJP says the period since 7 October 2023 has been the most deadly for journalists since it began gathering data in 1992Journalists have been prominent among casualties since the war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’s incursion into Israel in October 2023.Some were working for well-known international media, others were employed by local news organisations. Several were high-profile veterans, but many were newcomers to the profession. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Explosion ‘like thunder’ at Pennsylvania US Steel plant leaves at least one dead pred 3 urami in 19 minutami Emergency workers are on site at the coking facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania, trying to rescue people, officials sayOne person has died and two are believed to be unaccounted for after an explosion on Monday at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, officials said.An Allegheny county emergency services spokesperson, Kasey Reigner, said multiple other people were treated for injuries, Reigner said.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Palestine Action co-founder accuses ministers of making defamatory claims pred 3 urami in 36 minutami Huda Ammori says No 10’s allegations go against its own intelligence assessments as pressure grows over mass arrestThe co-founder of Palestine Action has accused ministers of making false and defamatory allegations about the banned group and contradicting their own intelligence assessments in an attempt to justify the arrest of more than 500 people.The government has come under pressure to justify the detention of 532 people arrested over the weekend under the Terrorism Act – half of whom were 60 or older – on suspicion of showing support for Palestine Action. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
London cycling vigilante pushes bike into car in incident with driver pred 3 urami in 42 minutami Michael van Erp, known as Cycling Mikey, posted a five-minute video showing him attempting to stop a motorist from driving past roadworks on Paddenswick Road in Hammersmith(London News)
Colorado deploys more than 1,000 firefighters to battle two huge blazes pred 3 urami in 47 minutami Lee fire is one of largest blazes in state history after burning 130,000 acres, while Elk fire surpassed 14,000 acresFirefighters in Colorado responding to one of the largest blazes in the state’s history are facing gusty winds and dry conditions that are expected to continue to drive extreme fire behavior.More than 1,000 firefighters have been deployed, and while crews have gained containment on one fire, another has grown amid fire-friendly weather. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
