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Protesters clash with police in Australia after suspected killer of Indigenous girl arrested
Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday. Source link
How the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act may give Trump's GOP a possible lifeline
The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively neutralized a hugely significant piece of voting rights legislation designed to ensure African-American representation in Washington, and the resulting consequences could be wide-reaching and election-changing. Source link
Palestinian-Israeli tensions take centre stage at 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver
Palestinian Football Federation president Jibril Rajoub refused to shake hands with his Israeli counterpart on stage at the Vancouver Convention Centre in front of hundreds of international soccer representatives. Source link
Camp Mystic halts plans to reopen a year after deadly Texas river flooding
On Thursday, Camp Mystic halted plans to reopen this summer on the Texas river where floodwaters killed 25 girls and two teenage counsellors, backing down in the face of outraged families and investigations that accused the all-girls Christian camp of dangerous safety and operational deficiencies. Source link
Hegseth clashes with Democrats — and some Republicans — for a 2nd day over war in Iran
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators’ accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy. Source link
U.S. money spent on Iran war could have saved 87 million lives: UN humanitarian chief
Tom Fletcher is on a United Nations mission to Somalia where he’s seeing the impacts of rising poverty, hunger and death, all of which he says could have easily been avoided. Source link
Direct U.S.-Venezuela flights take off for first time since 2019
The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela arrived Thursday in the South American country, seven years after the U.S. Homeland Security Department ordered an indefinite suspension , citing security concerns. Source link
Quebec City student and Ontario nurse held by Israeli forces after aid boats intercepted
Two Canadians are among the activists detained by Israel after the boats they were sailing on were intercepted overnight during a mission to break the nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza, Canadian flotilla organizers said Thursday. Source link
Residents of Russia's Tuapse told not to drink tap water after drone attack on refinery
Residents of the Russian port city of Tuapse were ordered not to drink tap water and schools remained closed on Thursday, as authorities grappled with the aftermath of the third Ukrainian drone strike on its oil refinery this month. Source link
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to serve rest of prison term under house arrest
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night. Source link