UK radio station mistakenly reports death of King Charles

A former British pirate radio station on Wednesday apologised “for any distress caused” after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles.
The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at its main studio in Maldon in eastern Essex, Radio Caroline said in a post on social media.
The error had triggered the so-called death of a monarch procedure “which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require”, station manager Peter Moore said.
“Radio…

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Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDavid GrittenOffice Of Itamar Ben Gvir/Handout via ReutersFar-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing himself taunting detained flotilla activistsThere has been international condemnation of Israel's treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli naval forces.
The UK, France, Italy, Canada and the US were among the countries which expressed outrage after far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing himself taunting activists kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs.
His actions also drew rare criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said they were “not in line with Israel's values”.
A rights group representing the 430 people from more than 40 countries who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla demanded their ..

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US charges Raul Castro as Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Cuba

The United States announced on Wednesday criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro over his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that killed four people.
The indictment, unsealed by Acting US Attorney Todd Blanche in Miami, includes charges of conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of an aircraft and four individual counts of murder against Castro and five other co-defendants….

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Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi’s Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal

Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSteve RosenbergRussia Editor, MoscowEPAPutin and Xi Jinping have met more than 40 timesFor a moment you could have mistaken Beijing for Moscow.
As Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping walked the red carpet towards the Great Hall of the People, a Chinese military band played the romantic Russian classic Moscow Nights.
“If only you knew how these Moscow Nights are dear to me,” goes the refrain.
Hidden in the notes, was there a hint of political romance?
Even bromance…?
“My dear friend,” said Putin to Xi.
“My old friend,” said Xi to Putin.
It was the language of two leaders who like to show they've built a special relationship. They have had plenty of time to do so: they have met more than 40 times over the years.
In their public statements they spoke of “strategic co-operation” between their nations, about “partnership”, “mutual respect”, “friendship” and “t..

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Indian family of 4 completes 3 months in Texas ICE detention; 12-year-old bleeding in stool, his sister vomiting frequently

An Indian family of four was arrested by ICE and taken to a family prison. (Left: Guri; right: Manpreet and her mother) The Indian family of four – parents and two kids — completes almost 90 days at Dilley detention center in Texas, with their future looking bleak and their health deteriorating. They were arrested in February during a routine check-in appointment and were put in the controversial center which reopened after the Donald Trump administration resumed family detentions last year. YouTuber Ms Rachel, who had been advocating for shutting the ICE detention centre, visited Dilley and met the Indian family.”I never thought i'd be advocating to get families out of prison. It was an honor to meet with this hardworking, kind family. Please free them. Guri is not getting proper care for bleeding when he goes to the bathroom which is dangerous medical neglect,” Ms Rachel wrote.Guri is the 12-year-old boy of the family who has been experiencing blood in his stools. This started ..

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Do not travel for any reason: US Ebola alert for Congo, South Sudan, Uganda; level 3 alert for Rwanda

US issues travel alert amid the outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda. The US Department of State issued a level 4 alert for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, or Uganda, urging Americans not to travel to either of these countries for any reason, considering the Ebola outbreak. For Rwanda, the department issued a level 3 alert asking Americans to reconsider traveling. The travel alerts are in response to the CDC and WHO's declaration on recent Ebola outbreak.”Medical services in South Sudan are extremely limited. Adequate medical treatment, as well as access to routine an emergency procedures, is often unavailable, and even minor health issues could require medical evacuation. All medical services, including medical evacuation, are at your expense. If you purchase additional medical insurance, be sure to keep records of all medical services paid for and provided,” the US Department wrote in the advisory for South Sudan.Ebola is a rare, severe and often fatal he..

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JD Vance says Hunter Biden ‘welcome’ to apply for some of taxpayer $1.8B in Trump’s ‘lawfare’ fund

Vice president JD Vance has said that Hunter Biden is “welcome to apply” for money from a special $1.8 billion fund to help the victims of “lawfare.”
“This is about compensating Americans for the lawfare they experienced under the last administration,” Vance told reporters, speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday. “Republicans can apply for it, Democrats can apply for it… If Hunter Biden wants to apply for this particular fund, he’s welcome to.”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the $1.776 billion compensation fund Monday, which is aimed to financially help individuals who believe they have been targeted for investigation or prosecution.
The fund is being set up as part of a settlement after Trump abandoned his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
Blanche vowed that the “machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department’s intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens ..

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JD Vance just tried to reassure America. He made everything so much worse

The exact moment when it became clear that JD Vance was going to fumble this press conference was about 10 seconds in, when he called the Iran war “the Iran situation.”
The moment when it became clear that it was going to become deeply weird was when he claimed that the United States doesn’t have a national healthcare system because there are American troops in Europe.
And the moment when it became truly eye-opening was when he suggested taxpayers should be fine paying for a $1.8 billion (sorry, a patriotically pegged $1.776 billion, to be precise) slush fund for Trump allies because there aren’t taxes on overtime or tips.
It had already started off uncomfortably. Tasked with answering the questions of White House correspondents in the place of Karoline Leavitt (currently on maternity leave), Vance came sauntering into an already tense political moment carrying the political equivalent of a can of gasoline and a copy of Hillbilly Elegy. He had a tough job: defending that already-infa..

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US again avoids taking responsibility for Iran school attack that killed 155

A top commander of US forces in the Middle East avoided taking responsibility on Tuesday for an attack on a school in Iran that left 155 people dead on day one of the war, insisting a “complex” probe continues.
Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), told a congressional oversight panel that “the school itself is located on an active IRGC cruise missile base”, making the investigation “more complex than the average strike”. IRGC stands for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…

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Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns

Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns57 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSofia Ferreira SantosBBCPeople in DR Congo have told the BBC they are scared and unsure what to do to protect themselves and their familiesPeople living close to the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak have told the BBC of their fear, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned cases may be spreading faster than originally thought.
One man in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern Ituri province said infected people were dying “very fast”, adding: “Ebola has tortured us.”
The virus is believed to have killed 136 people in the DR Congo, officials say, with more than 514 cases now suspected in the country. One person has died in neighbouring Uganda.
The WHO's Dr Anne Ancia told the BBC that the more the UN agency investigates the outbreak, the clearer it becomes cases have spread to other areas.
Modelling by the London-based MRC Centre for Glob..

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