Ten Million Join Meta’s Twitter Rival, Zuckerberg Says
[BBC] Ten million users signed up for Meta’s newly launched Threads app in its first seven hours, the company’s chief Mark Zuckerberg says. He pitched…
International News
Nine People Wounded In Washington, DC, Mass Shooting
[Al Jazeera] Nine people have been injured, including two juveniles, in a mass shooting in Washington, DC, police say, amid Independence Day celebrations across the…
Climate Change: World’s Hottest Day Since Records Began
[BBC] The world’s average temperature reached a new high on Monday 3 July, topping 17 degrees Celsius for the first time. Scientists say the reading…
Taliban Order Afghanistan’s Hair And Beauty Salons To Shut
[BBC] The Taliban have ordered hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan to shut in the latest restriction faced by women. A Vice and Virtue Ministry…
Philadelphia Shooting: Five Killed And Two Wounded After Man Opens Fire
[BBC] Five people have been killed and two children wounded after a man wearing a bullet-proof vest opened fire in the US city of Philadelphia….
Eight-year Election Ban For Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
[BBC] Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court has voted 5-2 to bar ex-president Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. Mr Bolsonaro was found guilty…
France Unrest Appears To Be Ebbing But More Than 700 Arrested
[Al Jazeera] Young rioters clashed with police overnight and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest…
EU Leaders Agree To Provide ‘Security Commitments’ To Ukraine but have yet to define what they are
[EuroNews] European Union leaders decided in the early hours of Friday morning to put their pledge to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes”…
US Top Court Bans Colleges From Considering Race In Admissions
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that colleges must stop considering race as a factor in their admission policies, dealing a setback to so-called “affirmative action”…
France Shooting: Policeman Charged Over Teen’s Traffic Stop Death
[BBC] A French policeman has been charged with homicide and is now in custody over the killing of a teenager during a traffic stop near…