BBC: The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from students in two different states who had challenged bans on participation. The two states, Idaho and West Virginia, enacted laws that required public school and college sports teams to […]
BBC: Police officers have been deployed across South Africa because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged demonstrators to refrain from “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”. The protests mark an unofficial deadline set by campaigners for all undocumented foreigners to leave the country. Many have already fled to escape violence […]
BBC: At least 13 people have died in Ghana’s capital, Accra, after torrential rain resulted in severe flooding, according to the fire service which has been involved in rescue efforts. The government has urged people to stay indoors or move to higher ground, as the meteorological agency warned further rain was expected with a big […]
BBC: The co-founder of super-app Gojek who became Indonesia’s education minister has been sentenced to several years in jail. Nadiem Makarim, 41, was found guilty of corruption over a controversial laptop deal. He received a 10-year prison sentence, but faces more jailtime as he is unable to pay restitution. He had pleaded not guilty. Nadiem […]
BBC: A parcel bomb blast at a residential building in Monaco has seriously injured a Ukrainian oligarch and two other members of his family, according to French and Ukrainian media reports. The other two victims were Vadym Yermolaiev’s partner and thirteen-year-old son, the reports say. The parents are in critical condition. The blast occurred shortly […]
(Reuters) ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, June 29 – Russian attacks on three major Ukrainian cities killed 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing into the afternoon as the death toll climbed. A missile attack in the southeastern city of Dnipro killed six people and wounded 29, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on […]
BBC: Canadian authorities have called off their search for six people who were reported missing after their charter boat sank near Vancouver on Sunday. The emergency call of people in the water without life jackets about 10 miles (16km) off the coast came in at 11:45 PT (17:45 GMT), according to officials. Three survivors were […]
BBC: Six people have been fatally shot at a centre for mothers and children by a suspect who was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, German police say. The victims – four women and two men – were all staff members at the facility in the northern city of Stade, near Hamburg. A […]
BBC: Five people are dead following a shooting at a youth centre in Stade, northern Germany, police have said. Two people have been arrested, one of whom is a suspect, a police spokesperson told the BBC. They have not provided information on the age of the victims or the possible motive of the perpetrator. A […]
(Reuters) DUBAI, June 29 – Iranian and U.S. technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to meet in Doha in the coming days, a source told Reuters on Monday, after tit-for-tat weekend strikes threatened to derail the fragile accord. Mediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and […]
