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On the coastal road in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, seven university students – four in medicine, two in dentistry, one in software engineering – are behind the counter of an ice cream parlour.One student takes the orders, hastily filling ice cream cups, adding nuts and toppings before handing them over to a line of customers with a smile. Another moves between tables in the small seating area, serving customers, while a third manages the kitchen, keeping everything in order. A fourth handles the accounts, processing every transaction electronically since cash has largely disappeared from Gaza.Behind them all, is one…
Complaint filed to African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights challenges controversial expulsion practice.Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026An international coalition of lawyers has filed a lawsuit with a top African human rights body seeking to block deportations to Equatorial Guinea from the United States.The lawsuit filed on Friday against Equatorial Guinea at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights specifically targets a so-called “third-country” agreement between the West African nation and the administration of US President Donald Trump.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listUnder the policy, the US can deport to Equatorial Guinea individuals who cannot…
Judge says restrictions put lives of immigrants in ‘indeterminate legal limbo’, motivated by ‘anti-immigrant sentiment’.Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026A federal judge has struck sweeping restrictions imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump on immigration processing for 39 countries.The ruling on Friday by District Judge John McConnell condemned the restrictions imposed in November 2025, following the Washington, DC shooting of two National Guard members.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listMcConnell said the policy effectively barred citizens from 39 countries from receiving final decisions on asylum cases, green cards, work approval and citizenship applications.The change “threw the…
Available for over a yearWe’ve got together with Americast/Newscast and Football Daily for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever. How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive? We tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch. Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring join from Americast, and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily. In this episode we look at why the US, Canada, and Mexico were picked as hosts,…
With a year to go until the World Cup starts in Brazil, this was a concerning scoreline that gives Wiegman plenty to ponder.Facing world champions Spain away is arguably the toughest test in football, but to lose so comfortably was not an easy watch.Former England midfielder Fran Kirby said Wiegman’s players looked “deflated” at full-time and she “hurt just watching it”.”They will learn from it, and they have to rise up to put in a good performance against Ukraine,” Kirby told BBC Radio 5 Live.Just the top team from their group automatically qualifies for the World Cup and even if…
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of advanced AI systems, warning that the technology is improving so quickly that there’s a risk humans would lose control.The company behind the Claude chatbot said in a blog post on Thursday that, as cutting-edge AI gets increasingly faster at carrying out tasks, “it would be good for the world to have the option to slow or temporarily pause” its development.Anthropic said its internal research institute plans to explore the issue in collaboration with others and “take actions” to help build the…
A drone strike killed a young woman and injured 15 others near Khan Younis, reported the Wafa news agency.Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026Israel’s military carried out a spate of attacks in Gaza, continuing its bombardment despite the ceasefire that remains in place on paper, as Palestinian factions prepare to convene in Egypt to discuss the enclave’s future.In Friday morning’s attack, an Israeli drone killed a young woman and injured at least 15 others in the southern Khan Younis area, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listLater in the day, another Israeli…
A mother who poisoned her one-year-old son with a lethal cocktail of prescription medications added to milk in a baby bottle has been jailed for life for his murder.Emma Barnett, 36, killed her son Oakley before he could be taken into care after a family court hearing ordered that he be removed from her.The judge, Mr Justice Derek Sweeting, told Cambridge crown court that Barnett had arranged to join a family court hearing remotely on 8 November 2024.He said that before the hearing started she drove her car to Epping Forest, and collected medications that had been prescribed to her…
Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026Italy’s Flavio Cobolli said he was “sad and happy at the same time” after reaching his first Grand Slam final at the French Open on Friday, following the last-minute withdrawal due to illness of his last-four opponent and compatriot Matteo Arnaldi.The 24-year-old 10th seed will meet Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final, which will produce a new major champion, after the German second seed earlier moved past Jakub Mensik in the other semi-final.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listJust more than 20 minutes before Cobolli and Arnaldi were due to take to Court Philippe…
This is not the first time in recent years that a Lord’s pitch has been questioned.Questions were also raised during the 2025 World Test Championship final after 14 wickets fell on each of the first two days.By contrast, just a month later England and India played out a thrilling Test that went five days, but this year’s pitch could lead to the match finishing inside three days.The batters’ struggles were exemplified by a delivery from New Zealand seamer Matt Henry that barely bounced above ankle height and cannoned into the stumps, giving England’s Jacob Bethell’s no chance.”This is a really…