Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war
Their letter warns of genocide in Gaza, and calls on the UK to take concrete actions to meet its international legal obligations.
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Canada ‘strong and free’ and other takeaways from King’s throne speech
King Charles delivered the first throne speech in Canada by the head of state since 1977 as the country amid tensions with the US.
Manhunt after two people shot dead in US park
Two people in their 20s have been killed and nine injured in a shooting in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Memorial Day.
US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper project
High court declines to hear bid to block a project that an Apache Indigenous group says would destroy a religious site.
How common is Israel’s use of human shields in Gaza and the West Bank?
Army under pressure to provide answers amid growing evidence that orders to use Palestinians as ‘fodder’ come from top.
Trump Media to raise $2.5bn to invest in Bitcoin
Trump Media says the money will be used to create a ‘Bitcoin treasury’.
Israeli gunfire heard as droves of Palestinians try to reach aid center in Rafah
Israeli tank and gunfire was heard Tuesday while large crowds of Palestinians tried to reach a newly opened aid distribution center in southern Gaza, according
Supreme Court denies student’s right to wear ‘only two genders’ T-shirt at school
Supreme Court refuses to take up conservative backlash against LGBTQ policies.
Huge explosion at China chemical plant kills at least five
Footage circulating online shows thick columns of black smoke rising from the site in Shandong province.
Man charged over killing of Jordanian pilot burned alive by IS
Osama Krayem is accused of terrorism and war crimes in relation to the death of Moaz al-Kasasbeh.
Controversial US-backed group says it has begun aid distribution in Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians collect food from a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose work the UN calls a “distraction”.
Ancient human fingerprint suggests Neanderthals made art
A Neanderthal man is believed to have painted a nose on a pebble using red pigment more than 43,000 years ago.
Russian teams remain barred from competing at Milan-Cortina Olympics next February
Russian teams, including the country’s powerful hockey side, remain banned from competing at the Milano-Cortina Olympics next February as part of sanctions imposed following the