#161 1 source
Cecily Gemmell, Winston Churchill’s Last Surviving Secretary, Has Died
Starting with the British leader at age 18, she traveled the world with him. “I was terrified of him,” she later recalled.
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#162 1 source
Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis
Hundreds have pitched their tents in central Madrid, while the Spanish prime minister has called a snap election.
BBC News ·#163 1 source
Margaret Papandreou, American-Born First Lady of Greece, Dies at 102
The wife of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, she led reforms in the 1980s that helped legalize abortion and end other legal and social restrictions on women.
New York Times ·#164 1 source
A Photo of Mussolini’s Corpse Led Page 1. How It Got There Is a Tale.
It took a perilous trip through an Alpine blizzard to show the world the dictator was dead.
New York Times ·#165 1 source
Russia Plague Scare: What to Know About Fears of an Outbreak
Russian authorities aren’t saying much about the death of a woman who worked in a lab studying plague. But experts say any risk of contagion would be limited.
New York Times ·#166 2 sources
Two Latvian men arrested for trespass offences at RAF airbase – as it happened
Two men arrested last night as security patrols near RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire found an abandoned vehicle and a breach in the fence in Athens Over in Athens, Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, has been forced, yet again, to address allegations of misconduct by Kimberly Guilfoyle,…
The Guardian, New York Times ·#167 1 source
Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify
Lawmakers in the capital were forcibly removed for a second consecutive day as police cracked down on demonstrations against the deletion of voter names.
New York Times ·#168 1 source
Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up
As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.
New York Times ·#169 1 source
Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary
Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civilians The Israeli government is promoting an online film project that mimics the style of NAZA, the award-winning documentary that details Israel’s mass killings of…
The Guardian ·#170 1 source
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French activists were set to rally across France on Thursday, in another test of whether a nationwide pro
New York Times ·#171 1 source
US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering, rights group says
More than 500 migrants have been expelled from the US to African countries, HRW says, citing US data.
BBC News ·#172 4 sources
British consulate in Jerusalem to become 'UK Mission' as diplomats leave
The UK government said it will retain its presence in East Jerusalem as Israel insisted the British consulate in the city had "ceased to function".
Sky News, New York Times, BBC News +1 ·#173 1 source
In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners
A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.
New York Times ·#174 1 source
Zambia signs US health deal after disputes over data-sharing
The US will provide $1.5bn (£1.1bn) under the deal that was negotiated after Trump cut USAID funding.
BBC News ·#175 2 sources
South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine revealed last month that two POWs defected to South Korea. South Korea accused him of breaking a confidentiality agreement.
New York Times, BBC News ·#176 1 source
Myanmar’s Strongman President Is on a Global Quest for Legitimacy. Next Stop, Malaysia.
After trading his military uniform for civilian clothes, Myanmar’s strongman president, U Min Aung Hlaing, is in Malaysia, his ninth stop on a search for international legitimacy.
New York Times ·#177 1 source
Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray
Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces, raising the risk that renewed internal conflict in Ethiopia could trigger an all-out…
The Guardian ·#178 1 source
Pita Limjaroenrat: The Leader Thailand Could Have Had
An interview with Pita Limjaroenrat, the former leader of the Move Forward party.
New York Times ·#179 1 source
Warrants to Search Former Prince Andrew’s Properties Were Unlawful, Court Says
A judge in London said that a “significant error” had been made in the granting of search warrants in an investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
New York Times ·#180 1 source
Florida judge allows lawsuit against Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ to move forward
Parviz Sabeti denies allegations he led Savak intelligence agency under shah and directed torture of thousands The alleged “chief torturer” for the deposed Shah of Iran is a step closer to trial for human rights abuses after a Florida federal judge rejected his demand to halt a lawsuit brought by…
The Guardian ·