There is a measure of desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan | Israel-Palestine conflict

There is a measure of desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan | Israel-Palestine conflict

On Friday, US President Joe Biden outlined a ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza. The plan is comprised of three stages in which Israel and Hamas would negotiate an exchange of captives, an eventual permanent cessation of hostilities and rebuilding of homes and public facilities. He called on Israel…

Epoch Times executive arrested over alleged m money laundering scheme | Media News

Epoch Times executive arrested over alleged $67m money laundering scheme | Media News

Weidong Guan is accused of involvement in ‘sprawling’ scheme to launder money to benefit himself and the right-wing outlet. A top executive at the Epoch Times, a New York-based conservative media outlet known for its fierce criticism of the Chinese government, has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a…

Elon Musk’s X updates policies to formally allow adult content | Technology News

Elon Musk’s X updates policies to formally allow adult content | Technology News

Social media platform says sexualised content can be ‘legitimate form of artistic expression.’ Elon Musk’s social media platform X has updated its policies to formally allow adult content. Under the updated guidelines, the platform formerly known as Twitter will allow users to share sexualised content so long as it is…

Trump campaign says its raised 1m in May, boosted by guilty verdict | Politics News

Trump campaign says its raised $141m in May, boosted by guilty verdict | Politics News

Trump camp says $53m contributed in 24 hours after he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Former United States President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised $141m in May, campaign officials have said, a haul apparently boosted by his conviction in his hush…

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border | Joe Biden News

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border | Joe Biden News

Order will allow US to shut off asylum requests and deny entry to migrants once daily threshold is met, US media reports. President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order this week that would place new restrictions on the ability of asylum seekers to seek protection at the…

GameStop stock jumps as ‘Roaring Kitty’ shows big bet in Reddit post | Financial Markets News

GameStop stock jumps as ‘Roaring Kitty’ shows big bet in Reddit post | Financial Markets News

Keith Gill, or ‘Roaring Kitty’, shared a screenshot on Reddit that showed he may hold five million shares of GameStop. Shares of GameStop soared once again following speculation that the man at the centre of the pandemic meme stock craze owns a large number of shares of the video game…

California firefighters make progress against first large fire of the year | Weather News

California firefighters make progress against first large fire of the year | Weather News

The western US state has struggled to cope with wildfires that have grown in size and destructiveness in the last decade. Firefighters have made significant progress in their efforts to contain a wildfire near the San Francisco Bay Area in the western US state of California. The state firefighting agency…

Remains: The collision of science and America’s Indigenous people | Documentary

Remains: The collision of science and America’s Indigenous people | Documentary

A Danish scientist’s search for the earliest DNA in the United States uncovers profound ethical and personal dilemmas. The DNA of ancient human remains in the United States may hold the answers to some of the most hotly debated questions in North American history. Danish professor Eske Willerslev has spent…