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Growing crowds have attended reformist Massoud Pezeshkian's rallies
Reformist doctor running for presidency gives new hope to young Iranians
TEHRAN — A snap election was called after a deadly helicopter crash. A candidate promising a different approach both at home and abroad. And suddenly there’s an element of suspense and unpredictability in Iran, as voters go to the polls to choose a new president.Elections in the Islamic Republic are tightly controlled affairs — the candidates are all vetted by an influential committee of clerics before they can stand. And recently voter apathy has been widespread.But this time there is a wild card: a reformist former heart surgeon and health minister, Massoud Pezeshkian, who has declared “immoral” the actions of Iran’s morality police, who enforce strict dress codes on women.The rules on wearing the hijab are now being regularly flouted by women and Pezeshkian, 69, has said:...
June 28, 2024

Reformist doctor running for presidency gives new hope to young Iranians

Germany's Interior Ministry has introduced new citizenship requirements, including recognizing Israel's right to exist
Germany demands new citizens accept Israel’s right to exist
BERLIN — People applying for naturalization in Germany will now be required to affirm Israel’s right to exist, under changes to the country’s citizenship law.The legislation, which came into effect Thursday, is part of a larger citizenship overhaul from Berlin as the government grapples with rising antisemitism, a surge in popularity for the far right, and fierce debate over its response to Israel’s war in Gaza.The country’s naturalization exam will now include a number of new questions, according to a statement from the interior ministry.“In response to increasing antisemitism in Germany, the list of questions in the naturalization test has been expanded. New exam questions have been added on the topics of antisemitism, the right of the state of Israel to exist and Jewish life...
June 28, 2024

Germany demands new citizens accept Israel’s right to exist

Joe Biden, 81, and Donald Trump, 78, are the two oldest major party candidates for the US presidency
Stumbling debate performance worsens age fears for Biden
WASHINGTON — Before Thursday evening, many Americans had expressed concerns about Joe Biden’s age and fitness for office. To say that this debate did not put those concerns to rest may be one of the greatest understatements of the year.The president came into the debate with a low bar to clear, and he stumbled. He was flat. He was rambling. He was unclear.Roughly midway through the debate, the Biden campaign told reporters that the president was battling a cold — an attempt to explain his raspy voice. That may be so, but it also sounded like an excuse.For 90 minutes, more often than not, Joe Biden was on the ropes. Particularly early in the evening, some of his answers were nonsensical. After losing his train of thought he ended one answer by saying, “We finally beat Medicare”...
June 28, 2024

Stumbling debate performance worsens age fears for Biden

Activists like Mathys Auger (left) are campaigning hard for the far right in Brittany
Once France's moderate region, Brittany is flirting with the far right
AURAY, France — Earlier this week, two earnest teenagers walked down a narrow, cobbled lane in the ludicrously pretty medieval market town of Auray.As they handed out leaflets for their party, the far-right National Rally, you could hear the angry mutterings – the soundtrack of France’s unexpected and acutely polarising parliamentary election campaign – spluttering to life in their wake.“Go to Moscow,” declared a man sitting in the shade beside the town’s church.“Fascists. It’s horrible. We just hate them,” said Solène Jambou, 50, watching the two young men pass in front of her clothes stall.But many other people in the market came over to collect leaflets from the young campaigners.“Things have to change in France. We’ve tried everything else, so why not this? We...
June 28, 2024

Once France's moderate region, Brittany is flirting with the far right

President Joe Biden during the debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024
Biden’s debate performance sets off alarm bells for Democrats
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s debate performance has set off alarm bells among top Democrats, leaving some to openly question whether Biden can stay atop of the Democratic ticket.“He seemed a little disoriented. He did get stronger as the debate went on. But by that time, I think the panic had set in,” longtime Democratic operative and CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod said.Axelrod also gave voice to a conversation happening among many Democrats on Thursday night: “There are going to be discussions about whether he should continue.”After a rocky start to the night, campaign and party officials pointed to Biden’s rebuke to former President Donald Trump on the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol as a moment where the president hit his stride. They also...
June 28, 2024

Biden’s debate performance sets off alarm bells for Democrats

Former Defense Ministers Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe have both been expelled from the Communist Party
China expels two former defense ministers from Communist Party as military purge deepens
BEIJING — China on Thursday expelled its former Defense Minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor from the ruling Communist Party over corruption allegations, state broadcaster CCTV reported, deepening a sweeping purge within the top ranks of the military.Li was removed in October last year without explanation after he vanished from public view for two months, amid a series of high-level shakeups that have roiled the world’s largest military.Li’s mysterious disappearance and drastic ouster just months into his job fueled intense speculation, coming after the surprise sacking of two top generals of the PLA Rocket Force, an elite unit overseeing China’s nuclear and ballistic missiles, also without explanation.Thursday’s announcement is the first official confirmation from Chinese...
June 27, 2024

China expels two former defense ministers from Communist Party as military purge deepens

This photo from the National Transportation Safety Board shows the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 Max
Boeing blames missing paperwork for Alaska Air incident
RENTON, Washington — For months, missing paperwork has hindered the investigation into how a door plug blew off a 737 Max on an Alaska Airlines flight in January, making it difficult to find out who made the near-tragic mistake. This week, Boeing disclosed that the paperwork may have caused the problem in the first place.It was already well known that no documentation was found to show who worked on the door plug. At a briefing for journalists at Boeing’s 737 Max factory in Renton, Washington, Boeing said that lack of paperwork is why the four bolts needed to hold the door plug in place were never installed before the plane left the factory in October. The workers who needed to reinstall the bolts never had the work order telling them the work needed to be done.Without the bolts, the...
June 27, 2024

Boeing blames missing paperwork for Alaska Air incident

At least 22 people were reportedly killed in Tuesday's protests
Police fire tear gas at renewed Kenya protests
NAIROBI — Kenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse groups of protesters who have started gathering in the capital, Nairobi.There has been heavy deployment of security forces, including the military, and roads are blocked around key buildings in the capital ahead of the protests.This comes two days after 22 people reportedly lost their lives in protests against tax hikes, which saw part of parliament set alight.The next day, President William Ruto bowed to pressure and said he would withdraw the finance bill containing the unpopular tax proposals.The demonstrators had vowed to gather again in the city center to mourn those killed.Some also vowed to march to the president’s official residence, State House.Other prominent people linked to the protests have been warning against this...
June 27, 2024

Police fire tear gas at renewed Kenya protests

Job aspirants speak to a hiring agent outside the Foxconn factory near Chennai
India reviews iPhone factory for 'not hiring married women'
NEW DELHI — The Indian government has sought a detailed report from Tamil Nadu state following media reports that Apple supplier Foxconn was allegedly rejecting married women for iPhone assembly jobs.A Reuters investigation alleged that Foxconn had excluded married women from jobs at its main India iPhone plant near Chennai, citing their greater family responsibilities compared to unmarried women.The federal labor ministry says the law "clearly stipulates that no discrimination (is) to be made while recruiting men and women workers".Neither Apple nor the Tamil Nadu state government responded to requests for comment from Reuters.The BBC has also reached out to Foxconn and the Tamil Nadu labor department for a response.Foxconn, the largest supplier of Apple iPhones, set up its...
June 27, 2024

India reviews iPhone factory for 'not hiring married women'

Mushroom gummy packets
Australia recalls mushroom gummies after hospitalizations
SYDNEY — Australia has recalled two mushroom gummies products that have left several people hospitalized with symptoms such as "disturbing hallucinations" and "persistent vomiting."In a series of public health warnings, people were cautioned against eating Uncle Frog's Mushroom Gummies, due to reports of consumers "experiencing unexpected toxicity".The brand's Cordyceps and Lion's Mane gummies have been listed as the culprits.Other reported symptoms include seizure-like activity, anxiety, drowsiness or loss of consciousness and a racing heart.The hospitalizations have been nationwide, and authorities are now examining what exactly about the products might be making people sick.The South Australian government said a male in his teens had been...
June 27, 2024

Australia recalls mushroom gummies after hospitalizations

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