Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging (www.theguardian.com)
Rasoulof is one of Iran’s leading directors and his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is due to premiere at Cannes film festival
US crypto entrepreneur arrested in Dubai alleges torture by police (www.theguardian.com)
Edel Hsieh, who is linked to HyperVerse CEO, alleges police tortured him into signing a false confession...
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France (www.theguardian.com)
Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’ (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9336139...
Rudy Giuliani struggles to find an accountant: ‘nobody seems interested’ (www.theguardian.com)
“Nobody seems interested” in helping Rudy Giuliani meet accounting obligations in his ongoing bankruptcy case, lawyers for the former New York mayor, presidential hopeful and Trump attorney said in a court filing on Tuesday....
New York governor said Black kids in the Bronx do not know the word ‘computer’ (www.theguardian.com)
The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has rapidly backtracked on remarks she made on Monday after she came under a blizzard of criticism for saying that Black children in the Bronx did not know the word “computer”....
Florida ex-cop with ‘patterns of abuse and bias’ joins DeSantis’s state guard (www.theguardian.com)
A former Florida police captain with a long history of civilian complaints, including false arrests and harassment, has joined the state’s state guard under governor Ron DeSantis....
England’s rivers to remain in poor state as EU laws ignored post-Brexit, says watchdog (www.theguardian.com)
England’s rivers are likely to remain in a poor state for years to come because the government is failing to put in place EU clean water laws post-Brexit, the watchdog has found....
'Countries are now forced to confront it’: Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Experts say the recent increase in arrests and investigations reflects a changing mood in Europe towards Chinese threats....
Utah tip line flooded with false reports of trans bathroom law violations (www.theguardian.com)
State auditor, tasked with managing tip line, has been swamped with hoax reports made to protect trans people from inquiries
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests (www.theguardian.com)
A trove of data examined by experts indicates the operation is highly organised, technically savvy – and ongoing....
US paused weapons shipment to Israel amid concern over Rafah, senior US official says (www.theguardian.com)
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that as Israeli leaders seemed to approach a decision on a Rafah incursion, “we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafah” beginning in April....
Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to ‘eliminate’ Hamas (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border crossing and cutting off most aid into the territory a day before indirect talks on a ceasefire deal are due to restart....
‘Inside an oven’: Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia (www.theguardian.com)
The US universities that allow protest encampments – and even negotiate (www.theguardian.com)
‘The final act’: Fears US journalism crisis could destabilize 2024 election (www.theguardian.com)
(Article is a little old, still relevant though)
US company agrees to fine for hiring children to clean slaughterhouses (www.theguardian.com)
Rikers Island jail ‘ready’ to receive Donald Trump, says Eric Adams (www.theguardian.com)
US repatriates two dozen westerners from Islamic State camp in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
The Kurdish fighters are holding more than 56,000 detainees with alleged or perceived links to the Islamic State group....
Trump’s attacks on justice system are causing real damage, experts say (www.theguardian.com)
Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter (www.theguardian.com)
‘No safe place’: people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk’s lawyers succeed in challenge to remove OpenAI case judge (www.theguardian.com)
Challenge cited California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove judge they believe can’t grant impartial trial
Soaring number of migrants trapped in Yemen face abuse and starvation, say NGOs (www.theguardian.com)
Urgent funding needed to help people return home as humanitarian crisis reaches critical levels, according to migration organisation...
Body of last missing worker killed in Baltimore bridge collapse recovered (www.theguardian.com)
Officials made announcement Tuesday, as demolition crews prepared to use explosives in continued cleanup effort...
