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 What the papers say – May 31

What the papers say – May 31

May 30, 2023 11:36 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Row over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages dominates Wednesday’s front pages.


 US coast guard searching for man who fell from cruise ship off Florida coast

US coast guard searching for man who fell from cruise ship off Flori...

May 30, 2023 09:22 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The passenger fell from the Carnival Magic ship about 185 miles east of Jacksonville.


 UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at nuclear power plant

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at nuclear...

May 30, 2023 08:51 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Rafael Grossi asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.


 Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should get parole, US appeals court rules

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should get parole, US appeals cour...

May 30, 2023 08:32 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other followers kill Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary in 1969.


 Ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro to go on trial in September

Ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro to go on trial in Septem...

May 30, 2023 07:22 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

He will stand trial on contempt of Congress charges filed after he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the 2021 Capitol riot.


 Protesters storm Kathleen Stock talk at Oxford Union

Protesters storm Kathleen Stock talk at Oxford Union

May 30, 2023 07:16 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

LGBT+ activists stormed a talk with feminist Kathleen Stock at the Oxford Union before one of them glued themselves to the floor on Tuesday.


 US says ‘the time is now’ for Sweden to join Nato

US says ‘the time is now’ for Sweden to join Nato

May 30, 2023 07:08 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said Turkey should be provided with upgraded F-16 fighters.


 Covid inquiry extends deadline over Johnson messages as No 10 denies cover-up

Covid inquiry extends deadline over Johnson messages as No 10 denies...

May 30, 2023 06:56 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Former prime minister Boris Johnson insisted he has ‘no objection’ to handing over the evidence.


 Cabinet approves Irish involvement in cyber-threat network

Cabinet approves Irish involvement in cyber-threat network

May 30, 2023 06:44 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Micheal Martin also secured approval for three other European Defence Agency projects relating to the procurement of Defence Forces equipment.


 Government expects children’s hospital to be delivered next year ‘as planned’

Government expects children’s hospital to be delivered next year ‘as...

May 30, 2023 06:24 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

‘The longer this goes, the more expensive this hospital is going to be,’ Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy said.


 Disgraced Theranos boss begins 11-year sentence for blood-testing scam

Disgraced Theranos boss begins 11-year sentence for blood-testing sc...

May 30, 2023 06:13 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Elizabeth Holmes, 39, entered a federal women’s prison camp in Bryan, Texas on Tuesday.


 Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot jailed

Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot j...

May 30, 2023 05:45 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Pauline Bauer was near Ms Pelosi’s office suite on January 6, 2021, when she yelled at police officers to bring her out so the mob could hang her.


 Just Stop Oil supporters cause disruption at four bridges in London

Just Stop Oil supporters cause disruption at four bridges in London

May 30, 2023 05:33 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The Metropolitan Police were not aware of any arrests.


 Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, family says

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, family says

May 30, 2023 05:26 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The wife of former president Jimmy Carter has been a leading mental health advocate for much of her life, said The Carter Centre.


 Nato sends 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests

Nato sends 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests

May 30, 2023 05:06 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Jens Stoltenberg urged both sides to take steps to de-escalate and to return to EU-backed talks on improving relations.


 Around half of international protection applicants granted permission to stay

Around half of international protection applicants granted permissio...

May 30, 2023 04:48 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The Department of Integration said 217 male applicants remained unaccommodated last week.


 Cigar smoked by Churchill during the Second World War to be auctioned

Cigar smoked by Churchill during the Second World War to be auctione...

May 30, 2023 04:44 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The wartime leader gave the half-smoked cigar to Hugh Stonehewer-Bird in 1944 and it has been preserved in a glass jar ever since.


 Ukrainian politicians shelter underground during daytime attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian politicians shelter underground during daytime attack on K...

May 30, 2023 04:44 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

Russia launched 11 ballistic and cruise missiles at the Ukrainian capital.


 Firefighters injured as wildfire burns in Highlands for third day

Firefighters injured as wildfire burns in Highlands for third day

May 30, 2023 04:40 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

The wildfire has been burning near Cannich, south west of Inverness, since Sunday afternoon.


 Protesters ‘full of anger’ at Kathleen Stock’s Oxford Union talk

Protesters ‘full of anger’ at Kathleen Stock’s Oxford Union talk

May 30, 2023 04:38 PM AEST | By PAMEDIA

LGBT+ activists protested against a talk by feminist Kathleen Stock at Oxford University’s 200-year-old debating society on Tuesday.


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