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The Supreme Court is headed into its final week with about a quarter of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the election interference case against him, roughly two months after hearing arguments. The court heard 61 cases this term, and 15 remain unresolved. Here’s a look at some of the major undecided cases:
Full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah would be "a catastrophe", the UN Secretary-General says. But to David Kamari, who lives under near-daily fire on the Israeli side of the border, it would be a solution. Last month, a Hezbollah rocket fired from Lebanon landed in his front garden in the border town of Kiryat Shmona, cracking his house in several places and filling it with rubble. He points out the gaping holes where shrapnel sliced through the walls, missing him by inches. And then to the hills above us, where Hezbollah-controlled territory begins. "Every day, every night: bombs. \[It’s a] problem," he said. "And I was born here. If you live here one night, you go crazy."
**AD** 0:14 Ginnie Hislop would have gotten her master's degree a long time ago, had it not been for World War II. More than 80 years later, the 105-year-old Hislop now has her master's in education, walking across the stage at Stanford University and getting her diploma at Sunday's ceremony. “My goodness,” [Hislop said in a news release](https://ed.stanford.edu/news/lifelong-learning-stanford-gse-student-collects-her-master-s-degree-after-80-years-education) provided by Stanford. “I’ve waited a long time for this."
Four Balkan countries suffered simultaneous power cuts lasting several hours on Friday as the region sweltered in a summer heatwave. Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and large areas of the Croatian coast were hit by the afternoon blackouts, brought on by surging demand for power after households switched on air-conditioning to combat the high temperatures. In Bosnia and Croatia, traffic lights were knocked out, causing transport chaos in Sarajevo, Split and other big cities. Suppliers said they had largely restored power by the evening, but were still trying to identify where the failure had occurred in the four countries' interlinked power systems. The shutdowns were first reported at 13:00 local time (11:00 GMT), with even water pumps grinding to a halt in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica.
Donald Sutherland, the versatile Canadian actor whose prolific career in TV shows and movies showed a diverse range, from authority-loathing surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the "M\*A\*S\*H" movie to authoritarian villain President Snow in "The Hunger Games" franchise, has died. He was 88. "With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away," his son Kiefer Sutherland [posted on social media](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8cgckJJ548/?hl=en) Thursday along with a black and white photo of the father-son pair. He added: "I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that. A life well lived."
Some crew members on the cargo ship that struck a major bridge in Baltimore are set to return home after nearly three months on the vessel, according to the cargo ship's management company. Earlier this week, Baltimore officials dropped a petition that would have prevented the crew members from leaving so that they could be questioned. The 21 seafarers, predominantly from India, **[have been stranded on the MV Dali](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69011124)** since it crashed into Baltimore's iconic Francis Scott Key bridge on 26 March, causing it to collapse. Six construction workers who were on the bridge were **[killed in the incident](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68670567)**, which remains the focus of two investigations from the FBI and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Two environmental protesters have been arrested after spraying Stonehenge with orange paint, according to the group responsible and local police. Wiltshire Police said in a statement [they arrested two people](https://www.wiltshire.police.uk/news/wiltshire/news/2024/june-2024/two-arrested-after-stonehenge-monument-damaged/) "following an incident at Stonehenge" on Wednesday afternoon. "At around noon, we responded to a report that orange paint had been sprayed on some of the stones by two suspects," police said in the statement. "Officers attended the scene and arrested two people on suspicion of damaging the ancient monument." The group responsible is an environmental activism group called [Just Stop Oil](https://juststopoil.org/2024/06/19/its-time-for-megalithic-action-just-stop-oil-decorate-stonehenge/). The group posted a video of the incident on X, saying "2 people took action the day before Summer Solstice, demanding the incoming government sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030."
It’s a peculiar political twist that hostilities rose between Israel and Hezbollah this week, even as the missiles ebbed. The recent intense exchange of fire replaced, during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, with a fiery volley of threats, the familiar drum beat of deterrence spotlighting the path to war. The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Wednesday threatened to invade northern Israel if a full-scale war with Israel broke out. He also said Hezbollah had “new weapons” which would be seen in the field. But, he added, the group did not want full-scale war with Israel - and viewed its involvement as support for its Hamas ally in Gaza.
People who get a good night's sleep tend to be less lonely, and rewards are especially notable among young adults, according to new findings in a small study presented earlier this month. The study, based on surveys of nearly 2,300 adults, found that people with better sleep habits self-reported lower levels of social and emotional loneliness. The study comes after [U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/12/24/loneliness-epidemic-u-s-surgeon-general-solution/71971896007/) loneliness, social isolation and lack of connection a [public health crisis in 2023](https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf). “There is a pressing need for providers to better understand and treat it,” the study’s lead author, Joseph Dzierzewski, a clinical psychologist who is vice president of research at the nonprofit National Sleep Foundation, said in a [statement](https://www.sleepmeeting.org/study-finds-that-better-sleep-is-associated-with-lower-loneliness/). “Our results highlight the important role that sleep plays in understanding loneliness across the adult lifespan. Perhaps efforts to improve sleep health could have a beneficial effect on loneliness, especially for young people.”
A key medical exam in India has sparked anger, protests and allegations of cheating after thousands of candidates secured abnormally high marks in this year’s test. The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG - conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) - is the gateway to studying medicine in the country, as its score is necessary for getting admission to a medical college. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), a government organisation which holds some of India's biggest exams. Millions of students take the exam every year, but only a small percentage get good enough marks to secure a college placement. But this year the challenge is somewhat different: too many candidates have got top marks, pushing down the ranking system and making it hard for even high-scorers to get admission. Since the results were declared on 4 June, the exam has come under scrutiny for reasons ranging from errors in the question paper and grace marks (compensatory marks) being given in a faulty manner to allegations of paper leaks and fraud. Students and parents have demanded a re-test and dozens of petitions have been filed in courts to this end.
A member of the Secret Service was robbed at gunpoint during President Joe Biden's trip to California over the weekend. Biden was in Los Angeles for a campaign fundraiser after returning from the G7 meeting in Italy. It was not immediately clear whether the Secret Service agent's work assignment was connected to the president's visit. The agent was returning from work at the time of the robbery Saturday night and fired a service weapon during the confrontation, but it wasn't known if the assailants were struck, according to a statement by the Secret Service**.** The agent wasn't injured, the statement said.
Will one of India's most celebrated writers really face prosecution for things she said more than a decade ago? Last week, 14 years after the original complaint, Delhi's most senior official granted permission for the Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under India’s stringent anti-terror laws. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is notorious for making it exceptionally challenging to get bail, often resulting in years of detention until the completion of trial. The Modi government has been accused of **[using the law to silence critics](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55410715)**, including activists, journalists and civil society members. Ms Roy, 62, an outspoken writer and activist, is in the dock for comments on Kashmir, a perennial lightning rod in India.
Broadway's biggest night is here! But it'll also be the most unpredictable Tony Awards of the last decade. In most [Broadway seasons](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/12/best-new-broadway-shows-2024-ranked/73587655007/), one or two new musicals rise to the top as the clear standouts of the year. But coming off the most crowded spring in recent memory, no consensus has formed around any of the five vastly different shows nominated for best musical, which include an [Alicia Keys passion project](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/05/alicia-keys-hells-kitchen-musical-broadway-theatre/71809947007/) and [a suffragist history lesson](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/17/hillary-clinton-suffs-broadway-musical-suffrage/73329524007/) produced by Hillary Clinton. It’s also the most star-studded Tonys in a while, with Rachel McAdams (“[Mary Jane](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/23/mary-jane-review-rachel-mcadams/73412546007/)”), Eddie Redmayne ("[Cabaret](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/19/eddie-redmayne-gayle-rankin-cabaret-broadway/73329538007/)”) and Jim Parsons ("[Mother Play](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/22/jessica-lange-mother-play-hbo-movie/73672364007/)") all vying for top trophies. Follow along for the full list of winners (in bold at the top of their category), including all the nominees.
Days after the UK’s new prime minister enters Downing Street, they will board a plane to Washington for a crucial summit of the Nato military alliance. The following week – a day after the State Opening of Parliament – they will host about 50 heads of government at Blenheim Palace for the European Community Summit. All politics may be local, but after an election focused on domestic issues, the PM will discover fast that government is often global. Amid this frantic round of diplomatic speed dating, they will have to confront a raft of international challenges, with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, political instability in the US, division in Europe and threats from China.
Four teenagers confess in 1995 to murders during grueling interrogations by city cops. Now, after growing up in prison, they’re getting $50 million for the decades they wrongly spent behind bars. The payout for the "Marquette Park 4," as they became known after the infamous murder case, is the largest since at least 2008 for reversed convictions in Chicago, a city that’s racked up over $300 million in lawsuit settlements for wrongfully convicted people, according to a USA TODAY review of documents from [Chicago's Department of Law.](https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dol.html) Illinois has been dubbed by the [Innocence Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocence_Project), a nonprofit legal organization that's helped to successfully overturn over 300 convictions nationwide through DNA-based exonerations, as ["the wrongful conviction capital of the country."](https://innocenceproject.org/illinois-can-once-again-lead-in-preventing-wrongful-convictions-by-passing-a-critical-false-confession-bill/#:~:text=Illinois%20is%20known%20as%20the,confession%20capital%20of%20the%20country.) Illinois’ 540 exonerations of wrongfully convicted people tops the ranking of states, followed by Texas, with 474 exonerations, according to the Innocence Project.
The 52-year-old had covered a third of her 1,000km run from Thailand to Singapore, and the going was getting tough. "Today is the first time in four days I have questioned if I would actually finish this thing. I love the challenge of the sport, love the rawness of it all, but hate these low points. And they come often," she said. Natalie had to clock at least 84km a day - the equivalent of two marathons - to achieve her goal of finishing her run in 12 days. Natalie is an ultra-runner - they race distances that exceed 42.2km, the length of a marathon. But she has not trained as an athlete all her life. She began racing only in her late 30s to get fitter. While running has taken off globally, most data shows that growth in Western countries. Figures for Asia are hard to come by, although several countries in the region host popular marathons, such as Taiwan, Cambodia and Japan.
Pat Hoberg, arguably the most accurate umpire calling balls and strikes in Major League Baseball, has been removed from the field by the league for violating its gambling policy, MLB confirmed. Hoberg, 37, consistently [ranks atop ump evaluations](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/06/09/pat-hoberg-mlb-umpire-rankings-scorecard/7541698001/) by Umpire Scorecards, and famously called a "perfect game" during the 2022 World Series. But he has not worked a game this season and came under scrutiny by the league for activity that runs afoul of the league's gambling policy. MLB said in a statement that Hoberg's alleged gambling activities did not impact games he worked.
China's hopes of making the final stage of Asian qualifying for the 2026 tournament were slim following a 1-0 defeat by South Korea in Seoul on Tuesday. Thailand then needed to beat Singapore by three goals in Bangkok to move second in Group C above China, which would have resulted in China's exit from the competition. Thailand did defeat bottom side Singapore 3-1, but China progressed thanks to 40-year-old Hassan's multiple saves. Hassan told Singapore's state broadcaster CNA a picture of a payment QR code from the food stall he runs has been circulated online which fans have then used to transfer money.
An Asian elephant in central Thailand has given birth to a rare set of twins, in what caretakers have described as a miracle. The mother, 36-year-old Chamchuri, was not expected to deliver twins and when she gave birth to a male calf last Friday, staff at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal, had thought the delivery was done. But while cleaning up the first calf and helping it stand on its feet, they heard a loud thud and realised that Chamchuri had given birth to a second calf, a female. The second birth sent the mother into a panic and caretakers had to restrain her to prevent her from stepping on the female calf. One caretaker was hurt in the melee. Dramatic footage on social media showed a crowd of caretakers - known locally as mahouts - frantically separating the female calf from the mother, with blood from the birth still visible on her hind legs.
An Asian elephant in central Thailand has given birth to a rare set of twins, in what caretakers have described as a miracle. The mother, 36-year-old Chamchuri, was not expected to deliver twins and when she gave birth to a male calf last Friday, staff at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal, had thought the delivery was done. But while cleaning up the first calf and helping it stand on its feet, they heard a loud thud and realised that Chamchuri had given birth to a second calf, a female. The second birth sent the mother into a panic and caretakers had to restrain her to prevent her from stepping on the female calf. One caretaker was hurt in the melee. Dramatic footage on social media showed a crowd of caretakers - known locally as mahouts - frantically separating the female calf from the mother, with blood from the birth still visible on her hind legs.
He is successful, kind, provides emotional support, always knows just what to say and is available 24/7. The only catch? He’s not real. Dan – which stands for Do Anything Now - is a “jailbreak” version of ChatGPT. This means it can bypass some of the basic safeguards put in place by its maker, OpenAI, such as not using sexually explicit language. It can interact more liberally with users – if requested to do so through certain prompts. And Dan is becoming popular with some Chinese women who say they are disappointed with their real world experiences of dating. One of Dan’s biggest proponents is 30-year-old Lisa from Beijing. She is currently studying computer science in California, and says she has been “dating” Dan for three months.
He is successful, kind, provides emotional support, always knows just what to say and is available 24/7. The only catch? He’s not real. Dan – which stands for Do Anything Now - is a “jailbreak” version of ChatGPT. This means it can bypass some of the basic safeguards put in place by its maker, OpenAI, such as not using sexually explicit language. It can interact more liberally with users – if requested to do so through certain prompts. And Dan is becoming popular with some Chinese women who say they are disappointed with their real world experiences of dating. One of Dan’s biggest proponents is 30-year-old Lisa from Beijing. She is currently studying computer science in California, and says she has been “dating” Dan for three months.
The filing submitted by the multi-billionaire's lawyers asked for the months-old case to be dropped without offering any reason for the move. It came just a day before the court was expected to hear the ChatGPT-developer's bid to have the case dismissed. BBC News has contacted Mr Musk's lawyer and OpenAI for comment. The latest filing asked for the case's dismissal "without prejudice", meaning Mr Musk could still reactivate it at a later stage. The Tesla boss filed the lawsuit against OpenAI at the end of February this year, arguing the company he had helped found in 2015 had deviated from its altruistic goals to focus on making money.
The filing submitted by the multi-billionaire's lawyers asked for the months-old case to be dropped without offering any reason for the move. It came just a day before the court was expected to hear the ChatGPT-developer's bid to have the case dismissed. BBC News has contacted Mr Musk's lawyer and OpenAI for comment. The latest filing asked for the case's dismissal "without prejudice", meaning Mr Musk could still reactivate it at a later stage. The Tesla boss filed the lawsuit against OpenAI at the end of February this year, arguing the company he had helped found in 2015 had deviated from its altruistic goals to focus on making money.
A suspect in a California gang gun battle that killed six people - including innocent bystanders - has died in jail while awaiting trial. Smiley Martin, 29, was found dead in his cell early on Saturday, his lawyer said. He was one of three men arrested in April 2022 after a late-night brawl turned into a deadly **[gun battle](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60974119)** in Sacramento's city centre. The cause of Mr Martin's death is being investigated. The Sacramento Sheriff's Office said an inmate, aged 29, was found unresponsive at about 02:15 local time on Saturday in Sacramento County Main Jail.
The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates this week for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, three Democratic senators said Monday in a letter to its chairman, Jerome Powell. “The Fed’s monetary policy is not helping to reduce inflation. Indeed, it is driving up housing and auto insurance costs — two of the key drivers of inflation — threatening the health of the economy and risking a recession that could push thousands of American workers out of their jobs,” wrote Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) in [the letter sent to the Fed on Monday and obtained by HuffPost](https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2024/06/10/6667282ee4b04a7f054acd5d.pdf).
A suspect in a California gang gun battle that killed six people - including innocent bystanders - has died in jail while awaiting trial. Smiley Martin, 29, was found dead in his cell early on Saturday, his lawyer said. He was one of three men arrested in April 2022 after a late-night brawl turned into a deadly **[gun battle](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60974119)** in Sacramento's city centre. The cause of Mr Martin's death is being investigated. The Sacramento Sheriff's Office said an inmate, aged 29, was found unresponsive at about 02:15 local time on Saturday in Sacramento County Main Jail.
Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India's prime minister for a third term in a grand ceremony at the presidential palace in Delhi. The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party took his oath, saying he would "do right to all manner of people without affection or ill-will". Mr Modi's BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won the general election with 293 seats, a much lower margin than predicted by exit polls. The election saw a **[resurgence of India's opposition](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp00jze920eo)**, which won 234 seats. Thousands of guests have been attending his inauguration at Delhi's presidential palace. Among them are the heads of neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives - but not Pakistan or China.
Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India's prime minister for a third term in a grand ceremony at the presidential palace in Delhi. The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party took his oath, saying he would "do right to all manner of people without affection or ill-will". Mr Modi's BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won the general election with 293 seats, a much lower margin than predicted by exit polls. The election saw a **[resurgence of India's opposition](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp00jze920eo)**, which won 234 seats. Thousands of guests have been attending his inauguration at Delhi's presidential palace. Among them are the heads of neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives - but not Pakistan or China.
Europeans in 20 countries go to the polls on Sunday, on the biggest and final day of voting for the European Parliament. In a year of pivotal elections, the EU vote is especially significant, on a continent witnessing polarised politics and increased nationalism. The run-up to the vote **[has been marked by violent incidents](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c877vynl2zgo)** - although an attack that left Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with minor whiplash and forced her to halt campaigning is not being seen as politically motivated. Europe’s main centre-right grouping is expected to come top across the EU when first projections emerge later on Sunday, however three parties on the far right all have their eye on winning the most seats nationally.
Europeans in 20 countries go to the polls on Sunday, on the biggest and final day of voting for the European Parliament. In a year of pivotal elections, the EU vote is especially significant, on a continent witnessing polarised politics and increased nationalism. The run-up to the vote **[has been marked by violent incidents](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c877vynl2zgo)** - although an attack that left Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with minor whiplash and forced her to halt campaigning is not being seen as politically motivated. Europe’s main centre-right grouping is expected to come top across the EU when first projections emerge later on Sunday, however three parties on the far right all have their eye on winning the most seats nationally.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was gifted Beyoncé tickets from the singer and Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed two trips gifted from major GOP donor Harlan Crow — a news report about the gifted trips landed the justice in hot water earlier this year. Four of the justices disclosed financials related to book deals. The reports, which cover the 2023 year, were made public for eight of the nine justices with Justice Samuel Alito requesting a 90-day extension for his report. Supreme Court justices are required to file disclosures of gifts annually. Justice Brown Jackson received four tickets from Beyoncé valued at more than $3,700 (more than £2,900) to the singer's concert.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was gifted Beyoncé tickets from the singer and Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed two trips gifted from major GOP donor Harlan Crow — a news report about the gifted trips landed the justice in hot water earlier this year. Four of the justices disclosed financials related to book deals. The reports, which cover the 2023 year, were made public for eight of the nine justices with Justice Samuel Alito requesting a 90-day extension for his report. Supreme Court justices are required to file disclosures of gifts annually. Justice Brown Jackson received four tickets from Beyoncé valued at more than $3,700 (more than £2,900) to the singer's concert.
The Nepalese army says it has removed eleven tonnes of rubbish, four corpses and one skeleton from Mount Everest and two other Himalayan peaks this year. It took troops 55 days to recover the rubbish and bodies from Everest, Nuptse and Lhotse mountains. It is estimated that more than fifty tonnes of waste and more than 200 bodies cover Everest. The army began conducting an annual clean-up of the mountain, which is often described as the world’s highest garbage dump, in 2019 during concerns about overcrowding and climbers queueing in dangerous conditions to reach the summit. The five clean-ups have collected 119 tonnes of rubbish, 14 human corpses and some skeletons, the army says.
The Nepalese army says it has removed eleven tonnes of rubbish, four corpses and one skeleton from Mount Everest and two other Himalayan peaks this year. It took troops 55 days to recover the rubbish and bodies from Everest, Nuptse and Lhotse mountains. It is estimated that more than fifty tonnes of waste and more than 200 bodies cover Everest. The army began conducting an annual clean-up of the mountain, which is often described as the world’s highest garbage dump, in 2019 during concerns about overcrowding and climbers queueing in dangerous conditions to reach the summit. The five clean-ups have collected 119 tonnes of rubbish, 14 human corpses and some skeletons, the army says.
It’s impossible not to be swept away by the warmth and energy in the stone-clad villages up and down the Normandy coastline this 80th anniversary of D-Day. British, US and Canadian flags flutter from garden gates and lampposts as far as the eye can see. Music from the 1940s drifts through village squares, while country lanes roar with column-upon-column of World War Two-era military jeeps. Driving them are laughing, waving men and women from all over Europe. Germans, Dutch, Belgians and Brits from all walks of life, who this week have chosen to don Second World War Allied military uniforms, to honour the 150,000 soldiers who landed here in Nazi-occupied France on 6 June 1944 - changing the course of 20th-Century Europe as they did so.
It’s here that Australian company SunDrive Solar makes its “special sauce”: a new - top secret - formula that it says has solved “a very high value problem”. Its big innovation? Finding a way to replace the silver used in solar cells with copper, which was previously thought impossible. “Silver is expensive, scarce and environmentally disastrous, and it limits how much solar can be rolled out around the world,” explains chief commercial officer Maia Schweizer. “Copper is also highly in demand, but it's 1,000 times more abundant, and 100 times lower cost.”
A prominent professional rock climber and guidebook author, who was convicted earlier this year of sexual assaults in Yosemite National Park, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. A federal jury found Charles Barrett, 40, guilty in February of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact that occurred in Yosemite National Park, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California. Court records showed that Barrett sexually assaulted a woman, who was 19 at the time, on three separate occasions during a weekend in August 2016. Prosecutors argued that Barrett's life sentence was due to his "long history of violence towards women, his serial sexual predation of female rock climbers who admired him, his obstruction of justice, and his failure to accept responsibility."
It’s here that Australian company SunDrive Solar makes its “special sauce”: a new - top secret - formula that it says has solved “a very high value problem”. Its big innovation? Finding a way to replace the silver used in solar cells with copper, which was previously thought impossible. “Silver is expensive, scarce and environmentally disastrous, and it limits how much solar can be rolled out around the world,” explains chief commercial officer Maia Schweizer. “Copper is also highly in demand, but it's 1,000 times more abundant, and 100 times lower cost.”
The Post Office’s most senior in-house lawyer when it fought the landmark case brought by Alan Bates and other sub-postmasters has been challenged by BBC News in Australia, after she refused to appear before the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal. A BBC team questioned Jane MacLeod, who was the Post Office’s General Counsel between 2015 and 2019, while she was walking her dog outside her home in Sydney. She replied with “no comment” when asked why she wasn’t attending. She had been due to give evidence this week. “It’s unsurprising, but it speaks volumes,” says Jo Hamilton, one of the wrongly convicted former sub-postmasters. “If she was determined to help the inquiry, she’d be there,” she added.
The Post Office’s most senior in-house lawyer when it fought the landmark case brought by Alan Bates and other sub-postmasters has been challenged by BBC News in Australia, after she refused to appear before the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal. A BBC team questioned Jane MacLeod, who was the Post Office’s General Counsel between 2015 and 2019, while she was walking her dog outside her home in Sydney. She replied with “no comment” when asked why she wasn’t attending. She had been due to give evidence this week. “It’s unsurprising, but it speaks volumes,” says Jo Hamilton, one of the wrongly convicted former sub-postmasters. “If she was determined to help the inquiry, she’d be there,” she added.
A police officer who was left in critical condition after a mass stabbing in the German city of Mannheim on Friday has died, local authorities say. The 29-year-old was one of six people, including anti-Islam activist Michael Stürzenberger, to be wounded by the attacker, who was detained at the scene. The police officer was stabbed several times in the head. Despite undergoing emergency surgery, he succumbed to his wounds on Sunday afternoon. "This news has shaken me to the core," said the leader of Baden-Württemberg, the state in which Mannheim is located. "All our thoughts are with the officer's family, relatives and colleagues," Winfried Kretschmann added.
A police officer who was left in critical condition after a mass stabbing in the German city of Mannheim on Friday has died, local authorities say. The 29-year-old was one of six people, including anti-Islam activist Michael Stürzenberger, to be wounded by the attacker, who was detained at the scene. The police officer was stabbed several times in the head. Despite undergoing emergency surgery, he succumbed to his wounds on Sunday afternoon. "This news has shaken me to the core," said the leader of Baden-Württemberg, the state in which Mannheim is located. "All our thoughts are with the officer's family, relatives and colleagues," Winfried Kretschmann added.
Beijing has said that it is defending its sovereignty. At the summit, a Chinese military spokesman accused the Philippines of making “provocations”. Observers fear that any escalation could spark a conflict in the South China Sea between the Chinese and Americans. The US is bound by a treaty signed with the Philippines to come to the South East Asian nation’s defence, should it come under attack. The US has said it will stand by its commitments to its allies in the region, and has sought to draw them closer including holding a summit with the Philippines and Japan last month.
Beijing has said that it is defending its sovereignty. At the summit, a Chinese military spokesman accused the Philippines of making “provocations”. Observers fear that any escalation could spark a conflict in the South China Sea between the Chinese and Americans. The US is bound by a treaty signed with the Philippines to come to the South East Asian nation’s defence, should it come under attack. The US has said it will stand by its commitments to its allies in the region, and has sought to draw them closer including holding a summit with the Philippines and Japan last month.
Marian Robinson, the mother of former US First Lady Michelle Obama, has died at 86. In a statement, her family said that Robinson had died "peacefully" on Friday morning. Robinson was a well-known fixture at the White House during the eight years of Barack Obama's administration between 2009-17. She spent much of that time taking care of her two granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, daughters to Michelle and Barack Obama. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Mrs Obama called her mother her "rock, always there for whatever I needed". "She was the same steady backstop for our entire family, and we are heartbroken to share she passed away today," she wrote.
Marian Robinson, the mother of former US First Lady Michelle Obama, has died at 86. In a statement, her family said that Robinson had died "peacefully" on Friday morning. Robinson was a well-known fixture at the White House during the eight years of Barack Obama's administration between 2009-17. She spent much of that time taking care of her two granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, daughters to Michelle and Barack Obama. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Mrs Obama called her mother her "rock, always there for whatever I needed". "She was the same steady backstop for our entire family, and we are heartbroken to share she passed away today," she wrote.
South Korean tycoon Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.38 trillion won ($ 1bn; £788m) in cash - the country's largest ever divorce settlement. It comes nearly a decade after Mr Chey's marriage fell apart following the revelation he had fathered a child with his lover. The Seoul High Court on Thursday ruled that Roh So-young - whom he was married to for 35 years - was entitled to a portion of his company shares. Lawyers for Mr Chey - chairman of the powerful SK Group conglomerate - said he would appeal, claiming the court had taken "Roh's one-sided claim as factual". The amount awarded to Ms Roh was a significant increase from the 66.5bn-settlement ruled by a lower court in 2022.
South Korean tycoon Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.38 trillion won ($ 1bn; £788m) in cash - the country's largest ever divorce settlement. It comes nearly a decade after Mr Chey's marriage fell apart following the revelation he had fathered a child with his lover. The Seoul High Court on Thursday ruled that Roh So-young - whom he was married to for 35 years - was entitled to a portion of his company shares. Lawyers for Mr Chey - chairman of the powerful SK Group conglomerate - said he would appeal, claiming the court had taken "Roh's one-sided claim as factual". The amount awarded to Ms Roh was a significant increase from the 66.5bn-settlement ruled by a lower court in 2022.
Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down a global malware network which stole $ 5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crimes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. The DOJ partnered with the FBI and other international agencies to take down what was "likely the world’s largest botnet ever”. Chinese national YunHe Wang, who is also a St Kitts and Nevis citizen, has been charged with creating and operating the network. A botnet is a network of computers which have been infected with malware and are being controlled by a malicious actor.