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Why are ICE agents getting controversial shock gloves?US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may soon be equipped with gloves that can deliver electric shocks as they carry out their law enforcement duties.ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£14.8m) to buy the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter (GLOVE), according to a note published on Monday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The gloves can deliver up to 380 volts of electricity, roughly three times the charge of a standard US power outlet.Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), have expressed alarm over its use. ICE is…
Why are ‘human fridges’ being sold in Japan?As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.Just nowAsia
ReutersWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, President Donald Trump has announced.Leavitt, whom the president called one of his “most trusted aides”, will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family – “a decision I totally understand and respect”, Trump wrote in a social media post.”Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party,” he added.Leavitt, 28, took the job as White House Press Secretary last year – becoming the youngest person to ever have…
Timelapse shows total eclipse in Spain and IcelandIt is the most significant solar eclipse in the region since 1999.24 mins ago
Volodymyr Zelensky/TelegramThe Russian agriculture ministry announced it was working to redirect cargo flows to alternative ports following a barrage of Ukrainian dronesA “massive” Ukrainian drone and missile strike on Russia’s port of Novorossiysk has damaged two major grain export terminals and hit the last big Russian naval base on the Black Sea, reports say.Three people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed and another 24 injured in the overnight attack, local officials said.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had launched rockets, jet and naval drones in a “unique operation” to strike the Russian base, although he did not mention grain terminals…
Watch: Palestinians living in Qusra shared this video showing settlers and members of the Israeli militaryIsraeli settlers have been besieging two Palestinian families in their homes in the occupied West Bank since Sunday, with the families saying their supplies were running out and rights groups urging the authorities to step in.On Wednesday Israeli security forces were reported to have withdrawn from the Jewish settler outpost in the village of Qusra near Nablus, following clashes with a crowd of extremist settlers. About a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site.After the Palestinian homeowners made their initial report to the…
Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — A new study suggests a protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA’s first Artemis moonshot could drastically cut the radiation exposure of lunar astronauts during severe solar storms.Scientists reported Wednesday on the radiation-shielding vest worn around the moon by a female test dummy in 2022. No one was aboard that Artemis I debut flight, which paved the way for humanity’s long-awaited return to the moon in April by a flyby crew of four.Radiation remains one of the biggest threats to astronauts as NASA works toward a moon base. Shielding garments could keep…
Getty ImagesA colander can be used to view the eclipse, as well as a pinhole viewer or a pinhole projectorWith most online orders not able to arrive in time and shops running out of stock, it may be too late to buy eclipse glasses for Wednesday evening.But you can still safely watch the spectacle using some household items.People in the UK will see a partial eclipse – rather than the total eclipse that will be seen in parts of Spain, Greenland and Iceland – but it is the country’s most significant eclipse since 1999.Experts say enthusiasts should not look directly…
German War Graves CommissionA German army Wehrmacht motorcycle was found alongside the soldiers’ bodiesThe bodies of two World War Two German soldiers have been found in Budapest’s Danube river, due to record-low water levels after an intense drought.Found alongside their remains were the identification tags of the two soldiers, a largely intact German army Wehrmacht motorcycle, a wedding ring and a Kuban shield – a combat badge of the Wehrmacht, the German War Graves Commission said.The remarkable finds have sparked hope that some families could finally discover the fates of their ancestors, more than 80 years on from the war.”Now…
Associated PressTwo members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet were on a decoy plane that Trump secretly exited before boarding a different flight in Turkey last month, CBS News reports.Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained aboard what was believed to be Air Force One and didn’t join a flight that was provided to Trump over security concerns involving Iran. After Trump entered Air Force One on 8 July with both officials and members of the press, he hid on a catering truck to be clandestinely transported to a military plane.The label “Air Force One” applies…