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Date: 2025-06-06
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, JeremyBloom, and doomandgloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man (RIP), wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos since 2007, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments.
Pictures of the week from The Guardian: Around the World and Wildlife.
Interesting (but not depressing) news above the fold; the rest of the news is below it. We begin with this, from The Guardian:
From the BBC:
The decades-old intrigue over an Indian guest house in Mecca Neyaz Farooquee As the annual Hajj pilgrimage draws to a close, a long-settled corner of Mecca is stirring up a storm thousands of miles away in India - not for its spiritual significance, but for a 50-year-old inheritance dispute. At the heart of the controversy is Keyi Rubath, a 19th-Century guest house built in the 1870s by Mayankutty Keyi, a wealthy Indian merchant from Malabar (modern-day Kerala), whose trading empire stretched from Mumbai to Paris.
Opinion from The Guardian:
I love the graffiti I see in Paris – but tagging is just visual manspreading Alexander Hurst Call me a middle-class ‘bobo’, but inspired street art has nothing in common with sprayed-on assertions of ‘me, me, me’ Among the layers of life in Paris that energise me, I might list: peeling back the city’s music scene all the way to figuring out where, and when, the musicians go to jam together; the unassuming flair of even a basic brasserie; the way one can pivot, in the span of a week, from an art gallery opening to a friend’s concert to another friend’s restaurant to discover his Corsican-influenced menu, and end it by lingering on a terrace, “remaking the world” with others who challenge you – calmly – to see something a different way. Among the things about this city that exhaust me are the people who cram their way into the Métro without letting you step out first (seriously, what neurons are misfiring in the heads of these people?), and the sheer prevalence of tags. It’s when you leave Paris for a bit and come back that you realise how many tags there are. How swaths of a city that is otherwise arrestingly beautiful look as if a giant toddler high on methamphetamines stumbled through them, scribbling on everything in sight with a giant Sharpie.
From The Guardian:
‘It just seemed lost’: bull runs loose around streets of Birmingham Video footage shows animal charging past cars, with the council later saying it was in police care Jessica Murray Pedestrians in Birmingham were left questioning whether the statue guarding the Bullring shopping centre had come to life when a bull was spotted running loose on the city’s streets. Video footage shared online on Friday morning showed a large black bull with white horns charging around streets in east Birmingham. The bull could be seen galloping past cars on a road near a roundabout and running along pavements.
From the CBC:
Canoe expedition retraces historic 1,200-kilometre fur-trade route to James Bay 'À La Mer Du Nord' team set of from Tadoussac, Que., on Saturday, aiming to reach Waskaganish in August Vanna Blacksmith A small team of paddlers has set off this spring, travelling 1,200 kilometres by canoe and portage from Tadoussac, Que., to James Bay. They'll be reviving an ancient route traced by fur traders and Indigenous guides centuries ago. "We don't have big political statements in this expedition. We just want meet people," said Bruno Forest, an author, canoe guide, event organizer, and cultural mediator who's leading the expedition. "We think that the canoe is a way that First Nations and ourselves can meet on that ground."
From The Guardian:
Experience: I travelled the world delivering letters to strangers In Galápagos, travellers leave post in an old barrel in the hope it will be picked up – I decided to help out Jonny Beardmore I have always loved travelling, and have spent most of my adult life either on the move or planning my next adventure. In 2014, I was living in London when my dad, Eric, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). I immediately moved back to my home town of New Plymouth in New Zealand, to help and spend time with him. When he passed away in October 2022, I wanted to find a way to process my grief, and I was desperate to get back out into the world.
From Glass Almanac:
Record-Breaking Rogue Wave Stuns North Pacific with Its Unprecedented Height Brian Foster by In an astonishing event off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, a rogue wave was recorded that reached a staggering height of 17.6 meters. This immense wave, roughly the size of a four-story building, broke records and has left scientists and sailors alike in awe. What is a Rogue Wave? x YouTube Video Before diving into the details of this extraordinary wave, it’s essential to understand what a rogue wave is. These waves are abnormally large and unexpected, often occurring without warning. Unlike typical waves, which follow a consistent pattern, rogue waves suddenly appear and can be as much as twice the height of the surrounding waves. They are rare, but not as rare as once believed—our observations are limited to the data collected by ocean monitoring equipment, meaning only a fraction of the rogue waves that form daily are actually documented.
News of the Arts, from The Guardian:
Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews Arsenic was historically mixed with copper to create a vivid green for book covers, which can irritate modern day readers Ella Creamer A new tool to quickly identify books that are poisonous to humans has been developed by the University of St Andrews. Historically, publishers used arsenic mixed with copper to achieve a vivid emerald green colour for book covers. While the risk to the public is “low”, handling arsenic-containing books regularly can lead to health issues including irritation of the eyes, nose and throat along with more serious side-effects. The toxic pigment in the book bindings can flake off, meaning small pieces can easily be inhaled.
From the BBC:
Bargain Hunt expert jailed for selling art to suspected Hezbollah financier Steve Swann A former Bargain Hunt art expert has been jailed for two years and six months for failing to declare art he sold to a suspected financier of Hezbollah. In the first prosecution of its kind, Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, admitted eight counts under the Terrorism Act 2000 of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business before his sentencing at the Old Bailey on Friday. Hezbollah is a group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK.
And one from the BBC, to finish the above the fold stories:
Nadiya Hussain announces BBC has not renewed cookery show Steven McIntosh TV chef Nadiya Hussain has announced her cookery show has not been renewed by the BBC for another series. Hussain has fronted several food programmes for the BBC since winning The Great British Bake Off in 2015, including Nadiya Bakes, Nadiya's Fast Flavours and Nadiya's Simple Spices.
Opinion from The Guardian:
What unites countries under Trump’s travel ban is American imperialism Heba Gowayed US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and Sudan The list of countries banned by the Trump administration’s newest order seems to have no rhyme or reason. Little connects Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, all targeted for a total ban, or Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, all targeted for restrictions. The reasoning stated in the order is that they all pose security threats measured by “whether each country has a significant terrorist presence within its territory, its visa-overstay rate, and its cooperation with accepting back its removable nationals”. Visa overstays, the order elaborates, “indicates a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws”. Yet the latest data on overstays from Customs and Border Protection does show these countries high on the list, along with others not included.
From The Guardian:
Foraged mushrooms, fatal doses and food binges: the week Erin Patterson told her story to triple murder trial Accused told court the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even died Nino Bucci In Erin Patterson’s telling, the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even died. According to evidence Patterson gave at her triple-murder trial this week, she was in a Monash hospital room alone with her estranged husband, Simon, after their two children had left to buy food from a vending machine, when he asked her: “Is that how you poisoned my parents, using that dehydrator?”
From CNN:
Japan’s annual births fall to record low as population emergency deepens The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday. The health ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, a drop of 5.7% on the previous year and the first time the number of newborns fell below 700,000 since records began in 1899. It’s the 16th straight year of decline.
From Asahi Shimbun:
18,121 people with dementia missing in 2024, 491 found dead By DAICHI ITAKURA Some 18,121 people with dementia were reported missing in 2024, down 918 from the previous year, and 491 have been found dead, the National Police Agency said June 5. Those still missing totaled 273. By age group, 11,152 were in their 80s or older, accounting for more than 60 percent of the missing, followed by 6,054 in their 70s, 777 in their 60s, 129 in their 50s, and nine in their 40s.
From the BBC:
In pictures: India opens world's highest single-arch railway bridge in Kashmir Cherylann Mollan Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the world's highest single- arch railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir. The term "single-arch bridge" typically refers to a bridge with a single, continuous arch spanning between two supports. The bridge will connect the valley region of Kashmir with the rest of the country by train for the very first time.
From Reuters:
India vows to keep up development in Kashmir after tourist attack By Sakshi Dayal Summary Modi vows not to stop Kashmir development after attack
New rail line links Kashmir Valley to Indian network
Rail line is expected to help revive tourism
Pakistan says Indian claims of development "ring hollow" deadly attack on tourists. NEW DELHI, June 6 (Reuters) - India is committed to efforts to develop its restive territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, accusing neighbour Pakistan of seeking to destroy livelihoods there with April'son tourists.
From NDTV:
Staring At Crisis, Pak Wrote 4 Letters To India On Indus Treaty: Sources Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan is staring at a water crisis, and appears to be desperate, people familiar with the matter said Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma Pakistan has written four letters, one after another, requesting India to reconsider its decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in suspension after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists, sources said. Pakistan is staring at a water crisis, and appears to be desperate, people familiar with the matter said.
From Reuters:
Africa Corps to stay in Mali after Russia's Wagner mercenary group leaves MOSCOW/DAKAR, June 6 (Reuters) - The Africa Corps, a Kremlin-controlled paramilitary force, said on Friday it will stay in Mali after Russia's Wagner mercenary group leaves following a 3-1/2 year fight against Islamist militants. Wagner has been in Mali since the army, which seized power in two coups in 2020 and 2021, kicked out French and United Nations troops involved in fighting Islamic insurgents for a decade. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. The Africa Corps was created with the Russian Defence Ministry's support after Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and commander Dmitry Utkin led a failed military mutiny against the Russian army leadership and left Russia for Belarus with other mercenaries.
From CBS News:
Cocaine smuggling ring used abandoned shipwreck to refuel high-speed "narco boats," police in Spain say Police forces from several countries have dismantled an international drug trafficking ring that used what authorities called high-speed "narco boats" to smuggle large quantities of cocaine from Brazil and Colombia to Spain's Canary Islands, Spanish police said Friday. The ring is suspected of using 11 speedboats to pick up drugs from larger "mother ships" in different points in the Atlantic and then bring them to the archipelago located off northwestern Africa, police said in a statement. They also allegedly used an abandoned shipwreck as a refueling platform for the speedboats, authorities said.
From The Guardian:
Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says Government defence expert Fiona Hill warns UK to respond to threats by becoming more cohesive and resilient Dan Sabbagh Russia is at war with Britain, the US is no longer a reliable ally and the UK has to respond by becoming more cohesive and more resilient, according to one of the three authors of the strategic defence review. Fiona Hill, from County Durham, became the White House’s chief Russia adviser during Donald Trump’s first term and contributed to the British government’s strategy. She made the remarks in an interview with the Guardian.
From the BBC:
Arrests made in crackdown on finfluencers Kevin Peachey Hundreds of social media posts and websites operated by financial influencers are to be taken down following action by the City regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the move was part of an international crackdown, which has led to three arrests in the UK.
From the CBC:
Deer collision leads to insurance nightmare for N.B. woman Woman urges others to read fine print, ask more questions if signing up for gap insurance Sam Farley As Samantha Anderson headed home to Sunny Corner after Christmas supper in Miramichi last December, a deer jumped in front of her car on a blind hill. All she could do was brace for impact and tell her daughter to do the same. "We've never been in a car accident, so it was petrifying for us," Anderson said.
From The Guardian:
A huge outbreak has made Ontario the measles centre of the western hemisphere Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby Olivia Bowden Outside the emergency room of the St Thomas Elgin general hospital, about 200km (125 miles) south-west of Toronto, a large sign with bright yellow block letters issues an urgent warning: “NO MEASLES VAX & FEVER COUGH RASH – STOP – DO NOT ENTER!” To see such an imperative in the 21st century might have been previously unimaginable for Canada, which in 1998 achieved “elimination status” for measles, meaning the virus is no longer circulating regularly. Now, however, Canada is at risk of losing that status – mainly because of an explosive outbreak of the highly infectious and sometimes deadly disease in south-western Ontario, where the St Thomas hospital is located.
From the CBC:
Air quality in Toronto among worst in world amid wildfire smoke, global tracker shows Environment Canada says air quality in the city is 'high risk' as of 9 p.m. Friday Rochelle Raveendran Toronto was the fourth-most polluted major city in the world on Friday night as wildfire smoke hung over the city, according to a global tracker. The ranking by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, placed the city below Detroit, U.S., Delhi, India, and Montreal, which remained in third place on Friday night as it also faces wildfire smoke from western provinces.
From the CBC:
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