Climate crisis leaves European farmers vulnerable to far right, say campaigners

Populist groups capitalising on costly environmental policies that affect farmers by offering them support

The painful impacts of the climate crisis and globalisation have left farmers in Europe marginalised and vulnerable to populist politicians, warn anti-racism campaigners and academics.

They argue that if the transition to a low-carbon economy is not properly funded, planned and equitable, it risks fuelling a resurgence of the far right across the continent.

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Meredith Kercher’s sister speaks out as Amanda Knox project starts filming in Italy

Sibling of murder victim says it is ‘difficult to understand’ purpose of eight-part series co-produced by Knox

Meredith Kercher “will always be remembered for her own fight for life”, the sister of the murdered British student has said as filming began in Italy on a controversial TV series co-produced by Amanda Knox about the case.

Filming of the eight-episode series, Blue Moon, has coincided with the 17th anniversary of the murder, for which Knox was twice convicted before being definitively acquitted in 2015.

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Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged

Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon

Federal police in Brazil have formally charged the alleged mastermind of the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon, accusing him of arming and funding the criminal group responsible for the crime as well as plotting to hide the victims’ bodies.

In a statement released on Monday morning, police in the Amazon city of Manaus announced they had concluded the two-year investigation into the shootings of the British journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert in June 2022.

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British couple missing after Valencia floods found dead in their car

Daughter confirms death of Don and Terry Turner, aged in their seventies, in eastern Spain

A British couple missing in Valencia after floods hit the region have been found dead in their car, their daughter has told the BBC.

Don Turner, 78, and his wife Terry, 74, had not been seen since torrential downpours caused flash floods in eastern Spain.

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Germany’s top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war – The Associated Press

  1. Germany’s top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war  The Associated Press
  2. Ukraine updates: Germany's Baerbock pledges more aid in Kyiv  DW (English)
  3. German foreign minister assures Kyiv of support on visit ahead of U.S. vote  Reuters
  4. Germany's Baerbock vows support as Ukraine's defences buckle in Donbas  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Baerbock announces EUR 200M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine  Ukrinform
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Where Are Jared and Ivanka, and What’s So Alarming About a Second Trump Term? – Haaretz

  1. Where Are Jared and Ivanka, and What's So Alarming About a Second Trump Term?  Haaretz
  2. A Trump victory will have horrendous consequences for Israel - opinion  The Jerusalem Post
  3. What do people in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon think about the US election?  Al Jazeera English
  4. How the next U.S. president could change the course of Israel’s wars  NPR
  5. The Harris Campaign’s Missed Opportunity on Palestine Voters  The New Republic
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Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift – Business Insider

  1. Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift  Business Insider
  2. Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000  CNN
  3. Google Can't Shake Off Legal Challenges From Sanctions-Hit Russia  Bloomberg
  4. Russia fines Google $20 decillion, more than the world's GDP  NBC News
  5. Kremlin says Google should lift its YouTube block on Russian broadcasters  Reuters
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Statement by President Joe Biden on Moldova’s Presidential Elections – The White House

  1. Statement by President Joe Biden on Moldova’s Presidential Elections  The White House
  2. Putin’s latest election meddling effort failed. It’s unlikely to stop him trying again  CNN
  3. Moldova's Sandu promises to bring change after narrow runoff win  Reuters
  4. Germany accuses Russia of ‘massive’ effort to stop Moldovans abroad voting  The Guardian
  5. Biden says Moldova election results show "Russia failed" in efforts to undermine democracy  CBS News
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Starmer says people smuggling should be seen as ‘global security threat similar to terrorism’ – UK politics live

PM gave speech at Glasgow’s Interpol general assembly as Kemi Badenoch works on shadow cabinet appointments

Starmer went on to say the government was “going to treat people smugglers like terrorists”. And he explained what that meant.

So we’re taking our approach to counter terrorism, which we know works, and apply it to the gangs with our new Border Security Command.

We’re ending the fragmentation between policing, Border Force and our intelligence agencies, recruiting hundreds of specialist investigators, the best of the best, from our National Crime Agency, Border Force, immigration enforcement and the CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] and our intelligence agencies, all working together.

We have the powers to trace suspects’ movements using information from the intelligence services.

We can shut down their bank accounts, cut off their internet access, and arrest them for making preparations to act before an attack has taken place.

I will work with anyone serious who could offer solutions of this, anyone, because without coordinated global action, it will not go away.

And unless we bring all the powers we have to bear on this in much the same way as we do for terrorism, then we will struggle to bring these criminals to justice.

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Middle East crisis live: Leaks from Netanyahu’s office may have compromised peace deal, Israeli court finds – as it happened

Breakdown in peace negotiations may have been caused by leaked and falsified documents involving close aide to Israeli PM

Israeli media reports that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet today with opposition leader Yair Lapid for a security briefing.

The Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the reported burning of cars by Israeli settlers in Al-Bireh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The ministry affirms that the Jewish terrorist elements who stormed Al-Bireh would not have committed this heinous crime had they not felt protected, supported and immune from the political level in the occupying state, especially the ministers of the extreme Israeli right who openly incite against Palestinian citizens, their land and their property in full view.

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