Nepal observes national day of mourning for victims of flash flood disaster
Flags flew at half mast on the 13th day since the disaster, the last day of the Hindu mourning period.
Social Media in China Is Getting Really Dark – The New York Times
Social Media in China Is Getting Really Dark The New York Times
In Peru, the Trump Administration Sees the Limits of Its Anti-China Push – The New York Times
- In Peru, the Trump Administration Sees the Limits of Its Anti-China Push The New York Times
- China is eating our lunch in Latin America. Trump’s new coalition is the cure Washington Examiner
- Latin America’s China Dilemma: Lessons From Peru and Colombia’s Presidential Elections The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
- China is deeply embedded in Peru economy through $1.3 billion port, Mario Nawfal notes Traders Union
- As I see it | The US’ dangerous reversion to imperialism in Latin America South China Morning Post
Liberal operatives discussed whether to buy Porsche or Ferrari with developer’s payments, Icac hears
Rightwing NSW powerbrokers are alleged to have received illegal political donations from fugitive developer
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Two Liberal operatives traded photos and messages about whether to buy a Porsche or a Ferrari with payments they received for Toplace projects they got approved via a New South Wales government fast-track development process.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption on Monday heard more evidence from lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, a principal of Beckington Consulting, who is alleged to have shared in $2m in payments from the fugitive developer Jean Nassif, owner of the now collapsed Toplace.
Continue reading...Satya Niketan: Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi – BBC
- Satya Niketan: Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi BBC
- Building Housing Students Collapses in New Delhi, Killing at Least 7 The New York Times
- At least six dead in student building collapse Yahoo
- Six rescued after multi-storey building collapses in India's Delhi, ANI reports Reuters
- Rescuers search for people trapped in a New Delhi building collapse as death toll rises to 6 AP News
How £725 game-show winnings kick-started Champions League coach’s career
Lithuanian coach Valdas Dambrauskas cut his teeth in English football, and now returns in the Champions League with Sabah.
MS NOW Anchor Breaks Down in Emotional Final Sign-Off – The Daily Beast
Kyiv air raid alerts at record high as Russia launches round-the-clock strikes
Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.
Kyiv air raid alerts at record high as Russia launches round-the-clock strikes
Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.
Jamaica to petition King Charles over slavery reparations – DW.com
- Jamaica to petition King Charles over slavery reparations DW.com
- Jamaica takes its case for reparations for Britain’s role in slavery to King Charles III AP News
- Jamaica to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles BBC
- UK government refuses slavery reparations as Jamaica urges king to act aljazeera.com
- British Museum to hold talks with slavery campaigners over artefacts’ return The Telegraph
Did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi agent’s role in 9/11?
Omar al-Bayoumi has always denied being an extremist and a Saudi spy.
Nepal marks national mourning day after deadly flood – Reuters
- Nepal marks national mourning day after deadly flood Reuters
- Nepal holds day of mourning for more than 1,300 killed in floods Al Jazeera
- Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people AP News
- Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods The New York Times
- 'The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this' NPR
Five killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
Video footage shows the aircraft burst into flames in Sunday's deadly incident.
New videos of man in 9/11 lawsuit reveal extremist links
The footage and other evidence the FBI failed to share undermine Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials.
New videos of man in 9/11 lawsuit reveal extremist links
The footage and other evidence the FBI failed to share undermine Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials.
Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the top UN court – AP News
- Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the top UN court AP News
- Why has Nicaragua taken Germany to the ICJ over Gaza genocide? aljazeera.com
- Germany asks UN top court to throw out Israel arms export case Reuters
- Germany seeks to quash Gaza genocide case at top UN court Euronews.com
- Germany to fight claims at ICJ it is ‘facilitating’ Gaza genocide by arming Israel The Times of Israel
UK’s finance minister Healey walks fiscal tightrope before first budget – Reuters
- UK's finance minister Healey walks fiscal tightrope before first budget Reuters
- Sterling steadies on dollar as traders digest Healey speech, tumbles on yen Reuters
- Chancellor calls for ‘confidence about Britain’ despite ‘historic high’ borrowing costs BBC
- Painful, unconvincing and boring: welcome to John Healey’s late show | John Crace theguardian.com
- Healey Looks Beyond the Bond Markets to a Britain of Abundance Bloomberg.com
How significant are AfD’s historic gains for Germany and the rest of Europe?
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.
Ukraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul
Dispute centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarch
A British theatre impresario and her billionaire family are embroiled in a bitter dispute with Ukrainian authorities seeking to seize a water company they jointly own with a Russian oligarch.
The row centres on a 34% stake held in the producer of Ukraine’s biggest bottled water brands by the Patarkatsishvili family, including Liana Patarkatsishvili, who recently worked on an immersive show with Toby Jones and Meera Syal.
Continue reading...UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements ‘important’ but must go further if it is to amount to more than a ‘press release’
The UK’s planned ban on trade with unlawful Israeli settlements is a welcome, if overdue, first step and must be judged according to its practical impact, a UN expert has told the Guardian.
The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has vowed to act more decisively against Israeli settlements, as well as continued restrictions of aid into Gaza, prompting the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to claim on Saturday that Downing Street was motivated by “Jew hatred”.
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