Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Rawlings dies aged 76
She was married to Ghana's longest-serving leader Jerry John Rawlings and known for her women's rights work.
Palestine rights group seeks prosecution of UK citizens who fought for Israel
Highly unusual court application alleges more than 10 individuals breached foreign enlistment laws
A human rights group has launched an attempt to mount a private prosecution alleging British citizens unlawfully went to fight for Israel.
An application to a magistrates court for a summons against a named individual was lodged on Monday.
Continue reading...Grooming gangs inquiry divided over the question of widening its focus
Splits grow over its remit as survivors angered by effort to recruit chairs from professions that failed to protect them
Deep divisions surrounding Keir Starmer’s inquiry into grooming gangs were first disclosed by the Guardian last week. But for one of the survivors now refusing to take part, splits first emerged in July, a month after the inquiry was announced.
Fiona Goddard, who was abused by a gang while a teenager in a Bradford children’s home, said she and other grooming gang survivors were told in June that the inquiry would centre on group-based child sexual exploitation of girls by grooming gangs.
Continue reading...Pakistan bans Islamist party after deadly clashes – Reuters
- Pakistan bans Islamist party after deadly clashes Reuters
- Pakistan bans hard-line Islamist party known for its fierce anti-blasphemy stance NPR
- Pakistan bans hard-line Islamist party after recent deadly clashes with police AP News
- Pakistan Bans Far-Right TLP Again After Deadly Anti-Israel Protests NDTV
- Pakistan bans Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik again The Jerusalem Post
Court finds former British soldier not guilty in Bloody Sunday murder trial
Victims' relatives and Northern Ireland's political leader condemn verdict over 1972 Derry massacre.
Trump: Israel could lose US support if it annexes West Bank – dw.com
- Trump: Israel could lose US support if it annexes West Bank dw.com
- Vance slams Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an 'insult' NPR
- Trump says ‘Israel not going to do anything with the West Bank’ as US fumes over annexation vote The Times of Israel
- Live updates: Trump's White House East Wing demolition complete; Russian oil hit with U.S. sanctions NBC News
- ‘Threatening to the peace deal’: Trump administration chides Israeli Knesset vote on West Bank Politico
Body of ‘breadwinner’ Thai captive held in Gaza returned home
The body of Sonthaya Oakkharasri, a Thai farm worker killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, was returned home to Thailand.
Rosenberg: Trump abandons carrot and wields stick over Putin in Ukraine talks
The BBC's Russia editor says Trump's decision to call off his Putin talks and impose oil sanctions will not go down well in Moscow.
Rosenberg: Trump abandons carrot and wields stick over Putin in Ukraine talks – BBC
- Rosenberg: Trump abandons carrot and wields stick over Putin in Ukraine talks BBC
- Opinion | Now it’s obvious what works on Putin The Washington Post
- It could be the costliest phone call in history. Putin is paying the price The Telegraph
- From illusion to real peace: Trump’s test in Gaza and Ukraine Al Jazeera
- Trump wants to end the war in Ukraine. Does he have any influence over Putin? NPR
Irish police brace for more unrest at Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers
Gardaí deployed at Citywest facility as police issue statement urging people to stay away from violent standoff
Irish police are bracing for fresh disturbances outside a Dublin hotel that houses asylum seekers and has become a flashpoint for anti-immigration activists.
Gardaí deployed near the Citywest facility on Thursday in anticipation of another possible standoff with mobs that on Tuesday and Wednesday night threw fireworks and missiles and set a police vehicle on fire.
Continue reading...Vance criticises Israeli parliament vote on West Bank annexation
US Vice President Vance decries 'political stunt', says Trump would not back annexation of occupied West Bank.
Zelenskyy presses for EU decision on using frozen Russia assets to defend Ukraine
Ukrainian president says ‘time to act is now’ as Belgium seeks guarantees from other member states over loan plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged EU leaders to use Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defence “as soon as possible”, as summit talks on the issue of a reparations loan get bogged down.
Speaking to EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, Zelenskyy called for a decision to be made to use Russian assets fully to defend his country against Vladimir Putin’s aggression.
Continue reading...Palestinians search for loved ones missing during the Gaza war
Thousands remain missing in Gaza after the war, including Islam al-Danaf’s husband who disappeared after fetching wood.
Is China’s economy stalling or transforming?
China bets big on advanced technology in its five-year plan to revive the economy.
Chepngetich retains women’s marathon world record despite three-year ban
Chepngetich smashed the marathon record in Chicago last October, and was provisionally suspended for doping in July.
Hunger crisis in Gaza is ‘catastrophic’ despite ceasefire, WHO chief says
Forty-one aid organizations accuse Israel of 'arbitrarily' rejecting aid shipments into famine-struck Gaza.
No Russians or Belarusians at Winter Paralympics
Russian and Belarusian para-athletes will not compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, despite the International Paralympic Committee lifting a ban on them.
Woman tells spycops inquiry of ‘deep mistrust’ of police after relationship with undercover officer
Ellie, who now lives in Australia, tells policing inquiry she was deceived by officer infiltrating animal rights groups
A woman has told a public inquiry in London that she was left devastated and deeply mistrustful of police after an undercover officer deceived her into an intimate relationship at a young age.
The woman, known only as Ellie, who now lives in Australia and is a dual national, told the undercover policing inquiry on Thursday that she had a year-long relationship with James Thomson while he concealed his real identity from her.
Continue reading...Netanyahu does damage control after Trump, Vance, Rubio condemn annexation push – Jewish Insider
- Netanyahu does damage control after Trump, Vance, Rubio condemn annexation push Jewish Insider
- Vance says he was insulted by Israeli lawmakers' "very stupid political stunt" on West Bank annexation CBS News
- Can Israel annex the West Bank if the US says no? Al Jazeera
- Why J. D. Vance Just Called an Israeli Parliament Vote ‘Stupid’ and an ‘Insult’ The Atlantic
- Top U.S. officials criticize Israel's moves on West Bank annexation as they try to maintain Gaza ceasefire NBC News
Vance says Knesset votes on annexing West Bank are an ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress
US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered a halt to the advancement of parliamentary bills linked to the annexation of the West Bank after the US vice-president, JD Vance, described a vote on two bills in the Knesset as an “insult”.
The bills applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, which would be tantamount to the annexation of land Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday, barely a week after Donald Trump pushed through a deal aimed at ending a two-year Israeli offensive in Gaza.
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