Stories of children killed by Israel in the occupied West Bank this year
More than 40 children have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank this year.
Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison to begin five-year sentence over criminal conspiracy
Former president organised stage-managed departure from his Paris home before becoming first French postwar leader to be jailed
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been jailed in Paris, after a court sentenced him to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
France’s rightwing president between 2007 and 2012 is the first former head of an EU country to serve time in prison, and the first French postwar leader to go behind bars.
Continue reading...Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past year
One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who study them.
The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from the previous year, according to a report by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium released on Tuesday. The whales have shown a trend of slow population growth over the past four years and have gained more than 7% of their 2020 population, the consortium said.
Continue reading...White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Goes Viral For ‘Juvenile’ Text Response to Reporter – TooFab
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- Karoline Leavitt defends her ‘your mom’ text response to reporter’s question The Independent
- Opinion | When the White House press secretary says ‘your mom,’ it’s not a joke. It’s the message. Poynter
LIVE: Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid – UEFA Champions League
Follow our live build-up, with latest team news coverage, ahead of our full text commentary stream of the UCL fixture.
Case of a single vote that decided a federal election in Canada sparks uproar
Legal teams are midway through a hearing over whether one vote truly swayed an election in a Montreal suburb
The case of a single vote which determined the outcome of a federal election in Canada risks sending the “disastrous message” to voters that “some votes count more than others”, says the lawyer of a former MP as a court considers whether to void the controversial election and hold a new vote.
Legal teams in Quebec are midway through a three-day hearing over whether a single vote – and an administrative error – truly swayed a recent election in a suburb north of Montreal.
Continue reading...Dutch privacy watchdog warns voters against asking AI how to vote
Body finds that chatbots provide biased advice, including by leading voters to the hard-right Party for Freedom.
Trump claims Middle East countries offered to fight Hamas in Gaza
US president renews his threats to Hamas, saying that the Palestinian group could face 'FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL' end.
Israel’s ‘yellow line’ in Gaza gives Netanyahu room for manoeuvre
Israeli forces have pulled back to a boundary which leaves Israel in control of most of Gaza - keeping far-right ministers on Netanyahu's side, for now.
Israel’s ‘yellow line’ in Gaza gives Netanyahu room for manoeuvre
Israeli forces have pulled back to a boundary which leaves Israel in control of most of Gaza - keeping far-right ministers on Netanyahu's side, for now.
WFP says food supplies to Gaza below targets, urges more crossings to open
WFP says food supplies remain well below daily target of 2,000 tonnes, calls for Israel to open more crossing points.
Europe’s leaders back Trump call for frontline freeze but Russia says no
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejects the idea of halting the conflict at the current contact line.
Europe’s leaders back Trump call for frontline freeze but Russia says no – BBC
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- Ukraine’s allies rush to bolster Zelenskyy amid fears over Trump-Putin deal politico.eu
- Europe, Ukraine prepare new proposal to end Russia's war, diplomats say Reuters
Europe’s leaders back Trump call for frontline freeze but Russia says no
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejects the idea of halting the conflict at the current contact line.
Modern Feudalism: Fact or Fear?
As corporations rise and algorithms rule, are workers empowered or trapped in digital feudalism
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he plans to appeal sentence and conviction
Attorneys for the rap mogul filed a notice to the court and are expected to file a full appeal soon.
Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on ‘drug sub’ in Caribbean
Ecuadorian officials say they found no evidence the man had committed a crime, and so had freed him.
Companies could have profits from breaking environment laws stripped under Australian reforms
Exclusive: Looming overhaul of protections should also include definition of ‘unacceptable impact’ on environment, Murray Watt says
The Albanese government wants the power to strip companies of any financial gains made from breaking environment laws, as part of a package of landmark reforms to be put before parliament in the next two weeks.
In an interview with Guardian Australia, the environment minister, Murray Watt, also revealed he wants a definition of “unacceptable impact” to be part of the nation’s new environment laws.
Continue reading...Doubts emerge over Trump-Putin Budapest summit
Kremlin insists conditions for Ukraine ceasefire unchanged following reports suggesting growing US concerns.
Slovak PM Fico’s attacker sentenced to 21 years in prison
Juraj Cintula - who fired five shots at close range at the prime minister - was found guilty of terrorism charges.