UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran ‘snapback’ sanctions ahead of deadline – AP News
- UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran ‘snapback’ sanctions ahead of deadline AP News
- UN Security Council decides not to lift Iran sanctions, but still time to agree delay CNN
- UN Security Council rejects resolution to extend Iran sanctions relief Al Jazeera
- UN Security Council moves to impose "snapback" sanctions on Iran Axios
- UN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed, France's Macron says Reuters
UN votes to allow Palestinian president to address annual gathering via video link
Trump had refused to grant visas for Palestinian delegation due to attend conference and UN general assembly
The United Nations general assembly has voted to allow the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, to address next week’s annual gathering of world leaders next week in New York via video link after Donald Trump said he would not give him a US visa.
The resolution received 145 votes in favour and five votes against, while six countries abstained.
Continue reading...With freeze on new Russia sanctions, Trump abandons key Biden tactic – The Washington Post
- With freeze on new Russia sanctions, Trump abandons key Biden tactic The Washington Post
- Ukraine strikes choke off Russian oil exports and fuel supplies Al Jazeera
- European Union looks to speed up Russian gas phase-out after Trump push CBS News
- Trump and Europe Are at Odds Over How to Sanction Russia The Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s Latest Humbug on Russian Sanctions The Bulwark
Scottish minister Jamie Hepburn quits after Douglas Ross assault accusation
Former Scottish Tory leader alleges Hepburn grabbed him amid row over SNP’s apparent failure to tackle gull attacks
A Scottish minister has resigned after a row over aggressive gulls spilled over into an angry altercation with the former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross.
Jamie Hepburn, the Scottish government’s minister for parliamentary business, tendered his resignation after Ross accused him of assault outside the parliament chamber on Wednesday.
Continue reading...‘This Must Stop’: 15 Companies Profiting Off Israeli Occupation and Genocide in Gaza – Common Dreams
- 'This Must Stop': 15 Companies Profiting Off Israeli Occupation and Genocide in Gaza Common Dreams
- Global: Confronting the global political economy enabling Israel’s genocide, occupation and apartheid Amnesty International
- Amnesty Int’l: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Enable & Profit from Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Democracy Now!
- Public-Private Genocide? Opinio Juris
- Amnesty Calls for States to “Pull the Plug” on Economy Backing Israel’s Genocide Truthout
Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests
Report from independent conflict tracker Acled indicates one of the highest civilian death rates since start of war
About 15 of every 16 Palestinians the Israeli military has killed since its renewed offensive in Gaza began in March have been civilians, data collected by the independent violence-tracking organisation Acled indicates.
The civilian death rate implied by a report from Acled, which stands for Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, is one of the highest recorded during the conflict, and will increase international pressure on Israel as its forces advance into Gaza City, forcing up to a million people to evacuate and threatening further large-scale civilian casualties.
Continue reading...Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests – The Guardian
- Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests The Guardian
- Over 30 Gazans Reportedly Killed by IDF, Including Family of Al-Shifa Hospital Director Haaretz
- More than 10% of Gaza’s population has been killed or injured, former Israeli military chief says CNN
- Halevi: 200,000 Gazans harmed in war, IDF didn’t hold back The Jerusalem Post
- In pictures: Palestinians flee Gaza City as Israel's genocide kills over 65,200 Middle East Eye
UN approves video address by Palestine’s Abbas after US visa refusal
UN General Assembly allows Abbas to address world leaders by video after US denies him a visa for travel to New York.
EU chief seeks sanctions on Russian LNG to pressure Moscow over Ukraine war
European Commission's Ursula von der Leyen urges members to back new sanctions to cut Russian fossil fuel revenues.
Putin In No Mood to Negotiate, U.K. Spy Chief Says – The Wall Street Journal
- Putin In No Mood to Negotiate, U.K. Spy Chief Says The Wall Street Journal
- Outgoing MI6 chief says Putin has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ in Ukraine The Guardian
- Britain spy chief says he sees no evidence Putin wants to negotiate peace in Ukraine ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Britain’s outgoing spy chief highlights Russia, China and Iran as threats AP News
- UK sees 'no evidence' Russia's Putin is interested in a negotiated peace with Ukraine, MI6 chief says Reuters
The motive behind Charlie Kirk’s killing: What we know and don’t know
Prosecutors have broadly outlined suspect Tyler Robinson's political views - but many questions remain.
Trump says Xi approves of TikTok deal as leaders plan South Korea meeting
The president hailed "progress" during a phone call with Xi and said that he also would travel to China next year.
Swiss theatre director told to withdraw book alleging Austrian politician mocked Holocaust victims
Court fines publisher after Milo Rau falsely claimed that far-right former chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache sang a song ridiculing the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis
A Swiss theatre director known for re-enacting landmark trials has been told by a judge in Vienna that his publisher must withdraw a book in which he alleged that a far-right Austrian politician sang a song mocking the victims of the Holocaust.
On Thursday, Vienna’s regional court fined independent German publishing house Verbrecher Verlag €1,500 (£1,300) for publishing a book in which Milo Rau alleged that Heinz-Christian Strache, the former leader of the Freedom party (FPÖ), once sang a song with the line: “We’ll manage the seventh million”, a reference to the approximately 6 million European Jews murdered at the hands of the Nazi regime.
Continue reading...Safety concerns on eve of World Cup after Italian skier death
Italian skier Matteo Franzoso's death this week during training in Chile reports safety debate.
Almost 1,000 Tourists Stranded Near Machu Picchu as Protests Rage – The Daily Beast
- Almost 1,000 Tourists Stranded Near Machu Picchu as Protests Rage The Daily Beast
- Machu Picchu is at risk of losing its ‘credibility’ as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. What’s happening? CNN
- Nearly 1,000 tourists trapped near Machu Picchu as protests shut down train services Fox News
- Tourists return to Peru's Machu Picchu after community protest France 24
- Machu Picchu Protests Threaten Peru’s Status as Tourist Hot Spot Bloomberg.com
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet in South Korea as US president hails TikTok deal – Financial Times
- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet in South Korea as US president hails TikTok deal Financial Times
- China Pushes for Trump Visit as High-Stakes Trade Talks Begin The Wall Street Journal
- Trump, Xi, and the Making of a Presidential Phone Call Council on Foreign Relations
- Xi urges lifting trade barriers, mentions US support in WWII The Times of India
- Donald Trump Reacts to Call with China's Xi Jinping Newsweek
Judge quashes Home Office’s decision on US extradition of vulnerable man
Portugal has also made extradition request for Diogo Santos Coelho, who is facing cybercrime charges
A high court judge has quashed a Home Office decision that paved the way for a vulnerable autistic man to be extradited to the US on cybercrime charges carrying a possible 52-year sentence.
The UK government has accepted that Diogo Santos Coelho, 25, a Portuguese national, was groomed and exploited online by adults from the age of 14, leading to him setting up the website RaidForums, to which the alleged crimes relate.
Continue reading...Oktoberfest 2025 starts with record beer prices – dw.com
- Oktoberfest 2025 starts with record beer prices dw.com
- An insider’s guide to Oktoberfest The Washington Post
- Lufthansa And Munich Airport Take Oktoberfest To New Heights, Offering International Travelers An Immersive, High-Impact Experience Filled With Bavarian Magic, Live Entertainment, And Unforgettable Surprises Travel And Tour World
- How did Oktoberfest start, and whose idea was this anyway? Clarksville Now
- Munich Opens 190th Oktoberfest With Traditional Keg Tapping FTN news
Liberal MPs speak up about ‘disturbing’ Advance campaign against ‘mass immigration’
Several MPs say the activist group’s advertising push is becoming a problem for the party because ‘you cannot win from the margins’
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Several Liberal MPs have raised concerns an anti-immigration campaign by the activist group Advance is hurting the party’s brand and alienating migrant communities.
Analysis of Advance’s Meta advertising since May’s federal election shows it has promoted 44 anti-immigration ads, with more than 1.5m impressions.
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