Cyprus welcomes resignation of UK trade envoy after visit to occupied north

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Afzal Khan had said visit to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus was in personal capacity but resigned after furore

Cyprus has welcomed the resignation of the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey, Afzal Khan, saying it sends “a resounding message” amid widespread criticism of the Labour MP’s recent visit to the island’s breakaway Turkish-occupied north.

Khan had defended his trip on 8 August in a letter to the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, claiming it was conducted “in a personal capacity during the parliamentary recess”.

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Hackers unleash torrent from Norwegian dam, releasing 132 gallons per second for four hours – TechSpot

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  1. Hackers unleash torrent from Norwegian dam, releasing 132 gallons per second for four hours  TechSpot
  2. Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for dam sabotage in April  Reuters
  3. Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says  The Guardian
  4. Water Systems Under Attack: Norway, Poland Blame Russia Actors  Dark Reading | Security
  5. Norwegian police say pro-Russian hackers were likely behind suspected sabotage at a dam  AP News
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Demonstrators arrested at Palestine Action event in Norwich – BBC

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  1. Demonstrators arrested at Palestine Action event in Norwich  BBC
  2. Cooper defends Palestine Action ban again as 60 more face charges  BBC
  3. Yvette Cooper mounts fresh defence of UK ban on Palestine Action  Financial Times
  4. Aux barricades, boomers!  The Economist
  5. ‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision  The Guardian
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Exclusive | Trump Tells Europeans He Is Open to U.S. Security Guarantees in Ukraine – The Wall Street Journal

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  1. Exclusive | Trump Tells Europeans He Is Open to U.S. Security Guarantees in Ukraine  The Wall Street Journal
  2. How a Ceasefire Agreement Can Bolster Ukraine’s Security—and NATO’s, Too  Council on Foreign Relations
  3. Trump tells European leaders US could provide security guarantees for Ukraine  Politico
  4. U.S. Proposed NATO-Style Joint Defense Guarantees for Kyiv – AFP Source  The Moscow Times
  5. Trump backs security deal for Ukraine following high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin  New York Post
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Thieves steal $2m in jewelry in under two minutes at Seattle store

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Brazen daytime robbery involved four masked suspects taking diamonds, luxury watches and gold, police say

Smash-and-grab thieves in Seattle made off with an estimated $2m in diamonds, luxury watches, gold and other items in a daring midday jewelry store robbery that took just about 90 seconds, police said on Friday.

Video from the west Seattle store’s surveillance cameras shows four masked suspects shattering the locked glass front door with hammers and then ransacking six display cases on Thursday.

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Donald Trump reportedly delivered letter from first lady to Vladimir Putin

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White House officials said it mentioned the abductions of Ukrainian children by Russian forces in occupied territory

Donald Trump hand-delivered a personal letter from first lady Melania Trump to Russian leader Vladimir Putin raising the plight of Ukrainian and Russian children caught in the middle of the ongoing war between the two European countries, it was reported on Saturday.

The contents of the letter were unknown – but two Trump administration officials told Reuters that it mentioned the abductions of children resulting from the war that broke out after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

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Zelenskyy may be asked to cede land to Russia at Trump meeting in Washington

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Ukrainian leader to return to White House after Alaska summit between US president and Vladimir Putin

Ukraine’s president has said he will fly to Washington on Monday to meet Donald Trump after the Alaska summit amid speculation that the US president will ask him to cede territory to end the war.

Next week’s meeting will mark the first return to the White House for Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his infamous row with Trump and the vice-president, JD Vance, in the Oval Office in February.

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Highest-ranking Democrat in Congress, Katherine Clark now says Gaza war is genocide – MassLive

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  1. Highest-ranking Democrat in Congress, Katherine Clark now says Gaza war is genocide  MassLive
  2. No. 2 House Democrat Katherine Clark calls Gaza war a "genocide"  Axios
  3. Highest-ranking Democrat in Congress now says Gaza war is a genocide  yahoo.com
  4. Israel’s war in Gaza sparks genocide debate in US politics | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah
  5. Clark becomes highest-ranking Democrat to accuse Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza  The Hill
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How a little-known coup leader became a Pan-African hero – The Washington Post

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  1. How a little-known coup leader became a Pan-African hero  The Washington Post
  2. The travails of Traore, by Muhammad Hassan-Tom  21st CENTURY CHRONICLE
  3. President Ibrahim Traoré and the Rebirth of Pan-African Consciousness  Australian Institute of International Affairs
  4. “Ibrahim Traoré is the continuation of Burkina Faso’s revolution,” says brother of pan-Africanist leader Thomas Sankara  Peoples Dispatch
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