Gunfight in Baghdad kills one as paramilitary group storms ministry
Iraqi police clashed with Popular Mobilisation Forces in Baghdad after they stormed an Agriculture Ministry building.
Russia scales down celebrations honoring its navy as Ukraine launches more drone attacks – AP News
Starmer faces difficult task persuading Trump to take different path on Gaza
PM will be hoping to convince Trump to push Netanyahu to revive peace talks when UK and US leaders meet on Monday
Moments after Air Force One touched down at Prestwick on Friday for a trip in which politics will take as big a billing as golf, Donald Trump was asked about his relationship with Keir Starmer.
“I like your prime minister. He’s slightly more liberal than I am, as you’ve probably heard. But he’s a good man,” the US president told reporters. At a time when the UK wants Trump’s ear on numerous weighty issues, his response to questions about the “special relationship” will have given Downing Street some reassurance.
Continue reading...Countries denounce Israel but keep trading with it
Twenty-eight countries sign statement calling for end to Israel's war on Gaza but won't move to stop bilateral trade.
Jordan and UAE drop aid in Gaza as Israel begins ‘tactical pause’
Israel's concession to aid come as it faces growing international pressure to alleviate mass starvation in Gaza.
ADF in DR Congo: IS-linked rebels accused of killing Christian worshippers in Komanda – BBC
- ADF in DR Congo: IS-linked rebels accused of killing Christian worshippers in Komanda BBC
- Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34 AP News
- Rebels inflict ‘devastating spiritual wound’ on Congolese Church Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Dozens Are Killed by ISIS-Linked Rebels at a Church in Congo The New York Times
- At least 21 killed in attack on east Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, civil leader says ABC News
Churchgoers killed in DR Congo attack linked to Islamic State
Around 20 of the dead were taking part in a night vigil which was stormed by armed men, officials say.
China’s Shaolin Temple says its head is facing a criminal investigation – Financial Times
- China’s Shaolin Temple says its head is facing a criminal investigation Financial Times
- Shaolin Temple: Abbot Shi Yongxin under criminal investigation in China BBC
- Shaolin Temple's 'CEO monk' probed for embezzlement, relations with women yahoo.com
- Money, sex and a Buddhist monk: Head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple under investigation CNN
- China Probes Celebrity Monk for Embezzlement, Sex Misconduct Bloomberg.com
Australian PM: Israel has ‘quite clearly’ breached international law in Gaza – The Times of Israel
- Australian PM: Israel has ‘quite clearly’ breached international law in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Australia in discussions with other countries on Palestine recognition — as it happened Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Images of children starving in Gaza have shaken some world leaders out of inertia – but what will Labor do? The Guardian
- Australia Says Gaza Situation Beyond ‘Worst Fears’ as Pressure Mounts on Israel The New York Times
- Israel 'quite clearly' breaching international law: Australian premier Anadolu Ajansı
Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34 – AP News
Mike Johnson would have ‘great pause’ about a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon
Another Republican says it should be on table, illustrating challenge posed by scandal for Maga base and the party
The US House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Sunday he would have “great pause” about granting a pardon or commutation to Ghislaine Maxwell while another House Republican said it should be considered as part of an effort to obtain more information about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
Donald Trump and his allies, including Johnson, have been under immense pressure to disclose more information about Epstein for weeks, especially amid scrutiny over the extent of Trump’s relationship with Epstein. The splits over what to do with Maxwell illustrate the complicated challenge posed by the scandal for Trump, his Maga base and the broader Republican party.
Continue reading...Has the US cancelled free speech?
Why are US professors suing to challenge the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism?
Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is about much more than technology
It is yet another sign of a looming 'tech cold war'.
Bowen: Israel’s aid measures a gesture to allies horrified by Gaza starvation
This might be a tacit admission by the Israelis that they need to do more - but more likely the measures are a response to allies.
Bowen: Israel’s aid measures a gesture to allies horrified by Gaza starvation
This might be a tacit admission by the Israelis that they need to do more - but more likely the measures are a response to allies.
Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students
Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000
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Tim Winton knows what it’s like to be the first in a family to go to university – “what a breakthrough that is, the kind of opportunities it provides”.
It was at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, studying arts, that he wrote his first novel, An Open Swimmer, launching a four-decade writing career.
Continue reading...‘Changed my life’: hepatitis treatment offers hope but not enough receiving care, report finds
People like David Clune have been saved by medical breakthroughs, but many still don’t know the risks or can’t access doctors
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In 1989 David Clune was a young dad with four children when he was diagnosed with hepatitis B and C. Being told he wouldn’t get to see them grow up “was like a spear went through my heart”, he remembers.
Clune is not sure how he contracted the virus. However, entering state care in New Zealand at the age of 10, he experienced abuse and neglect as he was cycled through eight different homes, three youth detention centres, one adult remand centre and a psychiatric hospital, and was exposed to shared needles for tattooing and drugs.
Continue reading...Victorian Labor party members to push for ‘immediate’ federal recognition of a Palestinian state
Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine to move three ‘urgency resolutions’ at weekend conference, but PM maintains no immediate plans for the move
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Victorian Labor members will use this weekend’s state conference to demand the federal government “immediately” recognise a Palestinian state and impose sanctions on Israel – in what will be their strongest push to date on the issue.
It comes after Anthony Albanese on Sunday described civilian deaths in Gaza as “indefensible” but reiterated he had no immediate plans to recognise a Palestinian state and insisted further steps were needed to reach a two-state solution.
Continue reading...Gazans are dying of hunger. Here’s what happens to a starving human body. – The Washington Post
- Gazans are dying of hunger. Here’s what happens to a starving human body. The Washington Post
- No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say The New York Times
- His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza NPR
- Israel says it will open routes to allow aid convoys into Gaza BBC
- Situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic,' Save the Children's humanitarian director says ABC News
Gaza flotilla seized by IDF towed to Ashdod, activists taken into custody upon entry – The Times of Israel
- Gaza flotilla seized by IDF towed to Ashdod, activists taken into custody upon entry The Times of Israel
- Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid The New York Times
- Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters Freedom Flotilla
- Two Australians on board boat intercepted by Israel while trying to transport aid to Gaza, Dfat confirms The Guardian
- Israel again intercepts Gaza-bound ship carrying activists and humanitarian aid NBC News