Zelenskyy open to halting strikes on energy but needs details from Trump
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would support a proposal to stop strikes on energy infrastructure, but needs more details.
Russia’s Putin agrees to 30-day halt in attacks on Ukraine energy targets
Announcement comes after Russian leader held a lengthy phone call with US President Donald Trump.
Famous singer among 12 killed in plane crash off Caribbean island – PennLive
- Famous singer among 12 killed in plane crash off Caribbean island PennLive
- Plane crash off Caribbean island kills at least 12, including music star Yahoo
- Small Plane Crashes Off Roatán Island in Honduras, Killing 12 The New York Times
- Aurelio Martínez, ambassador of Garifuna music, has died NPR
- 12 killed in Honduras plane crash, including Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez Suazo The Associated Press
Houthis fire first ballistic missile at Israel in 2 months, warn of more in coming days – The Times of Israel
- Houthis fire first ballistic missile at Israel in 2 months, warn of more in coming days The Times of Israel
- Israel shoots down Houthi ballistic missile after ceasefire collapses Fox News
- IDF shoots down Houthi ballistic missile aimed at central, southern Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Air raid sirens sound across Negev as IDF intercepts missile from Yemen Ynetnews
- Israel 'Prepared for Any Scenario' as Conflicts Intensify in Gaza and Yemen Newsweek
Aleppo’s airport reopens for the first time since Assad’s ouster
Aleppo International Airport has reopened for the first time since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
UK, EU in Talks to Accelerate Arms for Ukraine Before Ceasefire – Bloomberg
- UK, EU in Talks to Accelerate Arms for Ukraine Before Ceasefire Bloomberg
- Italy, Spain not ready to back EU plan to boost Ukraine military aid Reuters
- 'We won't be dragged into this' — Hungary opposes $22 billion EU aid package for Ukraine Kyiv Independent
- EU readies for scenario in which Ukraine summit conclusions bypass Hungary's opposition Ukrainska Pravda
- Why EU capitals are still arguing over more military aid to Ukraine Financial Times
Netanyahu banks on political dividends as he restarts Gaza war
Israeli prime minister bows to pressure from far right over majority who prioritise deals to bring back hostages
As the ceasefire in Gaza extended from days into weeks, and newly freed hostages began sharing grim details of their captivity, Benjamin Netanyahu’s political room for manoeuvre seemed to shrink.
He was caught between the far-right parties propping up his government, keen to return to war in Gaza, and the majority of Israelis who prioritised the fate of the remaining hostages over the “total defeat” of Hamas demanded by their prime minister.
Continue reading...Mexico City introduces ‘bloodless bullfighting’ in win for animal rights activists
Activists celebrate move, but note that ‘a bull event without violence does not mean one without suffering’
Mexico City’s congress has voted to ban traditional bullfights and replace them with a new form of bloodless spectacle, marking the latest episode in a years-long legal battle to outlaw the practice in the capital.
Animal rights activists celebrated the move on Tuesday – even if it wasn’t the total ban on bullfighting they had been pushing for.
Continue reading...Mexico City introduces ‘bloodless bullfighting’ in win for animal rights activists – The Guardian
- Mexico City introduces ‘bloodless bullfighting’ in win for animal rights activists The Guardian
- Mexico City Bans Traditional Bullfights for Violence-Free Option The New York Times
- Mexico City Rebrands Bullfighting With Ban on Killing Bulls Bloomberg
- Mexico City overhauls bullfights in win for animal activists Reuters
- Urge Governor Jiménez to Ban Bullfighting at the Feria Nacional de San Marco Festival in Aguascalientes PETA
Netanyahu: ‘From now on, negotiations will only take place under fire’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas that Israel’s breaking of the Gaza ceasefire is “only the beginning.”
Semisonic denounces White House use of ‘Closing Time’ in deportation video
Grammy-nominated band says Trump administration ‘missed the point’ and song is about ‘joy, possibilities, hope’
The band Semisonic has said the Donald Trump White House “missed the point” of its hit Closing Time “entirely” when the administration used the Emmy-nominated song in a social media post showing a shackled person being deported.
A statement from Semisonic also said the White House did not have permission to use the song in that manner.
Continue reading...Network Ten and Wilkinson ordered to pay own costs in Lehrmann defamation case – as it happened
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Growing inequality erodes social cohesion – Leigh
In his speech, Andrew Leigh will say growing inequality is an issue because it erodes social cohesion.
When wealth is concentrated among a few, society becomes fragmented. Our sense of collective responsibility diminishes, and the fabric that binds us as Australians weakens.
This approach contrasts with our predecessors, whose tax policies disproportionately benefited the highest earners, widening the gap between rich and poor. By maintaining a fair and responsible tax structure, we can fund essential public services while ensuring that the most fortunate Australians contribute their fair share.
Yet since the 1980s, Australia has seen what economists describe as a ‘Great Divergence’, reversing the gains of earlier decades.
Today, the top 1% of income earners receive nearly 10% of national income, nearly doubling their share from 40 years ago. Wealth inequality is even more extreme, with the richest 10% owning more than 60 times the wealth of the bottom 10%.
Continue reading...Two men found guilty over £4.8m Oxfordshire gold toilet heist
Michael Jones convicted of planning Blenheim Palace burglary and Frederick Doe of conspiracy to transfer criminal property
Two men have been found guilty of the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from the Oxfordshire country house where Winston Churchill was born.
Blenheim Palace’s 18-carat lavatory was stolen in September 2019 while it was featuring in an art exhibition and is believed to have been split up and disposed of.
Continue reading...‘We are all by ourselves’: Haitians warn that fall of Port-au-Prince is imminent – Miami Herald
- ‘We are all by ourselves’: Haitians warn that fall of Port-au-Prince is imminent Miami Herald
- Haiti's crisis deepens as foreign troops struggle to curb violence Responsible Statecraft
- Haitian media struggle to survive in face of attacks, revenue collapse UN News
- Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti’s capital as police vow to hold them back The Associated Press
- Violence Triggers Record Displacements in Port-au-Prince: Over 60,000 People in a Month International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Covid inquiry: ex-minister defends VIP contract lane despite ‘one or two crooks’
Lord Agnew says fast-track PPE procurement was not ‘some kind of plan by rightwing people to enrich themselves’
A former minister behind the controversial VIP lane for supplying personal protective equipment during the pandemic said “some crooks” were probably awarded contracts, but defended the scheme as necessary to plug shortages.
Lord Agnew, who was a Cabinet Office minister responsible for procurement during the pandemic, accused the Covid inquiry of having a “misconceived obsession with the high-priority lane”.
Continue reading...Turkiye’s Istanbul University annuls Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s diploma – Al Jazeera English
- Turkiye’s Istanbul University annuls Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s diploma Al Jazeera English
- Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president Reuters
- Erdoğan’s biggest rival faces block to presidential candidacy POLITICO Europe
- Turkey Voids Erdogan Rival’s Degree in Risk for Presidential Bid Bloomberg
- Key Erdogan rival's university diploma is revoked in a move that blocks him from Turkey's election The Associated Press
Putin may well get what he wants in Ukraine
The Russian president is quite close to drawing a thick red line in Eastern Europe that the West will have to respect.
Turkiye’s Istanbul University annuls Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s diploma
Opposition leader slams the university's move as 'unlawful’, saying it does not have the power to make the decision.
Trump waging ‘sickening’ psychological war, deported Venezuelan’s lawyer says
One detained man’s lawyer says he is gay artist who had fled persecution in his home country, not a gang member
A lawyer for one of the Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador has accused the Trump administration of waging a “sickening” campaign of psychological warfare against asylum seekers and migrants.
“In my 15 years of representing people in removal proceedings in the United States, this is the most shocking thing that I’ve ever seen happen to one of our clients,” said Lindsay Toczylowski, a California-based lawyer for the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) group.
Continue reading...Video: Blast near Somalia president’s residence as official convoy passes
An explosion was reported near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.