FIFA fines Israel FA citing racism and ‘multiple’ discrimination breaches
Following Palestine allegations, FIFA clears Israeli settlement clubs but fines Israel FA for discrimination breaches.
Ros Atkins on… Trump’s mixed messages on the war
The BBC’s Analysis Editor looks at President Trump’s mixed messages on the war with Iran.
Australia news live: Tropical Cyclone Narelle poised to hit Queensland coast within hours with wind gusts up to 250km/h
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Waves of near-record heights smash Cairns coastline
One of the challenges posed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is the lack of weather monitoring infrastructure in remote parts of Cape York.
Winds of that speed are pretty hard to imagine if you haven’t experienced them before. They are just so, so strong, capable of uprooting really large trees or completely stripping them of their branches …
It can also cause extensive damage to properties in the path of those very strong wind gusts as well as power outages.
Continue reading...Norway crown princess to address Epstein links as son’s rape trial closes
Mette-Marit gives a much-anticipated interview, due to be broadcast on Friday.
Trump’s window for face-saving exit may be closing now – Responsible Statecraft
- Trump's window for face-saving exit may be closing now Responsible Statecraft
- Analysis: Trump faces legacy-defining dilemmas in Iran | CNN Politics CNN
- Trump’s Changing Statements On Iran Explained The Hill
- There is plenty of scope for the Iran war to intensify The Economist
- Opinion | Can Military Excellence Save Us From Trump’s Incompetence? The New York Times
US lifts sanctions on some Iranian oil as gas prices soar
The treasury secretary says the move will quickly bring about 140m barrels of oil to global markets.
US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal
A coalition of 24 states, alongside a dozen cities and counties, has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke the bedrock scientific determination underpinning virtually all US climate regulations.
The new lawsuit, filed in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday, is being led by the states of Massachusetts, California, New York and Connecticut. It argues that the Environmental Protection Agency’s February rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding – which the White House described as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history” – was illegal.
Continue reading...‘Time to End the Pause’ – Zelensky Sends Delegation to US Amid War in Middle East – Kyiv Post
- ‘Time to End the Pause’ – Zelensky Sends Delegation to US Amid War in Middle East Kyiv Post
- US, Ukrainian negotiators to discuss drone deal in Miami on Saturday Reuters
- Ukraine Will Raise Drone Deal Offer in US Talks, Zelenskiy Says Bloomberg.com
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine wants timeline for next round of Russia talks Al Jazeera
- Ukraine may restart peace process as Iran war escalates and EU aid remains blocked Euronews.com
Strike on Iran gasfield exposes US-Israel rift as Trump claims he did not know
US president says he told Netanyahu ‘don’t do that’ as he distances himself from attack that has angered Gulf allies
The US-Israeli war against Iran has exposed further divisions between the two countries after an Israeli strike on Iran’s largest gasfield angered US allies in the Gulf and prompted Donald Trump to say he knew nothing in advance about the attack – a claim that Israeli officials disputed.
Speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said he had spoken to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu following the strikes on Iran’s South Pars gasfield – part of a reserve shared with Qatar – and had told the Israeli prime minister to refrain from further attacks that could escalate a regional war on energy infrastructure.
Continue reading...Trump’s mediators offer Hamas formal proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza – NPR
What constitutes victory in an ‘asymmetric’ war with Iran? – The Christian Science Monitor
- What constitutes victory in an ‘asymmetric’ war with Iran? The Christian Science Monitor
- How America’s War on Iran Backfired Foreign Affairs
- Russia, China and the US – the global winners and losers of the Iran war BBC
- The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor Al Jazeera
- A Strategic Failure in Iran Cato Institute
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief says “a lot has survived” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities – CBS News
- U.N. nuclear watchdog chief says "a lot has survived" of Iran's nuclear capabilities CBS News
- War can't entirely eliminate Iran's nuclear program, the U.N. atomic energy chief says NPR
- Iran’s Highly Enriched Uranium Still Buried at Sites Attacked in June, IAEA Chief Says WSJ
- IAEA does not know status of new Iranian enrichment facility in Isfahan, Grossi says Reuters
- IAEA chief skeptical Iran’s nuclear program can be eliminated with just military action The Hill
Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war
US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’
It would be funny if it wasn’t so Trumpy.
Hosting the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump could not resist mocking Japan about its 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during the second world war.
Continue reading...Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut
UK’s bilateral aid to African countries, which funds areas such as schools and clinics, to be cut by almost £900m by 2028-29
Some of the world’s poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts set out by the foreign secretary.
The UK’s bilateral aid to African countries will be reduced by almost £900m by 2028-29 – a 56% cut – as part of more than £6bn in cuts which are funding an increase in defence spending.
Continue reading...Cryptocurrency firms suffer heavy losses in Illinois primaries after spending big
Cryptocurrency’s biggest Pac spent more than $10m for their candidates, only to be defeated by those who are anti-crypto
The cryptocurrency industry spent big and lost often in this week’s Illinois primaries.
As the industry prepares to make massive donations in the 2026 midterm elections to replicate its success in 2024, the Illinois losses mark an early setback for firms that are trying to establish themselves as power players in American politics.
Continue reading...Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again – The Guardian
- Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again The Guardian
- Iran war live: Tehran warns of intensified strikes if energy sites targeted Al Jazeera
- Iran war: Netanyahu denies Israel 'dragged' US into conflict DW.com
- Iran FM says 'no restraint' if infrastructure hit again | Iran International ایران اینترنشنال
- ‘Clumsy’: Tit-for-tat strikes on energy assets gift Iran another tactical lever Middle East Eye
Pope Leo announces October gathering for ‘synodal discernment’ on Amoris laetitia – The Pillar
- Pope Leo announces October gathering for ‘synodal discernment’ on Amoris laetitia The Pillar
- Pope convokes presidents of Bishops’ Conferences for meeting on families Vatican News
- Pope calls heads of bishops' conferences to Rome for summit on family National Catholic Reporter
- Pope Leo calls bishops to Rome to discuss families, ‘Amoris Laetitia’ in October EWTN News
- Pope Leo XIV convokes family ‘summit’ for bishops on 10th anniversary of predecessor’s ‘lightning rod’ document Crux
Peers vote to back clause pardoning women convicted over illegal abortions
House of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeated
Women who have been convicted, and in some cases jailed, over illegal abortions are set to be pardoned after a historic vote in the House of Lords.
Last June, the House of Commons voted to end the criminalisation of women who terminate their pregnancies outside of the legal framework, while keeping the existing framework in place. Doctors and others who act outside of the law could still face the threat of prosecution.
Continue reading...Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again
Discovery at Monte Verde puts north-to-south expansion theory back at centre of heated debate on continent’s human history
A groundbreaking new study may have once again upended our understanding of human prehistory in the Americas.
For years, the predominant theory of how humans arrived in the western hemisphere centred around the Clovis culture, which crossed the Beringia land bridge from Asia between 13,400 and 12,800 years ago, and spread south.
Continue reading...Trump compares attack on Iran to Pearl Harbor in meeting with Japanese PM
In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister, US President Donald Trump was asked why he didn't inform allies about his plan to attack Iran.