Adidas designer sorry for shoes ‘appropriated’ from Mexico
He has apologised over the Oaxaca Slip-on, inspired by sandals made by Indigenous artisans, after criticism from Mexico.
More countries added to UK’s ‘deport first’ scheme for foreign criminals
Former justice secretaries criticise expansion of policy that they say allows perpetrators to go unpunished
Foreign criminals from 15 more countries face deportation before they have a chance to appeal in an expansion of the UK government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme.
Ministers are extending the scheme, which applies in England and Wales and was restarted in 2023, to cover 23 countries including India, Bulgaria, Australia and Canada.
Continue reading...European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting – AP News
- European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting AP News
- Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal The Wall Street Journal
- Europeans fear being a footnote in history as Putin looks to strike deal with Trump CNN
- Zelenskiy wins EU, NATO backing as he seeks place at Trump-Putin talks Reuters
- European Leaders Want to Speak to Trump Before He Meets Putin Bloomberg.com
JD Vance’s attempt to blame Democrats
Vice-president tries to deflect criticism and blames Biden for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ about convicted sex offender
Four days after JD Vance reportedly asked top Trump administration officials to come up with a new communications strategy for dealing with the scandal around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he appears to have put his foot in it, sparking a new round of online outrage even as he tried to defuse the furor.
In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Sunday, the vice-president tried to deflect criticism of the administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files by blaming Democrats. He accused Joe Biden of doing “absolutely nothing” about the scandal when he was in the White House.
Continue reading...Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians
In the shadow of the Gaza war, violence is rising in the occupied territories as radical settlers seize land with the backing of the government.
Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians
In the shadow of the Gaza war, violence is rising in the occupied territories as radical settlers seize land with the backing of the government.
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
6.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Balikesir province, killing 1 and collapsing buildings – AP News
- 6.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Balikesir province, killing 1 and collapsing buildings AP News
- Turkey earthquake flattens buildings in Balikesir province BBC
- Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse NBC News
- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey, disaster authority says Reuters
- Turkey detains constructor after building collapses in earthquake AP News
China’s watching closely, Lindsey Graham says ahead of Trump’s peace talks with Putin – Politico
- China's watching closely, Lindsey Graham says ahead of Trump's peace talks with Putin Politico
- Lindsey Graham says Russia and Ukraine would likely need to swap land in a ceasefire deal NBC News
- Graham ‘confident’ Trump will walk away from summit if Putin ‘insists on bad deal’ The Hill
- 'Like Reagan...': Senator Lindsey Graham says he's confident Trump will walk away if Putin insists on bad Times of India
- Lindsey Graham says Trump's goal is to prevent third invasion of Ukraine, wants Zelensky 'to be part of the process' New York Post
Italy’s Mount Vesuvius, a popular tourist destination, closes over wildfire – CBS News
- Italy's Mount Vesuvius, a popular tourist destination, closes over wildfire CBS News
- Wildfires close Mount Vesuvius trails while fierce blazes continue in France The Guardian
- Visible from space: Vesuvius fire has three fronts still active, firefighters continue battle Euronews.com
- Italy Shuts Down Mount Vesuvius To Tourists As Wildfire Rages NDTV
- Mount Vesuvius, classified as an active volcano, is fertile ground for wine, tomatoes and other crops damaged by the fires. WV News
Activists in Netherlands protest on roof of Microsoft site storing Israeli military data
Demonstration follows revelation firm’s servers holding huge collection of intercepted Palestinian phone calls
Activists have staged a protest on the roof of a Microsoft datacentre in the Netherlands after revelations the Israeli military is storing large volumes of data in the country.
Images posted on social media showed some of the activists blocking access to the large Microsoft facility in the north-west of the country on Sunday, while others scaled the building’s roof and lit flares.
Continue reading...Man clings to high-speed train in Austria after it left station without him, officials say – CBS News
Shootout at Ecuador nightclub kills 8 as violent crime surges, police say – CBS News
Ukraine Strikes ‘Industrial’ Facility in Russia’s Saratov Region – Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine Strikes ‘Industrial’ Facility in Russia’s Saratov Region Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine's drone attack kills three, targets Moscow, Russia says Reuters
- Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery in drone exchanges; key talks loom Al Jazeera
- Drones reportedly strike aerospace plant in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast; officials claim 1 killed, 2 injured The Kyiv Independent
- Drones Reportedly Hit Russian Oil Plant in Komi, Over 1,000 Miles From Ukraine, in First-Ever Strike UNITED24 Media
Netanyahu defends Gaza City plan as UN warns of ‘calamity’ and starvation
Israeli PM says taking over city is ‘best way’ to end war, despite condemnation from within Israel and around world
Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his plan to take control of Gaza City in the face of widespread international outrage, even as senior UN officials warned that the move risked unleashing “another calamity” on a territory already experiencing “starvation, pure and simple”.
In a rare press conference with foreign journalists in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister said the plan, signed off last week by the security cabinet to criticism both at home and abroad, was “the best way to end the war and the best way to end it speedily.”
Continue reading...Netanyahu defends Gaza plans as Israel heavily criticised at UN Security Council
Israel's Prime Minister also claimed Israeli hostages held in Gaza were "the only ones being deliberately starved".
Netanyahu defends Gaza plans as Israel heavily criticised at UN Security Council
Israel's Prime Minister also claimed Israeli hostages held in Gaza were "the only ones being deliberately starved".
What’s the fallout from a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
The US brokered the agreement, giving it leverage and business opportunities.
CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting
Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says union
A union representing US Centers for Disease Control employees has demanded that the federal government condemn vaccine misinformation after a man who evidently blamed the Covid-19 vaccination for making him depressed and suicidal aimed gunfire Friday at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.
The 30-year-old shooting suspect, who killed a police officer and died during the attack, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters – but he was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday.
Continue reading...Texas redistricting fight with Democrats ‘could last years’, threatens Greg Abbott
Governor warns lawmakers who left to foil redistricting plan that he coould call special session to extend battle
Texas governor, Greg Abbott, has stepped up his war of words with Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to foil an aggressive redistricting plan aimed at giving his Republican party five additional seats in Congress, saying on Sunday that the fight “could literally last years”.
Abbott issued his new threat on Fox News Sunday, saying that he would use his powers to call a special session of the Texas legislature to extend the battle indefinitely. The special session lasts 30 days, he said, “and as soon as this one is over, I’m going to call another one, then another one, then another one, then another one”.
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