- Andriy Parubiy: Suspect admits killing Ukrainian lawmaker, says it was ‘revenge’ against authorities CNN
- Disguised gunman who assassinated prominent Ukraine politician is linked to Russia, Kyiv says CBS News
- Kyiv Links Moscow to Killing of Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker The New York Times
- Arrest after fatal shooting of Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy BBC
- Hundreds mourn pro-Western Ukrainian politician who was gunned down in the street AP News
Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts
People could face up to five years in prison for breaking the new measure once signed into law.
Treasury Intensifies Pressure on Iranian Oil Smuggling and Sanctions Evasion Schemes in Iraq – U.S. Department of the Treasury (.gov)
- Treasury Intensifies Pressure on Iranian Oil Smuggling and Sanctions Evasion Schemes in Iraq U.S. Department of the Treasury (.gov)
- Oil settles up 1% after US imposes sanctions targeting Iranian oil Reuters
- US Targets Iraqi Tycoon in Latest Move Against Iran Oil Exports Bloomberg.com
- US sanctions network for transporting Iranian oil as nuclear talks remain stalled The Times of Israel
- Oil prices hold on to gains from US sanctions Yahoo Finance
Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN and sanction Israel – as it happened
Foreign minister says move is not aimed at Israeli people but ‘ensuring their government respects international and humanitarian law’. This live blog is closed
At least 63,633 Palestinian people have been killed and 160,914 others injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
At least 76 Palestinian people, including 12 aid seekers, were killed in the last 24 hours alone, the ministry said.
Continue reading...Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27-year high
Chancellor will face more limited fiscal headroom at budget after yield on 30-year bond increases to 5.723%
Britain’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level in 27 years, intensifying the pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget.
The yield, or interest rate, on 30-year UK government debt hit 5.723% on Tuesday. That is its highest level since 1998, indicating that it will cost the UK more to borrow from the markets, above the previous 27-year high of 5.649% set in April.
Continue reading...Trump illegally deployed national guard during LA Ice protests, judge rules
Judge said administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany Ice agents on immigration raids
A judge has ruled the Trump administration’s use of national guard troops during southern California immigration enforcement protests is illegal.
Judge Charles Breyer ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids. The judge did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.
Continue reading...Texas man charged after 11-year-old boy shot dead while playing doorbell prank
Leon Gonzalo Jr, 42, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the Houston shooting
A 42-year-old man in Texas has been charged with murder after the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was playing a doorbell prank in Houston on Saturday night, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at around 11pm on Saturday, according to Houston authorities, when the boy and his friends were in their neighborhood reportedly playing a game of “ding dong ditch” – an old childhood prank involving ringing a doorbell and running away.
Continue reading...‘Put them up anywhere’: Cooper backs St George’s flags as No 10 says asylum seekers could be housed in industrial buildings – UK politics live
Home secretary earlier suggested warehouses could be used instead of hotels, while PM will urge ministers to go ‘further and faster’ on immigration in Tuesday meeting
Lamb says the Greens are “the antidote to Reform”.
That gets a big round of applause.
We’re a home for all those people across the country holding their heads in their hands as the Labour government lets them down again and again and again, whether it is switching from the aid budget or from people with disabilities and not bringing in taxes … we need.
And that is why, in reaction, a new Green wave is sweeping the country as people turn to us.
It’s already become a bit of a cliche, but we are really moving into a multi-party system, with the Greens poised to help create the next government.
And, like all the best cliches, it has the distinct advantage of also being for true.
Continue reading...Palestine Action: five arrested in England before protest against group’s ban
Defend Our Juries confirms event will go ahead as 1,000 people pledge to take part in defiance of counter-terrorism laws
More than 1,000 people have pledged to risk arrest this Saturday at a fresh protest against a ban on the group Palestine Action, as police detained five spokespeople for the event’s organisers.
Tim Crosland, a former government lawyer who is one of the co-founders of the Defend Our Juries group, was among those arrested hours before he was due to address a press conference on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Xi welcomes Putin and other world leaders to China – in pictures – The Guardian
- Xi welcomes Putin and other world leaders to China – in pictures The Guardian
- Putin hails ties with China as Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing on eve of parade The Guardian
- Putin and Xi deepen ties as Iran, North Korea leaders visit Beijing Fox News
- Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping begin talks in Beijing BBC
- Putin and Xi Invoke Wartime Unity as They Hail Ties in Beijing The New York Times
Identical twin convicted based on DNA differences in first US case of its kind
In the Virginia case, rare genetic mutations distinguished identical twins in DNA analysis
For the first time in the US, an identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis.
On 21 August, a jury found Russell Marubbio, 54, guilty of a sexual assault that occurred in Woodbridge, Virginia, back in 1987.
Continue reading...Ukraine updates: Seoul says 2,000 North Korean troops killed – DW
- Ukraine updates: Seoul says 2,000 North Korean troops killed DW
- Kim meets families of North Korea soldiers killed fighting in Ukraine BBC
- North Korea releases propaganda video praising its soldiers who fought for Russia CNN
- North Korea Reveals When Kim Gave Order To Fight Ukraine Newsweek
- Around 2K North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia, Seoul Claims The Moscow Times
Kim Jong Un heads to Beijing in famous armored train used by generations of North Korean leaders – Yahoo News UK
Gérard Depardieu to face trial over rape and sexual assault allegations
His accuser, Charlotte Arnould, says she is relieved the case is going to court, seven years after she filed a complaint.
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues
Comedy writer intercepted by five armed officers at Heathrow after flying in from Arizona
The writer of TV’s Father Ted has been arrested at Heathrow over three social media posts expressing his views on transgender issues.
Graham Linehan, who also created the IT Crowd and Black Books, said he was intercepted by five armed officers after flying in from Arizona and told he was under arrest over the messages.
Continue reading...University of Kentucky athlete charged after dead infant found hidden in closet
Laken Ashlee Snelling, a 21-year-old cheer team member, faces charges of corpse abuse and evidence tampering
A University of Kentucky athlete allegedly placed her dead infant inside a trash bag later found in a closet while trying to hide the baby’s birth, leading to her being jailed, according to local authorities and media reporting.
Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, faces charges of corpse abuse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant after her arrest on Sunday in the markedly grisly case, police in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a statement.
Continue reading...Italy considers hiding state flight paths after jamming of von der Leyen plane
EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS loss
Italy is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was allegedly jammed by Russia, Italian defence ministry sources said.
Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was flying to Bulgaria on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in Plovdiv, and reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour.
Continue reading...China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone
Exclusive: Experts say the move could be part of Beijing’s ‘greyzone’ grab for disputed territory
China is drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a move that analysts believe is likely part of Beijing’s unilateral grab for disputed territory that could also aid a future invasion of Taiwan.
During July and August at least 12 oil and gas vessels and permanent structures were detected inside Taiwan’s EEZ – including one within 50km of the restricted-waters border of the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands – as well as several steel supports for fixed offshore drilling platforms, called jackets. Their presence inside Taiwan’s EEZ have not been previously reported.
Continue reading...Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable with prison, fines – Al Jazeera
- Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable with prison, fines Al Jazeera
- Burkina Faso's parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts BBC
- Burkina Faso parliament passes law outlawing LGBTQ practices CNN
- Burkina Faso's junta passes law banning homosexuality France 24
- Burkina Faso bans homosexuality with prison terms and fines for offenders ABC News
Indonesian police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at student protesters – Reuters
- Indonesian police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at student protesters Reuters
- How the death of a delivery driver ignited Indonesia BBC
- ‘The Bang, Bang, Bang’: How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia The New York Times
- Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise Reuters
- What to know about Indonesia’s nationwide unrest over lawmakers’ perks AP News