Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools
Italy is planning to ban the burqa and niqab in schools and cap the number of foreign students per class.
One complainant withdrawn from Alan Jones trial bringing number of alleged victims to five
Court also hears from four people who say they didn’t witness alleged offence against another complainant
One of Alan Jones’s accusers has had his allegation withdrawn, with one charge of assault with an act of indecency dramatically dropped from the former broadcaster’s trial.
The allegation, dating from 2012 and brought by a complainant pseudonymised as F, was withdrawn by the prosecution in a Sydney court on Monday afternoon.
Continue reading...Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband says he forgave her so he would not be ‘eaten up inside forever’
Patrick Clancy gives his first interview since his wife's mistrial over the killing of their three young children.
US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Top US and Chinese officials held talks in New York on Sunday ahead of a Trump-Xi summit this week.
Iran’s military says US preparing to resume strikes
Tehran threatens retaliation as Trump weighs military action while Qatar pushes to revive talks.
Freedom oppressed: the journalists caught up in Trump’s ICE crackdown
Media workers are grappling with increasingly volatile press climate in US, with some detained and even deported
As hundreds of masked and armed US federal agents besieged the streets of Minneapolis, turning the midwestern city into the frontline of the Trump administration’s unprecedented crackdown on immigration, the independent photographer John Abernathy was documenting one of the protests that had become a daily occurrence when Immigration and Customs Enforcement tackled him.
A photograph of him on the ground, pepper spray running down his face, captured the violence with which ICE agents had for weeks treated immigrants and the thousands of US citizens who had come to their defence. It was also a stark reminder that journalists were not immune to the agency’s aggressive tactics.
Continue reading...As Russian strikes destroy millions of books, Ukraine’s literary future hangs in the balance – AP News
- As Russian strikes destroy millions of books, Ukraine’s literary future hangs in the balance AP News
- As Russian strikes destroy millions of books, Ukraine's literary future hangs in the balance abcnews.com
- Cultural treasures are being destroyed worldwide - so why is no-one being punished? BBC
- A New Casualty in Ukraine's Endless War: Its Books Newser
- Ukraine's Culture Ministry announces major fundraising initiative to help publishers struggling after Russian attacks The Kyiv Independent
Powerful explosions at Syrian army site near Aleppo injure at least four – Al Jazeera
- Powerful explosions at Syrian army site near Aleppo injure at least four Al Jazeera
- Syrian ammunition depot explodes in fourth such blast this month Reuters
- Syria says Friday blast at military site killed 11 Arab News
- Explosions in Syria's Aleppo result in injuries, civil defence says middleeasteye.net
- At least 4 injured in army depot blast in Syria breakingthenews.net
First female Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award she gave on 9/11 to Muslim cleric who praised bin Laden – New York Post
- First female Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award she gave on 9/11 to Muslim cleric who praised bin Laden New York Post
- Anglican interreligious gaffe could create backlash against Pakistani Christians, says former Anglican bishop Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- The image that exposes Sarah Mullally’s terrifying naivety The Telegraph
- Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award from Pakistani cleric who praised Osama bin Laden The Jerusalem Post
- Statement from Lambeth Palace Archbishopofcanterbury.org
Massive explosions at Syrian army weapons depot near Aleppo
Explosions rocked a Syrian army ammunition depot south of Aleppo, injuring at least four people.
World leaders meet at UN as their planet grapples with war, division, runaway AI and climate shocks – AP News
- World leaders meet at UN as their planet grapples with war, division, runaway AI and climate shocks AP News
- What to expect at the UN General Assembly, the biggest event in world diplomacy cnn.com
- What to know as world leaders converge at the United Nations this week NPR
- U.N. General Assembly Traffic and Street Closures: What New Yorkers Need to Know nytimes.com
- World leaders descend on New York for UNGA — but who really has America’s ear? foxnews.com
The tragic death of a woman who testified against her mafia father after he murdered her mother – cnn.com
Putin Reignited a Dispute With Japan. This Town Is Stuck in the Middle. – nytimes.com
UK should ‘team up’ with Canada in new Europe alliance, Canadian minister tells BBC
It comes after European Commission President proposed "opening the door" for Canada to become an associate member of the EU.
UK urged to strengthen financial muscle of national wealth fund to aid economy
Unions, thinktanks and others say overhaul could provide investment Britain needs
Unions, thinktanks, environmental groups and charities have come together to call on ministers to boost the financial firepower of the national wealth fund to empower it to invest more in Britain and rebalance the country’s economy.
Lower energy bills, the revitalisation of the UK’s industrial heartlands and the provision of more high-quality jobs could all be unlocked by scaling up the NWF, according to a statement from organisations including the TUC, Greenpeace, WWF and the New Economics Foundation.
Turbocharging the retrofitting of homes and buildings.
Giving the public a bigger stake in critical infrastructure through taking part-ownership stakes in key projects.
Launching a targeted investment programme to bring new green industries to communities hit hardest by deindustrialisation.
Supporting a network of regional banks to funnel money into the small businesses that hold up local economies.
Continue reading...Beyond Ukraine: Why Europe is preparing for a wider conflict – cnn.com
- Beyond Ukraine: Why Europe is preparing for a wider conflict cnn.com
- European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato | Russia The Guardian
- 'Russia to test Nato pact' and 'Labour eye tax raid' BBC
- NATO ‘ready’ for potential Russian false flag attack, alliance’s top general says politico.eu
- NATO Chiefs of Defence met in Copenhagen for the Military Committee Conference nato.int
Trump decries Democrats as ‘communists,’ even as he looks to impress China’s communist leader – AP News
Germany: The Left triumphs in Berlin as AfD surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Euronews.com
- Germany: The Left triumphs in Berlin as AfD surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Euronews.com
- Far-left party wins Berlin election, pledging to nationalise housing Reuters
- Victories by far left and far right show Germans sick of politics as usual The Washington Post
- 'Unrestrained antisemitism': German politicians, Jewish leaders warn over Left Party’s rise The Jerusalem Post
- ‘Hope’ rises in Berlin immigrant communities as Left wins amid AfD gains Al Jazeera
Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists – Reuters
Australia warns of risks from ageing population, falling birth rates – Reuters
- Australia warns of risks from ageing population, falling birth rates Reuters
- Treasury looked 40 years ahead. MPs saw blind spots everywhere Politico
- Australia’s economic challenges are mounting as deaths start to outnumber births. But ‘baby bonus’ policies would be pointless | Nicki Hutley The Guardian
- Why younger Australians are facing a tough economic future ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Treasury’s fantasies won’t stop Labor’s One Nation problem theaustralian.com.au