Chinese nationals jailed for human trafficking in South Africa
A raid on a Johannesburg factory found 91 Malawians, including 37 children, living in appalling conditions.
Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel
Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for a suspension of trade with Israel, as she spoke of Europe’s “painful” inability to respond to the war on Gaza and ensuing humanitarian disaster.
In her most extended condemnation yet of the Israeli government, von der Leyen criticised plans for illegal settlements that would split the occupied West Bank in half, as well as incitement of violence by extremist Israeli ministers, as a “clear attempt to undermine the two-state solution”.
Continue reading...Starmer’s meeting with Israeli president could set relations back further
Two leaders have competing visions for Israel’s security and Palestinian self-rule with little chance of finding common ground
A meeting in London between Keir Starmer and the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, could not come at a more difficult time for either leader, and far from easing British-Israeli relations, the encounter risks setting them back yet further.
Once the meeting on Wednesday was in the diary, there was a faint hope within Downing Street that the two men would at least listen to each other about their competing visions for Israel’s future, including a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict, a vision Herzog once shared.
Continue reading...Trump jeered by protesters as he dines at Washington DC restaurant
Protesters shouted ‘Trump is the Hitler of our time!’ as he had a meal near the White House to promote his deployment of the National Guard
Donald Trump faced protesters shouting “Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!” as he dined at a Washington restaurant, videos posted online showed.
The US president approached the shouting protesters in the restaurant, pausing a few feet away from them for a few moments, nodding and smiling without offering a response.
Continue reading...Protests hit France as new PM takes office
A grassroots movement is encouraging people to protest against the political class and proposed budget cuts.
Jaguar Land Rover says cyber-attack has affected ‘some data’
Carmaker has informed relevant regulators and ‘will contact anyone as appropriate’ as investigation progresses
The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover has affected data held by the carmaker, it has said, as its factories in the UK and abroad face prolonged closure.
JLR, Britain’s biggest carmaker, said on Wednesday that in its investigations into the hack, which first emerged last week, it had now discovered data had been breached.
Continue reading...Gaza aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg reports second drone attack in 24 hours
Global Sumud Flotilla says no passengers or crew harmed by alleged incendiary device dropped on boat in Tunisian port
A flotilla seeking to break Israel’s aid blockade of Gaza has said it was attacked by a drone for the second time in less than 24 hours.
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which is carrying pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, said in a statement early on Wednesday that it had been attacked by another drone, which dropped an incendiary device on one of its boats, the Alma, as it was moored in the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. None of the passengers or crew were harmed and no structural damage was caused, it said
Continue reading...Iran Agrees to Give U.N. Atomic Agency Access to Its Nuclear Sites – The Wall Street Journal
- Iran Agrees to Give U.N. Atomic Agency Access to Its Nuclear Sites The Wall Street Journal
- Iran says more talks needed to bring about IAEA inspections Reuters
- Iran and UN appear at odds over nuclear deal Al Jazeera
- Iran and U.N. Watchdog Reach Agreement to Resume Nuclear Inspections The New York Times
- Iran and nuclear watchdog sign agreement seeking path to restart cooperation NPR
Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi
Kyalo Mbobu was driving home when a gunman on a motorbike shot him dead on a busy street in the capital.
UN inspectors can resume work at Iran nuclear sites after breakthrough deal
Rafael Grossi, IAEA director general, says agreement with Tehran is ‘important step in the right direction’
Tehran and the UN nuclear inspectorate have reached an agreement that will allow UN inspectors to return to inspect all of Iran’s nuclear sites, including those bombed by Israel and the US in June.
The breakthrough, confirmed by Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, came during a three-hour meeting on Monday between Grossi and the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Cairo.
Continue reading...Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy food
The UN says the number of obese teenagers has nearly tripled globally in the last two decades.
Trump is used to shaking off criticism – but the Epstein story is different
While there is no suggestion of criminal wrongdoing by Trump, the political consequences of the Epstein saga on the US president are very real
Nepal protests ‘hijacked’, Gen Z claim, as army patrols the streets
Fierce protests against corruption and nepotism spiralled into arson and violence on Tuesday.
EU chief says it’s time for Europe’s ‘independence moment’ faced with war and major power tensions – AP News
- EU chief says it's time for Europe's 'independence moment' faced with war and major power tensions AP News
- Europe’s Crisis of Confidence Heaps Pressure Onto Von Der Leyen Bloomberg.com
- Ursula von der Leyen's State of the EU speech: As it happened Euronews.com
- Besieged von der Leyen calls on Europe to ‘fight’ politico.eu
- Von der Leyen to outline EU priorities after US trade deal backlash Reuters
Hong Kong lawmakers veto bill on same-sex partnerships – NBC News
- Hong Kong lawmakers veto bill on same-sex partnerships NBC News
- Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples BBC
- Hong Kong criticised for rejecting bill giving ‘bare minimum’ rights to same-sex couples The Guardian
- Years of activism resulted in a Hong Kong same-sex partnership bill, but a tough vote remains AP News
- Hong Kong Lawmakers Vote to Reject Same-Sex Rights Bill The New York Times
Meet the retiree who realized his dream of joining the LSU marching band as a 66-year-old freshman
Kent Broussard joined Louisiana State University’s famed Golden Band from Tigerland after retiring as an accountant
Some dreams live on in time forever, says the summer Olympics anthem considered by many to be the greatest – and living proof of that is a retired accountant who recently enrolled as a freshman at Louisiana State University in his mid-60s to fulfill his lifelong ambition of playing for the school’s famed marching band.
Kent Broussard drew nationwide media attention after being shown on ESPN’s broadcast of the LSU football team’s victory at home against in-state rival Louisiana Tech on 6 September.
Continue reading...Trump’s Bold Move to Pressure Putin – Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Trump's Bold Move to Pressure Putin Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Trump lobbies EU for 100% tariffs on China and India to pressure Putin BBC
- Trump Orders Others to Put Pressure on Putin as His Peace Promise Falls Apart The Daily Beast
- '100% tariff': Trump asks EU to impose higher duties on Russian oil buyers India, China — Report Times of India
- Trump Floats New Tariffs on China, India to Squeeze Russia Bloomberg.com
Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples
The law would have recognised some rights for couples who were married overseas.
Four dead, including two children, attempting to cross Channel to UK in last 24 hours
Number of attempts to cross Channel has been particularly high for several days, say French authorities
Four people including two children have died in two separate incidents while trying to cross the Channel to the UK in the last 24 hours, while three others are missing in a third incident.
On Tuesday night off the coast of Sangatte, France, three people lost their lives while travelling on a dinghy with 38 people onboard. Three others are missing after an incident in Neufchâtel-Hardelot, France, on a boat with 115 people onboard.
Continue reading...Watch: Army patrols streets of Kathmandu after fierce protests
Charlotte Scarr reports from the Kathmandu where deadly protests against corruption and nepotism took place.