French helicopter crew survive crash into lake
The helicopter was attempting to collect water to fight wildfires at the time of the crash.
Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital – what we know
Netanyahu said it was a "tragic mishap" but did little to address the apparent "double-tap" nature of the attack, which killed 20 people including journalists and health workers.
Oil prices rise as Russia-Ukraine war threatens supply disruption – Reuters
- Oil prices rise as Russia-Ukraine war threatens supply disruption Reuters
- Putin is facing a fuel crisis as Ukraine escalates attacks on Russian refineries Atlantic Council
- Parts of Russia face gasoline shortages after Ukraine struck refineries Reuters
- Weakening Russian war machine: Why Kyiv is targeting its energy sector Euronews.com
- Ukrainian Drone Strikes Deepen Russia’s Summer Fuel Crunch Bloomberg.com
France has ‘no lessons to take’ from US on tackling antisemitism, says minister
Comments come after US ambassador accused government of failing to do enough to stem hate crimes against Jews
Cabinet ministers and Jewish groups have said France has “no lessons to take” from the US on tackling antisemitism, as Washington’s ambassador to Paris was summoned after accusing the government of failing to do enough to stem hate crimes against Jews.
Charles Kushner, who is Jewish, was ordered to report to the foreign ministry on Monday after he wrote a letter to Emmanuel Macron criticising a “lack of sufficient action” by the government to confront the “dramatic rise” in antisemitism in France.
Continue reading...Watch: Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong Un
In a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Trump said he will meet with the North Korean leader in the "appropriate future".
Reform councillor works on asylum claims for Home Office, investigation reveals
Paul Bean may have breached civil service impartiality rules over alleged social media posts
Campaigners have complained to the Home Office after it was revealed a councillor for Reform UK also works for the government department processing asylum and immigration claims.
Paul Bean, who serves as a councillor for Crook ward at Durham county council, declared his day job as a civil servant at the Home Office in his register of interests.
Continue reading...‘If you survive this, you’ll survive anything’: new UK reality show that strands ‘newlyweds’ on honeymoon
BBC’s Stranded on Honeymoon Island tests whether love can flourish ‘in toughest of conditions’, says Davina McCall
The new BBC series Stranded on Honeymoon Island is a “social experiment” about the reality of marriage that will teach audiences about “moving forward with your life”, its host, Davina McCall, has said.
Made by the producers of Married at First Sight UK, the show features 12 singles looking for lifelong love who are matched with someone on a speed date and “married”. They are then stranded on a tropical island dressed only in their wedding outfit for a three-week honeymoon without phones, luxuries, family or friends.
Continue reading...Trump says he hopes to meet Kim Jong-un and raises prospect of US taking over some South Korean land
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung uses Oval Office meeting to encourage Trump to engage with North Korean leader
Donald Trump has said he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, possibly this year, in an attempt to revive the failed nuclear diplomacy of his first term as US president.
“I’d like to have a meeting. I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong-un in the appropriate future,” Trump said during an occasionally awkward meeting at the Oval Office with South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae Myung, in which he raised the prospect of taking ownership of South Korean land that hosts a US military base.
Continue reading...Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli double strike on hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a "tragic mishap" and promised a "thorough investigation".
Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli double strike on hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a "tragic mishap" and promised a "thorough investigation" of the reported double strike.
French prime minister to face potential ousting in high-stakes confidence vote
François Bayrou to seek parliamentary backing for his unpopular plans to shore up France’s public finances
France’s embattled prime minister looks likely to be ousted and his government toppled next month in a high-stakes confidence vote that could plunge the EU’s second-biggest economy into even deeper political crisis.
François Bayrou said on Monday that he would seek parliamentary backing for his unpopular plans to shore up France’s ailing public finances on 8 September, asking deputies to “confirm the scale” of spending cuts he says are needed to save €44bn (£38bn) a year.
Continue reading...Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after allegedly attacking police in Los Angeles
Police say musician charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down an LA street last week
Lil Nas X was charged on Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.
Prosecutors charged the musician, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an executive officer, the district attorney’s office said. He was initially booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer on Friday.
Continue reading...Founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel ‘El Mayo’ enters guilty plea
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was arrested in July 2024, and is due to be sentenced in the coming months.
Wildfires in California and Oregon destroy homes and prompt thousands of evacuations
Pickett fire chars Napa wine country while predicted thunderstorms add to danger of Oregon’s Flat fire
Wildfires raging in northern California wine country and central Oregon have destroyed multiple homes and threatened thousands more as hot, dry weather created challenges for firefighters battles the blazes.
Ten structures – including four homes – have been destroyed in Oregon’s Deschutes County as of Monday, where a wildfire dubbed the Flat fire continues to burn.
Continue reading...Home Office promises ‘big surge’ in asylum hotel closures in new year
Angela Eagle accuses other parties of offering ‘fag packet plans’ as ministers face mounting pressure on immigration
The Home Office has promised a “big surge” in asylum hotel closures in the new year, with five more to shut in the coming months, as ministers face mounting pressure over the government’s record on immigration.
Speaking after a weekend of protests and counter-protests over the use of hotels to house asylum seekers, Home Office minister Angela Eagle said the government had inherited a “border security system in tatters” and accused opposition parties of offering “the fag packet plans without the substance on delivery”.
Continue reading...Musk’s AI startup sues OpenAI and Apple over anticompetitive conduct
Lawsuit accuses companies of ‘conspiracy to monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots’
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple over allegations that they are engaging in anticompetitive conduct. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court on Monday, accuses the companies of “a conspiracy to monopolize the markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots”.
Musk had earlier this month threatened to sue Apple and OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, after claiming that Apple was “making it impossible” for any other AI companies to reach the top spot on its app store. Musk’s xAI makes the Grok chatbot, which has struggled to become as prominent as ChatGPT.
Continue reading...Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ pleads guilty to racketeering in New York
Ismael Zambada was co-founder of Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, now imprisoned in US
The Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges as well as running a criminal enterprise on Monday, more than a year since he was arrested in Texas after what has been described as a kidnapping.
“I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States and Mexico,” the 77-year-old Zambada said in court through a Spanish-language interpreter. “I apologize for all of it, and I take responsibility for my actions.”
Continue reading...Screenwriter Paul Laverty arrested at Palestine protest in Edinburgh
Ken Loach collaborator was allegedly wearing a T-shirt that referenced banned group Palestine Action
The award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested in Edinburgh for wearing a T-shirt that allegedly referenced the proscribed protest group Palestine Action.
Laverty was attending a protest outside St Leonard’s police station in the city centre to support Moira McFarlane, a member of Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, who was due to be charged under section 13 of the Terrorist Act for wearing a T-shirt with the words: “Genocide in Palestine, time to take Action”.
Continue reading...Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance
The director said he did not ‘feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help’ after Ukraine calls the film-maker’s participation a ‘disgrace’
Woody Allen has denied claims that his participation in a Moscow film festival was “whitewashing” Russian atrocities, after condemnation of his appearance by Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs.
Allen said in a statement to the Guardian: “When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, I believe strongly that Vladimir Putin is totally in the wrong. The war he has caused is appalling. But, whatever politicians have done, I don’t feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help.”
Continue reading...Poland’s president vetoes legislation to prolong benefits for Ukrainian refugees
Karol Nawrocki says only Ukrainians in work should receive child benefit payments in Poland
Poland’s president has vetoed legislation to prolong benefits received by Ukrainian refugees in Poland, following up on a campaign promise to tighten welfare payments amid a steady growth in anti-Ukrainian sentiment among Poles.
Karol Nawrocki, who took office earlier this month after winning an election in spring, said only Ukrainians in work should receive child benefit payments.
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