‘It’s a lifesaver’: Making solar power affordable in South Africa
The medical equipment keeping Mark Moodley's mother alive no longer relies on an erratic power supply.
Trump officials release FBI records on MLK Jr despite his family’s opposition
About 200,000 pages of surveillance records released despite objection from slain civil rights leader’s family
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr, despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
The release involves an estimated 200,000 pages of records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977, when the FBI first gathered the records and turned them over to the National Archives and Records Administration.
Continue reading...Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr
About 230,000 pages of records are unsealed, despite opposition from some of the King family.
Trucking’s uneasy relationship with new tech
Matching trucks with cargo has become digitised, adding efficiency, but driving down earnings.
Iran will hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey, the first since ceasefire with Israel – AP News
- Iran will hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey, the first since ceasefire with Israel AP News
- Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With France, Germany and U.K. After Sanctions Threat The New York Times
- Iran faces August deadline to accept comprehensive nuclear deal or face renewed UN sanctions Fox News
- Iran, China, Russia to discuss UN threat to reimpose sanctions on Tehran on Tuesday The Times of Israel
- What Will Bring Iran Back to the Negotiating Table: European Sanctions or the Drought? Haaretz
Tony and Cherie Blair advised in 2003 to pay back designer clothing discounts
National archives show officials worried about ‘public perception’ of discounts up to 60% for then-PM – scrutiny also faced by Starmers
Tony and Cherie Blair were advised by senior officials to pay back thousands of pounds they received in discounts on designer clothing to avoid public scrutiny while he was prime minister, newly released documents reveal.
Just as questions were raised over donations of designer attire to Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, No 10 suffered headaches over the Blairs’ wardrobe.
Continue reading...Britain told US that invading Iraq could cost Blair his premiership, papers reveal
Adviser to former PM said Bush’s pursuit of regime change in Baghdad could also cause ‘regime change in London’
The stark terms in which the US was warned that invading Iraq without a second UN security council resolution could cost Tony Blair his premiership have been revealed in newly released documents.
Blair’s foreign policy adviser, David Manning, warned Condoleezza Rice, the then US national security adviser: “The US must not promote regime change in Baghdad at the price of regime change in London.”
Continue reading...How Trump is using the courts to get what he wants – and changing the shape of presidential power
Trump's confrontations with the courts are unique in their scale and fury, compared with those of past presidents - but could this really reshape the balance of powers even after he leaves office?
US police officer jailed over fatal raid on black woman Breonna Taylor
The Trump administration last week asked the judge to give the former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison one day behind bars.
US police officer jailed over fatal raid on black woman Breonna Taylor
The Trump administration last week asked the judge to give the former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison one day behind bars.
WHO says residence and main warehouse in Gaza hit by Israeli forces
Staff quarters attacked three times and four people detained, three temporarily, as IDF tanks enter Deir al-Balah
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the Israeli military attacked its staff residence and main warehouse in Deir al-Balah on Monday, compromising its operations in Gaza.
The WHO said its staff residence was attacked three times, with airstrikes causing a fire and extensive damage, and endangering staff and their families, including children.
Continue reading...US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison
Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.
Israeli tanks roll into Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for first time since war began – CNN
- Israeli tanks roll into Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for first time since war began CNN
- Smoke billows from Gaza's Deir al-Balah as Israeli tanks launch ground assault in city BBC
- Israel sends tanks into Gaza's Deir al-Balah, hostage families concerned Reuters
- At least 65 killed in Gaza attacks as Israel sends tanks into Deir el-Balah Al Jazeera
- Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely spared AP News
US to deport Haitian legal permanent residents with alleged gang ties
Move comes after Trump administration labeled Haiti's Viv Ansanm gang a 'foreign terrorist organisation'.
Israel says it has attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port
Houthis promise more attacks unless Israel ends its offensive on Gaza and lifts the siege.
What are the implications of the UK ban on Palestine Action?
The group has been classified as a 'terror organisation' by the UK government.
What to know about the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into a Dhaka school – AP News
- What to know about the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into a Dhaka school AP News
- 'My friend died right in front of me' - Student describes moment air force jet crashed into school BBC
- Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School, Killing at Least 20 The New York Times
- At least 19 killed, scores injured as Bangladesh air force jet crashes into college campus Reuters
- A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into a school in Dhaka and kills at least 20 NPR
MAGA-Geddon: It’s Been One Month Since Donald Trump Started ‘World War III’ by Bombing Iran – freebeacon.com
- MAGA-Geddon: It’s Been One Month Since Donald Trump Started ‘World War III’ by Bombing Iran freebeacon.com
- Discussing the Context of the US Bombing Iran with Robert Malley: podcast and transcript MSNBC News
- Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground The Conversation
- Tehran and Washington Hold the Keys: Sideline Powers Can’t Broker the Real Deal خبرگزاری برنا
- What comes next in U.S.-Iran talks? Defense Priorities
Trump administration declassifies Martin Luther King Jr assassination files
The release of hundreds of thousands of pages related to the civil rights leader comes despite his family's opposition.