- What unites countries under Trump’s travel ban is American imperialism The Guardian
- Trump Is Wearing America Down The Atlantic
- Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats The White House (.gov)
- Trump’s travel ban could drive some African countries closer to U.S. adversaries MSNBC News
- Trump travel ban rattles immigrant communities across U.S. The Washington Post
Trump and Musk: The 10 days that unravelled their relationship
Their feud began with Elon Musk's disappointment over a bill - now Trump is considering selling his Tesla.
The Netherlands to hold election on October 29 after government collapse
Polls indicate a close race between Dutch far-right PVV party and the Labour/Green Left alliance.
Confusion and chaos reign in Tasmanian parliament with no endgame in sight
A vote of no-confidence in Jeremy Rockliff’s government has pushed the state to the brink of an election that all the major players agree is a bad idea
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Craig Garland, the fisherman turned maverick independent MP from Tasmania’s north-western corner, summed it up best when he told state parliament on Thursday morning he was “a bit confused”.
Garland wasn’t confused about what he was doing – he calmly backed a no-confidence motion in the Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff. But he expressed doubts about how the Tasmanian parliament got here, and what lay ahead.
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Continue reading...Should Sydney’s light rail carriages be modified after second death in two years?
Police believe man was crossing track between two carriages when struck, sparking safety debate
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For the second time in two years, a pedestrian has died after being struck by a tram on Sydney’s light rail.
New South Wales police said they found a man under a tram carriage in Surry Hills on Thursday afternoon. Paramedics treated him at the scene, but he died.
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Continue reading...India vows to keep up development in Kashmir after tourist attack – Reuters
- India vows to keep up development in Kashmir after tourist attack Reuters
- An Engineering Marvel, Decades in the Making: A Rail Line to Kashmir The New York Times
- Mirwaiz urges PM Modi to bridge ‘dil ki doori’ by releasing Kashmiri prisoners, Mufti echoes him Times of India
- Chenab bridge: Narendra Modi inaugurates world's highest single-arch railway bridge BBC
- Kashmir to Kanyakumari no longer just a slogan: LG Sinha Times of India
Netanyahu defends arming Palestinian clans accused of ties with jihadist groups
PM says it ‘saves lives of Israeli soldiers’, after accusations government is giving weapons to ‘criminals and felons’
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has admitted arming clans in Gaza that he says are opposed to Hamas, after allegations that members of these criminal gangs looted humanitarian aid and have ties to jihadist groups.
The admission came after Israeli media reports quoted defence sources as saying Netanyahu had authorised giving weapons to a clan reportedly led by a man known as Yasser Abu Shabab, a Rafah resident from a Bedouin family, known locally for his involvement in criminal activity. Israel allegedly provided Abu Shabab’s group, which calls itself the “Anti-Terror Service”, with Kalashnikov assault rifles, including weapons seized from Hamas.
Continue reading...Jordan celebrate reaching first World Cup after win against Oman
Jordanians are celebrating their football team's first qualification for a FIFA World Cup following win in Oman.
Israel strikes southern Beirut on eve of religious holiday
Israel's military says it was targeting an underground drone factory of armed group Hezbollah.
Europe Flight Delay Compensation Reform Coming, And It’s Bad News – One Mile at a Time
- Europe Flight Delay Compensation Reform Coming, And It’s Bad News One Mile at a Time
- EU agrees to increase flight delay times before passengers get compensation The Guardian
- EU countries green light charges for cabin baggage despite Spanish and German resistance Euronews.com
- Spain, Germany overruled as compensation for flight delays gutted Euractiv
- EU agrees to increase flight delay times before compensation kicks in Financial Times
Raids across Canary Islands in major cocaine gang bust
Police say smugglers used a network of speedboats to ferry drugs from South America to the Spanish islands.
Canary Islands: 48 arrested in international cocaine gang bust – BBC
- Canary Islands: 48 arrested in international cocaine gang bust BBC
- Cocaine smuggling ring used abandoned shipwreck to refuel high-speed "narco boats," police in Spain say CBS News
- 50 arrested and 4 tonnes of cocaine seized in major hit against drug trafficking in Spain europol.europa.eu
- Huge Canary Islands drug bust - 48 arrested after gang used abandoned wreck in Atlantic Daily Express
- Cocaine ring used shipwreck to fuel narco boats, say Spanish police Latest news from Azerbaijan
US-backed GHF says Gaza aid sites remain shut as Israeli attacks kill 42
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which began distributing aid last week, has closed all its centres.
David Beckham scores a winner with the royal circle – BBC
- David Beckham scores a winner with the royal circle BBC
- Reports: David Beckham to be given knighthood ESPN
- David Beckham to Be Knighted by King Charles III The New York Times
- Victoria Beckham Lands New Title As David Beckham Finally Earns Knighthood Amid Family Rift Yahoo
- The long and winding road to David Beckham’s knighthood The Guardian
Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US
Deportees and officers are ‘ill’ and face risks after flight to South Sudan was stopped by US court in late May
A group of men removed from the US to Djibouti, in east Africa, are stranded in a converted shipping container together with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers sent to supervise them after a deportation flight to South Sudan was stopped by an American court.
The eight deportees and 13 Ice staff have begun to “feel ill”, the US government said.
Continue reading...Frequent TikTok users in Taiwan more likely to agree with pro-China narratives, study finds
Survey shows correlation between use of Chinese-owned platform and approval of unification with China
Taiwanese people who spend large amounts of time on TikTok are more likely to agree with some pro-China narratives, a survey has suggested.
The study, conducted by the Taiwan-based DoubleThink Lab, surveyed people across Taiwan in March, asking a series of questions about politics and democracy in Taiwan and China, and their views on unification of the two sides.
Continue reading...Israel confirms it is arming Hamas rivals in operation opposition calls ‘complete madness’ – CNN
- Israel confirms it is arming Hamas rivals in operation opposition calls ‘complete madness’ CNN
- Who Is Yasser Abu Shabab, the Leader of the Israeli-Backed Militia in Gaza? The New York Times
- Netanyahu defends arming Palestinian clans accused of ties with jihadist groups The Guardian
- Opponents say Netanyahu's decision to arm "clans in Gaza" to help fight Hamas will come back to haunt Israel CBS News
- Israel Arms Palestinian Militia to Counter Hamas WSJ
Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population
Census finds just 56.7% in world’s biggest Catholic country follow Roman church as evangelical numbers rise
Home to the world’s largest Catholic population, Brazil has once again witnessed a decline in the faith’s following, according to new figures released by the country’s national statistics institute (IBGE).
Thirty years ago, Catholics made up 82.9% of Brazil’s population but now account for just over half, 56.7%, according to the 2022 census – whose results on religion were only released on Friday.
Continue reading...Trump says he might let Russia and Ukraine fight it out a while longer – Axios
- Trump says he might let Russia and Ukraine fight it out a while longer Axios
- Trump’s new approach to Russia’s war in Ukraine might be his worst yet MSNBC News
- Zelenskyy rejects Trump's playground characterization of Ukraine war, calling Putin 'murderer' ABC News
- Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, Meets With Trump at White House The New York Times
- Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while' NPR
Madeleine McCann Update: Shocking New Theory Uncovered as Search for Little Girl Is Back On – okmagazine.com
- Madeleine McCann Update: Shocking New Theory Uncovered as Search for Little Girl Is Back On okmagazine.com
- Madeleine McCann search in Portugal ends after three days BBC
- ‘Everybody’s fed up’: Inside the Algarve resort haunted by the disappearance of Madeleine McCann The Independent
- Madeleine McCann search latest: Animal bones among limited findings as police hunt ends in Praia da Luz The Independent
- ‘He’s calm, clever and dangerous’: The battle to convict Madeleine McCann’s prime suspect Yahoo