Mother who sold six-year-old daughter given life term in South Africa
Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.
US flag raised in Syria for first time since 2012
The American flag was raised at the US ambassador’s residence in Damascus for the first time since 2012.
Israel faces growing condemnation as Gaza aid distribution devolves into chaos – CNN
- Israel faces growing condemnation as Gaza aid distribution devolves into chaos CNN
- LIVE: ‘Dehumanising’ aid chaos grows in Gaza as Israeli attacks kill 70 Al Jazeera
- Gazans rush for humanitarian aid as Israeli strikes continue ABC News
- Opinion | Hamas Goes Against the Grain WSJ
- Four people killed after starving Palestinians burst into UN food warehouse in Gaza The Guardian
Israel is burning Gaza’s children. And the world lets it happen
There is no confusion, no complexity. Just children incinerated in their sleep while the world watches and does nothing.
Israel Approves New Settlements to Obstruct Palestinian State – Bloomberg
- Israel Approves New Settlements to Obstruct Palestinian State Bloomberg
- Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank BBC
- At old-new settlement, Katz lashes out at Macron: Recognition of Palestinian state 'on paper' will be met with settlements 'on the ground' The Times of Israel
- Israel announces new West Bank settlements despite sanctions threat Reuters
- What To Know About Israel’s Major Expansion of Settlements in Occupied West Bank Time Magazine
A chainsaw, two hats and Lil X: Musk’s eventful time at Doge
The world's richest man spent nearly 130 days working with the Trump administration to slash the federal government.
French MPs vote to scrap low-emission zones
Critics said the zones hit those who cannot afford less-polluting vehicles the hardest.
US envoy visits Damascus, says Syria-Israel conflict ‘solvable’
US envoy Thomas Barrack praises interim government in Damascus, calls for 'dialogue' between Israel and Syria.
Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influence – AP News
- Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influence AP News
- Poland’s ruling party candidate leads opinion poll ahead of Sunday vote Reuters
- Poland’s rule of law ‘is on the ballot’ in Sunday’s presidential election politico.eu
- Maga campaign in Europe tested by Poland’s knife-edge election Financial Times
- Poland Exposes Cracks in Its Booming Economy Before Crunch Vote Bloomberg
Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
The biggest such move in years is condemned by the Palestinian presidency as a "dangerous escalation".
US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund a “fig leaf for genocide”
Chris Gunness on Israel’s Gaza aid plan via its backed foundation – and why critics say it’s a form of weaponised relief
Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal: Will this end US trade war?
A US federal court has blocked some of Donald Trump's tariffs after lawsuit argued president exceeded his authority.
What happens now after Trump suffers major blow to economic policy?
The Trump administration said it would appeal against the ruling shortly after it was announced.
Joel Le Scouarnec: Prolific French paedophile’s sentence leaves victims appalled – BBC
- Joel Le Scouarnec: Prolific French paedophile's sentence leaves victims appalled BBC
- Joël Le Scouarnec, French Doctor Who Molested Hundreds of Children, Is Sentenced The New York Times
- French court sentences pedophile surgeon to 20 years in jail for abusing hundreds of patients CNN
- French surgeon gets 20 years for child abuse DW
- Victims of Le Scouarnec slam lack of action in France’s landmark child sex abuse case France 24
Paedophile surgeon’s sentence leaves victims appalled
Prolific abuser Joel Le Scouarnec's 20-year sentence raises questions about whether French law is too lenient.
Turkey to fine airline passengers who stand up before plane stops
Those who unbuckle before the "fasten seatbelt" sign is turned off face a fine, aviation authority says.
UK must consider food and climate part of national security, say top ex-military figures
Former army and navy leaders urge government to think beyond military capability in advance of key defence review
Former military leaders are urging the UK government to widen its definition of national security to include climate, food and energy measures in advance of a planned multibillion-pound boost in defence spending.
Earlier this year Keir Starmer announced the biggest increase in defence spending in the UK since the end of the cold war, with the budget rising to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned – and an ambition to reach 3%.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage is ‘Liz Truss all over again’ – UK politics live
Prime minister says ‘you cannot trust Farage with your future and your jobs’ as he gives speech in north-west England
When “something sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is too good to be true”, water minister Emma Hardy has said, reports the PA news agency.
Asked about the “threat” which Reform UK poses to Labour, Hardy told GB News:
I think it’s really important that any political party is held to account for the promises that they’ve made and we know – gosh, don’t we just know – what happened when [former prime minister] Liz Truss made her £45bn of unfunded tax cuts: the economy tanked, mortgages went up, rents went up, bills went up.
When something sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is too good to be true. If [Farage] wants to be taken seriously as a political party, then he needs to come up with some serious policies and he needs to be held to account.
Now, had I come on your programme and said, ‘do you know what? I’m just announcing £80bn of tax promises’, the first thing you’d have said to me is ‘I don’t believe you’.
The government must urgently summon the US ambassador to clarify what this court ruling means for Starmer’s recent deal with Donald Trump.
The levels of chaos from Trump’s economic policy is putting Liz Truss to shame.
Continue reading...Russia proposes peace talks with Ukraine next week after Trump threats – Axios
- Russia proposes peace talks with Ukraine next week after Trump threats Axios
- Ukraine and Russia set to meet for new round of talks in Istanbul The Washington Post
- Russia says no Ukraine response on proposal for more Istanbul talks Al Jazeera
- Ukraine war briefing: Kremlin holds back peace memorandum that it promised Trump The Guardian
- Kremlin Urges Ukraine to Confirm Istanbul Peace Talks Date The Moscow Times
Pro-Palestine group targets Jewish-owned business in London
Palestine Action says it carried out early hours attack in which windows were smashed and claims company has links to Israeli arms firm
A Jewish-owned business in north London has been daubed in red paint and its shop window smashed by pro-Palestinian campaigners in an incident police are treating as racially aggravated.
Three men were caught on CCTV in the early hours of Thursday attacking an investment group in Stamford Hill, an area with a large community of orthodox Jews.
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