- South Sudan’s president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war The Washington Post
- South Sudan’s Vice President Machar Arrested, Party Says The New York Times
- UN fears war as barrel bombs dropped in South Sudan BBC.com
- South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar detained amid warnings of renewed civil war in world's youngest country Sky News
- South Sudan VP Machar's party trying to locate him after arrest warrant issued Reuters
Zelenskyy claims Russia violated partial ceasefire after energy facility damaged – ABC News
- Zelenskyy claims Russia violated partial ceasefire after energy facility damaged ABC News
- 'Should be reaction from US' — Russian attack on Kherson breaks energy ceasefire terms, Zelensky says Kyiv Independent
- Zelenskiy says Russia hit Ukraine's power infrastructure, US should react CNBC
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire terms protecting energy sites The Associated Press
- Russia has attacked eight Ukrainian energy facilities since announcing halt, Kyiv says Reuters
Families say loved ones wrongly deported from US based on tattoos
Critics say innocent tattoos are being used as the basis for accusations of Venezuelan gang membership and deportation.
RFK to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies
The restructuring plan caps weeks of tumult at the HHS, which has been embroiled in rumours of firings.
NATO’s newest ally is sending its Gripen jets made for war with Russia out to patrol alliance borders for the first time – Business Insider
Five people injured in stabbing in Amsterdam, police say
Police say the suspect was arrested after being overpowered with the help of a local resident.
University of Sussex taking legal action over £585,000 free speech fine
Vice-chancellor Sasha Roseneil accuses Office for Students of seeking to ‘persecute’ rather than solve problems
The University of Sussex is taking legal action to overturn a record fine levied by England’s higher education regulator, accusing the regulator of seeking to “persecute” it rather than solve problems.
This week the Office for Students (OfS) said it would fine Sussex £585,000 for two “historic” breaches of its regulations related to freedom of speech and governance. It comes after a three-and-a-half-year investigation into the resignation of Prof Kathleen Stock, who was the target of protests at Sussex over her views on gender identification and transgender rights.
Continue reading...Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital – The Associated Press
- Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital The Associated Press
- Turkish economy takes a battering after Imamoglu arrest DW (English)
- Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America? The New Yorker
- Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Protests After Arrest of Istanbul Mayor The New York Times
- Protests are the last thing keeping Turkey’s democracy alive The Economist
End of an era for Canada-US ties, says Carney, as allies worldwide decry Trump’s car tariffs
Canadian PM says Donald Trump has permanently altered relations, as countries around the globe insist import taxes are harmful to all, including Washington
Canada’s prime minister has said the era of deep ties with the US “is over”, as governments from Tokyo to Berlin to Paris sharply criticised Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on car imports, with some threatening retaliatory action.
Mark Carney warned Canadians that Trump had permanently altered relations and that, regardless of any future trade deals, there would be “no turning back”.
Continue reading...Sue Gray warns No 10 to be careful about cuts to civil service
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff uses maiden Lords speech to emphasise importance of public servants
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray has told No 10 to be “careful” about civil service cuts and derogatory language about the work of Whitehall.
Making her maiden speech in the House of Lords, Gray made the case that civil servants were integral to realising the government’s objectives and would be listening to language that referred to them as “blobs” and “pen-pushers”, and to talk of cuts with “axes” and “chainsaws”.
Continue reading...City trader jailed for Libor rigging says he was convicted in a ‘morality trial’
Tom Hayes tells supreme court hearing that the jury in 2015 was guided by a ‘judge who had made his mind up about me’
The City trader jailed for Libor rigging in 2015 has said he believes he was convicted during a “morality trial” of bankers’ conduct, as he concluded his fight to clear his name at the UK’s highest court.
Speaking after a three-day hearing at the supreme court in London on Thursday, Tom Hayes said his original conviction a decade ago was a reaction to the 2008 financial crisis and a jury guided by a “judge who had made his mind up about me”.
Continue reading...“If You’re Reading This, It Means I Have Been Killed”: Palestinian Journalists in Israel’s Crosshairs – Democracy Now!
- “If You’re Reading This, It Means I Have Been Killed”: Palestinian Journalists in Israel’s Crosshairs Democracy Now!
- Updates: Israel attacks tent camps, aid kitchen in central Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Press freedom groups condemn targeted killing of two journalists in Israeli strikes The Guardian
- Israeli strikes kill two Gaza journalists, including Al Jazeera reporter The Washington Post
- CPJ denounces Israel’s killing of 2 more Gaza journalists in return to war Committee to Protect Journalists
French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison – Al Jazeera English
French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison
Algeria’s jailing of writer for remarks on border with regional rival Morocco inflames tensions with France.
Lancashire prison governor denies alleged relationship with drug gang leader inmate
Kerri Pegg, 42, also accused of accepting gift of Mercedes from man styling himself Jesse Pinkman
A prison governor has denied two counts of misconduct in a public office after she allegedly entered into a relationship with an inmate and drug trafficker who called himself Jesse Pinkman, the name of a meth dealer from the TV show Breaking Bad, a court has heard.
It is alleged Kerri Pegg, 42, became “emotionally and personally involved with a serving prisoner”, Anthony Saunderson, the boss of a drug dealing gang who used the Pinkman name as a handle during secret communications with other criminals. He has since been convicted of drug trafficking.
Continue reading...Israel’s parliament passes law to expand control over judge appointments
Israel’s government reshapes judiciary, triggering renewed protests and amplifying concerns over democratic erosion.
Stereotyping a factor in loss of life in deadliest Channel crossing, inquiry told
Migrant dinghy was also confused with vessel from which 35 people were rescued, so incident was marked ‘resolved’
Survivors and bereaved relatives have told an inquiry into the biggest ever loss of life in a migrant dinghy in the Channel that they believe stereotyping them as “foreigners” contributed to the failure to rescue them before the majority died.
The Cranston inquiry into how at least 27 people drowned on 24 November 2021 heard that survivors believed many on board could have been saved if rescue had been sent more quickly.
Continue reading...Reeves may have to find further cuts and tax hikes amid economic gloom
Rising costs and global uncertainty may force chancellor to turn to pensioners and wealthier taxpayers
Ministers may have to target pensioners and wealthier taxpayers at the autumn budget, as senior government figures voiced fears brutal welfare reforms would still not go far enough to tackle rising costs.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned the chancellor may be forced to consider a freeze on tax thresholds, hikes to capital gains and potentially pension taxes.
Continue reading...Colombia and the US agree to collect and share biometric data for migrants
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem touted the memorandum as a step towards cracking down on undocumented migration.
Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Who Covered Mass Protests – The New York Times
- Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Who Covered Mass Protests The New York Times
- BBC reporter arrested and deported from Turkey BBC.com
- BBC reporter arrested and deported from Turkey after covering protests The Guardian
- Turkish court frees AFP journalist held while covering protests, agency says Reuters
- Turkey criticized for detaining journalists amid protests over arrest of Istanbul's mayor, a key Erdogan rival CBS News