- Global democracy score hits historic low: report Axios
- The global democracy index: how did countries perform in 2024? The Economist
- Column | In the age of Trump, global authoritarianism continues its advance The Washington Post
- Pakistan slides six spots in 2024 democracy ranking: report DAWN.com
- Just 6% of the world’s population live in a full democracy, new report claims The Independent
Nakba survivors see echoes of the past in Trump’s calls for Gaza expulsion
Members of the Palestinian diaspora in the US say Trump’s proposal to depopulate Gaza is doomed to fail.
Five years since deadly Delhi riots, many police cases are falling apart
In many cases, courts criticised the police for lapses in investigation, even "falsely implicating" people.
Watch: Decoding the PM’s meeting with Donald Trump
The handshake, the jokes and diplomacy by flattery - analysing Starmer's first visit to the White House.
Morocco urges people to not buy sheep for Eid al-Adha celebrations – The Associated Press
- Morocco urges people to not buy sheep for Eid al-Adha celebrations The Associated Press
- Drought-hit Morocco asks citizens not to slaughter sheep on Eid al-Adha CNN
- Moroccan king urges citizens to refrain from sacrificing animals during Eid FRANCE 24 English
- King asks Moroccans not to kill sheep for Eid al-Adha as drought reduces herds The Guardian
- Morocco Cancels Eid Al Adha Due to Drought Morocco World News
Trump Aide Reportedly Threatens to Redraw U.S.-Canada Border – The Daily Beast
- Trump Aide Reportedly Threatens to Redraw U.S.-Canada Border The Daily Beast
- White House official threatens to redraw Canadian border Yahoo
- FIRST READING: What Canada actually contributes to the 'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance National Post
- Plot to kick Canada out of Five Eyes is false, says Trump aide The Telegraph
- Trump's Spat With Canada Escalates Newsweek
Mexico releases 29 high-level organized crime operatives into US custody
Prisoners, including Rafael Caro Quintero, extradited as Mexico faces pressure to show it’s tackling fentanyl trafficking
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Mexico has extradited 29 high-level organised crime operatives to the US, as it faces intense pressure from the Trump administration to show that it is tackling fentanyl trafficking.
Among the prisoners sent to the US was Rafael Caro Quintero, the drug lord who was convicted of the murder of an undercover US Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985.
Continue reading...Trump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace deal
President claims presence of US workers in Ukraine would deter Russian aggression after talks with Keir Starmer
Donald Trump has insisted that Vladimir Putin would “keep his word” on a peace deal for Ukraine, arguing that US workers extracting critical minerals in the country would act as a security backstop to deter Russia from invading again.
During highly anticipated talks at the White House with the prime minister, Keir Starmer, the US president said that Putin could be trusted not to breach any agreement, which could aim to return as much of the land as possible to Ukraine that was seized by Russia during the brutal three-year conflict.
Continue reading...Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies aged 88
World champion will be remembered for the ‘match of the century’ against American Bobby Fischer in 1972
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated at the height of the cold war, has died at 88, the Russian Chess Federation has announced.
“The tenth world champion Boris Spassky has died at 88,” the federation said in a statement on its website on Thursday, calling it a “great loss for the country”. The statement did not say when he died or from what cause.
Continue reading...Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe says he was fired from coaching job after Maga protest
- 43-year-old was arrested at city council meeting
- Former player was coaching local high school
Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe says he has been fired from his job as a high school football coach after his protest at a city council meeting in California.
Kluwe was arrested at the Huntington Beach city council meeting last week, at which he spoke out against the decision to erect a plaque at a local library. The plaque features the words “Magical, Alluring, Galvanizing and Adventurous” and the city commission confirmed it was a reference to Maga. The former Minnesota Vikings player then made critical comments about the Trump administration before saying he would “engage in the time-honored American tradition of peaceful civil disobedience” and walked on to the meeting’s stage. He was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for disrupting an assembly.
Continue reading...The São Paulo connection: a Brazilian gang is spreading its cocaine business into Australia
The PCC – First Capital Command – formed in a Sāo Paulo prison but is now spreading its tentacles around the world
In September 2020, the Australian Border Force intercepted 552kg of cocaine concealed in 2,000 boxes of frozen banana pulp that had arrived at the port of Sydney on a ship from Brazil.
Two years later, a diver was found floating dead next to 52kg of cocaine near the port of Newcastle, in New South Wales, Australia. Police later discovered that he was a Brazilian national who had been attempting to retrieve drugs from a cargo ship’s hull.
Continue reading...Trump says US will impose additional 10% tariff on China
He also said he would move ahead with 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, which had been paused.
Colorado woman charged with vandalizing Tesla dealership
Lucy Grace Nelson is accused of throwing molotov cocktails and spray-painting ‘Nazi cars’ on the EV maker’s building
Federal prosecutors have charged a woman in a string of vandalism incidents against a Colorado Tesla dealership, including throwing molotov cocktails at vehicles and spray-painting “Nazi cars” on the building along with a message that appeared directed at company co-founder Elon Musk.
The case comes amid rising concerns voiced by Democrats and some Republicans about Musk’s influence over the administration of Donald Trump and follows recent protests at Tesla showrooms elsewhere in the US.
Continue reading...UK counterterrorism police detain former Bristol lecturer for attending Nasrallah’s funeral – The Jerusalem Post
- UK counterterrorism police detain former Bristol lecturer for attending Nasrallah's funeral The Jerusalem Post
- Hezbollah Stages Show of Strength at Funeral for Assassinated Leader The New York Times
- Mourning Hassan Nasrallah New Lines Magazine
- Daily Briefing Feb. 24: Day 507 – Tanks in the West Bank and IAF buzzes Nasrallah funeral The Times of Israel
- Hassan Nasrallah May Be Dead, but at His Funeral, Hezbollah Showed It's Alive and Kicking Haaretz
How is Israel violating the Gaza ceasefire deal?
Israel's refusal to withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border threatens crucial negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire.
Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113 – CNN
- Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113 CNN
- Rose Girone, Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113 The New York Times
- Rose Girone death: Oldest known Holocaust survivor dies at 113 The Independent
- Knitting legend Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113 JTA News - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Rose Girone, oldest known Holocaust survivor, dies at 113 NBC News
Putin ‘hopeful’ as Russia and US press on with diplomatic reset
Bilateral talks on embassy issues in Istanbul come as Trump positions himself as main broker in Ukraine peace deal.
Trump and Starmer on Ukraine ceasefire deal
US President Donald Trump and visiting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer say that a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.
Pride Toronto loses corporate funding as Trump’s DEI purge has chilling effect
Canadian event loses three sponsors who also do business in the US to avoid being seen as supporting LGBTQ+ rights
Pride Toronto, one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, is reeling from the loss of three major sponsors who have pulled funding after Donald Trump’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes in the US.
Kojo Modeste, the executive director of the Canadian event said that the sponsors who also do business in the US are seeking to avoidbeing seen as supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
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