Brazil’s Lula says any US tariffs would be reciprocated
The Brazilian leader says he is looking for a relationship based on mutual respect after Trump threatens tariffs.
Driver of car that crashed into Wimbledon school is released on bail
Claire Freemantle had been rearrested on Tuesday after bereaved families criticised original police investigation
The driver of a Land Rover that crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, killing two young children, has been released on bail pending further investigations.
Claire Freemantle, 48, was rearrested on Tuesday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Continue reading...New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki gets same legal rights as a person – BBC.com
- New Zealand's Mount Taranaki gets same legal rights as a person BBC.com
- Taranaki Mounga: New Zealand mountain granted same legal rights as a person The Guardian
- New Zealand Mountain Named a ‘Person’ with ‘Rights’ and ‘Responsibilities’ National Review
- Taranaki Maunga becomes a legal person as treaty settlement passes into law RNZ
- New Zealand mountain becomes a legal person as treaty settlement passes into law New Zealand Herald
New Zealand mountain gets same legal rights as a person
The aim is to address injustices of colonisation, including confiscating land from local tribes.
A New Kind Of Ukrainian Drone May Have Blown Up A Major Russian Oil Pipeline – Forbes
- A New Kind Of Ukrainian Drone May Have Blown Up A Major Russian Oil Pipeline Forbes
- Ukrainian Drones Flew 500 Miles And, In A Single Strike, Damaged 5% Of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity Forbes
- Russia claims nuclear plant targeted during massive Ukrainian drone attack Al Jazeera English
- Oil Flow Through Russia’s Ust-Luga Appears to Pause After Attack Bloomberg
- Ukrainian Drone Attacks Disrupt Key Russian Oil Export Route OilPrice.com
What is the role for out of power Democrats on Big Tech?
As Big Tech embraces US President Donald Trump, Democrats have to reconfigure their role.
Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead – The New York Times
- Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead The New York Times
- Hamas confirms the killing of military commander Mohammed Deif Al Jazeera English
- Six months later, Hamas officially admits Muhammad Deif killed by Israel The Times of Israel
- Hamas confirms killing of its military leader, months after airstrike Reuters
- Hamas' armed wing announces killing of its terrorist leader The Jerusalem Post
Trump insists Egypt, Jordan will take Gazans – FRANCE 24 English
- Trump insists Egypt, Jordan will take Gazans FRANCE 24 English
- ‘They’re gonna do it, okay’: Trump obdurate on Jordan, Egypt taking in Gazans The Times of Israel
- Trump suggests he wants ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Is it feasible? Al Jazeera English
- Trump Doubles Down on Proposal to Relocate Palestinians From Gaza The Wall Street Journal
- Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to 'clean out' Gaza The Associated Press
Ukraine war latest: 9 killed, 13 injured in Russian drone attack on Sumy – Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war latest: 9 killed, 13 injured in Russian drone attack on Sumy Kyiv Independent
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,072 Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack The Guardian
- Russian drone strikes apartment block in Ukraine, killing nine, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- Rescue operations end in Sumy with 9 killed, 13 injured after Russian drone attack on residential building Kyiv Independent
NHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times
Plans shelved include earlier cancer diagnosis, boosting women’s health and expanding access to dental care
NHS England is scrapping plans to diagnose more cancers early, boost women’s health and ramp up childhood vaccinations after ministers told it to prioritise cutting waiting times.
The health service is also abandoning pledges to expand access to dental treatment, give more people drugs to prevent strokes and enhance care for those with learning disabilities.
Continue reading...Syria’s new transition as al-Sharaa is named President
The Baath party has been dissolved and Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period in Syria.
Six months later, Hamas officially admits Muhammad Deif killed by Israel – The Times of Israel
- Six months later, Hamas officially admits Muhammad Deif killed by Israel The Times of Israel
- Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead The New York Times
- Hamas confirms the killing of military commander Mohammed Deif Al Jazeera English
- Hamas confirms the death of Mohammad Deif and other senior leaders Long War Journal
- Hamas confirms killing of its military leader, months after airstrike Reuters
What are the risks of violence in the eastern DRC spreading regionally?
M23 rebels have taken control of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in eastern DRC.
Key takeaways from Tulsi Gabbard’s US Senate confirmation hearing
Senators grill Trump nominee to lead intelligence community over support for Edward Snowden, meeting with al-Assad.
Chaotic crowds complicate third Israel-Hamas exchange
Israel and Palestinian armed groups led by Hamas completed a tense third exchange of captives for prisoners.
Tulsi Gabbard grilled on Snowden, Assad and Putin in tense Senate hearing
Skeptical senators ruthlessly questioned Trump’s national intelligence director nominee ahead of confirmation vote
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, refused to call the whistleblower Edward Snowden a “traitor” but sought to rein in her unorthodox views on foreign dictators and opposition to electronic surveillance during a tense confirmation hearing that could sink her nomination to oversee the country’s sprawling intelligence community.
In a three-hour hearing before the Senate intelligence committee, Gabbard, a former congresswoman and member of the Hawaii army national guard, partially recanted her views that Russia was provoked into invading Ukraine, said she had “no love” for the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and denied meeting with Hezbollah representatives during a trip to Lebanon in 2017.
Continue reading...Takeaways from the US Senate confirmation hearing for FBI pick Kash Patel
Democrats push Patel to account for his calls to prosecute journalists and dismantle the FBI's headquarters.
Planned UK people-smuggling laws risk ‘criminalising’ asylum seekers, charities say
Bill could mean asylum seekers crossing the Channel who refuse rescue may face five years in prison
Keir Starmer’s planned people-smuggling laws risk “criminalising” hundreds of asylum seekers, refugee charities have said, after it emerged that people who refuse to be rescued by the French authorities could be jailed for five years.
Some parents who bring their children to the UK in small boats could also face prosecution, which could ultimately split their families, a human rights assessment of the border security, asylum and immigration bill has concluded.
Continue reading...‘Did they learn nothing?’: Auschwitz survivor to return German honour over AfD vote role
Albrecht Weinberg ‘horrified’ that MPs relied on far-right party to pass anti-immigration motion
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor has said he will return his federal order of merit to the German president in protest over MPs passing an anti-immigration motion in parliament with the support of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland.
Albrecht Weinberg, whose parents were murdered in Auschwitz, told the Guardian he was “horrified” on learning that a proposal submitted by the conservative parties had relied on the anti-immigrant, xenophobic AfD to get it over the line.
Continue reading...Hamas confirms the killing of military commander Mohammed Deif
Israel said it had killed Deif in an air attack in July, but Hamas did not confirm his death until Thursday.