Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?
A United Nations special committee says Israel's warfare methods in Gaza are consistent with genocide.
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally against Israeli football match in Paris
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris objected to France hosting the national football team of Israel.
Gary Oldman to read CBeebies bedtime story for Children in Need
Actor ‘honoured’ to recite story and hopes it ‘brings warmth and encouragement’ to children and families
The British actor and Hollywood star Gary Oldman has said he is “very honoured” to read a special CBeebies bedtime story for Children in Need.
The 66-year-old Oscar and three-time Bafta winner will recite the story during Friday night’s 2024 edition of the charity fundraising show. The story of “warmth and encouragement and hope” has been written specifically for Children in Need by Claire Taylor and is based on a true story, with illustrations from Tim Budgen.
Continue reading...Investment firm London Capital & Finance was Ponzi scheme, court rules
Judge Robert Miles says former chief Michael Thomson and four others knowingly participated in fraud
Investment firm London Capital & Finance (LCF), whose failure in 2019 triggered one of Britain’s biggest retail investment scandals, operated as a Ponzi scheme, a London judge ruled on Thursday.
The high court said former chief executive Michael Thomson and four others had knowingly participated in the fraud, misled investors and misappropriated assets in a ruling welcomed by LCF’s joint administrators, which brought the case.
Continue reading...Girl who died after leaving police vehicle on M5 named as Tamzin Hall
Police say family of 17-year-old have asked for privacy after she was fatally struck by car on motorway in Somerset
A teenage girl who fled a stationary police vehicle on the M5 and was fatally struck by a car has been named as Tamzin Hall.
The 17-year-old from Wellington, Somerset, died after being struck by a vehicle travelling southbound on the motorway between Bridgwater and Taunton shortly after 11pm on Monday.
Continue reading...Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine carries out a textbook ambush in Kursk – Daily Kos
- Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine carries out a textbook ambush in Kursk Daily Kos
- A Ukrainian Leopard 2 Tank Met A Russian Armored Column Head-On—And Wrecked It Forbes
- National Guard soldiers destroy enemy IFV with its crew in Siversk sector Ukrinform
- Frontline report: elite Ukrainian brigades obliterate Russian marines and North Koreans in counteroffensive with tanks and anti-tank mines Euromaidan Press
- Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles Yahoo! Voices
China opens huge port in Peru to extend its reach in Latin America – The Washington Post
- China opens huge port in Peru to extend its reach in Latin America The Washington Post
- Xi Jinping opens huge port in Peru funded by China NBC News
- Xi Jinping brings the multi-billion-dollar charm in Peru, as Anthony Albanese calls for calm amongst leaders ABC News
- China’s president unveils a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re being left out The Associated Press
- China's Xi says Chancay Port the start of a new maritime-land corridor between China and Latin America Reuters
WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023
The disease killed 107,500 people in 2023, most of them under the age of five.
Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse – The Associated Press
- Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse The Associated Press
- Explosions Outside Brazil’s Supreme Court Leave 1 Dead The New York Times
- Brazil bomb attack hurts Bolsonaro comeback efforts, deepening political divide Reuters Canada
- Bombings in Brazil’s capital revive fears over fate of democracy The Washington Post
- Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court CNN
Elizabeth Warren denounces Biden administration over Gaza humanitarian situation
Massachusetts senator now joins Bernie Sanders in endorsing joint resolution of disapproval against Joe Biden
Elizabeth Warren, a leading progressive voice in the US Senate, has denounced the Biden administration’s failure to punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and endorsed a joint resolution of disapproval in Congress.
The amount of aid reaching the territory has dropped to the lowest level in 11 months, official Israeli figures show. The White House last month gave Israel an ultimatum of 30 days to improve conditions or risk losing military support. As the deadline expired on Tuesday, international aid groups said Israel had fallen far short.
But the US state department announced it would not take any punitive action, insisting that Israel was making limited progress and was not blocking aid and therefore not violating US law. Warren condemned the Biden administration’s decision to continue supplying arms to its ally.
Fifteen killed in Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syrian state media say – CNN
- Fifteen killed in Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syrian state media say CNN
- Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon The New York Times
- Middle East crisis live: Israeli strike kills six in southern Lebanon, health ministry says The Guardian
- 2 Israeli airstrikes hit Syria’s capital and a suburb, killing 15 people, Syrian state media says The Associated Press
- Hagari: IDF will not permit weapons trafficking to Hezbollah from Syria The Jerusalem Post
HRW accuses Israel of war crime of forced displacement in Gaza
The rights group says the forced evacuation of 1.9m people amounts to a crime against humanity.
UK charity declares ‘refugee homelessness emergency’ as numbers hit record high
Naccom report says gaps in state support have led to more than 1,940 refugees having no accommodation
Homelessness among refugees has doubled in the last year to reach record levels as charities hand out tents and sleeping bags to those forced to live on the streets for the first time, according to research.
The No Accommodation Network (Naccom), an umbrella organisation for 140 frontline organisations working with asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants across the UK, has collated the data and shared it with the Guardian.
Continue reading...Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam
Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France
A suspected supplier of “hundreds” of small boat engines used by people smugglers to transport asylum seekers across the Channel has been arrested in Amsterdam, officials said.
A 44-year-old Turkish national was arrested on Wednesday after arriving at Schiphol airport, the UK’s National Crime Agency said. The suspect was due to be extradited to Belgium to face charges of being involved in human trafficking as part of a criminal organisation.
Continue reading...Typhoon Usagi Slams Into the Philippines – The New York Times
- Typhoon Usagi Slams Into the Philippines The New York Times
- Storm-plagued Philippines evacuates 24,000 ahead of super typhoon Reuters
- Highest alert level raised as Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Usagi Al Jazeera English
- Strong typhoon prompts more evacuations in Philippines, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks The Associated Press
- Typhoon Usagi rapidly intensifies to Category 4, on track toward Philippines The Washington Post
Cabinet minister Liz Kendall says she will vote for assisted dying
Work and pensions secretary confirms stance, as Wes Streeting faces criticism for saying law could bring NHS cuts
Liz Kendall has become the first cabinet minister to confirm she will vote for the assisted dying bill since it was published, as the row intensified over the proposed law change.
Some supporters of assisted dying have expressed anger after Wes Streeting, the health secretary and an opponent of the plan, warned it could be a potential drain on NHS resources.
Continue reading...Global plastic production must be cut to curb pollution, study says
Analysis lays bare huge challenge of mismanaged waste on eve of UN plastic treaty talks in Busan
Global plastic production must be reduced to tackle the immense challenge of plastic pollution, according to an analysis published on the eve of crucial talks to hammer out the world’s first legally binding treaty on plastic waste.
Mismanaged plastic waste, which leaches into the environment and can be harmful to health, will double to 121m tonnes by 2050 if limits are not placed on the production of plastic, according to Samuel Pottinger, the lead author of the research.
Continue reading...Biden’s Swan Song: A Diplomatic Trip Overshadowed by Trump’s Victory – The New York Times
- Biden’s Swan Song: A Diplomatic Trip Overshadowed by Trump’s Victory The New York Times
- Biden's trip to Peru will include last meeting with China's president ABC News
- Biden heads to international summits in Peru and Brazil as world leaders brace for Trump presidency The Associated Press
- Trump is back: how Biden will tweak his 'America's back' message at APEC and the G20 NPR
- Biden to make history in South America FOX 32 Chicago
IAEA Chief: Despite Iran attacks on Israel, no one should hit Tehran nuke facilities – The Jerusalem Post
- IAEA Chief: Despite Iran attacks on Israel, no one should hit Tehran nuke facilities The Jerusalem Post
- Iran military heads vow 'crushing' response to Israel as UN atomic chief says nuke sites shouldn't be attacked Fox News
- Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries ABC News
- Iran tells IAEA chief it will negotiate but not under pressure Reuters
- Head of UN nuclear watchdog: 'Dire straits dynamic' with Iran's nuclear program amid Mideast wars The Associated Press
Not a parody: The Onion acquires Alex Jones’s InfoWars in auction
Satirical website buys platform of US conspiracy theorist, who has been ordered to pay $1.5bn to Sandy Hook families.