- Former French President Sarkozy hit with second final criminal conviction Euractiv
- Nicolas Sarkozy illegal campaign financing conviction upheld BBC
- Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Loses Corruption Appeal The New York Times
- Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid The Guardian
- France's highest court upholds Sarkozy conviction in 2012 campaign financing case Reuters
Live Updates: At Least 13 Are Killed as Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartments – The New York Times
- Live Updates: At Least 13 Are Killed as Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartments The New York Times
- Breaking | 13 dead as searing heat hampers Hong Kong Tai Po blaze rescue efforts South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong fire: At least four killed as major fire engulfs apartment blocks BBC
- Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing 13 people The Washington Post
- Hong Kong fire live: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po Reuters
European Parliament backs 16+ age rule for social media – politico.eu
- European Parliament backs 16+ age rule for social media politico.eu
- EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media to safeguard minors Reuters
- European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s The Guardian
- Children should be at least 16 to access social media, say MEPs European Parliament
- European Parliament calls for an interdiction of social media for teens under 16 Euronews.com
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction
Nigerian officials dispute reports that some 250 children remain missing after another mass school kidnap.
Chicago man accused of setting train passenger on fire had 72 prior arrests
The victim was reading her phone while riding on a train when the man allegedly doused her with gasoline.
UK to raise dividend, property and savings tax rates by 2 percentage points – Reuters
- UK to raise dividend, property and savings tax rates by 2 percentage points Reuters
- 'High welfare, high tax' and 'Budget goes as billed' BBC
- Budget 2025 live: OBR chief warns Rachel Reeves none of her measures boost growth as chancellor defends tax rises The Independent
- This bodge-it budget does not give Britain what it needs The Economist
- This was Rachel Reeves’s ‘live now, pay later’ budget. The big question is: what happens when ‘later’ arrives? The Guardian
META,SNAP,GOOGL: Aussie Teenagers Take Government to Court Over “Orwellian” Social Media Ban – TipRanks
- META,SNAP,GOOGL: Aussie Teenagers Take Government to Court Over “Orwellian” Social Media Ban TipRanks
- Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban BBC
- Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge ABC News
- Australian teenagers ask high court to block social media ban NBC News
- Social media ban for under-16s challenged in High Court abc.net.au
Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end – AP News
- Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end AP News
- Israel says Hamas and PIJ returned body of Gaza hostage Dror Or BBC
- Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel identifies returned hostage remains as Dror Or ABC News
- Israel identifies deceased hostage returned by Hamas as Dror Or. Two more hostage bodies remain in Gaza CNN
- Hamas Says It Returned Body of Another Hostage From Gaza The New York Times
Social media videos show impact of deadly flooding across south-east Asia – BBC
- Social media videos show impact of deadly flooding across south-east Asia BBC
- 'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia BBC
- Deadly Flooding in Thailand Prompts Rescues and Evacuations The New York Times
- ‘Once-in-300-years’ rain leaves Thai city flooded and maternity ward stranded CNN
- Floods kill dozens, displace thousands in southern Thailand Al Jazeera
UK’s fiscal watchdog apologises for early release of budget details – Reuters
- UK's fiscal watchdog apologises for early release of budget details Reuters
- Budget 2025: key points at a glance The Guardian
- UK government borrowing costs seesaw as official economic forecasts released early CNBC
- Isas, cars and pensions - how the Budget affects you and your money BBC
- What did UK's Reeves say in her budget speech? Reuters
Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals
Human rights monitors say it is not safe to return, citing reports of ‘serious crimes in the run-up to elections’
Myanmar’s junta applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for halting a scheme that protected its citizens from deportation from the US back to their war-racked homeland.
About 4,000 Myanmar citizens are living in the US with temporary protected status (TPS), which shields foreign nationals from deportation to disaster zones and allows them the right to work.
Continue reading...Paul Doyle pleads guilty to Liverpool parade charges – BBC
- Paul Doyle pleads guilty to Liverpool parade charges BBC
- Man pleads guilty in Liverpool title parade crash ESPN
- Paul Doyle in tears as he admits driving into fans at Liverpool FC trophy parade Sky News
- Man who drove into crowd at Liverpool soccer parade pleads guilty to 31 charges Reuters
- Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade The Guardian
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank
Israeli military and security service say ‘broad counter-terrorism operation’ in Tubas to continue for several days
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers supported by armoured vehicles have conducted raids in the Palestinian town of Tubas near Nablus in the biggest such military deployment by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since the ceasefire came into effect in Gaza last month.
Palestinian media reported that a curfew was imposed on Tuesday night on Tubas and some neighbouring communities, roads were closed by earthen barriers and families forced from their homes to allow Israeli forces to use the buildings.
Continue reading...Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank – The Guardian
- Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank The Guardian
- Israel launches new military operation in northern West Bank Reuters
- Israel lays siege to occupied West Bank’s Tubas, displaces tens of families Al Jazeera
- IDF and Shin Bet announce start of broad counterterror op in northern West Bank The Times of Israel
- IDF Launches Major West Bank Counterterrorism Operation, Reportedly Arresting 22 Palestinians Haaretz
No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen
The European Commission chief said the EU would stand with Ukraine and support it "in every way".
No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen
The European Commission chief said the EU would stand with Ukraine and support it "in every way".
No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen – BBC
- No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen BBC
- Putin trying to negotiate an end to Ukraine war as he cannot win it on battlefield, says EU’s Kallas – Europe live The Guardian
- The Europeans pushing the NATO poison pill Responsible Statecraft
- Full text of European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan Reuters
- Von der Leyen: ‘We now have a starting point’ on Ukraine peace deal politico.eu
Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks
Video footage shows large plumes of smoke billowing up into the sky, as firefighters on cranes try and put out the blaze.
Can Europe save frozen Russian assets from Donald Trump? – dw.com
- Can Europe save frozen Russian assets from Donald Trump? dw.com
- EU countries seek urgent plan B to fund Ukraine politico.eu
- EU Steps Up Pursuit of Frozen Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine Bloomberg.com
- The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus Foreign Policy
- EU urgently seeks agreement on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, as US touts other ideas Reuters
Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot
The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia.