Britain overhauls asylum policy as anti-immigration views rise
British officials say they're enforcing tougher policies for asylum seekers in a sweeping overhaul of its policy.
A huge corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s government – The Economist
- A huge corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s government The Economist
- Zelenskyy pledges to clean up Ukraine’s energy sector amid corruption scandal The Guardian
- Zelensky vows energy sector overhaul after $100m corruption scandal BBC
- ‘Golden toilet’ scandal: Zelenskyy faces deepest crisis yet as allies accused in $100M wartime scheme Fox News
- Zelenskyy faces the biggest corruption scandal of his presidency Atlantic Council
Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown – NPR
- Bangladesh's ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown NPR
- BBC in Dhaka: 'The trial may be over... anger very much remains' BBC
- Hasina's death sentence sets stage for volatile Bangladesh vote Reuters
- Former Bangladesh Leader Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death Over Protest Crackdown The Wall Street Journal
- Bangladesh remains calm a day after tribunal issues death sentence for ousted prime minister abcnews.go.com
Cop30: UN accused of crackdown on Indigenous people – as it happened
As the summit entered its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomes
Colombia will host a first international conference on the phase out of fossil fuels in April next year, according to advocates of more ambitious action to eliminate the main source of the gases that are heating the planet.
The South American country, which has demonstrated strong climate leadership in recent years, is among a group of 17 nations that have joined the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative which held a press conference on its plans at Cop30 on Monday.
Continue reading...Acting FEMA head David Richardson steps down after troubled tenure
Richardson is the second official President Donald Trump has appointed to lead FEMA since the start of his second term.
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian vehicles and homes in West Bank village – CNN
- Israeli settlers torch Palestinian vehicles and homes in West Bank village CNN
- Israeli settlers torch West Bank village as Israel begins a busy diplomatic week AP News
- First Thing: ‘They have total impunity’ – West Bank settler violence rises after Gaza ceasefire The Guardian
- Netanyahu vows crackdown on Israeli violence after attacks on Palestinian villages Reuters
- Netanyahu Vows Crackdown on Jewish Settler Violence in West Bank Bloomberg.com
Trump says he will approve sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
US president signals major arms deal before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the White House.
New video shows stunning Aurora Borealis over South Dakota
Officials at Nasa say the sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle, known as "solar maximum", which could lead to more severe geomagnetic storms.
Israeli settlers torch homes and vehicles in Palestinian West Bank villages
New attacks near Bethlehem and Hebron underscore intensifying Israeli violence in occupied Palestinian territory.
‘Disturbing pattern’: US judge rebukes ‘missteps’ in James Comey indictment
Judge William Fitzpatrick wrote there was 'a reasonable basis' to question whether 'government misconduct' occurred.
Demonstrators cheer guilty verdict for former Bangladeshi PM Hasina
Some of the protesters who helped to oust Sheikh Hasina from power say her death sentence is a first step to justice.
Ukraine to get up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets
President Volodymyr Zelensky hails a "historic" deal aimed at boosting Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian air attacks.
Dubai Airshow: Boeing, GE, Embraer Sign Big Money Deals With UAE – Investor’s Business Daily
- Dubai Airshow: Boeing, GE, Embraer Sign Big Money Deals With UAE Investor's Business Daily
- On the tarmac at the Dubai Airshow Breaking Defense
- Dubai Airshow to showcase Western jet orders as China debuts competitor Reuters
- Airliner Orders and Military Surprises Set 2025 Dubai Airshow Apart Aviation International News
- As It Happens: Dubai Airshow 2025 Simple Flying
Nicki Minaj to spotlight plight of Nigerian Christians in UN speech arranged by White House
Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump’s post condemning Nigerian government
The US-based Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj will work alongside the White House to highlight claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.
Minaj is expected to deliver a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, according to a Time journalist who first posted about the collaboration on Sunday, adding that it was arranged by Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to Donald Trump.
Continue reading...US families’ ‘mind blown’ with cuts to solar rooftop funds
Many US families had been adopting solar panels for their homes to bring down electricity costs which have shot up.
‘Historic agreement’: Ukraine to receive fleet of French fighter jets
France and Ukraine have signed a declaration of intent for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets.
Does ‘America First’ make the US weaker?
Former US diplomat Michael McFaul says US foreign policy is stuck between Cold War memories and ‘America First.’
Shabana Mahmood tells MPs asylum system is ‘out of control and unfair’ amid Labour backlash over proposals – UK politics live
Labour MP calls government’s asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as home secretary announces measures in Commons
Momentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:
The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.
Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.
Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.
The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.
Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:
Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers.
Continue reading...Ukraine’s high-flying air power plans face turbulence – politico.eu
- Ukraine’s high-flying air power plans face turbulence politico.eu
- Dassault Aviation Rises After Ukraine Agrees to Buy 100 Rafale Fighter Jets The Wall Street Journal
- Ukraine to get 100 French-made Rafale F4 fighter jets in 'historic' deal BBC
- Ukraine and France ink deal for jets and missile defenses, Paris says abcnews.go.com
- Ukraine: France seals 'historic' warplane deal with Kyiv DW
Rail explosion in Poland was ‘sabotage,’ prime minister says – The Washington Post
- Rail explosion in Poland was ‘sabotage,’ prime minister says The Washington Post
- Polish PM says railway explosion was 'unprecedented act of sabotage' BBC
- Polish train track that helped transport aid to Ukraine destroyed in ‘act of sabotage,’ prime minister says CNN
- Polish railway track blast an 'unprecedented act of sabotage', PM says Reuters
- Poland Says Rail Explosion Was ‘Unprecedented Act of Sabotage’ The Wall Street Journal