Rapper Macklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour after Ed Sheeran fallout
Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.
Ukrainians in UK fear homelessness over host scheme funding cuts
Monthly ‘thank you’ payments for people hosting refugees to be cut from £350 to £100 from next year
Ukrainian refugees in the UK fear they could be left homeless after the government quietly axed 70% of funding for hosts of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, reducing monthly “thank you” payments to them from £350 to £100.
The scheme was launched after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and has provided support for 181,000 of the 234,000 Ukrainians who have since sought sanctuary in the UK.
Continue reading...France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK
‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
France is leading a push to exclude the UK from the EU’s “Made in Europe” policy that could result in British companies losing out in the race to supply European countries with low-carbon technologies and electric cars.
The plans were raised by Andy Burnham when he met the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of the UN general assembly earlier this week.
Continue reading...Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard – The Guardian
- Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard The Guardian
- 105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany bbc.com
- Man, 105, probed over murders in alleged role as Nazi prisoner-of-war camp guard Daily Star
- Accused 105-year-old Nazi POW camp guard under investigation in Germany CBS News
- Accused 105-Year-Old Nazi Guard Investigated Over Deaths at POW Camp in Germany People.com
Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030s
A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.
The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer when it was announced in 2025, but power supply problems mean it now faces a lengthy wait before coming online.
Continue reading...First Baby in 34 Years Born on Remote Scottish Island – Newser
Flush with allies, Tigray’s leaders face internal discord in new Ethiopia war – Reuters
- Flush with allies, Tigray's leaders face internal discord in new Ethiopia war Reuters
- Ethiopia's army says it has repelled TPLF attacks in first comment on fresh Tigray fighting BBC
- A disastrous new war threatens in Africa The Economist
- Fighting widens across Ethiopia as Tigray clashes escalate Al Jazeera
- Ethiopia’s biggest airline suspends flights to three cities as airport seizure threatens access to historic region Business Insider Africa
Ukrainian knifeman kills one, wounds four at abbey in Poland
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy denounces 'horrific crime' after 31-year-old attacks clergy, worshippers in border town.
Jerusalem Daily: Ben-Gvir sets out bid to become defence minister
In October elections, Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is hoping to become defence minister.
Twelve Kazakh military personnel die after being washed out to sea during exercises – reuters.com
- Twelve Kazakh military personnel die after being washed out to sea during exercises reuters.com
- Senior Kazakh officials detained after 14 service members swept out to sea bbc.com
- Twelve Kazakh soldiers die in Caspian Sea training incident Al Jazeera
- Fourteen Kazakh soldiers found dead in sea after naval training Euronews.com
- Nine Kazakh soldiers killed, seven missing in Caspian Sea naval disaster The Jerusalem Post
Collapsing currency and inflation leave families struggling in Sudan
Rising bread, sugar and meat prices strain Sudanese households already grappling with war and economic instability.
Gaza’s recovery needs reach $71.5bn amid ‘most severe economic crisis’: UN
UN trade body report says consequences of Israeli occupation have 'skyrocketed' with 90% unemployed in Gaza.
Exclusive | Trump Administration Presses China on Suspected Nuclear Tests in Confidential Talks – WSJ
Africa’s bid for a seat on the Security Council
Africa has 54 countries at the United Nations, but not one has a permanent seat on the powerful UN Security Council.
A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform – AP News
- A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform AP News
- African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council The New York Times
- Kenya gadebate.un.org
- More than 80 years on, Africa still has no permanent UN Security Council seat; Guterres calls it ‘unjust and indefensible’ Business Insider Africa
- Kenya's Ruto calls for permanent African representation on UN Security Council africanews.com
‘Hostile, but hooked’: What’s behind the US-China trade truce extension?
Some analysts say extending the truce is pure optics - others say it's a useful step towards a more durable deal.
Four civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
Four civilians have been killed in the latest Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.
Knifeman kills priest, injures four in attack at Polish abbey – reuters.com
- Knifeman kills priest, injures four in attack at Polish abbey reuters.com
- Police in Poland Arrest Ukrainian Citizen Over Fatal Stabbing The New York Times
- Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey bbc.com
- Zelenskyy on attack by Ukrainian at Polish monastery: We are shaken by this evil Українська правда
- Ukrainian man kills one, wounds four in Poland abbey knife attack Al Jazeera
Media outlets access to White House restored after a chaotic few hours
A US federal judge had ordered the White House to 'immediately return, reinstate and restore' the three outlets' access.
Ukraine Sent Two North Korean P.O.W.s to South Korea, Zelensky Says – The New York Times
- Ukraine Sent Two North Korean P.O.W.s to South Korea, Zelensky Says The New York Times
- Ukraine sent two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent 2 North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea AP News
- 2 N. Korean POWs arrived in S. Korea 'several days ago': lawmaker koreaherald.com
- Lee says Ukraine breached non-disclosure agreement on 2 NK soldiers The Korea Times