Palestine weekly: Violent disruptions from olive groves to Al-Aqsa Mosque
A new season approaches - religiously, politically and agriculturally - and with it comes corresponding escalation.
Why the world should care about the far right’s rise in Germany
The AfD has a far different vision on support for Ukraine, foreign aid and Russia than the governing coalition.
First Thing: News outlets suspend coverage of Trump in escalating media access row
President’s decision to ban three news organisations from White House prompts backlash. Plus, a new resource to help trace the history of enslaved people in the 19th century
Good morning. The row over media access to the presidency has deepened, with major US television news outlets agreeing to suspend their video coverage of Donald Trump after the administration banned journalists from several outlets from entering the White House grounds.
The president had abruptly announced his ban against CNN, MS Now and Politico, saying he had had enough of “purposely negative stories” about him. On Monday the ban against CNN meant no broadcaster was covering Trump’s midday ribbon-cutting for a new White House helipad. The White House provided its own livestream but the president’s remarks were inaudible over the sound of a helicopter’s engine.
How have CNN, MS Now and Politico responded to the ban? A lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order that would immediately lift the ban. In a statement, the organizations said: “We are filing a lawsuit today to protect our first amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes.”
What other significant media developments have there been? Paramount has reached a settlement with California and several other states that sued over its proposed $81bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), the California attorney general announced, clearing the way to consolidate some of Hollywood’s most recognizable TV networks and studios under one owner.
What else is Trump expected to say at the UN? The US ambassador to the UN said Trump would speak about how he had “confronted complex problems head-on around the world”. Our writer Robert Tait notes in this analysis, however, that thanks to Trump’s recent social media blitz and self-proclaimed “25 top achievements”, the chances of an uplifting speech appear slim.
Continue reading...Can the US ban Iranian airlines worldwide – and what would it mean?
Analysts say new sweeping US sanctions stand to worsen lives of millions of Iranians struggling in battered economy.
The EU spent billions on a cyberattack shield — nobody checked if it worked – Euronews.com
- The EU spent billions on a cyberattack shield — nobody checked if it worked Euronews.com
- Poor data sharing undermining EU cyber defences, auditors say Reuters
- EU cybersecurity system slowed by delays, auditors say Cybernews
- Member states not sharing info creates security gaps – auditors Silicon Republic
- THE HACK: Auditors slam poor EU cyber response coordination euractiv.com
Poorer nations will be among the last to benefit if global emissions cut to net zero
Scientists found unequal impact of the climate crisis would not be reversed even if implicit goal of the 2015 Paris agreement is achieved
The unequal impact of the climate crisis on the world’s poorest people, including those in tropical areas, has been highlighted by new research that finds they will be among the last to feel the benefits if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to net zero.
Temperatures have risen more significantly in tropical areas relative to their historic range than at higher latitudes, including in wealthier countries in Europe and North America.
Continue reading...Canadian grandma allegedly sobbed ‘I made a mistake’ before medically assisted death – New York Post
- Canadian grandma allegedly sobbed ‘I made a mistake’ before medically assisted death New York Post
- Euthanasia: An elderly Canadian woman receives a lethal injection against her will voz.us
- In Canada, an 83-year-old grandmother was killed under the guise of euthanasia EADaily
- Canada’s MAiD is meant for those whose death is reasonably foreseeable. Now an 83-year-old grandmother’s f The Economic Times
- Canadian family alleges 83-year-old grandmother was euthanised against her wishes The Catholic Herald
Russia’s forced POW videos and Trump to address U.N. assembly: Morning Rundown – NBC News
Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of disease
The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its measles dashboard on Friday – but it’s still not counting four measles deaths in Pennsylvania, where the outbreak appears to be accelerating and cases are appearing in ways providers have never seen before.
Members of Congress on Monday requested an “immediate briefing” on the decision to change how measles deaths are reported as cases continue to rise throughout the United States, reaching levels not seen in decades. A possible measles exposure was reported in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia last week.
Continue reading...700-year-old skull from China is first ever skeletal evidence of nose amputation – Live Science
- 700-year-old skull from China is first ever skeletal evidence of nose amputation Live Science
- This Woman Who Lived in 14th-Century China May Have Had Her Nose Cut Off as Punishment for Theft or Adultery Smithsonian Magazine
- Medieval Chinese skeleton may reveal first evidence of a brutal punishment Phys.org
- This Skeleton May Prove That Imperial China Really Did Cut Off Noses as Punishment gizmodo.com
- Ancient skeleton reveals brutal punishment for cattle thieves Beef Central
Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR – NPR
- Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR NPR
- Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war BBC
- More Yemenis expected to flee from upsurge in fighting, UN says Reuters
- UN warns of rising Yemen displacement as thousands flee to Djibouti Al Jazeera
- Desperate and afraid: The pregnant Yemeni refugees giving birth in Djibouti thenationalnews.com
‘The choice was prison or exile’: journalists who fled Russia publish grim portrait of Putin
Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin, who were forced to move abroad in 2021, tell of president capable of ‘limitless cruelty’
At 6am on 29 June 2021, the Russian journalist Roman Badanin was woken by a knock on the door of his family’s Moscow apartment. “Come quickly, someone has scratched your car in the courtyard,” a voice shouted from outside. As he opened the door, masked men pushed their way in.
Across the city, a similar raid was happening at the home of Badanin’s colleague Mikhail Rubin. The masked men were officers of the FSB, the Russian intelligence service, instruments of the “climate of fear and violence” that the journalists say Vladimir Putin has imposed on Russia in their forensically detailed biography of the Russian president.
Continue reading...Hormuz vessel traffic falls to two, data shows – Reuters
Delcy Rodríguez cashes in on bargain with Trump – Financial Times
- Delcy Rodríguez cashes in on bargain with Trump Financial Times
- Trump to Meet Venezuela's Rodriguez for First Time Since Maduro's Capture U.S. News & World Report
- Venezuelan delegation in NY seeks debt, energy deals Reuters
- Trump to meet with Venezuela's interim president, other leaders during UN General Assembly: Official ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists Dayton Daily News
Eleven injured in shooting outside Turkish school
Footage appears to show a male in the area carrying a firearm, while officials say the attacker has been captured.
Eleven injured in shooting outside Turkish school
Footage appears to show a male in the area carrying a firearm, while officials say the attacker has been captured.
Man shot by ICE agent is in detention with bullet in his back
Man shot by ICE agent is in detention with bullet in his back
Why United Nations says US boat strikes may be ‘crimes against humanity’
Washington justifies the attacks as necessary to halt the flow of lethal drugs into the US.
What Syrians want from al-Sharaa’s proposal of a ‘new Syria’ at UNGA
As President al-Sharaa is set to present a ‘new Syria’ at UNGA, Syrians at home demand safety and justice.
Australia confirms F-35 fighter jet parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong – CNN
- Australia confirms F-35 fighter jet parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong CNN
- Aussie defense chief confirms missing F-35 parts, says none are ‘sensitive’ Breaking Defense
- F-35 Parts Diversion to Hong Kong Under Probe in US Congress Bloomberg.com
- F-35 Spare Parts Diverted to Hong Kong, Prompting U.S. and Australian Investigations theaviationist.com
- Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong Politico