Maria Corina Machado: Venezuela’s Nobel Peace laureate in hiding
Venezuela's opposition leader on life in hiding, and her movement's fight for transition and change.
Putin-Trump call a curveball for Zelensky ahead of White House meeting
The phone conversation, held while Zelensky was flying to Washington, stole a march on his big moment.
China has found Trump’s pain point – rare earths
China holds a near-monopoly in the processing of the elements crucial for making everything from smartphones to fighter jets.
Fulham vs Arsenal: Premier League – teams, start time, lineups
Arsenal takes a strong record to Fulham for our featured live commentary stream of Saturday's Premier League game.
Survivors reported after latest US attack on alleged drug boat in Caribbean
It is unknown whether US military rendered aid to survivors after attack on suspected ‘narcoterrorist’ vessel
The US military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told Reuters.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer additional details about the incident, which has not been previously reported. But it raises new questions, including whether the US military rendered aid to the survivors and whether they are now in US military custody.
Continue reading...FBI Director Kash Patel announces terrorism charges for Texas ICE shooting
The charges follow an order from President Donald Trump labelling antifa as a 'domestic terrorist organisation'.
‘I have a sweating problem’: What Alan Carr’s Traitors admission tells us about how social taboos changed
Let's talk about sweat... From contestants on The Celebrity Traitors and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings
‘Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border
Cambodia’s rights commission said ‘intense, high-pitched noises’ broadcast by Thai soldiers along the disputed border threatened to escalate tensions
Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen has complained about Thailand broadcasting ghost-like sounds across a disputed border, while the country’s human rights commission has accused its neighbour of engaging in psychological warfare, despite both countries agreeing to a ceasefire in July.
Posting on Facebook, Hun Sen, 73, who now serves as Cambodia’s powerful senate president, said Cambodia’s human rights commission had complained to the United Nations about the “intense, high-pitched noises”.
Continue reading...Venezuelan fishermen in fear after US strikes on boats in the Caribbean
At least 27 people have been killed in US strikes on alleged "narco-boats" in the Caribbean.
Venezuelan fishermen in fear after US strikes on boats in the Caribbean
At least 27 people have been killed in US strikes on alleged "narco-boats" in the Caribbean.
Gaza’s new war: Armed clans challenge Hamas as executions mount – Washington Times
- Gaza’s new war: Armed clans challenge Hamas as executions mount Washington Times
- With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza The New York Times
- Violence between Hamas and gangs flares in Gaza amid Trump ceasefire NBC News
- Hamas reasserts control on streets of Gaza, turning guns on its rivals The Washington Post
- Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas? The Atlantic
Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul – AP News
- Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul AP News
- Pakistan says it's ready for talks with Afghanistan, Kabul residents recall airstrike shock Reuters
- The Man Behind Pakistan's Deadly New Enemy, Afghanistan NDTV
- New violence on Pakistan-Afghan border kills more than a dozen civilians and troops NBC News
- Pakistan and Afghanistan announce ceasefire after deadliest clashes in years Politico
The ‘shadow army’ helping Uganda’s long-serving president keep an iron grip on power
Analysts say the unit has become so influential that it rivals the power of the regular army.
Centrist US Democrat says he returned AIPAC donations, cites Netanyahu ties
Congressman Seth Moulton's announcement highlights shifting views among Democrats against the pro-Israel lobby group.
Australia news live: Ley challenges Albanese over Trump meeting; storm warning for Sydney
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Hume: Ley describing Melbourne as Australia’s ‘crime capital’ just ‘explaining what every Victorian already knows’
The federal Liberal senator for Victoria, Jane Hume, was on ABC Radio National a short time ago speaking about crime in the state.
Sussan and the shadow ministry team are putting together our policy agenda as we speak. It is only five months since the last election, but I don’t agree that there is nothing that a federal government cannot do. In fact, there are plenty of things that a federal government can get involved in to help states tackle crime, whether it be working for consistent bail laws across the country.
Continue reading...France and Britain refine plans at UN for Gaza force resolution – Reuters
- France and Britain refine plans at UN for Gaza force resolution Reuters
- U.S. forges ahead on Gaza deal amid disputes, clashes and executions Axios
- Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan in talks to provide troops for Gaza stabilization force Politico
- Focus on peace process turning to demilitarizing Gaza, Trump admin advisers say JNS.org
- UN-approved ‘stabilisation force’ could be key to post-war Gaza, in shift away from US-Israeli control The Arab Weekly
Indiana University orders school paper to cease print edition and fires director of student media
Editors at the Indiana Daily Student say administration’s move to control news content amounts to censorship
Indiana University has ordered its student-run newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student (IDS), to cease printing new editions and fired the school’s director of student media, who also served as the paper’s adviser, according to multiple reports. Students at the school are criticizing these moves as censorship.
The university’s directive to halt print editions came just hours after Jim Rodenbush, the school’s director of student media, was terminated, according to a letter from IDS editors.
Continue reading...Banks need stricter controls to prevent romance fraud, says City regulator
FCA cites study showing victims’ ‘red flags’ are often missed and calls for improved monitoring systems
The City regulator has called on banks and payment firms to bring in stricter controls protecting customers from romance fraud after a study showed a number of missed “red flags” that led to people losing huge sums of money.
The review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) highlighted one case where someone lost £428,000, another where a customer made 403 payments totalling £72,000 to a fraudster and a case where someone wanted money to transfer cryptocurrency to their “partner” in Iraq.
Continue reading...‘Party of parents’: Trump touts government guidance to increase IVF access
Critics highlight that the cost-cutting proposals fall short of President Trump's campaign pledge to make IVF free.
Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information
Eighteen-count indictment handed down by federal grand jury in Maryland as US president calls former ally a ‘bad guy’
The justice department filed federal charges against John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump who turned into one of his biggest critics, accusing him of transmitting and retaining highly classified information under the Espionage Act.
The 18-count indictment was handed up by a grand jury in federal district court in Maryland on Thursday. Bolton has been charged with sending diary entries to two unnamed individuals about his day-to-day activities when he was national security adviser, many of which contained highly classified information.
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