Shoe thrown at India’s top judge in religious row
A lawyer attacks India's Chief Justice BR Gavai over remarks he made about a Hindu god.
US media implying that Hamas threatens Gaza deal is just “nonsense”
“It's even been reported in Israeli media that Netanyahu is not particularly happy..."
Indonesia school collapse: search for victims ends as 67 confirmed dead
Grief and confusion gripped East Java last week after foundational failures caused the Al Khoziny Islamic school to collapse during afternoon prayers
Indonesian rescuers wrapped up the search on Tuesday for victims trapped under the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school in the province of East Java, after retrieving more than 60 bodies, disaster authorities said.
Grief and confusion gripped the small town of Sidoarjo last week after foundational failures caused the Al Khoziny school to cave in on hundreds of people, mostly teenage boys, while they were at afternoon prayers. Most escaped.
Continue reading...BBC correspondents share their memories of 7 October
The BBC's Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell and Gaza Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf talk about their memories of 7 October.
Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt, as Israel strikes enclave – The Washington Post
- Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt, as Israel strikes enclave The Washington Post
- Live updates: Gaza ceasefire talks underway as Israel marks anniversary of October 7 attack CNN
- Israel and Hamas Meet in Egypt to Discuss Gaza Peace Plan The New York Times
- Israel and Hamas begin indirect Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt CBS News
- Day one of Israel and Hamas indirect talks ends on ‘positive’ note in Egypt Al Jazeera
No air traffic control crew at busy LA airport amid government shutdown staffing crunch
Air traffic to the Hollywood Burbank Airport would be remotely managed for six hours on Monday night causing delays for travellers
Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles will have no air traffic control staff for nearly six hours on Monday evening, as the effects of the US government shutdown rippled across the country.
From 4.15pm until 10pm the Federal Aviation Administration anticipates there will be no air traffic controllers in their tower, although the FAA has said it is trying to bring in staffing sooner than that, according to ABC News.
Continue reading...Trump congratulates woman set to be first female prime minister of Japan – Reuters
- Trump congratulates woman set to be first female prime minister of Japan Reuters
- Japan’s bond vigilantes brace for looser fiscal stance after Sanae Takaichi wins party vote CNBC
- In hometown of Japan's 'Iron Lady', supporters stress a softer side Reuters
- The woman poised to be Japan’s first female prime minister faces challenges AP News
- Japan’s New Leader Gets a Volatile Greeting From Markets The New York Times
Mother of Israeli hostage says she still doesn’t know if he’s alive or dead
Two years on from Hamas' attack on 7 October, Herut Nimrodi says she is clinging to hope that her son Tamir is "still hanging on".
Australia Post releases footage of posties being hit by cars as it urges drivers to ‘keep an eye out’
More than 280 delivery workers injured in traffic collisions over past year, suffering everything from broken limbs to lacerations
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At least five posties are injured each week on Australia’s roads, according to data released by Australia Post as the service published video of collisions and urged motorists to “keep an eye out”.
More than 280 posties sustained broken limbs, concussions or serious trauma from third-party road crashes in the past financial year.
Continue reading...A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish – AP News
- A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish AP News
- Opinion | Lessons From a Long War The New York Times
- Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks underway in Egypt as Israel marks anniversary of October 7 attack: Latest The Independent
- Israelis gather to mark two years since 7 October Hamas attack that killed 1,200 The Guardian
- Two Years After Oct. 7 Attacks, Harvard Jewish Groups Hold Vigil to Remember Victims The Harvard Crimson
Trump says chance of Gaza peace deal ‘really good’ as talks to continue in Egypt
The talks in Egypt are expected to be among the most consequential since the start of the war two years ago.
Trump orders approval of 211-mile mining road through Alaska wilderness
Ambler Road project, approved in Trump’s first term but blocked by Biden, would harm Native tribes and wildlife
Donald Trump on Monday ordered the approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals.
The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the US president’s first term, but was later blocked by the Biden administration after an analysis determined the project would threaten caribou and other wildlife and harm Alaska Indigenous tribes that rely on hunting and fishing.
Continue reading...New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters’ home vandalised ‘during a protest’
Man charged as police allege a window was smashed in a rare act of violence targeted at a New Zealand politician’s home
A man who allegedly used a crowbar to smash in a window at the home of New Zealand’s foreign minister “during a protest” has been charged, police confirmed on Tuesday.
Winston Peters posted to social media on Monday evening saying “a disgusting coward” had smashed a window in his Auckland home and left a sign on the door.
Continue reading...We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. – The New York Times
US shutdown to continue after funding measures fail again in Senate
This was the fifth time that Republicans and Democrats brought their funding measures up for a vote.
Shutdown to continue after funding measures fail again in Senate
This was the fifth time that Republicans and Democrats brought their funding measures up for a vote.
Why is Trump trying to deploy the National Guard to US cities?
Trump insists the troops are needed to instill order, but Democratic states say the deployments risk escalating tensions.
Shoe thrown at India’s top judge in religious row
A lawyer attacks India's Chief Justice BR Gavai, apparently over remarks he made about Hinduism.
French farce: Macron accepts PM’s resignation, then tasks him with emergency talks – politico.eu
- French farce: Macron accepts PM’s resignation, then tasks him with emergency talks politico.eu
- France is plunged further into political crisis. Here’s what could happen next CNBC
- With Sébastien Lecornu’s Resignation, France Faces Increasing Turmoil The New York Times
- French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month BBC
- Macron wanders alone by the Seine as grip on his future slips away Reuters
Tory plan to scrap judge-led Sentencing Council criticised as ‘bonkers’
Ex-Conservative ministers denounce Robert Jenrick’s intention to abolish body that develops court guidelines
A Conservative plan to abolish the judge-led Sentencing Council and hand its powers to the Ministry of Justice has been described as “bonkers”, “unimplementable” and “potentially dangerous” by former Tory ministers.
The shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick will announce on Tuesday that the independent public body responsible for developing guidelines for judges and magistrates in England and Wales would be closed down by a future Conservative government because it was “not fit for purpose”.
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