Dominica warns US strikes threaten Caribbean ‘zone of peace’ at UNGA
Dominica’s President Sylvanie Burton told the 80th UNGA the Caribbean must remain a “zone of peace."
EU chief backs two-state solution, calls Gaza a ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
European Council President Antonio Costa says the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe.
Trump officials rally global leaders for restrictions on asylum seekers
At the UN, a representative from the US State Department has called on other countries to tighten their asylum systems.
Amazon to pay $2.5bn for allegedly duping millions to sign up for Prime
While a win for consumers and the FTC, the settlement is relatively painless for Amazon which makes $2.5bn in 33 hours.
European broadcasters to vote on expelling Israel from Eurovision 2026
European Broadcasting Union says vote required after several nations threaten potential boycott
The European Broadcasting Union has confirmed it will hold an online vote in November that could see the Israeli broadcaster Kan expelled from next year’s Eurovision song contest.
In a letter sent to participating broadcasters on Thursday, the EBU president, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, wrote there was an “unprecedented diversity of views” on Israel’s participation in Eurovision, and the issue required “a broader democratic basis”.
Continue reading...Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed
Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation
The biggest trees in the Amazon are growing larger and more numerous, according to a new study that shows how an intact rainforest can help draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it in bark, trunk, branch and root.
Scientists said the paper, published in Nature Plants on Thursday, was welcome confirmation that big trees are proving more climate resilient than previously believed, and undisturbed tropical vegetation continues to act as an effective carbon sink despite rising temperatures and strong droughts.
Continue reading...Madagascar imposes curfew after violent protests against water, power cuts
Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protest chronic power outages in the island country.
Netanyahu’s jet largely avoids European airspace in unusual route to New York – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Netanyahu's jet largely avoids European airspace in unusual route to New York ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Netanyahu takes unusual flight route over Europe amid threat of war crimes arrest CNN
- Binyamin Netanyahu’s long haul to New York to ‘avoid arrest’ The Times
- Israeli Prime Minister & Others Address United Nations General Assembly C-SPAN
- Netanyahu flies circuitous route to UN summit ‘to avoid arrest’ in Europe The Guardian
Top EU diplomat warns Trump that Europe can’t shoulder Ukraine war burden alone – Politico
- Top EU diplomat warns Trump that Europe can’t shoulder Ukraine war burden alone Politico
- Fixing the rot in Ukraine The Economist
- Donald Trump hints at leaving Europe to defend Ukraine alone The Conversation
- Transatlanticism in Trouble Australian Institute of International Affairs
- "Trump believes in Ukraine": what European money and American weapons will really do Liga.ua
Lisa Cook urges supreme court to reject Trump’s bid to fire her from Fed board
Cook’s lawyers say president’s unprecedented move would destroy Fed’s independence and disrupt financial markets
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook urged the US supreme court on Thursday to reject Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her, telling the justices the Republican president’s unprecedented move would destroy the central bank’s independence and disrupt financial markets.
Lawyers for Cook filed a written response opposing the justice department’s 18 September emergency request to lift a federal judge’s order that blocked Trump from immediately removing Cook, an appointee of Democratic former president Joe Biden, while her legal challenge continues.
Continue reading...High above the equator, Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO armed forces – Ars Technica
- High above the equator, Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO armed forces Ars Technica
- Russia is shadowing our satellites, German defense minister says CNN
- German military to invest $41B in space capabilities Breaking Defense
- Germany updates: Berlin vows billions in space defense dw.com
- Russian satellites shadowing our own, warns German defence minister Sky News
Actor Noel Clarke arrested at family home in London
Police search former Doctor Who star’s property and are seen leaving with boxes
The actor Noel Clarke has been arrested by police at his family home in London.
Detectives searched the former Doctor Who star’s property in Kensington on Thursday and officers were seen leaving the address with boxes apparently containing a laptop and documents.
Continue reading...German military to invest $41B in space capabilities – Breaking Defense
- German military to invest $41B in space capabilities Breaking Defense
- Russia is shadowing our satellites, German defense minister says CNN
- Germany unveils $40bn military-space investment, citing new threats Defense News
- Germany updates: Berlin vows billions in space defense DW
- Germany Eyes ‘Offensive Capabilities’ in Space to Deter Russia Bloomberg.com
Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority
Reported proposal for international body to oversee Gaza for up to five years counters UN-backed plan for faster transition to Palestinian rule
The White House is backing a plan that would see Tony Blair head a temporary administration of the Gaza Strip – initially without the direct involvement of the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Israeli media reports.
Under the proposal, Blair would lead a body called the Gaza International Transitional Authority (Gita) that would have a mandate to be Gaza’s “supreme political and legal authority” for as long as five years.
Continue reading...Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration – PBS
- Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration PBS
- Jamaican Citizen Deported to African Prison by U.S. Returns Home The New York Times
- Rights advocates accuse Eswatini of stalling case weighing US deportations Al Jazeera
- A Jamaican man deported by the US to Eswatini has been repatriated, authorities say AP News
- Eswatini says it has repatriated US deportee to Jamaica BBC
Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kills eight
The Israeli military says its "most powerful strike" in Yemen targeted security and military targets, but the Houthis say civilian facilities were hit.
Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kills eight – BBC
- Israeli strike on Yemen's Houthis reportedly kills eight BBC
- Israel Attacks Yemeni Capital, a Day After Houthi Drone Strike The New York Times
- Israeli strikes pound Yemen’s capital as Houthi leader decries Gaza war Al Jazeera
- Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condition CNN
- IDF Intercepts Yemen Missile That Triggered Sirens in Tel Aviv, Across Central Israel Haaretz
Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kills eight
The Israeli military says its "most powerful strike" in Yemen targeted security and military targets, but the Houthis say civilian facilities were hit.
Prison clash in Ecuador leaves at least 17 dead – CNN
Starbucks to close underperforming stores in restructuring efforts
The cuts are expected to lead to hundreds of layoffs.