James’s Tim Booth criticises Tommy Robinson for ‘cynical’ use of song

Sit Down was played at ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in London but singer says band is ‘antithesis’ of far-right movement

The lead singer of the band James has criticised Tommy Robinson for the “cynical” use of the group’s hit song in a protest video.

Tim Booth said he was “disgusted” that the alternative rock band’s single Sit Down had been played without their permission, as he believed the song was “the antithesis” of the far-right activist’s movement.

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UN condemns reported Haitian village massacre by armed gangs

Fishing village of Labodrie reportedly set on fire after killing of a gang leader in sign of rising violence outside capital

The UN secretary-general has condemned the reported killing of at least 40 people during an attack by armed gangs in a fishing village north of Haiti’s capital.

Media in Haiti widely reported that the attack took place on Thursday night in Labodrie. It is another sign of escalating gang violence that has spread outside the capital.

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Oscar-winning Palestinian says home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers

Director Basel Adra reports his property was stormed while he was at a hospital with relatives injured in settler attacks

Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra has said that Israeli soldiers have conducted a raid at his West Bank home, searching for him and going through his wife’s phone.

Israeli settlers attacked his village on Saturday, injuring two of his brothers and one cousin, Adra told the Associated Press. He accompanied them to the hospital. While there, he said that he heard from family in the village that nine Israeli soldiers had stormed his home.

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Leaked plans show Pentagon eyeing Louisiana to deploy national guard

Documents show intent to deploy 1,000 troops to conduct law enforcement operations in urban centers

Donald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana national guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing military planning documents it had obtained.

Trump has made crime a major focus of his administration even as violent crime rates have fallen in many US cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has fueled legal concerns and spurred protests, including a recent demonstration by several thousand people in Washington DC.

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Belgium prime minister attends concert of Israeli conductor axed by festival

Bart De Wever travelled to Essen, Germany to hear performance conducted by Lahav Shani, the music director of the Israel Philharmonic

Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, has said he attended a concert by a German orchestra that was uninvited from a Belgian festival to show support for its Israeli conductor.

The cancellation of a planned performance at the Flanders festival Ghent by the Munich Philharmonic over concerns about its Israeli future chief conductor, Lahav Shani, has triggered a storm of criticism and accusations of antisemitism.

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After four decades of stalled attempts, there’s a new plan to ‘transform’ Sydney’s ugliest road

NSW government to rezone Paramatta Road corridor and make room for 8,000 new homes – but plan omits mooted light rail

Sydney’s ugliest road is again being touted as the next development hotspot, with plans by the Minns government to rezone and develop about 8,000 new homes along Parramatta Road in Leichhardt and Camperdown, in the city’s inner west.

The state government and inner west councillors have agreed to partner on rezoning along the Parramatta Road corridor to deliver a major boost to housing close to the CBD.

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Billion-dollar coffins? New technology could make oceans transparent and Aukus submarines vulnerable

Quantum sensing, satellite tracking and AI are part of an accelerating arms race in detection that should prompt a re-evaluation of Australia’s defence strategy

Military history is littered with the corpses of apex predators.

The Gatling gun, the battleship, the tank. All once possessed unassailable power – then were undermined, in some cases wiped out, by the march of new technology.

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Nepal’s Gen Z Protests: Interim Govt, Dissolution of Parliament & India’s Stakes – Deccan Herald

  1. Nepal’s Gen Z Protests: Interim Govt, Dissolution of Parliament & India’s Stakes  Deccan Herald
  2. Exclusive: Young activists who toppled Nepal's government now picking new leaders  Reuters
  3. Nepal's Gen Z leaders call for corruption-free future, seek closer ties with India  India Today
  4. A parliament in flames, a leader toppled. Nepal’s Gen-Z protesters ask: What comes next?  CNN
  5. Sushila Karki: How Gen Z protestors chose Nepal’s first woman prime minister on Discord  The Independent
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Trump ‘ready’ to sanction Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil – BBC

  1. Trump 'ready' to sanction Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil  BBC
  2. Trump issues an ultimatum for NATO countries on Russia sanctions  CNN
  3. Trump demands NATO action on Russian oil before any U.S. sanctions  The Washington Post
  4. Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China  AP News
  5. Trump Backs Off Promise to Sanction Russia and Again Blames Zelensky for Invasion  Time Magazine
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