- Hong Kong lawmakers veto bill on same-sex partnerships NBC News
- Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples BBC
- Hong Kong criticised for rejecting bill giving ‘bare minimum’ rights to same-sex couples The Guardian
- Years of activism resulted in a Hong Kong same-sex partnership bill, but a tough vote remains AP News
- Hong Kong Lawmakers Vote to Reject Same-Sex Rights Bill The New York Times
Meet the retiree who realized his dream of joining the LSU marching band as a 66-year-old freshman
Kent Broussard joined Louisiana State University’s famed Golden Band from Tigerland after retiring as an accountant
Some dreams live on in time forever, says the summer Olympics anthem considered by many to be the greatest – and living proof of that is a retired accountant who recently enrolled as a freshman at Louisiana State University in his mid-60s to fulfill his lifelong ambition of playing for the school’s famed marching band.
Kent Broussard drew nationwide media attention after being shown on ESPN’s broadcast of the LSU football team’s victory at home against in-state rival Louisiana Tech on 6 September.
Continue reading...Trump’s Bold Move to Pressure Putin – Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Trump's Bold Move to Pressure Putin Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Trump lobbies EU for 100% tariffs on China and India to pressure Putin BBC
- Trump Orders Others to Put Pressure on Putin as His Peace Promise Falls Apart The Daily Beast
- '100% tariff': Trump asks EU to impose higher duties on Russian oil buyers India, China — Report Times of India
- Trump Floats New Tariffs on China, India to Squeeze Russia Bloomberg.com
Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples
The law would have recognised some rights for couples who were married overseas.
Four dead, including two children, attempting to cross Channel to UK in last 24 hours
Number of attempts to cross Channel has been particularly high for several days, say French authorities
Four people including two children have died in two separate incidents while trying to cross the Channel to the UK in the last 24 hours, while three others are missing in a third incident.
On Tuesday night off the coast of Sangatte, France, three people lost their lives while travelling on a dinghy with 38 people onboard. Three others are missing after an incident in Neufchâtel-Hardelot, France, on a boat with 115 people onboard.
Continue reading...Watch: Army patrols streets of Kathmandu after fierce protests
Charlotte Scarr reports from the Kathmandu where deadly protests against corruption and nepotism took place.
Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine | First Thing
PM says operation followed ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’. Plus, New Mexico to be first state to offer free universal childcare
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Polish and Nato air defenses shot down several drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday morning, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine spread to Nato territory in the most significant way since the war began.
Is this a first? A stray Ukrainian missile struck a southern Polish village in 2022, killing two people, but there have previously been no reports of Polish or other Nato defence forces destroying drones.
Could it be an accident? The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, does not think so owing to the number of drones that entered Polish airspace. In his view “Moscow is always testing the limits of the possible, and if it does not meet a strong reaction, moves to a new level of escalation”.
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How significant is this? A Georgia-based immigration attorney based said it was “outrageous” and emphasised that it was illegal to detain a valid visa-holder in this way.
Are there others? Attorneys working on the case had already claimed that immigrants with a valid working status were swept up alongside the people allegedly working unlawfully, and placed in removal proceedings. That view was backed up by an agency official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive government matters.
Continue reading...James McAvoy reportedly assaulted in Toronto bar
Actor promoting his directorial debut California Schemin’ at the city’s film festival is reported to have been punched by another drinker
The actor James McAvoy was assaulted in a bar in Toronto, it has been reported.
According to People magazine, McAvoy was “sucker punched” by another visitor to Charlotte’s Room bar on Monday evening, two days after the premiere of his directorial debut, California Schemin’, at the Toronto film festival.
Continue reading...Six shot dead in two days as Cape Town reels from gang violence
Minister admits there is ‘no proper plan’ to tackle violent crime in divided city that pulls in 2.4 million visitors
Six people have been shot dead in two days in a crime-plagued area of Cape Town, adding to the death toll in a city already reeling from the scourge of gang-related violence.
At 11.30pm on Monday, two women, aged 19 and 25, were killed and a 24-year-old woman injured in a shooting in Wallacedene, an informal settlement on Cape Town’s north-eastern edge, South African police said. About 10 minutes later, two other women in their 20s were killed by gunshots to the head in a bedroom in the same area, with police saying the deaths may be linked.
Continue reading...Von der Leyen vows to punish Israel’s ‘extremist ministers’ and pause payments – politico.eu
- Von der Leyen vows to punish Israel’s ‘extremist ministers’ and pause payments politico.eu
- Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU free trade with Israel The Guardian
- EU Commission chief to propose new measures targeting Israel Reuters
- Israel launches strikes in Yemen as EU chief seeks sanctions on Israel over war in Gaza AP News
- Middle East updates: EU suspends Israel payments over Gaza DW
French police arrest dozens as ‘Block Everything’ protests escalate – Euronews.com
- French police arrest dozens as 'Block Everything' protests escalate Euronews.com
- France Braces for Protests The New York Times
- ‘My first barricade’: latest French protests unite people from variety of backgrounds The Guardian
- ‘Block Everything’ Protest Rocks France: What to Know The Wall Street Journal
- French police clash with 'Block Everything' protesters while Macron installs a new prime minister AP News
Watch: Mandelson says he regrets falling for Epstein’s lies
Watch: Mandelson says he regrets falling for Epstein's lies
Emptying olive oil an ‘act of faith’, accused say, after pleading guilty to damaging Sydney’s Anzac Memorial
Two born-again Christians admit damaging war memorial but argue their behaviour is a show of faith rather than disrespect
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Emptying bottles of olive oil on a war memorial in broad daylight is an act of faith, say two men who have admitted recklessly damaging the sacred site.
Abel Clark and Peter McMaster, both 61, may have permanently stained the granite walls and steps of Sydney’s Anzac Memorial when they “blessed” them with olive oil about midday on 4 September.
Continue reading...Tornado in central NSW and flood rescues in Sydney as wild weather soaks state
Heavy rainfall forecast to continue in Sydney on Thursday as low pressure weather system heads for parts of Queensland
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Two groups have been rescued from flooding while a tornado warning for central New South Wales has been downgraded as large parts of the state brace for a further battering of rainfall and heavy winds from a low pressure system off the Tasman Sea.
The NSW State Emergency Service said it had responded to more than 90 incidents in the past 24 hours, including flood rescues for a motorist who had driven off a cliff face at Camden Bypass and a group of bushwalkers trapped by flood waters at Wattamolla.
Continue reading...Trump asks EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China
In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin allies and trade partners
Donald Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China as part of an effort to force the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to end the war in Ukraine.
The US president made the demand during a meeting between US and EU officials discussing options to increase economic pressure on Russia on Tuesday, according to a White House official.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Trump dinner in DC
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted US President Donald Trump’s dinner at a restaurant in Washington DC.
Nepali leader’s resignation is “not enough”
“This frustration has been building for over two decades, fuelled by corruption. Every one of us has had enough.”
Obesity now main form of malnutrition afflicting youth: UNICEF
Epidemic being fuelled by availability of ultra-processed foods and aggressive market.
South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years – BBC
- South Korean woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years BBC
- South Korean Woman Cleared Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape The New York Times
- Court lifts sentence on South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue Al Jazeera
- South Korean woman who bit attacker's tongue off has 1964 conviction quashed Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- South Korea overturns 60-year ruling on woman's self-defence case Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years
Choi Mal-ja only managed to break free after biting off about 1.5cm of her alleged attacker's tongue.