Mbappe levels up with Henry as France cruise past Ukraine in World Cup tie
Kylian Mbappe draws level with Thierry Henry on 51 goals for France in 2-0 win against Ukraine in World Cup qualifier.
Rare total lunar eclipse ‘blood moon’ to be visible from UK
The satellite will turn deep red as the Earth passes between the sun and the moon at about 7.30pm on Sunday
A rare total lunar eclipse “blood moon” will be visible from the UK on Sunday night for the first time since 2022.
The moon is expected to turn a deep, dark red as the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow across the lunar surface.
Continue reading...Exclusive: Oversight Committee Dem expands inquiry into Corey Lewandowski – Axios
Judge blocks ending of legal protections for 1m Venezuelans and Haitians in US
Homeland security had tried to end temporary protected status granted by the Biden administration
A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States.
The ruling by US district judge Edward Chen of San Francisco for the plaintiffs means that 600,000 Venezuelans whose temporary protections expired in April or whose protections were about to expire on 10 September have status to stay and work in the United States.
Continue reading...Chicago teachers hand out safety tips as troop deployment looms
The Chicago Teachers Union was handing out flyers at schools Friday informing parents of their rights.
Israel blows up Gaza City high-rise, escalating deadly assault
Fear is spreading that an Israeli strike on a Gaza City high-rise signals a new stage of ethnic cleansing of the north.
Belgium asks US not to destroy millions in contraceptives bound for Africa
Trump administration has confirmed it plans to destroy already purchased supplies, preventing their distribution.
Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominance
The Commission said competitors faced higher costs and reduced revenues as a result.
Air Canada flight attendants reject wage offer: Reuters
Flight attendants had been unhappy both with the wage offer and the way it had been forcibly imposed on them.
Lebanon’s cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, gives no timeline
Five Shia ministers walk out of cabinet debate as Hezbollah remains adamant it will hold onto its weapons.
Canada to give automakers a break on EV sales target as US tariffs weigh
Canadian PM Carney also announced a fund of $5 billion Canadian ($3.6bn US) to help firms in sectors hurt by tariffs.
How significant is Xi, Putin and Kim’s first meeting in Beijing?
Leaders of China, Russia and North Korea are centre stage at military parade.
China Builds. America Blocks. Why? – The Free Press
- China Builds. America Blocks. Why? The Free Press
- A new theory of China’s rise: rule by engineers The Economist
- American capitalism: inspired by China? Financial Times
- China’s innovation speeds ahead while America is mired in bureaucracy New York Post
- Beijing Is Failing to Solve Its Involution Problem The Wire China
Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages held in Gaza – BBC
- Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages held in Gaza BBC
- Hamas releases hostage video, Israel bombs Gaza high-rise Reuters
- Hamas releases video of hostages in Gaza City as Israeli military advances CNN
- 'Serbia is working to bring Ohel and all hostages home,' assures ambassador to the US The Jerusalem Post
- Netanyahu Tells Hostage Parents Israel Won't Be 'Discouraged' by Hamas' 'Evil Propaganda' Haaretz
UK foreign secretary Lammy to be replaced as Starmer reshuffles cabinet – The Times of Israel
- UK foreign secretary Lammy to be replaced as Starmer reshuffles cabinet The Times of Israel
- Starmer resets after Rayner row, but Labour turmoil is a gift for Reform BBC
- Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating The New York Times
- UK's Cooper appointed foreign minister, Lammy named deputy PM Reuters
- After a tax scandal, Britain’s government gets a shake-up The Economist
UK ignored obligation to prevent genocide, witnesses tell Gaza tribunal
Independent tribunal told government did little to hold Israel to account and aimed to shield itself from scrutiny
Britain is not just complicit in Israel’s breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza but a participant that has repeatedly ignored its legal obligation to prevent a genocide, witnesses have told the independent Gaza tribunal.
The two-day tribunal in London, which is independent of government and parliament, is seeking to amass evidence of Britain’s failure to distance itself from what the tribunal organisers regard as Israeli war crimes amounting to genocide.
RAF pilots flying from the UK Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus systematically shared intelligence in real time with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but not with the international criminal court.
No 10 failed to provide the support requested by lawyers acting for James Henderson, the British World Central Kitchen aid worker killed by the IDF on 1 April 2024, leaving them reliant on an IDF internal investigation, with a coroners’ inquiry still as long as two years away.
Britain provided no support to the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court, Karim Khan, after the US government imposed sanctions that led a British bank to close his account, “so emboldening those who seek to dismantle international accountability”.
The UK trade department continued to allow the import of products from Israel-occupied territories after the international court of justice in July 2024 ruled in an advisory opinion that the occupation was unlawful.
Continue reading...Foreign troops in Ukraine would be considered ‘legitimate targets’ to Russia, Putin says – ABC News
- Foreign troops in Ukraine would be considered 'legitimate targets' to Russia, Putin says ABC News
- Analysis: Putin doubles down on Ukraine war stance after Beijing meeting BBC
- Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like. The New York Times
- Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, Putin says The Guardian
- Russia issues warning as European leaders, Zelenskyy speak to Trump from Paris ABC News
At least 475 workers detained in major Ice raid at US Hyundai factory
South Korea concerned after hundreds were arrested at Georgia work site making batteries for Hyundai and Kia cars
Hundreds of workers at a factory being built in Georgia to make car batteries for Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles were detained in a huge raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) on Thursday that stopped construction.
The facility is part of what would be the biggest industrial investment in the state’s history and had been hailed as a huge boost for the economy by Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp.
Continue reading...Bus crashes off steep cliff, killing at least 15 people in Sri Lanka
A passenger bus veered off the road in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing at least 15 people onboard.
After Rayner’s Resignation, Farage’s Reform UK Party Sees An Opportunity – The New York Times
- After Rayner’s Resignation, Farage’s Reform UK Party Sees An Opportunity The New York Times
- Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election BBC
- Nigel Farage says ‘there’s every chance of general election in 2027’ The Guardian
- Reform's Farage vows to start preparing for government to make UK 'great again' Reuters
- The rise and rise of Reform Financial Times