- Canada PM Carney Touts ‘Productive’ Call With President Trump Over Trade The Wall Street Journal
- Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of the United States Donald J. Trump pm.gc.ca
- Carney discusses tariffs, security with Trump over phone The Globe and Mail
- Carney and Trump speak for the first time since blowing past trade deal deadline CBC
- Trump and Carney Talk About Trade, Agree to Speak Again Soon Bloomberg.com
Trump officials cut California sex-education funds over gender identity references
Move comes after state refused to remove gender identity, trans and nonbinary references from sex-ed curriculum
The Trump administration has terminated a grant that provided millions of dollars for a California sex education program after the state refused to remove all references to gender identity, transgender people and nonbinary people from its curriculum.
Advocates fear more states could lose more money in a burgeoning war between the Trump administration and supporters of comprehensive sex ed.
Continue reading...French Authorities Investigate Death of Streamer Jean Pormanove After Months of Abuse – The New York Times
- French Authorities Investigate Death of Streamer Jean Pormanove After Months of Abuse The New York Times
- French streamer dies live online during extreme challenge CNN
- Autopsy Reveals New Details About Influencer Jean Pormanove’s Death During Livestream People.com
- Man who was "humiliated and mistreated for months" dies during livestream in France, officials say CBS News
- French streamer's death 'not due to trauma', autopsy finds BBC
Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown adopts ‘sweet baby girl’
Netflix star and model husband Jake Bongiovi, 21 and 23, say they are ‘beyond excited’ to become parents
The Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, have announced they have become parents after adopting a “sweet baby girl”.
Brown, 21, and Bongiovi, 23, said in a statement on social media that they were “beyond excited” to enter the next chapter of their lives.
Continue reading...How many wars has Trump ended? He just offered a revised count – NJ.com
- How many wars has Trump ended? He just offered a revised count NJ.com
- The "6 wars" Trump says he ended and their current status Axios
- Trump ups number of wars he claims to have ended from 7 to 10: ‘If you think about pre-wars’ The Independent
- Trump says he has ‘solved’ 7 conflicts. Here’s what to know about them. The Washington Post
- What six wars did Donald Trump end? See the list of conflicts he claims as settled USA Today
US issues sanctions on networks, vessels for dealing in Iran oil – Reuters
- US issues sanctions on networks, vessels for dealing in Iran oil Reuters
- Shipping line denies Iran ties after 16 of its vessels hit with US sanctions Financial Times
- US issues sanctions against Greek shipper of Iranian oil Al Jazeera
- US issues fresh Iran related sanctions, Treasury website shows The Times of Israel
- China opposes US’ illegal sanctions on two Chinese firms over suspected ties to Iran: FM Global Times
Can a ceasefire deal now be reached in Gaza?
Hamas accepts latest ceasefire proposal; Israel escalates military action.
Russia’s war economy taking hits as conflict with Ukraine drags on
Russia’s once resilient war economy is struggling as Moscow’s conflict with Ukraine drags on.
Explosion at Karachi fireworks warehouse injures at least 33 people
A huge explosion at a fireworks warehouse has injured at least 33 people in Karachi’s Saddar neighbourhood.
Eric Adams aide faces bribery charges amid New York City mayoral race
Former adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin faces new indictments as pressure on Mayor Eric Adams grows during election season.
Israeli data shows 83 percent of Gaza war dead are civilians: Report
Leaked Israeli intelligence confirms one of the highest civilian tolls in modern conflicts.
Ukraine becoming the ‘Silicon Valley’ of defense as startups develop long-range drones and missiles – PBS
- Ukraine becoming the ‘Silicon Valley’ of defense as startups develop long-range drones and missiles PBS
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reveals huge Flamingo cruise missile as no peace in sight The Guardian
- A Ukrainian startup develops long-range drones and missiles to take the battle to Russia AP News
- Ukraine’s answer to Russia’s drone blitz yahoo.com
- Meet Flamingo, the missile that brings European Russia within Kyiv’s range politico.eu
Man charged with murder after ice-cream seller stabbed in Wembley
Zaher Zaarour, 26, to appear in court after death of 41-year-old Shazad Khan in north-west London
A man has been charged with murder after an ice-cream seller died in London, police said.
Shazad Khan, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responded to reports of an altercation in Monks Park, Wembley, at 6.10pm on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Netanyahu says ready for negotiations as Gaza City takeover advances
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says he has instructed negotiators to begin talks to "end the war."
A week of summits reveals Trump is closer to Moscow than Europe
US summits with Putin and European leaders offered a glimmer of hope for peace, but Russia seemed to cloud it.
US issues sanctions against Greek shipper of Iranian oil
Sanctions are the latest aimed at penalising Tehran's energy sector following a Washington-brokered ceasefire.
As Covid effect ebbs, GCSE results reveal broken legacy of Gove’s resit policy
Experts talk of ‘resit crisis’ as number accounts for nearly a quarter of maths and English entries, an all-time high
This year’s GCSE results in England delivered something that teachers and policymakers had craved in recent years: stability, at least for most 16-year-olds.
Covid and its aftermath had sent GCSE results seesawing until this summer, when results were more similar to the previous year than at any time since the pandemic struck in 2020.
Continue reading...Uganda will accept third-country deportees from US – Politico
- Uganda will accept third-country deportees from US Politico
- U.S. broadens search for deportation agreements, striking deals with Honduras and Uganda, documents show CBS News
- Uganda has not agreed to take deportees from US, senior official says Reuters
- Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from U.S. if they don't have criminal records NBC News
- US strikes deportation deals with Honduras and Uganda BBC
Exclusive: Hamas Offered Major Concessions in New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal – Drop Site News
- Exclusive: Hamas Offered Major Concessions in New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Drop Site News
- Netanyahu Faces Pressure From Far Right Over New Cease-Fire Proposal The New York Times
- Under growing Arab pressure, Hamas signals new willingness to compromise The Washington Post
- Israel weighs Hamas offer of 60-day Gaza truce and hostage release Reuters
- Senior mediator spells out Gaza ceasefire proposal agreed to by Hamas; Israel has yet to respond NBC News
UN and Red Cross warn of catastrophe if Israel launches Gaza City offensive
Netanyahu tells soldiers he has approved takeover plan as aid groups advised to prepare for forced displacement
The International Red Cross and UN have warned of an impending catastrophe in the Gaza Strip if Israel launches an offensive to take over Gaza City, as the Israeli military told medical and aid groups in the Palestinian territory to prepare for imminent forced displacement.
At the same time a concerted campaign of international opposition to Israel’s defiance of ceasefire calls and its approval of a huge new illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank gathered pace, with the UK summoning Israel’s ambassador and joining 20 other countries in condemning the settlement plan as a “violation of international law”.
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