Albanese says Israel’s killing of civilians in Gaza ‘cannot be defended or ignored’ in strongest condemnation yet

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The prime minister did not, however, follow French president Emmanuel Macron’s lead with a commitment to recognise a Palestinian state

Anthony Albanese has condemned Israel for “the killing of civilians, including children” seeking aid, but stopped short of saying Australia would recognise a Palestinian state, as France has committed to doing.

In the Australian government’s strongest condemnation of Israel yet, the prime minister said the killings and denial of aid “cannot be defended or ignored”.

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For One Man, It Didn’t Take Much to Make an Embassy in India – The New York Times

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  1. For One Man, It Didn’t Take Much to Make an Embassy in India  The New York Times
  2. Indian police arrest man accused of running fake embassy  The Guardian
  3. Umugabo wo mu Buhinde yafashwe nyuma y'imyaka akora nka 'ambasaderi' w'ibihugu bitabaho kw'isi  BBC
  4. How ‘His Excellency HV Jain’ managed to stay undetected running fake embassies from so close to Delhi  Tribune India
  5. Indian man caught running fake embassy with elaborate setup  DW
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Bill Clinton reportedly sent Jeffrey Epstein note for birthday album

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Wall Street Journal reports ex-president’s letter, while New York Times reports Trump called Epstein ‘the greatest’

Donald Trump apparently isn’t the only president that sent a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. “The biggest name in the album” was Bill Clinton, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The ex-president’s letter appeared alongside nearly 50 others, including other prominent celebrities and executives.

Last week, the Journal reported that Trump had authored a “bawdy” letter to Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 after he was arrested on federal sex-trafficking charges. The letter was included in an album Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell compiled on the occasion of his 50th birthday in 2003. Trump has sued Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal newspaper reporters and the newspaper’s publisher Dow Jones for libel and slander over the reporting.

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‘Japanese First’: breakthrough by rightwing populists sparks fears of anti-foreigner backlash in Japan

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Analysts say the Japanese are suffering a crisis of confidence that is feeding xenophobia amid economic insecurity and a record number of foreign residents

The emergence of a rightwing populist party in Japan’s upper house election on Sunday running on a Trump-style “Japanese First” slogan has raised concerns of a backlash against the growing foreign presence in the country.

The party, Sanseito, has successfully tapped into unease around an expanding immigrant population and a huge influx of tourists after the pandemic. But many see the underlying cause as economic insecurity among a population that both understands the need for overseas labour and visitors, and feels anxiety at the changes they bring and symbolise.

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Great Recall Taiwan: The vote targeting ‘pro-China’ lawmakers – BBC

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  1. Great Recall Taiwan: The vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers  BBC
  2. Total Recall: Taiwan attempts a do-over of last year’s elections  GZERO Media
  3. Why Taiwan’s ‘Recall’ Election Risks Raising Tensions With China  Bloomberg.com
  4. Why is Taiwan holding a ‘Great Recall’ vote?  Al Jazeera
  5. Taiwan Holds High-Stakes Recall Elections As China Watches On  Newsweek
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