Trump’s border czar to target sanctuary cities in US: ‘We’re gonna flood the zone’

Homan vows to escalate Ice operations after off-duty officer allegedly shot by undocumented person in New York City

The Trump administration is targeting sanctuary cities in the next phase of its deportation drive after labelling them “sanctuaries for criminals” following the shooting of an off-duty law enforcement officer in New York City, allegedly by an undocumented person with a criminal record.

Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s hardline border czar, vowed to “flood the zone” with Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (Ice) agents in an all-out bid to overcome the lack of cooperation he said the government faced from Democrat-run municipalities in its quest to arrest and detain undocumented people.

Continue reading...

Russia using children to design and test its military drones, investigation finds – theguardian.com

  1. Russia using children to design and test its military drones, investigation finds  theguardian.com
  2. Russian TV shows teenagers at 'world's biggest drone factory' making arms to hit Ukraine  Reuters
  3. Russia appears to be launching its exploding Shahed-style drones from American-designed pickup trucks  Business Insider
  4. Inside Russia’s suicide drone factories manned by teenagers  The Telegraph
  5. Russia seen as boosting combat-drone output, switching attack angles  Defense News
Posted in Uncategorized

The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu turns to the world court as climate disasters mount – NBC News

  1. The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu turns to the world court as climate disasters mount  NBC News
  2. World Court is poised to mark the future course of climate litigation  Reuters
  3. ‘Historic’ ruling on climate change by World Court: What to expect  Al Jazeera
  4. How young people have taken climate justice to the world’s international courts  The Conversation
  5. The UN’s highest court will decide Wednesday on the climate obligations of countries  AP News
Posted in Uncategorized

How did a Bangladesh air force fighter jet crash into a school campus? – Reuters

  1. How did a Bangladesh air force fighter jet crash into a school campus?  Reuters
  2. At Least 19 Dead and Over 100 Injured After Military Jet Crashes into School Campus in Fireball Explosion: Reports  Yahoo Home
  3. Bangladesh Mourns After Deadly Plane Crash During School Lunch Break  The New York Times
  4. Distraught students demand answers after plane crash turned Bangladesh school into ‘death trap’  CNN
  5. At least 27 dead, mostly children, in Bangladesh air force jet crash  Reuters
Posted in Uncategorized

British institutions to be banned from paying ransoms to Russian hackers – politico.eu

  1. British institutions to be banned from paying ransoms to Russian hackers  politico.eu
  2. UK plans to ban public sector bodies from paying ransom to cyber criminals  Reuters
  3. UK to lead crackdown on cyber criminals with ransomware measures  GOV.UK
  4. Businesses banned from paying hackers’ ransoms to target cybercrime  The Times
  5. UK moves forward with plans for mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks  The Record from Recorded Future News
Posted in Uncategorized

Global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza – theguardian.com

  1. Global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza  theguardian.com
  2. Dozens Are Killed at Aid Site Near Border, Gaza Health Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. Number of aid seekers killed by Israel in Gaza tops 1,000: UN  Al Jazeera
  4. Dozens of Palestinians killed while seeking aid, Gaza health officials say  ABC News
  5. Starving civilians in northern Gaza lured to aid sites and executed, revealing brutal pattern of Israel’s genocide  Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
Posted in Uncategorized

Explained: How Russia Is Cracking Down on the Internet and Messaging Apps – The Moscow Times

  1. Explained: How Russia Is Cracking Down on the Internet and Messaging Apps  The Moscow Times
  2. Russian lawmakers pass a bill punishing online searches for information deemed to be 'extremist'  AP News
  3. Russia passes law punishing searches for 'extremist' content  Reuters
  4. New Russian law criminalises searching for online content deemed 'extremist'  Euronews.com
  5. New Russian law criminalizes online searches for controversial content  The Washington Post
Posted in Uncategorized

Two Israelis questioned after attending Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival – BBC

  1. Two Israelis questioned after attending Belgium's Tomorrowland festival  BBC
  2. Belgium questions 2 Israelis at music festival over Gaza crime allegations  NBC News
  3. BREAKTHROUGH: Belgian Authorities Arrest and Interrogate Israeli War Crimes Suspects Following Complaint by Hind Rajab Foundation and GLAN  Hind Rajab Foundation
  4. Belgian police question Israelis over alleged Gaza war crimes  Al Jazeera
  5. Two Israelis questioned in Belgium over war crime allegations in Gaza  Financial Times
Posted in Uncategorized

Australian Greens leader says she has not read reasons for party’s expelling of co-founder

Larissa Waters dismisses responsibility for party’s decision to expel Drew Hutton

Greens leader Larissa Waters says she has not read documentation outlining why the party’s co-founder, Drew Hutton, was expelled because she has been busy preparing for parliament.

The decision to terminate Hutton’s life membership of the Greens was upheld by delegates of the state branches on Sunday, over what the party considers his pursuit of debate harmful to trans people but that he has framed as an issue of free speech.

Continue reading...

IDF chief says Gaza war ‘one of the most complex’ conflicts military has faced – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF chief says Gaza war ‘one of the most complex’ conflicts military has faced  The Times of Israel
  2. Lessons Observed from the War Between Israel and Iran  War on the Rocks
  3. A Three-point Plan for Consolidating the Israel-U.S.-Iran Ceasefire  International Crisis Group
  4. Israel Warns Iran in New IDF Assessment  Newsweek
  5. Iran emerged weakened and vulnerable after war with Israel − and that could mean trouble for country’s ethnic minorities  Yahoo Home
Posted in Uncategorized