Court halts Trump administration’s effort to send eight men to South Sudan

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The group is in temporary custody of homeland security in Djibouti following challenges in court

Eight men the Trump administration attempted to send to South Sudan are in temporary custody in Djibouti after a federal court ruling halted their removal, officials confirmed on Thursday.

The Trump administration had attempted to send the men, who it said had been convicted of criminal offenses, to their home countries: officials said two each were from Myanmar and Cuba and the others were from Vietnam, Laos, Mexico and South Sudan.

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Wife of Trapped Miner: ‘I Haven’t Slept a Wink’ – Newser

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  1. Wife of Trapped Miner: 'I Haven't Slept a Wink'  Newser
  2. Hundreds of workers remain underground after 'shaft incident' at South African gold mine, company says  ABC News
  3. 289 miners trapped in shaft at South African gold mine  NBC News
  4. Rescue bid launched for hundreds trapped in South African gold mine  Al Jazeera
  5. Sibanye workers begin to surface after accident at South African gold mine  Reuters
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Sebastião Salgado, photographer known for Amazon rainforest images, dies aged 81

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Brazilian photographer’s work highlighted injustice and introduced rainforest to the world

The Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who is best known for his dramatic black-and-white photographs that highlighted injustice and introduced the Amazon rainforest the world, has died. He was 81.

His death was confirmed by the Instituto Terra, the environmental restoration non-profit he founded with his wife of six decades, Lélia Wanick Salgado. In a post on Instagram, the institute described Salgado as “much more than one of the greatest photographers of our time”.

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Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple and Samsung phones not made in US

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Announcement wipes about $70bn off Apple shares amid pressure on company to build smartphones in US

Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones if they are not made in the United States, as he stepped up the pressure on Apple to build its signature product in the country.

The president wiped approximately $70bn (£52bn) off the company’s shares with a post on the Truth Social platform that said iPhones sold inside the US must be made within the country’s borders.

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Denmark raises retirement age to 70 — the highest in Europe – CNN

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  1. Denmark raises retirement age to 70 — the highest in Europe  CNN
  2. Denmark Raises Retirement Age To 70 By 2040  Barron's
  3. Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe  BBC
  4. This country just raised the retirement age to 70 — and others may follow  Business Insider
  5. ‘Unrealistic and unreasonable’: Outcry as Denmark’s retirement age to become highest in Europe at 70  The Independent
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Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts

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Defamation suit claims Marubo people were depicted as tech-addled and porn-obsessed after introduction of internet

An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.

The Marubo tribe of the remote Javari valley, a community of about 2,000 people, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles.

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Shooting of Israeli embassy staffers underscores US ‘era of violent populism’

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This is the latest act of violence in a string of incidents that have affected Jewish, Arab and Muslim communities

The killing of two staff of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC comes as the war in Gaza has splintered the American body politic alongside the ongoing rise in political violence.

A shooter, identified as Elias Rodriguez, shot the two people, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday after they left an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee. Rodriguez reportedly chanted “free, free Palestine” while being detained by security.

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Europe is finally taking action for Palestine, but it is too little and too late – Mondoweiss

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  1. Europe is finally taking action for Palestine, but it is too little and too late  Mondoweiss
  2. Israel allies threaten trade rupture over Gaza. Here’s what’s at stake.  The Washington Post
  3. 'Diplomatic tsunami' nears as Europe acts against Israel's 'complete madness' in Gaza  Haaretz
  4. EU-Israel deal: Why Dutch succeeded where Ireland failed  RTE.ie
  5. From indifference to moral posturing: Europe’s betrayal of Gaza’s civilians  Tehran Times
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“Pretending To Be A Loving Mother”: Teen’s Last Text Revealed After She Never Reached Airport – Bored Panda

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  1. “Pretending To Be A Loving Mother”: Teen’s Last Text Revealed After She Never Reached Airport  Bored Panda
  2. What is the timeline? What have family said? Everything we know about Pheobe’s disappearance  The Courier Mail
  3. Police search national park for Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop after ‘suspicious’ disappearance  The Guardian
  4. 17-Year-Old Girl Vanished After Arriving at Airport but Failing to Check in for Booked Flight: Police  People.com
  5. Family describes missing teen Pheobe Bishop as 'strong-willed', as items found near Bundaberg bushland  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Israeli settlers force about 150 Palestinians to leave their West Bank village – The Guardian

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  1. Israeli settlers force about 150 Palestinians to leave their West Bank village  The Guardian
  2. While Eyes Are on Gaza, Settlers Expel Palestinians From the West Bank  Haaretz
  3. Jews, Arabs clash near Jenin as rioters reportedly set fire to West Bank homes  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israeli settlers raid West Bank village close to where pregnant woman killed  Reuters
  5. Settlers said to raid Palestinian village for 2nd time in 3 days; no arrests  The Times of Israel
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Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer

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Israeli leader’s antisemitism claim labelled defamatory as he is warned against pursuing a war without end

Benjamin Netanyahu was accused of slander and pursuing a war without end after he claimed the leaders of France, Canada and the UK were stoking antisemitism and siding with Hamas by demanding he end the two-month blockade of food and aid into Gaza.

In what has become an extraordinary standoff with some of Israel’s closest allies, Netanyahu appeared to deliberately raise the stakes on Thursday night by accusing his western critics of abandoning Israel in a war for its very existence.

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Ukraine and Russia exchange 800 PoWs in largest prisoner swap of war so far

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Russian foreign minister continues to question Zelenskyy’s legitimacy as first phase of ‘1,000 for 1,000’ deal takes places

Ukraine and Russia have begun the largest prisoner exchange of the three-year war, with almost 800 captives returned on both sides in a process expected to last several days.

Confirming the first phase of the exchange had taken place, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Ukraine had returned 390 people to Russia and that the process would continue with further groups on Saturday and Sunday.

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NSW government admits it is vicariously liable for prison guard’s sexual abuse of female inmate

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Court hears both parties in class action against state of NSW over conduct of Wayne Astill ‘keen to explore the possibility of settlement’

The New South Wales government has admitted in an ongoing class action that it is vicariously liable for former notorious prison guard Wayne Astill’s sexual abuse of a female inmate.

Court documents filed in the NSW supreme court earlier this month also reveal the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) admits that “from time to time” some guards knew about “some inappropriate conduct” by Astill towards inmates.

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G7 Says Russia’s Frozen Assets Will Remain Inaccessible Until Ukraine Is Repaid – Kyiv Post

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  1. G7 Says Russia’s Frozen Assets Will Remain Inaccessible Until Ukraine Is Repaid  Kyiv Post
  2. G-7 Warns of ‘Excessive Imbalances’ in Global Economy  Bloomberg.com
  3. G7 threatens further sanctions if Russia fails to agree Ukraine ceasefire  Al Jazeera
  4. U.S., Canada Senior Officials Laud Productive Talks on the Sidelines of G-7  WSJ
  5. G7 ends finance summit with show of unity amid tariff uncertainty  France 24
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