Canada’s Carney rejects Trump’s ‘51st state’ talk in Oval Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney, in an Oval Office meeting, rebuffs US President Trump’s push to make Canada the 51st state.
Trump says bombing of Yemen to stop as Oman confirms US-Houthi ceasefire
Oman says it brokers truce between Washington and Houthis, says neither side will target the other.
EU plans to end Russian gas imports by end of 2027
The European Union vowed to end energy relations with Russia after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
EU plans to end Russian gas imports by end of 2027
The European Union vowed to end energy relations with Russia after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Trump Teases ‘Very, Very Big Announcement’ Ahead of Middle East Trip – The New York Times
- Trump Teases ‘Very, Very Big Announcement’ Ahead of Middle East Trip The New York Times
- Trump teases 'very, very big announcement' ahead of Middle East trip, Carney says he's 'on edge of my seat' Fox News
- Donald Trump teases ‘very, very big’ announcement ahead of Middle East trip Mint
- Trump teases ‘very, very, very big announcement’ ahead of his upcoming Mideast trip The Times of Israel
- Trump teases ‘very big announcement’ ahead of Middle East trip The Hill
Prisons minister vows to end ‘toxic’ cover-up culture in England and Wales
James Timpson says he will fight ‘normalised’ sexual harassment, bullying and racism within prison service
Sexual harassment, racism and bullying have become “normalised” in jails and probation offices across England and Wales, the prisons minister has warned, as he announced a plan to overhaul a “toxic culture of cover-up” among senior staff.
James Timpson said one in eight of HM Prison and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) 65,000 staff say they have been bullied. Sexual assaults on female staff have led to arrests while black and Asian staff have faced repeated racist comments amid a “vacuum of pastoral care”.
Continue reading...Transgender people’s lives at risk of being made ‘unliveable’, says Nicola Sturgeon
Former Scottish first minister expresses concern about interim advice from EHRC
The lives of transgender people in the UK are at risk of being made “unliveable”, Nicola Sturgeon has said in her first public comments about the supreme court ruling on the legal definition of a woman, which was prompted by legislation she oversaw in the Scottish parliament.
The UK supreme court ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex. This was the conclusion of a long-running court action by the gender critical campaign group For Women Scotland, who objected to a law passed at Holyrood aimed at improving women’s representation on public boards being extended to transgender women.
Continue reading...Pakistan Says Clash With India ‘Imminent’ After River Flow Cuts – Bloomberg.com
- Pakistan Says Clash With India ‘Imminent’ After River Flow Cuts Bloomberg.com
- India and Pakistan face conflict again - how did they de-escalate in the past? BBC
- Pakistan warns of an Indian attack, while quietly urging de-escalation The Washington Post
- ‘Either we live or no one will…’: Pakistan defence minister issues doomsday warning Hindustan Times
- With militaries upgraded, risks multiply in any potential India-Pakistan conflict Reuters
US agrees ceasefire with Houthis in Yemen after dozens killed in airstrikes
The Houthis have agreed to stop targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea, but said attacks against Israel will continue
The US will halt its bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis after the Iran-aligned group agreed to stop targeting shipping in the Red Sea.
The halt – announced by the US president, Donald Trump, during an Oval Office meeting with Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, came on a day in which Israel claimed its jets had fully disabled Yemen’s main airport, including three civilian aircraft on the ground, in retaliation for a missile strike on Sunday that hit within the perimeter of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport.
Continue reading...Palestine and the decline of the US empire
The US fears a free Palestine because it sees it as the beginning of its own end.
Identity of second man illegally deported to El Salvador prison revealed
Daniel Lozano-Camargo, 20, was deported in March in violation of a legal settlement over his asylum application
The identity of a second man illegally deported from the US by the Trump administration in defiance of a court order and now in detention in El Salvador has been revealed.
Daniel Lozano-Camargo, a 20-year-old Venezuelan, was deported to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot terrorism confinement facility in March under the White House’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, Politico reported.
Continue reading...Israel attacks main airport in Yemen’s capital Sanaa
Three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base were hit, reports say.
Israel attacks main airport in Yemen’s capital Sanaa
Three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base were hit, reports say.
Israel attacks main airport in Yemen’s capital Sanaa – BBC
- Israel attacks main airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa BBC
- Israel calls to evacuate Yemen airport amid fight with Houthis Fox News
- Israel attacks Yemen airport after Houthi missile strike near Tel Aviv airport ABC News
- Israel hits Yemen's main airport in airstrike against Houthis Reuters
- How much does a strike on Sanaa International Airport cost Israel? The Jerusalem Post
How Trump’s walkaway diplomacy enabled Israel’s worst impulses
The common perception is that Trump has largely moved on, leaving an emboldened Netanyahu to his own devices
The Israeli plan to occupy and depopulate Gaza may not be identical to Donald Trump’s vision of a new riviera, but his inspiration and the US’s walkaway diplomacy have ushered Benjamin Netanyahu to the precipice of a dire new chapter in the Israel-Gaza war.
The common perception in both Washington and Israel is that Trump has largely moved on, leaving an emboldened Netanyahu to his own devices, while his offhand proposals for turning Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” have provided cover for rightwing Israeli politicians to enthusiastically support the forced resettlement of the Palestinian population.
Continue reading...Front row? Dublin orders tourists to leave statue’s cleavage alone
Touching breasts of city’s Molly Malone statue is supposed to bring luck, but not everyone is happy with tradition
Each time a tourist sidled up to the statue and reached for the most famous cleavage in Dublin, a voice called out: “No touching please.”
Two city council stewards stood vigil over the landmark on Tuesday to notify would-be gropers that Molly Malone was to be left alone. After years of supposedly bringing good luck to whomever touched the breasts, they were now off-limits.
Continue reading...Rwandan talks with US over deported migrants are chance to expand its influence
African country looks to position itself as a useful option for countries’ anti-migration policies
Talks between Rwanda and the US to host deported migrants are the latest move by the African country to position itself as a useful option for the anti-migration policies of allied governments.
Previous high-profile attempts, however, including with the UK, Israel and Denmark, failed after becoming beset by controversy.
Continue reading...Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details – NPR
Faisal Islam: UK-India deal secured as Trump tariffs everywhere – BBC
- Faisal Islam: UK-India deal secured as Trump tariffs everywhere BBC
- India just agreed a massive trade deal – but it’s not with the US CNN
- India’s UK trade pact seen as fuelling momentum for bigger deals with US and EU South China Morning Post
- UK-India trade deal: conclusion summary GOV.UK
- Government defends NI exemption in UK-India trade deal BBC
Modi says India will retain share of water it once sent outside the country – Reuters
- Modi says India will retain share of water it once sent outside the country Reuters
- India-Pakistan fighting live: India fires missiles into Pakistan Al Jazeera
- India advances Kashmir hydro projects after suspending pact with Pakistan, document shows Reuters
- "India's Water Will Be Used For India's Interests": PM Modi's Message To Pak NDTV
- India's strike will hit Pak where it hurts the most The Economic Times