Vigil held for Sweden school shooting victims
People in Orebro laid flowers and lit candles outside the school where Sweden's deadliest gun attack took place.
UN chief warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ after Trump’s Gaza proposal
President’s plan for US to take over Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out also rejected by allies Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza was met with anger and blunt rejection from regional allies, delight from Israel’s far right and a warning against “ethnic cleansing” from the head of the UN.
The secretary general, António Guterres, planned to tell a UN meeting on Wednesday that “it is essential to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing” after the US president said he wanted to “own” Gaza and resettle its Palestinian residents elsewhere.
Continue reading...What do we know about the Sweden school shooter?
Local media suggest the 35-year-old legally owned a weapon, was unemployed and had no convictions.
What do we know about the Sweden school shooter?
Local media suggest the 35-year-old legally owned a weapon, was unemployed and had no convictions.
What do we know about the Sweden school shooter?
Local media suggest the 35-year-old legally owned a weapon, was unemployed and had no convictions.
Libyan war crimes suspect freed because of errors in warrant, Italy says
Rome's decision to release Osama Almasri Najim drew condemnation from Italian opposition parties, NGOs and the ICC.
‘Dangerous, provocative, illegal’: Arab Americans condemn Trump’s vow to ‘take over’ Gaza
‘Arab Americans for Trump’ group rebrands itself while activists also criticize Biden and Harris’s support of Israel
Donald Trump’s remarks that the US will “take over” Gaza and resettle the Palestinian population elsewhere have drawn outrage and criticism from Palestinian and Arab Americans across the US.
A group of Arab Americans that supported Trump during the 2024 election rebranded itself following Trump’s comments on displacing Palestinians, from “Arab Americans for Trump” to “Arab Americans for Peace”.
Continue reading...‘Strictly prohibited’: UN officials denounce Trump’s Gaza plan as unlawful
UN officials decry US President Trump's Gaza displacement plan, saying ethnic cleansing goes against international law.
Emilia Pérez director criticises Karla Sofia Gascón’s ‘inexcusable’ tweets
Oscar nominee Jacques Audiard has called the social media behaviour of the actor ‘hateful’ in a new interview
The director of Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, has responded to the controversial unearthed tweets of his Oscar-nominated star Karla Sofía Gascón, branding them “hateful”.
The French film-maker, who is also nominated for the best director Oscar, has expressed disappointment over the social media behaviour of Gascón, who had shown bigoted views towards people of colour, Muslims and increased diversity at the Oscars.
Continue reading...Global condemnation for Trump’s plan to force Palestinians from Gaza
US allies and adversaries are saying Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza is not acceptable.
Donald Trump signals wish to hold talks with Iran over nuclear deal
US president’s remarks will spark divisions within Iran over country’s nuclear ambitions and sanctions
Donald Trump has said he wants a “verified nuclear peace agreement” with Iran and denied he wanted to blow Iran to smithereens, describing such reports as “greatly exaggerated”.
But he said it was essential that Iran did not have a nuclear weapon, adding “we should start working on it immediately”. His remarks on his social media site, Truth Social represent the clearest sign that Trump is willing to hold talks with Iran to try to replace the nuclear deal signed in 2015, but from which Trump pulled the US out in 2018.
Continue reading...Trump’s Gaza plan could amount to war crime, say experts
Academics fear US president’s lack of reference to international law could lead to global breakdown of peace and security
Donald Trump’s proposal to permanently move millions of Palestinians out of Gaza to allow its reconstruction under US “ownership” could amount to a war crime or crime against humanity, experts in international law have said.
The experts said the US president’s framing of his plan without any reference to international law set a dangerous precedent that would encourage other world leaders to do similarly and contribute to a global breakdown of peace and security.
Continue reading...American ally SDF: Not yet notified of US plan for Syria withdrawal
Questions grow over future of 2,000 SDF fighters in Syria after Bashar al-Assad toppling, President Trump taking office.
‘Waterfront property’: What are Trump’s real estate interests in Palestine?
Many of US president’s allies support settler projects, and plans to effectively colonise Gaza are an expansion on ideas from first term
Planning to “clean out” Palestinians as a real estate money-making scheme is an idea that has long united the Israeli settler movement and some of Donald Trump’s circle of US property developers.
For decades, state-backed settlers have used concrete, steel and brick to build on occupied land in Palestine in a successful effort to use town-building as a means to claim territory and permanently force Palestinians from their homeland.
Continue reading...Shooter at Örebro school had taken classes there, reports Swedish media
Police say suspect, who is among the dead, acted alone as they continue the work of identifying victims
The gun rampage that left 11 people dead in the Swedish city of Örebro was “a one-man operation”, police have said, as local media identified the shooter as a former student of the adult education centre he attacked.
As Sweden reeled from the deadliest mass shooting in its history, investigators were working on Wednesday to identify the people who were killed and injured after the attack at Campus Risbergska just after 12.30pm on Tuesday.
Continue reading...More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
As M23 rebels entered Goma and the city was plunged into chaos, female prisoners were attacked, the UN says.
More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
As M23 rebels entered Goma and the city was plunged into chaos, female prisoners were attacked, the UN says.
Key questions about Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
US president Donald trump says the US will take over Gaza to turn it into the ‘riviera’ of the Middle East.
Jeremy Bowen: Trump’s Gaza plan won’t happen, but it will have consequences
The US president creates uncertainty and injects more instability, our international editor writes.
Jeremy Bowen: Trump’s Gaza plan won’t happen, but it will have consequences
The US president creates uncertainty and injects more instability, our international editor writes.