Right-wing US network Newsmax to pay $67m over false 2020 election claims
Newsmax has paid $27m so far, and will pay $20m in 2026 and $20m in 2027 to technology firm Dominion Voting Systems.
Flight attendant union leaders ‘ready to go to jail’ as Air Canada strike outlawed
Arbitrator orders 10,000 striking staff back to work after government intervenes – unconstitutionally, union says
Union leaders representing 10,000 striking flight attendants have said they would be willing to go to jail rather than comply with an order to return to work, as Canada’s federal government seeks to end a bitter contract dispute that has halted hundreds of summer flights and stranded travellers around the world.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees said members would remain on the picket lines as part of a work stoppage that has halted Air Canada’s national and international operations during its busiest season.
Continue reading...Zambian president’s feud with late rival continues over funeral plans
Family of Edgar Lungu trying to prevent repatriation of his body for state funeral presided over by his successor
A furious row is raging over whether the Zambian president, Hakainde Hichilema, will preside over the funeral of his predecessor, Edgar Lungu, as the former president’s family wage a legal battle in South Africa to try to prevent his body from being repatriated.
The legal fight marks the latest twist in a feud between the two men that goes back at least a decade and has now outlasted the former president, who died in South Africa in June aged 68 while being treated for an undisclosed illness.
Continue reading...Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages
Deal would include 60-day halt to violence and exchange of half of living Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners
Hamas officials say they have accepted a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal that would include the release of half of the approximately 20 remaining living Israeli hostages as part of a phased resolution to the war, as Gaza health officials said 62,000 Palestinians had died in the 22 months of war.
The proposed deal follows negotiations between Hamas and Egyptian and Qatari officials that have been taking place in Cairo in recent days, and comes after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was confronted on Sunday by Israel’s biggest protests of the war, which called for a deal to secure the release of the hostages.
Continue reading...Air Canada CEO says ‘amazed’ striking workers are disregarding work order
A leader for the striking union says he would risk jail time rather than allow crew to be forced back to work.
Trump’s changing stance on Ukraine war
US President Trump has repeatedly changed his position on the Ukraine war.
Hamas agrees to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, source in group says
The proposal from regional mediators would see Israeli hostages released in two batches during a 60-day truce, according to a Palestinian official.
Robots sprint, box and play football at first World Humanoid Games
Hundreds of humanoid robots showed of their skills at the first World Humanoid Games in Beijing.
Koen Olthuis: Why the future of cities may be floating
Can floating cities protect from rising seas? Architect Koen Olthuis says it’s time to live with water, not fight it.
Explosion and fire at factory in Russia kill 24 people, injure over 150 – CBS News
- Explosion and fire at factory in Russia kill 24 people, injure over 150 CBS News
- Death toll in Russian factory fire rises to 24 ABC News
- At least 20 killed, 134 people injured in blast at factory in Russia's Ryazan region Reuters
- Death Toll From Ryazan Plant Explosion Rises to 23 The Moscow Times
- Death toll from Friday’s explosion at Russian gunpowder plant rises to 20 Meduza
Air Canada Suspends All Flights, Withdraws Financial Guidance – Forbes
- Air Canada Suspends All Flights, Withdraws Financial Guidance Forbes
- Air Canada, cabin crew union hold first talks since strike began Reuters
- Air Canada Strike Leaves Stranded Passengers Frustrated and Angry The New York Times
- Ottawa to probe allegations of unpaid work by flight attendants in Canada's airline sector CBC
- Air Canada Flight Attendants Union to Disobey Second Back-to-Work Order The Wall Street Journal
Texas Democrats ending two-week walkout over gerrymandered US GOP House map
California Democrats have advanced countereffort to redraw their congressional boundaries, against Trump's push.
BBC at Rafah crossing as queues of aid trucks wait to enter Gaza
The BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is travelling with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
BBC at Rafah crossing as queues of aid trucks wait to enter Gaza
The BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is travelling with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Iran’s president visits Armenia for talks on US-backed Azerbaijan corridor
Iran rejects TRIPP, says the presence of American companies in the region would be 'worrying'.
UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Action
PM’s office says it is a crime to fund a banned group after award-winning author promises to back pro-Palestine group.
‘No-one was expecting this’: European leaders rush to US to help Ukraine avoid ‘capitulation’
The heads of state hope to stop Trump from threatening long-term European security, writes James Landale.
Rescuers in Nigeria search for dozens missing after boat capsizes
Safety regulations are rarely enforced leading to a large number of accidents on the waterways.
Russia pounds Ukraine, kills more civilians before White House meeting
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says attacks on civilians are 'demonstrative and cynical' before high-stakes talks.
Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with four counts of rape
Marius Borg Høiby charged with 32 offences and could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty
Marius Borg Høiby, the son of the Norwegian crown princess, has been charged with 32 offences including four counts of rape, a prosecutor has said.
Høiby, whose mother is the crown princess, Mette-Marit, and whose stepfather is the crown prince, Haakon, Norway’s future king, is expected to stand trial early next year and could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of the most serious charges.
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