Trump DoJ ally denies claim he urged defying court orders on immigration

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Emil Bove, a former Trump attorney, faced Senate judiciary committee considering him to be federal appeals judge

Emil Bove, a top justice department official and former defense attorney for Donald Trump, denied to senators on Wednesday a whistleblower’s claim that he suggested prosecutors ignore orders from judges who ruled against the president’s immigration policy.

In a hearing before the Senate judiciary committee to consider his nomination to serve as a federal appeals court judge, Bove, currently the principal associate deputy attorney general at the justice department, also rejected assertions from Democrats that corruption charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams were dropped in order to secure his cooperation with the president’s immigration enforcement agenda.

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Trump voters cheer his move against Iran. MAGA leaders had warned the bombing could backfire – AP News

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  1. Trump voters cheer his move against Iran. MAGA leaders had warned the bombing could backfire  AP News
  2. Trump voters cheer Iran strikes after prominent MAGA figures warned against attack  The Times of Israel
  3. The politics of the U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities: Here's what to watch next  NPR
  4. MAGA supporters more likely to back Iran strikes than traditional Republicans: Poll  The Hill
  5. A MAGA backlash against the Iran war is turning into a larger debate about U.S. support for Israel  The Independent
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‘Intense’ novel about robot abused by her boyfriend/owner wins Arthur C Clarke science fiction award

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Annie Bot by Sierra Greer wins £2,025 for ‘compelling tale that, like all good stories about robots, is ultimately about the human condition’

A novel told from the perspective of a robot girlfriend has been named winner of the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction.

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer is “a tightly focused first-person account of a robot designed to be the perfect companion, who struggles to become free,” said chair of judges, the academic Andrew M Butler. The speculative novel follows Annie, the narrator, programmed to cater to the needs of her boyfriend/owner Doug, who treats her in a way that would be abusive if she were human.

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Trump meets with Zelenskyy and says higher NATO defense spending may deter future Russian aggression – AP News

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  1. Trump meets with Zelenskyy and says higher NATO defense spending may deter future Russian aggression  AP News
  2. Zelenskyy seeks to buy US air defence systems in NATO talks with Trump  TRT Global
  3. Putin is definitely not winning': Zelensky revealed details of the conversation with Trump  112.ua
  4. Zelensky suits up for Trump meeting and congratulates him on Iran  Metro.co.uk
  5. Zelensky swaps military fatigues for black suit at Nato summit  Latest news from Azerbaijan
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Family Furious Over ‘Botched’ Mission to Save Tourist in Volcano – The Daily Beast

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  1. Family Furious Over ‘Botched’ Mission to Save Tourist in Volcano  The Daily Beast
  2. Brazilian Who Fell While Hiking Indonesian Volcano Is Found Dead, Her Family Says  The New York Times
  3. Family of Hiker Found Dead After Falling Into Volcano Accuses Rescue Team of ‘Negligence'  People.com
  4. Hiker trapped in active volcano for 3 days has died, family says  USA Today
  5. Body of Brazilian tourist retrieved after she fell at popular volcano in Indonesia  CBS News
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Goldsmiths apologises to Jewish students and staff over ‘culture’ of antisemitism

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Inquiry concludes college’s management failed to help Jewish students ‘feel welcome and safe from antisemitism’

Goldsmiths College in London has apologised to Jewish students and staff after an independent inquiry found it had allowed a “culture” of antisemitism to build up on its campus over a number of years.

The inquiry concluded that Jewish students were subjected to antisemitism during their studies at Goldsmiths and that the college’s management failed to help Jewish students and potential applicants to “feel welcome, included and safe from antisemitism”.

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At least 16 people killed and 400 injured in Kenyan protests

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Police clashed with people marching in Nairobi and other areas to honour those killed in protests last year

At least 16 people have been killed and 400 injured in Kenya as a nationwide demonstration to honour those killed during last year’s anti-government protests turned chaotic, with police clashing with protesters in different parts of the country.

Amnesty Kenya’s executive director, Irũngũ Houghton, said the death toll had been verified by the government-funded Kenya national commission on human rights. “Most were killed by police,” he said.

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Mamdani’s defeat of Cuomo offers Democrats a path out of the wilderness

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Mamdani signifies a generational change and rebuke to a party establishment grown complacent and hypocritical

The party was on its knees. It failed to beat Donald Trump, a twice impeached convicted felon, and lost both chambers of Congress. Since November, Democrats have been searching for a path out of the wilderness. On Tuesday, they found one.

But instead of celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory in the New York mayoral primary election, the first major Democratic contest since Trump’s win, many in the party establishment went into panic mode.

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Kenya’s Gen Z protests: Eight killed, hundreds hurt as protesters battle police – BBC

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  1. Kenya's Gen Z protests: Eight killed, hundreds hurt as protesters battle police  BBC
  2. What to Know About the Antigovernment Protests in Kenya  The New York Times
  3. At least 16 people killed and 400 injured in Kenyan protests  The Guardian
  4. Sixteen killed, hundreds injured, in antigovernment Kenyan protests  Al Jazeera
  5. At least 8 killed as anti-government protests rock Kenya  The Washington Post
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Change in Nato mindset brought on by Vladimir Putin as much as Donald Trump

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Allies agreed to raise defence spending to counter likely prospect of Russian remilitarisation if Ukraine war ends

The price was high, but for now, at least, a crisis in Nato has been averted. Donald Trump may like to take the credit for almost all of the 32 allies agreeing to a sharp increase in defence spending, but the reality is that the dramatic change in the Nato mindset was as much brought on by Vladimir Putin.

The Russian president’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was the first jolt, but there is a second uncomfortable reality. If there is a sustainable ceasefire in Ukraine, it will mean the deployment of a European-led peacekeeping force in the country – and after a while, Russia’s military might will inevitably recover.

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