FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Chambers after his arrest

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Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Chambers, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extradition

FBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, in the days following his arrest last month, the Guardian has learned.

Baltasar Garzón, a human rights lawyer representing Chambers, revealed the details in an exclusive interview. Chambers is wanted for extradition by the Trump administration for alleged financial support of Hamas, as well as other charges.

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Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections

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Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0

The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty US soldier to be deported under the immigration crackdown during Donald Trump’s second presidency.

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Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections

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Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0

The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty US soldier to be deported under the immigration crackdown during Donald Trump’s second presidency.

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Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days

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Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

Andy Burnham will face an immediate test of his backing for electoral reform in his first week in parliament as prime minister, with almost 100 Labour MPs supporting a bid for a new national commission.

Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching first past the post in his first 100 days as prime minister.

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Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days

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Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

Andy Burnham will face an immediate test of his backing for electoral reform in his first week in parliament as prime minister, with almost 100 Labour MPs supporting a bid for a new national commission.

Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching first past the post in his first 100 days as prime minister.

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Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas – Reuters

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  1. Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas  Reuters
  2. UN rejects Israel’s threat to expel Gaza residents over kite-flying  Al Jazeera
  3. ‘Outrageous’: UN slams threats from Netanyahu, Katz to evacuate Gazans over ‘children’s kites’  The Times of Israel
  4. US-led Gaza peace board warns Hamas over kites after Israeli threat  France 24
  5. Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza  BBC
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Chinese artist sentenced to 3 years in prison over satirical Mao statues – The Washington Post

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  1. Chinese artist sentenced to 3 years in prison over satirical Mao statues  The Washington Post
  2. Chinese dissident artist jailed for 3 years over Mao sculptures, family and rights group say  Reuters
  3. Chinese artist is sentenced to 3 years in prison over satirical Mao artworks  NBC News
  4. Artist known for sculptures of Mao Zedong jailed for slandering ‘heroes and martyrs’  The Guardian
  5. China: Maximum sentence for artist Gao Zhen is an assault on artistic freedom  Amnesty International
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Ousted Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine is ‘slowly losing’ the war against Russia – Meduza

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  1. Ousted Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine is ‘slowly losing’ the war against Russia  Meduza
  2. EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says  Reuters
  3. Zelensky Says His Ex-Defense Minister Was Wrong to Call for Elections  The New York Times
  4. Zelenskyy details rift with Ukraine’s dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov  AP News
  5. Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC  BBC
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Spanish government says sorry to people of Ceuta for migrant crisis – BBC

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  1. Spanish government says sorry to people of Ceuta for migrant crisis  BBC
  2. Spain to reform asylum laws in line with EU as Ceuta remains unsolved  Euronews.com
  3. Spain requests emergency funding from the EU over Ceuta migrants  Al Jazeera
  4. Spain’s Sánchez calls national security meeting 26 days into Ceuta migration crisis  politico.eu
  5. The Government will set up a single command centre to manage the migration crisis in Ceuta and will significantly expand the city's Comprehensive Socio-Economic Development Plan  La Moncloa
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Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China

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Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalry

Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI ​​rivalry between China and the United States.

Prosecutors said the servers involved were graphics processing units known as “B300,” which have been banned from sale to China.

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Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China

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Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalry

Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI ​​rivalry between China and the United States.

Prosecutors said the servers involved were graphics processing units known as “B300,” which have been banned from sale to China.

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Israeli Lawmaker Smashes Palestinian Monument in West Bank – The New York Times

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  1. Israeli Lawmaker Smashes Palestinian Monument in West Bank  The New York Times
  2. Israeli Knesset member vandalises Palestinian memorial in West Bank  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. Analysis • The IDF can condemn Succot. It can't escape its role in settler violence  Haaretz
  4. IDF says Sukkot and aides acted ‘deceptively and manipulatively’ in smashing monument  The Times of Israel
  5. MK Zvi Sukkot’s West Bank sledgehammer stunt undermines Israeli law, security  The Jerusalem Post
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