- What’s behind Netanyahu’s condemnation of this weekend’s settler pogroms? aljazeera.com
- West Bank: Israeli settlers storm Palestinian village, seizing home with owner inside CNN
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Drawing Sharp Rebukes The New York Times
- In a town in the heart of the US, Israeli settler violence in West Bank hits close to home The Guardian
- Netanyahu's rhetoric on settler violence doesn't match Israeli government action ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station
A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria.
Israeli soldiers participate in Sydney Marathon despite protests
Protesters waved Palestinian flags and criticised the Australian government for issuing visas to 40 Israeli soldiers.
What’s behind Netanyahu’s condemnation of this weekend’s settler pogroms?
Israel's rhetorical outrage masks a calculated, well-funded campaign to permanently erase Palestinian statehood.
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Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research
Nathan Cofnas told by Ghent University to work remotely as US ambassador claims credit for lifting of suspension
Prof Jason Arday’s accuser Nathan Cofnas has been barred from teaching on Ghent University campus for three months but has been allowed to continue his research position.
Cofnas, an American academic, was suspended from his postdoctoral research position at the Belgian institution earlier this month pending a “preliminary investigation” launched after Arday’s death.
Continue reading...Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez defends ‘endless’ benefits of her oil deal with Trump
Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her country
Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty over its massive oil reserves.
Rodríguez, who assumed power in January after Trump ordered the abduction of the president, Nicolás Maduro, took to the airwaves on Saturday to push back against criticism of what the US president has called “the biggest oil deal in world history”.
Continue reading...Cash settlements on home insurance claims leaving vulnerable Australians short-changed, Asic says
Corporate regulator finds insurers settling most claims with cash rather than by managing repairs or rebuilding, warning of ‘unfair outcomes’ for homeowners
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Home insurers are overwhelmingly paying cash to settle claims, leaving Australians to foot blowouts in repair costs for their cyclone-damaged homes.
The corporate regulator is calling for “realistic” bigger payouts, warning the practice could cause “unfair outcomes” for people already in vulnerable positions.
Continue reading...Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave
Manhunt under way after Italian dies from her injuries in the town of Aarau in the early hours of Sunday
A manhunt is under way in Switzerland after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five people were injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern town of Aarau, local police have said.
In the attack in the early hours of Sunday at a techno party at a covered horse-racing track, an Italian woman died from her injuries at the scene, authorities said. All those caught up in the shooting were residents of Switzerland and in their 20s.
Continue reading...Iceland rejects EU accession talks after divisive referendum campaign
Well-funded no camp prevails, winning 52.8% of votes and gaining plaudits from Eurosceptic figures across Europe
Voters in Iceland have rejected a government proposal to reopen accession talks with the EU after a closely fought referendum campaign that divided the country against a backdrop of global volatility.
After a long and anxious night for those on both sides of the debate, the no camp ended up with 52.8% of votes on Sunday morning and the yes camp with 47.2%. Voter turnout was high at 82.5%.
Continue reading...Turkish Commandos Retake Cargo Ship Killing 14 Somali Pirates – maritime-executive.com
- Turkish Commandos Retake Cargo Ship Killing 14 Somali Pirates maritime-executive.com
- Why is piracy picking up off Somalia’s coast again? aljazeera.com
- Turkish, Somali forces free pirate-seized vessel in Somalia DW.com
- Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards BBC
- No Due Process At Sea: Turkey's Unilateral Strikes And The Case For A U.S.-Puntland Alternative - OpEd Eurasia Review
Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt
New company reportedly quickly fell behind with promised repayments to administrator
A recruitment executive who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments, despite it accumulating almost £3m of debt, has placed his new business into liquidation after falling behind with promised payments to the administrator.
The news is the latest event to raise questions about the practice of “phoenixism”, accounting’s controversial art of liquidating companies to allow directors to return with a new entity, free of debts.
Continue reading...Bartender Allegedly Shaved 18-Year-Old Girl’s Head Over Unpaid Bill of More Than $1,800 – AOL.com
Putin Faces Fresh Humiliation in String of Revenge Killings – The Daily Beast
- Putin Faces Fresh Humiliation in String of Revenge Killings The Daily Beast
- Car Bomb Kills Military Officer in St. Petersburg The Moscow Times
- Russian military serviceman killed in St Petersburg car blast Al Jazeera
- Russian serviceman killed in explosion in St. Petersburg, media reports Reuters
- A 24-year-old woman planted a bomb that killed a Russian officer near St. Petersburg. By the time the FSB tracked her to Turkey, she had already left for Moldova. Meduza
An aging population in China inspires a new industry: Adult children for hire – The Washington Post
An aging population in China inspires a new industry: Adult children for hire The Washington Post
During procession on Lake Albano, Pope entrusts wounded children to Mary – Vatican News
- During procession on Lake Albano, Pope entrusts wounded children to Mary Vatican News
- Pope: Do not give in to hatred; do not let evil disfigure humanity Vatican News
- PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV takes part in historic Marian procession on Lake Albano at papal summer house EWTN News
- Never let injustice, evil in the world corrupt your heart, pope tells faithful OSV News
- Italy Pope Bluefield Daily Telegraph
At least 1 killed and 5 injured in shooting at a rave in Switzerland – CBS News
- At least 1 killed and 5 injured in shooting at a rave in Switzerland CBS News
- Manhunt underway after deadly Switzerland rave shooting CNN
- Manhunt underway after 1 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Swiss rave, police say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland AP News
- Woman, 22, Dead and at Least 5 Others Injured After Shooting at Rave, Police Still Searching for Suspect People.com
Documents leaked by Trump official to bolster a conspiracy show ‘absolutely nothing’ – The Guardian
Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite jail terms ‘a step towards healing’
Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue
Campaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousands of families have spent years fighting for”.
The prime minister has said he will “end the injustice” of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences during this parliament, meaning people will no longer be trapped indefinitely under a sentence abolished more than a decade ago.
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Continue reading...How has life changed for Iranians six months into the war? – Al Jazeera
- How has life changed for Iranians six months into the war? Al Jazeera
- A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends CNN
- For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace The New York Times
- 6 months in, Iran's leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent PBS
- Ted Cruz defends Trump’s ‘accomplished’ Iran messaging, citing ‘multiple missions’ The Hill