French police remove pro-Gaza student protesters
Student protesters in France have echoed those in the US but have not been violent.
Detained asylum seekers given Home Office booklet saying Rwanda is ‘generally safe’
Glossy promotional leaflet handed out to asylum seekers detained under Rishi Sunak’s deportation policy
Asylum seekers who have been detained under Rishi Sunak’s deportation policy are being handed a colourful promotional document entitled: “I’m being relocated to Rwanda. What does it mean to me?”
The news came as the government faced a second legal challenge over the prime minister’s £500m policy and it emerged that dozens of asylum seekers were being forcibly taken to detention centres.
Continue reading...Israelis voice sadness and defiance over Gaza protests on US campuses
People in Jerusalem express little sympathy with anti-war demonstrators, with some accusing them of hatred for Israel
At the Jerusalem theatre on Thursday night, concertgoers and staff expressed a mixture of anger, sadness and defiance as weeks of pro-Palestinian protests across dozens of US college campuses reached a tumultuous climax 6,000 miles away.
The noisy demonstrations have been closely followed in Israel, reported by major media and discussed by prominent public figures.
Continue reading...Quebec premier says police should dismantle pro-Palestinian student camp
François Legault advocates removal of week-long demonstration at Montreal’s McGill University: ‘The encampment is illegal’
Quebec’s premier has said police should begin dismantling an “illegal” week-long pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal’s McGill University, as students at Canada’s largest universities ramp up demands that the schools sever relationships with groups linked to Israel.
“The encampment is illegal,” François Legault told reporters. “The law must be respected, so I expect the police to dismantle these illegal campsites, which is what McGill has requested.”
Continue reading...UN chief urges Israel and Hamas to reach ceasefire deal in Gaza
Antonio Guterres says he fears war in Gaza 'will worsen exponentially' without a truce as Israel's Rafah assault looms.
Germany summons Russian envoy over 2023 cyber-attacks
Investigation finds hacker group linked to Russian intelligence responsible for attacks targeting politicians and defence sector
Germany has summoned a top Russian envoy over a series of cyber-attacks targeting members of the governing Social Democrats and its defence and technology sector.
The 2023 attacks, in which several websites were knocked offline in apparent response to Berlin’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine, have been blamed on a hacker group linked to Russian military intelligence.
Continue reading...‘We’re infantilised or demonised’: French students criticise Gaza protests crackdown
University students air frustration that sit-ins motivated by peace are being shut down instead of heeded
Jack, 22, a student in public administration, was dragged out of his university building by the arms and legs on Friday, as police forcibly removed several dozen students who had been occupying Paris’s Sciences Po university overnight in a protest against civilian deaths in Gaza.
“We’ll keep going,” said the French-American student in his final year at the prestigious political science school, whose alumni include the president, Emmanuel Macron. “This is about speaking out against a genocide, it’s an international movement. We occupied the building peacefully.”
Continue reading...Kyiv can use British weapons inside Russia – Cameron
UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron says it is up to Ukraine to decide how to use British arms.
Dog gone: Italy bans ‘puppy yoga’ after reports of alleged mistreatment
Health ministry rules that only adult dogs can be used for ‘animal assisted’ wellbeing activities
Passionate yogis in Italy have been taking their downward dog to the next level in studios offering “puppy yoga” classes.
But the health ministry has curtailed the growing trend after banning the use of pups to protect the animals’ health and welfare.
Continue reading...ICC demands end to threats against court amid Gaza war probe
Statement released after Israeli and US officials rebuke the court for possible arrest warrants over Gaza war.
Remains of man thought to be hostage found in Israel
Elyakim Libman was a security guard at the Nova music festival when Hamas attacked on 7 October.
Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating?
Government criticised over poor infrastructure as 210 people killed, thousands displaced and cyclone on the way.
Financial rights advocates ‘seriously concerned’ about how Youpla support scheme will be spent
‘Disappointment’ comes after documents reveal only two-thirds of $96m will go to Indigenous victims of predatory funeral fund
A coalition of financial rights advocates say they have “serious concerns” about an Albanese government’s $96m support scheme for the thousands of Aboriginal people harmed by the collapse of the predatory funeral fund ACBF-Youpla, after revelations that almost a third of the funds will be spent on its own departments.
According to documents published on the government’s AusTender site on Thursday, the maximum amount it is expecting to pay out to the 13,700 affected policyholders is $66.6m. Over the years of ACBF-Youpla’s operations, policyholders paid millions of dollars into the business in the belief that their funerals would be taken care of.
Continue reading...Albanese government could require Meta to carry news on Facebook
Communications minister Michelle Rowland won’t rule out strengthening the news media bargaining code to compel platforms to make news available
The federal government is not ruling out requiring tech giant Meta to carry news on its social media platforms as well as pay for it, as Labor considers whether to activate and toughen the still-dormant news media bargaining code.
The communications minister, Michelle Rowland, told Guardian Australia the government would consider possible changes to its code upon completion of a review into the role the tech platforms play in the news market in Australia.
Continue reading...Mining industry braces for multi-billion pound Anglo American bidding war
Glencore understood to be considering takeover offer while BHP could move again after initial rejection
The global mining industry is braced for a multi-billion pound bidding war for Anglo American amid growing speculation that mining companies are preparing rival bids.
The Australian miner BHP is understood to have sent senior executives to Anglo’s base in South Africa to meet key company stakeholders after an initial offer of £31bn was rebuffed by Anglo’s board last week.
Continue reading...Houthis say they will target Israel-bound ships anywhere within their range
The Yemeni group says it is expanding its attacks in response to the looming Israeli assault on Rafah in southern Gaza.
Experts dismiss Kristi Noem’s ‘dubious’ claim to have met Kim Jong-un
South Dakota governor says she met North Korean dictator in same book in which she describes killing her dog
The South Dakota governor, Republican vice-presidential hopeful and self-confessed dog-killer Kristi Noem’s bizarre claim in a new book to have met the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been dismissed by experts as “dubious” and not “conceivable”.
The Dakota Scout first reported Noem’s claim, which is in her forthcoming book, No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward.
Continue reading...Would Julian Assange’s extradition threaten press freedoms worldwide?
Whistleblower lawyer on Assange extradition: 'It would affect publishers, journalists, bloggers, anyone - me and you.'
Germany accuses Russia of ‘intolerable’ cyberattack, warns of consequences
Foreign Minister Baerbock says group of hackers called APT28 is steered by Russia's military intelligence service.
Panama to elect new president against backdrop of social unrest and drought
Country to vote on Sunday after supreme court allows leading presidential contender to remain in the race
Panama’s supreme court has rejected a move to disqualify the candidacy of the leading presidential contender, José Raúl Mulino, two days before the country’s election on Sunday.
The ruling early on Friday removes an element of uncertainty from the vote, but the country remains racked by social discontent, against a backdrop of mass protests, economic slowdown, drought in the Panama Canal and the closure of one of the world’s largest copper mines.
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