What we know about Trump assassination suspect Routh’s party affiliation
Ryan Wesley Routh lost his US voter registration in 2002 after being convicted of a felony.
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex crime charge as he awaits retrial
New allegations against disgraced film mogul, currently jailed in New York, not related to his overturned conviction
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case.
Details of the new allegations were not immediately available. He was charged with committing a criminal sex act.
Continue reading...Venezuela opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro victory
Edmundo González says he signed election letter under duress as condition for allowing him to flee to Spain
Venezuela’s opposition candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, has said he was coerced into signing a letter recognizing Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the country’s disputed election as a condition for letting him flee to Spain.
The revelation of the letter is the latest strain to the country’s political crisis, which was exacerbated by the disputed election results and González’s recent departure for exile in Spain.
Continue reading...In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy – NPR
- In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy NPR
- Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy The Associated Press
- Kashmiris Are Voting Again. But Do They Have a Voice? The New York Times
- Despite prison, torture, this Kashmiri politician won’t give up on India Al Jazeera English
- J&K assembly election 2024 live updates: Polling for phase one assembly elections begins Hindustan Times
Afghanistan stroll to historic first ODI win against South Africa
Afghanistan bowl South Africa out for 106 to seal first ODI cricket win in six-wicket victory.
Top UK food firms urged to do more to cut ‘staggering’ emissions
Food campaign Bite Back says 10 firms account for more carbon emissions globally than aviation industry
Britain’s biggest food and drink firms are doing too little to tackle the climate emergency and are producing “staggering” amounts of greenhouse gases, campaigners claim.
The 10 companies that manufacture more of the UK’s food than anyone else produce more carbon emissions between them than even the aviation industry, a report says.
Three of the firms increased their annual emissions in 2022 – Ferrero, Kraft Heinz and PepsiCo.
Seven are on course to miss meeting emissions targets they have set themselves to achieve by 2050.
Only four have a verifiable commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 – Danone, Mars, Mondelēz and Nestlé.
Continue reading...IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorists, targets in southern Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post
- IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorists, targets in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli strikes hit multiple targets in Lebanon Reuters
- Eight Israelis Wounded by Hezbollah Anti-tank Missile Fire in Country's North Haaretz
- Mapping 11 months of Israel-Lebanon cross-border attacks Al Jazeera English
- Israeli military says it has hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in several areas of Lebanon CNN
Explosions across Lebanon in second day of attacks
At least 14 people were killed and over 450 injured in a second day of explosions across Lebanon.
Israel’s double-punch humiliation of Hezbollah is a dance on the edge of an abyss
Tactical daring keeps Netanyahu on the front foot but risks lurch into full-blown war
The detonation of walkie-talkies around Lebanon a day after scores of pagers used by Hezbollah officials blew up is a one-two punch that drives home the extent of Israel’s penetration of its Shia foe’s defences across its northern border.
It represents utter humiliation for Hezbollah that its security can be so effortlessly breached twice, and be shown incapable of protecting its own people.
Continue reading...Israeli defence minister says war is moving to the north
Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant says the military is diverting resources to the north.
Cat that comforts trafficked women in London safe house is feline of the year
Marley, whose ‘incredible gift of empathy’ is said to help exploited women, beats thousands of cats to prize
A cat that offers comfort to trafficked women has been named cat of the year at a national ceremony.
Marley, a black and white cat who lives at a safe house for women who have been enslaved, exploited and trafficked, won the award because of his “gift of empathy”.
Continue reading...Pager and walkie-talkie attacks on Hezbollah were audacious and carefully planned
Israel is widely believed to be behind the operations – but who made the devices, and how did they explode?
It may be years before the full story is told of how the coordinated explosions of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah were orchestrated. But, even without Israel publicly admitting responsibility, it is clear that the attack must have been carefully planned – however uncertain its consequences.
Experts generally believe a small mount of stable explosive was carefully implanted into each sabotaged device. Alan Woodward, a professor of cybersecurity at Surrey University, said: “There wouldn’t need to be much explosive, as proximity to a human body means it would cause injury even if it was a few grams.”
Continue reading...US Fed cuts rates by larger than usual half-percentage point
Central bank's rate-setting committee says it has 'greater confidence' inflation is moving towards two-percent target.
What we know about the Hezbollah walkie-talkie explosions
The attacks left at least 21 dead and thousands injured, but how the blasts occurred remains unclear.
Walkie-talkie blasts: attacks on Hezbollah kill 20 as Israel says military focus shifting north
Twenty killed and at least 450 injured in cities across Lebanon a day after exploding pagers killed 12
A new series of extraordinary explosions aimed at Hezbollah – this time targeting walkie-talkies – has killed at least 20 and wounded more than 450 in cities across Lebanon, as international observers warned that the simultaneous detonation of thousands of booby-trapped communications devices may constitute a war crime.
The targeted detonations of the walkie-talkies came one day after more than 2,800 were injured and 12 killed by exploding pagers in an attack blamed on Israel that world leaders and diplomats have warned could lead to an all-out conflict between Israel and the powerful militant group despite efforts by the US and UN to avert an escalation with Hezbollah.
Continue reading...UK must stop being naive over resetting relations with EU, thinktank says
European Centre for International Political Economy outlines a plan to bring the two sides closer
The UK must stop being “naive” about negotiations to reset relations with the EU and show more flexibility in its approach to Brussels, a trade policy thinktank has said.
As EU leaders question how much has changed in the UK despite the new government, the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) has outlined a plan to bring the two sides closer after a series of reports that the EU doubted Keir Starmer’s commitment to a reset.
Continue reading...Hezbollah device blasts: how did pagers and walkie-talkies explode and what do we know about the attacks?
What sources are saying about the techniques behind the simultaneous explosion of thousands of devices across Lebanon
In an unprecedented security breach, thousands of pagers and walkie-talkie radios belonging to members of Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon in simultaneous explosions on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 26 people and wounding thousands of others.
Hospitals across Lebanon were overwhelmed with an influx of patients after the pager attack on Tuesday, and a field hospital was set up in the southern city of Tyre to accommodate the wounded.
Continue reading...Denied the Democratic convention stage, Ruwa Romman focuses on what’s next
Romman, the first Muslim woman in the Georgia State House, seeks to combat voter apathy ahead of the US elections.
‘Civilian objects should not be weaponised’: UN chief on Lebanon blasts
Devices belonging to Hezbollah explode in simultaneous waves, killing more than 20 and wounding hundreds in Lebanon.
UN members back resolution directing Israel to leave occupied territories
General assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Palestinian resolution after ICJ ruling in July
In a symbolic step exposing Israel’s continued international isolation, the UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to direct Israel to leave the occupied Palestinian territories within a year.
The non-binding vote follows a historic advisory ruling in July by the international court of justice (ICJ) urging Israel to cease “its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory as soon as possible and stop all settlement activity there immediately”.
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