- Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile charged with treason BBC
- Zambian opposition leader Mundubile charged with treason, lawyer says Reuters
- Zambia opposition leader questioned over ‘treason’ amid election fallout Al Jazeera
- Zambia Opposition Leader Arrested on Treason Charge Bloomberg.com
- Zambia opposition leader sought refuge following disputed elections. Now he’s accused of treason The Seattle Times
Zambian opposition leader charged with treason
Mundubile had previously gone into hiding at a United Nations building in Zambia's capital.
Death toll nears 800 after Himalayan glacier collapse
Specialised search-and-rescue teams join recovery operations in Nepal and China.
Pope Leo XIV loves to meet people, just not Trump – Daily Kos
West Bank: Israeli settlers storm Palestinian village, seizing home with owner inside – CNN
- West Bank: Israeli settlers storm Palestinian village, seizing home with owner inside CNN
- Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news AP News
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Drawing Sharp Rebukes The New York Times
- What’s behind Netanyahu’s condemnation of this weekend’s settler pogroms? Al Jazeera
- Netanyahu condemns settlers for escalating 'criminal violence' in the West Bank | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
Google Maps renames Lake Ontario after Trump’s decree on ‘Lake America’
Tech giant says name to remain Lake Ontario for Canadian users, change reflects decision by US government agency.
Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.
Rival Libya factions sign deal to hold national elections within two years
Signing takes place at UN mission in Tripoli after initial draft inked by UN-backed committee in Tunis on August 20.
Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th year celebrated on family day – BBC
- Notting Hill Carnival's 60th year celebrated on family day BBC
- J’ouvert celebrations at Notting Hill carnival – in pictures The Guardian
- Sixty years of Notting Hill Carnival Financial Times
- 60 years of Notting Hill Carnival: 10 essential songs chosen by its veterans Yahoo
- For the guys at Notting Hill Carnival, it's all about the big shorts British GQ
Russian lovers who deserted ‘meat grinder’ war and hopped in kayak to escape now face prison – New York Post
Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup
Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorities say, but were thwarted.
What’s behind Netanyahu’s condemnation of this weekend’s settler pogroms? – aljazeera.com
- 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.
Educated? Skilled? Ambitious? Traffickers are looking for you
Young jobseekers are being recruited into scam compounds. Urgent action is needed to disrupt these trafficking schemes.
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.
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