- King Charles experiences temporary side effects of cancer treatment BBC.com
- King Charles admitted to hospital after suffering temporary side effects from cancer treatment Fox News
- King Charles undergoes hospital observation due to cancer treatment side-effects The Guardian
- King Charles briefly hospitalized amid cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace says ABC News
- King Charles taken to hospital after cancer treatment 'bump in the road' Yahoo
Iran responds to Trump letter on nuclear talks, state media reports
Iran's foreign minister says response sent through Oman, affirms policy that 'indirect negotiations can continue'.
Russia’s Putin eyes Arctic cooperation despite geopolitical tensions
Vladimir Putin says US President Donald Trump's stated intention to acquire Greenland was 'serious'.
No Other Land co-director shares vague letter from Academy following Hamdan Ballal abduction – The A.V. Club
- No Other Land co-director shares vague letter from Academy following Hamdan Ballal abduction The A.V. Club
- ‘No other land:’ Oscar-winning Palestinian director says settler assault won’t push him from his home CNN
- Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlers The Associated Press
- Jewish filmmakers join call to protect ‘No Other Land’ team after director’s arrest The Times of Israel
- Palestinian Oscar winner released after attack by Israeli settlers, co-director says BBC.com
South Sudan’s president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war – The Washington Post
- South Sudan’s president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war The Washington Post
- South Sudan’s Vice President Machar Arrested, Party Says The New York Times
- UN fears war as barrel bombs dropped in South Sudan BBC.com
- South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar detained amid warnings of renewed civil war in world's youngest country Sky News
- South Sudan VP Machar's party trying to locate him after arrest warrant issued Reuters
Zelenskyy claims Russia violated partial ceasefire after energy facility damaged – ABC News
- Zelenskyy claims Russia violated partial ceasefire after energy facility damaged ABC News
- 'Should be reaction from US' — Russian attack on Kherson breaks energy ceasefire terms, Zelensky says Kyiv Independent
- Zelenskiy says Russia hit Ukraine's power infrastructure, US should react CNBC
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire terms protecting energy sites The Associated Press
- Russia has attacked eight Ukrainian energy facilities since announcing halt, Kyiv says Reuters
Families say loved ones wrongly deported from US based on tattoos
Critics say innocent tattoos are being used as the basis for accusations of Venezuelan gang membership and deportation.
RFK to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies
The restructuring plan caps weeks of tumult at the HHS, which has been embroiled in rumours of firings.
NATO’s newest ally is sending its Gripen jets made for war with Russia out to patrol alliance borders for the first time – Business Insider
Five people injured in stabbing in Amsterdam, police say
Police say the suspect was arrested after being overpowered with the help of a local resident.
University of Sussex taking legal action over £585,000 free speech fine
Vice-chancellor Sasha Roseneil accuses Office for Students of seeking to ‘persecute’ rather than solve problems
The University of Sussex is taking legal action to overturn a record fine levied by England’s higher education regulator, accusing the regulator of seeking to “persecute” it rather than solve problems.
This week the Office for Students (OfS) said it would fine Sussex £585,000 for two “historic” breaches of its regulations related to freedom of speech and governance. It comes after a three-and-a-half-year investigation into the resignation of Prof Kathleen Stock, who was the target of protests at Sussex over her views on gender identification and transgender rights.
Continue reading...Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital – The Associated Press
- Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital The Associated Press
- Turkish economy takes a battering after Imamoglu arrest DW (English)
- Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America? The New Yorker
- Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Protests After Arrest of Istanbul Mayor The New York Times
- Protests are the last thing keeping Turkey’s democracy alive The Economist
End of an era for Canada-US ties, says Carney, as allies worldwide decry Trump’s car tariffs
Canadian PM says Donald Trump has permanently altered relations, as countries around the globe insist import taxes are harmful to all, including Washington
Canada’s prime minister has said the era of deep ties with the US “is over”, as governments from Tokyo to Berlin to Paris sharply criticised Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on car imports, with some threatening retaliatory action.
Mark Carney warned Canadians that Trump had permanently altered relations and that, regardless of any future trade deals, there would be “no turning back”.
Continue reading...Sue Gray warns No 10 to be careful about cuts to civil service
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff uses maiden Lords speech to emphasise importance of public servants
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray has told No 10 to be “careful” about civil service cuts and derogatory language about the work of Whitehall.
Making her maiden speech in the House of Lords, Gray made the case that civil servants were integral to realising the government’s objectives and would be listening to language that referred to them as “blobs” and “pen-pushers”, and to talk of cuts with “axes” and “chainsaws”.
Continue reading...City trader jailed for Libor rigging says he was convicted in a ‘morality trial’
Tom Hayes tells supreme court hearing that the jury in 2015 was guided by a ‘judge who had made his mind up about me’
The City trader jailed for Libor rigging in 2015 has said he believes he was convicted during a “morality trial” of bankers’ conduct, as he concluded his fight to clear his name at the UK’s highest court.
Speaking after a three-day hearing at the supreme court in London on Thursday, Tom Hayes said his original conviction a decade ago was a reaction to the 2008 financial crisis and a jury guided by a “judge who had made his mind up about me”.
Continue reading...“If You’re Reading This, It Means I Have Been Killed”: Palestinian Journalists in Israel’s Crosshairs – Democracy Now!
- “If You’re Reading This, It Means I Have Been Killed”: Palestinian Journalists in Israel’s Crosshairs Democracy Now!
- Updates: Israel attacks tent camps, aid kitchen in central Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Press freedom groups condemn targeted killing of two journalists in Israeli strikes The Guardian
- Israeli strikes kill two Gaza journalists, including Al Jazeera reporter The Washington Post
- CPJ denounces Israel’s killing of 2 more Gaza journalists in return to war Committee to Protect Journalists
French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison – Al Jazeera English
French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison
Algeria’s jailing of writer for remarks on border with regional rival Morocco inflames tensions with France.
Lancashire prison governor denies alleged relationship with drug gang leader inmate
Kerri Pegg, 42, also accused of accepting gift of Mercedes from man styling himself Jesse Pinkman
A prison governor has denied two counts of misconduct in a public office after she allegedly entered into a relationship with an inmate and drug trafficker who called himself Jesse Pinkman, the name of a meth dealer from the TV show Breaking Bad, a court has heard.
It is alleged Kerri Pegg, 42, became “emotionally and personally involved with a serving prisoner”, Anthony Saunderson, the boss of a drug dealing gang who used the Pinkman name as a handle during secret communications with other criminals. He has since been convicted of drug trafficking.
Continue reading...Israel’s parliament passes law to expand control over judge appointments
Israel’s government reshapes judiciary, triggering renewed protests and amplifying concerns over democratic erosion.