- Live Updates: Iran says "ball is in the U.S. court" on deal to end war as Trump keeps his intentions veiled CBS News
- Iran says contacts over ending war continue after talks finish with no breakthrough Reuters
- Video: Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Could Reopen in 2 Days if Demands Met The New York Times
- Iran has a 2-day plan to reopen strait, resume nuclear talks with US, and other Mideast news AP News
- Iran pushing accelerated plan for ceasefire talks with US Al Jazeera
King’s role is not policy making, says Palace in slavery apology row – BBC
- King's role is not policy making, says Palace in slavery apology row BBC
- King Charles Meets Both Joy and Criticism on Caribbean Tour The New York Times
- The UK’s stance on its role in the slave trade is shifting, but reparations remain off the table AP News
- Memo to King Charles: if the Dutch king can apologise for slavery, why can’t you? | Raoul de Jong The Guardian
- UK PM Burnham says he is 'open' to formal apology for slavery, but rules out reparations Reuters
Defendant tells court he believed he had consent of woman drugged by her husband
Connor Sanderson-Doyle is one of four men accused of sexually abusing Joanne Young, who was repeatedly assaulted by her husband, Philip Young
A man has told a court he believed a woman who was repeatedly raped and drugged by her husband had consented when he answered an advert to have sex with her.
Former Tory councillor Philip Young has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of drugging and sexually abusing his wife, Joanne Young, during a 13-year period at their home in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Continue reading...Mahmood says most care workers will be able to get settlement after 5 years, not 15 as originally proposed – UK politics live
Home secretary announced 5-year ILR option for care workers won’t apply to people who arrived after May 2025
Downing Street has declined to say how much it cost for the plane carrying Andy Burnham and UK delegates to a Commonwealth leaders’ summit to stop in Manchester to pick him up (see 10.28am), the Press Association reports.
At the morning lobby briefing, asked if this was an appropriate use of public money, the PM’s spokesperson said:
The prime minister’s travel arrangements are made on the basis of security, operational requirements, and value for money for the taxpayer.
The prime minister’s travel arrangements reflect where he was carrying out official government business at the end of last week.
Continue reading...Why Orban and Vucic Broke With Trump on Election Denial – The New York Times
Why Orban and Vucic Broke With Trump on Election Denial The New York Times
Netanyahu lost his majority in parliament. Now he claims elections were stolen – CNN
- Netanyahu lost his majority in parliament. Now he claims elections were stolen CNN
- Israeli officials say elections will stand after Netanyahu claimed Arabs stole vote Politico
- What next as Netanyahu's party claims Israel's election was stolen? CBS News
- Israeli officials say results stand as Netanyahu claims election ‘stolen’ Al Jazeera
- Arab activist details Election Day arrest: Police asked why I opposed Ben-Gvir Haaretz
Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack
Chains in seven countries say cooling unit temperatures rose overnight in incident similar to hack of French shops
Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in some of their shops soared overnight to as high as 50C (122F), echoing a cyber-attack last month that caused millions of euros of damage in France.
Retailers in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden reported problems with their refrigeration systems on Monday, and several companies confirmed they had been hacked.
Continue reading...Labour to end power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row – BBC
- Labour to end power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row BBC
- Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy The Guardian
- Labour ends power-sharing deals with Greens over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy Financial Times
- Green Party at a "crossroads", says former co-leader Adrian Ramsay BBC
- Labour set to end almost half of Green council coalitions over Zionism row The Telegraph
E Jean Carroll fights Trump’s last-ditch push to dismiss $83m damages verdict
Lawyers file opposition to Trump’s request, telling supreme court justices they do not need ‘to bail out this president’
E Jean Carroll’s lawyers are fighting Donald Trump’s efforts to toss her $83m damages verdict in the US supreme court, telling the justices that they do not need “to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices”.
Jurors delivered Carroll the huge award on 26 January 2024, less than one year after the journalist and author won $5m in her sexual abuse and defamation case against Trump. The president has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing in relation to Carroll.
Continue reading...Newcastle hospital told woman whose unborn baby had died to go home and ‘book a slot to give birth’
Trust admits Danielle Brown’s baby would have survived had she not been sent home from RVI days earlier
A seven-months-pregnant woman whose unborn baby had died was sent home from hospital with a booklet for bereaved parents and told to book a slot to give birth.
Danielle Brown, 31, had been discharged from hospital with pre-eclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication. She returned to hospital days later where scans revealed that her daughter, Maisie, had died at about 29 weeks.
Continue reading...EHRC raises concern with Reform about ‘racial and sexual remarks’ in documentary
Watchdog writes to Nigel Farage’s party to ask what action it is taking to comply with the Equality Act
The official equalities watchdog has written to Reform UK to raise concerns after an undercover TV documentary showed councillors and candidates for the party expressing racist and misogynistic views, with one of the party’s MPs complaining about ingrained sexism.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it had written to Nigel Farage’s party in the wake of revelations in ITV’s Undercover: A Year in Reform, which was broadcast in October.
Continue reading...Spain train crash: US, Japan and Canada citizens among dead, authorities say – The Guardian
- Spain train crash: US, Japan and Canada citizens among dead, authorities say The Guardian
- Photographer finds a rare perspective framing a horrific accident in Spain’s beautiful countryside AP News
- Mexican-born Oklahoma City arts organizer among the victims of Spain train crash Mexico News Daily
- 4 Americans among 69 people killed in train crash in Spain, officials say CBS News
- Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash BBC
Lindsay Clancy back in court seeking to dismiss murder charges after mistrial
Lawyers for Massachusetts mother who killed children argue new trial would violate double jeopardy rules
Lindsay Clancy returned to court on Monday in an attempt to dismiss the charges that she murdered her three young children.
The hearing Monday was the second time the Massachusetts mother has been in court since her trial ended with a deadlocked jury in September after jurors were unable to agree on a verdict.
Continue reading...Germany warns politicians their iPhones may be hacked – Financial Times
- Germany warns politicians their iPhones may be hacked Financial Times
- German MPs and ministers warned iPhones have been targeted by spyware Euronews.com
- German politicians targeted by iPhone spyware AppleInsider
- Apple sends spyware alerts to German delegation accompanying Merz on Asia trip Anadolu Ajansı
- Apple warns users in 99 countries of mercenary spyware The Record from Recorded Future News
Yemen’s Houthis advance to within 80 km of Aden, sources say – Reuters
- Yemen's Houthis advance to within 80 km of Aden, sources say Reuters
- Al-Jawf becomes new hotspot in Yemen war between government forces, Houthis Al Jazeera
- Yemeni army captures strategic mountain range in Al-Jawf after battles with Houthis Saudi Gazette
- Yemen army carries out 951 strikes on Houthi targets in 24 hours Arab News
- Yemen : Airstrikes Target Houthi Positions , Reinforcements in Lahj Province Yemen Online
Arab parties back Eisenkot: What’s the latest in Israel’s coalition talks? – Al Jazeera
- Arab parties back Eisenkot: What’s the latest in Israel’s coalition talks? Al Jazeera
- Israel’s Jewish and Arab opposition parties should work together The Economist
- Opinion | The ultra-Orthodox are key to breaking Israel's political deadlock Haaretz
- Israel has ‘historic’ opportunity to change direction, says leader of Arab coalition The Guardian
- Joint List's Jabareen: Opposition holdouts must face 'political reality,' cooperate to unseat Netanyahu The Times of Israel
Deportees Turn to Social Media to Share Life in Countries They Barely Know – The New York Times
Deportees Turn to Social Media to Share Life in Countries They Barely Know The New York Times
America’s Gulf Allies Prepare for New Round of Strikes on Iran—and the Blowback – WSJ
- America’s Gulf Allies Prepare for New Round of Strikes on Iran—and the Blowback WSJ
- Trump's Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn't choose Reuters
- United Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran AP News
- Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz The Guardian
- Gulf braced for escalation of war between US-Israel alliance and Iran Financial Times