French customs reject British shellfish shipments after UK ‘reset’ deal with EU
One of the largest mussel exporters in Britain lose £150,000 after three lorries were prevented from entering the EU
One of Britain’s largest mussel exporters has suffered a £150,000 loss, after three of its shipments to the EU were rejected in recent weeks by French customs.
Family-run business Offshore Shellfish, based in Devon, has continued exporting blue mussels to its European customers since Brexit, despite the administrative burden and onerous paperwork requirements.
Continue reading...The prisoner Israel won’t free – Financial Times
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Meet the 7 saints Pope Leo XIV will canonize on Oct. 19 – Catholic News Agency
- Meet the 7 saints Pope Leo XIV will canonize on Oct. 19 Catholic News Agency
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Satellite Images Show Ukraine Obliterated Key Russian Oil Terminal in Crimea – UNITED24 Media
- Satellite Images Show Ukraine Obliterated Key Russian Oil Terminal in Crimea UNITED24 Media
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‘It’s a joyous moment’ – Brother of Prince Andrew accuser
Sky Roberts told BBC Newsnight the family has mixed emotions after the prince gave up his titles.
Pope Leo: Usury ‘corrupts the human heart’ and enslaves the poor – Vatican News
Iran says restrictions on nuclear programme ‘terminated’ as deal expires
Iran also expresses commitment to diplomacy as landmark 10-year nuclear deal with Western powers officially ends.
Rebuilding Gaza will take ‘decades,’ cost $70B, experts say – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Rebuilding Gaza will take 'decades,' cost $70B, experts say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- UN says countries are willing to help fund Gaza's $70 bln reconstruction Reuters
- Some of the things Gaza needs: A government, security and tools to rebuild NPR
- World Bank, UN and EU raise estimated cost of Gaza reconstruction to $70 billion The Times of Israel
- 'Worse than starting from scratch': How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza? BBC
Palestinian detainee relays how torture in Israeli prison made him blind
Mahmoud Abu Foul, taken from northern Gaza, says he lost his sight due to severe torture in an Israeli prison.
Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds
The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
Millions expected across all 50 US states to march in No Kings protests against Trump
Events scheduled in more than 2,700 locations, from small towns to large cities, aligning behind message that the US is sliding into authoritarianism
Americans across all 50 states will march in protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, aligning behind a message that the country is sliding into authoritarianism and there should be no kings in the US.
Millions are expected to turn out for the No Kings protests, the second iteration of a coalition that marched in June in one of the largest days of protest in US history. Events are scheduled for more than 2,700 locations, from small towns to large cities.
Continue reading...Sacked Chinese generals ‘disloyal’, dealt ‘serious blow’ to military: PLA Daily – South China Morning Post
- Sacked Chinese generals ‘disloyal’, dealt ‘serious blow’ to military: PLA Daily South China Morning Post
- Xi Removes China’s No. 2 General in Escalating Purge of Military Leadership wsj.com
- China: Communist Party expels top generals in military crackdown BBC
- China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption crackdown CNN
- China purges nine top commanders in People’s Liberation Army Financial Times
The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy – The New York Times
The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy The New York Times
US podcaster who helped convict ‘Queen of the Con’ disappointed at short sentence
Johnathan Walton, who was a victim of Marianne ‘Mair’ Smyth, had helped UK authorities track her down
A US podcaster and author who helped UK authorities convict a woman derisively known as the “Queen of the Con” of defrauding a group of Northern Irish mortgage advice customers has expressed disappointment in her being sentenced on Friday to only four years in prison.
“She scams or tries to scam everyone she meets, and she will never change,” Johnathan Walton said in a statement after Marianne “Mair” Smyth’s sentencing closed the books on a transatlantic case against her.
Continue reading...‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation – The Guardian
- ‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation The Guardian
- Gaza reckons with ruins and old rivalries as mediators piece together wider deal CNN
- ‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope The New York Times
- Following ceasefire, Gazans hold first mass Friday prayers in damaged mosques The Times of Israel
- Daily struggles persist in Gaza even as ceasefire offers some respite AP News
Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump
Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.
Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump
Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.
Trump torpedoes international deal to reduce shipping emissions
The International Maritime Organization delays vote on reducing pollution in shipping after Trump threatens sanctions.
China Eastern Airlines to resume flights to India after five-year freeze
Commercial flights between the countries to restart as diplomatic thaw eases tensions over border clashes.