South Korean worker tells BBC of panic during US immigration raid at Hyundai plant
Some 400 US agents took part in the immigration raid on the Hyundai facility, detaining hundreds of workers, many South Korean nationals.
South Korean worker tells BBC of panic and confusion during Hyundai ICE raid
Some 400 US agents took part in the immigration raid on the Hyundai facility, detaining hundreds of workers, many South Korean nationals.
Londoners buying lowest share of property outside capital since 2013
Stalling house prices and shift back to office working are affecting people’s ability to move out of city, say experts
Londoners are buying the lowest share of houses outside the capital in more than a decade as their moving plans are curtailed by a stalling local market and the shift back to office working.
They were behind just 5.3% of house purchases elsewhere in the country in the first seven months of this year, the lowest proportion since 2013, research has found.
Continue reading...UK advertising watchdog accused of breaking rules in its own ad campaign
Complaint lodged asks ASA to investigate claims made in promotion launched in conjunction with household brands
The UK advertising watchdog has received a complaint about its own high-profile UK-wide campaign, accusing it of breaking the rules it enforces around misleading marketing.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which investigates whether ads breach UK regulations, is being asked to investigate claims made in its campaign launched in conjunction with household brands including Tesco, Comparethemarket and Lloyds bank.
Continue reading...Ex-congressman John Burton, influential California Democrat, dies at 92
Governor Gavin Newsom hails ‘towering figure’ who stood up for working class and nurtured many political careers
The former US congressman John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and nurtured countless political careers, including that of Nancy Pelosi, died Sunday. He was 92.
Burton died in San Francisco of natural causes, his family said in a statement.
Continue reading...White House envoy sends new proposal to Hamas through Israeli peace activist – Axios
- White House envoy sends new proposal to Hamas through Israeli peace activist Axios
- US puts forward new Mideast ceasefire principles that call for immediate release of all hostages, negotiations CNN
- Trump delivers ultimatum to Hamas: Accept deal and release hostages or pay the consequences Fox News
- Trump says a deal on Gaza could come soon, issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas Al Jazeera
- Israeli foreign minister calls for Hamas' surrender as military pounds Gaza Reuters
Israel intensifies Gaza City destruction, bombs another high-rise tower
Israel flattens towers in Gaza City one by one, bombing residential buildings as it seeks to seize the city.
Alcaraz beats Sinner to lift US Open 2025 trophy as Trump watches on
Alcaraz returns to number one spot after winning his sixth Grand Slam title and second of 2025 in four sets in New York.
Florida plan to drop school vaccine mandates won’t take effect for 90 days
Health department says vaccines for polio, measles and other diseases will still be mandatory ‘unless updated through legislation’
Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio and measles, the health department said on Sunday.
The department responded to a request for details, four days after Florida’s surgeon general, Dr Joseph Ladapo, said the state would become the first to make vaccinations voluntary and let families decide whether to inoculate their children.
Continue reading...‘I don’t dare go back’: BBC visits Cambodian villages caught in Thai border conflict
Tension along disputed parts of the border with Thailand erupted into conflict in July, leaving dozens dead.
What is happening to US and South Korea’s relations?
US immigration sweep on South Korean workers at Hyundai-LG electric vehicle battery plant sparks shock in Seoul.
Turkey’s main opposition calls for rallies after police barricade Istanbul office – Reuters
- Turkey's main opposition calls for rallies after police barricade Istanbul office Reuters
- Turkey’s opposition head accuses Erdoğan of legal ‘coup’ Financial Times
- Turkey Police Blockade Opposition Istanbul HQ in Stand-Off Bloomberg.com
- Turkey's CHP to hold extraordinary congress after court dismisses Istanbul leadership Middle East Eye
- Turkey opposition calls extraordinary congress for Sept 21 Chronicle-Tribune
US treasury secretary denies Trump tariffs are tax on Americans
Billionaire Scott Bessent dismisses concerns about president’s levies and predicts ‘acceleration’ in US economy
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has refused to acknowledge that the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump around the world are taxes on Americans.
In a new interview on Sunday with NBC host Kristen Welker, Bessent, a former billionaire hedge fund manager, dismissed concerns from major American companies including John Deere, Nike and Black and Decker who have all said that Trump’s tariffs policy will cost them billions of dollars annually.
Continue reading...Chicago churches urge calm resistance as Trump threatens intervention
Residents told to stay connected to family and tell people their whereabouts as city readies for expected crackdown
The Rev Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal intervention.
“You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you don’t disappear,” Hatch said during services at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist church. “We’re not going to despair. We’re not going to feel threatened. We’re not going to give up and give in to fascism and authoritarianism.”
Continue reading...Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla arrives in Tunisia
The boats, carrying 350 pro-Palestinian activists and stocked with medical and food supplies, are en route to Gaza.
Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla arrives in Tunisia
The boats, carrying 350 pro-Palestinian activists and stocked with medical and food supplies, are en route to Gaza.
As LGBTQ+ pilgrims cross Vatican’s Holy Door, some see church in transition – The Washington Post
- As LGBTQ+ pilgrims cross Vatican’s Holy Door, some see church in transition The Washington Post
- L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence The New York Times
- LGBTQ+ Catholics make historic pilgrimage at Vatican BBC
- A historic pilgrimage: Why LGBTQ Catholics hope Pope Leo will take up Francis’ legacy CNN
- LGBTQ Catholics make Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome and celebrate a new sense of acceptance NBC News
Greece announces €1.6bn relief package to tackle population decline
Government to use tax breaks and other financial incentives to encourage people to have more children
Greece has announced drastic measures, including tax breaks and other financial incentives, to address a population decline that is on course to make it the oldest nation in Europe.
The prime minister said the €1.6bn (£1.4bn) relief package had been dictated by one of the biggest challenges facing the Mediterranean nation : a demographic crisis of unprecedented scale.
Continue reading...Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure – The New York Times
- Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure The New York Times
- Sirens fail as Houthi drone hits arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel, authorities say CNN
- Israel threatens to unleash biblical plagues on Yemen’s Houthis Al Jazeera
- Israel's Ramon Airport near Eilat reopens after being hit by drone from Yemen Reuters
- Israel steps up Gaza City attacks while Houthi drone strikes an Israeli airport in rare hit PBS
Israel’s top court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food
Justices rule state is legally obliged to ensure ‘basic level of existence’ and orders authorities to improve nutrition
Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.
Sunday’s decision was a rare case in which the country’s highest court ruled against the government’s conduct during the nearly two-year war.
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