The voices in the cockpit fuelling controversy over Air India crash
Air India 171's crash report offered no closure - just more speculation and one haunting, unexplained detail.
Western diplomatic chiefs, EU Commissioner Lahbib condemn Israel’s treatment of Gaza civilians – politico.eu
- Western diplomatic chiefs, EU Commissioner Lahbib condemn Israel’s treatment of Gaza civilians politico.eu
- UK, Canada and 26 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’ AP News
- Images from Gaza are ‘unbearable,’ von der Leyen says politico.eu
- 'UK condemnation of aid attacks' and 'Come on Lionesses' BBC
- Lammy ‘sickened’ by Israel’s targeting of starving Palestinians and threatens fresh sanctions theguardian.com
Trump administration bars Wall Street Journal from trip amid Epstein spat
White House Correspondents' Association condemns White House's move to exclude newspaper as 'deeply troubling'.
Death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner shocks fans: ‘We saw ourselves in him’
Actor’s Theo Huxtable provided an entire generation of Black youth and teens a relatable character
For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, The Cosby Show offered something rarely seen on television up until that time: a sitcom that placed characters who looked like them in a positive light.
And Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Theo Huxtable was the character generation X most related to. Fans took quickly to social media on Monday as news of Warner’s accidental drowning in Costa Rica spread.
Continue reading...Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli strikes on Syria last week
The White House confirmed that Trump called Netanyahu to ‘rectify’ the situation after ongoing clashes in the city of Sweida
Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by Israeli strikes on Syria last week, the White House has said, adding that the US president called Benjamin Netanyahu to “rectify” the situation.
Israel launched strikes on the capital Damascus and the southern Druze-majority city of Sweida last week, saying it aimed to put pressure on the Syrian government to withdraw its troops from the region amid ongoing clashes there.
Continue reading...Taylor Swift and Drake music giant files for US listing
It comes as two major US share indexes closed at new record highs on Monday.
Accuser says ‘rollercoaster’ of Epstein files saga is a ‘real weight’ on victims
Annie Farmer believes the case has been politicised and says the recent wave of publicity has left her feeling "used" and exhausted.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, dies aged 54
The Grammy-winning actor drowned on Sunday while on vacation in Costa Rica, investigators say.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,244
Here are the key events on day 1,244 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
New trust to monitor anti-Muslim hatred in UK after funding to Tell Mama ended
British Muslim Trust expected to begin monitoring incidents from early autumn, government says
The UK government has appointed a new partner to monitor anti-Muslim hatred, months after its relationship with the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama ended.
The British Muslim Trust (BMT) – a new organisation – is expected to begin receiving reports and monitoring incidents from early autumn, after being “selected as the recipient of the government’s new combatting hate against Muslims fund”, a statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said on Monday.
Continue reading...Billy Joel feels ‘good’ after brain disorder diagnosis
Two months on from announcing his condition, the singer-songwriter says he is feeling "fine".
Tucker Carlson Spits Out 2-Word Response To Trump’s Claim That He Called The President To Apologize – Yahoo Home
‘It’s a lifesaver’: Making solar power affordable in South Africa
The medical equipment keeping Mark Moodley's mother alive no longer relies on an erratic power supply.
Trump officials release FBI records on MLK Jr despite his family’s opposition
About 200,000 pages of surveillance records released despite objection from slain civil rights leader’s family
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr, despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
The release involves an estimated 200,000 pages of records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977, when the FBI first gathered the records and turned them over to the National Archives and Records Administration.
Continue reading...Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr
About 230,000 pages of records are unsealed, despite opposition from some of the King family.
Trucking’s uneasy relationship with new tech
Matching trucks with cargo has become digitised, adding efficiency, but driving down earnings.
Iran will hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey, the first since ceasefire with Israel – AP News
- Iran will hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey, the first since ceasefire with Israel AP News
- Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With France, Germany and U.K. After Sanctions Threat The New York Times
- Iran faces August deadline to accept comprehensive nuclear deal or face renewed UN sanctions Fox News
- Iran, China, Russia to discuss UN threat to reimpose sanctions on Tehran on Tuesday The Times of Israel
- What Will Bring Iran Back to the Negotiating Table: European Sanctions or the Drought? Haaretz
Tony and Cherie Blair advised in 2003 to pay back designer clothing discounts
National archives show officials worried about ‘public perception’ of discounts up to 60% for then-PM – scrutiny also faced by Starmers
Tony and Cherie Blair were advised by senior officials to pay back thousands of pounds they received in discounts on designer clothing to avoid public scrutiny while he was prime minister, newly released documents reveal.
Just as questions were raised over donations of designer attire to Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, No 10 suffered headaches over the Blairs’ wardrobe.
Continue reading...Britain told US that invading Iraq could cost Blair his premiership, papers reveal
Adviser to former PM said Bush’s pursuit of regime change in Baghdad could also cause ‘regime change in London’
The stark terms in which the US was warned that invading Iraq without a second UN security council resolution could cost Tony Blair his premiership have been revealed in newly released documents.
Blair’s foreign policy adviser, David Manning, warned Condoleezza Rice, the then US national security adviser: “The US must not promote regime change in Baghdad at the price of regime change in London.”
Continue reading...How Trump is using the courts to get what he wants – and changing the shape of presidential power
Trump's confrontations with the courts are unique in their scale and fury, compared with those of past presidents - but could this really reshape the balance of powers even after he leaves office?