Kardashian jewel heist: ‘Grandpa robber’ partly driven by taste for easy money, court hears

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Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, has admitted involvement in armed robbery of reality TV star but denies being ringleader

A retired restaurant owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years.

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Swedish police detain 16-year-old after three killed in Uppsala shooting

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Teenager held on suspicion of murder after attack at hair salon in university city, say prosecutors

A 16-year-old has been detained on suspicion of shooting and killing three people in the city of Uppsala, according to Sweden’s prosecution authority.

“An intensive investigation is under way. We are now gathering information and the police are conducting door-to-door inquiries and interviewing witnesses,” the authority said in a statement. In addition, mobile phones and other material that have been seized are being analysed.”

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Lammy confirms UK and France in talks over Palestine recognition

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Two permanent members of UN security council could make move at conference in June on two-state solution

The UK is in discussion with France and Saudi Arabia over the recognition of a Palestinian state at a June conference convened by the two countries on keeping alive the political path to a two-state solution in the Middle East, the UK foreign secretary has said.

David Lammy’s comments mark the first time the UK has acknowledged that a discussion with France about a recognition process around the conference is under way.

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The great Iberian power cut need not spell disaster for renewables – The Economist

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  1. The great Iberian power cut need not spell disaster for renewables  The Economist
  2. Opinion | How the Lights Went Out in Spain  WSJ
  3. How Spain’s Success in Renewable Energy May Have Left Its Power Grid Vulnerable  The New York Times
  4. What we know about Monday’s sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal  AP News
  5. Spain's grid denies dependence on solar power to blame for blackout  Reuters
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Outrage in Brazil over reports of new red national football jersey

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CBF reportedly considering red jersey ahead of World Cup but rightwingers consider the colour anti-patriotic

“Our flag will never be red!” rightwing Brazilians took to chanting during the heyday of the left-bashing former president Jair Bolsonaro.

But their football shirts soon might be, amid incendiary reports that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is considering introducing a crimson jersey for the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

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UK military launches airstrikes with US targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels – AP News

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  1. UK military launches airstrikes with US targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels  AP News
  2. UK launches strikes against Houthis in Yemen, in first joint US operation under Trump  CNN
  3. UK launches Yemen airstrikes, joining US campaign against Houthi rebels  The Guardian
  4. U.K. Joins U.S. in Strike Against Houthis in Yemen  The New York Times
  5. UK joins US air strikes on Houthi rebel sites in Yemen  Al Jazeera
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New Mideast Project Is Latest Trump Company Deal Tied to a Foreign Government – The New York Times

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  1. New Mideast Project Is Latest Trump Company Deal Tied to a Foreign Government  The New York Times
  2. Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in a sign it's not holding back from foreign business  AP News
  3. New Trump Golf Course, $5.5 Billion Beachside Project Announced for Qatar  Newsweek
  4. Exclusive: Trump's first real estate project in Qatar to be announced by Qatari Diar, Dar Global  Reuters
  5. Trump is building his Middle Eastern riviera, but in the Gulf  Middle East Eye
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An open secret – Meduza

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  1. An open secret  Meduza
  2. About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea says  AP News
  3. ​Putin Thanks Kim for North Korean Troops Fighting Against Ukraine  The New York Times
  4. About 600 North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia, Seoul says  Euronews.com
  5. What's next for North Korean troops fighting for Russia? A possible Ukraine deployment, experts, officials say  The Kyiv Independent
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Who is H Fong, the man authorising the flurry of annoying Trumpet of Patriots text messages in Australia?

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Unsolicited texts authorised by Harry Fong, a Senate candidate for Queensland and ‘highly respected barrister’ who befriended Clive Palmer in 1970s

Australians have been infuriated this election cycle, yet again, by a deluge of unsolicited text messages from a political party associated with Clive Palmer.

“You don’t need to be welcomed to your own country, 3% home loans Vote 1 Trumpet of Patriots,” some of the texts read.

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One Nation candidate poised to help Coalition in handshake deal has railed against climate science and Covid ‘little Hitlers’

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Exclusive: Stuart Bonds could hand the Nationals the seat of Hunter thanks to a preference deal and ‘last minute’ change to how-to-vote cards

A One Nation candidate who could hand the Nationals the seat of Hunter, thanks to a handshake preference deal, has called public health officials “little Hitlers” and promoted a conspiracy theory alleging the government has used the climate crisis to control every aspect of people’s lives.

Stuart Bonds told a livestreamed forum with rightwing activists last week that the federal government should not do anything to address climate change. He also claimed “a crime” was committed against Australians during the Covid pandemic, alleging they were used “as an experiment to sell pharmaceutical projects”.

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Iranian port blast could be ‘planned attack, not an accident,’ IDF Gen. says – interview – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Iranian port blast could be ‘planned attack, not an accident,’ IDF Gen. says - interview  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Iran accused of 'covering up' death toll in port explosion amid concerns of uprising  Fox News
  3. Putin orders Russian emergency planes to Iran after blast at port of Bandar Abbas  NBC News
  4. The epicenter of an explosion at an Iranian port is tied to a charity overseen by its supreme leader  AP News
  5. Cargo That Set Off Blast at Iran Port Was Improperly Documented, Investigators Say  The New York Times
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