BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns
Banerji said in his resignation letter that he was unhappy about governance issues at the organisation.
Trump and Mamdani hope for positive relationship after ‘productive’ meeting
Trump praises Mamdani for 'incredible' victory in New York City mayoral election and focus on affordability.
UN climate talks go into overtime as divisions over fossil fuels persist
COP30 negotiations drag on in Brazil amid divisions over draft proposal that does not include fossil fuel phase-out.
West tells Zelenskyy: “We don’t welcome you. We welcome Ukrainian people in your person” – Euromaidan Press
- West tells Zelenskyy: "We don't welcome you. We welcome Ukrainian people in your person" Euromaidan Press
- Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity The New York Times
- Ukraine’s president is under growing pressure. Here are 5 things to know AP News
- Zelensky’s Blind Spot The Atlantic
- Inside the Ukrainian Corruption Probe Edging Closer to Zelensky The Wall Street Journal
‘Dangerous and undermines our systems’: Tanya Plibersek condemns serious police failures in Queensland DV deaths
Plibersek said those victims – Hannah Clarke and her children, Kardell Lomas and her unborn child, and Gail Karran – ‘should have been kept safe’
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The federal social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, says Guardian Australia’s “devastating” revelations of failures to protect women fleeing violence must prompt action from governments “at every level”.
Broken Trust, a two-year Guardian investigation, uncovered evidence and allegations of serious police and support service failures in multiple domestic violence homicides in Queensland.
Continue reading...Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat
Lizbeth Perez's uncle has not been seen since a boat was hit in international waters in September.
Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat
Lizbeth Perez's uncle has not been seen since a boat was hit in international waters in September.
Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa – Reuters
- Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa Reuters
- Jamaica Declares Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa The New York Times
- Jamaica declares deadly leptospirosis outbreak after hurricane flooding The Independent
- Health Ministry outlines 5 pillar strategic response to leptospirosis outbreak IRIE FM
- Ready Before the First Case: Tackling Leptospirosis After Hurricane Melissa Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Jamaica Declares Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa – The New York Times
- Jamaica Declares Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa The New York Times
- Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa Reuters
- Precaution, not panic Jamaica Observer
- Health Ministry outlines 5 pillar strategic response to leptospirosis outbreak IRIE FM
- LEPTO OUTBREAK DECLARED Jamaica Gleaner
Former President Jair Bolsonaro asks to serve house arrest in Brazil
The right-wing leader has sought to appeal his 27-year sentence for allegedly fomenting a coup after his 2022 defeat.
Mahmood Mamdani says Palestine helped motivate son Zohran’s mayoral run
Postcolonial scholar says Palestinian rights are 'near and dear' to Zohran, who showed 'grit' under campaign pressures.
‘A lot of fighting’: Fossil fuel row breaks out at UN climate summit
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic.
Democrats investigating Epstein decry Andrew ‘silence’ over interview request
Mountbatten-Windsor ‘continues to hide’, US lawmakers say, after deadline they set to receive response passes
Two Democratic lawmakers involved in the US congressional investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday condemned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s “silence” in response to their request that he sit for a deposition.
Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, and Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the panel, were among the Democrats who earlier this month sent the former British prince a letter seeking his cooperation in their inquiry into Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Continue reading...Trump’s DoJ investigating unfounded claims Venezuela helped steal 2020 election – The Guardian
Grizzly bear on loose after attacking school group in Canada, injuring 11
A male teacher "got the whole brunt" of the attack and some children were hit with bear spray.
‘Punishable by death!’: Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers of sedition
President Trump said six Democratic lawmakers — all veterans and service members — should be put to 'death' for a video.
What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia’s Ukraine war
There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.
What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia’s Ukraine war
There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.
Palestinians forced from West Bank refugee camps left in limbo as Israeli demolitions go on – BBC
- Palestinians forced from West Bank refugee camps left in limbo as Israeli demolitions go on BBC
- Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in West Bank expulsions Reuters
- “All My Dreams Have Been Erased”: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank | HRW Human Rights Watch
- Israel’s forced expulsion of Palestinians from West Bank refugee camps amounts to war crimes, HRW alleges CNN
- Israel’s emptying of West Bank refugee camps amounts to war crimes: HRW Al Jazeera
A translation of the Nauruan president’s remarks will stay suppressed for a decade – but secrecy in Australia’s offshore policy is nothing new
From Scott Morrison’s ‘on-water matters’ to the Albanese government’s MOU with Nauru, successive governments’ attitude to legitimate scrutiny has been one of hostility
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Offshore, secrecy dominates. But it doesn’t stop at the water’s edge.
In February, Australia brokered a new offshore arrangement with Nauru, striking a deal to send members of the so-called NZYQ cohort – non-citizens with criminal histories – to the Pacific island. Australia would give Nauru more than $400m in exchange.
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