Why Europe Isn’t Ready for NATO 3.0 – The National Interest
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Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrage
One of Malta’s richest men has been found not guilty of involvement in the murder of the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
The verdict, which is expected to be appealed against by the prosecution, came as a blow not only to the victim’s family, but to the politicians and campaigners who regard the case as a landmark action in the fight to protect press freedom in Europe.
Continue reading...Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist
Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.
Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles
Monarch tells Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum in London that the two nations will share a future ‘woven together’ by history and shared values
The loan of the Bayeux tapestry was “the best possible symbol” of the “entente amicale” between France and the UK, King Charles said, as he visited the famous embroidered masterpiece at the British Museum in London.
Though the tapestry recounts a conflict, “here it is today, nearly 1,000 years later, as a precious symbol of trust, at a time when trust seems sadly to be in short supply between nations,” he said.
Continue reading...The U.N. warns the world is close to crossing a dangerous climate change threshold – NPR
- The U.N. warns the world is close to crossing a dangerous climate change threshold NPR
- U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target The New York Times
- Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone PBS
- Limiting Overshoot - Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return UNEP - UN Environment Programme
- Global Heating Will Hit at Least 1.8 C, UN Warns, With “No Good Outcomes” Mother Jones
How the Hell Did an Island Suddenly Appear, Then Vanish? – 404 Media
- How the Hell Did an Island Suddenly Appear, Then Vanish? 404 Media
- Phantom Island Mysteriously Appears, Vanishes, Then Reappears on B.C. Reservoir The New York Times
- Peekaboo island: the floating forest confounding nature watchers in western Canada The Guardian
- Canada Has a New Forested Floating Island. Scientists Think It Used to Have Many More. National Geographic
- Mysterious vanishing island reappears on British Columbia reservoir upi.com
Rome declares a security ‘red zone’ around the Colosseum to protect tourists amid violent crime incidents – CNN
Israel ‘seeking Trump’s support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza’
Defence minister says he believes US backing could tip regional balance in favour of forced resettlement
Israel’s defence minister has said his country is seeking Donald Trump’s support to approve plans to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in what has widely been condemned as a potential war crime.
Israel Katz said there was “no real solution for Gaza in the end without this
migration” during a conference hosted by the Israeli news site Ynet and the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. He said the Israeli government was “organised and prepared to get them out by sea, by air, by every way possible”.
Ukraine asks EU for billions to buy Patriot air defence systems – euractiv.com
- Ukraine asks EU for billions to buy Patriot air defence systems euractiv.com
- EU chief diplomat taps ex-political, military leaders for defense group politico.eu
- After deadly summer in Ukraine and Gaza, EU defence ministers refuse Patriot missiles and sidestep Israel sanctions EUobserver
- Von der Leyen confirms EU weighing Ukraine's Patriots payment request, decision expected on Sept. 7 The Kyiv Independent
- EU Defense Ministers Meet as Kyiv Hunts for Patriots Bloomberg.com
Bus Crash in Egypt Kills at Least 22 – The New York Times
- Bus Crash in Egypt Kills at Least 22 The New York Times
- At least 21 killed, several wounded during bus accident in Egypt's South Sinai The Jerusalem Post
- Jordanians Among Dead, Injured in Egypt Bus Crash, Says Foreign Ministry - The Jordan News Agency وكالة الانباء الاردنية
- UAE expresses solidarity with Egypt and Jordan, conveys condolences over victims of bus accident Big News Network.com
- At least 22 people have been killed in a bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, authorities say KVUE
Female film-makers still being squeezed out of industry, London film festival director says
Over 40% of films in LFF programme are female-made, but only two of 21 gala films are directed by women
Female film-makers are still being squeezed out of the industry as they progress beyond their debut films, the director of the London film festival has said, adding that “the dial does not seem to be moving”.
Kristy Matheson’s comments came as LFF announced its full programme for this year’s event, which runs from 7 to 19 October. Of the 251 titles, 109 (43%) are made by female film-makers, but only two of the 21 gala films are directed by women.
Continue reading...Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron join King Charles and Queen Camilla in private viewing of famed Bayeux Tapestry – CNN
- Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron join King Charles and Queen Camilla in private viewing of famed Bayeux Tapestry CNN
- King Charles III to View Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum The New York Times
- Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles The Guardian
- Macron urges France, UK to forge closer bond as Bayeux Tapestry goes on display in Britain France 24
- Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron steal the show in white outfits on joint outing with King Charles Yahoo
Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says
The kingdom condemns the targeting of Sidr, which was reportedly hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
Trump Blasted Over ‘Embarrassing’ Disaster Donation – thedailybeast.com
- Trump Blasted Over ‘Embarrassing’ Disaster Donation thedailybeast.com
- The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal cnn.com
- Trump cut climate aid to Nepal – just over a year later devastating floods struck The Independent
- Trump shut down project to track natural disasters in Nepal a year before deadly floods came: Report Hindustan Times
- US Aid Cut Halts Nepal Disaster Warning Project Ratopati
Netherlands moves billions in gold to London in ‘crisis preparedness’ move
The Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest".
Burnham beware, the bond markets will demand proper answers in the budget | Nils Pratley
Fair to say the current sell-off is international, but the PM has said little yet to make investors rethink the UK’s status
It’s too soon to say the bond markets have turned on Andy Burnham. Tuesday’s spike in gilt yields, taking the UK’s 30-year borrowing costs to their highest level since 1998, was part of an international sell-off of government debt.
The main contributors are well known. The Iran war, by increasing the cost of energy, has overturned the comforting start-of-the-year thesis of falling global inflation and interest rates. A plunging Japanese yen has kicked away another assumed source of financial stability. The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, hasn’t calmed nerves with his solo, and so far futile, attempt to bring down US yields. Meanwhile, the early stage of the AI revolution is an exercise in issuing squillions of debt before long-term returns on capital can possibly be assessed meaningfully.
Continue reading...IRGC targets US forces to drive America out from region before attacking Israel – The Jerusalem Post
- IRGC targets US forces to drive America out from region before attacking Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Iran, US trade threats after escalation in fighting Yahoo
- US-Iran escalation prompts debate in Iran over preemptive strikes Iran International
- Iran says attacks on US will continue 'until they regret their crime' Middle East Eye
- Iran threatens tougher strategy after US strikes kill 4 at wedding The New Arab
Sadiq Khan fined over untaxed car falsely registered in his name
London mayor’s office says he is ‘victim of a scam’ after conviction under fast-track system where magistrates can decide outcomes in seconds
Sadiq Khan’s office has revealed he was the victim of a scam that led to him being fined for failing to tax a car that did not belong to him.
The London mayor was found guilty last month under a system of “conveyor-belt justice”, in which magistrates decide on hundreds of cases a day, sometimes spending less than a minute on each.
Continue reading...Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial
Dawn Light is accused of taking photos of jurors outside the Plymouth courthouse, a practice prohibited by the court.
EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after ‘new escalation’ in Germany
Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.