- Somali troops push militiamen out of Baidoa after fierce fighting Reuters
- Somalia clashes with regional forces over control of key city africanews.com
- Somali army clashes with rebel forces for control of key city Baidoa Al Jazeera
- Fighting in southwestern Somalia kills dozens of people, including 4 civilians newsday.com
- Somali army repels troops loyal to ousted leader and Islamist insurgents France 24
Xi leads event marking late leader Jiang Zemin’s 100th birth anniversary – Reuters
- Xi leads event marking late leader Jiang Zemin's 100th birth anniversary Reuters
- Xi says China needs ‘indomitable fighting spirit,’ praises Tiananmen crackdown CNN
- Communist Party invokes Jiang’s legacy in call to rally round Xi’s leadership South China Morning Post
- Xi Touts Party-Led Growth at Predecessor’s Birth Centenary Bloomberg.com
- Xi urges advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics on birth centenary of late leader Jiang Zemin news.cgtn.com
Monday briefing: What can Andy Burnham learn from Spain’s Pedro Sànchez?
In today’s newsletter: The Spanish prime minister has remade himself as Europe’s leading leftwing standard-bearer. Could his success offer the UK’s PM a route forward?
Good morning. To international onlookers, Pedro Sànchez appears to have achieved the impossible. Where other European leftist and left-ish premiers have flopped and flailed, the Spanish PM has endured.
Since June 2018, Sánchez has ruled from Madrid, implementing a raft of progressive policies. More recently, he has emerged as a leading, and often lone, left-wing European voice on the global stage, striking a defiant tone on everything from the Trump administration’s war in Iran (“the smokescreen of war to hide their failure”) to Israel’s actions in Gaza (“exterminating a defenceless people”). The fact that the international press has nicknamed him El Guapo (the handsome one) can’t hurt.
UK economy | The UK should expect to see a new cost of living crisis, with official figures released this week by the ONS expected to show how soaring energy bills drove up inflation close to 3% in July.
Ceuta | Moroccan police arrested 111 people this weekend, who were trying to enter Spain’s north African territory of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides after social media posts called for another mass crossing.
Jason Arday | The University of Cambridge has defended its mental health support for the academic Jason Arday.
UK politics | Andy Burnham is being urged to protect 4 million gig economy workers, who thinktanks warn miss out on key statutory rights including: parental leave, redundancy pay and protection against unfair dismissal.
Indonesia | Rescue crews dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, searching for bodies after a powerful earthquake killed at least 51 people, and injured more than 100.
Sànchez understands that anchoring his party to the left … is where he can govern.
Monday | Nominations close for candidates seeking to replace Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader.
Tuesday | Opening arguments expected to begin in a lawsuit brought by multiple US states against Meta about social media addiction.
Thursday | Students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE results.
Continue reading...Tributes to actress Hayden Panettiere as coroner finds ‘no signs of trauma’
The US actress, who has died at the age of 36, starred in the TV shows Heroes and Nashville.
Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says
A 14-year-old child was among four others injured, the acting governor of Russia's Belgorod region says.
Labor pledges opt-out register for online gambling ads akin to Do Not Call register for spam calls
The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright ban
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The Labor government has pledged a new single-service opt-out register for gambling ads – an idea similar to the Do Not Call register for spam calls – as part of amendments to its wagering ad bill, as well as restrictions on inducements and limiting commissions for agents.
The communications minister, Anika Wells, has also confirmed gambling companies will face a new levy to pay for the register, a beefed-up measure to curb wagering ads, after concerns were raised through a Senate inquiry that people would struggle to find or complete individual opt-out options on each online service.
Continue reading...Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war
Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.
Public in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnic
Research from King’s College London finds that Reform voters’ perceptions were furthest from the truth
The public overestimate how many minority ethnic people are killers, as well as how many foreign national offenders there are, a new study has found.
The research from King’s College London tested knowledge and perceptions of crime at a time when radical right parties are trying to link offending to ethnicity and nationality to gain votes.
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- Trump’s terrifying secret prisons that epitomise his America The i Paper
- He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free. The New York Times
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- How Do You Interview a Deportee Being Held Inside a Maximum-Security Prison? The New York Times
No Way Out – The New York Times
- No Way Out The New York Times
- Trump’s terrifying secret prisons that epitomise his America The i Paper
- He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free. The New York Times
- US Imprisoned 30 Men in Africa to Bypass Courts That Once Freed Them Tech Times
- How Do You Interview a Deportee Being Held Inside a Maximum-Security Prison? The New York Times
Trump envoy Kushner arrives in Israel after rare Hamas talks on Gaza peace plan
US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Monday.
Ben-Gvir calls for nightly killing and mass emigration of Palestinians – Euronews.com
- Ben-Gvir calls for nightly killing and mass emigration of Palestinians Euronews.com
- Far-right Israeli minister advocates killing ‘30 to 40’ Gazans each night ft.com
- Rom Braslavski to Ben Gvir: 'Let me execute the terrorists myself' israelnationalnews.com
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- Ben Gvir calls for killing '30-40' of Israel's enemies in Gaza every night, in comments widely shared in Arab media The Times of Israel
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history
The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history
The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.
Hayden Panettiere, actor in Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36
Panettiere’s death was announced by her father, who called her ‘an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy’
Hayden Panettiere, the actor known for her roles in television shows such as Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36.
Panettiere’s death was confirmed in a statement from her representative to the Guardian on Sunday night, after it was first reported on US network ABC News. No cause of death was given.
Continue reading...Record rains drench South Korean city as landslide kills one
It comes as large swathes of East and South East Asia have been pummelled by dats of heavy rain.
Record rains drench South Korean city as landslide kills one
It comes as large swathes of East and South East Asia have been pummelled by dats of heavy rain.
Aussie rules footy players under investigation as police probe sexual assault claim
The Sydney Swans confirmed an incident had occurred in the hours after the team's win on Sunday.
Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings about Kim regime
President says he ‘gets along great’ with dictator but officials say Ukraine war is boosting North’s capabilities
Donald Trump has said he is scaling back joint US military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea, despite military officials from both countries warning that Kim Jong-un’s regime is learning new battlefield tactics from the Ukraine war.
The drills under Ulchi Freedom Shield, one of two main annual exercises held by South Korea and the US, start on Monday and run until 27 August.
Continue reading...Asking prices for newly listed homes in UK’s richest borough fall by £100k in one month
Fierce competition in some areas of London means landlord purchasers are making successful lowball offers
The average price of a home coming up for sale in Britain’s richest borough has dropped by almost £100,000 in a month as fierce competition among sellers in many areas prompts some to slash their price expectations, data shows.
The property website Rightmove said that for Britain as a whole, average newly listed asking prices for homes had fallen by 2% over the past month, the largest August price drop in eight years.
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