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FAA says radar went black due to malfunction at key control facility as officials promise that system will be modernized Newark airport, one of the main hubs serving the New York City area, suffered another blackout of its air traffic control system, early on Friday morning, according to US aviation regulators – the second in recent weeks of disrupted flights that have become a major concern for passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia that guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty international airport in New Jersey had a malfunction. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Judge says detainment of Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested for political speech, ‘raises very significant due process concerns’ A federal judge in Vermont on Friday morning ordered the release on bail of a Tufts University student arrested in March for her political speech and now held in Louisiana in what she and her lawyers argue is a breach of her constitutional rights. The judge had ordered Rumeysa Ozturk’s return to Vermont, where she was briefly held after being grabbed on the street by masked immigration agents near Boston, for hearings. But the judge decided not to wait for her physical transportation and she appeared remotely from Louisiana at the hearing in Burlington on Friday. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Two addresses in north-west London searched after three other Iranians detained in same investigation last Saturday A 31-year-old Iranian man has been arrested in north-west London under the National Security Act 2023 as part of a counter-terrorism policing investigation in which three other Iranian men were detained, the Metropolitan police have said. The man was detained on Friday morning and searches were carried out at two addresses in the area. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
In a new interview, the new pope’s brother reveals he ‘knew how to behave’ because he had seen the 2024 hit thriller Vatican watchers weren’t the only ones consulting the movie Conclave before the pivotal election of a new pope. The new pontiff himself – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV – watched the 2024 movie dramatizing the Vatican’s selection process ahead of the sequestration of cardinals that chose him to lead the Catholic church, according to his older brother. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Trump administration understood to have pushed for requirements to be attached to deal in effort to freeze out Chinese steel The US deal on steel tariffs imposes conditions on the “nature of ownership” of British plants as part of its efforts to freeze out Chinese steel, it has emerged. It is understood Donald Trump’s administration pushed for requirements to be attached to the steel deal to ensure that the Chinese-owned British Steel plant in Scunthorpe was not used by Beijing as a backdoor to circumvent US tariffs. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Any Trump administration efforts to send non-Libyans to the north African country would violate a prior court order Immigrants in Texas who were told they would be deported to Libya sat on a military airfield tarmac for hours on Wednesday, unsure of what would happen next, an attorney for one of the men has said. The attorney, Tin Thanh Nguyen, told the news agency Reuters that his client, a Vietnamese construction worker from Los Angeles, was among the immigrants woken in the early morning hours and bussed from an immigration detention center in Pearsall, Texas, to an airfield where a military aircraft awaited them. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Simon Clarke says ‘pipeline of future voters is dead’ as party figures warn Kemi Badenoch her job as leader is in danger The Conservative party is fighting to justify its existence amid concerns that its pipeline of future voters is “completely dead”, a former cabinet minister and leading thinktank director has said. Simon Clarke, an ally of Boris Johnson who backed Kemi Badenoch for the leadership last year, was among a string of former Tory ministers and serving MPs to tell the Guardian she faced removal by her party if she did not turn its fortunes around by next year’s local elections. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Prog rockers score seventh No 1 album with recording of Italian gig, extending their chart run following final studio album The Endless River in 2014 A recording of Pink Floyd’s eerie and evocative 1972 gig in the ruins of Pompeii, entitled Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, has become the band’s seventh UK chart-topping album. The album captures the gig that was documented by director Adrian Maben for one of rock’s most arresting concert films, which has been restored to 4K quality and rereleased in cinemas, including in Imax format. A recording of the gig was previously included as part of a larger Pink Floyd box set, but this is the first standalone version, featuring a new sound mix helmed by prog rock musician Steven Wilson. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Move to speed up appeals of people in government-funded hotels could be challenged on discrimination grounds, officials warn A plan to fast-track the appeals of asylum seekers living in government-funded hotels could face multiple legal challenges on the grounds of discrimination, the government has said. A 24-week legal deadline on appeal decisions for those staying in hotel rooms is being introduced in an attempt to fulfil a Labour manifesto promise to end a practice that costs the taxpayer billions of pounds a year. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Pope faced questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his career after a survivors group filed a complaint Groups of clergy molestation survivors say they are gravely concerned and insulted by the election of Pope Leo XIV after he overcame questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his career to become the Roman Catholic church’s first ever US-born leader. Before Robert Prevost’s ascent to the papacy at age 69, he was leading a chapter of the Augustinian religious order in his home town of Chicago when allegations surfaced that a priest and Catholic high school principal under his command had molested at least one student as well as kept child abuse imagery. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
The Polish prime minister criticised anyone seen ‘applauding President Putin’ at today’s Moscow parade Let’s bring you some more pictures from the Moscow parade earlier today, a not very subtle attempt as showing off the Russian military power. French president Emmanuel Macron posted a social media update on his last night’s phone call with US president Donald Trump. I spoke several times last night with @POTUS. I commend his strong call for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, as did our British and Nordic partners earlier this morning. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
President Claudia Sheinbaum says lawsuit has been filed after US lawmakers voted on name change Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Google Maps users in the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Friday. “The lawsuit has already been filed,” Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference, without saying where and when it was submitted. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Prince Albert Jacob feels disappointed in continued ignorance of role many non-whites played in war effort “Most black people went overboard and tried hard to make sure that they did their best for Britain,” says Prince Albert Jacob, a 99-year-old veteran from Trinidad who joined the RAF in 1943. In a London hotel lobby, after a busy week of VE Day celebrations, Jacob describes feeling disappointed at findings from a recent survey that showed British people remained largely unaware of the black and Asian contribution to the second world war. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Kaja Sokola said disgraced movie mogul forced her to touch his genitals in his Manhattan apartment when she was 16 A former model has told a New York court that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced.” Kaja Sokola told jurors at Weinstein’s retrial that he put his hand inside her underwear and made her touch his genitals at his Manhattan apartment in 2002 when she was 16. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Moscow stages largest Victory Day parade since start of Ukraine war with Putin using celebrations to justify invasion Russian troops fighting in Ukraine have marched with Chinese forces on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in a Victory Day celebration marked by greater spectacle than in recent years. After several scaled-back Victory Days – with reduced military displays and few foreign guests – Vladimir Putin on Friday addressed the largest parade since his 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Robert Fico and Aleksandar Vucic accept Vladimir Putin’s invitation to attend Victory Day celebrations Despite warnings from European Union officials, Slovakia’s Moscow-friendly prime minister, Robert Fico, shook hands with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin before becoming the only EU leader to attend Russia’s 9 May parade of military forces waging war on Ukraine. The Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic, whose country aspires to join the 27-nation union, also accepted the Russian president’s invitation to attend the annual Victory Day celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in the second world war. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Explosions heard in Indian Kashmir as witnesses say attacks are heavier than those reported on Thursday Pakistan has been accused of launching a fresh wave of drone strikes against India on Friday night, with projectiles reported over the states of Indian-administered Kashmir and Punjab. Explosions were heard in areas of Indian Kashmir and the bright flash of intercepted drones were seen over the Punjab city of Amritsar. Witnesses said the drone strikes were heavier than those that took place on Thursday night. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
New guidelines call for non-invasive test methods to be offered to patients to avoid long waits for surgical diagnosis
People showing symptoms suggestive of endometriosis should be offered diagnosis options such as ultrasound so they receive treatment sooner, according to updated guidelines. Endometriosis can take years to be diagnosed, as it has previously required waiting for a surgical procedure to make the diagnosis. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Souter was a New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench Retired supreme court Justice David H Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. Souter died on Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement Friday. John Roberts, the chief justice, said Souter, who retired from the court in 2009, “brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service”. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Without genuine reform, experts predict house prices to ‘climb by 6-10% in 2025’ and the gap between homeowners and those locked out of market to widen
Days after Labor won a decisive victory with a mandate to fix housing affordability, those in charge of handing out mortgages poured cold water on it coming to pass. Andrew Irvine, the chief executive of National Australia Bank, said the country “may not get the outcome we want” as the gulf between homeowners and everybody else threatens to expand in the coming months. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Exclusive: Legal challenge launched as expert says an alleged failure to conduct ‘genuine’ consultations could lead to ban being overturned
The legality of Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers has been questioned after it was revealed the state government undertook 21 minutes of internal consultation at the same time as a press conference announcing the decision. According to one administrative law expert, an alleged failure to conduct “genuine” consultation could lead to it being overturned in a legal challenge launched this week. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Defense attorneys push for removal of district attorney Nathan Hochman who opposes the brothers’ resentencing Attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will make their case to a judge on Friday that Los Angeles prosecutors should be removed from the brothers’ resentencing case. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez. The brothers were 18 and 21 at the time of the killings. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Katrin Ivanova’s barrister says her sentence should reflect her admin duties and not equate her with ‘classic spy cases’ A woman said to be “chief minion” in a ring of Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia in Britain should not be treated like George Blake, the double agent sentenced to four decades in jail in the 1960s, the Old Bailey has heard. Katrin Ivanova was said by her barrister, Rupert Bowers KC, to have been manipulated by her partner, Biser Dzhambazov, and to then have endured the discovery of his affair with a fellow member of the spy ring while in prison. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Groups say plan to resume limited humanitarian assistance under strict Israeli rules ‘risks enabling war crimes’ Aid groups have voiced alarm at US moves to pressure them into accepting an Israeli proposal to resume limited humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged territory under strictly controlled conditions. The Trump administration has attempted to strong-arm international agencies – including the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) – into accepting Israel’s stringent rules for resuming deliveries, according to sources familiar with the discussions and news reports. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Airline assesses options but there is no automatic form of recovery from insurers or the airport The power outage that closed Heathrow airport for a day in March cost British Airways GBP40m, the national carrier has revealed. The airline said it was “assessing options” but said it had no recourse to compensation from Heathrow. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Two Ukrainians arrested as authorities claim operation had one eye on a possible future military incursion Ukrainian authorities claim to have busted a Hungarian spy ring operating on its territory, alleging that Budapest was collecting sensitive military data with one eye on a possible future incursion into the west of the country. Hungary’s foreign minister dismissed the accusations as “propaganda” and announced the expulsion of two Ukrainians described as “spies working under diplomatic cover” at the Ukrainian embassy in Budapest. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Meeting aimed at de-escalating trade war after Chinese exports beat expectations despite slump in trade Donald Trump has floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% before a weekend meeting as he looks to de-escalate the trade war. Top US officials are expected to meet a high-level Chinese delegation this weekend in Switzerland in the first significant talks between the two nations since Trump provoked a trade war with stiff tariffs on imports. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Crowning of country’s first world champion set to give fresh boost to sport that has boomed in popularity in China Chain smoking under the fluorescent lights of a cavernous billiards hall in Beijing, Brother Yuan can’t stop smiling. The previous day, along with 150 million other people across China, he had been at home watching the snooker world championships final. Now he’s with his fellow cue-heads, celebrating the win of China’s first snooker world champion, Zhao Xintong. “He’s a great role model for young people in China,” Yuan, 55, says of the generation Z upstart who on Monday claimed snooker’s top prize. “He’s bringing the excitement back.” Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
The Indian Premier League has been suspended, initially for a week, because of concerns about the security situation in the country amid rising tensions along its border with Pakistan. The news came hours after the decision was taken to relocate the final fixtures in the Pakistan Super League to United Arab Emirates because of safety concerns. Foreign-based players in India and all teams in Pakistan are expected to leave the countries over the next 24 hours. “Further updates regarding the new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course after a comprehensive assessment of the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and stakeholders,” Devajit Saikia, the secretary of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), said in a statement. “The decision was taken by the IPL governing council after due consultation with all key stakeholders following the representations from most of the franchisees, who conveyed the concern and sentiments of their players, and also the views of the broadcaster, sponsors and fans; while the BCCI reposes full faith in the strength and preparedness of our armed forces, the board considered it prudent to act in the collective interest of all stakeholders.” Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Man, who police say is a family member, granted bail after being charged nearly two years since boy’s death
A family member charged with manslaughter nearly two years after the “abhorrent” death of a four-week-old baby has been granted bail. Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Friday morning over the July 2023 death of the boy in Wagga Wagga. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
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‘I want to harness all the talent in my team’ “We do need to reflect a modern Liberal party,” Sussan Ley says. She is speaking on Sunrise before the Liberals’ party room meeting on Tuesday, when they will select a new leader: It’s about making sure that I am listening to my colleagues and … demonstrate to them we want a strong approach that includes everyone. I want to harness all of the talent in my team, take it forward under my leadership and meet the Australian people where they are because, clearly we didn’t do that at the last election. But we do need to reflect a modern Liberal party, meeting modern Australians in every single walk of life across the country. On the weekend, we suffered a significant election defeat and since then, I have been having many conversations with my colleagues, members of the community, with members of the party, indeed the Coalition, with everyday Australians. I have listened. We got it wrong. We need to do things differently, going forward, and we do need a fresh approach. So, on Tuesday morning when the Liberal party room meets in Canberra, I will be putting myself forward for the position of leader of the federal party. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
CrowdStrike CEO announces 5% of workforce to be slashed globally, citing artificial intelligence efficiencies created in the business The cybersecurity company that became a household name after causing a massive global IT outage last year has announced it will cut 5% of its workforce in part due to “AI efficiency”. In a note to staff earlier this week, released in stock market filings in the US, CrowdStrike’s chief executive, George Kurtz, announced that 500 positions, or 5% of its workforce, would be cut globally, citing AI efficiencies created in the business. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’ JD Vance has said that the US will not intervene in the conflict between Pakistan and India, calling fighting between the two nuclear powers “fundamentally none of our business”. The remarks came during an interview with Fox News, where the US vice-president said that the US would seek to de-escalate the conflict but could force neither side to “lay down their arms”. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Lai Ching-te says ‘message of history is clear’ as Taiwan for first time officially commemorates end of second world war Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has compared his nation to the European countries heading for conflict with Nazi Germany in the 1930s, in a punchy speech commemorating the end of the second world war in Europe. “Eighty years after the end of the European war, the message of history is clear. Today, 80 years later, we share the same values ??and face similar challenges as many of the democracies that participated in the European war,” Lai said to a group of foreign dignitaries gathered in Taipei. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Leo XIV celebrated as second Latin American pope having spent many years in Peru’s church The election of Pope Leo XIV has been celebrated across Latin America, where many hailed him as the second pontiff from the region, after his Argentinian predecessor, Francis. The news prompted particular elation in Peru, where he lived and worked for more than 20 years and was granted citizenship in 2015. In the capital, Lima, the bells of the cathedral rang in celebration. Медиа: | ↑ |
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The Pakistan Aviation Authority has announced that operations at Karachi airport will be suspended until midnight, Reuters reports. It has just gone past 6pm in Karachi. Reuters is also carrying comments from India’s foreign secretary, who has said that any further escalation would be escalation by Pakistan, and would be responded to. Pakistan would, he said, be responsible for the consequences if India infrastructure was targeted. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Pakistan tried to hit Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, according to India, which reported ‘no losses’ India claimed to have thwarted retaliatory missile and drone strikes launched by Pakistan on Thursday evening, which attempted to hit sites in Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan. Residents in Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, reported missiles and drones over the city and the noise of explosions, amid a city-wide blackout. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Lawyers say they’re ‘still in dark’ about government’s efforts to free the man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador The Trump administration is invoking the “state secrets privilege ” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions about its erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador. US district judge Paula Xinis disclosed the government’s position in a two-page order on Wednesday. She set a Monday deadline for attorneys to file briefs on the issue and how it could affect Abrego Garcia’s case. Xinis also scheduled a 16 May hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, to address the matter. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’ A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and misinformation”. The research comes as the Maritime province prepares its own assessment of more than 220 suspected cases in the hope of giving families some answers to a medical mystery that has gripped the region for years. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Chinese leader describes talks as ‘friendly and fruitful’ during visit for Victory Day commemorations Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm words in the Kremlin on Thursday during a grand ceremony welcoming the Chinese leader for his 11th visit to Russia, ahead of a military parade to mark 80 years since the end of the second world war. After nearly four hours of talks, Xi described his meeting with his Russian counterpart as “in-depth, friendly and fruitful”. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Company referred to policy for restricting content when governments say material goes ‘against local law’ Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government’s request, the account’s founder said on Wednesday, denouncing the move as “censorship” as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. Instagram users in India trying to access posts from the handle @Muslim – a page with 6.7 million followers – were met with a message stating: “Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.” Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
South Korean skincare retailers want to capitalise on viral sales of beauty ranges by opening stores across the UK Korean beauty products are moving from phone screens to UK high streets as social media drives sales of skincare with the help of eye-catching ingredients such as snail slime and salmon sperm. Retailers are looking to capitalise on the TikTok and Instagram trend for skincare and makeup ranges from South Korea – known as K-beauty – by opening physical stores and launching brands in a push to get consumers to pick up products that havegone viral online. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
RTE asks European Broadcasting Union for talks after 72 former contestants call for ban on Israeli broadcaster Ireland’s public broadcaster has asked the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for a discussion about Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision song contest, as 72 former contestants called for the Israeli broadcaster Kan to be banned from next week’s event in the Swiss city of Basel. The director general of Ireland’s RTE, Kevin Bakhurst, said in a statement on Wednesday that he was “appalled by the ongoing events in the Middle East and by the horrific impact on civilians in Gaza, and the fate of Israeli hostages”. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Collector of Expo memorabilia had a ticket to the 1940 Grand International Exposition of Japan, which was postponed indefinitely due to the war A man was admitted to the World Expo in Japan using a ticket to the 1940 Grand International Exposition of Japan, an event that was called off as war escalated, organisers said. Tickets for the Grand International Exposition of Japan in Tokyo were released in 1938 but the event was postponed indefinitely as Japan became embroiled in the second world war. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
UN World Food Programme says $50m is urgently needed amid fears that Uganda may now begin forced repatriations Food rations for a million people in Uganda have been cut off completely this week amid a funding crisis at the United Nations World Food Programme, raising fears that refugees will now be pushed back into countries at war. The WFP in Uganda warned two weeks ago that $50m (GBP37m) was urgently needed to help refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Fast and unplanned growth of cities providing ideal conditions for the creatures to thrive, say researchers Scorpions are “taking over” Brazilian cities, researchers have warned in a paper that said rapid urbanisation and climate breakdown were driving an increase in the number of people being stung. More than 1.1m stings were reported between 2014 and 2023, according to data from the Brazilian notifiable diseases information system. There was a 155% increase in reports of stings from 2014 to 2023, according to research published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Move sparks outrage in Iran as diplomats try to broker deal between Tehran and Washington over nuclear programme Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the US will now refer to the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia rather than the Persian Gulf. The move has prompted outrage from Iranian leaders, and last-minute efforts are being made to persuade Trump to pull back from offending Iran in the midst of vital talks on the future of the Iranian nuclear programme. “If Trump went ahead with the proposal he would manage to unite every Iranian, pro- or anti-regime, against him, and that is a near impossible achievement,” one diplomat said. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Lawyers say the Turkish national, who has been held in a Louisiana Ice center for six weeks, was illegally detained A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated. A judicial panel of the New York-based US second circuit court of appeals ruled in the case of Rumeysa Ozturk after lawyers representing her and the US justice department presented arguments at a hearing on Tuesday. The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Judge confirms move would breach order as Libya’s rival governments say both would refuse any US deportees The Trump administration is reportedly planning to deport a group of immigrants to Libya, despite a judge’s efforts on Wednesday to block any such flights and the state department’s previous condemnation of the “life-threatening” prison conditions in the country. Reuters cited three unnamed US officials as saying the deportations could happen this week. Two of the officials said the immigrants, whose nationalities are not known, could be flown to the north African country as soon as Wednesday, but they added the plans could still change. The New York Times also cited a US official confirming the deportation plans. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
More than 20 experts call on countries to act or ‘witness the slaughter of innocents’ The Dutch government, seen as one of Israel’s most loyal allies in the European Union, is calling for an urgent review of the EU Israel association agreement, the basis for the EU-Israeli free trade agreement, the Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp told the Guardian. Veldkamp described the Israeli ban on the supply of aid into Gaza as “catastrophic, truly dismal” and in clear breach of international humanitarian law. You cannot starve the people of the Gaza Strip. It is against international law. It’s morally wrong. It’s dangerous. I don’t think it’s in Israel’s own interest. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp tells top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas he believes Israel is in breach of rights obligations linked to trade agreement The Dutch government, seen as one of Israel’s most loyal allies in the European Union, is calling for an urgent review of the EU Israel association agreement, the basis for the EU-Israeli free trade agreement, the Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp told the Guardian. Veldkamp described the Israeli ban on the supply of aid into Gaza as “catastrophic, truly dismal” and in clear breach of international humanitarian law. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
UAE insists it does not provide arms to paramilitary group as Sudanese ambassador recalled Sudan’s security and defence council has declared that it will break diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates over its alleged backing of the paramilitary Sudanese Rapid Support Forces. During a televised speech on Tuesday, Sudan’s defence minister, Yassin Ibrahim, said Sudan was “severing diplomatic relations with the UAE” and recalling its ambassador, claiming the Gulf nation had breached Sudan’s sovereignty through its RSF “proxy”, which has been fighting the army in a bloody civil war since April 2023. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
African country looks to position itself as a useful option for countries’ anti-migration policies Talks between Rwanda and the US to host deported migrants are the latest move by the African country to position itself as a useful option for the anti-migration policies of allied governments. Previous high-profile attempts, however, including with the UK, Israel and Denmark, failed after becoming beset by controversy. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans applying to work or study in the UK face Home Office restrictions over suspicions that they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum, Whitehall officials have claimed. The government is working with the National Crime Agency to build models to profile applicants from these countries who are likely to go on to claim asylum. Continue reading...Медиа: | ↑ |
