Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements ‘important’ but must go further if it is to amount to more than a ‘press release’ The UK’s planned ban on trade with unlawful Israeli settlements is a welcome, if overdue, first step and must be judged ...
Protesters block roads in Portsmouth after 140 migrants arrive in boatProtesters block roads in Portsmouth after 140 migrants arrive in boat
The government condemns “thuggish behaviour” in the second major anti-migrant protest of the weekend. ...
New videos of man at centre of 9/11 lawsuit reveal links to extremists and Saudi stateNew videos of man at centre of 9/11 lawsuit reveal links to extremists and Saudi state
The footage and other evidence the FBI failed to share undermine Omar al-Bayoumi’s 25 years of denials. ...
Women account for nearly all new US jobs in AugustWomen account for nearly all new US jobs in August
Women accounted for 98% of the 162,000 jobs the US added in August, an unprecedented figure that could point to broader labor market shifts. The figure reflects growth in health and caregiving, but also in local government and education, which “roared back to life,” CNBC noted. Because women tend to ...
New dossier sheds light on Sudan chemical weapons allegationsNew dossier sheds light on Sudan chemical weapons allegations
A dossier made public Saturday shed light on allegations that Sudan’s military developed and used chemical weapons in the country’s devastating civil war. Documents, videos, and text messages reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post, and provided by Middle Eastern security officials from an unnamed country, appear ...
OpenAI implicated in another hackOpenAI implicated in another hack
A swarm of OpenAI agents hacked a German website this spring, Reuters reported, in the latest incident of advanced AI violating laws and norms. Already grappling with the fallout of the Hugging Face incident, OpenAI reportedly declined to disclose the May event, raising new questions about transparency and oversight of ...
German far right claims historic winGerman far right claims historic win
Germany’s nationalist AfD won a landslide victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, potentially making it the first far-right party to gain power since the end of World War II. The record result came largely at the expense of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU, possibly marking a death knell ...
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner spearhead Russia-Ukraine diplomacy pushUS envoys Witkoff, Kushner spearhead Russia-Ukraine diplomacy push
US envoys held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday after meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow, though analysts cast doubt on a reinvigorated peace initiative that appeared to offer little movement. Putin told Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that ending the war is “not simple” and ...
Germany’s far-right AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majorityGermany’s far-right AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majority
Germany’s AfD has hailed a “historic result” and is projected to win 44% of the vote, far ahead of the conservatives on 17%. ...
The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?
Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military. Find a map of them here US military interests control or have access to more than 100 defence facilities on Australian soil, ...