Ukraine’s PM hosts US army secretary after American and Russian officials draft plan to end war – Europe live
The draft plan, reportedly developed by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, would force draconian measures on UkraineIn the last hour, Ukraine said it had received from Russia the remains of 1,000 people that Moscow said were killed Ukrainian soldiers, in the latest repatriation – a rare area of cooperation between the warring sides, AFP reported.“Today, repatriation measures took place. 1000 bodies, claimed by the Russian side to belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine,” Kyiv’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on social media. Continue reading...
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Justice department has 30 days to release all Epstein files after Trump signs bill – US politics live
Trump attacks Democrats as he seeks to shape the narrative surrounding his links with the late sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinUkrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko has met US army secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, saying the pair had a chance “to assess the situation on the ground and to witness first-hand the consequences of Russian aggression”.“While Russia continues killing innocent civilians, destroying homes, and targeting critical infrastructure, the strategy of pressure on Russia is proving effective. It is crucial to further strengthen energy and financial sanctions against the aggressor state,” she said. Continue reading...
‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change
It’s a climate-vulnerable nation, while also being the world’s sixth-largest greenhouse-gas emitter. Global investment in climate action is vital Continue reading...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accentStudents at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.James and Owen were among 41 students who took a coding module at Staffordshire last year, hoping to change careers through a government-funded apprenticeship programme designed to help them become cybersecurity experts or software engineers. Continue reading...
Russia escalating “hybrid war” on Europe
Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko says Moscow is intensifying what he describes as a hybrid war against Europe.
Mahmood says she is considering ‘big’ increase in amount paid to refused asylum seekers to get them to leave – UK politics live
Home secretary says scheme could increase the £3,000 cap currently in place that is given to those who agree to leave voluntarily In her Political Thinking interview (see 10.36am), Shabana Mahmood also condemned the No 10 anonymous briefing last week that suggested Keir Starmer was getting ready to fight off a leadership challenge from Wes Streeting as “a total car crash”.Asked about the incident, Mahmood said:It was a total car crash from start to finish. It’s mortifying talking about it still. It was embarrassing for the prime minister because then he’s got to obviously sort it out and he shouldn’t be put in that position and it’s not how he does his politics …I think it put the prime minister in a horribly embarrassing position. Continue reading...
Trump Meeting With Saudi Prince Showcased Prince’s Makeover — and America’s
Prince Mohammed was briefly a global pariah after the killing of a Saudi dissident. But over the years he has rebuilt his image as a deal-maker and influential investor.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlogUK politics live – latest updatesCriminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act
Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisisThe Trump administration presented a new plan to roll back regulations in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Wednesday, a move experts fear will accelerate the extinction crisis if adopted.The proposed changes would allow the federal government more power to weigh economic impact against habitat designations, remove safeguards against future events – including the impacts from the climate crisis – and rescind the “blanket rule” that automatically grants threatened species the same protections as those designated as endangered. Continue reading...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros DiscoverySenior White House officials have discussed internally their preference for Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in recent weeks, and one official has discussed potential programming changes at CNN with Larry Ellison, the largest shareholder of Paramount.The discussions, according to people familiar with the matter, comes as Paramount portrays itself as the best bid for Warner Bros Discovery, after it announced last month it was open to offers, because it would have an easier time getting through regulatory review. Continue reading...