Madagascar anti-government protesters take to the streets for third week
Demonstrators in Madagascar decry corruption, daily power cuts and water shortages as tensions with authorities rise.
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Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war
Ali Kushayb led the Janjaweed, a group whose campaign of terror led to hundreds and thousands of deaths.
France is in crisis but bond markets leave other governments at risk of meltdown, too
Markets rattled by resignation of French PM but country is not alone in trying to grapple with political mathsSébastien Lecornu’s abrupt resignation as the French prime minister on Monday after less than a month in the role marked the latest clash between France’s stretched public finances and its polarised politics.Lecornu was the latest prime minister to try and fail to cobble together a package of spending cuts and tax rises that would pass muster in a parliament without a clear majority, and contain mounting bond market pressures. Continue reading...
Term ‘disabled’ being used too widely, shadow work and pensions secretary says – UK politics live
Helen Whateley says ‘millions are sitting on the sofa at home’Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”.Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain:I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment …I spent a lot of time going around our communities, talking to people. People are ground down. We’ve had a decade-and-a-half in which living standards haven’t budged and people have seen their communities held down. And you will get people trying to stoke division, trying to blame others, trying to stoke tension.I think people that put up flags, the vast majority of people that do, do so for perfectly reasonable patriotic reasons. And I think reclaiming our flag as a flag of unity and decency and tolerance, which is the way most people see our flag, is a very positive thing.So I’m afraid I really cannot agree with the comments that he’s made. Continue reading...
Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges – live
Complaint filed by Illinois says ‘these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous’Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...
Bronze age gold jewellery stolen in raid on St Fagans museum in Cardiff
South Wales police issue public appeal for information after burglary at one of Wales’s most beloved museumsRaiders have broken into one of Wales’s most beloved museums and stolen bronze age gold jewellery.Staff at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff said its “Wales is …” gallery was specifically targeted in the burglary, which was discovered in the early hours of Monday. Continue reading...
Can US strikes on suspected drug boats off Venezuela be legally justified?
Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela as Trump ratchets up military, political pressure against Venezuela's Maduro.
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas begin; Greta Thunberg in Greece after being deported by Israel – Middle East crisis live
Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations; Gaza aid flotilla activists deported from IsraelIran signalled its support for Trump’s Gaza plan, with the country’s foreign ministry saying it supports any initiative that brings an end to the genocide of Palestinian people.Iran’s foreign ministry wrote in a post on X:Taking into account the dangerous dimensions and aspects of this proposal, and while reiterating its warning about the repeated breaches and obstructionism by the Zionist regime in fulfilling its promises, especially in light of its expansionist and racist plans, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers any decision in this regard to be within the authority of the Palestinian people and resistance.It welcomes any decision by them that guarantees halting the genocide of Palestinians, the withdrawal of the occupying Zionist army from Gaza, respect for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the reconstruction of Gaza. Continue reading...
Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guard
State attorney general argues president is infringing on Illinois’s sovereignty after sending troops to ChicagoUS politics live – latest updatesWhat to know about Trump’s national guard deployment, from rulings to protestsIllinois is suing the Trump administration on behalf of the state and the city of Chicago after the president ordered national guard troops to deploy in the state against the governor’s wishes.Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Donald Trump from calling up the state’s national guard or sending in troops from other states “immediately and permanently”. Continue reading...
Former NFL star Mark Sanchez could face six years in jail after being stabbed by 69-year-old
Quarterback lands felony battery charges on MondayIncident left truck driver with ‘very severe’ injuriesDetectives reviewed video footage of incidentFormer NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez could face jail time after he was charged with felony battery on Monday.The charge is in addition to three others he was handed on Sunday after a violent confrontation earlier in the weekend. Those charges were for battery with injury, public intoxication and unlawful entry of a vehicle during the incident early on Saturday morning that left Sanchez, who has worked as a Fox Sports analyst since his retirement from playing, hospitalized with stab wounds. Continue reading...