Israeli Ban on Media Entering Gaza Remains, as Legal Challenge Is Delayed
Israel’s top court gave the government further reprieve on a long-stalled petition seeking free access to Gaza. Critics say barring journalists denies the world a full picture of conditions there.
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Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders
The UK praises Europe's "strength" after Trump says countries fail to control migration or take action to end the Ukraine war.
Trump slams Europe’s immigration policies, calls continent ‘weak’
Donald Trump renews criticism of London's Mayor Khan, citing immigration and governance issues in controversial remarks.
Australia news live: under-16s social media ban begins; bed block surges in NSW hospitals
Meanwhile, federal government deadlocked with states over extra health funding. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcasteSafety commissioner says despite expected teething issues, ‘our kids will be all right’Julie Inman Grant, the eSafety commissioner, said today is an “absolutely momentous day” as the social media ban for under-16s goes into effect.Of course there will be teething issues and kids are ingenuitous, they will be finding ways around it. But the way that we are looking at compliance and enforcement is around systemic failures and I 100% believe that these companies have the technical capability to achieve this and they may have come into this kicking and screaming but now it is time for them to show us their stuff.I don’t think everything is going to magically disappear overnight but we have corrected for that in our regulatory guidance.Our kids will be all right. Continue reading...
Brigitte Macron’s Slur Against Feminist Protesters Prompts an Outcry in France
Brigitte Macron used a slur to criticize protesters who had interrupted a show by a French comedian accused of rape in 2021, in a case that was dismissed.
Former justice department workers sign letter decrying Trump’s ‘near destruction’ of civil rights division – live
Attorneys say they left because the administration ‘turned the Division’s core mission upside down, largely abandoning its duty to protect civil rights’A federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...
US sanctions Colombian citizens for recruiting fighters for Sudan’s war
The sanctioned individuals are accused of creating a 'transnational network' to send Colombians to fight in Sudan.
Nobel officials unsure when Peace Prize winner will arrive for ceremony
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado is in hiding, and her current whereabouts are still unknown.
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect bordersWe must protect our borders to defend our democracies – and that means the ECHR must changeKeir Starmer has called on European leaders to urgently update joint human rights laws so that member states can take tougher action to protect their borders and see off the rise of the populist right across the continent.Before a crucial European summit on Wednesday, the prime minister urged fellow members to “go further” in modernising the interpretation of the European convention on human rights (ECHR) to prevent asylum seekers using it to avoid deportation. Continue reading...
Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive
The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H1-B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.