for 6 minutter sidenSenior Queensland judge criticises ‘glacial’ years-long delays in serious criminal trials
Exclusive: Justice Jim Henry published data from his own court revealing recent cases took more than a year to reach committal Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Queensland supreme court judge says serious criminal cases are taking “excruciatingly longer” to finalise due to “glacial” delays in the state’s magistrates court, where some matters are spending several years in procedural limbo. Justice Jim Henry, who is based at the supreme court in Cairns, published data from his own court revealing that of 31 recent criminal cases he finalised between November and February, on average each case took more than a year (370 days) in the lower courts before a committal. Continue reading...
for 6 minutter sidenPolitician alleges NSW corrections illegally snooped on her calls with prisoners
Exclusive: Greens MLC Sue Higginson tells parliament that Corrective Services knew things ‘which made it very clear they had monitored our conversation’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A New South Wales parliamentarian has alleged prison officers unlawfully listened to her calls with inmates and then threatened those who had sought her help. The Greens’ justice spokesperson, Sue Higginson, alleged that her phone calls were “routinely” monitored despite it being against the law for corrective services officers to listen to calls between parliamentarians and prisoners. Continue reading...
for 6 minutter sidenFederal government claims some states standing in the way of ‘getting those guns off our streets’
PM’s deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years passes with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal government has accused state and territory leaders who refuse to sign up to its proposed national gun buy back scheme, of “standing in the way” of efforts to get dangerous weapons off Australian streets. Anthony Albanese’s end of March deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years has now passed with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join. There is no timeline for the buyback, announced in the weeks after the Bondi terror attack, and it remains unclear how costs will be split. Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenMP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’
Head of committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data company Claims by Palantir that concerns over the US data analytics company’s multimillion-pound NHS contract are “ideologically motivated” have been rejected by the chair of a parliamentary committee. It was also appropriate for the government to seek guidance on activating a break contract in the deal, said Chi Onwurah, a Labour MP who heads the science, innovation and technology select committee. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenProminent UK pro-Palestine activists guilty of breaching protest conditions
Judge says in verdict against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham that conditions imposed were lawful and necessary Two prominent leaders in the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain have been found guilty of breaching protest conditions. Ben Jamal, 62, the director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), and Chris Nineham, 63, vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, were accused of failing to comply with conditions imposed on a protest on 18 January 2025. They were subsequently charged with public order offences. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenTrump to attend supreme court arguments on landmark birthright citizenship case - US politics live
Court case will weigh the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship President Donald Trump will watch the US supreme court hear a landmark case today weighing the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship – an extraordinary and possibly unprecedented move for the nation’s highest office. Trump signed an executive order on his return to the White House decreeing that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become US citizens. Trump signed an executive order seeking to restrict mail-in voting across the US with a series of new requirements, including the establishment of a national voter list. The move was unprecedented and likely unconstitutional, according to experts. The Brennan Center said in response, “He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result.” Several states and Democratic officials criticized the order, describing it as an illegal attack that amounted to voter suppression ahead of the midterms, and said they will take legal action to stop the president, including California. Trump continued to fume over today’s ruling from a US judge that halted the construction of his $400m White House ballroom, and sharply criticized the decision during a press briefing and on social media. Pete Hegseth lifted the suspension of the crew of the military helicopters that hovered near the home of singer Kid Rock, and said there would be no investigation. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenUK needs ‘ambitious’ new EU ties amid Iran war, Starmer says
PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’ in pivot away from US UK politics live – latest updates Britain’s long-term national interest requires closer partnership with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, citing war in the Middle East and the increasingly “volatile” international situation. The prime minister indicated that the conflict had re-focused the government on “ambitious” new ties with Europe, economically and in defence, and said that how Britain emerged from the crisis “would define us for a generation”. Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenUS supreme court to weigh whether Trump can deny birthright citizenship
Trump issued executive order in January 2025 that seeks to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the constitution Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US supreme court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether Trump can reverse generations of precedent and deny birthright citizenship to babies born on US soil, which would impact hundreds of thousands of children annually. On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order that sought to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the US constitution – or, as his administration has argued, interpret the constitution correctly, in defiance of supreme court precedent. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenEx-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: ‘It was nonsense. It was lies’
Former Infowars video editor and field producer spoke on his experience working on the show in an NPR interview Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A former video editor and field producer for Alex Jones’s Infowars has said his work for the notorious conspiracy theorist was “nonsense” and “lies”, but he kept at it for four years in his 20s because the far-right media company’s founder was a magnetic presence and it earned him good money. Josh Owens made those revealing remarks in an NPR interview published on Tuesday promoting his new memoir about once having been an employee of Jones and Infowars – a conversation that also detailed the hand he said he had in fabricating a video of an operative of the Islamic State (IS) terror group sneaking into the US from Mexico immediately after a beheading. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenForsvarstopp: – Det er en sårbarhet
Tidligere luftforsvarssjef Rolf Folland mener regjeringen må være klar over risikoen når de utsetter satsingen på langtrekkende luftvern.
for 6 timeer sidenAnthony Albanese addresses the nation on the Middle East crisis – read the speech in full
Prime minister says months ahead ‘may not be easy’ and urges Australians to ‘think of others in your community, in the bush and in critical industries’ Australian PMs have addressed the nation only a handful of times. Anthony Albanese will join their ranks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast My fellow Australians. By nature, we’re an optimistic country. But I understand that right now it’s hard to be positive. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenRachel Reeves signals that support package for household energy bills won’t kick in until autumn – UK politics live
Chancellor says the government is looking at ways they can support people based on household income Good morning. Keir Starmer is giving a press conference this morning where, according to No 10, he will discuss the Iran war, and how the government is supporting people at home. Now we are in April, the new financial year is starting, and the government is highlighting measures it has introduced that will help people with the cost of living. The Conservatives have an alternative list, and they are claiming this morning that “Keir Starmer and his chancellor have piled on extra costs leaving families almost £1,000 worse off this year”. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been doing her own media too. She is on the Jeremy Vine show later, but she has already given an interview to BBC Breakfast in which she gave a marginally clearer idea of what she is planning to do to help people with energy bills than she did when she made a statement to MPs last week. From July to September, gas usage, especially by families and pensioners, is the lowest of any months of the year because it is the summer months … It will be really from the autumn onwards that people’s gas usage starts increasing. So at the moment we are working on a range of contingencies. And we are looking at more targeted measures. We are looking at ways we can support people based on their household income. I want to learn the lessons of the past because when Russia invaded Ukraine, the richest, the best-off third of households got more than a third of the support. That makes no sense at all. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenMoira Deeming could stay on Liberal ticket after preselection bungle as members make ‘stitch up’ claim
Potential challengers given only 36 hours to prepare for a rerun after the winner was deemed ineligible Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Moira Deeming could secure the top spot on a Victorian Liberal ticket – if she still wants it – after potential challengers were given only 36 hours to prepare nominations for a rerun preselection ballot, in what some insiders call a “stitch up”. It came after Deeming was on Sunday ousted from the number one spot for the western metropolitan region by Dinesh Gourisetty. But by Monday night, the Victorian Liberal party executive resolved to hold a fresh preselection, after Gourisetty was deemed ineligible to stand as a candidate at the November state election due to a character reference he provided for a friend convicted of sexually assaulting a child. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer sidenPolice chiefs failed to tackle racism due to lack of leadership, watchdog finds
Review finds no ‘meaningful impact’ five years after race action plan launched, amid calls for government to step in Promises by police chiefs to tackle racial bias failed owing to “a lack of clear national leadership”, an independent police report has found. The promises were made five years ago in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and led police bosses in England and Wales to launch a race action plan promising to tackle the “stigmatising and humiliating” experiences of Black people at the hands of officers. Continue reading...
for 12 timeer sidenTrump’s order to limit mail-in voting: does he have the authority?
Critics say ‘election integrity’ plan to compile national voter list is unconstitutional and will be blocked by the courts Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order seeking to restrict mail-in voting and compile a national voter list in a move that is unprecedented and likely unconstitutional. The order directs the administration to establish a federal list of confirmed citizens that can legally vote in each state, and orders the postal service to send mail-in ballots only to those on the list. During a press conference at the White House, Trump said the administration would like to require voter ID and proof of citizenship, and repeated falsehoods about mail-in voting. Continue reading...
for 12 timeer sidenDemocrats and voting rights advocates vow to fight Trump’s latest order: ‘massive and unconstitutional suppression effort’ – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump confirmed that King Charles and Queen Camilla, will travel to the US for a state visit from 27 to 30 April. The president said that the trip will include a banquet dinner at the White House on 28 April. “I look forward to spending time with the King, whom I greatly respect. It will be TERRIFIC!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...
for 12 timeer sidenStephen Lewis, Canadian politician and social activist, dies aged 88
Lewis was the father of Avi Lewis, who was elected leader of the progressive New Democratic party one day before his father died Stephen Lewis, the Canadian diplomat, politician and human rights advocate, who spent decades tirelessly working to focus global attention on the HIV/Aids epidemic, has died of cancer. Lewis, who served as the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, as well as the head of Ontario’s New Democratic party (NDP), was 88. Continue reading...
for 12 timeer sidenUS Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City
Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’ The Trump administration will move the US Forest Service headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City and shut down its regional offices, the agriculture department has announced. The announcement sets in motion a controversial reorganization for the country’s second-largest federal land management agency that Trump officials have planned since last year. The move, which the USDA touted as a “commonsense approach”, recalls the first Trump administration’s chaotic attempt to relocate the Bureau of Land Management from Washington DC to Colorado, first announced in 2019. The agency lost nearly 90% of its Washington-based staff, who declined to move – only for the BLM to return toWashington after Joe Biden took office. Continue reading...
for 14 timeer sidenHegseth says suspensions lifted for helicopter crews who hovered over Kid Rock home
Pentagon chief’s remarks come after US army said crews suspended amid investigation into incident in Tennessee Defense secretary Pete Hegseth said the crews of two US army AH-64 Apache helicopters that hovered next to the singer Kid Rock’s swimming pool while he clapped and saluted on Saturday are no longer suspended. “No punishment. No investigation,” Hegseth wrote on social media. “Carry on, patriots.” Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenAnti-terrorist programme Prevent ‘outdated and inadequately prepared’, report finds
The home affairs select committee said Prevent cannot deal with the modern challenges of fighting extremism The government’s anti-terrorism programme, Prevent, is “outdated and inadequately prepared” to deal with modern challenges such as extremists adhering to no particular ideology, an influential cross-party group of MPs has concluded. The home affairs select committee has called for a reset to the approach for dealing with fast-evolving online subcultures promoting antisemitism, anti-Muslim hostility, misogyny and violence, as well as an over-representation of neurodiverse people and those with mental health conditions. A growing prevalence of under-18s being drawn into extremism. Neurodiverse individuals, particularly those with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, being over-represented among referrals to the programme. Fluid or hybrid ideological beliefs among those referred and a shift toward nihilistic violence. Influencers and creative tools such as memes, humour and coded messaging being used to spread extremist content in a way that is accessible and appealing. Generative AI being used to produce large volumes of tailored content and disinformation. An increase in hate crimes and incidents in the UK that are linked to anti-blasphemy activism, anti-Israel extremism, anti-Muslim hostility and eco-extremism. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer siden‘Severe disinformation campaign’ fuelling trans hate speech, Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner says
Trans and gender-diverse people experience ‘significant and preventable barriers to their safety and dignity’, report finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The sex discrimination commissioner says there has been a concerted disinformation campaign against transgender rights since Australia’s postal survey on same-sex marriage. The Australian Human Rights Commission released a report on Tuesday – coinciding with international trans day of visibility – finding that trans and gender-diverse people experience “significant and preventable barriers to their safety, dignity and full participation in society” spanning healthcare, housing, education, employment and public life. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenJapan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time
The new rules are the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century Divorced couples in Japan will be able to negotiate joint custody of their children from Wednesday, in the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century. Previously, Japan’s Civil Code required couples to decide which parent would take custody of their children when they divorce. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenWant to boost the UK’s birthrate? Fix the housing crisis, research suggests
Policymakers should address financial barriers that hinder young people from starting families, says thinktank Politicians hoping to persuade young people in the UK to have more children should prioritise tackling housing affordability, according to research by the Resolution Foundation thinktank. There has been growing concern in recent years about Britain’s declining birthrate, given the long-term fiscal pressures of supporting an ageing population. Continue reading...
for 17 timeer sidenByggestans for Trumps svindyre ballsal
En dommer setter foten ned for det dyre byggeprosjektet ved Det hvite hus. President Donald Trump er ikke fornøyd.
for 19 timeer sidenRaser mot egne allierte: – Skaff deres egen olje
Donald Trump uttrykker frustrasjon med sine allierte. Samtidig lover Iran å ramme amerikanske selskaper som Apple, Google, Microsoft og Tesla.
for 20 timeer sidenMerz criticised after calling for Syrians in Germany to ‘go back’ home
The German chancellor has drawn condemnation from NGOs and members of his own government Friedrich Merz has drawn condemnation from NGOs and members of his own government after he called for the vast majority of Syrians living in Germany to “go back to their homeland”. The German chancellor, who was elected last year after promising a tough line on immigration in a bid to beat the far right, made the remarks during a visit to Berlin on Monday by the interim Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenLabor’s draft party platform more assertive on China and omits mandatory jail term stance
Exclusive: the 2026 document is designed to provide ‘scaffolding’ for a long-term Labor government Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor’s longstanding opposition to mandatory jail terms has been omitted from the first draft of its new national party platform, after the Albanese government backed minimum sentences on several occasions. An early working draft of the ALP’s updated platform also includes more assertive language on China and seeks to position Australia as an “active middle power” in an increasingly fraught and contested world. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenAvi Lewis, elected to lead Canada’s New Democratic party, promises ‘NDP comeback’
Ex-TV host pledged to centre party around equity, with higher wealth taxes, green energy and tuition-free education Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Canada’s embattled New Democratic party (NDP) has elected the former broadcaster and self-proclaimed socialist Avi Lewis as its new leader, as it looks to rebuild following a devastating federal election last year that saw it lose official party status. A record number of members voted in the three-day NDP leadership convention, giving Lewis a first-ballot win that underscored widespread support. Lewis pledged to convert the “tremendous momentum” of the convention into an “NDP comeback”. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenFrp trekker seg helt fra komité etter 17. mai-krangel
– Det er trist, sier Ingeborg Bjørnevik (Frp) – og kaller det en prinsippsak for partiet.
for 1 dag sidenNews outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar
Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Several news outlets have falsely reported that Somaliland’s government called for the extradition of Ilhan Omar, basing their stories on a post from an X account that does not represent the state despite its claims to the contrary. Fox News, the New York Post, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s the National News Desk and the Independent ran stories on the US representative. The reports centred on a post by @RepOfSomaliland in reaction to claims by JD Vance that Omar had committed immigration fraud, which echoed prior allegations against the Somali-born Minnesota Democrat that she has vehemently denied. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenPolitiker ekskludert fra eget parti: – Kan ha betydning for regjeringsdannelse
Den danske politikeren Cecilie Liv Hansen vil beholde sine mandater på tross av ekskludering fra eget parti. Det kan sette kjepper i hjulene for en blå regjering, sier ekspert.
for 2 dager siden«OnlyFarms»-stunt vekker raseri
Det hvite hus vil hjelpe amerikanske bønder, men en kampanje på X får egne partikolleger til å se rødt.
for 2 dager sidenForbrukerrådet: Beredskapsarbeidet for vanlige folk går for tregt
Forbrukerrådet mener arbeidet med å sikre beredskap for vanlige folk tar for lang tid. De ber regjeringen om konkrete planer.
for 3 dager sidenGoodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town’s name change stirs racial tensions
Minister’s decision to ditch town’s colonial-era identity and honour anti-apartheid activist divides residents A South African town is divided over changing its name from the colonial-era Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe, after the anti-apartheid activist, in a debate that has inflamed racial tensions. Petitions have been signed, rival marches held and a formal letter of complaint sent to the sports, arts and culture minister, Gayton McKenzie, who approved the name change on 6 February. Continue reading...
for 4 dager sidenKP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown
At least 77 people killed in anti-corruption youth uprising in September, which began over a brief social media ban Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli was arrested early on Saturday morning over his alleged role in the deaths of dozens of people who took part in the gen Z protest that toppled his government last year. Police detained the three-time former prime minister at his residence in the capital Kathmandu, and also arrested his former home affairs minister Ramesh Lekhak. Continue reading...
for 5 dager sidenNepal’s PM-to-be uses rap to call for unity in first post-election message
Balendra Shah, 35, is a symbol of change in country whose government was toppled last year in youth-led uprising Nepal’s rapper turned politician Balendra Shah, who is about to be sworn in as prime minister, has issued his first post-election message in the form of a rap urging unity. Hours before the release he swore an oath as a newly elected lawmaker, and he is due to become the Himalayan republic’s new prime minister on Friday. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenHadde tilgang på hemmelige dokumenter fra Oslo-prosessen
NASJONALARKIVET (TV 2): På pulten i lesesalen ligger det 18 daterte dokumenter. Bevis på at UD ikke har hele arkivet fra Oslo-prosessen. Jakten på forsvunnede dokumenter kan ende med politianmeldelse.
for 4 ukeer sidenPolitics live: PM talks to UAE leader about stranded Australians; Allan reveals start date for legal right to work from home
The prime minister has discussed stranded Australians with the Emirati president. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Krishani Dhanji with the main action. Anthony Albanese has discussed the situation facing stranded Australians in the Middle East with the president of the United Arab Emirates as many continue to seek an exit from the region engulfed in the US-Israeli war on Iran. More coming. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenHalf-truths and no truths: Trump’s latest claims on the UK factchecked
From the Chagos Islands to ‘windmills’ and sharia law, the US president’s comments do not bear much scrutiny Donald Trump has been opining about the UK again, saying on Tuesday that Keir Starmer was “not Winston Churchill” and repeating his complaint about the deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Here are some recent things the US president has said about British issues, and how they compare with reality. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenJudge erases conviction for Detroit man whom police coerced to confess to 1999 murder
George Calicut Jr has been in prison for more than 25 years for murder, though there were no witnesses or evidence against him Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A Detroit-area judge erased a 1999 murder conviction Tuesday of a man who was serving a life prison sentence after prosecutors acknowledged his confession was coerced by a rogue police officer. In addition, recent DNA testing “further supports the lack of any evidence” connecting George Calicut Jr to the murder of Virgie Perkins at her Detroit home, the Wayne county prosecutor’s office and his lawyers said. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenRepublican initiative for voter ID in California gathers enough support for ballot measure
Proponents of the measure announce they have collected 1.3m signatures to put the issue on the midterm ballot Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Republican organizers in California announced they have gathered enough signatures to place a measure that would require California voters to present identification every time they vote and for election officials to verify that registered voters are US citizens on the ballot this November. Proponents of the measure announced that they have collected 1.3 million signatures on a petition to put the issue onto ballot for a vote in the midterm elections, surpassing the 874,641 signatures needed under California state law. Officials must now verify the signatures. Under the current law, Californians are not required to show or provide identification when casting a ballot in person or by mail. They are, however, required to provide identification when registering to vote. Voters must also swear under penalty of perjury—a felony—that they are a US citizen eligible to vote. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenPolice misconduct cost New York City taxpayers more than $117m in 2025
More than 1,000 lawsuits were resolved last year, including multimillion-dollar payouts tied to overturned convictions Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Misconduct by the New York police department (NYPD) cost the city’s taxpayers more than $117m in 2025, a study of lawsuits resolved last year has found. The figure, in an analysis by the Legal Aid Society reported by the Gothamist, is the third highest yearly total since 2018. But it is lower than the 2024 settlement amount, which topped $200m. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenKristi Noem refuses to retract statement calling Minnesotans killed by federal agents ‘domestic terrorists’
Homeland security secretary was grilled in Senate hearing over immigration enforcement crackdown in Twin Cities US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. (DHS), Kristi Noem, on Tuesday would not retract her statements calling the two US citizens who were killed by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis earlier this year “domestic terrorists”, while also claiming that agents do not abide by quotas for arrests. Appearing before Congress for the first time since the killings, Noem evaded a question by the Senate judiciary committee ranking member, Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, about whether she would take back the false accusations about Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenNancy Mace under House investigation over alleged improper reimbursement requests
Republican is accused of improperly claiming more than $9,000 in funds meant to subsidize housing costs for members of Congress Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Nancy Mace, a Republican representative, is under investigation by the House ethics committee over allegations that she may have improperly claimed more than $9,000 in reimbursements meant to subsidize housing costs for members of Congress. According to a report from the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC), which reviews ethics complaints against lawmakers, the South Carolina representative’s requests for reimbursement had exceeded the total of her DC property expenses during several months in 2023 and 2024, “amounting to an excess of $9,485.46.” Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenHar ikke kontakt med familien for å skjerme dem
Stortingspresident Masud Gharahkhani, som selv er født i Iran, mener landet nå har en historisk mulighet for demokrati og frihet.
for 4 ukeer sidenReeves’s talk of stability may be misplaced amid Iran war turmoil
Attempt to project calm in spring forecast may be short-lived if living costs and unemployment keep climbing Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ Business live – latest updates “This government has restored economic stability,” Rachel Reeves told the House of Commons on Tuesday. Yet the chancellor was speaking just moments after MPs had been hearing from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, about plans to evacuate British nationals from the escalating conflagration in the Middle East. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenPST advarer: – Militært personell kartlegges
PST advarer om etterretningsvirksomhet i forbindelse med vinterøvelsen Cold Response 26. Nå ber de om årvåkenhet i befolkningen.
for 4 ukeer sidenVedtar nye iPad-innstramminger i skolen
Stortinget kommer med nye tiltak inn for å sikre at skolebarn ikke blir sendt hjem med iPader og nettbrett med skadelig innhold.
for 4 ukeer sidenNærmer seg sperregrensa: – Vi er ikke i en krise
SV gjør på nytt sin dårligste måling med Kirsti Bergstø som partileder. Høyres ferske partileder får en opptur.
for 4 ukeer sidenGranskningskommisjon skal se på prosessen som ledet frem til Oslo-avtalen
Granskingskommisjonen som skal undersøke Epstein-koblinger i norsk utenrikstjeneste, skal undersøke helt tilbake til før 1993.
for 4 ukeer sidenAlbanese government rejected advice on Tasmanian salmon farming impact before passing pro-industry laws
FOI documents show ministers ignored recommendation for fresh inquiry that could have reduced or paused farming Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government rushed through legislation to ensure salmon farming could continue in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour last year shortly after receiving advice warning of “substantial new information” about the industry’s environmental impact. Documents released under freedom of information laws show the environment department advised the government in late 2024 that it should revoke a 2012 decision that allowed salmon farming to expand in the vast harbour on the state’s west coast. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenRalph Babet refuses to accept sanction over ‘offensive’ and ‘disrespectful’ comments on social media
United Australia party senator says commission findings are ‘dumb’ and he will not undergo ‘ridiculous’ sensitivity training after posting slurs online Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The United Australia party senator Ralph Babet has refused to accept any sanction from the parliamentary behaviour watchdog over “offensive” and “disrespectful” comments on social media, calling the findings “dumb”. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission reprimanded the Victorian senator for breaching the code of behaviour twice for the posts in 2024. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenMinnesota launches investigation that could bring charges against US immigration officers
US county attorney is ‘confident’ her office will be able to pursue charges in cases which led to criticisms of use-of-force policies Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A Minnesota state prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration enforcement crackdown. Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said in a news conference that her office is already looking into 17 cases, including one where Bovino, a border patrol official, threw a smoke canister at protesters on 21 January. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenTexas votes in high-stakes primaries in test of appetite for change under Trump
Nominees for key Senate seat to be set while voters choose in congressional contests reshaped by GOP gerrymander The first votes of the 2026 midterm cycle will be cast on Tuesday, with a pair of high-stakes US Senate primaries in Texas that will test both parties’ appetite for political change in the Trump era. Voters across the state will decide their nominees for a critical Senate seat, as well as for several key congressional contests reshaped by a mid-decade gerrymander sought by Donald Trump to preserve the GOP’s fragile House majority. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenOfcom urged to clarify if Palestine Action content should still be removed online
Rights groups and experts say situation is unclear as ruling that quashed ban faces challenge from home secretary Human rights organisations, academics and writers have called on Ofcom to clarify what the high court ruling that the ban on Palestine Action was unlawful will mean for online platforms pending the home secretary’s appeal against the judgment. The Metropolitan police have said that officers will no longer arrest people at protests who express support for the direct action group. But the signatories of a letter to Ofcom say it is unclear what it will mean for platforms who have duties to remove terrorist content under the Online Safety Act. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenShowdown over datacenter politics at heart of North Carolina primary
Democratic rematch in Durham-area district draws focus to fight over AI datacenters increasingly shaping US elections A North Carolina congressional primary on Tuesday is an early test of datacenter politics – a fight increasingly shaping elections nationwide. In the Durham-area fourth district, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee is seeking her third term against progressive challenger Nida Allam, a Durham county commissioner she defeated in 2022. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenLabour to scrap government power over elections watchdog amid fears of abuse
MPs and campaigners had warned law imposed by Tories could be used by future leaders to ‘undermine democracy’ UK politics live – latest updates Ministers are to repeal powers imposed by the Conservatives that allowed them control over the elections watchdog, after warnings they could be abused by a future government with authoritarian ambitions. Steve Reed, who as communities secretary is overseeing a new elections bill, announced the move to MPs, saying he would “repeal in full the power for government to impose a strategy and policy statement on the Electoral Commission”. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenFull House and Senate to be briefed on Iran strikes – US politics live
Rubio, Hegseth and Caine to address lawmakers Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. With all members of Congress across both houses due to be briefed today on the Iran strikes, the Trump administration has presented a shifting new justification for its war. In his first conference since the joint US-Israel operation against Iran, Donald Trump laid out his administration’s objectives moving forward. This includes destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, annihilating their navy, preventing Iran from ever having nuclear weapons, and ensuring the country “cannot continue to arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside their borders”. In a heated Pentagon press conference, Pete Hegseth initially said that US troops wouldn’t be in Iran, but later said he wouldn’t get into details. “We’re not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do,” he said. “This is not Iraq. This is not endless … Our generation knows better, and so does this president.” US Central Command (Centcom) said that six service members have been killed in action, and eighteen have been seriously wounded in the US-Israel war on Iran. The US state department is urging Americans to “depart now” from more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries, following the US-Israel strikes on Iran. Hundreds of thousands of travelers are currently stranded in the Gulf states, as the airspace over some of the world’s busiest airports, such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, closed over the weekend. Kuwait air defences mistakenly shot down three US F-15 fighter jets flying in Iran-related operations, the US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday. All six crew members ejected safely, were safely recovered and in stable condition. In an appearance on Fox News, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran’s “ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program” would have been “immune within months” if the United States and Israel had not struck the country this weekend. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenForeslår bøter: – Absurd høy
Påtalemyndigheten har kommet med forslag til hva NRK, Aftenposten og Dagbladet må betale i bøter for å ha brutt fotoforbudet i Høiby-rettssaken.
for 4 ukeer sidenNorth Carolina kicks off some of first midterm primaries for key Senate and House races
Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley lead polls for their respective primaries for US Senate seat Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The marquee matchup for the open US Senate seat in North Carolina will begin to resolve into focus Tuesday, with a well-known former Democratic governor and a Donald Trump-endorsed but untested Republican appearing to lead the field. In the Democratic primary, former two-term governor Roy Cooper is ahead in recent polling against the slate of other candidates who have never held elected office. Cooper is widely seen among North Carolina’s Democrats as their best chance at flipping a Republican-controlled seat, now held by retiring US senator Thom Tillis, a conservative who has turned hard against the Trump administration on its handling of healthcare, defense and the Epstein file disclosures. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer siden‘Treat us fairly’: skilled workers face having their dream of settling in UK snatched away
As government mulls doubling requirement to 10 years, the uncertainty is putting many who came to Britain to work under strain They came to the UK to build better lives for their families and to work and contribute to British society. And they came with the promise that, after five years of playing by the rules, they would have the chance to get settled status. Now, many on the skilled worker visa – some of them only months from reaching that milestone – face having it snatched away from them under government plans to retroactively double the baseline period qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain to 10 years; plans they say amount to changing the rules of the game while the ball is in play. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenTrump says ‘special relationship is obviously not what is was’ after Starmer’s refusal to back Iran strikes – UK politics live
US president doubles down on criticism of the prime minister, saying ‘he has not been helpful’ Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The US president, Donald Trump, has said he is “very sad” to see that the UK-US relationship is “not what it was” after criticising Keir Starmer for taking “far too long” to allow US forces to use its airbases to attack Iran. It’s a different world, actually. It’s just a much different kind of relationship that we’ve had with your country before. It’s very sad to see that the relationship is obviously not what it was. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenReaksjoner etter ansettelse: – Ikke alt som er lov, er lurt
Ronny Nilsen ble nylig ansatt som generalsekretær i Friidrettsforbundet. Firmaet som ble brukt som rådgivere i ansettelsen, var Nilsens arbeidsgiver helt fram til høsten 2024.
for 4 ukeer sidenCouncils’ temporary housing costs to more than double by 2029-30, says LGA
Exclusive: Local Government Association says figure to house homeless people in England will reach almost £4bn The cost to councils of providing temporary accommodation for homeless people in England is projected to more than double to almost £4bn by 2029–30, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. The national membership body for councils found that since 2017-18, local authorities across England had spent almost £1.5bn more on temporary accommodation (TA) than had been reimbursed in housing benefit from the government. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenNepal’s gen-Z election: can popular former rapper Balen topple a veteran political heavyweight?
With 46% of Nepal’s population under the age of 24, the election will be a test of whether their hopes and frustrations are being taken seriously In the unassuming, dusty lanes of the Nepali city of Damak, an unprecedented political showdown is unfolding. Pitting an old political heavyweight against a rapper-turned-politician with a penchant for dark sunglasses and sharp suits, the battle is one that could completely reshape the country’s politics. As Nepal heads into its most gripping election in years, at the forefront stands Balendra Shah, the 35-year-old known simply as Balen. He rose to fame as a popular rapper whose songs criticised the ruling elite, before pivoting to politics and winning a resounding victory to become the mayor of Kathmandu in May 2022. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer siden17.000 straffesaker ligger på vent
Politiet har etterforsket ferdig 17.000 saker, men har ingen ledige politiadvokater som kan ta sakene for retten.
for 4 ukeer sidenWelsh ‘revolution’ required to hit target of 1m speakers by 2050, says report
Welsh language commissioner calls for ‘transformative’ intervention, amid Reform UK threats to undo new powers A “revolution is required” to protect the Welsh language, according to a major new report. While the number of Cymraeg speakers has remained more or less stable for decades, it has not risen in line with significant population growth, making the language more vulnerable, according to the Welsh language commissioner’s five-year report, published on Tuesday. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenHillary Clinton: – Ferdig med dette
Under Epstein-høringene forlot USAs tidligere førstedame rommet.
for 4 ukeer sidenChina’s Two Sessions to reveal Xi’s economic and defence plans as military purge casts shadow
Top politicians will gather to set growth target with focus on technology self-reliance amid rising US competition Thousands of delegates will arrive in Beijing this week for China’s annual Two Sessions, one of the most important events in the country’s political calendar and a rare opportunity for the global media to see Beijing’s top lawmakers up close. The Two Sessions” are concurrent gatherings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), an advisory body. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenUS supreme court blocks California privacy protections for trans students
State laws had limited sharing of information with parents about gender identity of trans students in public schools The US supreme court has decided to block a series of California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender students in public schools. This ruling marks a victory for parents who challenged these protections on religious and due process grounds. The emergency request was granted on Monday and the decision was made along party lines, with the three liberal justices dissenting. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenTrump will attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner for first time as president
Trump boycotted the dinner in 2017 and has not attended any in either of his terms as president Donald Trump said Monday he will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president. Writing in a social media post, Trump said: “In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these ‘Correspondents’ now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., according to many, it will be my Honor to accept their invitation, and work to make it the GREATEST, HOTTEST, and MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER!” Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenSupreme court hands Republicans win over preserving New York City voting district
Ruling retains boundaries for 2026 elections despite state court ruling it was unfair to Black and Hispanic residents The supreme court on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents. Over the dissent of the court’s three liberal justices, the conservative majority halted the state court ruling that had ordered New York’s redistricting commission to redraw the district held by Nicole Malliotakis that covers Staten Island and a small piece of Brooklyn. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenSlik kan de styrte regimet nå: – En tøff bestilling
Det iranske regimet viser ingen tegn til splittelse enda, mener ekspert. Samtidig spår han maktkamper og splid i tiden som kommer.
for 4 ukeer sidenRepublican Ryan Zinke to step down as US congressman
Zinke, interior secretary during Trump’s first term, cites health problems and declines to run again in Montana Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican who served as interior secretary during Donald Trump’s first administration, said he would not seek re-election to a fifth term in the US House, citing health concerns. The decision gives Democrats an outside chance to pick up a House seat in a state that has veered to the right politically over the past decade. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenRon DeSantis spent $1.2m per day to open and operate ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
After spending taxpayers’ money, Florida governor will likely be left holding bill for $608m promised by Trump administration Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, spent $1.2m of taxpayers’ money per day to open and operate the notorious immigration jail known as Alligator Alcatraz, court records obtained by the independent investigative news website the Florida Tributary reveal. A switch in position by Donald Trump’s administration also now looks likely to leave Florida on the hook for at least $608m spent on the harsh Everglades detention and deportation facility and other immigration jails, the outlet said. That was despite gloating by DeSantis in September that the state would be reimbursed from federal funds. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenUS House committee releases videos of Clintons’ Epstein testimonies
Bill and Hillary Clinton last week faced hours of questioning from lawmakers about the convicted sex offender Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Videos of Bill Clinton, the former US president, and Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, answering questions about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Monday by a House committee investigating the late financier. The recordings of the depositions, which spanned hours over two days last week, show how both Clintons distanced themselves from Epstein. Bill Clinton told the committee that he had ended his relationship with Epstein years before the financier entered a guilty plea in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenMahmood’s change to refugee status may undermine legal obligations, Law Society says
Home secretary has faced backlash for decision to make refugee status in England and Wales temporary Shabana Mahmood’s decision to tell every person applying for asylum from Monday that their status is temporary could undermine the refugee convention, the Law Society has said. The body representing solicitors in England and Wales said the home secretary’s move to review every refugees’ status after 30 months was “in tension” with the UK’s legal obligations. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenAustralia politics live: Albanese says US won’t need Australian military help against Iran; Mark Carney to arrive in Australia
PM says on 7.30 that the late Iranian leader should not be mourned. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji with the main action. Anthony Albanese says he doesn’t expect the US will ask Australia for military assistance against Iran because it’s a “long way” away. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenPete Hegseth sets the tone for Trump’s politically incorrect war on Iran
In a combative press conference, the Pentagon chief dodged questions about the goals of the US military’s Iran operation Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Leave it to Pete Hegseth, the ex-Fox News host now leading the Pentagon, to reframe the massive US-Israeli military operation in Iran as an act of resistance against political correctness: the first based regime-change war of the Maga era. In a combative press conference at the Pentagon on Monday, Hegseth brought his anti-PC ethos to defend exactly what Donald Trump has said he did not want: to embroil the US in a major intervention in the Middle East with no clear timeline for exit. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenJacinta Allan says planned work-from-home law would affect all Victorian businesses
Small employers won’t be exempt from proposed legislation designed to allow offsite working two days a week Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast All employers will be affected by the Victorian government’s plan to legislate a right to work from home two days week, with Jacinta Allan to confirm there will be no exemptions for small businesses. It comes as cabinet met on Monday to greenlight the plan – a key pillar of Labor’s re-election campaign – with further announcements expected during the parliamentary sitting week. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenSjahens sønn: – Jeg skal ikke bli konge eller president
Reza Pahlavi har mange tilhengere. Slik svarte han da han ble konfrontert med farens brutale regime.
for 4 ukeer sidenMPs’ basic salary to rise to £110,000 by end of parliament, watchdog says
Ipsa cites abuse and constituency workloads as reasons for above-inflation increase of 5% over next financial year The basic annual salary of MPs will soon rise to £110,000, the expenses watchdog has said, on the grounds of increased abuse and intimidation as well as growing constituency workloads. This year, MPs’ basic pay will rise by almost £5,000, a jump of 5% over the next financial year to £98,599 – and will reach £110,000 by the end of the parliament. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenFarage emulating ‘his hero Trump’ in deriding byelection results, says new Green MP
Reform leader says without evidence that his party’s candidate came first among UK-born voters, as Hannah Spencer takes seat in parliament Nigel Farage has been accused of Donald Trump-style election denial by the Green party’s new MP for Gorton and Denton, after he claimed her Reform rival “came first” among British-born voters in last week’s byelection. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England last week after winning 14,980 votes, more than 4,400 ahead of Reform’s candidate, who came second. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenUS Department of Education hangs Charlie Kirk banner outside DC building
Banner has sparked criticism as Kirk was a polarizing figure who made incendiary and often racist and sexist comments The US Department of Education has hung large banners outside its building in Washington DC, including one featuring an image of the late far-right commentator, Charlie Kirk. Kirk, who was shot and killed last September while speaking at a campus event a Utah Valley University, co-founded the conservative non-profit organization Turning Point USA, which advocates for and promotes conservative politics among young people, particularly on college campuses. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenPauline Hanson claimed taxpayer-funded trips around Australia that coincided with One Nation fundraisers
Queensland senator also billed taxpayers for flights to campaign alongside her daughter, Lee Hanson, in Tasmania at last election Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson has claimed thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded flights and chauffeured vehicles to headline political fundraisers for One Nation, raising questions about whether she is in potential breach of parliamentary rules. Hanson has previously criticised MPs’ use of taxpayer-funded entitlements, but Guardian Australia can reveal the Queensland senator billed taxpayers for multiple flights to campaign alongside her daughter, Lee Hanson, who was the party’s lead senate candidate in Tasmania at the last election. This included a return trip from Hobart to Sydney to appear live on Channel 7’s Sunrise program. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenFree-roaming lobbyists in Australian parliament face tighter restrictions, Albanese says
Exclusive: prime minister outlines ‘security’ review of conditions for coveted orange passes which allow unrestricted access Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Political lobbyists with unfettered access to Canberra’s halls of power could be exposed to more scrutiny as Anthony Albanese suggests greater “transparency and rigour” of sponsored passholders at Parliament House. The prime minister has written to the house speaker, Milton Dick, and Senate president, Sue Lines, ahead of an upcoming review of the policies governing access to the building’s private areas. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenUK surgeon cleared of antisemitism criticises GMC’s plan to challenge ruling
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah accuses regulator of seeking ‘politically acceptable’ outcome after allegations dismissed A surgeon who was cleared by a tribunal of alleged antisemitism and support for terrorism has accused his regulator of seeking a “politically acceptable” outcome after it announced it would appeal against the decision to the high court. Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, who gave testimony to the international criminal court on Israel’s assault on Gaza and is the rector of the University of Glasgow, was cleared of misconduct by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in January. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenJesse Jackson returns to South Carolina to lie in state
Civil rights leader will get final full honors from state where, in 1960, he led Black students into segregated library After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev Jesse Jackson Sr is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina capitol on Monday. The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville, where in 1960 he couldn’t go inside the local library’s much better funded whites-only branch to check out a book he needed. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenDemocrats to force vote in Congress to limit Trump’s war powers against Iran – US politics live
Lawmakers are seeking the US president to require congressional approval before further military action against Iran Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox As Republicans celebrated the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with praise for Donald Trump’s decisive action, Democrats faced their own divisions and a reckoning over how to present a united front. Most were quick to condemn the US president for sidelining Congress to launch an illegal and unconstitutional war and demanded a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain his military onslaught. Donald Trump appeared to link the massive attack he ordered against Iran to his persistent claims about his 2020 election loss in a social media post about allegations that Tehran’s government interfered in the US elections. This is the second military operation of the Trump administration where the president alluded to allegations concerning the 2020 result. Donald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to talk to what was left of the Iranian leadership after the killing of the country’s supreme leader by US-Israeli airstrikes aimed at overthrowing the regime. Trump was speaking as a second day of intense bombing of Iranian cities and Tehran’s missile counterattacks sent tremors across the region and through the global economy. Three US service members have been killed in action as part of US military operations against Iran, the US Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. These are the first confirmed deaths since the US began launching strikes against Iran on Saturday. The Iranian community in Los Angeles has spoken out about the attack by Israel and the US, with some saying ‘it’s not an invasion, it’s a liberation’. The US military reportedly used Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, to inform its attack on Iran despite Trump’s decision, announced hours earlier, to sever all ties with the company and its artificial intelligence tools. National Democrats are watching the Texas Senate primary closely to see which style and message resonates – anti-Maga rage or a populist crusade against a “corrupt” political system. All unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, are being moved to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services in a significant human rights violation, critics say. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenDemocrats thrown into disarray as US offensive on Iran creates cracks
Lawmakers from Sanders to Mark Kelly offer mixed feelings on Trump’s action and killing of Iranian supreme leader As Republicans celebrated the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with praise for Donald Trump’s decisive action, Democrats faced their own divisions and a reckoning over how to present a united front. Most were quick to condemn the US president for sidelining Congress to launch an illegal and unconstitutional war and demanded a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain his military onslaught. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenRAF airbase in Cyprus hit as Cooper defends decision to allow US to use UK bases for Iran strikes – UK politics live
Foreign secretary confirms strike on Akrotiri base but says it ‘simply not true’ the UK is being dragged into an Iraq-style conflict ‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretary When asked on Sky News if the UK was being dragged into another Iraq-style conflict in the Middle East, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said: “That’s simply not true.” “We took a very specific decision not to provide support for strikes that were taking place over this weekend. We have been clear that we believe there should be a diplomatic process, negotiations process,” Cooper said. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenTatt av lufta– så skjeddenoe uventet
To ulike visjoner for det demokratiske partiet møtes i partiets nominasjonsvalg til senatsplassen fra Texas 3. mars.
for 1 måned sidenMost senior council officers in England say building work hit by delays
Funding uncertainty is main concern, despite Labour’s pledge to revitalise construction, survey shows Almost two-thirds of senior council officers have said they are seeing construction projects delayed, despite the key role of local authorities in creating the wave of new housing and infrastructure promised by Labour. Before Rachel Reeves’s spring forecast on Tuesday, a survey of senior council officers showed that 40% do not think the local authority they work for is well placed to follow through on its construction plans. Continue reading...
for 1 måned siden‘Some parents said they’d break my knees’: the teacher who exposed Putin’s primary school propaganda
Grenade-throwing contests replaced PE and ‘denazification’ speeches became homework. Pavel Talankin’s undercover film about his school’s indoctrination drive won a Bafta and is tipped for an Oscar, but has left him in exile In order to watch the Oscar-nominated documentary in which many of them have starring roles, pupils at Karabash School No 1 have had to source bootlegged copies, viewing the film in private, on their phones or their laptops. Last week’s Bafta best documentary win for Mr Nobody Against Putin has been studiously ignored by Russian state media, and the prize the film won at Sundance last year was also met with silence. Staff at the school and government officials in the Kremlin seem united in their desire to pretend that they know nothing about the film. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenAngus Taylor snaps at journalist as Liberals ramp up rhetoric against Australian children in Syrian camp
Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are Islamic State ‘sympathisers’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor has suggested the Australian children remaining in a Syrian detention camp are “Isis sympathisers” as the Liberal party ramps up its rhetoric against the families of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters. The opposition leader also chided a member of the press for attempting to force his response on why the group of 23 children and 11 women should be another country’s responsibility. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenLabour council accuses minister of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over social care dispute
Hartlepool leaders ‘furious and appalled’ after meeting with Steve Reed about growing cost of social care The housing, communities and local government secretary, Steve Reed, has been accused by a Labour council of showing “arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy” towards children in social care. In an unusually forthright attack, Labour leaders of Hartlepool council said they were “furious and appalled” at Reed after a meeting with him last week. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenPauline Hanson expected to face censure motion in Senate over ‘inflammatory’ comments about Australian Muslims
Labor’s move expected to be supported by the Greens, making it Hanson’s second censure within four months Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson is expected to face a censure motion in the Senate on Monday, with Labor seeking to call out the One Nation leader’s “inflammatory and divisive” recent comments about Australian Muslims. The Greens will support Labor’s move, with the motion expected to pass, and condemn Hanson to a second censure within four months. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenTrump says ‘likely more’ deaths of US troops to come before Iran conflict ends
Trump cited debunked claims in video address that Iran was on verge of nuclear weapons to justify US casualties Donald Trump recorded a new video address on Sunday, vowing to avenge three American deaths after the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran and accusing the Iranian regime of “waging war against civilization itself”. The US president addressed the deaths, saying “we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives” and called for prayers for “the full recovery” of five others that were seriously wounded. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenTrumps krig ble en Epstein-vits: – Dette misliker han
«Operation Epic Fury» går viralt som «Operation Epstein Fury». – Ser ikke bort fra at det stemmer, sier ekspert.
for 1 måned sidenRefugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum
Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe ‘That resentment is real’: Mahmood’s Denmark visit aims to hammer home tough line on immigration Shabana Mahmood has ripped up the government’s asylum rules so that from Monday every refugee will be told that their status is temporary and will last just 30 months. In a move that has concerned a refugee charity, the home secretary said that claimants whose countries are deemed to be safe by the UK government will from now on be expected to return. Continue reading...