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- Macron helps France become world leader in soft power, survey finds
- 'Kill the bill': activists use latest GOP healthcare delay to ramp up pressure
- Justine Damond shooting: Australian woman's last moments heard over US police radio
- Five park rangers killed in DRC in tragic weekend for wildlife defenders
- Muppets say Kermit actor dismissed for 'unacceptable business conduct'
- Qatar alleges Gulf rivals broke international law by hacking its websites
- Jordanian soldier receives life sentence over death of three US military trainers
- Diplomats to Tillerson: don't eliminate state department's refugee office
- Dutch nationals taking UK citizenship 'will lose Netherlands passports'
- Venezuela opposition calls for ‘zero hour’ action against Maduro’s plan
- R Kelly accused of physically abusing and controlling women in 'cult'
- Thousands of pilgrims walk to commemorate Russian tsar Nicholas II
- Afghanistan: civilian deaths at record high in 16-year war, says UN
- Goodbye long lunches – Catalonia moves to shorter working days
- Member of India's lowest caste expected to be elected president
- Hacked dating site Ashley Madison agrees to pay $11m to US-based users
- Elon Musk: regulate AI to combat 'existential threat' before it's too late
- Texas lawmakers clash over contentious transgender bathroom bill
- Bodies of Swiss couple missing for 75 years found on glacier
- Trump's 'Made in America' week: the president's hypocrisy is on display
- Lacking Seoul? Why South Korea's thriving capital is having an identity crisis
- MP says UK denying help to British-Iranian mother in Tehran jail
- Wellbeing campaigner: society should shape business – not the other way round
- Police missing terrorist tip-offs because of cuts, says former Met chief
- 'Shameful' Nigeria: a country that doesn't care about inequality
- Senate healthcare bill stumbles after Republican party defections – video report
- Experts split over merits of Peter Dutton's national security super ministry
- Tuesday briefing: another crunch cabinet meeting for May
- New Zealand: fight for 'sacred mountain' after discovery of significant gold seam
- 'I won't give up fighting': barred Hong Kong politician pushes back against Beijing
- Iran is complying with nuclear deal but is 'in default of its spirit', says US
- Why Britain cannot stand apart from Europe – archive, 18 July 1960
- Somalia back online after entire country cut off from internet for three weeks
- Canada wildfires: almost 40,000 evacuated in British Columbia amid state of emergency
- MH17 anniversary: Australian families attend unveiling of memorial for victims
- Radiohead should not perform in Israel | Letters
- British Museum helps return stolen artefact to Uzbekistan
- Brexit weekly briefing: Davis and Barnier seek realistic way forward
- UN influence in Myanmar at a low after Aung San Suu Kyi cold shoulders envoys
- Bins in Berlin to ATMs in Antwerp: a guide to Europe for refugees – photo essay | Tracy McVeigh
- Trump's 'Made in America Week': fire trucks, golf clubs and double standards
- Slugger: Donald Trump at the Made in America event – in pictures
- Australian woman shot by police in Minneapolis: community responds – video
| Macron helps France become world leader in soft power, survey finds Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:01 PM PDT President's election has helped French unseat US and Britain at top of index measuring nations' global influence France has overtaken the US and Britain as the world's top soft power, according to an annual survey examining how much non-military global influence an individual country wields. Britain headed the list two years ago, but was edged off top spot by the US last year. However, the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the election of Emmanuel Macron appear to have shifted global perceptions. Continue reading... |
| 'Kill the bill': activists use latest GOP healthcare delay to ramp up pressure Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:51 AM PDT Moderate holdouts remain amid lingering concerns over impact on Medicaid as insurance providers call amendment crafted by Ted Cruz 'simply unworkable' Activists opposed to the Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intend to make the most of a delay caused by the absence of John McCain as he recovers from surgery. Related: 'They're sentencing me to death': Medicaid recipients on the Republican healthcare plan Continue reading... |
| Justine Damond shooting: Australian woman's last moments heard over US police radio Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:47 PM PDT Minneapolis officers recorded calling for backup and attempting to perform CPR on Damond, who was shot dead by police after she called 911 New audio has emerged of the moments around the fatal US police shooting of Australian spiritual healer and meditation coach Justine Damond in a Minneapolis alley. The officers are heard communicating with their dispatcher over the police radio, including calling for backup and their attempts to perform CPR on Sydney-raised Damond. |
| Five park rangers killed in DRC in tragic weekend for wildlife defenders Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:13 AM PDT An ambush by local rebel forces led to five deaths in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, while another ranger died in Virunga Four Congolese park rangers and one porter have been killed in an ambush in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. A large group of journalists and park rangers were attacked on Friday 14 July in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve by an armed local rebel group. It is believed that the journalists – one from the US, two Dutch, and one Congolese – were covering a story about the work of the rangers in the forest. Continue reading... |
| Muppets say Kermit actor dismissed for 'unacceptable business conduct' Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:50 PM PDT Steve Whitmire, who voiced the famous frog for 27 years, spoke last week of his sadness after his firing was made public The Muppets Studio has blamed "unacceptable business conduct" for its dismissal of Steve Whitmire as the longtime performer of Kermit the Frog. This explanation, issued on Monday, follows Whitmire's emotional blog post last week after his firing was made public. He said he learned in October 2016 that the role of Kermit would be recast. Continue reading... |
| Qatar alleges Gulf rivals broke international law by hacking its websites Posted: 17 Jul 2017 08:51 AM PDT Alleged hack reported by Washington Post precipitated diplomatic and economic blockade, but UAE minister denies claims Qatar has accused its Gulf neighbours of breaking international law by hacking government websites and planting false information that helped cause a continuing diplomatic rift in the region. According to the Washington Post, US officials discovered last week that ministers from the United Arab Emirates held a meeting on 23 May to discuss plans to hack Qatari government news and social media sites and post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani. Continue reading... |
| Jordanian soldier receives life sentence over death of three US military trainers Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:01 PM PDT Maarik al-Tawaiha, 39, was found guilty of shooting the trainers as they waited to enter the King Faisal base at Al-Jafr in southern Jordan in November A military court in Amman on Monday sentenced a Jordanian soldier to life imprisonment with hard labour over the killing of three American military trainers outside an army base last year. Maarik al-Tawaiha, 39, was found guilty of shooting the trainers as they waited to enter the King Faisal base at Al-Jafr in southern Jordan on 4 November. Continue reading... |
| Diplomats to Tillerson: don't eliminate state department's refugee office Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:40 AM PDT National security officials are arguing the elimination the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration would have 'profound and negative implications' Forty former US diplomats and national security officials urged the secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, not to eliminate the state department office that handles refugees, in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday. The letter argued that a Trump administration proposal to transfer the responsibilities of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) to other agencies would undercut US diplomatic leverage in grappling with foreign crises. Continue reading... |
| Dutch nationals taking UK citizenship 'will lose Netherlands passports' Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:29 AM PDT Dutch PM tells people living in Britain who want to avoid problems after Brexit that dual nationality is not an option Dutch nationals who take British citizenship to avoid having to leave the UK after Brexit will be stripped of their Netherlands passports due to existing limits on dual nationality, the Dutch prime minister has said. About 100,000 Dutch nationals living in Britain face an uncertain future after March 2019. The UK and EU are yet to reconcile their differences on the citizens' rights issue, with Brussels describing the British government's initial offer as vague and inadequate. Continue reading... |
| Venezuela opposition calls for ‘zero hour’ action against Maduro’s plan Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:48 PM PDT Escalated street protests and 24-hour strike organized in weeks leading up to election of assembly to rewrite constitution after 7.1m people rejected proposal
Venezuelan opposition leaders have called for their supporters to escalate street protests and support a 24-hour national strike later this week after more than 7.1 million people rejected a government plan to rewrite the constitution. Continue reading... |
| R Kelly accused of physically abusing and controlling women in 'cult' Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:35 AM PDT Three women have told BuzzFeed News of abusive behaviour by the singer, whose lawyer has denied the allegations The R&B singer R Kelly, long dogged over accusations of sexual impropriety but never convicted, has now been accused of brainwashing a series of women into what their parents describe as a "cult". An investigation for BuzzFeed News by Jim DeRogatis, who has long followed the trail of stories about the singer, suggests that as of summer 2016 there were at least five unnamed women involved, two of them then-teenagers over the age of consent. Their families – as well three former female acquaintances of the singer, Cheryl Mack, Kitti Jones, and Asante McGee – describe Kelly as an intensely controlling person who dictates how these women dress and behave. Mack reportedly said: "You have to ask for food. You have to ask to go use the bathroom … [Kelly] is a master at mind control … He is a puppet master." Continue reading... |
| Thousands of pilgrims walk to commemorate Russian tsar Nicholas II Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:05 AM PDT Turnout for 13-mile walk suggests image of Nicholas II, demonised as the final ruler in a brutal system, is undergoing a renaissance Holding aloft icons, crosses and portraits of Russia's last tsar, tens of thousands of pilgrims have made a 13-mile walk near the Russian city of Ekaterinburg to mark the anniversary of the execution of Nicholas II. In the early hours of Monday morning, the pilgrims walked to the spot where Nicholas and his family were executed 99 years ago. |
| Afghanistan: civilian deaths at record high in 16-year war, says UN Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:28 AM PDT Child deaths rise 9% and casualties among women are up 23%, says report that cites Taliban's homemade bombs as main cause The number of civilian deaths in the Afghan war has reached a record high, continuing an almost unbroken trend of nearly a decade of rising casualties. The number of deaths of women and children grew especially fast, primarily due to the Taliban's use of homemade bombs, which caused 40% of civilian casualties in the first six months of 2017, according to UN figures released on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Goodbye long lunches – Catalonia moves to shorter working days Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:07 AM PDT Employers and unions sign social pact against Spain's stretched hours at work, which affect family life and health Catalonia has moved a step closer to abandoning the long working hours and protracted lunch breaks that have tested Spaniards' powers of endurance for more than seven decades, by adopting an initiative intended to reset people's work-life balance. On Monday, an alliance of 110 companies, trade unions, educational groups and social activists signed up to a working hours reform pact, which aims to make the working day shorter, more flexible and more compact. |
| Member of India's lowest caste expected to be elected president Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:33 AM PDT Ram Nath Kovind, nominee of Narendra Modi's party, is from dalit (Untouchable) community, the country's most oppressed A member of India's poorest and most oppressed caste is expected to be elected president. Ram Nath Kovind, the governor of Bihar until last month, was announced as the nominee of Narendra Modi's government in June, in what was widely seen as part of a decades-long strategy by Hindu nationalists to win over members of the dalit (Untouchable) community. Continue reading... |
| Hacked dating site Ashley Madison agrees to pay $11m to US-based users Posted: 17 Jul 2017 08:26 AM PDT Parent company Ruby Life Inc agrees to pay settlement following class-action lawsuits from plaintiffs who allege company misrepresented level of security The parent company of hacked extramarital dating site Ashley Madison has agreed to pay an $11.2m (£8.57m) settlement to US-based users of the site, ending a two-year court battle. Ruby Life Inc agreed to pay the settlement following a number of class-action lawsuits "alleging inadequate data security practices and misrepresentations regarding Ashley Madison". It will pay for, among other things, "payments to settlement class members who submit valid claims for alleged losses resulting from the data breach and alleged misrepresentations as described further in the proposed settlement agreement". Continue reading... |
| Elon Musk: regulate AI to combat 'existential threat' before it's too late Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:00 AM PDT Tesla and SpaceX CEO says AI represents a 'fundamental risk to human civilisation' and that waiting for something bad to happen is not an option Tesla and Space X chief executive Elon Musk has pushed again for the proactive regulation of artificial intelligence because "by the time we are reactive in AI regulation, it's too late". Speaking at the US National Governors Association summer meeting in Providence Rhode Island, Musk said: "Normally the way regulations are set up is when a bunch of bad things happen, there's a public outcry, and after many years a regulatory agency is set up to regulate that industry. Continue reading... |
| Texas lawmakers clash over contentious transgender bathroom bill Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:00 AM PDT Two months after failing to pass a bill restricting access for transgender people, lawmakers will try again amid opposition from Democrats and civil rights groups Less than two months after failing to pass a "bathroom bill" restricting access for transgender people, Texas lawmakers are trying again amid fierce opposition from Democrats, civil rights groups and leading businesses. A special legislative session will start on Tuesday in Austin. Among the main items on the agenda is a measure to limit transgender access to restrooms and changing facilities. The issue is the latest battleground in the conflict in Texas between moderate, pragmatic Republicans and far-right, ideologically driven conservatives emboldened by the rise of Donald Trump. Continue reading... |
| Bodies of Swiss couple missing for 75 years found on glacier Posted: 18 Jul 2017 02:18 AM PDT Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin, the parents of seven children, discovered perfectly preserved near ski lift by worker The frozen bodies of a Swiss couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Alps have been found on a shrinking glacier, Swiss media said. Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin, the parents of seven children, had gone to milk their cows in a meadow above Chandolin in the Valais canton on 15 August 1942. Continue reading... |
| Trump's 'Made in America' week: the president's hypocrisy is on display Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:38 AM PDT The White House celebrates US-manufactured products this week, even though Trump's vodka, menswear and even board games have been made overseas Donald Trump has declared this week "Made in America" week. According to the White House, it's an opportunity for the president to showcase "products that are made in America". Related: Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory Continue reading... |
| Lacking Seoul? Why South Korea's thriving capital is having an identity crisis Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:15 PM PDT From the confusing new slogan I.Seoul.U to the viral sensation of Gangnam Style – an inside joke about the city's success that was lost on most foreign viewers – Seoul is a city struggling to define its brand. But why? In November 2015, a much-publicised process of crowdsourcing ideas and putting them to a vote culminated in the city of Seoul unveiling its current English-language slogan: "I.Seoul.U." It met with more ridicule from the local English-speaking community than most of the South Korean capital's international PR moves (including, but hardly limited to, photoshopped versions for the long-suffering village of Fucking, Austria). "The arrogance, the vitriol and the self-appointed expertise evident in this explosion of online bile is extraordinary," wrote Korea Times columnist Andrew Salmon as he surveyed the announcement's aftermath. He argued that "the stark simplicity of I.Seoul.U may well speak to tourists hailing from these high-potential target markets" who have "on the whole, a poor command of English". Continue reading... |
| MP says UK denying help to British-Iranian mother in Tehran jail Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:01 PM PDT Tulip Siddiq claims Foreign Office less keen to act for dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe than her solely British daughter An imprisoned British-Iranian mother would face separation from her three-year-old British daughter under a "two-tier system" which means the UK government denies help to people with dual nationality, an MP has said. Tulip Siddiq, who is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's local MP, said she had been shocked by a meeting with the Foreign Office in which she said a minister implied the government was willing to help the charity worker's young daughter, Gabriella, who is solely a British citizen, more than her. Continue reading... |
| Wellbeing campaigner: society should shape business – not the other way round Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT Conventional development is destructive, the SDGs are a hinderance and localisation is the answer, says local-food pioneer Helena Norberg-Hodge It was seeing a remote region of the Indian Himalayas transform as western influence seeped in from the 1970s onwards that convinced Helena Norberg-Hodge of the destructive nature of conventional development. Campaigner Norberg-Hodge spent many years in Ladakh in northern India, first visiting in 1975 as part of an anthropological film crew. She was captivated by the place and returned to spend six months of the year there every year for the next 15 years, becoming fluent in the language and establishing NGOs and renewable energy projects to help local people. Continue reading... |
| Police missing terrorist tip-offs because of cuts, says former Met chief Posted: 18 Jul 2017 01:15 AM PDT Lord Condon says reduction in number of frontline officers has left police close to breaking point A former Metropolitan police commissioner has waded into the political row about the impact of austerity by warning that potential terrorist tip-offs are being missed because of cuts in police numbers. Paul Condon, who headed the Met from 1993 to 2000, said the reduction in the number of frontline officers had left the police close to breaking point. Continue reading... |
| 'Shameful' Nigeria: a country that doesn't care about inequality Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:38 PM PDT Despite years of growth, Nigeria has also seen a huge increase in the number of people living in poverty. A new report condemns its failure to tackle this inequality, amid warnings that it could lead to civil unrest At least 86 million people live in extreme poverty in Nigeria. The country's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is said to earn 8,000 times more each day than a poor compatriot would spend on their basic needs in a year. "Income inequality is one of Nigeria's most serious but least talked about challenges," says Matthew Page, formerly the US intelligence community's leading expert on Africa's biggest economy. "It is this disparity between rich and poor, more than poverty itself, that generates anti-government sentiment and could fuel civil unrest down the road." Continue reading... |
| Senate healthcare bill stumbles after Republican party defections – video report Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:42 AM PDT The US Senate's healthcare overhaul appears to be in serious trouble as two more Republicans say they oppose a revised version of the bill. Republican senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee both pledged on Monday night to vote against the healthcare bill - defections that may effectively kill the plan Continue reading... |
| Experts split over merits of Peter Dutton's national security super ministry Posted: 18 Jul 2017 01:56 AM PDT Malcolm Turnbull says it is the most significant reform of intelligence and security arrangements in more than 40 years, but some experts criticise move Peter Dutton has been named the minister in charge of a new super portfolio, in a significant overhaul of Australia's national security architecture. But intelligence and security experts are split over the need for such a change, with some questioning whether the plan has been thought through properly. Continue reading... |
| Tuesday briefing: another crunch cabinet meeting for May Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:32 PM PDT PM's authority faces fresh test … life expectancy stagnates as NHS funding dwindles ... Primark flip-flop a health risk Good morning, Graham Russell here delivering your morning briefing. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand: fight for 'sacred mountain' after discovery of significant gold seam Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:04 PM PDT Fears for Karangahake Gorge after mining company find 8,500kg of high quality gold in the North Island conservation area A bitter stand-off between a local community and miners has emerged after a significant seam of gold was found on protected conservation land in New Zealand's North Island. Last week New Talisman Gold Mines reported they had found a large vein of gold in the Karangahake Gorge in the North Island; 8,500kg of highest quality gold which put it in the top five percent of deposits worldwide when ranked on grade, according to the company. |
| 'I won't give up fighting': barred Hong Kong politician pushes back against Beijing Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:41 PM PDT Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law – disqualified with three others after altering oath to China – says he is inspired by Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo Nathan Law was on his way to becoming a model Hong Kong citizen in the eyes of the Chinese government. He grew up in an apolitical family living in government housing, raised by working-class parents who immigrated to Hong Kong from mainland China. He attended a pro-Beijing secondary school where teachers never had a bad word to say about China's authoritarian government and shied away from topics such as human rights and democracy movements. Continue reading... |
| Iran is complying with nuclear deal but is 'in default of its spirit', says US Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:33 PM PDT Senior Trump administration officials have sought to emphasise their deep concerns about Iran's non-nuclear behaviour The Trump administration has told Congress for a second time that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal and can keep enjoying sanctions relief, even as it insisted Tehran would face consequences for breaching "the spirit" of the deal. President Donald Trump, who lambasted the 2015 pact as a candidate, gave himself more time to decide whether to dismantle it or let it stand. Instead, senior Trump administration officials sought to emphasise their deep concerns about Iran's non-nuclear behaviour, saying transgressions won't go unpunished. Continue reading... |
| Why Britain cannot stand apart from Europe – archive, 18 July 1960 Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:30 PM PDT 18 July 1960: Aubrey Jones, former minister of Fuel and Power, makes the case for joining Europe The suggestion that the United Kingdom might join the European Coal and Steel Community and Euratom, while still remaining apart from the European Common Market, may or may not be found to be acceptable to the six countries of the European Community. It may or may not be found to be feasible to join two of three related institutions while still holding aloof from the third. But even assuming a favourable reception to the suggestion, the more difficult question must in the end, be faced. Should the United Kingdom join the Common Market, the field where European integration is proceeding fastest and farthest? Indeed, the question does not end there. It is not impossible that, if this country were to become a partial and therefore apparently half-hearted member of the Community, that very fact might drive the Community, suspicious of British intentions, to build its structure even faster. Before the United Kingdom had made up her mind whether or not to join the Common Market, she might conceivably find that she also had to decide whether or not to join the Community in yet another aspect – for example, a common monetary policy. The basic and larger question then is: should the United Kingdom join the movement for European integration? And is there any virtue in delaying the answer? Continue reading... |
| Somalia back online after entire country cut off from internet for three weeks Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:37 PM PDT Internet providers attributed the nation-wide outage to a commercial ship that they said cut an undersea cable Somalia's internet has returned after an outage of more than three weeks cost the Horn of Africa nation about $10m a day. Hormuud Telecom, the country's largest telecom company, announced the restoration of service in a message to subscribers. Continue reading... |
| Canada wildfires: almost 40,000 evacuated in British Columbia amid state of emergency Posted: 17 Jul 2017 05:51 PM PDT Australian firefighters called in to help as blazes burning across western province are expected to worsen Canada is deploying military aircraft and Australia is sending 50 firefighters to battle rapidly spreading wildfires in British Columbia that have forced 39,000 people from their homes. Federal public safety minister Ralph Goodale said the western Canadian province had made two requests to the federal government for military assistance to fight the fires, which he said were expected to worsen. Continue reading... |
| MH17 anniversary: Australian families attend unveiling of memorial for victims Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:32 PM PDT Relatives vow to keep fighting for truth as 2,000 friends and relatives attend emotional ceremony near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Three years after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile over Ukraine, friends and relatives of the 38 Australian citizens and residents who died were among the 2,000 people who attended the opening of a new memorial in the Netherlands to the 298 people who lost their lives. The memorial at Vijfhuizen near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport features 298 young trees planted for each of those who died. Continue reading... |
| Radiohead should not perform in Israel | Letters Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:59 AM PDT A group of Palestinians say that the British band should respect calls for a cultural boycott of Israel We are Palestinians in both the UK and in Palestine. We are either refugees forced into exile or people under a ruthless Israeli military occupation and system of apartheid. And, in some cases, we live as both. Radiohead's decision to play in Israel (Report, 15 July) is a slap in the face to Palestinians across the world. It is a betrayal of all social justice movements that seek international solidarity when confronted with decades of violent racism, oppression and continued erasure. We ask Radiohead to take a moment and think what it is like to live in Gaza, where even a child as young as eight has had to endure three brutal Israeli bombing campaigns. Think what it must be like to live in perpetual exile in refugee camps sometimes only a few kilometres from home and yet be forbidden from returning. Continue reading... |
| British Museum helps return stolen artefact to Uzbekistan Posted: 17 Jul 2017 08:50 AM PDT Museum contacted after large 13th-century glazed tile taken from monument in 2014 turned up for sale in Mayfair gallery The British Museum has helped to recover an important medieval Islamic artefact that surfaced in a London gallery after it was stolen from a monument in Uzbekistan. The enormous calligraphic glazed tile – half a metre in height – had disappeared in 2014. Thieves left a gaping hole after they removed it from the magnificent entrance facade of a 12th-century monument, just over 12 miles (20km) from Bukhara, the Unesco world heritage site on the ancient Silk Road route. Continue reading... |
| Brexit weekly briefing: Davis and Barnier seek realistic way forward Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:48 AM PDT UK and EU negotiators 'delve into the heart of the matter' against background of infighting inside British government Welcome to the Guardian's weekly Brexit briefing, a summary of developments as the UK heads to the EU door marked "exit". If you would like to receive it as a weekly early morning email, please sign up here. You can listen to our latest Brexit Means … podcast here. Also: producing the Guardian's independent, in-depth journalism takes a lot of time and money. We do it because we believe our perspective matters – and it may be your perspective too. If you value our Brexit coverage, please become a Guardian Supporter and help make our future more secure. Thank you. Continue reading... |
| UN influence in Myanmar at a low after Aung San Suu Kyi cold shoulders envoys Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT Fears grow of terminal decline in relations as top UN official is denied access to area at centre of alleged human rights abuses and stonewalled by government There is growing concern that the influence of the UN in Myanmar is in serious decline, as confusion surrounds what is being done to tackle the "glaringly dysfunctional" mission there. According to Guardian sources, it is now clear that during a key visit in May, a senior UN official and his delegation were snubbed by the Myanmar government, which is under fire after allegations of human rights abuses in its troubled Rakhine state. Continue reading... |
| Bins in Berlin to ATMs in Antwerp: a guide to Europe for refugees – photo essay | Tracy McVeigh Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:27 AM PDT Photojournalist Thomas Dworzak asked colleagues at the elite Magnum Photos agency for help in creating a book on Europe for migrants. The 600-page result merges history, art and travel advice in a multilingual survival guide "It doesn't need promoting and it should not be sold. That is a great freedom for a start," said Thomas Dworzak of his new book, which is part photography, part guidebook, part travel advice, part history – and "heavy like a phone book". The 600 pages of Europa: An Illustrated Introduction to Europe for Migrants and Refugees are written in four languages: Arabic, Farsi, English and French. Continue reading... |
| Trump's 'Made in America Week': fire trucks, golf clubs and double standards Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:16 PM PDT Analysis: Back in spotlight, Sean Spicer is forced to defend president celebrating domestic achievements despite his own company's overseas manufacturing It is many a little boy's fantasy. When a shiny red fire engine turned up on the White House lawn, Donald Trump, 71, could not resist hopping inside. "Where's the fire?" the US president joked. "I'll put it out." Trump's critics might suggest he spends more time starting fires than putting them out. Continue reading... |
| Slugger: Donald Trump at the Made in America event – in pictures Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:15 PM PDT The president hosted the 'Made in America' product showcase featuring items created in each of the 50 states on the South Lawn of the White House Continue reading... |
| Australian woman shot by police in Minneapolis: community responds – video Posted: 17 Jul 2017 05:21 AM PDT A woman was shot dead by US police in Minneapolis on Saturday after calling 911 to report a disturbance. The officers involved did not have their body cameras switched on at the time. The next day, neighbours held a vigil for 40-year-old Justine Damond, from Sydney. The Minneapolis mayor, Betsy Hodges, said it was 'difficult and challenging to have few facts at this point' |
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