Trump continues to rail against Ilhan Omar after town hall attack – live pred 43 minutami Trump calls Minnesota congresswoman a ‘fraud’ who ‘probably had herself sprayed’; Omar says ‘I don’t let bullies win’ in remarks after town hall attackOmar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hallWhen Donald Trump was asked in an interview with ABC on whether he saw the video of the spray attack on Ilhan Omar, he said “No, I don’t think about her.”“I think she’s a fraud. I really don’t think about that,” he continued. “She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Designating the Domain a protest site? The changes Minns is considering to avoid ‘unnecessary burden’ from demonstrations pred 44 minutami NSW premier also said to be considering altering the form 1 system which protects protesters as polling shows increased support for strengthening police powersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, is understood to be considering changes to the form 1 system and land use policies to curtail protests in the Sydney CBD.A poll of 1,022 Australians conducted between Tuesday and Friday last week revealed 62% of respondents nationally and the same proportion in NSW, supported strengthening police powers to curb protests, with just 17% opposing; 38% said they “strongly support”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Albanese to push states on gun buyback scheme despite opposition from Queensland and NT pred 44 minutami Under the laws, which came in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, the states will be responsible for the collection and processing of surrendered gunsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will push national cabinet to thrash out details of the federal government’s looming gun buyback program, set to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, even as Queensland and the Northern Territory refuse to sign up.Friday’s meeting of national cabinet is focused on settling health and disability funding between premiers and the prime minister. But details to roll out the guns buyback – established in laws rushed through parliament last week in response to the Bondi beach terror attack – require swift agreement with state governments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
YouTube criticised after pulling out of UK TV audience ratings pred 45 minutami Owner Google moves to block Barb data access months after allowing 200 channels to be monitoredYouTube has been criticised by the TV and advertising industry after suspending its participation in a key measurement system that compares viewership on the social media site with other streamers such as Netflix and TV broadcasters.YouTube owner Google has sent “cease and desist” letters to Barb, which publishes audience figures that are used as the UK industry standard, and Kantar Media, its research partner in the service. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Families in Maine scramble to halt ICE’s transfer of detainees out of state pred 49 minutami Officials are quickly moving people they’ve apprehended out of state, making it difficult for loved ones to reach themFamily members have been scrambling to learn the whereabouts of more than 200 people arrested during a federal immigration crackdown that has swept across Maine this week, immigration attorneys said, as federal authorities quickly ferried detainees out of the state.“We were buried in phone calls,” said Jenny Beverly, an immigration attorney with Haven Immigration Law. She said her team worked long hours to locate detainees and stop their transfer out of Maine. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch pred 51 minutami Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’UK politics live – latest updatesCentrist ideas are no longer wanted in the Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch has said, arguing that one nation-type Tories or others who have qualms about her rightward direction for the party “need to get out of the way”.Making a speech in Westminster intended to set out her vision for the party after a spate of recent defections to Reform UK, the Conservative leader hit out at what she called the “tantrum” of Robert Jenrick and others. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Threat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal pred 52 minutami US president says armada heading towards Iran is ‘prepared to fulfil its missions with violence if necessary’The threat of a US-Iranian war may be looming closer after Donald Trump warned time was running out for Tehran and said a massive US armada was moving quickly towards the country “with great power, enthusiasm and purpose”.Writing on social media, the US president said the fleet headed by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was larger than the one sent to Venezuela before the removal of President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month and was “prepared to rapidly fulfill its missions with speed and violence if necessary”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ofsted finds no political bias at Bristol school criticised for cancelling MP’s visit pred 53 minutami Snap inspection of Brunel academy took place after it withdrew invitation to pro-Israel Labour MP Damien EganA snap inspection of a Bristol secondary school criticised for postponing a visit by an MP who is a member of a group that advocates for Israel has found “no evidence of partisan political views”.Ofsted inspectors arrived at Bristol Brunel academy earlier this month after reports that its leaders had called off a visit by Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East, after opposition from a pro-Palestine group and members of staff belonging to the National Education Union. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban pred 1 uro in 11 minutami Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rightsProsecutors in Hungary have filed charges against the progressive mayor of Budapest, seeking to fine him months after hundreds of thousands of people heeded his call to take to the streets in defiance of the government’s ban on Pride.The June march made headlines around the world after the ruling Fidesz party, led by the rightwing populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, backed legislation that created a legal basis for Pride to be banned, citing a widely criticised need to protect children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Texas man scheduled to be executed for killing ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend pred 1 uro in 20 minutami Charles Victor Thompson would be the first person executed in the US this year for the 1998 shooting deaths A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 years ago was scheduled on Wednesday to be the first person executed in the US this year.Charles Victor Thompson was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39; and her new boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at her apartment in the Houston suburb of Tomball. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
