Nauru president floats returning NZYQ refugees to home countries pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 16 minutami In newly translated excerpts of a February interview, David Adeang wrongly stated the people Australia has begun deporting to his country are not refugeesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNauru may seek to return refugees from the NZYQ cohort to their home countries, the Nauruan president has said in a new translation of a February interview that has been the subject of months-long controversy.David Adeang’s interview erroneously claimed those being sent to Nauru were not refugees and said Nauru may seek to return them to their countries of origin where possible. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Maga world heads left spinning by Trump’s warm welcome for Mamdani pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 34 minutami Members of rightwing base disorientated by cordial Oval Office meeting – but not all Trump supporters downcastA flurry of social media posts from Maga influencers have laid bare the disorientation felt by members of Trump’s base at the spectacle of Friday’s cordial Oval Office meeting with Mamdani, who the president previously painted as a “communist lunatic”.“Wild to allow a jihadist communist to stand behind the president’s desk in the Oval Office. Sad to see,” wrote far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of Trump’s most fervent online backers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former Phoenix news anchor sentenced to 10 years for $63m fraud in Covid relief scheme pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 49 minutami Stephanie Hockridge and her husband falsified details to obtain PPP loans guaranteed by US small business agencyA former Phoenix news anchor has been sentenced to 10 years after being found guilty of participating in a fraudulent $63m Covid-19 relief scheme alongside her husband.Stephanie Hockridge’s sentence on Friday came after a jury convicted her in June. Meanwhile, her husband, Nathan Reis, pleaded guilty in August. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Grizzly bear that attacked children and teachers in Canada still eludes searchers pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 21 minutami Eleven people were injured as three teachers fought the bear during attack on walking trail in British ColumbiaConservation officers in British Columbia are still searching for a female grizzly bear and her two cubs, four days after the sow attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teachers in an “exceedingly rare” encounter that has shaken the remote Canadian community.Eleven people, some as young as nine years old, were injured on Thursday when the bear emerged from the forest near 4 Mile, a Nuxalk community near the town Bella Coola and attacked a school group on a lunch break alongside a walking trail. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Surprise envoy pushing Ukraine ‘peace’ plan belies Vance influence on US policy pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 26 minutami Army secretary Daniel Driscoll presented a Russian wishlist, highlighting differences with the administrationThe US army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, was an unlikely envoy for the Trump administration’s newest proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine – but his ties to JD Vance have put a close ally of the Eurosceptic vice-president on the frontlines of Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war.Before his trip to Kyiv last week, Driscoll was not known for his role as a negotiator or statesman, and his early efforts at selling the deal to European policymakers were described as turbulent. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’ pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 34 minutami Reform leader denies engaging in racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years agoNigel Farage has broken his silence nearly a week after he was accused by about 20 people of racism and antisemitism as a teenager, by saying he “never directly, really tried to go and hurt anybody”.His remarks came after the publication of a detailed investigation by the Guardian in which many of his school contemporaries claimed to be victims of, or witnesses to, repeated incidents of deeply offensive behaviour. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Blind spots’ but no institutional bias: key points after MPs question senior BBC figures pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 36 minutami A parliamentary select committee has questioned Michael Prescott, the adviser who wrote the memo that led to the resignation of the BBC’s director general, Tim DavieSenior figures running and advising the BBC have been questioned about the crisis at the broadcaster, which has been threatened with a $1bn lawsuit from Donald Trump.The BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, and the head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned this month after controversy triggered by the leak of a memo written by a former external adviser. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pentagon says it is investigating US senator over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders pred 1 dnevom in 15 urami Investigation of Mark Kelly comes after Trump accused the Democrats in the video of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’The Pentagon says it is investigating Arizona senator Mark Kelly for possible breaches of military law after the federal lawmaker joined a handful of other Democrats in a video calling for US troops to refuse unlawful orders.It is extraordinary for the Pentagon to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress with investigation. Until Donald Trump’s second presidency, the institution in charge of the US military had usually strived to appear apolitical. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man charged with murdering two women and raping another pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 40 minutami Simon Levy faces charges over the deaths of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39A man charged with murdering one woman and raping another earlier this year has been charged with a second murder.Simon Levy, 40, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday over the death of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, whose body was found in south London in March. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration cancels temporary asylum for Myanmar nationals living in US pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 51 minutami Homeland security claims country being ruled by military dictatorship ‘no longer continues to meet conditions’ for Temporary Protected StatusUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration announced it will cancel temporary asylum for about 10,000 Myanmar nationals living in the US, despite the country being ruled by a military dictatorship that has a record of executing dissidents.On Monday the Department of Homeland Security said it was terminating the designation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status relief. It claimed that after reviewing conditions in Myanmar and consulting with appropriate US government agencies, “the secretary [Kristi Noem] determined that Burma no longer continues to meet the conditions” for TPS designation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
