US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to end operations in territory pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 59 minutami Four main food distribution sites operated by the opaque company had been flashpoints of deadly violence A controversial and secretive private company backed by the US and Israel that distributed food in Gaza has announced the end of its operations in the devastated territory.The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which had four food distribution sites that became flashpoints of chaos and deadly violence between May and October, said in a statement that it would shut down permanently, having “successfully completed its emergency mission”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Court ruling to remove children of UK-Australian couple living in woods divides Italy pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 14 minutami Decision to remove children comes after they and their parents ate poisonous mushrooms and ended up in hospitalThe decision by an Italian court to remove three children being brought up in the woods from their British-Australian parents has sparked a fierce debate in the country over alternative lifestyles.Nathan Trevallion, a former chef from Bristol, and his wife, Catherine Birmingham, a former horse-riding teacher from Melbourne, bought a dilapidated property in a wooded area in Palmoli, in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, in 2021. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fox Corp chief told Sean Hannity that Trump could not go on air in 2020 if he attacked network pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 39 minutami Even before the 2020 election, tensions were high between Fox News executives and Trump, new documents showWhat happened at Fox News after the 2020 election? Documents reveal new detailsNew revelations about the tense relationship between Fox News and Donald Trump in the fall of 2020 have emerged in a trove of thousands of court documents released Sunday as part of a massive defamation lawsuit filed against the network by voting technology company Smartmatic.One exchange showed that Lachlan Murdoch, the chief executive of Fox News parent company Fox Corp, told star anchor Sean Hannity in a 1 October 2020 text chain that Trump could not appear on Fox again if he attacked the network. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump hints support for fringe theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 55 minutami President’s comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on unfounded election-rigging conspiracy theoryDonald Trump on Sunday appeared to endorse the discredited conspiracy theory that Venezuela’s leadership controls electronic voting software worldwide and caused his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.White House officials have previously said that Trump’s increasingly bellicose policy toward Venezuela is driven by concerns about migration and the drug trade. But the president’s new comment, made on Truth Social, hints that his hostility to Venezuela may also be based on an outlandish, implausible theory ruled to be false by a judge in 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
California authorities search for man swept into ocean near Big Sur pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 55 minutami Three people were pulled into the water and one remained missing, with search efforts hindered by ‘high winds and unsafe water conditions’Authorities in California are searching for the body of a man who was swept into the ocean at a beach in the Big Sur area, one week after a girl and her father died after being pulled into the water in the same state park.Three people were pulled into the water from the rocks at the Soberanes Point area of Garrapata state park on Saturday afternoon just after 3pm and began yelling for help, according to a statement from the Monterey county sheriff’s office. Two women who had been dragged into the ocean were able to pull themselves out of the water. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Disarray over leaked US-Russia peace plan is ideal scenario for Putin pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 5 minutami Ukraine has been cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and faces threat of losing its most important allyThe Kremlin has barely lifted a finger in recent days. It hasn’t needed to.The 28-point US-Russia peace proposal, leaked to the media last week, has thrown Washington, Kyiv and European capitals into disarray, creating precisely the conditions Vladimir Putin has long sought: a negotiating table sharply tilted in the Russian president’s favour, with Ukraine cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and the threat of losing its most important ally hanging over its head. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Author of leaked BBC memo tells MPs broadcaster ‘not institutionally biased’ – latest updates pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 22 minutami Michael Prescott tells select committee ‘there was no ideology at play’ when he wrote memoCaroline Daniel is also asked about her views on editorial bias.“My experience was the BBC took issues of impartiality extremely seriously,” she said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ukraine makes significant changes to US ‘peace plan’, sources say pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 37 minutami Some of Russia’s maximalist demands have been removed from original 28-point proposal, it is understoodEurope live – latest updatesUkraine has significantly amended the US “peace plan” to end the conflict, removing some of Russia’s maximalist demands, people familiar with the negotiations said, as European leaders warned on Monday that no deal could be reached quickly.Volodymyr Zelenskyy may meet Donald Trump in the White House later this week, they indicated, amid a flurry of calls between Kyiv and Washington. Ukraine is also pressing for Europe to be involved in the talks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More than 650 jobs at risk as scrap metals giant files for liquidation pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 37 minutami Unimetals, which operates at 27 UK locations, files winding–up petition after failing to find a buyerBusiness live – latest updatesMore than 650 workers face the prospect of redundancy after the scrap metals group Unimetals filed for compulsory liquidation.The owners of Unimetals Recycling (UK) filed a winding-up petition for the business on Monday, after failing to find a buyer. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Groundbreaking UK gene therapy offers hope after progress of three-year-old pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 57 minutami Oliver Chu from California first person to have the one-off treatment for Hunter syndromeDoctors are cautiously optimistic about a groundbreaking gene therapy for children affected by a devastating inherited disorder after seeing positive results in the first boy to receive the treatment.Three-year-old Oliver Chu from California became the first patient to have the therapy nine months ago as part of a clinical trial run by researchers in Manchester. It is too early to call the therapy a success, but doctors are encouraged by his progress so far. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
