Polish man arrested over alleged Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskiy pred 8 urami in 11 minutami Poland’s national prosecutor says man was preparing to share security details of airport used by Ukrainian presidentA Polish man has been arrested on allegations that he aided a plot by Russian intelligence services to assassinate the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors.The office of Poland’s national prosecutor said in a statement that the man, identified only as Pawel K, was accused of being prepared to pass airport security information to Russian agents and that he was arrested in Poland on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel pred 8 urami in 26 minutami Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimesA Fulton county commissioner in Georgia has been operating a private Telegram channel for years, propagating debunked claims about the 2020 election, and spreading accusations of crimes by county employees, including Ruby Freeman, an election worker defamed by Rudy Giuliani in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2020 loss.Bridget Thorne, a Republican representing the relatively conservative cities of Fulton county north of Atlanta, indirectly identifies herself as the creator and administrator of the Fulton County Elections channel on Telegram, a mobile messaging platform, in multiple posts to its page. The channel uses the official logo of the Fulton county board of registration and elections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former civil servant says ‘racism in Cabinet Office’ forced her to resign pred 8 urami in 35 minutami Rowaa Ahmar’s claims were made in the court papers of a discrimination case against the Cabinet OfficeA former senior civil servant has said in court papers that “a hostile racist working environment” in the Cabinet Office meant she was “forced to resign”.Rowaa Ahmar, who has now withdrawn a discrimination case against the Cabinet Office, said that “the racism within the Cabinet Office appeared to be unrelenting and systemic” and claimed that she was frozen out of ministerial meetings after complaining about it. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US accused of failing to act on reports of abuse by Israeli forces pred 8 urami in 38 minutami Panel urged denial of Israel funds because of serious human rights violations but state department has not yet acted, report saysThe US state department has failed to act on internal reports of human rights abuses by Israeli army and police units, according to a new report, raising new questions over whether Washington’s continued supply of arms to Israel is breaking US law.The ProPublica investigative journalism site quoted officials as saying that a special panel set up by the Biden administration had recommended that multiple Israeli military and police units be denied US funding because of serious human rights abuses. But the state department has yet to act on the recommendations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Terror watchdog condemns WhatsApp for lowering UK users’ minimum age to 13 pred 9 urami in 2 minutama Jonathan Hall, Britain’s reviewer of terrorism legislation, says more children could be exposed to encrypted extremist contentThe UK’s terror watchdog has criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13, warning that the “extraordinary” move could expose more teenagers to extreme content.Jonathan Hall KC said more children could now access material that Meta cannot regulate, including content related to terror or sexual exploitation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Second Trump trial juror dismissed as setbacks grow during selection process - live pred 9 urami in 35 minutami Five seating jurors remain in former president’s criminal trial as judge scolds press for using physical descriptions of jurorsJudge Merchan, in directing the press not to use physical descriptors to describe jurors, complained specifically about mentioning one of the jurors had an Irish accent.“We just lost” what would have been a good juror for the case, Merchan said, after one of the jurors was excused after she told the court that she had concerns about her ability to be impartial. Merchan added:She said she was afraid and intimidated by the press, all the press.I would recommend the press simply apply common sense and refrain from anything that has to do, for example, with physical descriptions. It’s just not necessary, it serves no purpose. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel still plans to launch Rafah assault, Netanyahu tells western diplomats pred 9 urami in 35 minutami Prime minister also seeks to assure allies Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, as officials urge him to focus on ceasefire dealBenjamin Netanyahu has told western diplomats that he will go ahead with a ground offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, and has also suggested that Israel’s anticipated reprisal for Iran’s missile and drone salvo will be aimed at Iranian interests rather than Tehran’s proxies.The Israeli leader has sought to assure anxious allies that Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, while also claiming he will flood Gaza with aid and ensure that civilians and aid agencies are given ample opportunity to flee Rafah, the last relative refuge for at least 1.4 million displaced Palestinians. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell charged over embezzlement pred 9 urami in 39 minutami Husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been rearrested as part of police investigation into party’s financesThe former Scottish National party chief executive, Peter Murrell, has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the party.Murrell, 59, who is the husband of the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was rearrested as part of the Police Scotland investigation into the party’s finances on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Presenter Martine Croxall sues BBC for age and sex discrimination pred 9 urami in 48 minutami Case comes after insiders warned of a potential ageism row last year following merger of BBC News and World News channelsThe BBC is facing another damaging row over equal pay, with the presenter Martine Croxall taking legal action against the broadcaster for age and sex discrimination.Croxall is suing the corporation after being off-air for more than a year following the merger of the BBC’s News and World News channels, according to listings for London Central tribunal court for 1 May. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit mobility for UK and EU young people pred 10 urami in 9 minutami Commission to seek approval from leaders to start talks with UK on visa-free exchanges for 18- to 30-year-oldsThe European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow mobility enjoyed before Brexit to millions of 18- to 30-year-olds in a major concession.It said it would now seek approval from individual EU leaders to start the talks, which could partly eliminate one of the most controversial elements of Brexit, a block on the right to live in one another’s countries, albeit for a limited period and with conditions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
