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1 month ago
US politics

At Rally in Michigan, Trump Lashes Out at Judge Who Fined Him $355 Million

Former President Trump vents at rally about legal defeat and denies manipulation of net worth.
Trump attacks judge and attorney general, claims persecution and cast aspersions on justice system.
Europe news
www.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
Europe news

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin's most vocal opponents?

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is just one of many Kremlin critics to have fallen foul of the government under President Vladimir Putin's rule.
Navalny, 47, who Russian prison authorities said had died on Friday, was jailed in early 2021 after returning from Germany, where he was recovering from a near-fatal poisoning attack.
Some of Putin's high-profile critics have been in exile for years.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

Good Night, Sweet Prince

On May 6, at the age of 74, Charles III was crowned king of England.A few weeks later, at 73, Martin Amis died at his home in Florida.One event seemed almost comically belated, the other tragically premature.Charles took over the family business well past normal retirement age, while Amis was denied the illustrious dotage that great writers deserve.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

Russia's Latest Sanctions on U.S. Officials Turn to Trump Enemies

Russia has expanded its list of sanctioned Americans in a tit-for-tat retaliation for the latest curbs imposed by the United States.But what is particularly striking is how much President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is adopting perceived enemies of former President Donald J. Trump as his own.Among the 500 people singled out for travel and financial restrictions on Friday were Americans seen as adversaries by Mr. Trump, including Letitia James, the state attorney general of New York who has investigated and sued him.
www.aljazeera.com
10 months ago
Europe news

Russia-Belarus border checks return, linked to Ukraine war draft

Partial border controls between Russia and Belarus return for first time in decades.Belarus has partially restored controls on its border with Russia, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik said, the first time in almost 30 years that there have been checks at the 1,239km (770 miles) frontier between the two staunch allies.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Israeli, Polish foreign ministers meet, seeking to mend ties

WARSAW, Poland - The Israeli and Polish foreign ministers are meeting Wednesday as the two nations work to resolve a dispute that has led to a cancellation of Israeli youth trips to Poland, one of several issues behind a years-long chill between the two countries.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

UK says plan to stop Channel crossings pushes bounds of law

The UK is unveiling details of proposed law, which has been heavily criticised by refugee rights groups.The United Kingdom government says it is ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of people a year from reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel.
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The New Yorker
1 month ago
Writing

Baruch Spinoza and the Art of Thinking in Dangerous Times

Adriaan Koerbagh was a philosopher who championed political and intellectual freedom.
Koerbagh shows us the importance of prudence and boldness in standing up for our beliefs.
SF LGBT
San Francisco Bay Times
2 months ago
SF LGBT

Lit Snax 1.26.24 - San Francisco Bay Times

Camp! offers an historical survey of the camp sensibility and its cultural significance.
By Any Other Name is a historical novel that combines elements of murder mystery and queer romance.
Witchcraft examines the history of witchcraft trials and the persecution of marginalized individuals.
San Francisco Bay Times
3 months ago
SF LGBT

You Can't Bomb a Rainbow - San Francisco Bay Times

The Russian Supreme Court has allowed the government to prosecute and sentence anyone involved in LGBTIQ support or activism.
The court declared that the 'international LGBT public movement' is an extremist organization, despite the fact that no such organization exists.
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LGBTQ Nation
3 months ago
NYC LGBT

Russia outlaws all LGBTQ+ groups & people as "extremist" threats

Russia's Supreme Court declared the international gay rights movement as an 'extremist organization', paving the way for increased persecution of LGBTQ+ activists.
The ruling threatens to quash any public support for LGBTQ+ identities, including the display of rainbow flags or the promotion of slogans like 'Gay rights are human rights'.
Advocate.com
4 months ago
LGBT

How Nazi Germany Persecuted Transgender People

A German court acknowledged that trans people were victimized by the Nazi regime, marking a significant milestone in recognizing their persecution during that time.
The acknowledgement by the court was followed by the Bundestag formally recognizing trans and cisgender queer people as victims of fascism.
Historians are now uncovering more cases of trans people under the Nazi regime, shedding light on their experiences during that period.
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Real estate

House lawmakers take aim at Chopra, CFPB in contentious hearing

Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee took aim at Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), in a hearing held on Wednesday that served as the House version of the CFPB's semi-annual report.A series of contentious exchanges between lawmakers and Chopra led to the CFPB director being accused of being an extortionist and practicing McCarthyism, a reference to Sen. Joseph McCarthy's (R-Wis.)
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Government showing lack of compassion in language about migrants'

The Government is showing a lack of compassion in its harsh language about migrants, a Tory ex-minister has said.Lord Kamall, a Conservative former health minister who served in Boris Johnson's government, urged ministers to tone down their harsh rhetoric about migrants crossing the channel.As the House of Lords continued scrutiny of the Illegal Migration Bill, Lord Kamall said: I am very concerned about the language that we are using.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

150m fund aims to help Ukrainians into their own homes

A UK Government fund of 150 million to help Ukrainians into their own homes and to continue sponsorship arrangements has been announced.Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, more than 124,000 people have arrived in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.The new money will go to councils to help Ukrainian families into private rented accommodation and find work.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Giant puppet Little Amal leads walk in Brighton to raise awareness of refugees

A giant puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee has led a crowd along Brighton beach as it continues to spread its message of solidarity with displaced people.Little Amal, designed to highlight the plight of child refugees, became an international symbol of human rights after she journeyed 8,000km from the Turkish-Syrian border to Manchester in July 2021.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Afghan woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after visa denial

An Afghan woman who has spoken out against the Taliban has been left fearing for her life after the Home Office denied her a new visa and suggested she should return to Afghanistan.Maryam Amiri, who lives in Glasgow, is calling on the Government to reconsider its decision, saying her husband, who is also from Afghanistan, worked for British forces and it would not be safe to make either of them return.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Asylum seekers can widen scope of Rwanda policy appeals, judge rules

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Asylum seekers facing removal to Rwanda can appeal against Home Office decisions over alleged errors in the consideration of whether relocation poses a risk to their human rights, a judge has ruled.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Gary Lineker makes another statement on small boat migrants as return confirmed

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Gary Lineker made another statement on small boat migrants after the BBC confirmed the star presenter would be returning to hosting duties with the corporation.Breaking his silence for the first time since being stood down last week, Mr Lineker took to Twitter to thank his supporters and BBC colleagues but also mentioned the plight of refugees entering the country in small boats.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

MP blasts Braverman in fiery clash over small boats: Just answer the question'

Suella Braverman has admitted that the government does not know how much its new small boats bill will cost in a fiery Commons clash.The home secretary has vocally backed the Illegal Migration Bill, claiming it will deter Channel crossings by allowing the government to detain and deport everyone who arrives in the UK in small boats without considering asylum and modern slavery claims.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Suella Braverman rebuked by watchdog for saying millions' could come to UK

Suella Braverman has been rebuked by the UK's official statistics watchdog for suggesting that 100 million asylum seekers could come to the UK.The home secretary was accused of inflammatory language after she claimed the law-abiding patriotic majority were fed up with waves of illegal migrants breaching our border.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Home Office planning to house asylum seekers in former prison

A former prison is among the sites where the Home Office wants to place asylum seekers, despite warnings that many are still processing trauma.Immigration minister Robert Jenrick did not name HMP Northeye while announcing the policy, which aims to reduce the reliance on hotels to house asylum seekers, and referred to it in parliament only as a site in East Sussex.
time.com
1 year ago
UK news

The BBC Reversed Its Controversial Decision to Suspend Gary Lineker Over a Tweet

LONDON The BBC secured a draw on Monday in its showdown with Gary Lineker, reversing the former soccer great's suspension from the airwaves for a tweet that criticized the U.K. government's new migration policy.The about-face followed a weekend of chaos and crisis for Britain's publicly funded national broadcaster, which faced a huge backlash after sidelining one of its best-known hosts for expressing a political opinion.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
UK news

BBC allows soccer host Gary Lineker to return amid furor over tweet

By JILL LAWLESS | Associated Press LONDON (AP) The BBC on Monday reversed former soccer great Gary Lineker's suspension from the airwaves for a tweet that criticized the U.K. government's new migration policy.The about-face followed a weekend of chaos and crisis for Britain's publicly funded national broadcaster, which faced a huge backlash after sidelining one of its best-known hosts for expressing a political opinion.
www.thelocal.se
1 year ago
Europe news

Turkey fumes at Sweden in Nato membership dispute

Sweden's Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of exiled Turkish journalist Bulent Kenes, a key demand by Turkey to ratify Stockholm's Nato membership.Published: 19 December 2022 15:12 CET There were several hindrances to sending back the former editor-in-chief of the Zaman daily, who Turkey accuses of being involved in a 2016 attempt to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the court said.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
France news

As a stolen silver sleuth, German curator returns heirlooms Jewish families lost in the Holocaust

Matthias Weniger put on a pair of white cloth gloves and carefully lifted a tarnished silver candleholder, looking for a yellowed sticker on the bottom of it.The candlestick is one of 111 silver objects at the Bavarian National Museum that the Nazis stole from Jews during the Third Reich in 1939.That's when they ordered all German Jews to bring their personal silver objects to pawn shops across the Reich one of many laws created to humiliate, punish and exclude the Jews.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

The Roma Artist Sewing a New History for Her People

The pale lavender fabric in the artist's studio has a history.Embroidered with silver thread in a floral pattern, the material was once a dress, before Roma people in Sweden gave it to Malgorzata Mirga-Tas.In her hands, it had been cut up and combined with other fabrics and delicate paint strokes to create a portrait of a Roma community leader.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

Antisemitic text was projected onto the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

The Anne Frank House, pictured in 2018, was the target of an antisemitic projection this week.Patrick van Katwijk/AP Antisemitic text implying that Anne Frank's diary was a forgery was projected onto the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam this week, the museum announced in a statement."The Anne Frank House organisation has learned of this with shock and revulsion," the museum said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

Germany recalls overlooked LGBT victims of Nazi persecution

Germany commemorated the victims of Nazi persecution on the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, placing a focus Friday on people who were incarcerated and killed because of their sexual orientations and gender identities.Thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people were arrested and thrown into camps during Adolf Hitler's 1933-1945 dictatorship, based on anti-homosexuality laws that preceded and outlasted the Nazi era.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Germany news

Why are Nazi sculptures still exhibited in Germany today? DW 01/12/2023

The Spandau Citadel in Berlin has added two Nazi-era sculptures to its permanent collection of vintage monuments.Nazi artist Josef Thorak created the two "Striding Horses" (known in German as "Schreitende Pferde") for Adolf Hitler's New Reich Chancellery in Berlin.Both sculptures are in need of restoration.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

George Santos: What We Know and Don't Know About the Representative-Elect

For a week, Representative-elect George Santos avoided answering questions from the media, after The New York Times reported several notable fabrications on his resume.Now, Mr. Santos has swapped out silence for a new tactic: creating the appearance of coming clean.In three separate interviews  two of them with conservative media, none with The Times  Mr. Santos has admitted to embellishing his resume, even as he has denounced elitist institutions seeking to hold him to account and suggested that he is no more duplicitous than your average member of Congress.
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9 months ago
World politics

Defendant in Rwanda Genocide Found Unfit to Stand Trial

THE HAGUE United Nations judges have declared a defendant in the Rwandan genocide unfit to continue standing trial because he has dementia but said that they would establish a procedure to hear evidence without the possibility of convicting him.The majority decision published on Wednesday by judges at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals means no guilty verdict can be reached in the trial of the defendant, Felicien Kabuga, one of the last fugitives charged in connection with the 1994 genocide.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Pakistan Strengthens Already Harsh Laws Against Blasphemy

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan's blasphemy laws, which can already mean death for those deemed to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now also be used to punish anyone convicted of insulting people who were connected to him.The move this week by Parliament to further strengthen the nation's strict blasphemy laws, which are often used to settle personal scores or persecute minorities, has raised concerns among rights activists about the prospect of an increase in such persecution, particularly of religious minorities, including Christians.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

The price of failure: a moat for Johnson, jobs for Osborne and globetrotting for Truss | Catherine Bennett

Not to deny the appeal of books and podcasts in which successful people talk inspirationally about failure, but a new, quite different school of anecdotal evidence proposes an alternative approach.What if the most effective way to deal with failure is to deny it ever happened?Or supposing something outwardly catastrophic is perceived definitely to have occurred to explain how this narrative merely confirms the harsh challenges confronting the targeted idealist/saviour/innocent workhorse?
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Theresa May says asylum plan won't solve illegal migration issue

Government plans to tackle small boat crossings will not solve the issue of illegal migration, former Prime Minister Theresa May has warned.Under the proposals, modern slavery victims would be "collateral damage" and denied support, she told MPs.Several other Tories also called for changes to the Illegal Migration Bill.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Refugee charity rejects Tory vice-chair's claim they are just as bad as people-smugglers'

A volunteer organisation has dismissed a claim by the new Conservative deputy chair that Calais refugee charities are just as bad as people-smugglers.Lee Anderson, who was given the role by Rishi Sunak during the prime minister's recent reshuffle, accused refugee organisations based in northern France of fuelling people's desire to cross the Channel in small boats.
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1 year ago
UK politics

Cross-party MPs shocked by Foreign Office talks with Xinjiang governor

The Foreign Office has shocked cross-party opponents of the Chinese treatment of Uyghur groups by revealing that it has asked the Xinjiang governor for talks.MPs belonging to the inter-parliamentary alliance on China (Ipac) called it incomprehensible that anybody within government would think it appropriate to meet with someone who has played a central role in the persecution of Uyghurs crimes our own parliament has declared to be genocide.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson offers empathy but no immediate solutions as he visits migrant shelters

Mayor Brandon Johnson spent his first full day in office Tuesdayvisiting Chicago government facilities housing migrants, including a Pilsen police station and Little Village park center where he decried Republican governors who continue busing asylum-seekers to the city."It's wicked.It's unconscionable.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Clarence Page: Has Biden bungled the border crisis? He's not alone.

Joe Biden's White House won't call it a crisis, but it's not exactly nothing either.Just ask Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York's mayor, Eric Adams.After days of public discussion between the mayors and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about which city should be responsible for supporting the influx of migrants, Polis announced that Colorado will stop sending migrants to New York and Chicago.
www.thelocal.de
11 months ago
Germany news

Turks in Germany hope for citizenship law overhaul

Whether they moved for work, stayed in the country after studying or arrived after fleeing war and persecution, the international population in Germany is on the rise.According to the latest micro-census data released by the Federal Office of Statistics (Destatis), just under a quarter of the people living in Germany have some kind of immigration history, meaning they have at least one foreign parent.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Lineker thought he had special agreement' with Tim Davie over tweets says agent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Gary Lineker believed he had a special agreement with the BBC director-general to tweet about refugees and immigration, his agent has said.Jon Holmes, who represents the Match Of The Day host, said the impartiality row resulting from Lineker's recent online action had collapsed into a shambles despite his efforts to have everyone calm down.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Stopping Channel crossings not public's main priority, polling suggests

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Fewer than a fifth of adults consider new laws on stopping Channel crossings to be among their main concerns despite Rishi Sunak's claim that it is the people's priority, new polling has suggested.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Grandmother threatened with deportation wins right to remain in Britain

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A grandmother threatened with deportation has won the right to remain in Britain after a six-year battle with the Home Office, The Independent can reveal.Susita Balasubranamiamm, 66, was ordered to return to Sri Lanka leaving behind her children and grandchildren after the government said her recently-retired husband Shanmugham, 74, no longer met the required income threshold.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

United Nations refugee agency condemns Sunak's small boats legislation

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The United Nations' refugee agency has urged MPs and peers to block Rishi Sunak's profoundly concerning plan to tackle small boat crossings.The UNHCR said the Illegal Migration Bill amounted to an asylum ban which would prevent people fleeing war and persecution from seeking refuge in the UK.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Lineker claim on UK taking far fewer refugees' than Europe supported by data

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Gary Lineker's claim that the UK takes far fewer refugees than other European countries is to some extent supported by Parliament figures on asylum seekers.
IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

NY Grand Jury Votes to Indict Trump, Who's Expected to Surrender to Authorities

The former "Apprentice" star also served as President of the United States from 2017 to 2021.A New York grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump, the former "Apprentice" star, who also served as President of the United States from 2017-2021.The charges stem from Trump paying adult film actress and director Stormy Daniels a six-figure sum as hush money over a one-night stand he had with her in 2006, when his wife Melania was pregnant with their only child, Barron.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

How a Trump Indictment Could Ripple Through the 2024 Race

If Donald J. Trump is indicted in New York in the coming days as expected, the political and legal bombshell would defy historical precedent, upend the former president's reality and throw the race for the 2024 Republican nomination into highly uncertain territory.With the grand jury in a Manhattan court expected to return on Monday afternoon, and an indictment possible as soon as that day, perhaps the biggest electoral question is whether Mr. Trump would continue to rally his supporters in the G.O.P. primary to his side.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Gary Lineker says he is bewildered by disproportionate' response to tweet

Gary Lineker said he is still bewildered by the disproportionate response to his tweet earlier this month which resulted in him being briefly taken off air as host of the BBC's Match Of The Day.Following a tweet posted by the pundit on March 7, in which he said the language used by the Government to promote its asylum plans was not dissimilar to 1930s Germany, he was taken off by the BBC due to concerns about impartiality, but returned to the programme following a boycott by top on-air talent at the broadcaster earlier this month.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Gary Lineker calls out Elon Musk after family abused on Twitter during BBC row

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Gary Lineker's son has spoken out after facing relentless abuse on Twitter following his father's public fallout with BBC over small boat tweets.George Lineker shared a screenshot of someone telling him he should be burned at the stake for supporting his dad when the Match of the Day (MOTD) presenter was briefly suspended from the BBC.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

BBC apologises after Gary Lineker reinstated as presenter following tweet row

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The BBC has apologised after an impartiality row over a tweet by Gary Lineker ended with the presenter reinstated as the host of Match of the Day.Director-General Tim Davie said he recognised the potential confusion caused by the grey areas of the BBC's social media guidance following a difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters, and most importantly, our audiences.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
Manchester United

BBC apologises after Gary Lineker reinstated as presenter following tweet row

T he BBC has apologised after an impartiality row over a tweet by Gary Lineker ended with the presenter reinstated as the host of Match of the Day.Director-General Tim Davie said he recognised the potential confusion caused by the grey areas of the BBC's social media guidance following a difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters, and most importantly, our audiences.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
UK news

BBC reverses Lineker suspension after row over criticism of UK asylum policy

Issued on: 13/03/2023 - 12:13 Former British football player and BBC presenter Gary Lineker walks outside his home in London, UK on March 12, 2023.Henry Nicholls, Reuters Gary Lineker will return as presenter of flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said Monday, ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government's new asylum policy.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Lineker says BBC row was disproportionate' and never thought tweet would be issue'

Gary Lineker has said that he is still bewildered by the row with BBC bosses over his remarks on social media criticising the government's policy on asylum-seekers.The star presenter and former England footballer was briefly told to step back from Match of the Day earlier this month over his Twitter output, sparking a crisis in BBC sports programming as his fellow presenters, pundits and commentators withdrew their labour in solidarity.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Gove says Ukraine hosts show Britain at its best' but message branded hollow'

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails People who have hosted Ukrainian refugees in the year since a special visa scheme launched have been praised by Housing Secretary Michael Gove as a wonderful example of British generosity.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Foreign aid budget raided' to pay Home Office's eye watering' refugee hotel bill

T he Home Office has raided the foreign aid budget as costs to support refugees in the UK triple, ministers claim.The Government has spent around 1 billion of the aid budget on refugees inside the UK in 2021, including millions of pounds a day on hotel feels, a scathing report by the International Development Committee released on Thursday said.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Marketing

LA Times Defends -- and Accidentally Indicts -- TikTok

The Los Angeles Times submits in a new editorial that Congress is scapegoating TikTok.It's no worse than other social media platforms.But the body of the article goes on to explain exactly why it poses a significantly more worrisome threat to Americans than any other major platform.TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before the House Commerce Committee on Thursday and drew enough bipartisan fire from lawmakers to elicit a note of sympathy from the Times.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
Manchester United

Gary Lineker reinstated as BBC presenter as corporation apologises

M atch Of The Day host Gary Lineker will continue as a BBC presenter after the corporation apologised for a difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters, and most importantly, our audiences.A host of sports presenters and pundits pulled out of BBC shows at the weekend after the former England striker was told to step back from hosting the show in a row over impartiality.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

New Versions Of Roald Dahl Books Aren't The Ones You Remember - For One Controversial Reason

Roald Dahl's body of work is all over the place.Although the author penned such beloved classics as James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and several others, some of his other books are sometimes questionable by today's standards.And although many of us still have a soft spot for the James Bond movie he wrote - You Only Live Twice - the Ian Fleming book version of that film is probably better.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Cruel' Migration Bill will traumatise, not deter' asylum seekers, refugees say

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Refugees including an Iranian who arrived in the UK by boat have said detaining asylum seekers will traumatise and not deter them, describing the Government's Illegal Migration Bill as cruel and abhorrent.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

'Brooklyn is Africa' exhibit opens at Borough Hall * Brooklyn Paper

Borough President Antonio Reynoso celebrated the return of the "Brooklyn is Africa" art exhibit at Borough Hall, which opened on Feb. 29 as a way of honoring the rich history of Black Brooklynites throughout Kings County.In partnership with the Cultural Museum of African Art, this year's exhibit showcases a select few of the rare and historical African art and artifacts from famed collector Eric Edwards - and tells the story of "Survival + Persistence = Resistance."
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

'The God of Endings' is a heartbreaking exploration of the human condition

Early March might seem like too early in the year to state "This is one of the best novels of 2023," but when it comes to Jacqueline Holland's The God of Endings, I'm willing to make that statement.Heartbreaking, gorgeously written even if its darkest passages, and truly epic in terms of breadth and scope, The God of Endings chronicles almost two centuries of one woman's journey while also exploring the beauty of brevity, the power of love, and the importance of art.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Europe struggles to make progress in migration quagmire

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Europe continued its decade-old struggle Thursday to devise a migration system that would both better protect its extensive borders and avoid tragedies like last month's shipwreck off Italy, which killed at least 70 migrants.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The U.K. government said Tuesday that it was ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Government urged to rethink' after just 22 fleeing Afghans resettled via UNHCR

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Just 22 people, including eight children, have been resettled in the UK having fled Afghanistan under part of a Government scheme which promised to help vulnerable refugees.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK's asylum backlog has topped 160,000 for the first time since current records began as Albanians became the most common nationality to make claims last year.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK news

Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under pathway' to help vulnerable refugees

Only 22 Afghan people, including eight children, have been resettled in the UK under part of a government scheme that promised to help vulnerable refugees.At the same time, the number of Afghan nationals arriving in the UK on small boats across the Channel rose to 8,633 last year a sixfold increase on 2021.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Government defends help for Ukrainians in UK after charity notes gaps in support

The Government has insisted it is doing all it can to help Ukrainians who have fled to the UK, after a charity criticised gaps in support which it said is making life hard for refugees already facing the emotional impact of the conflict.Many of those who are supporting Ukrainian refugees through Government schemes are struggling to afford to continue hosting people amid the cost-of-living crisis, the British Red Cross said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

New legislation is just one part of action to stop the boats', vows minister

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails New legislation pledged by the Prime Minister to tackle illegal migration will form only one part of the Government's response to the issue, a senior minister has said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Small boats legislation will leave thousands in limbo, refugee campaigners warn

The Government has been warned that plans to render as inadmissible asylum claims from those who travel to the UK on small boats will leave thousands permanently in limbo.The Refugee Council said the proposed legislation, details of which are set to be announced this week, could effectively shatter UK commitments under the UN refugee convention.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Suella Braverman condemned for suggesting 100 million migrants could come to UK

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Suella Braverman has been condemned for suggesting that 100 million asylum seekers could come to the UK without her planned immigration crackdown.The home secretary was accused of inflammatory language as she claimed the law-abiding patriotic majority has said had enough of people arriving on small boats.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel, England, Monday March 6, 2023.Gareth Fuller (AP) The U.K. government said Tuesday that it was ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
UK news

How does the UK government plan to stop the Channel crossings?

Newly proposed legislation would mean unauthorised arrivals will be prevented from claiming asylum and deported.The United Kingdom government has set out details of a new law barring the entry of asylum seekers arriving by unauthorised means, such as in small boats across the English Channel.Home secretary Suella Braverman admitted on Tuesday that the government had pushed the boundaries of international law with a bill dubbed the Illegal Migration Bill that will bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches the UK by irregular means, and allow the authorities to deport them to their home country or a safe third country.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak migrant plan succeeded in Australia, claims top politician

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The plan to deport everyone who arrives in Britain illegally by boat to a third country - and permanently ban them from settling here - was tried in Australia and worked, it was claimed today.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Short film to be shown in schools to educate pupils on plight of child refugees

Primary school children across the UK will be shown a short film inspired by the experiences of child refugees and created in response to the war in Ukraine.The film, entitled Home, is being released to mark the one-year anniversary of the invasion.Save the Children teamed up with animation studio Aardman to make the film which highlights the experience of refugee children around the world as they face separation from friends and family and having to go to new schools.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

The State Department Just Announced a New Private Sponsorship Program for Refugees

The State Department announced a collaboration with a private group last Thursday that will allow groups of Americans to sponsor refugees from any country.Welcome Corps hopes to recruit 10,000 sponsors and help 5,000 refugees in its first year.The program opens up the available pool of resources to help a growing number of refugees.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Holocaust survivors to feature in new photography exhibition

Photographs of survivors of the Nazi genocide of Jews have gone on display in a new exhibition to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in Manchester.Generations: Portraits Of Holocaust Survivors, brings together more than 60 contemporary portraits of Holocaust survivors and their families, including photos taken by Catherine, Princess of Wales, a keen photographer and patron of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS).
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Moscow court orders closure of Russia's oldest human rights group

Issued on: 25/01/2023 - 16:14 Lawyer Genri Reznik speaks to the media next to members and lawyers of the Moscow Helsinki Group, one of Russia's oldest human rights organizations, after a hearing on the lawsuit to liquidate the Moscow Helsinki Group, in Moscow, January 25, 2023.Evgenia Novozhennia, Reuters A court in Moscow on Wednesday ruled to shut down Russia's oldest human rights organization, in the latest move amid a months-long, relentless crackdown on independent media, rights groups and opposition activists.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Lauren Boebert claimed teachers didn't share if they're married until now & Twitter lost it

Twitter users are blasting Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) after she defended Florida's Don't Say Gay law by harking back to the past."Growing up, I don't recall teachers announcing their marital status & pronouns to everyone," Boebert tweeted."They're there to educate.How is this still a complaint of the Left?"

Growing up, I don't recall teachers announcing their marital status & pronouns to everyone.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Pets

It felt good to be needed': how getting a cat prepared me for motherhood

First of all, I must say this: a cat is not a baby.It is true that I fed her with a bottle, like a baby.And it is true that she thinks I am her mother, that when she kneads the blanket that covers me, she is mimicking the milk-treading of a feeding kitten.It is also true that, when everyone else I knew seemed to be pregnant and I was not, I used to fantasize about responding to their baby photos with pictures of Mackerel (my cat is called Mackerel, because I think it is funny to name a cat after a fish), just to see what people said.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Canadian government not moving fast enough to rescue Afghan refugees, Toronto-area group says | CBC News

A Toronto-area community group says it has cash, jobs lined up and people ready to help two vulnerable Afghan families come to Canada, but it says the federal government is not moving fast enough to get the refugees out of danger.The Georgetown Friends of Refugees Committee 3 is trying to help nine Afghan refugees.
time.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

A New VR Experience Shows How The Demands of MLK's 'Dream' Speech Are Still Unresolved

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 I Have A Dream speech is too often reduced to just that one emblematic line: a hazy wish for a distant, racism-free future.In reality, King's speech, like many of his orations, was blistering and urgent, dealing not in dreams but cold, hard realities about America.A new project from TIME Studios, released on Thursday Jan. 12, allows users to explore the relevance and power of King's Dream speech sixty years later through virtual reality.
Poynter
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust, in context - Poynter

President Joe Biden visited the Mexico-Texas border Jan. 8 and expanded an immigration program that will give more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela the chance to enter the U.S. legally.Biden said that he was taking action because congressional Republicans have refused to consider his proposal for extra funding for additional asylum officers and immigration judges.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
Europe news

Paris attack puts spotlight on the Kurdish question

The Kurds inhabit largely mountainous regions across southeastern Turkey through northern Syria and Iraq to central Iran.They are often described as the world's largest people without a state.Many have been internally displaced in the Middle East because of decades of bitter conflicts, while others have been forced to flee persecution to the West, especially Western Europe.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

The Pope condemned the human 'hunger for wealth and power' at a Christmas Eve Mass

VATICAN CITY  Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.In the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica, Francis presided over the evening Mass attended by about 7,000 faithful, including tourists and pilgrims, who flocked to the church on a warm evening and took their place behind rows of white-robed pontiffs.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

George Santos Breaks Silence: I Have My Story to Tell.' (Next Week.)

Representative-elect George Santos broke his silence on Thursday, vowing that he would come forward next week to address questions surrounding his background.Mr. Santos has been the subject of intense scrutiny following the publication of a New York Times report that raised questions about whether he misrepresented key parts of his background and finances, and filed incomplete or inaccurate congressional disclosures.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Judith Kerr archive acquired by Newcastle's National Centre for Children's Books

The archive of acclaimed children's author Judith Kerr has been acquired by Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle.Kerr, who died in 2019 at the age of 95, wrote and illustrated a number of much-loved children's books including The Tiger Who Came To Tea, the Mog series and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

German charity ship taking 108 rescued migrants to Italy

ROME - A ship operated by a German charity was sailing on Monday toward a northern Italian port with 108 migrants aboard after rescuing them in recent days from two unseaworthy vessels in the central Mediterranean.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
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1 year ago
Faith

As the Bidens mark Hanukkah, the White House gets its own menorah for the first time

The White House Menorah can be seen in Cross Hall and is part of this year's "We The People"-themed holiday display.The Bidens will add the menorah to the permanent White House collection at a Hanukkah reception Monday evening, The White House This year, to celebrate the ancient Jewish festival of lights, the White House added a menorah to its holiday lineup for the first time.
www.thelocal.se
1 year ago
Europe news

Sweden blocks extradition of journalist sought by Erdogan

There were several hindrances to sending back the former editor-in-chief of the Zaman daily, who Turkey accuses of being involved in a 2016 attempt to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the court said.Some of the accusations against Kenes are not crimes in Sweden, which along with the political nature of the case and his refugee status, made extradition  impossible, the court added.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Swedish court: Man wanted by Turkey cannot be extradited

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Sweden's top court on Monday rejected a request to extradite a man wanted by Turkey, saying the crime the person is alleged to have committed is "not criminalized" in the Scandinavian country.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

MPs fall silent on anniversary of declaration on the persecution of the Jews

MPs have observed a one-minute silence in the House of Commons to mark the 80th anniversary of the declaration on the persecution of the Jews.The declaration is described by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust as the first public announcement by the British government on the Nazis' attempt to murder Europe's Jewish population.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Hostile' refugee policies behind migrant deaths, human rights groups say

Human rights groups have blamed the Government's hostile refugee policies for the deaths of four migrants while attempting to cross the Channel on Wednesday.Government sources told the PA news agency that 43 people were rescued, with more than 30 of those pulled from the water.In a statement, charity Refugee Action said the deaths were predictable and avoidable, and caused by hostile Government policies.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Nobel Peace Prize winners to receive award in Oslo

Al Jazeera will be live at the awards in Norway to speak to the recipients about the importance of civil society in a time of war.This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be presented on Saturday to Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian activists for promoting the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Labour vows fast-track crackdown on asylum claims from safe' countries

Labour has promised to introduce a new fast-tracking process for migrants from Albania and other safe countries in a bid to clear the huge backlog of claims.Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accused the government of failing to get any grip  saying it was time for a fast-track system so unfounded asylum claims can be rejected and returned in a matter of weeks.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Labour would fast-track asylum claims from safe' countries

Labour has said it would introduce a new fast-tracking process for migrants from safe countries in a bid to clear the backlog of asylum claims.The party cited Home Office figures showing that, of 7,000 Albanians who made asylum claims after travelling to the UK on a small boat in the year to June, less than 1% have had their case determined.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Archbishop of Canterbury praises Ukrainian people in Kyiv visit

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for a three-day visit to the Ukrainian capital as he praised the extraordinary courage of the country's people.The Archbishop said the Advent visit was about showing solidarity with the people and churches of Ukraine as they face a profoundly difficult winter.
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