THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: A healthy body politic cannot allow its core values and principles to be trashed with impunity
The indictment served on Donald Trump on Monday marks the beginning of a legal reckoning that is desperately required, if American democracy is to properly free itself from his malign, insidious influence. Mr Trump already faces multiple criminal charges relating to the retention of classified national security documents and the payment of hush money to a porn star. But the gravity of the four counts outlined by the special counsel, Jack Smith, is of a different order of magnitude.
Mr Trump stands accused of conspiring, in office, to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. Following Joe Biden’s victory, the indictment states, Mr Trump “knowingly” used false claims of electoral fraud in an attempt “to subvert the legitimate election results”. A bipartisan congressional committee report last year came to similar conclusions and provides much of the basis for the charges. But this represents the first major legal attempt to hold Mr Trump accountable for events leading up to and including the storming of the Capitol by a violent mob on 6 January 2021. » | Editorial | Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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The Vatican and the Third Reich: An Unholy Alliance
Jun 8, 2023 | In the midst of WWII, Catholics looked to the pope to guide them. Hitler had already begun secretly launching his plan to exterminate the Jews of Europe. Secretly, that is, to most- except Pope Pius XII. The pope remained silent whilst the rest of the world awaited any kind of grand gesture or speech condemning Hitler’s atrocities.
He chose to keep quiet in the face of the crimes committed by the Nazis throughout Europe, crimes that even took place below the Pope’s own windows, like the 1943 liquidation of the Jewish Ghetto in Rome, to which the pope made no official reaction.
At first glance, Nazism and Catholicism are diametrically opposed. The Vatican even seems an institution beyond all suspicion. The Church, however, faced in turn with the rise of Nazism, the Second World War and the extermination of Jews, will play an ambiguous – at times unholy – role. Several men of the Church, priests and bishops, being fervent admirers of Hitler, even fell into complicity…
Director: JULIETTE DESBOIS
He chose to keep quiet in the face of the crimes committed by the Nazis throughout Europe, crimes that even took place below the Pope’s own windows, like the 1943 liquidation of the Jewish Ghetto in Rome, to which the pope made no official reaction.
At first glance, Nazism and Catholicism are diametrically opposed. The Vatican even seems an institution beyond all suspicion. The Church, however, faced in turn with the rise of Nazism, the Second World War and the extermination of Jews, will play an ambiguous – at times unholy – role. Several men of the Church, priests and bishops, being fervent admirers of Hitler, even fell into complicity…
Director: JULIETTE DESBOIS
Justin Trudeau Announces Separation from Wife after 18 Years
THE TELEGRAPH: Canadian prime minister says the couple made the decision after 'many meaningful and difficult conversations'
Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, at King Charles's Coronation in London in May | CREDIT: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating, the couple have announced.
Mr Trudeau said the couple had made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations”.
“As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build,” he said.
Mr Trudeau, 51, and his wife, 48, married in 2005 and have three children together. » | Rozina Sabur, Washington Editor | Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating, the couple have announced.
Mr Trudeau said the couple had made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations”.
“As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build,” he said.
Mr Trudeau, 51, and his wife, 48, married in 2005 and have three children together. » | Rozina Sabur, Washington Editor | Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting: Gunman Gets Death Penalty
THE GUARDIAN: Robert Bowers perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews in US history after killing 11 people at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018
A jury has imposed the death penalty on a man who spewed antisemitic hate before fatally shooting 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community.
Truck driver Robert Bowers, 50, perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews in US history. Bowers defiled a place of worship when he entered the Tree of Life synagogue on 27 October 2018, and opened fire with an AR-15 rifle, shooting everyone he could find in a mass murder clearly motivated by religious hatred. » | Guardian staff | Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Aux Etats-Unis, l’auteur de la tuerie antisémite de Pittsburgh en 2018 condamné à la peine de mort : Robert Bowers avait tué 11 personnes le 27 octobre 2018 dans la synagogue Tree of Life. Il s’agit de l’attaque la plus meurtrière contre des juifs dans l’histoire des Etats-Unis. »
A jury has imposed the death penalty on a man who spewed antisemitic hate before fatally shooting 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community.
Truck driver Robert Bowers, 50, perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews in US history. Bowers defiled a place of worship when he entered the Tree of Life synagogue on 27 October 2018, and opened fire with an AR-15 rifle, shooting everyone he could find in a mass murder clearly motivated by religious hatred. » | Guardian staff | Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Aux Etats-Unis, l’auteur de la tuerie antisémite de Pittsburgh en 2018 condamné à la peine de mort : Robert Bowers avait tué 11 personnes le 27 octobre 2018 dans la synagogue Tree of Life. Il s’agit de l’attaque la plus meurtrière contre des juifs dans l’histoire des Etats-Unis. »
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Tunisie : le président Kaïs Saïed limoge la première ministre Najla Bouden
LE MONDE : Aucune explication n’a été donnée quant au départ de celle qui était en poste depuis 2021. Le président a nommé à sa place Ahmed Hachani, qui travaillait jusqu’à présent à la Banque centrale de Tunisie.
Le président tunisien, Kaïs Saïed, a décidé de « mettre fin aux fonctions » de la première ministre, Najla Bouden, première femme à diriger un gouvernement en Tunisie, selon une vidéo et un communiqué de la présidence, diffusés mardi 1er août au soir.
Aucune explication n’a été donnée. Le président a immédiatement nommé à sa place Ahmed Hachani, qui travaillait jusqu’à présent à la Banque centrale de Tunisie et a étudié à la faculté de droit de l’université de Tunis où Kaïs Saïed a enseigné. Le nouveau chef du gouvernement, complètement inconnu du grand public, a immédiatement prêté serment devant le chef de l’Etat, selon la vidéo de la présidence. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mercredi 2 août 2023
Le président tunisien, Kaïs Saïed, a décidé de « mettre fin aux fonctions » de la première ministre, Najla Bouden, première femme à diriger un gouvernement en Tunisie, selon une vidéo et un communiqué de la présidence, diffusés mardi 1er août au soir.
Aucune explication n’a été donnée. Le président a immédiatement nommé à sa place Ahmed Hachani, qui travaillait jusqu’à présent à la Banque centrale de Tunisie et a étudié à la faculté de droit de l’université de Tunis où Kaïs Saïed a enseigné. Le nouveau chef du gouvernement, complètement inconnu du grand public, a immédiatement prêté serment devant le chef de l’Etat, selon la vidéo de la présidence. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mercredi 2 août 2023
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Warsaw Sends Troops to Border, Accusing Belarus of Violating Its Airspace
THE GUARDIAN: Polish military says army helicopters crossed eastern flank, adding to tensions caused by proximity of Wagner fighters
Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, had already started moving forces to its border with Belarus before the incursion. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/Reuters
Poland has rushed troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, of violating its airspace with military helicopters.
The Belarusian military denied any such violation and accused Nato member Poland, one of Ukraine’s most fervent backers in its conflict with Russia, of making up the accusation to justify a buildup of its troops.
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko had earlier taunted Poland over the presence of Russian Wagner mercenaries near their joint border.
Poland’s defence ministry said it was sending “additional forces and resources, including combat helicopters”. It said it had informed Nato of the border violation and Belarus’s chargé d’affaires had been summoned to provide an explanation. » | Reuters in Warsaw | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Poland has rushed troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, of violating its airspace with military helicopters.
The Belarusian military denied any such violation and accused Nato member Poland, one of Ukraine’s most fervent backers in its conflict with Russia, of making up the accusation to justify a buildup of its troops.
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko had earlier taunted Poland over the presence of Russian Wagner mercenaries near their joint border.
Poland’s defence ministry said it was sending “additional forces and resources, including combat helicopters”. It said it had informed Nato of the border violation and Belarus’s chargé d’affaires had been summoned to provide an explanation. » | Reuters in Warsaw | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
It Was Inevitable That the Book Ban Wars Would Reach Book Stores
ESQUIRE: A judge slapped a temporary hold on an Arkansas law that would criminalize librarians and bookstore owners for giving kids access to The Bluest Eye or something.
It's still hard to get the mind around the fact that Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the actual governor of an actual state in the actual United States of America. Still, it's a sad fact of democracy and we can't avoid it if we're going to understand how Arkansas became ground zero for book banning and other assorted manifestations of our delicately tailored modern fascism. On Sunday, a federal judge named Timothy Brooks slapped a temporary hold on one of Sanders' pet project— a law that would criminalize librarians and bookstore owners who provide "harmful material" to minors, "harmful" being defined by luxuriously financed pressure groups, ambitious conservative politicians, and the members of the First Church Of Christ, Nuisance. » | Charles P. Pierce | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Tax Jumps on Wine and Spirits but Falls on Fizz
BBC: A major shake-up of the way alcohol is taxed could leave many drinks costing more from Tuesday.
Under what the Treasury says are new "common-sense" principles, tax is being levied according to a drink's strength.
Duty will increase overall, with most wines and spirits seeing rises, but will fall on lower-alcohol drinks and most sparkling wine.
Taxes on draught pints will not change, an additional measure designed to support pubs.
Alcohol duties have been frozen since 2020. These changes were originally scheduled for February this year but were postponed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as the cost-of-living crisis continued.
Now with prices still rising, though at a slower rate, the government is going ahead with a 10.1% rise in alcohol duties, and is also overhauling the system. » | Lucy Hooker, Business reporter, BBC News | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Oh the joyless Tories! Heap more misery on the less well-off, why don’t you? Price fags and booze out of the budgets of all but the superrich. Workers and the middle class be damned!
Thank goodness I gave up smoking over one and a quarter years ago; and, as it happens, at least for the moment, I am not drinking alcohol either: I haven’t had an alcoholic drink for over five weeks. My wallet is thanking me for this as are my lungs and liver! – Mark
Trouble brewing: Rishi Sunak heckled on pint-pulling photo op: Prime minister challenged by pub landlord as he promotes changes to alcohol duty at London beer festival »
More Republicans Say Trump Committed Crimes. But They Still Support Him.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The share of Republicans saying the former president has committed “serious federal crimes” has grown modestly, according to a new poll from The New York Times and Siena College.
Supporters of former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Saturday. | Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times
Donald J. Trump famously marveled during his first presidential campaign that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and he would not lose any support.
He now seems intent on testing the premise of unwavering loyalty behind that statement.
The federal charges against the former president seem to have cost him few, if any, votes in the 2024 election, even as the number of Republicans who think he has committed serious federal crimes has ticked up.
He continues to hold strong in a hypothetical general election matchup, despite the fact that 17 percent of voters who prefer him over President Biden think either that he has committed serious federal crimes or that he threatened democracy with his actions after the 2020 election, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll.
“I think he’s committed crimes,” said Joseph Derito, 81, of Elmira, N.Y. “I think he’s done terrible things. But he’s also done a lot of good.” » | Ruth Igielnik and Maggie Haberman| Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Oh Jesus! Don’t these Republicans know that even the Archangel can get depressed, and that God Himself can get angry? Very angry! One cannot help but wonder if Republican voters are trying His patience! – © Mark Alexander
The surest sign that Donald Trump is back? Ivanka is being seen in public with him: When the former president looked finished, Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner kept their distance. Now he is the Republican frontrunner, they’re once again by his side »
Donald J. Trump famously marveled during his first presidential campaign that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and he would not lose any support.
He now seems intent on testing the premise of unwavering loyalty behind that statement.
The federal charges against the former president seem to have cost him few, if any, votes in the 2024 election, even as the number of Republicans who think he has committed serious federal crimes has ticked up.
He continues to hold strong in a hypothetical general election matchup, despite the fact that 17 percent of voters who prefer him over President Biden think either that he has committed serious federal crimes or that he threatened democracy with his actions after the 2020 election, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll.
“I think he’s committed crimes,” said Joseph Derito, 81, of Elmira, N.Y. “I think he’s done terrible things. But he’s also done a lot of good.” » | Ruth Igielnik and Maggie Haberman| Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Oh Jesus! Don’t these Republicans know that even the Archangel can get depressed, and that God Himself can get angry? Very angry! One cannot help but wonder if Republican voters are trying His patience! – © Mark Alexander
The surest sign that Donald Trump is back? Ivanka is being seen in public with him: When the former president looked finished, Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner kept their distance. Now he is the Republican frontrunner, they’re once again by his side »
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‘There’s no fool like an old fool’, or so they say; and there are no voters like American voters either! Inform yourselves as to why Trump’s poll lead went up even after criminal indictments! Check out the reasons here. – Mark
Harry vs William - Querelle royale | ARTE
Jul 29, 2023 | Entre William, premier prétendant à la couronne d'Angleterre, et Harry, l'héritier de réserve, les liens semblent rompus. Le classique et universel conflit fraternel analysé par des psychologues et spécialistes de la monarchie.
Dans la Bible comme dans la monarchie britannique, le droit du premier-né est irrévocable. Qu'importe les efforts du cadet, il n'obtiendra jamais les privilèges de l'aîné, à moins que celui-ci ne meure... Cette règle implacable a longtemps pesé sur la relation de William de Galles et Harry de Sussex, les deux fils du roi Charles III. S'il est vrai que la question du remplacement du premier par le second ne se pose plus guère (les enfants de William précédent maintenant Harry dans l'ordre de succession au trône), les conséquences de cet état de fait n'en sont pas moins réelles.
Rivaux malgré eux
Dans son livre Spare (Le suppléant, dans sa traduction française), Harry s'est insurgé contre cette injustice inscrite dans la tradition monarchique, qui veut que l'accession au trône ne soit pas liée à la performance ou au mérite, mais uniquement au droit d'aînesse. L'héritier secondaire jouit en revanche de libertés refusées au premier, qui a le devoir impérieux de servir le pays et d'assurer la pérennité de la monarchie. "Never complain, never explain" : tel fut, dit-on, le conseil donné par la reine Victoria à son fils, le futur Edouard VII. La succession au trône est, elle aussi, un fardeau. Ce double portrait met en lumière le rôle que jouent la famille et les médias dans un conflit en grande partie subi par les principaux intéressés. Jalousie, compétition et affection se mêlent dans une relation fraternelle marquée par les traumatismes familiaux et le poids de modèles d'un autre temps. Si comme dans toute fratrie, chacun cherche à affirmer son identité, dans le cas de William et Harry, cette lutte se fait sous les regards du monde entier...
Documentaire de Marlon Schneider et Bernd Reufels (Allemagne, 2023, 52mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 28/10/2023
Die gleiche Dokumentation ist hier auch auf Deutsch verfügbar.
Dans la Bible comme dans la monarchie britannique, le droit du premier-né est irrévocable. Qu'importe les efforts du cadet, il n'obtiendra jamais les privilèges de l'aîné, à moins que celui-ci ne meure... Cette règle implacable a longtemps pesé sur la relation de William de Galles et Harry de Sussex, les deux fils du roi Charles III. S'il est vrai que la question du remplacement du premier par le second ne se pose plus guère (les enfants de William précédent maintenant Harry dans l'ordre de succession au trône), les conséquences de cet état de fait n'en sont pas moins réelles.
Rivaux malgré eux
Dans son livre Spare (Le suppléant, dans sa traduction française), Harry s'est insurgé contre cette injustice inscrite dans la tradition monarchique, qui veut que l'accession au trône ne soit pas liée à la performance ou au mérite, mais uniquement au droit d'aînesse. L'héritier secondaire jouit en revanche de libertés refusées au premier, qui a le devoir impérieux de servir le pays et d'assurer la pérennité de la monarchie. "Never complain, never explain" : tel fut, dit-on, le conseil donné par la reine Victoria à son fils, le futur Edouard VII. La succession au trône est, elle aussi, un fardeau. Ce double portrait met en lumière le rôle que jouent la famille et les médias dans un conflit en grande partie subi par les principaux intéressés. Jalousie, compétition et affection se mêlent dans une relation fraternelle marquée par les traumatismes familiaux et le poids de modèles d'un autre temps. Si comme dans toute fratrie, chacun cherche à affirmer son identité, dans le cas de William et Harry, cette lutte se fait sous les regards du monde entier...
Documentaire de Marlon Schneider et Bernd Reufels (Allemagne, 2023, 52mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 28/10/2023
Die gleiche Dokumentation ist hier auch auf Deutsch verfügbar.
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Jackie Kennedy: The Real Story of America's Favourite First Lady | Two Sisters | The American Story
Jun 16, 2023 | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, an iconic figure in US cultural and political history, was more than just her style and marriages. She was a great American first lady who carefully managed her public image. Jackie's success as the first lady made her a global celebrity, appearing on magazine covers and sought after for her images. Despite her public success, Jackie also faced personal suffering, particularly after the assassinations of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, and her brother-in-law, Bobby Kennedy.
Jackie's younger sister, Lee Radziwill, played a supportive role in her life, especially during her time as the first lady. The relationship between the sisters was complicated, with fierce competition and Lee often feeling overshadowed by Jackie's accomplishments."
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UN Urged to Intervene after Qur’an Burnings in Sweden and Denmark
THE GUARDIAN: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation representing 57 states calls for appointment of special rapporteur on Islamophobia
People hold copies of the Qur’an during a protest outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has strongly condemned recent Qur’an burnings in Sweden and Denmark as “despicable acts of aggression” and called on intervention by the United Nations amid a growing diplomatic crisis.
A special session of the body of foreign ministers met virtually on Monday, on the same day as a further protest involving the desecration of the Muslim holy book took place outside the Swedish parliament.
In a 35-point action plan, the OIC, which represents 57 states, called on the UN secretary general to appoint a special rapporteur on combating Islamophobia and urged all governments to fully implement existing law or adopt new legislation if needed, citing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. » | M iranda Bryant in Stockholm | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
This is nonsense! There is clearly a linguistic misunderstanding here. A phobia is not a HATRED of, but a FEAR of something. The word derives from the Greek Φόβος which itself derives from the mythological Greek god Phobos, who had a special talent to be able to inspire fear and panic in others. How can one legislate against people’s fears? It simply CANNOT be done. No more than any government or authority can introduce legislation to make people love something or somebody.
It should be obvious to all by now that Islamophobia is a problem, and a growing one; but tackling it lies not in Western legislation; rather, the solution lies in changing legislation in Islamic countries.
Westerners have every reason to be fearful of Islam and its growth here in Western countries. They see on their TV screens, on the Internet, and they read in their newspapers the atrocious treatment that Islamic governments mete out to their citizens for relatively trivial misdemeanours, and often to people who, in our eyes, commit no crime whatsoever.
If the UN wants to eliminate Islamophobia—and I am certain that they do (and should)—the Organisation needs to start piling pressure on countries governed by Islamic law—Shar’iah law—not on Western governments. The UN needs to work towards Islamic governments respecting UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS. Most of them do not respect human rights. There are so many examples that could be cited; but here are just a few: the brutal treatment in Iran of women not wearing, or wishing to wear, the hijab; people being put to death in many Muslim-majority countries simply for being homosexual, a nature and predisposition most gays can do absolutely NOTHING about – they are simply born with this proclivity; and so many Muslims are jailed (and brutally treated whilst incarcerated) as ‘political prisoners simply for having different viewpoints than the government’s. Need I go on?
Then there is the problem with Islam itself. It is the indisputable belief of all devout Muslims that Islam will one day conquer the whole world. In their view, the whole wide world belongs to Allah; so, it must be Islamized for Him. The sooner, the better. Well-informed Westerners know this, so is there any wonder that Islamophobia is growing here in the Western world?
If the UN, if Islamic governments, and if Muslims want to combat this growing problem, they need to look East not West! Their behaviour needs to be modified, their laws need to be changed or modified, so that our fears can be eradicated. Ergo, the solution to this thorny problem lies not in the Occident, but in the Orient. – © Mark Alexander
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has strongly condemned recent Qur’an burnings in Sweden and Denmark as “despicable acts of aggression” and called on intervention by the United Nations amid a growing diplomatic crisis.
A special session of the body of foreign ministers met virtually on Monday, on the same day as a further protest involving the desecration of the Muslim holy book took place outside the Swedish parliament.
In a 35-point action plan, the OIC, which represents 57 states, called on the UN secretary general to appoint a special rapporteur on combating Islamophobia and urged all governments to fully implement existing law or adopt new legislation if needed, citing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. » | M iranda Bryant in Stockholm | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
This is nonsense! There is clearly a linguistic misunderstanding here. A phobia is not a HATRED of, but a FEAR of something. The word derives from the Greek Φόβος which itself derives from the mythological Greek god Phobos, who had a special talent to be able to inspire fear and panic in others. How can one legislate against people’s fears? It simply CANNOT be done. No more than any government or authority can introduce legislation to make people love something or somebody.
It should be obvious to all by now that Islamophobia is a problem, and a growing one; but tackling it lies not in Western legislation; rather, the solution lies in changing legislation in Islamic countries.
Westerners have every reason to be fearful of Islam and its growth here in Western countries. They see on their TV screens, on the Internet, and they read in their newspapers the atrocious treatment that Islamic governments mete out to their citizens for relatively trivial misdemeanours, and often to people who, in our eyes, commit no crime whatsoever.
If the UN wants to eliminate Islamophobia—and I am certain that they do (and should)—the Organisation needs to start piling pressure on countries governed by Islamic law—Shar’iah law—not on Western governments. The UN needs to work towards Islamic governments respecting UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS. Most of them do not respect human rights. There are so many examples that could be cited; but here are just a few: the brutal treatment in Iran of women not wearing, or wishing to wear, the hijab; people being put to death in many Muslim-majority countries simply for being homosexual, a nature and predisposition most gays can do absolutely NOTHING about – they are simply born with this proclivity; and so many Muslims are jailed (and brutally treated whilst incarcerated) as ‘political prisoners simply for having different viewpoints than the government’s. Need I go on?
Then there is the problem with Islam itself. It is the indisputable belief of all devout Muslims that Islam will one day conquer the whole world. In their view, the whole wide world belongs to Allah; so, it must be Islamized for Him. The sooner, the better. Well-informed Westerners know this, so is there any wonder that Islamophobia is growing here in the Western world?
If the UN, if Islamic governments, and if Muslims want to combat this growing problem, they need to look East not West! Their behaviour needs to be modified, their laws need to be changed or modified, so that our fears can be eradicated. Ergo, the solution to this thorny problem lies not in the Occident, but in the Orient. – © Mark Alexander
France to Evacuate European Citizens from Niger after Coup
THE GUARDIAN: Decision comes after junta accused France of plotting to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum
France has said it will immediately begin evacuating its citizens and other Europeans from Niger, days after a junta toppled the president, Mohamed Bazoum, and seized power in the west African country.
Tensions between Niger and the former colonial power, France, have escalated after the coup on 26 July overthrew one of the last pro-western leaders in Africa’s Sahel region, which has faced jihadist insurgencies.
France’s decision to swiftly evacuate its citizens from Niger goes further than its reaction to putsches in recent years in neighbouring former French colonies, Mali and Burkina Faso, where French people were not evacuated after military coups.
The Italian government also said it would arrange a special flight to repatriate its nationals from Niger. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Coup d’Etat au Niger : les ressortissants français seront évacués « dès aujourd’hui » : Les détails de l’opération seront communiqués « le plus rapidement possible », selon un message reçu par les Français sur place. « La fermeture de l’espace aérien laisse nos compatriotes sans possibilité de quitter le pays par leurs propres moyens », justifie le Quai d’Orsay. »
France has said it will immediately begin evacuating its citizens and other Europeans from Niger, days after a junta toppled the president, Mohamed Bazoum, and seized power in the west African country.
Tensions between Niger and the former colonial power, France, have escalated after the coup on 26 July overthrew one of the last pro-western leaders in Africa’s Sahel region, which has faced jihadist insurgencies.
France’s decision to swiftly evacuate its citizens from Niger goes further than its reaction to putsches in recent years in neighbouring former French colonies, Mali and Burkina Faso, where French people were not evacuated after military coups.
The Italian government also said it would arrange a special flight to repatriate its nationals from Niger. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Coup d’Etat au Niger : les ressortissants français seront évacués « dès aujourd’hui » : Les détails de l’opération seront communiqués « le plus rapidement possible », selon un message reçu par les Français sur place. « La fermeture de l’espace aérien laisse nos compatriotes sans possibilité de quitter le pays par leurs propres moyens », justifie le Quai d’Orsay. »
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Ja zum Ukraine-Krieg: Warum die Mehrheit der Russen hinter Putin steht | ZDFzeit
Jun 20, 2023 | Was passiert wirklich in Russland? ZDFzeit bietet in dieser Folge von "Tatort Ukraine" seltene Einblicke in das Land, in dem eine unabhängige Berichterstattung kaum mehr möglich ist.
Seit dem brutalen Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine kontrolliert der russische Staatsapparat das öffentliche Leben und die öffentliche Meinung. Die Polizei geht brutal gegen Demonstranten vor, Kritiker fliehen ins Exil und ultranationalistische Kräfte erhalten neuen Auftrieb. Unabhängige Informationen dringen kaum noch nach außen. Die Dokumentation erlaubt seltene Einblicke in die Lebenswirklichkeit von fünf Russinnen und Russen und zeigt ihre individuelle Sicht auf den Krieg. Es ist der Versuch eines Perspektivwechsels.
Wie lange schon Putin die russischen Medien für seine Propaganda instrumentalisiert, erzählt Marina Ovsyannikowa. Die Journalistin wurde durch eine Protestaktion in einer russischen Live-Sendung bekannt. Sie hielt ein Schild in die Kamera mit der Aufschrift: "Stoppt den Krieg. Glaubt der Propaganda nicht. Hier werdet ihr belogen." Heute lebt Ovsyannikowa im Exil.
Lügen und Propaganda werden neuerdings auch durch eine ultranationalistische Kulturbewegung, die "Z-Poets", befeuert. Benannt nach dem Buchstaben, der für die Unterstützung von Putins Krieg in der Ukraine steht. Einer dieser "Z-Poeten" ist Iwan Kondakow. In tausendfach geklickten YouTube-Videos macht sich der 39-Jährige über Homosexuelle lustig, wettert gegen "ukrainische Neonazis" und bezeichnet westliche Werte als Satanismus. Überraschend dabei: Kondakow ist ein gebildeter, junger Mann, der als Luftfahrtingenieur arbeitet und London als eine seiner Lieblingsstädte bezeichnet.
Nikita Chibrin dagegen weiß, was wirklich in der Ukraine passiert. Der Ex-Soldat gehörte zu einer der ersten Einheiten, die am 27. Februar 2022 in die Ukraine einmarschierte. Er spricht offen über Kriegsverbrechen an der ukrainischen Zivilbevölkerung.
Seit dem brutalen Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine kontrolliert der russische Staatsapparat das öffentliche Leben und die öffentliche Meinung. Die Polizei geht brutal gegen Demonstranten vor, Kritiker fliehen ins Exil und ultranationalistische Kräfte erhalten neuen Auftrieb. Unabhängige Informationen dringen kaum noch nach außen. Die Dokumentation erlaubt seltene Einblicke in die Lebenswirklichkeit von fünf Russinnen und Russen und zeigt ihre individuelle Sicht auf den Krieg. Es ist der Versuch eines Perspektivwechsels.
Wie lange schon Putin die russischen Medien für seine Propaganda instrumentalisiert, erzählt Marina Ovsyannikowa. Die Journalistin wurde durch eine Protestaktion in einer russischen Live-Sendung bekannt. Sie hielt ein Schild in die Kamera mit der Aufschrift: "Stoppt den Krieg. Glaubt der Propaganda nicht. Hier werdet ihr belogen." Heute lebt Ovsyannikowa im Exil.
Lügen und Propaganda werden neuerdings auch durch eine ultranationalistische Kulturbewegung, die "Z-Poets", befeuert. Benannt nach dem Buchstaben, der für die Unterstützung von Putins Krieg in der Ukraine steht. Einer dieser "Z-Poeten" ist Iwan Kondakow. In tausendfach geklickten YouTube-Videos macht sich der 39-Jährige über Homosexuelle lustig, wettert gegen "ukrainische Neonazis" und bezeichnet westliche Werte als Satanismus. Überraschend dabei: Kondakow ist ein gebildeter, junger Mann, der als Luftfahrtingenieur arbeitet und London als eine seiner Lieblingsstädte bezeichnet.
Nikita Chibrin dagegen weiß, was wirklich in der Ukraine passiert. Der Ex-Soldat gehörte zu einer der ersten Einheiten, die am 27. Februar 2022 in die Ukraine einmarschierte. Er spricht offen über Kriegsverbrechen an der ukrainischen Zivilbevölkerung.
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Zelenskyy Says ‘War’ Coming to Russia after Moscow Drone Attack
A related article here and a related video here.
War Is Coming to Russia, Says Zelensky after Moscow Drone Attack
THE TELEGRAPH: Sergei Sobyanin, mayor of the Russian capital, accuses Ukraine of strike on Moscow-City financial district
Volodymyr Zelensky said war was coming to Russia after suspected Ukrainian drones smashed into skyscrapers in a wealthy Moscow neighbourhood that is home to government offices.
Hours after two drones hit the Russian capital, the Ukrainian president said: “Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia, to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.”
“After the blast, there were vibrations and I felt the bed move,” Ksenia, who was woken up by the pre-dawn, told the Bereg website. “I thought my building was collapsing.”
Roman said that he was now worried that the drone attack would happen again. “I have repeatedly said that it is not very safe here,” he said. “I want to leave Russia. We planned to do this in November but most likely this will now happen earlier.” (With video) » | James Kilner | Sunday, July 30, 2023
Volodymyr Zelensky said war was coming to Russia after suspected Ukrainian drones smashed into skyscrapers in a wealthy Moscow neighbourhood that is home to government offices.
Hours after two drones hit the Russian capital, the Ukrainian president said: “Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia, to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.”
“After the blast, there were vibrations and I felt the bed move,” Ksenia, who was woken up by the pre-dawn, told the Bereg website. “I thought my building was collapsing.”
Roman said that he was now worried that the drone attack would happen again. “I have repeatedly said that it is not very safe here,” he said. “I want to leave Russia. We planned to do this in November but most likely this will now happen earlier.” (With video) » | James Kilner | Sunday, July 30, 2023
After Multiple Drone Strikes: Russia Raises Conscription Age for 'Better Defense' | DW News
Jul 31, 2023 | Russia's defense ministry says it has thwarted an attack on Moscow by three Ukrainian drones. The strike damaged an office building several kilometres from the Kremlin. Another drone strike on a police station was reported overnight in the Russian border region of Briansk. Ukraine's president says the attacks show the war is returning to Russian territory.
For more on that we talk to DW's Dmity Ponyavin.
Moscow has remained tight-lipped about the impact the war is having on its troops. But independent experts have looked into it.
Moscow said it planned to beef up its military in 2023 from around 1 million to 1.5 million. According to independent data, there are an estimated 1.3 million. That figure includes active personnel, reservists and paramilitary forces.
In September of last year, President Putin announced the mobilization of 300,000 troops. Russia has said it doesn't need a mass mobilisation but last week's increase in the maximum age of conscription from 27 to 30 years of age.
Moscow has released no data on the number of troops it has deployed against Ukraine. Earlier this year, Ukrainian military intelligence claimed it stands at around 280,000. The UK's defense minister said this year that 97 percent of the Russian army is in Ukraine.
Moscow has publicly acknowledged the deaths of only 6,000 soldiers. Russian media outlets working with a data scientist from Germany’s Tübingen University put the number at close to 50,000. There's no data on the number of people who have deserted the Russian army, but human rights groups say there are more than one thousand court cases against alleged Russian deserters. Some rights groups claim the figure could be higher.
Recent moves by the government indicate Russia needs even more troops. Along with raising the recruit cut-off age to 30, Moscow has also made it harder to leave the country for people who have been drafted or who refuse to fight. The official reason: the country needs better defenses.
For more we talk to Marina Miron, a military analyst at King's College London.
For more on that we talk to DW's Dmity Ponyavin.
Moscow has remained tight-lipped about the impact the war is having on its troops. But independent experts have looked into it.
Moscow said it planned to beef up its military in 2023 from around 1 million to 1.5 million. According to independent data, there are an estimated 1.3 million. That figure includes active personnel, reservists and paramilitary forces.
In September of last year, President Putin announced the mobilization of 300,000 troops. Russia has said it doesn't need a mass mobilisation but last week's increase in the maximum age of conscription from 27 to 30 years of age.
Moscow has released no data on the number of troops it has deployed against Ukraine. Earlier this year, Ukrainian military intelligence claimed it stands at around 280,000. The UK's defense minister said this year that 97 percent of the Russian army is in Ukraine.
Moscow has publicly acknowledged the deaths of only 6,000 soldiers. Russian media outlets working with a data scientist from Germany’s Tübingen University put the number at close to 50,000. There's no data on the number of people who have deserted the Russian army, but human rights groups say there are more than one thousand court cases against alleged Russian deserters. Some rights groups claim the figure could be higher.
Recent moves by the government indicate Russia needs even more troops. Along with raising the recruit cut-off age to 30, Moscow has also made it harder to leave the country for people who have been drafted or who refuse to fight. The official reason: the country needs better defenses.
For more we talk to Marina Miron, a military analyst at King's College London.
Sunday, July 30, 2023
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Sunak Plans to Restrict Councils from Imposing 20mph Speed Limits
THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: Latest push against what PM terms ‘anti-motorist’ policies follows order of review into low-traffic neighbourhoods
Rishi Sunak is planning to restrict councils from imposing 20mph speed limits as part of his new shift against green policies and traffic schemes, a stance condemned by safety and travel groups as short[-]sighted and divisive.
The Guardian has been told the push against what Sunak has termed “anti-motorist” policies could be extended to find ways to stop local authorities taking measures that have been used routinely for decades. » | Peter Walker, Deputy political editor | Sunday, July 30, 2023
Sunak is quite right on this. 20mph is a ridiculously low speed to drive at. Driving at such a low speed can cause frustration in drivers. A frustrated driver is potentially a dangerous driver. – © Mark Alexander
Rishi Sunak is planning to restrict councils from imposing 20mph speed limits as part of his new shift against green policies and traffic schemes, a stance condemned by safety and travel groups as short[-]sighted and divisive.
The Guardian has been told the push against what Sunak has termed “anti-motorist” policies could be extended to find ways to stop local authorities taking measures that have been used routinely for decades. » | Peter Walker, Deputy political editor | Sunday, July 30, 2023
Sunak is quite right on this. 20mph is a ridiculously low speed to drive at. Driving at such a low speed can cause frustration in drivers. A frustrated driver is potentially a dangerous driver. – © Mark Alexander
Heftige Unwetter in Südtirol: Wassermassen reißen Brücke mit
Jul 30, 2023 | Heftige Unwetter mit Starkregen und Sturmböen sind am Samstagabend über Südtirol hinweggezogen. Die kurzen, aber heftigen Gewitter richteten in Teilen der nördlichsten Provinz Italiens teils schwere Schäden an.
So verwandelten sich in Olang im Osten Südtirols Bäche in reißende Ströme - mehrere Holzbrücken wurden von den Wassermassen weggerissen. Auf Videos in den sozialen Medien ist zu sehen, wie beispielsweise der Furkelbach zu einem reißenden Strom anschwillt und drei Brücken mit sich reißt.
So verwandelten sich in Olang im Osten Südtirols Bäche in reißende Ströme - mehrere Holzbrücken wurden von den Wassermassen weggerissen. Auf Videos in den sozialen Medien ist zu sehen, wie beispielsweise der Furkelbach zu einem reißenden Strom anschwillt und drei Brücken mit sich reißt.
Channel Island Nazis Inquiry Under Pressure to Find Out Why Perpetrators Never Faced Justice
THE OBSERVER: Thousands of people may have perished on Alderney during the second world war but their murderers never stood trial
Alderney was the only Channel Island to be evacuated during the second world war as the island became part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall defence. Photograph: No Credit
The official inquiry into Nazi atrocities committed on Alderney in the Channel Islands is under pressure to investigate why those responsible for committing war crimes on British soil were never brought to trial in the UK.
Prof Anthony Glees, the security and intelligence expert who advised Margaret Thatcher’s war crimes inquiry, told the Observer: “This is a vital opportunity to establish all the facts, and it must examine why those who perpetrated such heinous war crimes were never brought to trial in this country. The review into the atrocities on Alderney is to be warmly welcomed, but I believe it should not just focus on the numbers killed, as important as that is.”
Last week the Observer revealed that the UK’s Holocaust envoy, Lord Pickles, would be launching an inquiry into the number of prisoners murdered by the Nazis in the British crown dependency. But Glees said the investigation needed to delve more widely into the events on the Channel Island to uncover the truth about one of the darkest episodes of British history. He added that the events on Alderney had been excluded from his inquiry in 1989. » | Antony Barnett and Martin Bright | Saturday, July 29, 2023
The official inquiry into Nazi atrocities committed on Alderney in the Channel Islands is under pressure to investigate why those responsible for committing war crimes on British soil were never brought to trial in the UK.
Prof Anthony Glees, the security and intelligence expert who advised Margaret Thatcher’s war crimes inquiry, told the Observer: “This is a vital opportunity to establish all the facts, and it must examine why those who perpetrated such heinous war crimes were never brought to trial in this country. The review into the atrocities on Alderney is to be warmly welcomed, but I believe it should not just focus on the numbers killed, as important as that is.”
Last week the Observer revealed that the UK’s Holocaust envoy, Lord Pickles, would be launching an inquiry into the number of prisoners murdered by the Nazis in the British crown dependency. But Glees said the investigation needed to delve more widely into the events on the Channel Island to uncover the truth about one of the darkest episodes of British history. He added that the events on Alderney had been excluded from his inquiry in 1989. » | Antony Barnett and Martin Bright | Saturday, July 29, 2023
Chine : la disparition des milliardaires | ARTE Reportage
Jul 30, 2023 | Emblèmes de la Chine nouvelle qui réussit, les millionnaires patrons d'entreprise sont la nouvelle cible d'une vaste campagne de purge qui semble avoir été décidée au plus haut niveau du régime chinois. Selon la presse économique occidentale, plusieurs dizaines de patrons, certains dirigeants les plus grandes entreprises du pays, auraient disparu depuis deux ans.
Certaines ONG avancent le chiffre de 400 millionnaires évanouis. Évidemment, aucune donnée officielle n’existe.
Nous avions commencé ce reportage avec Hu Kexin. Après avoir fait fortune dans les produits ménagers et agricoles, il a décidé de devenir l'empereur de la boulangerie en Chine. Il a acheté des milliers d'hectares de terres en France afin de produire une farine de qualité et recruté des formateurs français pour ses futurs boulangers chinois. Et puis, un beau jour, M. Hu s’est évaporé. Officiellement, il était désormais "très occupé". Dans la presse chinoise, rien n’a filtré sur son sort. Ses partenaires français n'ont plus de ses nouvelles...
À New York, dans son appartement à 40 millions de dollars surplombant Central Park, Guo Wangui se présente comme un survivant. Une bonne partie de sa famille a été assassinée en Chine. Il organise désormais la "résistance des milliardaires" depuis son exil américain. Grâce à son immense fortune, il finance une chaîne YouTube pour prévenir ses frères de richesse et dénoncer le Parti communiste chinois : "Le PCC a voulu créer des riches pour développer le pays. Mais maintenant, il a peur de nous, peur du pouvoir que peut donner l'argent, alors il nous fait disparaître". Qui sont ces riches chinois qui disparaissent ?
Disponible jusqu'au 28/05/2026
Certaines ONG avancent le chiffre de 400 millionnaires évanouis. Évidemment, aucune donnée officielle n’existe.
Nous avions commencé ce reportage avec Hu Kexin. Après avoir fait fortune dans les produits ménagers et agricoles, il a décidé de devenir l'empereur de la boulangerie en Chine. Il a acheté des milliers d'hectares de terres en France afin de produire une farine de qualité et recruté des formateurs français pour ses futurs boulangers chinois. Et puis, un beau jour, M. Hu s’est évaporé. Officiellement, il était désormais "très occupé". Dans la presse chinoise, rien n’a filtré sur son sort. Ses partenaires français n'ont plus de ses nouvelles...
À New York, dans son appartement à 40 millions de dollars surplombant Central Park, Guo Wangui se présente comme un survivant. Une bonne partie de sa famille a été assassinée en Chine. Il organise désormais la "résistance des milliardaires" depuis son exil américain. Grâce à son immense fortune, il finance une chaîne YouTube pour prévenir ses frères de richesse et dénoncer le Parti communiste chinois : "Le PCC a voulu créer des riches pour développer le pays. Mais maintenant, il a peur de nous, peur du pouvoir que peut donner l'argent, alors il nous fait disparaître". Qui sont ces riches chinois qui disparaissent ?
Disponible jusqu'au 28/05/2026
So viele Drogen in Europa wie noch nie | ARTE Europa - Die Woche
Ce rapport est disponible en français ici.
And the report is available in English here.
Saturday, July 29, 2023
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Harry vs. William - Der royale Bruderzwist | Doku HD | ARTE
Jul 29, 2023 | Das Recht des Erstgeborenen ist unumstößlich – in der Bibel wie in der britischen Monarchie. Egal wie sehr der Zweitgeborene sich anstrengt: Er wird die Privilegien des Ersten nie erhalten – es sei denn, dieser stirbt. Diese unerbittliche Regel lastet auf dem Verhältnis des wohl berühmtesten Prinzen-Paares der Welt: Harry und William.
"Heir" und "Spare" – im Englischen ist es scheinbar nur ein kleiner Unterschied und doch stecken dahinter zwei völlig unterschiedliche Lebenskonzepte. Der eine ist der Thronfolger – auserkoren dazu, die Krone zu tragen, in die Geschichtsbücher einzugehen und den Fortbestand der Monarchie zu sichern. Der andere ist Reserve – sein Schicksal hängt ganz davon ab, was mit dem Älteren geschieht. Sollte dieser frühzeitig ums Leben kommen, dann rückt er nach und wird zum Thronfolger. Im Fall der Windsors ist dies gänzlich unrealistisch, denn inzwischen sind die Kinder von William in der Thronfolge vor Harry.
In seinem Buch "Spare" (deutscher Titel: "Reserve") schildert Harry, wie er sich sein Leben lang an der Ungerechtigkeit abgearbeitet hat, dass die Thronfolge nichts mit Leistung oder Verdienst, sondern nur mit der Tradition und dem Recht des Erstgeborenen zu tun hat. Doch er genießt Freiheiten im Leben, die seinem Bruder William nicht gewährt sind. Als Thronfolger ist es dessen Aufgabe, dem Land zu dienen und den Fortbestand der Monarchie durch Nachwuchs zu sichern. Für ihn gilt die alte Losung: "never complain, never explain".
Die Dokumentation beleuchtet Ehre und Bürde der Thronfolgerschaft, das Schicksal des Zweitgeborenen sowie die Rolle der Eltern, der Partnerinnen und der Medien und ordnet sie mit Hilfe von Historikern und Historikerinnen, Psychologen und Psychologinnen, Journalisten und Journalistinnen sowie royalen Experten und Expertinnen ein. Er verhandelt am Beispiel der Windsors aber auch Themen universeller Geschwisterkonflikte.
Dokumentation von Marlon Schneider und Bernd Reufels (D 2023, 52 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 28/10/2023
"Heir" und "Spare" – im Englischen ist es scheinbar nur ein kleiner Unterschied und doch stecken dahinter zwei völlig unterschiedliche Lebenskonzepte. Der eine ist der Thronfolger – auserkoren dazu, die Krone zu tragen, in die Geschichtsbücher einzugehen und den Fortbestand der Monarchie zu sichern. Der andere ist Reserve – sein Schicksal hängt ganz davon ab, was mit dem Älteren geschieht. Sollte dieser frühzeitig ums Leben kommen, dann rückt er nach und wird zum Thronfolger. Im Fall der Windsors ist dies gänzlich unrealistisch, denn inzwischen sind die Kinder von William in der Thronfolge vor Harry.
In seinem Buch "Spare" (deutscher Titel: "Reserve") schildert Harry, wie er sich sein Leben lang an der Ungerechtigkeit abgearbeitet hat, dass die Thronfolge nichts mit Leistung oder Verdienst, sondern nur mit der Tradition und dem Recht des Erstgeborenen zu tun hat. Doch er genießt Freiheiten im Leben, die seinem Bruder William nicht gewährt sind. Als Thronfolger ist es dessen Aufgabe, dem Land zu dienen und den Fortbestand der Monarchie durch Nachwuchs zu sichern. Für ihn gilt die alte Losung: "never complain, never explain".
Die Dokumentation beleuchtet Ehre und Bürde der Thronfolgerschaft, das Schicksal des Zweitgeborenen sowie die Rolle der Eltern, der Partnerinnen und der Medien und ordnet sie mit Hilfe von Historikern und Historikerinnen, Psychologen und Psychologinnen, Journalisten und Journalistinnen sowie royalen Experten und Expertinnen ein. Er verhandelt am Beispiel der Windsors aber auch Themen universeller Geschwisterkonflikte.
Dokumentation von Marlon Schneider und Bernd Reufels (D 2023, 52 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 28/10/2023
US Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Soars to $1.05bn
THE GUARDIAN: No winner of Friday’s $940m prize, meaning only fifth time in history of Mega Millions grand prize has reached into the billions
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05bn Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of that particular lottery that the grand prize has reached into the billions.
It has been less than two weeks since someone in Los Angeles won a $1.08bn Powerball prize that ranked as the sixth-largest in US lottery history. The winner of that Powerball prize still has not come forward.
No one managed to beat the massive odds and match all six numbers for Friday’s estimated $940m jackpot. The numbers drawn were: 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18.
There have been 29 straight draws without a Mega Millions jackpot winner since the last grand prize ticket on 18 April. » | Associated Press | Saturday, July 29, 2023
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05bn Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of that particular lottery that the grand prize has reached into the billions.
It has been less than two weeks since someone in Los Angeles won a $1.08bn Powerball prize that ranked as the sixth-largest in US lottery history. The winner of that Powerball prize still has not come forward.
No one managed to beat the massive odds and match all six numbers for Friday’s estimated $940m jackpot. The numbers drawn were: 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18.
There have been 29 straight draws without a Mega Millions jackpot winner since the last grand prize ticket on 18 April. » | Associated Press | Saturday, July 29, 2023
‘We Can Never Forgive This’: In Odesa, Attacks Stoke Hatred of Russia
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia views Odesa as a culturally important part of his nation. But many in the Ukrainian city reject the connection and view the country that has been attacking it with loathing.
Standing on a bridge overlooking the road to Odesa’s main port, Nina Sulzhenko surveyed the damage wrought by a recent Russian missile strike: The House of Scientists, one of the Ukrainian city’s best-loved buildings, was in shambles. The mansion’s destroyed gardens spilled down over a ruined residential complex, and burned bricks lay strewn across the sidewalk.
“I feel pain, and I want revenge,” said Ms. Sulzhenko, 74. “I don’t have the words to say what we should do to them.”
She gestured toward other buildings in various stages of ruin. “Look at the music school! Look at what they did! The fact that those who live next to us, and lived among us, could do this to us — we can never forgive this. Never.”
Hers was a common sentiment in Odesa this past week after a series of missile strikes damaged the city’s port and 29 historic buildings in its Belle-Èpoque city center, including the Transfiguration Cathedral, one of Ukraine’s largest.
Odesa plays an important role in the mind of imperial Russians, and especially President Vladimir V. Putin, who views it as an integral part of Russian culture. But if Mr. Putin believed that Odesans would feel a reciprocal bond, he could not have been more mistaken, residents and city officials interviewed this past week said. Especially after the recent spate of missile attacks. » | Valerie Hopkins | Valerie Hopkins spent several days reporting in Odesa, Ukriane, after a week of Russian shelling.| Photographs by Emile Ducke | Saturday, July 29, 2023
Reluctant to Retire, Leaders Raise a Tough Question: How Old Is Too Old?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Two troubling moments involving Senators Dianne Feinstein and Mitch McConnell thrust questions about aging in office out of Congress and into the national conversation.
Two troubling moments involving Senators Dianne Feinstein and Mitch McConnell were widely scrutinized this week, raising uncomfortable questions about aging politicians. | Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times; Desiree Rios for The New York Times
After a series of troubling moments this week, an uncomfortable question has become unavoidable, leaving voters, strategists and even politicians themselves wondering: Just how old is too old to serve in public office?
For years, like so many children of aging parents across America, politicians and their advisers in Washington tried to skirt that difficult conversation, wrapping concerns about their octogenarian leaders in a cone of silence. The omertà was enabled by the traditions of a city that arms public figures with a battalion of aides, who manage nearly all of their professional and personal lives.
“I don’t know what the magic number is, but I do think that as a general rule, my goodness, when you get into the 80s, it’s time to think about a little relaxation,” said Trent Lott, 81, a former Senate majority leader who retired at the spry age of 67 to start his own lobbying firm. “The problem is, you get elected to a six-year term, you’re in pretty good shape, but four years later you may not be so good.”
Two closely scrutinized episodes this week thrust questions about aging with dignity in public office out of the halls of Congress and into the national conversation. On Wednesday, video of Senator Mitch McConnell, 81, freezing for 20 seconds in front of television cameras reverberated across the internet and newscasts. Less than 24 hours later, another clip surfaced of Senator Dianne Feinstein, 90, appearing confused when asked to vote in committee. » | Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein | Saturday, July 29, 2023
This is an American specialty, or should I say disease?: Keep working till you start wilting! I know this from first-hand experience. My late American partner did the very same thing. He would not give up his career, even after being diagnosed and treated for a very serious illness.
The phenomenon is bizarre and quintessentially American. That people like Feinstein and McConnell are allowed to work in such high positions, when it is obvious to all sane people that they should be spending the little time they probably have left on this earth with their families is a serious flaw in the American work culture. I have no time for it, especially because I have suffered greatly — and I mean greatly! — from it. – © Mark Alexander
After a series of troubling moments this week, an uncomfortable question has become unavoidable, leaving voters, strategists and even politicians themselves wondering: Just how old is too old to serve in public office?
For years, like so many children of aging parents across America, politicians and their advisers in Washington tried to skirt that difficult conversation, wrapping concerns about their octogenarian leaders in a cone of silence. The omertà was enabled by the traditions of a city that arms public figures with a battalion of aides, who manage nearly all of their professional and personal lives.
“I don’t know what the magic number is, but I do think that as a general rule, my goodness, when you get into the 80s, it’s time to think about a little relaxation,” said Trent Lott, 81, a former Senate majority leader who retired at the spry age of 67 to start his own lobbying firm. “The problem is, you get elected to a six-year term, you’re in pretty good shape, but four years later you may not be so good.”
Two closely scrutinized episodes this week thrust questions about aging with dignity in public office out of the halls of Congress and into the national conversation. On Wednesday, video of Senator Mitch McConnell, 81, freezing for 20 seconds in front of television cameras reverberated across the internet and newscasts. Less than 24 hours later, another clip surfaced of Senator Dianne Feinstein, 90, appearing confused when asked to vote in committee. » | Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein | Saturday, July 29, 2023
This is an American specialty, or should I say disease?: Keep working till you start wilting! I know this from first-hand experience. My late American partner did the very same thing. He would not give up his career, even after being diagnosed and treated for a very serious illness.
The phenomenon is bizarre and quintessentially American. That people like Feinstein and McConnell are allowed to work in such high positions, when it is obvious to all sane people that they should be spending the little time they probably have left on this earth with their families is a serious flaw in the American work culture. I have no time for it, especially because I have suffered greatly — and I mean greatly! — from it. – © Mark Alexander
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Michael Lambert: Feeble Sunak Unable to Fix Tory Chaos
Jul 29, 2023 | The prime minister Rishi Sunak is weak and pathetic. He is afraid of his backbenchers, the Home Secretary and the press.
With the next general election to be held within the next fifteen months the Tories appear to have decided that having no successes to boast about, their strategy will be to make negative claims about Labour. Rishi Sunak has claimed that Labour are on the side of criminal people smuggling gangs.
In response to the Uxbridge byelection result the Tories announced that they would be modifying their green policies to woo voters whilst Keir Starmer asked Sadiq Khan the mayor of London to reconsider his ULEZ policy.
There are huge problems facing the country, including the economy, interest rates, highest taxes for 70 years, massive public debt, NHS, productivity etc and yet the main story on all channels and the press last week has the bank account of Nigel Farage , the man without whom Brexit would never have happened.
The Home Secretary #suellabraverman continues to persist with her authoritarian policies of making asylum seekers as unwelcome as possible. She and Jenrick appear to enjoy being cruel to unfortunate asylum seekers whilst Sunak says nothing.
My (Michael Lambert’s) book is available from my website. The bucket hats will also be available in a few weeks’ time.
A brilliant synopsis. Thank you!
It has become increasingly obvious to me that I have lived through the best years that I am ever going to live through in my life. I am pretty sure that those good years will never be replicated; they will never return in my lifetime.
I am one of the baby-boomers; so, I had the privilege of growing up in the post-War years, a period which was filled with hope, optimism, increasing openness and tolerance. Most of my parents’ generation who had had to live through the Second World War were determined that their children would never have to live through the dire circumstances and deprivations that so many had had to live through during the War years.
It cannot be said that in post-War Britain life was rosy for everyone; of course, it wasn’t. But I write here about outlook and attitudes rather than material standards. The post-War years is a period I remember well; and what I remember was a general openness and tolerance of others – even foreigners. People lived and let live. What I find so alarming today is observing the very opposite. These days, despite the increased levels of education for so many, everyone thinks they know best how others should lead their lives. In other words, it’s my way or the highway!
I believe that these attitudes manifest themselves in the attitudes of many Brexiteers and modern-day Conservatives. Their mentality is such that they believe that everything British is better (when clearly it is not) and they also have the desire to pull up the drawbridge when clearly, because of working mothers our birthrate is way too low to provide industry and commerce with the manpower industry and commerce so desperately need.
Why Brexiteers had such a problem with Europeans coming to live and work in the United Kingdom defies my comprehension. At least Europeans generally share a very similar heritage to Brits.
All this, of course, would probably go over Rishi Sunak’s head. It will be of no concern to him that Europeans coming here to live and work will be more conducive to social harmony than people from totally different and alien cultures, many of whom are anti-feminism, anti-LGBT rights and anti- other minority rights.
Moreover, that Rishi Sunak is so fabulously wealthy means that he has absolutely no understanding of the needs and tribulations of everyday life for ordinary folk. Furthermore, that he is supposed to be such a clever, intelligent and well-educated man, especially in banking and commerce, makes it all the more difficult for me to understand why and how he could be so pro-Brexit, wishing to turn this country’s back on the biggest single market in the world: the Single Market – a market which is on our doorstep. Sunak must be far more blinkered than many people probably realize.
Further, Sunak has been praised by many for his handling of the furlough scheme during the pandemic. Not by me, however. As far as I am concerned, he could have done a far better job of helping people than he did. His way of dealing with it gave some people huge financial benefits whilst depriving many others of any benefits at all. He didn’t seem to realize that all Brits had to live through the pandemic, not just his Tory cronies.
Increasingly, it is becoming apparent that Rishi Sunak is probably afraid of his own shadow! – © Mark Alexander
With the next general election to be held within the next fifteen months the Tories appear to have decided that having no successes to boast about, their strategy will be to make negative claims about Labour. Rishi Sunak has claimed that Labour are on the side of criminal people smuggling gangs.
In response to the Uxbridge byelection result the Tories announced that they would be modifying their green policies to woo voters whilst Keir Starmer asked Sadiq Khan the mayor of London to reconsider his ULEZ policy.
There are huge problems facing the country, including the economy, interest rates, highest taxes for 70 years, massive public debt, NHS, productivity etc and yet the main story on all channels and the press last week has the bank account of Nigel Farage , the man without whom Brexit would never have happened.
The Home Secretary #suellabraverman continues to persist with her authoritarian policies of making asylum seekers as unwelcome as possible. She and Jenrick appear to enjoy being cruel to unfortunate asylum seekers whilst Sunak says nothing.
My (Michael Lambert’s) book is available from my website. The bucket hats will also be available in a few weeks’ time.
A brilliant synopsis. Thank you!
It has become increasingly obvious to me that I have lived through the best years that I am ever going to live through in my life. I am pretty sure that those good years will never be replicated; they will never return in my lifetime.
I am one of the baby-boomers; so, I had the privilege of growing up in the post-War years, a period which was filled with hope, optimism, increasing openness and tolerance. Most of my parents’ generation who had had to live through the Second World War were determined that their children would never have to live through the dire circumstances and deprivations that so many had had to live through during the War years.
It cannot be said that in post-War Britain life was rosy for everyone; of course, it wasn’t. But I write here about outlook and attitudes rather than material standards. The post-War years is a period I remember well; and what I remember was a general openness and tolerance of others – even foreigners. People lived and let live. What I find so alarming today is observing the very opposite. These days, despite the increased levels of education for so many, everyone thinks they know best how others should lead their lives. In other words, it’s my way or the highway!
I believe that these attitudes manifest themselves in the attitudes of many Brexiteers and modern-day Conservatives. Their mentality is such that they believe that everything British is better (when clearly it is not) and they also have the desire to pull up the drawbridge when clearly, because of working mothers our birthrate is way too low to provide industry and commerce with the manpower industry and commerce so desperately need.
Why Brexiteers had such a problem with Europeans coming to live and work in the United Kingdom defies my comprehension. At least Europeans generally share a very similar heritage to Brits.
All this, of course, would probably go over Rishi Sunak’s head. It will be of no concern to him that Europeans coming here to live and work will be more conducive to social harmony than people from totally different and alien cultures, many of whom are anti-feminism, anti-LGBT rights and anti- other minority rights.
Moreover, that Rishi Sunak is so fabulously wealthy means that he has absolutely no understanding of the needs and tribulations of everyday life for ordinary folk. Furthermore, that he is supposed to be such a clever, intelligent and well-educated man, especially in banking and commerce, makes it all the more difficult for me to understand why and how he could be so pro-Brexit, wishing to turn this country’s back on the biggest single market in the world: the Single Market – a market which is on our doorstep. Sunak must be far more blinkered than many people probably realize.
Further, Sunak has been praised by many for his handling of the furlough scheme during the pandemic. Not by me, however. As far as I am concerned, he could have done a far better job of helping people than he did. His way of dealing with it gave some people huge financial benefits whilst depriving many others of any benefits at all. He didn’t seem to realize that all Brits had to live through the pandemic, not just his Tory cronies.
Increasingly, it is becoming apparent that Rishi Sunak is probably afraid of his own shadow! – © Mark Alexander
Extraordinary Photos of July's Extreme Weather
BBC: It is a summer of extremes. Burning temperatures followed by raging fires. Wild storms and torrential rain. And a run of broken climate records. » Georgina Rannard, BBC Climate & Science reporter, and the Visual Journalism Team | Friday, July 28, 2023
Friday, July 28, 2023
Ukraine Moves Christmas Day in Snub to Russia
BBC: Ukraine has moved its official Christmas Day state holiday from 7 January to 25 December, the latest move aimed at distancing itself from Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a parliamentary bill that aimed to "abandon the Russian heritage of imposing Christmas celebrations".
In recent years, Kyiv has been cutting religious, cultural and other ties with Russia, aligning itself with the West.
This process escalated following Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Mr Zelensky signed the bill on Friday - two weeks after it had been passed by Ukrainian lawmakers. » | Jaroslav Lukiv, BBC News | Friday, July 28, 2023
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 | Lars Vogt
Edvard Grieg: Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Chopin: Nocturne no. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth
Brahms: Waltz no. 15 in A-flat major, Op. 39
Lars Vogt: piano
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Conducted by Riccardo Chailly
Lars Vogt obituary: German pianist and conductor who brought exceptional sensitivity and lyricism to his performances »
Randy Meisner, a Founding Member of the Eagles, Dies at 77
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The group’s original bass player, he was with the band from 1971 to 1977 but was uncomfortable with fame.
Randy Meisner, center, with fellow Eagles members Joe Walsh, left, and Don Henley in 1977. | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles whose broad vocal range on songs like “Take It to the Limit” helped catapult the rock band to international fame, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 77.
The cause was complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the band said on its website.
“Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band,” the group said.
Mr. Meisner, the band’s original bass player, helped form the Eagles in 1971 along with Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Bernie Leadon. He was with the band when they recorded the albums “Eagles,” “Desperado,” “On the Border,” “One of These Nights” and “Hotel California.”
“Hotel California,” with its mysterious, allegorical lyrics, became among the band’s best-known recordings. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977 and won a Grammy Award for record of the year in 1978.
But Mr. Meisner was uncomfortable with fame. » | Livia Albeck-Ripka and Orlando Mayorquin | Published: Thursday, July 27, 2023; Updated: Friday, July 28, 2023
Mort de Randy Meisner, bassiste et membre fondateur du groupe Eagles : Le premier bassiste et chanteur de l’un des groupes ayant vendu le plus de disques dans l’histoire du rock, est mort à l’âge de 77 ans. »
Eagles-Gründungsmitglied Randy Meisner gestorben: Der frühere Bassist und Sänger der legendären Rockband Eagles wurde 77 Jahre alt. Meisner habe maßgeblich zum frühen Erfolg der Band beigetragen. »
Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles whose broad vocal range on songs like “Take It to the Limit” helped catapult the rock band to international fame, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 77.
The cause was complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the band said on its website.
“Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band,” the group said.
Mr. Meisner, the band’s original bass player, helped form the Eagles in 1971 along with Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Bernie Leadon. He was with the band when they recorded the albums “Eagles,” “Desperado,” “On the Border,” “One of These Nights” and “Hotel California.”
“Hotel California,” with its mysterious, allegorical lyrics, became among the band’s best-known recordings. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977 and won a Grammy Award for record of the year in 1978.
But Mr. Meisner was uncomfortable with fame. » | Livia Albeck-Ripka and Orlando Mayorquin | Published: Thursday, July 27, 2023; Updated: Friday, July 28, 2023
Mort de Randy Meisner, bassiste et membre fondateur du groupe Eagles : Le premier bassiste et chanteur de l’un des groupes ayant vendu le plus de disques dans l’histoire du rock, est mort à l’âge de 77 ans. »
Eagles-Gründungsmitglied Randy Meisner gestorben: Der frühere Bassist und Sänger der legendären Rockband Eagles wurde 77 Jahre alt. Meisner habe maßgeblich zum frühen Erfolg der Band beigetragen. »
Hundreds of Firefighters Continue to Battle Wildfires across Europe - BBC News
Far-right AfD Expects Significant Gains in Upcoming Bavarian Election | DW News
Jul 28, 2023 | Germany’s biggest state Bavaria is bracing for its local elections. The traditionally conservative region is considered the wealthiest state of all in Germany. Still, the far right Alternative für Deutschland, as in the rest of Germany, is projected to reach a new record share of the vote in the upcoming elections. We went there to the Bavarian city of Straubing to find out why.
DW's political correspondent Benajmin Alvarez-Gruber tells us more on the significance of the AfD's rise in Germany. And we talk to our political correspondent Thomas Sparrow, who reports for us on the AfD's convention in Magdeburg.
DW's political correspondent Benajmin Alvarez-Gruber tells us more on the significance of the AfD's rise in Germany. And we talk to our political correspondent Thomas Sparrow, who reports for us on the AfD's convention in Magdeburg.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Swedish PM ‘Extremely Worried’ as More Apply to Burn Qur’an
THE GUARDIAN: Ulf Kristersson says ‘there is a clear risk of something serious happening’ amid growing Muslim anger at the attacks on Islam’s holy book
The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said that he is “extremely worried” about the consequences if more demonstrations go ahead in which the Qur’an is desecrated, amid growing Muslim anger at a series of attacks on Islam’s holy book.
Attacks on the Qur’an in Sweden and Denmark have offended many Muslim countries, including Turkey, whose backing Sweden needs to join Nato – a goal of Stockholm’s after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Kristersson told the Swedish news agency TT that further requests had been filed with police for permission to hold protests where desecration of the Qur’an was again planned.
“If they are granted, we are going to face some days where there is a clear risk of something serious happening,” he said. “I am extremely worried about what it could lead to.” » | Reuters in Stockholm | Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said that he is “extremely worried” about the consequences if more demonstrations go ahead in which the Qur’an is desecrated, amid growing Muslim anger at a series of attacks on Islam’s holy book.
Attacks on the Qur’an in Sweden and Denmark have offended many Muslim countries, including Turkey, whose backing Sweden needs to join Nato – a goal of Stockholm’s after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Kristersson told the Swedish news agency TT that further requests had been filed with police for permission to hold protests where desecration of the Qur’an was again planned.
“If they are granted, we are going to face some days where there is a clear risk of something serious happening,” he said. “I am extremely worried about what it could lead to.” » | Reuters in Stockholm | Thursday, July 27, 2023
Muslim Leaders Decry ‘Double Standard’ of Farage Bank Account Closure Furore
THE GUARDIAN: Longstanding issue for community given little attention compared with closure of ex-Ukip leader’s Coutts account, says mosque chair
The furore over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts with Coutts has led to the resignation of two chief executives and an intervention by Downing Street.
But, when nearly a decade ago, three Muslim organisations, including Finsbury Park mosque, had their HSBC bank accounts shut, there was little public acknowledgment or support.
The chair of Finsbury Park mosque, Mohammed Kozbar, has criticised this “double standard” and spoken of his frustration that British Muslims who have been struggling with this problem for the past decade have been left to do so alone. » | Aamna Mohdin and Ben Quinn | Thursday, July 27, 2023
The furore over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts with Coutts has led to the resignation of two chief executives and an intervention by Downing Street.
But, when nearly a decade ago, three Muslim organisations, including Finsbury Park mosque, had their HSBC bank accounts shut, there was little public acknowledgment or support.
The chair of Finsbury Park mosque, Mohammed Kozbar, has criticised this “double standard” and spoken of his frustration that British Muslims who have been struggling with this problem for the past decade have been left to do so alone. » | Aamna Mohdin and Ben Quinn | Thursday, July 27, 2023
Coutts Chief Quits and Crisis Wipes £1bn Off NatWest Shares
THE GUARDIAN: Ousting of boss of private bank may not be last departure as prime minister fails to back chairman Howard Davies
The head of private bank Coutts has been ousted over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts in a desperate attempt by NatWest to contain a crisis that has wiped £1bn off its share price.
Peter Flavel’s resignation from Coutts was pushed through by the NatWest interim chief executive, Paul Thwaite, but despite the move, the future of its chairman, Sir Howard Davies, appeared far from secure.
The prime minister pointedly failed to back Davies, despite concern over the government’s role in the shock departure of the chief executive, Alison Rose, which was announced in the middle of the night earlier this week. While the City minister, Andrew Griffith, said in an interview with Sky News on Wednesday that it was not necessary for Davies to quit earlier than planned, Rishi Sunak refused on Thursday to give the chairman his backing. » | Kalyeena Makortoff and Anna Isaac | Thursday, July 27, 2023
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The head of private bank Coutts has been ousted over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts in a desperate attempt by NatWest to contain a crisis that has wiped £1bn off its share price.
Peter Flavel’s resignation from Coutts was pushed through by the NatWest interim chief executive, Paul Thwaite, but despite the move, the future of its chairman, Sir Howard Davies, appeared far from secure.
The prime minister pointedly failed to back Davies, despite concern over the government’s role in the shock departure of the chief executive, Alison Rose, which was announced in the middle of the night earlier this week. While the City minister, Andrew Griffith, said in an interview with Sky News on Wednesday that it was not necessary for Davies to quit earlier than planned, Rishi Sunak refused on Thursday to give the chairman his backing. » | Kalyeena Makortoff and Anna Isaac | Thursday, July 27, 2023
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Staatsanwalt fordert gut sieben Jahre Haft für Kardinal
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: inen Kardinal, der im Vatikan ins Gefängnis muss – das gab es noch nie. Angelo Becciu könnte bald der erste sein. Der vatikanische Staatsanwalt wirft ihm Amtsmissbrauch und Veruntreuung vor.
Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte der katholischen Kirche droht einem Kardinal eine langjährige Haftstrafe im Gefängnis des Vatikans. Im Strafprozess gegen Angelo Kardinal Becciu, der einige Jahre einer der wichtigsten Mitarbeiter von Papst Franziskus war, forderte die vatikanische Staatsanwaltschaft am Mittwoch eine Freiheitsstrafe von sieben Jahren und drei Monaten sowie eine Geldstrafe in Höhe von 10.239 Euro. » | Von Thomas Jansen< Redakteur in der Politik | Mittwoch, 26. Juli 2023
Au Koweït, cinq personnes ont été pendues, dont une pour un attentat contre une mosquée en 2015
LE MONDE : Quatre des personnes exécutées ont été condamnées pour meurtre. La cinquième a, elle, été pendue pour trafic de stupéfiants.
Le Koweït a exécuté, jeudi 27 juillet, cinq personnes, parmi lesquelles un homme ayant participé à un attentat-suicide contre une mosquée en 2015 qui avait fait vingt-six morts, a annoncé le parquet de ce pays du Golfe.
Le ministère public a supervisé « l’application de la peine de mort à la prison centrale du Koweït » contre ces cinq personnes, dont la plupart ont été condamnées pour meurtre, a-t-il précisé dans un communiqué. Toutes les personnes ont été pendues. » | Le Monde avec AFP | jeudi 27 juillet 2023
Le Koweït a exécuté, jeudi 27 juillet, cinq personnes, parmi lesquelles un homme ayant participé à un attentat-suicide contre une mosquée en 2015 qui avait fait vingt-six morts, a annoncé le parquet de ce pays du Golfe.
Le ministère public a supervisé « l’application de la peine de mort à la prison centrale du Koweït » contre ces cinq personnes, dont la plupart ont été condamnées pour meurtre, a-t-il précisé dans un communiqué. Toutes les personnes ont été pendues. » | Le Monde avec AFP | jeudi 27 juillet 2023
America's Love Affair with Firearms | DW Documentary
Jul 27, 2023 | Gun violence is on the rise in the United States. An estimated 400 million firearms are in private hands. Casualties are at a record high. But the dispute over stricter gun laws is dividing the country.
Various initiatives call for tougher controls. But some people resist these, pointing to the Second Amendment and what they say is their constitutional right to defend themselves. For them, carrying a firearm is part of their American identity.
This documentary paints a portrait of a heavily armed nation. The filmmakers visit places like the ‘Gunsite Academy’ in Arizona - the largest private shooting school in the world. Gun enthusiasts from all over the country practice their marksmanship here. They also meet people like Brandon Wolf, survivor of the devastating gun massacre at the Pulse nightclub. Since the tragedy, he has been fighting for gun law reform. Philip Smith, on the other hand, is the founder of the National African American Gun Association. The organization's declared goal is to get as many African American citizens as possible to take up arms.
Physician Stephanie Bonne sees what firearms can do every day. She works for a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, with an intensive care unit that almost exclusively treats victims of shootings. In her eyes, gun misuse in the U.S. has long counted as a full-blown epidemic.
Various initiatives call for tougher controls. But some people resist these, pointing to the Second Amendment and what they say is their constitutional right to defend themselves. For them, carrying a firearm is part of their American identity.
This documentary paints a portrait of a heavily armed nation. The filmmakers visit places like the ‘Gunsite Academy’ in Arizona - the largest private shooting school in the world. Gun enthusiasts from all over the country practice their marksmanship here. They also meet people like Brandon Wolf, survivor of the devastating gun massacre at the Pulse nightclub. Since the tragedy, he has been fighting for gun law reform. Philip Smith, on the other hand, is the founder of the National African American Gun Association. The organization's declared goal is to get as many African American citizens as possible to take up arms.
Physician Stephanie Bonne sees what firearms can do every day. She works for a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, with an intensive care unit that almost exclusively treats victims of shootings. In her eyes, gun misuse in the U.S. has long counted as a full-blown epidemic.
Independent Scotland Would Bring Back Burgundy Passports
THE TELEGRAPH: Report says separate Scotland would follow EU’s ‘recommended layout, size and colour’, despite warnings it could take years to join
Humza Yousaf launches a policy paper on citizenship in an independent Scotland | CREDIT: Andrew Milligan/PA
Scotland would revert to burgundy passports after independence in an effort to copy the EU under a blueprint unveiled by Humza Yousaf.
A Scottish Government report said a separate Scotland would follow the EU’s “recommended layout, size and colour”, despite experts warning that it could take years for it to join the bloc.
Asked why he wanted to ditch blue passports, with blue the dominant colour on the Scottish flag, Mr Yousaf claimed a switch to burgundy red could help a separate Scotland gain speedier EU membership.
The blueprint said the passports would also follow the bloc’s “standards and technical requirements”.
The First Minister also said he would renounce his British citizenship despite the paper making clear that Scots could keep it after independence if they wished. People could also opt out of having Scottish citizenship.
Asked whether he would retain his British citizenship, he said: “I haven’t thought much about it but I probably wouldn’t, no, just my Scottish citizenship.” » | Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor | Thursday, July 27, 2023
Independent Scotland would base citizenship on current Irish model: Plans, unveiled by Humza Yousaf, include significantly reducing application fees »
Scotland would revert to burgundy passports after independence in an effort to copy the EU under a blueprint unveiled by Humza Yousaf.
A Scottish Government report said a separate Scotland would follow the EU’s “recommended layout, size and colour”, despite experts warning that it could take years for it to join the bloc.
Asked why he wanted to ditch blue passports, with blue the dominant colour on the Scottish flag, Mr Yousaf claimed a switch to burgundy red could help a separate Scotland gain speedier EU membership.
The blueprint said the passports would also follow the bloc’s “standards and technical requirements”.
The First Minister also said he would renounce his British citizenship despite the paper making clear that Scots could keep it after independence if they wished. People could also opt out of having Scottish citizenship.
Asked whether he would retain his British citizenship, he said: “I haven’t thought much about it but I probably wouldn’t, no, just my Scottish citizenship.” » | Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor | Thursday, July 27, 2023
Independent Scotland would base citizenship on current Irish model: Plans, unveiled by Humza Yousaf, include significantly reducing application fees »
Prince Harry’s Lawsuit against Sun Publisher Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules
THE GUARDIAN: High court rules prince’s claims of illegal information gathering can proceed but phone-hacking allegations cannot
The judge ruled that Harry could not bring his claim against News Group Newspapers in relation to phone hacking. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
The Duke of Sussex’s damages claim over allegations of unlawful information gathering against the publisher of the Sun will go to trial, a high court judge has ruled.
Prince Harry, 38, alleges he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of the Sun and the now defunct News of the World.
At a hearing in April, NGN asked Mr Justice Fancourt to throw out the duke’s case, arguing it was brought too late because he should have known sooner he had a potential claim.
In a ruling on Thursday, the judge concluded that Harry could not bring his claim relating to phone hacking, but that his claim over other allegations – including use of private investigators – should go ahead to a trial, due to take place in January next year. » | Caroline Davies | Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Duke of Sussex’s damages claim over allegations of unlawful information gathering against the publisher of the Sun will go to trial, a high court judge has ruled.
Prince Harry, 38, alleges he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of the Sun and the now defunct News of the World.
At a hearing in April, NGN asked Mr Justice Fancourt to throw out the duke’s case, arguing it was brought too late because he should have known sooner he had a potential claim.
In a ruling on Thursday, the judge concluded that Harry could not bring his claim relating to phone hacking, but that his claim over other allegations – including use of private investigators – should go ahead to a trial, due to take place in January next year. » | Caroline Davies | Thursday, July 27, 2023
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