CREDITS
Report: Diana Piñeros
Camera: Janusz Szczerek
Edit: Manuela Reuss
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
How to Make Spanish Gazpacho | A Typical Dish from Spain | DW Food
May 13, 2023 | When you hear the word "soup", you probably think of a hot, or at least warm, dish. Well, in southern Spain and Portugal, people like to eat a cold soup called "gazpacho" in the summer. There are many different recipes and some debates about how to make gazpacho. In this video we will show you how to prepare a traditional version of gazpacho and give it a modern twist.
CREDITS
Report: Diana Piñeros
Camera: Janusz Szczerek
Edit: Manuela Reuss
CREDITS
Report: Diana Piñeros
Camera: Janusz Szczerek
Edit: Manuela Reuss
All Out with Jon Dean: Is It Now Cool for Young People to Be Gay?
GAY TIMES »
Trump and MAGA Go Berserk as Kamala Harris Opens Fire
Kamala Harris is a winner. It is hard to see how Donald Trump can win the presidential race now. Kamala Harris is attractive, vibrant, intellectual, bright, dynamic, very likeable, and full of energy. She has been criticised for her laugh. I love her laugh! I think her laugh is sincere and infectious. IMHO, Kamala’s laugh is an asset, not a hindrance. Go Kamala! America needs you at the helm, and so does the world. – © Mark Alexander
Pro-Palestinian Student Sits with Israeli
Jul 24, 2024 | On the streets of NYC a Syrian Arab student stops to engage with an Israeli activist about the future between the Peoples of the Land.
Wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh, he came in with strong positions regarding the conflict, but surprisingly shared a balanced and more nuanced approach to resolution, which is often missing in most public discourses revolving this matter.
It is only through a cultural shift by those who seek to create a better future that we can ultimately make that desired future, our present. | Video by @KavanaFilms
You can support Rudy Rochman and his team’s work here.
Wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh, he came in with strong positions regarding the conflict, but surprisingly shared a balanced and more nuanced approach to resolution, which is often missing in most public discourses revolving this matter.
It is only through a cultural shift by those who seek to create a better future that we can ultimately make that desired future, our present. | Video by @KavanaFilms
You can support Rudy Rochman and his team’s work here.
Egypt Through the Lens - EP 2 - Conflict | Featured Documentary
Jul 24, 2024 | Egypt Through the Lens is a four-part series about how photographers recorded the modern history of Egypt over 150 years – its kings, presidents, politics, conflicts and cinema.
The second episode sees how war photographers captured key moments of Egypt's history, from the earliest British occupation in 1882 to the Arab-Israeli wars of the late 20th century. Acclaimed photojournalist Samir Ghazouli draws on his family's extensive archive to show the development of war photography in Egypt. He reveals iconic images from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the rise of a young Egyptian army officer Gamal Abdel Nasser from war hero to president, the Suez Crisis and both the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars, where photographs vividly captured the contrasting emotions of victory and defeat.
Click here for Episode 1.
The second episode sees how war photographers captured key moments of Egypt's history, from the earliest British occupation in 1882 to the Arab-Israeli wars of the late 20th century. Acclaimed photojournalist Samir Ghazouli draws on his family's extensive archive to show the development of war photography in Egypt. He reveals iconic images from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the rise of a young Egyptian army officer Gamal Abdel Nasser from war hero to president, the Suez Crisis and both the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars, where photographs vividly captured the contrasting emotions of victory and defeat.
Click here for Episode 1.
Wieso das Islamische Zentrum Hamburg verboten wurde und welche Folgen das hat
Related article in English here.
Sarrazin: Es könnte schon zu spät sein!
Hear Buttigieg’s Response to Vance’s Criticism of Childless Democrats
Brexit: What We’ve Lost
Jul 24, 2024 | When in the EU, free movement gave Britons the right to live, work, study or retire anywhere in the EU, as well as Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
Millions of Britons made use of these freedoms over the decades. British citizens and their families living and working in another EU country had the right to access that country's state healthcare and education. Free movement also meant that citizens from the rest of the EU could easily come to the UK to fill job vacancies that we simply didn’t, and still don’t, have enough Britons to do.
Free movement was never broken, and it didn’t need fixing.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens couldn’t just arrive in another EU country and claim benefits – they had to have sufficient funds of their own to travel and to stay.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could be rejected or ejected if they were considered to pose certain risks to the country.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could enjoy the right to stay in another EU country for up to three months only, so long as they didn’t become a burden to the state.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could only legally stay longer in another EU country if they were jobseekers; workers; self-employed; students; self-sufficient; permanent residents (i.e. legally here for more than five years); or family members of one of the above.
What a brilliant system, that served our country well – either for citizens coming here, or our citizens going there. Now that all ended for the UK, because British governments (Tory AND Labour) interpreted the referendum Brexit vote as meaning the end of ‘free movement’. Even though, just as for non-EU countries Norway and Switzerland, we could have kept free movement without having to be an EU member. And even though voters were never specifically asked if we wanted to end free movement with our continent. Our governments just assumed we did. But consistently, polls show that Britain would prefer to retain our freedom of movement with our continent.
[Source: Best for Britain]
Our current government, under Keir Starmer, has categorically ruled out bringing back free movement of people. In April, both Labour and the Tories immediately rejected an EU offer of a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons the right to live, study or work anywhere in the EU for up to four years.
[Source: The Guardian]
Isn’t it time our governments stopped unilaterally interpreting the referendum result and instead let us, the people, decide?
© Report and video compilation by @JonDanzig Video programme provided by the @europeanparliament ▪ 𝗝𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗴 is an independent campaigning journalist and film maker who specialises in writing about health, human rights, and Europe. He is also founder of the information campaign, Reasons2Rejoin
Millions of Britons made use of these freedoms over the decades. British citizens and their families living and working in another EU country had the right to access that country's state healthcare and education. Free movement also meant that citizens from the rest of the EU could easily come to the UK to fill job vacancies that we simply didn’t, and still don’t, have enough Britons to do.
Free movement was never broken, and it didn’t need fixing.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens couldn’t just arrive in another EU country and claim benefits – they had to have sufficient funds of their own to travel and to stay.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could be rejected or ejected if they were considered to pose certain risks to the country.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could enjoy the right to stay in another EU country for up to three months only, so long as they didn’t become a burden to the state.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could only legally stay longer in another EU country if they were jobseekers; workers; self-employed; students; self-sufficient; permanent residents (i.e. legally here for more than five years); or family members of one of the above.
What a brilliant system, that served our country well – either for citizens coming here, or our citizens going there. Now that all ended for the UK, because British governments (Tory AND Labour) interpreted the referendum Brexit vote as meaning the end of ‘free movement’. Even though, just as for non-EU countries Norway and Switzerland, we could have kept free movement without having to be an EU member. And even though voters were never specifically asked if we wanted to end free movement with our continent. Our governments just assumed we did. But consistently, polls show that Britain would prefer to retain our freedom of movement with our continent.
[Source: Best for Britain]
Our current government, under Keir Starmer, has categorically ruled out bringing back free movement of people. In April, both Labour and the Tories immediately rejected an EU offer of a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons the right to live, study or work anywhere in the EU for up to four years.
[Source: The Guardian]
Isn’t it time our governments stopped unilaterally interpreting the referendum result and instead let us, the people, decide?
© Report and video compilation by @JonDanzig Video programme provided by the @europeanparliament ▪ 𝗝𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗴 is an independent campaigning journalist and film maker who specialises in writing about health, human rights, and Europe. He is also founder of the information campaign, Reasons2Rejoin
Germany Bans Islamic Group, Accusing It of Supporting Hezbollah
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The authorities also searched dozens of properties linked to the Islamic Center Hamburg, which has long faced accusations of being a front for the Iranian government.
Germany banned the Islamic Center Hamburg on Wednesday, saying that it is an extremist organization that supports Hezbollah and acts as a front for Iran’s supreme leader.
The German authorities have been investigating the Shiite Muslim group — also known as the I.Z.H., an abbreviation of its German name — for years, including what they say are links to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia that Germany outlawed in 2020.
The group promotes an Islamist extremist ideology, Nancy Faeser, Germany’s interior minister, said in a statement announcing the ban. She also accused the I.Z.H. and its affiliates of supporting Hezbollah and spreading antisemitism.
Her ministry said the authorities had begun court-ordered searches of 53 properties linked to the I.Z.H. across Germany, including in Berlin and Hamburg, and were seizing the organization’s assets. The government will also shut down four Shiite mosques, including what is known as the Blue Mosque in Hamburg, which is the group’s headquarters.
The mosque is considered one of the main centers of the Shiite Muslim community in Europe, according to the Hamburg authorities.
The interior ministry described the I.Z.H. as a direct representative of Iran’s supreme leader and said that it seeks to bring about an Islamic revolution in Germany. » | John Yoon | Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Germany banned the Islamic Center Hamburg on Wednesday, saying that it is an extremist organization that supports Hezbollah and acts as a front for Iran’s supreme leader.
The German authorities have been investigating the Shiite Muslim group — also known as the I.Z.H., an abbreviation of its German name — for years, including what they say are links to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia that Germany outlawed in 2020.
The group promotes an Islamist extremist ideology, Nancy Faeser, Germany’s interior minister, said in a statement announcing the ban. She also accused the I.Z.H. and its affiliates of supporting Hezbollah and spreading antisemitism.
Her ministry said the authorities had begun court-ordered searches of 53 properties linked to the I.Z.H. across Germany, including in Berlin and Hamburg, and were seizing the organization’s assets. The government will also shut down four Shiite mosques, including what is known as the Blue Mosque in Hamburg, which is the group’s headquarters.
The mosque is considered one of the main centers of the Shiite Muslim community in Europe, according to the Hamburg authorities.
The interior ministry described the I.Z.H. as a direct representative of Iran’s supreme leader and said that it seeks to bring about an Islamic revolution in Germany. » | John Yoon | Wednesday, July 24, 2024
King to Receive Extra £45m of Public Money as Crown Estate Income Soars
THE GUARDIAN: Royal accounts show estate made £1.1bn profit, meaning sovereign grant will rise to £132m for 2025-26
Screenshot from this Guardian article | The king’s crown estate profits have more than doubled. The accounts also show that £600,000 of the sovereign grant was spent on the coronation and related events last year.Photograph: Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Images
King Charles is set for a huge £45m pay rise with an increase of more than 50% in his official annual income, official accounts reveal.
Profits of £1.1bn from the crown estate – a percentage of which funds the monarchy – mean the sovereign grant, which supports the official duties of the royal family, will rise from £86m in 2024-25 to £132m in 2025-26.
The monarchy currently receives 12% of the crown estate profits to fund its work as well as to fund the 10-year, £369m renovation of Buckingham Palace. Royal aides said the increase will be used to complete the palace reservicing programme by 2027.
The sovereign grant will be reviewed in 2026-27 to reassess the amount handed over to the palace and ensure it is an “appropriate level”.
Royal accounts also show that the Prince of Wales received £23.6m income from the Duchy of Cornwall in his first full year after inheriting the land and property owning estate from his father. » | Caroline Davies and David Pegg | Wednesday, July 24, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.K. Royal Family Gets Financial Boost From Offshore Wind and Palaces: Profits at the Crown Estate doubled thanks to offshore wind deals, while visitors to royal palaces are almost back to prepandemic levels. »
Head of king’s property portfolio given 20% pay rise to £1.9m: Crown estate reward for Dan Labbad comes amid doubling of profits on back of offshore wind developments »
King Charles is set for a huge £45m pay rise with an increase of more than 50% in his official annual income, official accounts reveal.
Profits of £1.1bn from the crown estate – a percentage of which funds the monarchy – mean the sovereign grant, which supports the official duties of the royal family, will rise from £86m in 2024-25 to £132m in 2025-26.
The monarchy currently receives 12% of the crown estate profits to fund its work as well as to fund the 10-year, £369m renovation of Buckingham Palace. Royal aides said the increase will be used to complete the palace reservicing programme by 2027.
The sovereign grant will be reviewed in 2026-27 to reassess the amount handed over to the palace and ensure it is an “appropriate level”.
Royal accounts also show that the Prince of Wales received £23.6m income from the Duchy of Cornwall in his first full year after inheriting the land and property owning estate from his father. » | Caroline Davies and David Pegg | Wednesday, July 24, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.K. Royal Family Gets Financial Boost From Offshore Wind and Palaces: Profits at the Crown Estate doubled thanks to offshore wind deals, while visitors to royal palaces are almost back to prepandemic levels. »
Head of king’s property portfolio given 20% pay rise to £1.9m: Crown estate reward for Dan Labbad comes amid doubling of profits on back of offshore wind developments »
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Kamala on Trump
It is difficult to see how Trump has got a chance against Kamala Harris. Kamala is so much younger, more dynamic, brighter, smarter, and more alert than Trump. – © Mark Alexander
Top Japanese Gymnast Withdraws From Paris 2024 for Smoking and Drinking Alcohol
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Shoko Miyata, the team’s captain, withdrew from the Games after an investigation by the country’s gymnastics board found she had violated its code of conduct.
Japan’s Olympic gymnastics team will head into the Paris Games this week without its captain, Shoko Miyata, after she withdrew from the team following an investigation that found she had violated the squad’s code of conduct by smoking and drinking alcohol.
In a news conference last week, officials with the Japan Gymnastics Association, which conducted the investigation, announced Miyata’s withdrawal from the Olympics, saying that “both parties discussed the matter” and that Miyata had decided not to compete.
The Japan Gymnastics Association’s code of conduct forbids drinking or smoking while in official team programs, regardless of age. The legal age for drinking and smoking in Japan is 20; Miyata is 19. » | Ali Watkins | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Related article here.
Japan’s Olympic gymnastics team will head into the Paris Games this week without its captain, Shoko Miyata, after she withdrew from the team following an investigation that found she had violated the squad’s code of conduct by smoking and drinking alcohol.
In a news conference last week, officials with the Japan Gymnastics Association, which conducted the investigation, announced Miyata’s withdrawal from the Olympics, saying that “both parties discussed the matter” and that Miyata had decided not to compete.
The Japan Gymnastics Association’s code of conduct forbids drinking or smoking while in official team programs, regardless of age. The legal age for drinking and smoking in Japan is 20; Miyata is 19. » | Ali Watkins | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Related article here.
UK Must Be Ready to Fight War in Three Years, Says Army Head
BBC: Britain must be ready to fight a war in three years, the new head of the Army has said.
Gen Sir Roland Walker has warned against a range of threats in what he called an "increasingly volatile" world.
But he said war was not inevitable and the Army had "just enough time" to prepare itself to avoid conflict.
Central to this was doubling the Army's fighting power by 2027 and tripling it by the end of the decade, he said.
In his first speech in the role on Tuesday, Gen Walker said the UK faced danger from an "axis of upheaval".
Among the key threats facing the UK in the coming years, highlighted by the general in a briefing, is an angered Russia, which could seek retribution against the West for supporting Ukraine, regardless of who wins the war. » | Jonathan Beale, Defence correspondent | Ian Aikman, BBC News | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Can Kamala Harris Take Down Trump? | The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Egypt Through the Lens - EP 1 - Leaders | Featured Documentary
Jul 23, 2024 | Egypt Through the Lens is a four-part series about how photographers recorded the modern history of Egypt over 150 years – its kings, presidents, politics, conflicts and cinema.
The first episode sees Egypt's rulers captured on camera, from the earliest recorded still images of Egypt's royal family taken in 1836 to the country's first presidents in the mid-20th century. King Farouk's whole life was documented in photographs, from his birth in 1920 to his abdication in 1952. Farouk understood the importance of photographs as a PR tool and tried to control his public image - but with limited success. Gamal Abdel Nasser took his own informal photos, offering a behind-the-scenes look into his presidency in the 1960s. His successor Anwar Sadat was also keenly aware of the power of photography. One iconic picture shows him in a traditional jalabiya, sitting on a rural porch sharing pastries with farmers, aimed at showing the president as a man of the people.
The first episode sees Egypt's rulers captured on camera, from the earliest recorded still images of Egypt's royal family taken in 1836 to the country's first presidents in the mid-20th century. King Farouk's whole life was documented in photographs, from his birth in 1920 to his abdication in 1952. Farouk understood the importance of photographs as a PR tool and tried to control his public image - but with limited success. Gamal Abdel Nasser took his own informal photos, offering a behind-the-scenes look into his presidency in the 1960s. His successor Anwar Sadat was also keenly aware of the power of photography. One iconic picture shows him in a traditional jalabiya, sitting on a rural porch sharing pastries with farmers, aimed at showing the president as a man of the people.
The Ring of Fire: Terrified Trump Tries to Back Out of Debate against Harris
Jul 23, 2024 | A clearly terrified Donald Trump is already trying to back out of the second scheduled presidential debate now that President Biden won't be his opponent.
Trump took to Truth Social to try to back out of the pre-arranged deal by saying that he will only debate Kamala Harris (the presumptive nominee at this point) if the debate is held on Fox News.
Trump is running scared, and that's a good sign that the Democrats are moving in the right direction.
Trump took to Truth Social to try to back out of the pre-arranged deal by saying that he will only debate Kamala Harris (the presumptive nominee at this point) if the debate is held on Fox News.
Trump is running scared, and that's a good sign that the Democrats are moving in the right direction.
Peter Stevanovic: Hang onto Your Seats as Reform Party Leader Nigel Farage Calls for Referendum on Leaving the ECHR
Can’t someone shut up the UK's troublemaker par excellence Nigel Farage? There’s no end to the trouble he causes. One can but conclude that he just likes the sound of his own voice and loves causing mayhem. – © Mark Alexander
Dinu Lipatti Plays Schubert Impromptu in G-Flat Major (with Preluding)
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