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Politics - The Hill
How the UN Human Rights Council promotes dictatorships over human rights
The UN Human Rights Council has elected some of the world's most oppressive regimes, including Qatar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, to its membership, leading to a mockery of its ...October 15 - United Nations -
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Politics - The Hill
As an anti-war voter, I refuse to support either Trump or Harris
We need a president who knows how to keep the peace.October 15 - Donald Trump -
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Politics - The Hill
Journalist says FBI visited after he published hacked Vance document
An independent journalist says he was visited by the FBI after he published material allegedly obtained through an Iranian hack of former President Trump’s campaign. "The Bureau told me that I had ...October 15 -
World - Financial Times
France pushes for ‘flexibility’ on EU car emissions rules
Economy minister says Paris is sounding out European partners to see what can be doneOctober 15 - European Union -
Top stories - BBC News
UK considering EU-style common charging cable
The EU previously introduced a law requiring new electronic devices to use the same type of cable in 2022.October 15 - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
Harrison Ford keeps working for ‘human contact’. Could he be any more beloved?
The man is a living legend with nothing left to prove, he doesn’t need to work other than for the simple pleasure of being around talented people – and it’s a joy to watch. Imagine for a moment ...October 15 -
World - Financial Times
Poland’s Tusk rekindles EU migration debate
Prime minister announces suspension of right to asylum in his countryOctober 15 - European Union -
World - The Guardian
Human rights groups urge Polish PM to shelve plan to suspend right to asylum
More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’. Human rights organisations and a Holocaust memorial group have urged the ...October 15 -
World - Financial Times
Life and Death in Gaza TV review — film focuses on human resilience
Four families tell of their struggles to find food, safety and hope in this BBC documentaryOctober 14 -
Top stories - BBC News
Vial that killed Salisbury victim ‘had enough poison to kill thousands’
A public inquiry examining the death of Dawn Sturgess has heard evidence from the former Russian spy.October 14 -
World - ABC News
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces court on charges of embezzling EU funds
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European ...October 14 - European Union -
World - The Guardian
Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, study suggests
Some participants were able to discriminate order of smells at intervals 10 times shorter than previously thought. The human sense of smell is nothing to turn one’s nose up at, research suggests, ...October 14 -
World - ABC News
Vial with nerve agent that killed woman contained enough to kill thousands
The lead counsel for a public inquiry into the 2018 death of a British woman poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent says there was enough poison in the vial she unwittingly opened to kill ...October 14 -
World - The Guardian
UK believes Putin personally authorised Salisbury novichok attack, inquiry told
Dawn Sturgess inquiry hears from Foreign Office and from Sergei Skripal, who said Russia thought he was still working for the west. The UK government believes that the Russian president, Vladimir ...October 14 - United Kingdom -
Top stories - The New York Times
How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees say troops have regularly forced captured Gazans to carry out life-threatening tasks, including inside Hamas tunnels.October 14 - Israel -
Top stories - BBC News
Lammy joins EU ministers meeting in post-Brexit 'reset'
David Lammy becomes the first foreign secretary since Brexit to take part in a regular meeting of EU ministers.October 14 - European Union -
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World - Financial Times
EU and UK security is ‘indivisible’, says David Lammy
Foreign secretary joins European meeting to discuss defence co-operation as part of post-Brexit ‘reset’ in relationsOctober 14 - United Kingdom -
World - Financial Times
Britain rejoins the EU foreign affairs council — for lunch
Also in this newsletter: the EU countries pushing for more, not less, green policyOctober 14 - European Union -
World - Financial Times
Safet Zec at Venice Biennale — humanity at its most fragile and battered
Eighty-year-old Bosnian painter is the star of the pavilion’s multinational show ‘Home Sextant’October 14 -
World - The Guardian
European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog
European Commission report ‘completely ineffective as an enforcement tool’, according to civil liberties organisation. The European Commission’s exhaustive annual audit of democratic standards ...October 14 -
World - The Guardian
Families seek to clear names of men who refused to fight for former Dutch colony
Conscientious objectors refused to take part in military campaign against Indonesian independence in 1940s. Families of 20 men who were jailed for refusing to fight to preserve the former Dutch ...October 14 -
Top stories - BBC News
Inquiry into Novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess to start
The inquiry will examine the circumstances leading to Ms Sturgess' death from a nerve agent.October 13 -
Top stories - BBC News
Novichok inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and how was she poisoned?
An independent inquiry will explore links between Dawn Sturgess' death and the Salisbury poisonings.October 11