US seeking to deter Iran from strike on Israel, officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Tim Kaine: Biden knows Netanyahu ‘played’ him in early months of Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Senator Tim Kaine, a former vice-presidential nominee and leading foreign policy voice in the Democratic party, has said Joe Biden now understands that Benjamin Netanyahu “played” him during the early months of the war in Gaza but “that ain’t going to happen any more”....
OJ Simpson, ex-NFL star who was acquitted of murder, dies aged 76 (www.theguardian.com)
Mass use of guided bombs driving Russian advances, says Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Up to 500 ‘drop-and-forget’ bombs containing foreign components being fired every week, government analysis finds...
Judge denies Trump’s third attempt this week to delay hush-money trial (www.theguardian.com)
Case on Monday will be first ever criminal trial of an ex-president as Trump’s lawyers fight to put it off and try to remove its judge...
‘Shame! Shame!’: Arizona Republican leaders block effort to repeal abortion ban (www.theguardian.com)
Democrats stymied after state supreme court rules that 1864 law with no exceptions for rape or incest can go into effect...
US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales (www.theguardian.com)
‘Historic’ action by justice department closes ‘doggone dangerous’ loophole in Biden administration’s fight against gun violence...
New economic warfare method just dropped: (www.theguardian.com)
Menthol cigarettes are killing Black Americans. Advocates are suing the government to change that (www.theguardian.com)
EU passes asylum and migration pact after eight years of deadlock (www.theguardian.com)
Roberta Metsola, the European parliament president, wrote on X: “History made. We have delivered a robust legislative framework on how to deal with migration and asylum in the EU. It has been more than 10 years in the making. But we kept our word. A balance between solidarity and responsibility. This is the European way.”
Blow for Myanmar’s military as rebels say hundreds have surrendered at key border town (www.theguardian.com)
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Which countries supply Israel with arms and why is Biden reluctant to stop? | Explainer (www.theguardian.com)
Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain and Belgium have all announced they would stop shipping weapons to Israel. In Denmark, a court case is pending which could result in the government having to suspend the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to the US, be
Stubborn US inflation dents hopes for imminent Fed interest rate cut (www.theguardian.com)
German university rescinds US scholar’s job offer over pro-Palestinian letter (www.theguardian.com)
A leading Jewish American philosopher has been disinvited from taking up a prestigious professorship at the University of Cologne after signing a letter expressing solidarity with Palestinians and condemning the killings in Gaza carried out by Israeli forces.
Biden says he is ‘considering’ Australian call to drop Julian Assange charges (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.
Quebec separation re-enters political debate thanks to TikTok-friendly leader (www.theguardian.com)
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaking loudly and often after party win over Coalition Avenir Québec...
Two far-right conspiracy theorists to pay up to $1.25m for robocall campaign (www.theguardian.com)
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman found liable last March for trying to discourage Black New Yorkers from voting in 2020 election...
'A dark day': Arizona governor condemns ruling on near-total abortion ban – video (www.theguardian.com)
The Arizona governor, Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, called for an Arizona supreme court ruling to be repealed that permits enforcement of an 1864 law banning almost all abortions. Speaking at a press conference the governor said: ‘The near total civil war-era ban that continues to hang over our heads only serves to create more...
UK ministers considering banning sale of smartphones to under-16s (www.theguardian.com)
Residents in wealthy California town block access to public hot springs with boulders (www.theguardian.com)
County officials alert Montecito homeowners that they face prosecution, including daily fines of $850 if stones are not removed...
Outrage after US hunter who reportedly took wolf in bar and killed it only fined (www.theguardian.com)
A Wyoming hunter who reportedly ran over a gray wolf with a snowmobile, taped the creature’s mouth shut, took a picture with it inside a local bar and then shot it to death behind the tavern has ignited calls for stiffer penalties in such an egregious case of animal abuse....