Starmer enters parallel universe as red carpet pulled out in India amid trade deal pred 19 urami in 22 minutami UK PM greeted by thousands of posters of his face in Mumbai after clinching deal, despite torrid month back homePrime ministers often experience absurdly parallel lives on the world stage and at home – feted among fellow leaders and pilloried domestically.Never was that more obvious than during the prime minister’s trip to India this week, after a torrid month in the UK, where he arrived to find the motorways and backstreets of Mumbai papered with pictures of his face. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer praises Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal – but avoids Nobel prize backing pred 19 urami in 22 minutami Breakthrough in Gaza possible thanks to US president’s leadership, says prime minister during India trade visitStarmer enters parallel universe as red carpet pulled out in India amid trade dealKeir Starmer has said the Gaza ceasefire deal “would not have happened without President Trump’s leadership”, but stopped short of endorsing the US president for a Nobel peace prize.The prime minister said the first phase of the deal would be a “relief to the world” and that the UK had played its own role behind the scenes with the US and with negotiators. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man loses appeal against Gisèle Pelicot rape conviction pred 19 urami in 33 minutami Husamettin Dogan has sentence increased to 10 years after being found guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedatedA man has been found guilty on appeal of raping Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged unconscious by her husband – and has been given an increased prison sentence of 10 years.Husamettin Dogan, 44, an unemployed builder, who had contested his first conviction last year, faced a retrial this week at Nîmes court of appeal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize pred 19 urami in 33 minutami US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst saysWith hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump.The Norwegian Nobel Committee pointedly said on Thursday that it had reached a decision about who will be named 2025 peace prize laureate on Monday, several days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire under the US president’s Gaza plan. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal - Today in Focus Extra pred 19 urami in 46 minutami From inside Gaza, Ansam Tantesh and Mai Elawawda react to the news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel and the prospect of finally ending the two-year warIn the early hours of Thursday morning, both Palestinians and Israelis were celebrating the news that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas had been reached. Though there are still many uncertainties ahead – and many points of disagreement to resolve – an end to Israel’s two-year war in Gaza has never seemed nearer.As Ansam Tantesh, an English graduate and would-be teacher, explains from inside Gaza, it has been a brutal period for those living in the strip. The pain, she tells Annie Kelly, ‘will never leave my heart’. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
