Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on a charge of defaming Thailand's monarchy
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AFP NewsBangladesh protests to resume after ultimatum ignored
Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest.Students Against Discrimination leaders had vowed to end a week-long moratorium on new demonstrations if police failed to release their leaders by Sunday evening.
- The Telegraph
Watch: Holidaymakers step over Just Stop Oil protesters at Gatwick airport
Just Stop Oil protesters have failed in an attempt to block the entrance to departures at Gatwick airport, with holidaymakers simply stepping over them.
- The Independent
Nine arrests at Tommy Robinson demonstration after thousands march in London
More than 1,000 Met Police officers were mobilised in London to ‘keep the peace’ between three protests
- LA Times
Opinion: Planning to protest at the DNC in August? Here's why you shouldn't
The "March on the DNC" may be as much about chaos as cease-fire. That will only help former President Trump, not the cause of peace in Gaza.
- BBC
Why Just Stop Oil's long jail sentences could embolden some activists
When five activists who brought chaos to the M25 motorway were jailed last week, some thought the law had finally caught up with Just Stop Oil. With Roger Hallam, the architect of the modern environmental protest movement, and his co-conspirators now behind bars, this might have been “checkmate” in a five-year long game of legal chess between the state and a group of increasingly bold direct action environmental groups. On Wednesday ten of them were arrested at Heathrow Airport after a suspected plot to block the runway was foiled at last minute.
- Associated Press
UCLA ordered by judge to craft plan in support of Jewish students
A federal judge ordered Monday that the University of California, Los Angeles, craft a plan to protect Jewish students, months after pro-Palestinian protests broke out on campus. Three Jewish students sued the university in June, alleging that they experienced discrimination on campus amid demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Yitzchok Frankel, a UCLA law student who is Jewish, said in the lawsuit that he declined an invitation from the director of student life to help host a lunch gathering because he did not feel safe participating.
- AFP News
Bangladesh students vow to resume protests unless leaders freed
A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody on Sunday.Police told AFP on Sunday that detectives had taken two others into custody, while a Students Against Discrimination activist told AFP that a third had been taken on Sunday morning.
- CNN
‘Your jokes are great, but you’re just dressed too f***ing sexy.’ Why what these comedians wear on stage matters
Today’s comics are embracing high fashion and pushing back against outdated expectations of what they should wear on stage.
- The Telegraph
Japan puts the brakes on electric rideable suitcases
Japanese authorities are clamping down on the use of electric rideable suitcases after a surge in incidents from foreign visitors using them illegally on the roads.
- The Daily Beast
Biden Fires Parting Shot at Supreme Court: ‘Not Above Law’
Joe Biden may have removed his name from the 2024 presidential campaign, but he is determined to leave Donald Trump something to remember him with.Biden is calling for sweeping reforms in the Supreme Court to ensure that no president is above the law. To preserve his legacy, he sees it as imperative to shackle Trump, whom he sees as a threat to democracy.The president wants to transform the Supreme Court to make it less rigid and more answerable—and while any lasting changes are unlikely to pass
- The Telegraph
Can Kamala’s knitting-obsessed, topless-modelling stepdaughter help her to the presidency?
When Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter described what her parents thought of her tattoos and quirky hair, she said: “I think they’re all in the realm of, like: ‘I don’t understand it, but I want you to be who you want to be.’”
- Associated Press
Chinese women beat reigning Olympic champion United States in volleyball
The U.S. women’s volleyball team had a bad enough start in its Olympic title defense. The Americans lost the first two sets to China on Monday in a pool play format where total points and sets won can become playoff tiebreakers. “We obviously didn’t have the start that we wanted, but the third, fourth and fifth were really promising,” blocker Haleigh Washington said.
- AFP News
Japan's Yoshizawa, 14, makes a big leap to land Olympic skateboard gold
Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa grabbed gold in the all-teenage women's street skateboard final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, after nailing a high-risk ride down the hand-rail. With defending Olympic champion Yuto Horigome, Sora Shirai and 14-year-old Ginwoo Onodera, Japan could again be set to dominate. pb/rox
- The Guardian
Ruqia was murdered by the man she was forced to wed. Her mother has now been jailed over the marriage
Sakina Muhammad Jan to serve at least 12 months in prison in Australia’s first forced marriage conviction
- The Independent
Trump faces outrage after telling Christian audience they won’t have to vote again
Rep Adam Schiff says ‘Trump helpfully reminds us that the alternative is never having the chance to vote again’
- HuffPost
15 Celebs Who Are Dating Or Married To Olympic Athletes
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev first met in 2019 when they both presented at the same event. Afterward, they went to dinner together. He didn't realize she was also famous until the restaurant staff asked to take a picture with her!
- The Hill
Republican Arizona mayor backs Harris over Trump, evoking McCain
The GOP mayor of Mesa, Ariz. — Phoenix’s largest suburb — endorsed Vice President Harris on Monday, saying only the vice president can “put country over party” in the November election. Mesa Mayor John Giles wrote in an op-ed for The Arizona Republic that Republicans should reject former President Trump at the ballot box. “Our…
- The Telegraph
Hamas sends hostage torture video with direct warning to Israeli minister
Hamas is filming the torture of Israeli hostages in an attempt to force Israel to ease conditions for Palestinian prisoners.
- The Daily Beast
Why King Charles May Never See Harry and Meghan’s Kids Again
Charles may never see Archie and Lilibet againThe royal family breakdown has led to a situation where King Charles reportedly faces never seeing his grandchildren Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet again. Prince Harry said this week in a TV interview that he won’t travel to Britain with Meghan due to security fears of an attack from a “lone actor.” And, as commentators told the Mail on Sunday, this means King Charles will become increasingly “remote” from the children in an “incredibly sad situa
- The Independent
Lewis Hamilton hints at Mercedes error before George Russell disqualification
Hamilton could not catch George Russell on the track but takes the win after his team-mate was disqualified post-race