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Irish author Sally Rooney
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban
LONDON — Irish author Sally Rooney has told the High Court it is "almost certain" she cannot publish new novels in the UK and may have to withdraw her current books because of the banning of Palestine Action under terrorism laws.Rooney says UK legislation may mean she cannot be paid royalties by her British publisher or the BBC because it could leave both at risk of being accused of funding terrorism.In August she said she intended to use royalties "to go on supporting Palestine Action."The group was banned in July after the home secretary accused it of causing serious damage to property. Its co-founder is challenging that ban in the High Court, arguing it interferes with the right to protest.The author of Normal People, which was adapted into one of the most watched BBC dramas of recent...
November 28, 2025

Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban

Palestinian-American Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, is seen in a video posted to social media, in the hospital after his release from Israeli prison, November 27, 2025
Palestinian-US teen freed after nine months in Israeli jail
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian-American teenager who spent nine months in Israeli detention without charge has been freed.Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested in February in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where he was visiting on holiday from Florida, for allegedly throwing stones at Jewish settlers, which he previously denied.The US state department said it welcomed the news of Mohammed's release.The BBC has contacted the Israeli authorities but has not received a reply.Mohammed, now 16, was taken to hospital for treatment immediately after release, relatives told the media. They said he is, pale, underweight and is suffering from conditions contracted in captivity.In a statement, Mohammed's uncle spoke of the family's "immense relief". Zeyad Kadur said the family had...
November 28, 2025

Palestinian-US teen freed after nine months in Israeli jail

The blaze spread rapidly and went on for more than a day in some blocks
Fury and questions after Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades
HONG KONG — Shock is giving way to anger in Hong Kong after a massive fire ripped through a densely populated subsidised housing estate on Wednesday, killing at least 94 people and critically injuring dozens.Authorities say substandard mesh and plastic sheets on the buildings' windows may have spread the blaze, which raged for more than a day in some blocks. Nearly 300 people are still unaccounted for.Questions are mounting as to how the fire at Wang Fuk Court spread so rapidly and who to hold responsible, with many Hong Kongers calling it a "man-made disaster".Three people in charge of renovation works in the complex are under arrest for manslaughter, and authorities have launched a corruption inquiry.A post that has gone viral on social media in the wake of the blaze reads:...
November 28, 2025

Fury and questions after Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades

Many of the bandits who are part of the criminal gangs of the north-west hide out in forested areas
Kidnap gangs, Islamist radicals and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria
LAGOS — Nigeria is currently grappling with a spate of mass abductions. But the vast country — bigger than France and Germany combined — also faces many other security challenges.Recent attempts by US President Donald Trump and his supporters to frame the insecurity purely as the persecution of Christians overlooks the complexity of Africa's most-populous nation.There are more than 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, which is roughly divided into a mainly Muslim north, a largely Christian south, with intermingling in the middle — and the government says people of all faiths have been victims of attacks.There are criminal gangs in the north-west, an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, clashes over land in central regions and separatist unrest in the south-east — leaving the...
November 28, 2025

Kidnap gangs, Islamist radicals and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria

Gen Horta N'Tam, centre, becomes the transitional head of state for one year
General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup
BISSAU — An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau's new head of state a day after an apparent coup.Gen Horta N'Tam becomes the transitional president for a period of one year. He took the oath on Thursday, in brief and muted proceedings at army headquarters.N'Tam, who until a day earlier had been head of the presidential guard, barely cracked a smile during his swearing-in or while stood outside flanked by officers while for cameras.Some civil society groups in Guinea-Bissau have accused outgoing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of masterminding a "simulated coup" against himself with the help of the military, saying it was a ruse to block election results from coming out in case he lost."This manoeuvre aims to prevent the publication of the electoral results...
November 28, 2025

General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the middle of a rally in Caracas.
Venezuela withdraws operating permits for six airlines after ultimatum over suspended flights
CARACAS — The Venezuelan government on Wednesday implemented sanctions against six international airlines that had suspended their operations to Caracas. The measure came into effect after a 48-hour deadline that President Nicolás Maduro's government gave the companies to resume their flights expired.The companies affected are Iberia, TAP, Turkish Airlines, Avianca, Latam Colombia, and Gol. All had cancelled their routes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning last Friday asking commercial airlines to exercise extreme caution when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean.Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello commented very concisely and clearly on the situation."The national government, in a sovereign decision, told the companies: if you...
November 27, 2025

Venezuela withdraws operating permits for six airlines after ultimatum over suspended flights

Smoke billows from an apartment fire in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, 27 November 2025. The fire, which started on 26 November, has killed at least 44 people. — EPA
At least 55 dead and hundreds missing in Hong Kong high-rise fire
HONG KONG — Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day Thursday, police said.The inferno, which killed at least 55 people and left almost 300 others missin, blackened several high-rise towers.Thick smoke still poured out of the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po district, a northern suburb near the border with the mainland, Thursday morning.Police said the fire, which tore through the complex while maintenance work was underway, may have spread rapidly due to unsafe scaffolding and foam materials used on the buildings’ exterior.The fire started on the external scaffolding of a 32-story tower, then spread on the bamboo scaffolding and construction netting to the inside of the building and then spread across seven of the complex’s eight buildings,...
November 27, 2025

At least 55 dead and hundreds missing in Hong Kong high-rise fire

A security guard walks in the prison's entrance hall of La Sante prison, in Paris
Two inmates escape French prison using drone-delivered saw blades
PARIS — Two inmates escaped from the Dijon prison detention centre's disciplinary wing early Thursday after sawing through their cell bars with blades believed to have been delivered by drone, prosecutors said.The escapees are a 19-year-old under investigation for attempted murder and criminal conspiracy, and a 32-year-old accused of threats and aggravated habitual violence against a spouse, according to local media reports citing the Force Ouvrière union.The two, who then used blankets to jump the barbed wire fence, were in isolation without contact with the outside world, according to reports. Both are considered to be dangerous.The FO Justice union said it had been warning for months about deteriorating security at Dijon prison. "Despite our repeated warnings, management has...
November 27, 2025

Two inmates escape French prison using drone-delivered saw blades

Ramaphosa said the US skipped the G20 leaders summit out of its own volition
South Africa hits back after Trump says US won't invite it for G20 next year
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as "regrettable" the announcement by US President Donald Trump that South Africa would not be invited to take part in next year's G20 summit in Florida.In a social media post, Trump said South Africa had refused to hand over the G20 presidency to a US embassy representative at last week's summit in Johannesburg."Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year."Members of the G20 – a gathering of the world's biggest economies - do not need an invite but can possibly be barred through visa restrictions.Trump boycotted the Johannesburg summit because of a widely discredited claim that...
November 27, 2025

South Africa hits back after Trump says US won't invite it for G20 next year

Reforms to Australia's environment laws include a limit on the fast-tracking of coal and gas projects
Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades
SYDNEY — Australia is set to to overhaul its decades-old nature laws with a raft of major reforms including the country's first independent environment regulator.After a years-long deadlock, the Labor government struck a last-minute deal with the minority Greens party to get the laws passed, after talks with the opposition stalled.The changes include more protections for native forests, stricter rules for land clearing and a limit on fast-tracking of coal and gas projects but critics say more is needed.Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the laws were a win for nature and business and would speed up major projects linked to housing, renewable energy and critical minerals.With support from the Greens, Labor's proposed changes are expected to pass through the...
November 27, 2025

Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades

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