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For a few hours, as she slept with her parents in their bed, Chloe Francoual’s mind told her that the bullets, the screams and the terror at Annunciation Catholic Church weren’t real, and she was able to sleep.
Harris’ protection ended on July 21, but was extended for an additional year under an undisclosed directive by former President Joe Biden.
Stephen Kinnock warns ‘disorderly discharge’ could lead to worse consequences that current situation
The immediate closure of asylum hotels could lead to migrants “living destitute in the streets”, a government minister said, as he warned against a “disorderly discharge”.
Health minister Stephen Kinnock told Sky News:
It’s not a question of if we close the hotels, it’s a question of when and how we close the hotels, and what we don’t want to have is a disorderly discharge from every hotel in the country, which would actually have far worse consequences than what we currently have, in terms of the impact that would have on asylum seekers potentially living destitute in the streets.
And I don’t think any one of the communities that are campaigning on these hotels issue want to see that.
We’ve got a whole range of options – disused warehouses, disused office blocks, disused military barracks.
We are looking at every option that we have to manage the discharge, and it’s really important that we do that and put those plans in place, but of course, it’s going to be much more effective if we’re able to do that in a way where we’re controlling the discharge from these hotels.
The Foreign Office in London summoned Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, at 1pm, in direct response to the severe damage inflicted on the British Council building in Ukraine, government sources said. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, condemned the attacks as “senseless” and accused Russia of “sabotaging hopes of peace”.
Rachel Reeves should levy a new bank tax and urge the Bank of England to halt bond sales to reduce the government’s £22bn-a-year losses from quantitative easing, the IPPR thinktank has argued. In a report called Fixing the Leak, the IPPR’s associate director for economic policy, Carsten Jung, says the Treasury should rein in the costs of QE as public finances are tight.
England needs to “wake up” to its faltering infant vaccination programme, experts have warned, as it was revealed that one in five children start primary school unprotected from serious infectious diseases. The government has urged parents to make sure their children are up to date with their vaccines.
The Reform party’s promise to abolish policies on equality and diversity is “ludicrous” and threatens to take policing and society backwards, one of the country’s most senior chief constables has said. Serena Kennedy retires on Sunday as the chief constable of Merseyside police, after a tumultuous four years in charge. She criticised politicians including the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, for making questionable statements at times of heightened tension, such as immediately after last summer’s Southport riot.
A member of the House of Lords asked a senior British diplomat to help a Ghanaian goldmining venture in which he held shares, claiming it was “in the UK national interest”, the Guardian can disclose. The revelation will add to concerns about apparent breaches of parliamentary lobbying rules by Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army. The peer is already under scrutiny over his lobbying for several companies, leading in two cases to investigations by the Lords’ standards body.
EU defence ministers to discuss pressure on Russia as Kaja Kallas accuses Putin of mocking peace efforts
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 23 people were killed in yesterday’s Russian attacks on Kyiv, including 22 people on a single site in the city’s Darnytskyi district.
More than 50 people were injured, and 8 people are still missing.
“When instead of diplomacy Russia chooses ballistics, continues to modernize ‘shaheds’ for killing, and deepens cooperation with actors like North Korea, it means the world must respond accordingly.
Strong sanctions, strong pressure, strong steps are needed so that the murderers do not feel impunity.”
“These attacks show that Putin is just mocking any kind of peace efforts that are made. So what we have to do is increase pressure on Russia.”
Israel Proposes Demilitarized Zone in Southern Syria
In a strategic move, the Israeli government has announced plans to establish a demilitarized zone extending from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights to Syria’s southern province of Sweida, reports 24brussels.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed this initiative during his visit to the village of Julis in Western Galilee, where he met with Mowafaq Tarif, the leader of the Druze community within the occupied territories, and other local figures. Netanyahu emphasized the government’s focus on three pivotal goals: protecting the Druze community, creating the demilitarized zone, and establishing a humanitarian corridor for aid delivery.
“These discussions are happening right now, as we speak,” Netanyahu stated, underlining the urgency of the matter.
Recent reports from Syrian media indicate that Israeli helicopters have landed in Sweida following a series of airstrikes by Israeli forces in the western countryside of Damascus. This escalation has raised concerns about the potential ramifications for regional stability.
Since the collapse of Syria’s previous government on December 8, 2024, Israeli forces have increased their presence and control over key areas, such as Mount Hermon, capitalizing on the ensuing power vacuum. The plight of the Druze in Syria has often been cited by Israeli officials as a rationale for advancing plans for so-called buffer zones along the border with Syria, further complicating the geopolitical landscape.
As discussions around this proposed demilitarized zone continue, the situation remains fluid, and the international community watches closely to gauge the potential impact on Syrian stability and regional security.
The strikes come as President Donald Trump pushes for peace in Ukraine.