Whistle­blow­er who accused Boeing supplier of ignoring defects dies | Aviation News

Whistle­blow­er who accused Boeing supplier of ignoring defects dies | Aviation News

Former Spirit AeroSystems employee Joshua Dean dies after sudden illness, family says. A whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX has died, family members and his lawyer have said. Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee who alleged he was fired…

Activists say UCLA Palestine encampment assault followed days of harassment | Israel War on Gaza News

Activists say UCLA Palestine encampment assault followed days of harassment | Israel War on Gaza News

Los Angeles, California – At the entrance of the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) on Wednesday, events proceed in an orderly and quiet fashion, save for the constant buzz of a police helicopter hovering overhead. Those wishing to enter formed a queue, and organisers…

Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

The announcement follows a decision last week to toss Weinstein’s New York conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has revealed plans to retry United States film producer Harvey Weinstein on charges related to sexual assault, less than a week after a New York…

US increases pressure on Israel over Gaza aid as truce talks continue | Israel War on Gaza News

US increases pressure on Israel over Gaza aid as truce talks continue | Israel War on Gaza News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli officials to improve the facilitation of humanitarian aid supplies to Gaza amid warnings from the United Nations and aid agencies of a looming famine in parts of the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. Blinken on Wednesday travelled to Kerem Shalom, an Israeli entry…

How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech | Israel War on Gaza News

How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech | Israel War on Gaza News

The sun was casting shadows onto the green grass of Dunn Meadow at Indiana University Bloomington, as a line of police carrying batons and shields moved forward. Across from the police stood a daisy chain of protesters, their arms linked in front of a newly established pro-Palestine encampment. The cluster…

Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says | Israel War on Gaza News

Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says | Israel War on Gaza News

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a staunch critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, says the Israeli government is ‘genocidal’. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip, which human rights advocates and other experts have warned could amount to…

Scottish government survives confidence vote after Hamza Yousaf quits | Politics News

Scottish government survives confidence vote after Hamza Yousaf quits | Politics News

The Scottish National Party expected to pick a new leader to replace outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf. The Scottish government has survived a confidence vote, giving the Scottish National Party (SNP) a chance to pick a new leader to replace outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf. Yousaf’s decision to step down…

Polish politicians condemn Warsaw synagogue firebombing | European Union News

Polish politicians condemn Warsaw synagogue firebombing | European Union News

The attack comes amid a rise in anti-Semitic incidents across the globe in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war. Poland’s political leaders have condemned a firebomb attack on a synagogue in Warsaw. The Nozyk Synagogue in the capital was attacked with three firebombs early on Wednesday. The building sustained minimal…

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda | Migration News

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda | Migration News

Government expects to deport 5,700 migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda this year, but rights groups ready to mount new legal challenge. British authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights expected to take…