8 h. ago Newsom is warned of ‘criminal tax evasion’ if he withholds federal taxes

California governor made threat amid reports Trump is weighing huge federal funding cuts targeting stateThe US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has warned California governor Gavin Newsom that he would be guilty of “criminal tax evasion” if he withholds his state’s tax payments to the federal government amid threats of a funding cut by Donald Trump.Newsom had threatened to cut tax payments to the federal government two days ago after reports that Trump was preparing huge federal funding cuts targeting Democrat-dominated California, including its state university system. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Asylum seeker 'who recruited child soldiers' wins appeal to stay in Britain despite being refused refugee status in France because he's an alleged war criminal

The Sri Lankan, who remains unnamed after he was granted anonymity, faces claims he 'enlisted children under the age of 15' to separatist terrorist group Tamil Tigers.

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51 h. ago Lawyers warned to stop using ChatGPT to argue lawsuits after AI programs 'made up fictitious cases'

Lawyers in England and Wales have been warned they could face 'severe sanctions' including potential criminal prosecution if they present false material generated by AI in court.

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3 d. ago ‘They are pushing us out’: how El Salvador turned to gang violence laws to seize land from the poor

Emergency legislation is being used in increasingly repressive ways to grab back land granted during the civil war, say campaignersIn early May, the farming cooperative of El Bosque in Santa Tecla, one of El Salvador’s largest cities, received an eviction notice; a new battle in a decades-old fight for land. In response, community members organised a peaceful sit-in near hardline President Nayib Bukele’s private residence, hoping to appeal directly for help.Instead, they were confronted by military police. The protest ended in five detentions: four members of the cooperative and its lawyer. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel

The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza

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3 d. ago British drug mules warned of "excellent technology" used to snare traffickers in Europe

The Foreign Office has issued a fresh warning to British criminals vying to smuggle drugs through Germany and said the crime carries "severe penalties"

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3 d. ago Student who fled to Britain to escape El Salvador gang wars gets criminal conviction after birthday bust

College student Nataly Cruz, 20, was arrested after she seen repeatedly pushing her boyfriend n the street when the pair became involved in a late night argument

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4 d. ago Scots warned of ‘scamdemic’ as £860,000 lost to cyber criminals in 12 months

Advice Direct Scotland has urged the public to remain vigilant as scammers use more sophisticated methods.

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6 d. ago A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes

El Salvador’s arrest of an anticorruption lawyer from a well-known human rights organization last month is the latest example of how the special powers given to President Nayib Bukele to battle gangs are being applied to a host of unrelated alleged crimes

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6 d. ago 'One Punch' Paul Doyle and Billy Webb clashed in nightclub door wars

The gang war that rocked Manchester in the early 90s saw notorious criminals face off in a bloody turf war, with violence erupting on the streets and in the city's nightclubs

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6 d. ago Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis urgently warns fans over chilling criminal deepfake AI video

Footage was manipulated and posted online suggesting the Money Saving Expert website founder would offer stock market tips each day in a WhatsApp group.

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9 d. ago 'Stop letting criminals choose their own gender', UN warns after UK police forces allow 49 rapists to identify as female offenders

The United Nations has warned over letting criminals choose their own gender, after a new report found that 49 rapists were allowed to identify as female offenders in the UK.

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1 week ago It’s time for Israel to halt its war of devastation in Gaza | Ehud Olmert

The indiscriminate, cruel and criminal killing of civilians may see us be banished from the family of nations and summoned to the ICC, with no good defenseThe government of Israel is currently waging a war without purpose, without goals or clear planning, and with no chances of success. Never since its establishment has the state of Israel waged such a war. The criminal gang headed by Benjamin Netanyahu has set a precedent without equal in Israel’s history in this area, too.The obvious result of Operation Gideon’s Chariots is, first and foremost, the confused activity of Israeli military units deployed around Gaza. This is true particularly in neighborhoods where our soldiers have already fought, were hurt and fell while killing many Hamas combatants, who deserve to die, and many more innocent civilians. These have joined the statistics of pointless victims among the Palestinian population, reaching monstrous proportions.Ehud Olmert is a former prime minister of IsraelThis op-ed ori...

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1 week ago UK politics live: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan The government is seeking to give a boost to smaller developers with faster planning decisions and financial backing to speed up building new homes.It will set out the detail of proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers as part of efforts to meet Labour’s pledge to build 1.5m homes by 2029-30.We’ve inherited, as you know, a housing system that’s not building enough homes part of the reason it is broken is that we’re overly reliant on a small number of large volume housebuilders. So we’ve got to diversify the housing market and get smaller housebuilders back in the game.In the 1980s they used to produce about 40% of all homes. Today it’s less than 10%, and so the package we’re announcing today allocating land specifically to SME housebuilders, providing them with more financial supp...

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1 week ago North Korea arrests four officials over naval destroyer launch failure that 'embarrassed' dictator Kim Jong Un

The 5,000-ton warship tipped over in what Pyongyang described as a ‘criminal act’ that ‘severely damaged our nation’s dignity and pride’

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2 w. ago Satellite images reveal damage to North Korea warship after ‘criminal’ launch accident

Blue tarpaulins cover the partly ‘crushed’ 5,000-ton destroyer as it lies on its side at the northeastern shipyard of ChongjinSatellite images have revealed the extent of a navy shipyard accident in North Korea that resulted in serious damage to a warship and infuriated the country’s leader Kim Jong-un.On Wednesday, Kim watched as the 5,000-ton destroyer was partly “crushed” during its launch at the north-eastern shipyard of Chongjin. Kim called the incident a “criminal act” that could not be tolerated, according to state media. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago There is no excuse for the killing of two Israeli embassy workers | Kenneth Roth

Critics of Israel’s atrocious conduct in Gaza should be clear that their focus is the authors of that violence – not Israeli civiliansIsrael’s campaign of bombing and starving Palestinian civilians in Gaza is inexcusable. It reflects a massive war crime, as the international criminal court has already charged, and arguably genocide. But it in no sense justifies the murder of two young Israeli embassy workers in Washington by a man who then chanted: “Free, free Palestine”. Nothing justifies violence against civilians.The killing of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim occurred on Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum, where the American Jewish Committee was hosting a reception for young diplomats. The suspect, identified as Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, was detained shortly after the shooting. His social media accounts indicated that he had been involved in pro-Palestinian activism.Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch (1993-2022), is a visiting prof...

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2 w. ago Kim Jong Un rages at 'criminal act' as launch of North Korean warship ends in disaster

5,000-tonne destroyer suffers serious damage as its launch ceremony goes horribly wrong

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2 w. ago Fife crime: Wildlife officer warns intentionally disturbing resting seals on Fife beaches is a criminal offence

Beach users are being urged to give seals resting on Fife’s beaches a wide berth.

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putin’s weakness | Editorial

Ukraine’s allies must dial up sanctions to expose the fragility of the Kremlin’s strategy for perpetual warDonald Trump’s pledge to end the war in Ukraine on the first day of his second term as US president was a sign of his unsuitability as a peace broker. A clearer sign was his apparent sympathy with Vladimir Putin. Mr Trump’s tone regarding the Russian president has cooled somewhat on the discovery that the conflict cannot be frozen by White House diktat. There are hints of recognition that the peace process is failing because the Kremlin is cynically playing for time. Sadly, any such insight hasn’t evolved into outrage at the criminal aggression that started the war in the first place.Accounts of a telephone call between the two leaders earlier this week indicate no increase in American pressure on Russia. Mr Trump’s impatience with the whole issue seems likelier to result in him walking away. Mr Putin relishes that prospect.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this ar...

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