After demolition threats and multiple moves, Santa Monica's 1897 shotgun house found a new purpose
Times of India •

After demolition threats and multiple moves, Santa Monica's 1897 shotgun house found a new purpose

Santa Monica's last intact shotgun house, built in 1897, faced demolition and several moves. Community efforts and preservation groups saved the structure from disappearing entirely. The house was moved multiple times before finding its permanent location in 2014. It was then restored and repurposed as a Preservation Resource Center. This historic building now educates the public about local histo...

‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting

‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting

The Guardian •

Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conferenceUK politics liveNigel Farage has claimed that he “wasn’t even listening” during a meeting at the centre of a controversy about whether his party considered evading the law on accepting donations from overseas.The Reform UK leader also claimed that he knew donation law “better than anybody” during in...

‘Rain man’ to the rescue? France’s ex-president Hollande plots unlikely comeback

‘Rain man’ to the rescue? France’s ex-president Hollande plots unlikely comeback

France 24 •

Once so deeply unpopular he had to give up running for a second term in office, former French president François Hollande has slipped back into the conversation ahead of next year’s Elysée Palace race, hoping voters put off by squabbling candidates will come to see him as a safe – if unexciting – pair of hands after a decade of Emmanuel Macron’s ‘disruptive’ presidency.

'Culture of fear within US Defence Department: Slow leakage of dissent against the administration'

'Culture of fear within US Defence Department: Slow leakage of dissent against the administration'

France 24 •

Catherine Viette is pleased to welcome Dafydd Townley, Senior Teaching Fellow in International Security at the University of Portsmouth. He argues that the turmoil surrounding Pete Hegseth points to a problem much deeper than personnel disputes at the Pentagon: The removal and marginalization of experienced officials, the weakening of professional military education, and the prioritization of poli...

Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics live

Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics live

The Guardian •

‘Sometimes we will get things wrong and get a bit of a kicking for it,’ party leader tells gathering in Birmingham No real mention by Anderson of the problems that overshadowed events yesterday. He ended his opening speech saying: "Yesterday was great. Today is going to be absolutely brilliant.”Laila Cunningham is speaking next. Continue reading...

US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack

US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack

The Guardian •

Officials said US aircraft carrier and destroyer avoided attacks before three Iranian tankers were struck by the USThe US military said Saturday it struck three Iranian oil tankers after US navy warships came under missile attack, further escalating tensions in the region and warning it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet”.According to the military, a US aircraft carr...

Paris hosts African Diaspora International Film Festival

Paris hosts African Diaspora International Film Festival

France 24 •

This weekend, Paris is hosting the 16th edition of FIFDA, the African Diaspora International Film Festival. From September 4 to 6, 15 films from 13 countries will be screened, spanning fiction and non-fiction, as well as feature-length and short films. The festival provides a space to explore how contemporary societies face and overcome wounds from the past, while giving a voice to members of Af...

UN experts urge Sudan-wide arms embargo

UN experts urge Sudan-wide arms embargo

France 24 •

A weapons embargo must be extended to the whole of Sudan, and it must be enforced. That is, in essence, the conclusion of a UN experts' report presented to the Human Rights Council. The report also points to the responsibility of foreign entities in a conflict that has now been raging for more than three years. Our correspondent Bastien Renouil tells us more.