ICE detains captain of New York boat that capsized and led to death of mother and daughter

ICE detains captain of New York boat that capsized and led to death of mother and daughter

The Guardian

DHS says Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana is in US illegally after lying to border patrol when he entered in 2007The captain of a boat that capsized in the New York harbor, resulting in the death of a woman and her infant daughter, has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the federal agency saying it intends to deport him.The deadly incident unfolded near the St...

US urges China to back its ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran

US urges China to back its ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran

SCMP

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged China to join Washington’s latest efforts to economically pressure and isolate Iran after negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the six-month conflict collapsed. “Keep in mind, the Chinese get 50 per cent of their energy from the Gulf. So, it would do them a big service to get with the programme,” Bessent told CNBC when asked whet...

France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project

France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project

France 24

Paris, Berlin, London and Rome on Thursday slammed Israel's decision to open bidding for a planned settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The sprawling "E1" development, which like all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law, would further cut Palestinian-majority east Jerusalem off from the West Bank. 

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English

The Guardian

Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4The government’s plans to make young people continue studying maths and English if they fail GCSEs could be demotivating and ineffective, according to education experts and school leaders after retake pass rates slumped this year.Only one in seven s...

Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters

Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters

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Christian metal band Demon Hunter is suing Netflix, alleging trademark infringement associated with the streamer’s hit film KPop Demon Hunters. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by Hyde Lane, the corporate entity for Demon Hunter, against Netflix, Netflix Studios and AEG Presents, the live entertainment division of AEG, with claims that the defendants have “created a substantial likelihood of confu...