BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit
BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. Continue reading...
Why Did DOGE Exist? Now We Know.
Turns out, Elon Musk’s pimply minions didn’t actually want to cut government spending. They wanted to get a piece of it for themselves.
What started as a small political spot fire turns into a major irritant for Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers | Tom McIlroy
Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers downplay signs of strain in their relationship as Labor faces nervous times on the economy and a rising One Nation * Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast With Labor under acute pressure from One Nation’s surge in opinion polls, backlash over a series of major economic policies and unhappiness at the direction of the country, the relationship between the prime minister and treasurer is showing signs of strain. Conditions have looked a little scrappy for weeks now, but things got worse on Tuesday when Albanese, either deliberately or inadvertently, undercut his treasurer. Continue reading...
Ukrainian soldier to go on trial over sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines
Special forces officer Serhii Kuznetsov denies involvement in the 2022 blasts that left pipelines badly damaged A Ukrainian soldier is to go on trial in Hamburg accused of taking part in one of the most brazen acts of sabotage in postwar European history – the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany. Serhii Kuznetsov, a special forces officer from the Ukrainian military, is accused by prosecutors of being an accomplice to war crimes by attacking civilian infrastructure, causing an explosion, damaging property and disrupting public services. Continue reading...
Barriers facing black and south Asian music events ‘cost London up to £141m a year’
Exclusive: Investigation finds racial inequality in live music industry rife and many genres labelled ‘high risk’ despite lack of evidence Black and south Asian music events in London face disproportionate cancellations, restrictions and licensing barriers compared with white events, according to a two-year investigation into racial inequality in the capital’s live music industry. The Race Equality in Music Event Licensing (REMEL) report, led by Black Lives in Music, estimates that cancellations, displacement and events prevented from taking place cost London £127m to £141m annually, with projected losses exceeding £650m over five years. Continue reading...
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