Spanish officer who led 1981 coup dies on day documents declassified pred 20 urami in 30 minutami Antonio Tejero, who has died aged 93, was part of rightwing network whose efforts were thwarted by King Juan CarlosThe Spanish officer who led his armed followers into the Spanish congress in a failed military coup in 1981 has died on the same day that the socialist-led government declassified documents relating to the murky attempt to overthrow the country’s post-Franco democracy.Antonio Tejero, who died aged 93, was part of a network of rightwing police and military officers whose efforts to seize power were thwarted after King Juan Carlos refused to support the coup and ordered the generals to obey the democratic constitutional order. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
FBI raids Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent’s home pred 20 urami in 45 minutami Federal officials search district chief Alberto Carvalho’s home, but allegations being examined remain unclearThe FBI raided the headquarters of the Los Angeles unified school district, the second largest school district in the US, as well as the home of Alberto Carvalho, the district’s superintendent, federal officials confirmed on Wednesday.An unnamed source familiar with the investigation told the Associated Press that authorities served warrants that were part of an “ongoing investigation”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Home secretary granted permission to challenge ruling on Palestine Action ban pred 21 urami in 16 minutami Shabana Mahmood given green light to take case to court of appeal with ban to remain in place pending outcomeThe home secretary has been granted permission to challenge the high court’s ruling that the decision to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws was unlawful.An order issued by the high court on Wednesday said Shabana Mahmood could take the case to the court of appeal and that the ban would remain in place pending the outcome of the fresh hearing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US and Iran nuclear talks at critical stage amid threat of Trump tearing up terms of success pred 21 urami in 34 minutami Tehran says deal is possible as long as Washington abides by agreed-on preconditions, but Trump’s view is unclearIran enters critical talks on its nuclear programme with the US on Thursday, insisting a deal is in reach as long as Washington sticks by its willingness to concede Iran’s symbolic right to enrich uranium, allow Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in country, and not to impose controls on Iran’s ballistic missile programme.The three preconditions for success are seen as critical by Iranian diplomats, but it remains unclear whether Trump accepts these parameters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at Trump’s State of the Union address pred 21 urami in 39 minutami Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her car in January by agents, arrested for ‘refusing to obey orders’ to sit downA guest of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, was arrested by Capitol police during the State of the Union address.Omar had invited Aliya Rahman, a US citizen and Minneapolis resident who in January was removed from her car and dragged by immigration agents in the city as part of the Trump administration’s increased efforts to arrest and deport alleged undocumented immigrants. The officers had been shouting at her to move. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Maine university pulls support from conference on Palestine, citing Trump sanctions pred 21 urami in 43 minutami Organizers scramble for new venue after University of Southern Maine cites sanctions over Francesca Albanese’s virtual talkThe University of Southern Maine abruptly revoked access to an on-campus venue days before a conference about Palestine was to take place there, citing the participation in the program of an individual under US sanctions and following pressure from local legislators.More than 300 participants have registered to attend the “Consequence of Palestine” conference, which was slated to include remote participation from Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, who has been under sanction by the Trump administration since last year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reeves must back defence investment plan or be sacked, says Unite union boss pred 21 urami in 51 minutami Sharon Graham tells chancellor she should ‘back British industry’ by increasing military spendingThe head of Britain’s largest trade union has demanded that Rachel Reeves be sacked as chancellor if the Treasury continues to hold up a multibillion-pound defence investment plan.Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, said tens of thousands of jobs were at risk from political dithering and called on ministers to “back British industry” by signing off on future defence contracts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sondra Lee, Broadway star of Hello, Dolly! and Peter Pan, dies aged 97 pred 22 urami in 1 minuto The Broadway actor’s nine-decade career included beloved screen roles and coaching Marlon Brando and Jane FondaSondra Lee, the Broadway and film star, died on Monday of natural causes at the age of 97.The news of her death came from her collaborator and friend the Rev Joshua Ellis, a former Broadway publicist and an interspiritual minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police and MI5 waged campaign of illegal interference against BBC journalist, tribunal told pred 22 urami in 5 minutami Former Northern Ireland correspondent Vincent Kearney subjected to ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, says lawyerPolice and MI5 subjected a BBC journalist to a “long and consistent campaign of unlawful interference” by obtaining communications data from his mobile phone, a tribunal has heard.The surveillance was targeted at Vincent Kearney, who was the BBC’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, and occurred over an eight-year period as authorities sought to identify his sources. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Build a narrative and fight back’: Mandelson draws on own advice for crisis management pred 22 urami in 8 minutami Ex-US ambassador’s media strategy looks set to be ‘attack as best form of defence’, PR consultants suggestFor those seeking to understand Peter Mandelson’s media strategy as he navigates the greatest crisis of a crisis-strewn life, the latest instalment of the Jeffrey Epstein files may offer a steer.“You and your lawyers must start setting down the irrefutable facts, build a narrative and fight back,” Mandelson advised the disgraced financier in May 2011, according to the emails released by the US Department of Justice. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
