What chaos? Farage tries to distract with immigration plans – podcast

• Thousands of migrants recently attempted to enter Europe by swimming and using makeshift flotation devices to cross the short distance into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. • The crisis has produced harrowing images of people braving rough seas, highlighting the desperation of those attempting to migrate from Morocco into the European Union.

• The Khmer Rouge maintained its seat at the United Nations despite committing genocide, illustrating how Cold War geopolitics often superseded humanitarian concerns. • Great powers prioritized strategic conflict and diplomatic maneuvering over international law, effectively using the Cambodian atrocity as a pawn in a larger geopolitical game.

• On August 2, 2026, updates were released regarding the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran and Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. • Donald Trump announced that formal negotiations with Tehran are scheduled to begin this coming Monday.

Move comes after Blanche gives senators written assurance he will drop Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fundTwo Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently become attorney general announced they will advance his nomination after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump’s allies was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee is due to vote on Tuesday on whether to approve the nomination of Blanche, who is already acting attorney general, and send it to the wider Senate for a vote. Continue reading...

NatureScot refuses licence for hunt on Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir in which up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killedA controversial Scottish seabird hunt will not go ahead for the first time in 400 years, in what campaigners have called a “victory for common sense”.In the annual guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over a 10-day period on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris. Continue reading...

US sees first fatalities due to intestinal illness, though both had significant ​underlying health conditionsTwo people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state’s health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest US outbreak ⁠of the intestinal illness.Both ⁠individuals had significant ​underlying health conditions that may have been affected by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, according to medical records. Continue reading...

Nathan Owen drove his electric Jaguar at up to 86mph and lied to police it was malfunctioning and out of his controlA man who drove his electric Jaguar at up to 86mph on motorways falsely telling police the car was malfunctioning and out of his control has been jailed for four years and three months.Nathan Owen fabricated not being able to brake in a “frighteningly stupid” ploy to avoid paying car finance, Liverpool crown court heard. Continue reading...

European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more peopleThe president of the European Commission has called for action to strengthen Europe’s borders after tens of thousands of people arrived and quickly left the Spanish territory of Ceuta, triggering a furious row between Madrid and other European countries.In a letter to Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Monday, Ursula von der Leyen said: “From this incident, it is clear that we must do more to further strengthen our borders at critical points, including vigilant monitoring and the use of physical barriers where needed.” Continue reading...

Representative who did not seek re-election in 2024 died of Alzheimer’s disease, her son saidKay Granger, who served in the US House for almost three decades as the first elected Republican woman from Texas, died on Sunday, her family said. She was 83.The cause of death, according to her son JD Granger, was Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading...

Family update on GoFundMe page says child, who was six when badly injured in 2019 incident, is now back at school A boy thrown from the viewing balcony in the Tate Modern art gallery has a “smile back on his face” after being discharged from hospital, his family have said.The French youngster, who name remains undisclosed for privacy reasons, was six when he was badly hurt in an attack by then teenager Jonty Bravery at the London attraction on August 4 2019. Continue reading...

Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in Spain and criticism from EU countries.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam – watch on YouTube Continue reading...