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Machete-wielding MS-13 gangster wanted for murder walks free after Biden-appointed judge releases him: DHS
A US federal judge in California has ordered the release of an MS-13 gang member convicted of a 2014 murder in El Salvador, prompting sharp criticism from the Trump administration. US District Judge Jinsook Ohta, appointed by President Biden, ruled that immigration officials had breached David Antonio Aviles Perez’s due process rights by detaining him…
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Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave Owes Everything to an Overlooked 3DS Masterpiece
Polygon’s retrospective revisits Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, a 2017 Nintendo 3DS remake of 1992’s Fire Emblem Gaiden, arguing it deserves more credit as one of the series’ most distinctive entries. The piece notes that despite Fire Emblem’s frequent nods to its own history, Intelligent Systems has remade only three games in the franchise,…
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Major blow for Aboriginal land council that tried to claim world-famous Bondi Icebergs
The New South Wales government is set to close a legal loophole that has left community facilities on Crown land exposed to Aboriginal land claims, after the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council lodged a claim over the world-famous Bondi Icebergs complex. Crown Land Management legislation, paused earlier in the year following concerns from Aboriginal…
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Prime Video’s ‘James Bond’-Style Spy Thriller Is Officially a Streaming Sensation
Prime Video’s spy thriller The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston, has become one of the platform’s most-watched shows, continuing to perform strongly worldwide following the release of its second season earlier this year. The series, often compared to James Bond and John Wick for its blend of espionage and combat sequences, follows Hiddleston’s character Jonathan…
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Ministers plan to slash paperwork rules for small UK businesses
The UK business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has announced plans to cut the volume of paperwork companies must complete, simplifying corporate reporting rules and exempting some small and medium-sized enterprises from certain form-filling requirements altogether. The move matters because ministers argue that excessive bureaucracy diverts time and money away from day-to-day trading, particularly for smaller firms…
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Bayeux Tapestry lands in UK, Baltic hybrid-threat force, GOP convention turmoil
The Bayeux Tapestry has gone on display in Britain for the first time, unveiled by King Charles and President Macron, while Germany proposes a Baltic rapid-response force against Russian threats and the Republican Dallas convention descends into disarray amid fake-website claims; also: OpenAI’s wiki mishap, Newcastl…
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Body of woman is pulled from the water at Bondi Beach
A woman’s body has been recovered from the water at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Beyond the headline, the article provides no further detail on the circumstances, the woman’s identity, or how she came to be in the water, and it is unclear whether police are treating the death as suspicious. No additional information is…
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John Healey urged to boost funding for Armed Forces amid renewed fears for Falklands defence as tensions over territory escalate
John Healey, now Chancellor after leaving the defence brief, has been urged to increase funding for the Armed Forces amid warnings that Britain is ill-prepared to defend the Falkland Islands should Argentina attempt another invasion. The pressure follows Argentine president Javier Milei reasserting his country’s claim to the islands and cracking down on oil exploration…
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Historian corroborates Dorries allegations of Conservative fixer orchestrating leadership changes
Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has claimed that a new book by historian Sir Anthony Seldon backs up allegations she made in 2023 that a Conservative Party fixer, Dougie Smith, secretly manoeuvred to install and then oust successive party leaders. Sir Anthony’s book on Rishi Sunak’s premiership reportedly details how Smith helped both Boris Johnson…