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‘LOOKALIKE’ PASSPORTS USED TO SMUGGLE MIGRANTS – Two gang members found guilty of trafficking six people into the UK People-smugglers used “lookalike” passports to sneak migrants into Britain on pre-booked flights where they claimed asylum on arrival. Bassam Al Anzi, a 36-year-old Kuwaiti national, and Abdulaziz Al Ali, a 28-year-old Turkish national, managed to get six migrants onto pre-booked flights from France to the UK on five separate occasions, Chelmsford Crown Court was told. There were also three unsuccessful attempts when inconsistencies were spotted as migrants tried to board flights to the UK. Once they had landed in Britain, the…

BBC UNDER FIRE AFTER “MALNUTRITION DEATH” CLAIM – The broadcaster has yet again been accused of persistent bias against Israel The BBC has landed itself in hot water yet again — this time accused of peddling misinformation in its reporting of the Israel-Gaza war. Over the weekend, the broadcaster claimed that a 20-year-old Gazan woman, identified as Marah Abu Zuhri, had died of malnutrition after being evacuated to Italy for treatment. The report described her as arriving in a “severely emaciated” state. But almost immediately, Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, better known as COGAT — the unit…

AUSTRALIA & VANUATU AGREE $325 MILLION SECURITY PACT  – Deal to strengthen economic & security ties amid China competition Australia and Vanuatu on Wednesday agreed on a A$500 million ($326.50 million) deal to strengthen economic and security ties between the two countries, amid increasing competition from China, the Pacific island nation’s largest external creditor. Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat said the deal, known as the Nakamal Agreement, will see Australia invest the funds into Vanuatu over the next decade and was a “win win” for both countries. Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed the two nations…

STARMER’S 50,000 MIGRANTS MILESTONE A GIFT TO REFORM – Number of migrants in small boats since Labour came to power has reached over 50,000  The number of people crossing the Channel in small boats since Labour came to power has reached over 50,000. That’s 201 days sooner than when Rishi Sunak reached the same milestone during his premiership, and 664 days sooner than Boris Johnson (although that included the pandemic when crossings dropped). With repeated promises to “smash the gangs” and a hardening of rhetoric from the prime minister – yesterday he said: “If you come to this country illegally,…

BRITISH MP ON CORRUPTION TRIAL – The former minister is accused of illegally receiving land in Bangladesh Former Labour anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq says she feels like she is ‘in a Kafka-esque nightmare’ as she faces a corruption trial in Bangladesh.  Ms Siddiq, 42, is accused of having obtained plots from her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted as the South Asian country’s Prime Minister last year, through ‘abuse of power and influence’.  The MP for Hampstead and Highgate has labelled the charge as ‘completely absurd’ and is yet to confirm whether she will travel to the country to appear…

STARMER TO CO-CHAIR UKRAINE MEETING WITH ALLIES- Ahead of the expected meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska on Friday Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to co-chair a meeting with pro-Ukraine allies today. This comes on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s call with European leaders about ending Ukraine’s war against Russia. Sir Keir will join a virtual call at midday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,  French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. U.S President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will reportedly also be joining the call. Starmer will also later co-chair a Coalition…

GERMANY’S SOLIDARITY FOR ISRAEL IS UNCHANGED – Germany will not “supply weapons in a conflict being resolved only by military means. Germany’s solidarity with Israel remains unchanged despite last week’s decision to halt military exports, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told public broadcaster ARD. In an interview, Merz said Germany would not “supply weapons in a conflict that is being attempted to be resolved exclusively by military means.” Merz said his government’s decision to stop the shipments was in response to the “surprise” announcement by Israel to once again escalate the military conflict in the Gaza Strip.” “Where are these people…

AUSTRALIA TO RECOGNISE PALESTINIAN STATE IN SEPTEMBER-Albanese says a political solution is needed. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at next month’s United Nations General Assembly. Albanese, who announced a cabinet meeting, said recognition will be predicated on commitments Australia received from the Palestinian Authority, including that Hamas would have no involvement in any future state. Albanese said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and told him a political solution was needed and not a military one. Australia last week criticised Israel’s plan to take military control of Gaza, and Albanese…

GEMFIELDS SELLS FABERGÉ EGGS FOR $50M – The coloured gemstones miner ramps up efforts to streamline its business. Gemfields Group GEMGE.L, GMLJ.J said on Monday (August 11) it had sold Fabergé Ltd, the maker of the jewelled Fabergé eggs, to SMG Capital for $50 million, as the coloured gemstones miner ramps up efforts to streamline its business. The sale concludes a review of the business started by Gemfields late last year. The group had bought the jeweller in 2012 to boost its gems business and use the brand name to promote its jewellery. Fabergé, which also makes luxury jewellery, watches…

FRANKFURT DAX DIPS- Germany’s defence industry shares dive ahead of Trump-Putin meeting. Germany’s DAX was flat some two and a half hours into trading today, while arms makers’ shares were moving lower ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, later this week. German companies Rheinmetall, Renk and Hensoldt were down between 2.7% and 4.8%. A basket of aerospace and defence names was off 1.8%, the worst-performing sector in Europe. The best off meanwhile is healthcare as Novo Nordisk rose 2.6% and Italy’s Recordati was up 2.4%. But the biggest faller overall…