Saturday, July 12, 2025

Six In The Morning Saturday 12 July 2025

 

Victims' families demand answers as report says fuel switches cut off before Air India crash

Summary

Report reveals new details of Air India crash, but questions remain

Late on Friday night, a preliminary report was released on the Air India crash that killed 260 people on 12 June shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad.

It drew no conclusions, but found that the fuel switches - which turn the engines on and off - were in the cut-off position moments before the plane crashed.

Voice recordings from the cockpit reveal that there was confusion between the two pilots over how the switches were cut off. One of the pilots is heard asking the other why he cut them off, the other pilot responds that he did not do so.



Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting relatives in West Bank, says family

Ambulances were reportedly stopped from reaching Sayfollah Musallet after attack in which another Palestinian man was shot dead


A 20-year-old Palestinian-American was killed by Israeli settlers while visiting relatives in the occupied West Bank, his family have said.

Sayfollah “Saif” Musallet was reportedly beaten by Israeli settlers while he was on his family’s farm in an area near Ramallah. A group then prevented ambulances from reaching Musallet for three hours, according to the family, who said he died of his injuries before reaching hospital.

“I was the first one to reach Saif,” said Mohammed Nael Hijaz, a 22-year-old friend of Musallet. “He was not moving when I got there and he could barely breathe. There was time to save him.”


Prada to partner with Indian artisans after sandal backlash

The backlash over a sandal resembling the traditional Kolhapuri design saw calls for greater recognition of Indian craftsmanship.

Prada announced plans Friday to partner with Indian artisanal footwear makers, just two weeks after the luxury fashion house sparked controversy by showcasing sandals critics said closely resembled traditional Indian designs.

Prada held a meeting Friday with the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, which represents 3,000 Kolhapuri sandal artisans, to discuss potential opportunities for future collaboration, the company said in a statement to Reuters.

"The next step will be for Prada's supply chain team to meet a range of artisanal footwear manufacturers," the company said.


France announces ‘historic’ deal creating New Caledonia state that stays French

France and New Caledonia on Saturday announced a "historic" accord in which the overseas territory would remain French, but be declared a new state. The 13-page agreement announced Saturday calls for a New Caledonian nationality, and the possibility for residents there to combine that status with the French nationality.

France on Saturday announced a "historic" accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state.

President Emmanuel Macron had called for talks to break a deadlock between forces loyal to France and those wanting independence, asking New Caledonian elected officials, as well as political, economic and civil society leaders to gather near Paris to hammer out a constitutional framework for the territory.


Nissan, Honda eye tie-up in U.S. market due to Trump’s tariffs

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

July 12, 2025 at 15:11 JST


The high automobile tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have apparently brought two Japanese automakers back to the bargaining table.

Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. are considering a cooperative arrangement under which Nissan would produce pickup trucks for Honda at its underutilized U.S. plant, sources said.

The two companies announced plans to merge last December, but those discussions were abruptly called off two months later, in large part because of Honda’s proposal to make Nissan a subsidiary.

Canary Mission: How US uses a ‘hate group’ to target Palestine advocates

The Trump administration confirms it is relying on the shadowy website to identify student protesters for deportation.

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The United States government has acknowledged its use of Canary Mission — a shadowy pro-Israel website — to identify pro-Palestine students for deportation, sparking anger and concern by rights advocates.

Activists have long suspected that the administration of US President Donald Trump is gathering information from the Canary Mission website to target students and professors.






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