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The daughter of a Holocaust survivor has said proscribing Palestine Action was “a total erosion of our democracy” and that she plans to be arrested as part of a mass rally showing support for the protest group. Carolyn Gelenter will be one of over 1,000 protesters in Parliament Square on Saturday, expected to write “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” and hold the signs aloft. The 67-year-old, whose Polish father survived the Holocaust, told the Standard she was spurred into action after the group was named a terror organisation in July, days after two Voyager planes were damaged at an RAF base in Oxfordshire. Daughter of Holocaust survivor plans to be arrested in support of Palestine Action Carolyn Gelenter© Carolyn Gelenter

A brief extract from Asia Sentinel: Thaksin is also having to deal with revelations of his US$3.5 billion fortune and his connections to Benjamin Mauerberger, known in some circles as “Thailand’s Jho Low,” a reference to the disgraced financier at the center of one of Asia’s biggest financial scandals. . Mauerberger, a 47-year-old South African with deep connections to Cambodia's political elite, was a subject of an August 29 article in Asia Sentinel and two more by former Wall Street Journal reporter Tom Wright in his blog Whale Hunting - Uncovering the Secret Worlds of Money & Power. https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/thailand-latest-royalist-prime-minister-anutin-charnvirakul Like many, I am curious as to what really caused the bust-up between Thaksin and Hun Sen.

The intrigue indeed. I'm too tight to subscribe but it looks a good read https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/thaksins-fixer-and-a-cambodian-empires-push-to-control-thai-energy/

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, whose country is a key mediator in efforts to end the Gaza war, said on Saturday that describing the displacement of Palestinians as voluntary was "nonsense". Israel earlier called on Gaza City residents to leave for the south, as its forces advance deeper into the enclave’s largest urban area. "If there is a manmade famine (in Gaza), it is to push residents out of their land. It is nonsense to say that this is voluntary displacement," Abdelatty said in a joint press conference with the commissioner-general of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini. Egypt says describing displacement of Palestinians as voluntary is 'nonsense' FILE PHOTO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos (not pictured) at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus, September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo© Thomson Reuters

In August, the US approved the sale of 3,350 ERAM cruise missiles to Ukraine. The first batch is expected to arrive in October, according to Aviationweek. The ERAM was developed just 14 months after the tender was published in August 2024. With a budget of $225 million and an accelerated procurement process, the weapons task force spent slightly over a year to issue ERAM requests, sign contracts with two unconventional defense companies, demonstrate the weapon on the American Douglas A-4 test stand and a Ukrainian MiG-series fighter, and obtain prototypes. US to supply Ukraine with ERAM cruise missiles, first delivery date revealed US ERAM missile (Photo: Wikipedia)© RBC-Ukraine (UK)

Hundreds of Hungarian Jews have denounced the Israeli government over its war in Gaza, and the groups that purport to represent them at home, where protests against Israel are largely banned. “The one-sided, extreme statements of the current Israeli government and the domestic Jewish organizations and opinion leaders who dominate Hungarian public discourse do not represent our opinion,” said the letter. “We are speaking out to say that these influential actors do not act in our name, nor do they speak in our name. But we are here too.” Over 300 Jews signed an open letter expressing their views, which was published online and subsequently gathered more than 1,400 total signatures from both Jews and non-Jews. It also drew a swift backlash from other community members in Hungary, where some 47,000 Jews live. Hungarian Jews spark backlash with letter condemning both Gaza war and local Jewish leaders Physician and writer Gabor Mate participates in a meeting entitled 'Reflections on Individual and Collective Trauma. Palestine and Zionism.' at the National Old Theatre in Krakow, Poland, on June 9, 2025. (credit: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Israel's army called Saturday on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city. Parts of the city, home to nearly 1 million people, are already considered “red zones,” where evacuation orders have been issued ahead of expected heavy fighting. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote in X that the army declared Muwasi — a makeshift tent camp in southern Gaza Strip — a humanitarian area and urged everyone in the city, which it called a Hamas stronghold and specified as a combat zone, to leave. The army said they could travel in cars down a designated road without being searched. Israel calls on famine-stricken Gaza City residents to move to safe zone as it expands operations APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza© Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

CAIRO (Reuters) -The Israeli military said early on Saturday it was establishing a humanitarian zone in the Al-Mawasi area of Gaza's Khan Younis, as it plans to expand military activities in the enclave. The military said the area will include infrastructure such as field hospitals, water pipelines, desalination facilities, and food supplies. A spokesperson for the military called on Gaza residents to evacuate to the area. Israeli military announces 'humanitarian area' in Gaza's Khan Younis FILE PHOTO: Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive shelter in an UNRWA school, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo© Thomson Reuters

if they vote against Bhumjaithai in Parliament, along with PT, the government will fall.

Farewell then, Mark. How we used to love singing along to this back at school.

Sounded like Noddy holder singing at first.

On the night of September 5, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, struck the Ryazan oil refinery. According to preliminary data, a strike was recorded on the ELOU-AVT-6 primary oil refining facility, with an estimated capacity of 6 million tons of oil per year. In addition, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted fire damage on the positions of two S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems in Russia's Kaluga region. According to preliminary data, the command and control vehicle and the control point were hit. Ukraine reveals details of attack on Ryazan oil refinery and other Russian facilities

Mohammed Fayeq ran towards the blast when he heard it. A photojournalist with leading international news organisations including Reuters and AFP, he had been sleeping in a tent on the grounds of Nasser hospital, one of the largest in Gaza. Suddenly, a second missile crashed through the ceiling of the hospital, injuring Fayeq and killing 20 others. Fayeq sustained several injuries to his chest, abdomen, back, right hand, and leg, and has been in intermediate care unit at Nasser hospital for the past seven days. His family and friends are campaigning for help from media colleagues and others to evacuate him from Gaza for potentially lifesaving treatment abroad. Victims of Gaza hospital bombing race against time for lifesaving treatment abroad Mohammed Fayeq in the hospital he was reporting from after it was hit by the Israeli military “There are no nurses or treatments in Gaza that can help Mohammad’s case. The rehabilitation he needs right now is only available outside of Gaza.

They couldn't nominate anyone from PP. Under the regulations, at the last election, up to 3 PM candidates could be nominated by each party. PP only nominated Pita so once he was banned, that was it.

Thaksin has phoned his MPs saying he definitely will return on Monday. He either knows Tuesday's result in advance or he has a credible excuse up his sleeve if he doesn't come back on Monday ( Dubai doctors forbade travel to Thailand for 5 years, etc ).

Sadly I don't think her father will ever give up politics, he seems to prefer it to playing with his grandchildren. So his daughter, who seems to enjoy politics herself, will remain on the scene. It's all very well being stinking rich but these folks want power and acclaim too, that's the drugs. Reminds me of someone across the Atlantic!

Apart from trying to get his senators off the hook, I believe Anuthin will try to ride the nationalist sentiment following the clashes with Cambodia. PT are in the doghouse regarding this, and PP are disliked by some middle of the road Thais for some comments that were seen as anti- military, so Bhumjaithai really have an opportunity to gain seats in an election if held soon. Still, if PP and PT can demonstrate corruption by Bhumjaithai, the party could suffer losses in a few months.

No reason for a coup if the government loses a no confidence vote. Everyone knows that Bhumjaithai are held to a 4 months contract.

I read that first of all he said he was going to Hua Hin. Perhaps immigration then asked him why he was carrying his passport.

But Anuthin, assuming he becomes PM, will only only have a small majority. If PP turn against him, plus PT, he's in trouble.

Why?

Jonathan Head.