During the Liverpool FC victory parade on Monday evening in Liverpool, United Kingdom, a car struck several pedestrians. A 53-year-old British man has been detained, according to police. The parade was held to celebrate Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory.
On “Jerusalem Day,” an Israeli military parade that commemorates the occupation of the city in 1967, right-wing Israelis attack Palestinians, chant anti-Muslim slogans, and storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
Spain hosts important Arab and European countries to compel Israel to halt the Gaza assault.
Major European and Arab countries came together for the fifth time to discuss the Madrid Group’s fifth meeting in Spain’s capital.
This year, Spain has been putting more pressure on Israel, with sanctions being imposed on those who impede the establishment of two-state settlements in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
In the occupied West Bank, the United Kingdom has halted trade negotiations and sanctioned a number of Israeli settlers. Additionally, punitive measures have been threatened by France and Canada.
And the biggest trading partner of Israel, the European Union, is revising the landmark Association Agreement, which covers political dialogue and trade.
Why is this happening now, though, after 20 months of Israel’s destruction of Gaza?
Are these actions more than diplomatic symbolic gestures to Palestinians, and not anything else?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Guests:
Member of the European Parliament and head of the delegation tasked with maintaining relations with Palestine
Mouin Rabbani is a Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies non-resident fellow.
According to emergency services, a man was detained after driving a car into a crowd in Liverpool to celebrate the Premier League football team’s victory.
Following reports that a car had collided with a number of pedestrians, Merseyside Police in northwest England were called shortly after 6pm on Monday (17:00 GMT).
According to the PA Media news agency, the arrested man is a “53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area,” according to the police report.
According to the police, “more inquiries are being conducted” to ascertain the facts surrounding the collision. We ask that no one make any speculative decisions regarding the circumstances surrounding tonight’s incident.
Authorities did not immediately release information about the number of injuries.
At the conclusion of the celebrations, when players paraded the trophy through the city while a dark-colored car swerved into the dense crowd on an open-topped bus, was captured on social media.
Harry Rashid, who was present at the parade, claimed his car started ramming people about three meters (10 feet) away from him.
Rashid claimed that “it was very quickly.” We just heard the sound of people being simply knocked off the bonnet of a car at first.
The vehicle and a number of people lying on the ground quickly were surrounded by crowds and police uniformed officers.
A fire engine was also present at the scene, and cordons were put in place.
Keir Starmer, the prime minister, claimed he was being kept informed about the incident.
“I’m in shock that the scenes in Liverpool are so horrible; my thoughts are with everyone who has been hurt or impacted. Starmer expressed his gratitude to the police and emergency services for their prompt and consistent response to this troubling incident on social media.
Tens of thousands of fans gathered in the city center to watch Liverpool’s players display the Premier League trophy atop two buses with the slogan “Ours Again” while battling wet weather on the streets.
The 10-mile (16km) procession scurried along a sea of red smoke and rain and was surrounded by a thick layer of police and security. The Royal Liver Building, which appeared to be the final stop of the parade, was detonated in the middle of the city.
Rashid claimed that the crowd halted the car after it struck its first victims and began slamming windows.
“But then he retreated and slog through the rest of them.” He simply continued to advance, Rashid said. It was awful. And as he passed over the people, you could hear the bumps.
Rashid claimed it appeared deliberate, and he was shocked and disbelief.
He claimed that “my daughter started screaming and there were people lying on the ground.” They were “just innocent people who were going to enjoy the parade” said one witness.
In response to restructuring efforts as prices begin to rise as a result of the uncertainty brought on by tariff-driven uncertainty, Swedish automaker Volvo is planning to eliminate 3, 000 white-collar positions.
On Monday, the business made the announcement. The Swedish automaker’s restructuring efforts to resurrect its rock-bottom share price and stoke up better demand for its vehicles as it lowers costs and reduces costs are being made by the automaker.
In April, Volvo’s CEO Hakan Samuelsson unveiled a program to reduce costs by $1.9 billion (18 billion Swedish crowns), including a significant reduction to the company’s white-collar staff, who make up 40% of its workforce.
According to Samuelsson, “It’s white collar in almost every area, including R&, D , [research and development], communication, and human resources,”
According to a statement from Volvo Cars, the layoffs would cost the company about 15 percent of its office staff and would require a one-time $ 160 million (1. 5 billion crowns) restructuring.
Fredrik Hansson, the new CFO of Volvo Cars, told Reuters that while all of its divisions and locations would be affected, Gothenburg will experience the majority of the redundancies.
“The way that plays out might vary a little depending on the area, but it’s designed to make us structurally more efficient,” he said. No stone is left unturned, Hansson claimed.
Volvo Cars, one of its European competitors, has said it may become impossible to export its most affordable cars to the US because most of its production is concentrated in China and Europe.
By the third quarter of this year, the company had stated in a press release that it would have finished creating a new structural configuration.
Withdrawing its financial guidance came last month’s announcement of its cost reductions, pointing to erratic markets caused by trade tariffs and consumer confidence that have caused unrest in the world’s auto industry.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, announced the layoff just days after threatening to impose a 50% tariff on European imports starting on June 1. However, he resisted that date on Monday, reversing the July 9 deadline for talks between Washington and Brussels.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party won the general election last month amid Trump’s threats, and the monarch’s trip, which started on Monday, invited him.
After gaining its independence from Great Britain in 1867, Charles is the ceremonial head of state in Canada.
The King will make his first “Speech from the Throne” address in Canada since 1977, which will be delivered by a British monarch on Tuesday.
Charles is expected to convey a message of support for Canada in response to Trump’s statements, despite the British monarch’s recent policy of not interfering with politics and continuing to be a symbol.
According to Ralph Goodale, Canada’s envoy to the United Kingdom, “the prime minister has made it clear that Canada is not for sale now, is not for sale ever.”
The king’s authority and strength will be strengthened by that statement.
As a result of the ongoing trade dispute between the two nations, Canadian officials have publicly refrained from making Trump’s comments that their nation should become the country’s 51st state. Carney told Trump that Canada is “not for sale” during a White House visit this month.
Since becoming king in September 2022, Charles will make his first trip to the former British colony with his wife, Queen Camilla.
The royal couple’s visit has “profound significance,” according to Governor General Mary Simon, the monarch’s ceremonial representative in Canada.
Simon, who is the first Indigenous person to hold the position, said in a statement, “it reaffirms the enduring constitutional bond that has shaped Canada’s journey to become a proud and independent nation.”
The king is unlikely to make any explicit statements against Trump during his visit, according to Justin Vovk, a royal historian at McMaster University.
“They are going to be disappointed if they are expecting to hear Donald Trump mentioned or “the 51st state” mentioned,” Vovk told Al Jazeera. The King is required to operate in a very small constitutional box.
He added that support for Canada will be “concerned in very generic terms.”
According to Buckingham Palace, the royal couple will visit an Ottawa park on Monday and meet with artists and vendors. After planting a tree in another area of the city, the king will perform a ceremonial puck drop to start a street hockey demonstration.
