Trump issues Sunday ultimatum for Hamas to accept Gaza plan
US president has pushed a 20-point plan to 'redevelop' Gaza that critics say fails to support Palestinian sovereignty.
Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody
Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protest
Journalist Mario Guevara’s imprisonment by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ended with deportation to El Salvador on Friday, his family announced on social media.
Guevara has been a media mainstay in the Atlanta area for about 20 years, after fleeing El Salvador to escape leftwing militias in 2004. Though he has a work permit and two of his children are American citizens, he has operated under the “administrative closure” of deportation orders for much of that time.
Continue reading...What Israeli settler encroachment, intimidation look like in the West Bank
After an Israeli settler shot an activist in Umm al-Khair, he has returned with impunity, harassing the villagers.
Kenyans prove paternity case against UK soldiers
Commercially available DNA databases were used to identify unknown fathers, who had served in Kenya.
Russia escalates strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, gas sites as winter looms
Ukraine accuses Russia of weaponising winter, striking power grids and gas sites to deprive civilians of heat and water.
Celebrations in Luxembourg as new Crown Duke sworn in
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has abdicated, handing over the throne to his eldest son, Grand Duke Guillaume.
China Sends Anti-Ship Bomber, Frigates to Scarborough Shoal – navalnews.com
- China Sends Anti-Ship Bomber, Frigates to Scarborough Shoal navalnews.com
- People’s Republic of China National Day U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Philippines says important that China does not militarise disputed Scarborough Shoal Reuters
- China's coast guard holds National Day celebrations at disputed shoal claimed by Philippines AP News
- Chinese coastguards ‘committed to sacred mission’ in Scarborough Shoal dispute South China Morning Post
Israel steps up deportations of flotilla activists
Another 137 people from 14 countries were deported after being detained while trying to deliver aid to Gaza.
Four Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel
The four already deported are Italian citizens, the Israeli foreign ministry says.
‘On our own territory’: Colombia’s last nomadic tribe fights to return home
Disease decimated the isolated Nukak people of Colombia. Now, leaders are fighting deforestation to reclaim their lands.
Czechs vote in elections that could usher in populist billionaire
Self-described 'Trumpist' Andrej Babis has campaigned on pledges of welfare and halting military aid to Ukraine.
Czechs begin voting in election that could return populist to power
Billionaire Andrej Babiš hands out doughnuts on first day of voting as polls predict his ANO party will win
Czechs have begun voting in an election likely to oust their centre-right government, with polls favouring the populist billionaire Andrej Babiš to return to power on pledges to raise wages and improve growth while reducing aid for Ukraine.
The change would boost Europe’s populist anti-immigration camp and could complicate consensus on climate policies in a country where no sitting government has won a second term since 1996.
Continue reading...Climbing star, 23, dies after falling from Yosemite’s El Capitan
Balin Miller's solo climb and fall was caught on a live stream.
Climbing star, 23, dies after falling from Yosemite’s El Capitan
Balin Miller's solo climb and fall was caught on a live stream.
Pakistan FM says Trump’s plan to end Israel’s Gaza war was altered
The official objects to changes made to the US 20-point Gaza war plan, saying it deviates from the original draft.
Blackout in Spain and Portugal ‘first of its kind’, report finds
The massive blackout that hit the Iberian peninsula is the first known
blackout caused by overvoltage.
Blackout in Spain and Portugal ‘first of its kind’, report finds
The massive blackout that hit the Iberian peninsula is the first known
blackout caused by overvoltage.
Why is Israel’s interception of the Gaza flotilla illegal?
Israel has intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to Gaza and detained hundreds of crew members.
What are Trump’s new rules for universities to qualify for federal funding?
The White House sent the 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education' to nine US universities.
Fears Quebec Starbucks gang shooting could signal shift to brazen tactics
Local media named victim as Charalambos Theologou, shot as groups vie for power after arrests of alleged mafia bosses
The brazen daylight killing of a prominent Quebec gang leader inside a suburban Starbucks in the outskirts of Montreal this week could signal a new, more chaotic and brash environment when it comes to organised crime, observers say.
The arrests of alleged senior, older members of Montreal’s mafia in June has potentially left a chasm – meaning newer, younger gangs are attempting to gain a foothold.
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