Zelenskyy meeting European leaders in Denmark to rally support for Ukraine
Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen says that Europe is in a hybrid war waged by Russia, and Ukraine is first line of defence.
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 Scores First Russian Drone Kill During Mission in Poland – UNITED24 Media
- Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 Scores First Russian Drone Kill During Mission in Poland UNITED24 Media
- NATO F-35 Has New Kill Mark After Russian Drone Takedown Business Insider
- Dutch F-35 shoots down Russian drone over Poland Janes
- The defense sector must innovate quickly ‘Learn from the British’ ioplus.nl
- Dutch ready to down any Russian planes posing direct threat, defense chief says [ViDEO] TVP World
Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 45 in enclave
Israeli Defence Minister Katz says anyone who stays in Gaza City will be considered 'terrorists and terror supporters'.
Dozens feared dead in Indonesia school collapse, officials say
There are reportedly "no signs of life" under the wreckage, where 59 people are still missing.
Schools and airport shut as Hurricane Imelda moves over Bermuda
Bermuda deploys soldiers to secure infrastructure, clear roads and help at emergency shelters.
How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized – CNN
- How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized CNN
- Gaza City Exodus Is Overwhelming Relief Efforts, Aid Agencies Say The New York Times
- Hamas Health Ministry Data Shows Sharp Decline in Deaths Due to Malnutrition in Gaza Haaretz
- The world is failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn UN News
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: On average 100 people are reported killed every day in Gaza UNRWA
Israel steps up Gaza City assault as Hamas weighs Trump peace deal – The Washington Post
- Israel steps up Gaza City assault as Hamas weighs Trump peace deal The Washington Post
- Israel blocks main road to Gaza City, gives residents last chance to leave Reuters
- At least 53 Palestinians killed in fresh wave of Israeli attacks on Gaza The Guardian
- Israel 'tightens siege' of Gaza City as Hamas reviews Trump peace plan BBC
- Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying those who stay will be considered militants NBC News
Relief and new baby for asylum family of child suffocated in English Channel crossing
The Alhashemi family have spent the past 15 years moving around Europe in a state of legal limbo.
Rescuers desperately search for survivors of earthquake in the Philippines that killed at least 72 – KSL.com
- Rescuers desperately search for survivors of earthquake in the Philippines that killed at least 72 KSL.com
- In the Philippines, Search Teams Look for Survivors of Deadly Earthquake The New York Times
- 'It was love' - Philippine family mourns daughter who died saving kin in quake Reuters
- Death toll rises to 72 after powerful earthquake in Philippines Al Jazeera
- Philippines Hit by at Least 6 Aftershocks After Deadly 6.9 Earthquake Newsweek
Trump gives Qatar unprecedented security guarantee after Israeli attack – Axios
- Trump gives Qatar unprecedented security guarantee after Israeli attack Axios
- Trump commits US to defending Qatar’s security CNN
- Trump offers Qatar, which gave him a fancy plane, a NATO-like security guarantee MSNBC News
- New Trump executive order guarantees Qatar security after Israeli attack Al Jazeera
- Trump promises to defend Qatar in wake of Israeli missile strikes Politico
‘We only have the sea to live on’ – Senegal’s fishermen blame BP project for lack of fish
The huge off-shore facility run by BP means they now struggle to survive, the fishermen say.
Billionaire populist eyes power in Czech vote but may need help from extremes
Andrej Babis has been taking notes from the US Maga movement but he may need to partner with ultra-nationalists.
Perky Maxwell House viral ad takes on housing crisis as ‘Maxwell Apartment’
Historic US company also offering ‘12-month lease’ – an annual supply – of pre-ground coffee for under $40
Housing in the US has become so unaffordable that a coffee company has based a viral marketing campaign on the idea that almost nobody can afford to buy a house.
Maxwell House coffee, a 133-year-old brand, recently launched a marketing campaign rebranding themselves as “Maxwell Apartment Coffee”.
Continue reading...Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza
Greta Thunberg arrested and taken into custody after six of the flotilla’s boats were boarded
A number of boats from a pro-Palestinian flotilla have been boarded by Israeli forces roughly 75 miles off the coast of Gaza, as the vessels attempted to breach the maritime blockade of the war-torn territory and bring aid.
The raid began with the flotilla’s leading vessel, Alma, whose crew were detained by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. A video from the Israeli foreign ministry showed the most prominent of the flotilla’s passengers, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, sitting on a deck surrounded by soldiers.
Continue reading...Musk becomes world’s first half-trillionaire
The rise has been driven by a sharp increase in the value of his electric car company Tesla.
Musk becomes world’s first half-trillionaire
The rise has been driven by a sharp increase in the value of his electric car company Tesla.
Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar
Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leaders
Donald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.
The text of the order, available Wednesday on the White House’s website but dated Monday, appears to be another measure by Trump to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leaders as they weighed accepting a ceasefire with Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip.
Continue reading...Trump FCC chair to reportedly testify to Senate panel after Kimmel suspension
Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take show off air, set to go before commerce committee
Brendan Carr, the pro-Trump chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has agreed to testify before the Senate commerce committee following Disney’s decision to take talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel off air temporarily, according to multiple reports.
Carr agreed to testify after speaking to committee chair Ted Cruz, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter on Wednesday, adding the date of the hearing has not been set but was expected after November. Semafor was the first to report on the hearing.
Continue reading...Nirvana again defeats alleged child sexual abuse image lawsuit over Nevermind cover
Spencer Elden, who was photographed as a baby and put on the cover of the 1991 album, has attempted to sue the band twice, claiming it constituted child sexual abuse
A federal judge again threw out a lawsuit by a man who accused grunge rock band Nirvana of distributing child sexual abuse images by using a photograph of him as a naked, swimming baby on the cover of its breakthrough 1991 album Nevermind.
US District Judge Fernando Olguin tossed out the lawsuit filed by plaintiff Spencer Elden for a second time after finding that no reasonable jury would consider the picture pornographic.
Continue reading...US citizen sues after twice being detained by immigration agents
US-born Leo Garcia Venegas says ‘I just want to work in peace’ after agents in Alabama said his ID card was fake
An Alabama construction worker and US citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with large immigrant workforces.
The class-action lawsuit, filed on Tuesday by Leo Garcia Venegas, a concrete worker, demands an end to what the firm calls “unconstitutional and illegal immigration enforcement tactics”.
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