What does Trump’s plan mean for the state of Palestine?
Analysts say Trump's ceasefire plan has no guarantees for the Palestinians and, once again, favours the Israelis.
As tariffs hit, Americans grapple with rising bills and multiple jobs
Rising rent and grocery bills are making life harder for everyone from teachers to gig workers and small business owners
DR Congo’s ex-President Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
Head of military tribunal says Kabila convicted of several crimes, including treason, murder and torture.
Trump says Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza proposal
US president says it will be 'a very sad end' if Palestinian group does not agree to his 20-point Gaza plan.
South Africa’s top diplomat in France found dead near Paris hotel
The circumstances around Nathi Mthethwa's death are being investigated by the French authorities.
Bowen: Momentum is the strength of Trump’s Gaza plan, but lack of detail is its weakness
The plan is a significant moment - but it lacks the nuts and bolts that determine whether diplomatic agreements hold together, or don't.
Why are US Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine a ‘red line’ for Russia?
Russia claims US Tomahawks won't do much to help Ukraine, but could signal US 'interference'.
Ukrainian diver wanted over Nord Stream explosions detained in Poland – Reuters
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- Poland detains Ukrainian over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions CBS News
Galatasaray vs Liverpool 1-0: UEFA Champions League – as it happened
All the updates as Turkish giants Galatasaray beat Liverpool in Istanbul, with Victor Osimhen grabbing the only goal.
Trump peace plan ‘ignores interests of Palestinian people’, Hamas official tells BBC
A senior Hamas figure told the BBC the group is likely to reject Trump's Gaza peace plan, saying it "serves Israel's interests".
Trump sets deadline for Hamas to respond to his Gaza peace plan
US President Donald Trump says Hamas has three or four days to respond to his proposed plan to end the war in Gaza.
Liberals are catalysts to catastrophe, again
In their self-serving pursuit of maintaining the status quo, liberals continue to appease the right.
Madagascar president dissolves government after deadly protests
Madagascar’s president has dissolved his government in response to youth-led protests that killed at least 22 people.
‘Fatal flaws’: analysts cast doubt on Tony Blair’s plan for future of Gaza
Former PM seems a perfect fit for Trump’s new era but his track record in the Middle East is not reassuring
The emergence of Tony Blair as a potential Gaza interim consul and member of Donald Trump’s “board of peace” marks his latest reinvention as a would-be power broker in the Middle East.
As a key architect of the disastrous invasion of Iraq, a promoter of a simplistic interpretation of Islamist extremism as the world’s main security challenge and a figure who has been accused of intertwining his own business interests with his political advocacy, he is in some ways a perfect fit for the new Trump era.
Continue reading...Scientists make embryos from human skin DNA for first time
US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to have a genetically related child.
Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says: ‘People cannot escape’
Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’
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“The people of Gaza have absolutely no way to escape the killing: they are literally a captive population.”
Chris Sidoti knows the brutality of conflict too well, his experience investigating international crimes is devastatingly comprehensive. But he sees a categoric difference in the violence in Gaza.
Continue reading...Palestinians in Gaza react to Trump plan on ending Israel’s war
Palestinians in Gaza have been reacting to US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring an end to the war on Gaza.
Watch: What do Gazans and Israelis think of Trump’s plan?
People in Gaza and Jerusalem share their reactions to the US president's new strategy for ending the war.
Flights in Afghanistan grounded after internet shutdown
The Taliban have yet to give an official reason for the shutdown, but said it would last indefinitely.
For Netanyahu, avoiding a peace deal may now be worse than agreeing one
Trump is asking the Israeli PM to risk his government but dangling the prospect of a historic legacy, writes Lucy Williamson.