Canada’s Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet to become Ukraine envoy – BBC

  1. Canada's Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet to become Ukraine envoy  BBC
  2. Canadian cabinet minister Freeland to leave, will take on special Ukraine role  Reuters
  3. Canada minister, whose resignation made Trudeau quit, leaving Carney's cabinet  Times of India
  4. Freeland leaving cabinet, won't run in next federal election  CBC
  5. Freeland to Leave Carney’s Cabinet for Special Ukraine Role  Bloomberg.com
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Three Russian Offensives Collapsed, Two More Heavy Campaigns Planned, Zelensky Warns – UNITED24 Media

  1. Three Russian Offensives Collapsed, Two More Heavy Campaigns Planned, Zelensky Warns  UNITED24 Media
  2. Russia Planning Two More Major Offensives, Zelensky Warns  Newsweek
  3. Zelenskyy warns Putin wants to occupy all of Ukraine  DW
  4. Kyiv presses allies for Russia's defeat as diplomacy with Moscow falters  lemonde.fr
  5. Russia Harbors No Friendly Intentions – And That Is Putting It Mildly – Address by the President  Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України
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Pope: Gaza ‘requires another solution’ as people flee city – Vatican News

  1. Pope: Gaza 'requires another solution' as people flee city  Vatican News
  2. Despite Gaza City fighting, source at city’s only Catholic church says no plans to leave  The Times of Israel
  3. Pope Leo says NATO ‘has not started’ conflict with Russia  Crux
  4. The helplessness of seeing children suffer  The Catholic Register
  5. Why people in Gaza must have the most basic right of all – the chance to survive  The Tablet
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Israeli military begins ground invasion of Gaza City – The Washington Post

  1. Israeli military begins ground invasion of Gaza City  The Washington Post
  2. Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Gaza City: Live Updates  The New York Times
  3. What we know about new route for Gazans fleeing latest Israeli offensive  BBC
  4. LIVE: Israel kills dozens of Palestinians as Gaza City invasion intensifies  Al Jazeera
  5. A futile push in Gaza will deepen Israel’s isolation  The Economist
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While Arab Leaders Made Hollow Declarations in Doha, Gaza City Fell to Israel’s Conquest – Haaretz

  1. While Arab Leaders Made Hollow Declarations in Doha, Gaza City Fell to Israel's Conquest  Haaretz
  2. Arab leaders deliver tough talk but not much action on Israel during Qatar summit  CNN
  3. Who are the 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation?  Al Jazeera
  4. Qatar Summit: Pakistan pushes for Islamic Nato. What's in it for India?  India Today
  5. The bitter relationship between Israel and Arab states  Reuters
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While Arab Leaders Made Hollow Declarations in Doha, Gaza City Fell to Israel’s Conquest – Haaretz

  1. While Arab Leaders Made Hollow Declarations in Doha, Gaza City Fell to Israel's Conquest  Haaretz
  2. Arab leaders deliver tough talk but not much action on Israel during Qatar summit  CNN
  3. Who are the 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation?  Al Jazeera
  4. Qatar Summit: Pakistan pushes for Islamic Nato. What's in it for India?  India Today
  5. The bitter relationship between Israel and Arab states  Reuters
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Judge criticizes Trump’s deportations to Ghana but says she can’t intervene – The Washington Post

  1. Judge criticizes Trump’s deportations to Ghana but says she can’t intervene  The Washington Post
  2. Some US deportees to Ghana say they are still held there, contradicting Ghanaian authorities  AP News
  3. Judge says she can’t help deportees Trump admin sent to Ghana, despite torture fears  Politico
  4. Federal Judge Questions Deportations to Ghana  The New York Times
  5. More African nations are receiving third-country immigrants deported by the U.S. Here are 5 things to know  PBS
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Trump has fanned the flames of divisive politics around the world, says Sadiq Khan

Exclusive: London mayor says US president has ‘perhaps done the most’ to encourage far right

Donald Trump has arrived in the UK on Tuesday night to a barrage of criticism from Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, who has accused the US president of doing more than anyone else to encourage the intolerant far right across the globe.

In what will be considered to be a direct challenge to Keir Starmer’s government to take a more robust stance towards Trump, Khan said the president’s use of the military in cities and targeting of minorities was “straight out of the autocrat’s playbook”.

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Under fire, Netanyahu scrambles to defuse his own claim Israel may become ‘super Sparta’ – The Times of Israel

  1. Under fire, Netanyahu scrambles to defuse his own claim Israel may become ‘super Sparta’  The Times of Israel
  2. Netanyahu’s ‘super-Sparta’ vision braces Israel for isolated economic future  The Guardian
  3. Netanyahu admits Israel faces prolonged ‘isolation’ over war in Gaza  CNN
  4. Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must become self reliant  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Netanyahu admits: "Israel is isolated." And accuses China and Qatar of propaganda in the West  Eunews
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Scoop: Israel presented Syria with proposal for new security agreement – Axios

  1. Scoop: Israel presented Syria with proposal for new security agreement  Axios
  2. Live Updates: Israeli PM addresses Israel's economy  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Syrian army pulls back heavy weapons in south | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah
  4. Under US pressure, Syria and Israel inch toward security deal  Reuters
  5. Israel presented Syria with detailed proposal for new security agreement – report  The Times of Israel
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UK deportation of Eritrean man to France under ‘one-in, one-out’ halted by judge

The 25-year-old claims to be trafficking victim and won high court challenge in what may prove major blow to Labour policy

An Eritrean man has had his deportation to France under Labour’s “one-in, one-out” scheme halted at the 11th hour after he won a high court challenge.

The 25-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is the first to win a challenge in the high court against the removal scheme, which is itself new. The first removal flights were due to take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week but were cancelled. The man had been due to be on a flight to France at 9am on Wednesday.

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Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist remarks in office

Court rules former president, sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt, must pay R$1m for ‘cockroaches’ comment in 2021

Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to pay R$1m (£138,000) in collective moral damages for remarks deemed “racist” while he was in office.

The latest ruling, delivered by a state appeals court, came less than a week after Brazil’s former president was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for leading an attempted coup to overturn the result of the 2022 election.

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