At least 34 Colombian soldiers kidnapped after clashes with FARC dissidents
Defence minister says soldiers taken while evacuating area after a military operation that killed 11 rebels.
Israel wanted to punish a Palestinian village. So it destroyed 10,000 of its olive trees. – Mondoweiss
- Israel wanted to punish a Palestinian village. So it destroyed 10,000 of its olive trees. Mondoweiss
- Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank Al Jazeera
- Uprooting trees in the West Bank, Israel is marching to The Hague with its head held high | Editorial Haaretz
- Israeli bulldozers uproot hundreds of trees in West Bank village yahoo.com
- Israeli army, settlers unite in collective punishment of Al-Mughayyir +972 Magazine
IDF busts last bank handling foreign currency in West Bank – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF busts last bank handling foreign currency in West Bank The Jerusalem Post
- Dozens wounded as Israel raids West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered AP News
- Child among 58 Palestinians wounded by Israeli army raid in Ramallah Al Jazeera
- IDF raids West Bank financial institution over links to terrorism The Long War Journal
- Palestinians report dozens wounded as IDF troops raid Ramallah in broad daylight Haaretz
Radiohead’s Let Down enters US Billboard charts 28 years after its release
Song from 1997 album OK Computer scores band their fourth spot in the chart after going viral on TikTok
Radiohead have entered the US singles chart with a song from their album OK Computer that has gone viral on social media 28 years after its release.
Let Down, the third single from the British band’s 1997 album, entered at No 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week after rising in popularity on TikTok.
Continue reading...Has the world forgotten about the plight of the Rohingya?
Bangladesh says it's run out of resources for the hundreds of thousands of refugees its hosting.
Famine has been declared in Gaza. Will anything change?
Famine declared in Gaza City, with over half a million Palestinians facing catastrophic hunger as Israel advances.
Israel carries out largest occupied West Bank raid in months
Israeli forces conducted one of the largest raids in months in the occupied West Bank, targeting currency exchanges.
UN demands justice over Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital
An initial Israeli military report says the attack targeted a "Hamas camera" and identified "gaps" for further investigation.
Europe’s ‘century of humiliation’ could be just beginning – politico.eu
- Europe’s ‘century of humiliation’ could be just beginning politico.eu
- Europe must rally the anti-authoritarian alliance politico.eu
- Europe is selling its soul to Trump Financial Times
- Fifty shades of the EU: Queen Ursula should start charging to watch her kinky dance with Trump Big News Network.com
- Europe Cannot Wait to Fight Trump’s Assault on Democracy Tech Policy Press
Israeli protesters stage ‘day of disruption’ calling for end to war in Gaza
Netanyahu continues to prepare Gaza City offensive as mediators await response to ceasefire proposal
Tens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations across Israel on Tuesday, blocking highways on a “day of disruption” that aimed to push Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing a deal to end the war and calling off plans to attack Gaza City.
Relatives of hostages led the biggest march and rally in Tel Aviv, while in Jerusalem hundreds of people gathered outside the prime minister’s office as the security cabinet met to discuss the war. There were dozens of other protests around the country, including on the main highway to the northern city of Haifa and inside Ben Gurion airport.
Continue reading...Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister – The New York Times
- Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister The New York Times
- Reform UK rows back on possible child migrant deportations BBC
- UK's Farage unveils plan to deport asylum seekers, warns of 'civil disorder’ Reuters
- There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr The Guardian
- How would Reform UK’s ‘legal reset’ on migration work? Financial Times
Macron hits back at Netanyahu: Fight against antisemitism should not be ‘weaponized’ – The Times of Israel
- Macron hits back at Netanyahu: Fight against antisemitism should not be ‘weaponized’ The Times of Israel
- Macron, in Letter to Netanyahu, Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood The New York Times
- Macron slaps down Netanyahu’s antisemitism criticism politico.eu
- What to know about Charles Kushner, the US diplomat summoned to Paris over Macron letter AP News
- France summons U.S. Ambassador Kushner over ‘unacceptable’ antisemitism letter The Washington Post
DR Congo, M23 rebels resume talks in Qatar after renewed violence in east
Qatar's foreign ministry said delegations were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July.
Teenager convicted over IS-inspired plot to attack Taylor Swift concert
Mohammad A, 16, given 18-month suspended sentence for helping plan foiled attack in Vienna
A Berlin court has convicted a Syrian teenager of contributing to an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
Three dates in the US pop star’s record-breaking Eras tour were cancelled last summer after authorities learned of the plot.
Continue reading...Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad
Portrait of a Lady seen in house near Buenos Aires, more than 80 years after it was looted from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.
Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad
Portrait of a Lady seen in house near Buenos Aires, more than 80 years after it was looted from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.
BlackRock, Nuveen Set to Exit Puerto Rico Utility’s Debt Deal – Bloomberg
- BlackRock, Nuveen Set to Exit Puerto Rico Utility’s Debt Deal Bloomberg
- Deal to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt crumbles as some bondholders walk away Yahoo Finance
- Puerto Rico PREPA Debt Restructuring Fails, $9B Deal Terminated - News and Statistics IndexBox
- Puerto Rico's Power Company Debt Crisis: A Cautionary Tale for Emerging Market Bondholders AInvest
- Puerto Rico Utility Bondholders Say They'll End Reorg Deal Law360
Ukraine admits Russia has entered key region of Dnipropetrovsk
Military says Russian advance "is the first attack of such a large scale" in industrial province.
US envoy tells Arab journalists in Lebanon to ‘be civilised’
US envoy Thomas Barrack sparked outrage in Beirut after telling Arab journalists to act “civilised,” not “animalistic."
France faces new political crisis as PM expected to lose confidence vote
François Bayrou says he will ‘fight like a dog’ to stay in power but he appears almost certain to be toppled
France is braced for another political crisis as the minority government of François Bayrou appears almost certain to be toppled in a confidence vote next month, amid deep political divisions over an unpopular austerity budget and debt-reduction plan.
“I will fight like a dog,” the centrist prime minister told L’Express on Tuesday after his surprise decision to call a vote of confidence from parliamentarians.
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