- President Trump’s Leadership, Vision Drives NATO Breakthrough The White House (.gov)
- Inside the NATO charm offensive that shocked as much as it delivered CNN
- NATO’s 5 percent spending pledge is a threat to people and the planet Al Jazeera
- NATO agrees to higher defence spending goal, Spain says it is opting out Reuters
- In a Win for Trump, NATO Agrees to a Big Increase in Military Spending The New York Times
Bill Moyers, Lyndon Johnson press chief and celebrated broadcaster, dies at 91
Moyers, who served as Johnson’s press secretary for two years, became one of television’s most revered journalists
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died on Thursday at age 91.
Moyers died in a New York City hospital, according to longtime friend Tom Johnson, the former chief executive of CNN and an assistant to Moyers during Lyndon B Johnson’s administration.
Continue reading...US offers Iran civilian nuclear deal mid renewed talks – The Jerusalem Post
- US offers Iran civilian nuclear deal mid renewed talks The Jerusalem Post
- Exclusive: Details emerge of secret diplomatic efforts to restart Iran talks CNN
- Trump Floats Insane Offers in Latest Peace Negotiations The Daily Beast
- Iran says it has no plan for new US nuclear talks, despite Trump claim to the contrary The Times of Israel
- Live Updates: Khamenei says Iran 'victorious' over Israel, US after war The Jerusalem Post
Facing Rising Seas, Thousands in Tuvalu Seek an Escape Through Australia – Gizmodo
- Facing Rising Seas, Thousands in Tuvalu Seek an Escape Through Australia Gizmodo
- Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa New Scientist
- A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia The Guardian
- Almost One Third of This Low-Lying Pacific Island Nation Wants Out splinter.com
- Lost at sea: How Tuvalu’s plight holds lessons for the future Lowy Institute
Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council
Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Caribbean island when it was a colony of the UK
Jamaica will ask King Charles to request legal advice on the issue of slavery reparations from the judicial committee of the privy council, the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth nations.
Under the Judicial Committee Act of 1833, the king, who remains Jamaica’s head of state after the country gained independence from Britain in 1962, has the authority to refer matters to the council for consideration.
Continue reading...The woman who could bust Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
The Senate parliamentarian, often called a referee, has thrown a spanner in Trump's tax bill.
Gaza clans deny Hamas is stealing aid, after Israel partially halts deliveries – The Times of Israel
- Gaza clans deny Hamas is stealing aid, after Israel partially halts deliveries The Times of Israel
- Israel closes the most direct route for aid to Palestinians in Gaza The Guardian
- Israel halts aid, official says, as Palestinian clans in Gaza deny Hamas is stealing it NBC News
- Man who firebombed Boulder march indicted on hate crime charges The Jerusalem Post
- Israel said to halt Gaza aid deliveries in wake of Smotrich threat to quit government The Times of Israel
Spain slams EU inaction on Israel trade deal – DW
Anna Wintour stepping back as US Vogue’s editor-in-chief
Dame Anna, who has been editor-in-chief for 37 years, will continue to hold a senior role at the company.
Anna Wintour stepping back as US Vogue’s editor-in-chief
Dame Anna, who has been editor-in-chief for 37 years, will continue to hold a senior role at the company.
Iran carries out wave of arrests and executions in wake of Israel conflict
Iranian authorities have carried out arrests and executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies.
Iran carries out wave of arrests and executions in wake of Israel conflict – BBC
- Iran carries out wave of arrests and executions in wake of Israel conflict BBC
- Execution of 3 accused of spying and mass detentions fuel crackdown fears in Iran NBC News
- Iran intensifies internal security crackdown after US, Israel strikes Fox News
- Iran moves to punish ‘spying’ as it proclaims victory over Israel, US Al Jazeera
- Iran intensifies internal security crackdown with executions and mass arrests The Guardian
FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent report to falsely claim nearly 400,000 Palestinians are missing – AP News
- FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent report to falsely claim nearly 400,000 Palestinians are missing AP News
- Gaza Without Gazans: Only American Pressure Can Stop Israel’s New Endgame Foreign Affairs
- Did a Harvard report reveal 377,000 people are missing in Gaza? No - Truth or Fake France 24
- Israel 'disappeared' 377,000 people in Gaza, half are children The New Arab
- Gaza aid sites risk chaos used to justify killings, report says The New Arab
American absence at climate talks met with regret — and relief – politico.eu
- American absence at climate talks met with regret — and relief politico.eu
- ‘Systematically Failed’: Civil Society’s Latest Attempt to Reform UN Climate Talks Inside Climate News
- Wreckers, money woes and mutirão: 10 things we learned about Cop30 from Bonn climate talks The Guardian
- German minister criticizes outcome of Bonn climate talks Yahoo
- This year’s UN climate talks are already behind — 5 months before COP30 kicks off in Brazil Grist.org
Starmer aide Morgan McSweeney under fire after Labour welfare rebellion
Backbenchers feel PM’s chief of staff missed strength of feeling over cuts – and there are deeper tensions at play
Being the prime minister’s right-hand man is a position of extraordinary power and privilege. But when things start to go wrong, you are directly in the line of fire. So has found Morgan McSweeney, the political mastermind credited with helping Keir Starmer win his election landslide, in recent days as the Labour party has collapsed into moral fury over planned welfare cuts.
The softly spoken Irishman, now Starmer’s chief of staff, has become the lightning rod for the frustration of many Labour rebels who backed a wrecking amendment designed to blow up the big welfare bill next week.
Continue reading...Israeli strike at Gaza market kills 18 Palestinians, doctor and witnesses say
Witnesses said Israeli drones fired at Hamas police members dressed in civilian clothing and wearing masks.
EU told to present options for Israel action, says Lithuanian president – politico.eu
- EU told to present options for Israel action, says Lithuanian president politico.eu
- EU's 27 countries struggle to find a united voice on Gaza BBC
- EU leaders kick Israel partnership down the road despite pressure Euronews.com
- EU leaders call for Gaza ceasefire, discussion on critical Israel report Reuters
- E.U.-Israeli Ties Are Further Strained by Claims of Potential Rights Violations The New York Times
Criminal who helped inspire ‘Stockholm syndrome’ theory dies
Olofsson rose to global notoriety in 1973 after a kidnapping and bank robbery in Norrmalmstorg, central Stockholm.
Air Force cancels E-7 Wedgetail, citing survivability and cost concerns – Breaking Defense
- Air Force cancels E-7 Wedgetail, citing survivability and cost concerns Breaking Defense
- Pentagon seeks to cancel E-7A procurement instead opting for more E-2Ds FlightGlobal
- “Gambling” with US early warning aircraft? “Hawkeye” instead of “Wedgetail” Militär Aktuell
- DoD Cites E-7 Wedgetail Unit Cost Increase from $588 Million to $724 Million Defense Daily
- DOD: E-7A Cost Growth Led To Cancellation Aviation Week Network
Armenia’s PM offers to expose himself in escalating Church row
The bitter standoff between Nikol Pashinyan and the Church has seen arrests and an alleged coup plot.