CIA Now Favors Lab Leak Theory on Origins of Covid-19 – The Wall Street Journal

Posted on by
  1. CIA Now Favors Lab Leak Theory on Origins of Covid-19  The Wall Street Journal
  2. CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely caused outbreak  NBC News
  3. CIA releases new analysis on COVID origins favoring lab leak theory  Fox News
  4. C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins  The New York Times
  5. The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding  The Associated Press
Posted in Uncategorized

Israeli military sets up roadblocks in southern Lebanon and announces it won’t withdraw by deadline – The Associated Press

Posted on by
  1. Israeli military sets up roadblocks in southern Lebanon and announces it won’t withdraw by deadline  The Associated Press
  2. IDF warns Lebanese against return to border villages as it prepares to extend stay  The Times of Israel
  3. ‘We don’t know what will happen’: northern Israeli town holds breath as Lebanon ceasefire to end  The Guardian
  4. Israel Appears Poised to Keep Its Troops in Lebanon Beyond Deadline  The New York Times
  5. Israel says it won’t withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday deadline  CNN
Posted in Uncategorized

Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Posted on by

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday

Large numbers of troops from Rwanda have been pouring across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help rebels seize the regional capital of Goma before an emergency UN meeting about the crisis takes place on Sunday, intelligence officials have warned.

Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) soldiers are believed to have secretly crossed into the eastern DRC over the past few days to assist a lightning offensive by the M23 militia.

Continue reading...

Ex-hostages seen in Hamas propaganda video with ‘gift bags,’ thanking Hamas – The Jerusalem Post

Posted on by
  1. Ex-hostages seen in Hamas propaganda video with 'gift bags,' thanking Hamas  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israeli hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag released from Gaza  BBC.com
  3. ‘No showers, no food, cooking for terrorists’: Hostages reveal torment in captivity  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Hamas propaganda video shows released hostage soldiers thanking terror group in Arabic at Gaza handover  The Times of Israel
  5. Hamas gave the three hostages ‘gift bags’ upon their release. This is what was inside  CNN
Posted in Uncategorized

Explosion rocks Dutch museum before gold masterpieces stolen: “This is a dark day” – CBS News

Posted on by
  1. Explosion rocks Dutch museum before gold masterpieces stolen: "This is a dark day"  CBS News
  2. Famous Helmet of Coțofenești, other pieces from exhibition on Romania’s Dacian treasures stolen from Dutch museum  Romania-Insider.com
  3. Interpol drafted in to help in Dacia gold heist investigation  DutchNews.nl
  4. Major Theft at Drents Museum Netherlands: Priceless Artifacts stolen from Dacia Exhibition  ArtDependence
  5. Ancient gold artifacts stolen in Drents museum robbery  NL Times
Posted in Uncategorized

Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders – The Associated Press

Posted on by
  1. Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders  The Associated Press
  2. Colombia's Army announces 20 minors desert FARC faction  Reuters
  3. Colombia declares state of emergency over deadly attacks  NBC News
  4. Is Colombia seeing more war than peace?  DW (English)
  5. Colombia’s Petro decrees emergency powers amid deadly border area violence  Al Jazeera English
Posted in Uncategorized

Kristi Noem confirmed by US Senate to head Department of Homeland Security

Posted on by

South Dakota governor will take on Trump’s anti-immigration mission, air travel and natural disasters

Kristi Noem secured US Senate confirmation as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration during his second presidency.

The Senate worked on Saturday as Republicans successfully sought to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth was confirmed in a dramatic tie-breaking vote by JD Vance Friday night, joining the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the CIA director, John Ratcliffe.

Continue reading...

‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll

Posted on by

Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK

Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to forge closer economic links with Europe five years on from Brexit, as a major new poll shows voters clearly favour prioritising more trade with the EU over the US.

The MRP survey of almost 15,000 people by YouGov for the Best for Britain thinktank shows more people in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales back closer arrangements with the EU rather than more transatlantic trade with Washington. MRP polls use large data samples to estimate opinion at a local level

Continue reading...

Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM

Posted on by

Source says: ‘The Danes are in crisis mode’ after US president’s call with prime minister Mette Frederiksen

Donald Trump had a fiery phone call with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen over his demands to buy Greenland, according to senior European officials.

Speaking to the Financial Times, officials said that Trump, then still president-elect, spoke with Frederiksen for 45 minutes last week, during which he was described to be aggressive and confrontational about Frederiksen’s refusal to sell Greenland to the US.

Continue reading...

Launch natural history GCSE in England now, campaigners urge Labour

Posted on by

Environmentalists say new course could be delayed until 2030 because it is viewed as Conservative party initiative

Leading environmentalists have called on the government to introduce a natural history GCSE immediately, amid fears it could be postponed until 2030.

The previous Conservative administration had supported creating the GCSE, which would teach pupils how to observe, identify and classify plants and animals.

Continue reading...

Labour risks ‘powder keg’ clash with environmentalists as it puts growth before going green

Posted on by

As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitments

Labour is being warned it is hurtling towards a “powder keg” confrontation with environmentalists, green groups and a swathe of its own supporters in the next few weeks, amid its claims that “blockers” are standing in the way of economic growth.

A flurry of pro-growth measures have been announced by ministers in recent days as part of a government fightback against claims that the economy is stalling.

Continue reading...

Boy, 14, charged with murder of Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross

Posted on by

Leo, 12, was stabbed while walking home from school on Tuesday afternoon

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Leo Ross, 12, who was stabbed in the stomach while walking home from school in Birmingham.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been remanded into custody to appear at Birmingham magistrates court on Monday having been charged on Saturday, West Midlands police said.

Continue reading...