Trump thanks Qatar for mediation efforts as talks on Gaza plan continue
US president holds talks with Qatari leaders on Air Force One as Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza.
‘Leave us alone’: Jemima Pierre on Haiti’s struggle for sovereignty
Marc Lamont Hill speaks with scholar Jemima Pierre on Haiti’s crisis, foreign occupation and fight for sovereignty.
Hispanics’ support of Trump plunges since he started second term
Notable majority feel the country is headed in the wrong direction, and only 27% approve of his job performance
Donald Trump’s standing with Hispanic adults has dropped notably since he took office at the start of the year, according to a new poll.
Polling by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests growing unease among a voting bloc that was crucial to his 2024 re-election victory. The October survey shows that 25% of Hispanic adults now hold a “somewhat” or “very” favorable view of Trump, down sharply from 44% in an AP-NORC poll conducted just before he began his second term.
Continue reading...How a DNA test solved a medical mystery – and revealed a doctor’s decades of deception – AOL.com
JAXA’s HTV-X1 launched to ISS aboard H3 Rocket – NASASpaceFlight.com –
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‘Still angry’: more than 50,000 protest in Valencia on first anniversary of floods
Demonstrators call on regional leader to resign over handling of one of Europe’s deadliest natural disasters in decades
More than 50,000 people took to the streets of Spain’s eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of last year’s deadly floods and denounce the authorities’ handling of the disaster.
Demonstrators, many carrying photos of the victims, called on the regional leader, Carlos Mazón, to resign over what they say was the slow response to one of Europe’s deadliest natural disasters in decades.
Continue reading...A year on as Queensland premier, will David Crisafulli’s small-target strategy prove his undoing?
The LNP government has a firm stance on only one issue – youth crime – and is looking like it’s in need of an agenda
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When David Crisafulli speaks to the Liberal National party faithful, his message tends to become a blunt warning to members and MPs to keep any unsavoury, unelectable tendencies out of sight.
“We don’t exist for culture wars,” the Queensland premier – who marks a year in office on Sunday – told the party’s state council just after the 2024 election.
Continue reading...Honduran immigrant dies while fleeing ICE, bringing raids death toll to three
Jose Castro Rivera, 24, was killed Thursday morning after running onto a highway and being struck
A 24-year-old Honduran man died while trying to flee Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Virginia, bringing the death toll among those trying to escape detention in the Trump administration’s mass deportation crackdown to at least three people.
Jose Castro Rivera was killed on Thursday morning after running onto a busy highway and being struck and fatally injured while trying to evade ICE agents, local authorities said.
Continue reading...Israel launches air strike in Gaza allegedly targeting Islamic Jihad militant – France 24
- Israel launches air strike in Gaza allegedly targeting Islamic Jihad militant France 24
- LIVE: Israeli attacks across Gaza threaten ceasefire, one Palestinian dead Al Jazeera
- IDF says it struck Islamic Jihad militant who planned 'imminent terror attack' Haaretz
- Israeli military says it conducted 'targeted strike' in central Gaza Reuters
- This Weekend’s Violence in Gaza Shows How Fragile the Cease-Fire Really Is The New York Times
First, came the Louvre heist. Then came the memes – NPR
- First, came the Louvre heist. Then came the memes NPR
- The $100 million Louvre theft could make France’s stolen Crown Jewels as famous as the Mona Lisa The Hill
- Mystery man in dapper suit goes viral after appearing in Louvre heist investigation photo Fox News
- Louvre transfers jewels to Bank of France after heist, RTL reports KSL.com
- A Break-In That Shook France The New York Times
Epping migrant sex offender ‘likely in London’, says Met Police as it takes over manhunt – BBC
- Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', says Met Police as it takes over manhunt BBC
- Met urges Epping migrant sex offender to hand himself in as manhunt continues BBC
- UK police hunt for an imprisoned asylum-seeker who was released in error ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Wrongly-released migrant 'tried to return to prison 4 or 5 times', witness says Sky News
- Migrant ‘tried to return to prison but guards turned him away’ The Telegraph
Israeli settlers attack more Palestinians as olive harvest violence surges
Palestinians face more than 150 Israeli settler, military attacks so far this olive harvest season in West Bank.
Hurricane Melissa could explode into a Category 5 in coming days – The Washington Post
- Hurricane Melissa could explode into a Category 5 in coming days The Washington Post
- Hurricane Melissa, now Category 3, threatens heavy floods in Jamaica, Haiti Al Jazeera
- Deadly Melissa strengthens to major hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding, storm surge to Jamaica FOX Weather
- Hurricane Melissa Maps Tracker: Forecast Track, Rainfall, Winds And More The Weather Channel
- Jamaica braces as Hurricane Melissa 'rapidly intensifies' Sky News
Man arrested after viral video of alleged rape attempt on Paris train
Alerted by a woman's screams, another passenger pulled out her phone to film the alleged attack.
Catherine Connolly’s landslide shakes Ireland’s establishment – but not its politics
Connolly’s stunning victory humbles old parties and energises the left, yet it’s no revolution: the presidency remains symbolic
Catherine Connolly’s landslide victory in Ireland’s presidential election is a stunning political feat that humiliates the establishment but does not signify a national swerve to the left.
There was nothing inevitable about her triumph, let alone its scale. In July, when she declared her candidacy, she was a one-woman act: an independent leftwing member of parliament from Galway who was unfamiliar to most voters.
Continue reading...Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK
Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification
Labour has called on the Conservatives to clarify their plan to strip the right to remain permanently in the UK from thousands of people, saying those affected had a right to know what was being proposed.
Anna Turley MP, the Labour chair, has written to Katie Lam, the shadow Home Office minister whose interview about the plans last weekend sparked renewed interest in the policy of retrospectively revoking indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status for large numbers of people.
Continue reading...Zelensky Hails ‘Historic’ Gripen Deal as Ukraine Secures 150 Fighter Jets Starting in 2026 – Kyiv Post
- Zelensky Hails ‘Historic’ Gripen Deal as Ukraine Secures 150 Fighter Jets Starting in 2026 Kyiv Post
- What Are Gripen Fighter Jets and Why Does Ukraine Want Them From Sweden? The New York Times
- Ukraine could get 150 advanced Swedish fighter jets under just-signed deal CNN
- Zelensky seeks fighter jets deal on Sweden visit as Russian strikes slam Ukraine France 24
- Ukraine just got a whole lot closer to getting Gripen fighter jets built for battling Russia businessinsider.com
As Putin Digs In, a Long—and Different—War With Ukraine Looms – The Wall Street Journal
- As Putin Digs In, a Long—and Different—War With Ukraine Looms The Wall Street Journal
- Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again The Economist
- Don’t believe Putin’s lies: Russia is not winning in Ukraine New York Post
- Growing losses in Ukraine breed disaffection, protests in Russia The Militant
- Hundreds attend Telegraph’s sold-out Ukraine: The Latest podcast event in London Yahoo
Connolly set to be Ireland’s next president after rival concedes defeat – Al Jazeera
- Connolly set to be Ireland’s next president after rival concedes defeat Al Jazeera
- Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide The Guardian
- A landslide victory in a lacklustre presidential election that wounds the Irish government Sky News
- Left-wing Connolly set to win Irish presidency in landslide Reuters
- Ireland elects a leftist who campaigned on economic justice, Gaza The Washington Post
Connolly wins Ireland’s presidential election in landslide
Catherine Connolly, a pro-Palestine, left-wing candidate, secures 63 percent of the vote to defeat centre-right rival.