- Besieged Gazans find chink of hope in Trump peace plan Financial Times
- Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend NBC News
- Gaza peace talks to start Monday in Egypt NPR
- Trump urges Hamas and Israel to move forward as negotiators head to Cairo for talks CNN
- Exclusive: Don’t feed the Hamas crocodile, Netanyahu tells Euronews Euronews.com
Mass protests from Amsterdam to Istanbul denounce Israel’s Gaza genocide
Hundreds of thousands across Europe and the Middle East march against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Czech president puts NATO, EU at core of Cabinet talks after elections – politico.eu
- Czech president puts NATO, EU at core of Cabinet talks after elections politico.eu
- Billionaire populist Andrej Babis' party wins Czech parliamentary election BBC
- Ukraine war briefing: Snag for EU’s support of Kyiv after aid opponent wins Czech election The Guardian
- Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
- Andrej Babis Likely to Return as Czech Prime Minister After Parliamentary Win The New York Times
Andrej Babiš to hold talks with other Czech parties on forming government
Billionaire faces tricky task trying to secure enough support to become PM after ANO wins elections without majority
Andrej Babiš has met the Czech president, Petr Pavel, and is to hold talks with other party leaders as the billionaire populist begins the tricky job of trying to form a stable government after his ANO (Yes) party won parliamentary elections, but failed to secure a majority.
Final results showed ANO won 34.5% of the vote, held on Friday and Saturday, translating to a provisional 80 seats in the 200-member parliament. The centre-right Spolu coalition of the outgoing prime minister, Petr Fiala, came second on 23.4%.
Continue reading...House speaker says Democrats aren’t serious about shutdown negotiation as Democratic leader blames Republicans
Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekend
The Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused Democrats of being “not serious” in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown, while the Democratic leader accused Republicans of driving the shutdown, now on its fifth day and expected to last at least through next week.
Talks between the opposing political parties stalled over the weekend, with no votes anticipated to end the standoff. A CBS poll found just 28% of Democratic voters and 23% of Republicans consider their party’s positions worth shutting down the government.
Continue reading...Trump’s Texts to CNN Host Renew Health Speculation – The Daily Beast
Trump’s Texts to CNN Host Renew Health Speculation The Daily Beast
Bad Bunny pushes back on Kristi Noem threat that immigrants stay away from Super Bowl
Singer jokes on SNL that everyone was happy about his planned half-time show, ‘even Fox News’
Bad Bunny responded to homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s threats to send federal immigration enforcement agents to the Super Bowl next year, joking during Saturday Night Live that everyone was happy about his planned half-time performance, “even Fox News”.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican singer who has criticized the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, using his opening monologue to address controversy around his 2026 Super Bowl performance.
Continue reading...More Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment in Israeli detention
Activists deported from Israel following their arrest in the aid flotilla to Gaza say they were treated 'like monkeys'.
‘I was lucky to get out’: Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues
At least one hiker has died and hundreds are still stranded near the mountain's eastern face.
Georgia protesters try to storm Tbilisi presidential palace
Police used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators amid growing turmoil in the Caucasus country.
UK police probe suspected arson attack on mosque as ‘hate crime’
The attack in East Sussex comes as Britain sees a wave of protests demonising Muslims and asylum seekers.
Russell wins Singapore GP for Mercedes; McLaren secure constructors’ title
Red Bull's Verstappen finished second - and McLaren's Norris, in third, has a 22-point lead in the drivers' standings.
Kristi Noem calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman
Homeland security secretary takes aim at city’s mayor who has called deployment of national guard ‘unhinged’
Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, called Chicago “a war zone” on Sunday after federal agents shot a woman and the governor of Illinois accused the administration of fueling the crisis rather than resolving it.
Speaking on Fox News Sunday morning, Noem took aim at the city’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s Ice raids and deployment of the national guard in Illinois, a measure he called “unhinged and unhealthy”.
Continue reading...Why is ADL, the Jewish advocacy group, receiving blowback from MAGA?
The US nonprofit faces backlash after its online database on extremism included slain right-wing figure Charlie Kirk.
Moldova’s vote is one more sign of Russia’s weakness in its ‘near abroad’
Instead of boosting its geopolitical sway, the war in Ukraine has weakened Russia’s hold over its neighbours.
Marco Rubio says Gaza war not yet over as Israel and Hamas prepare for talks
Secretary of state says ‘we’ll know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not’ about release of hostages from Gaza
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Sunday that the war in Gaza has not ended, despite Israel and Hamas both agreeing to aspects of Donald Trump’s plan for an end to the almost two-year conflict in Gaza.
“We will know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not by how these technical talks go in terms of the logistics,” Rubio told NBC News’ Meet the Press about the release of hostages from Gaza.
Continue reading...Middle East: Gaza strikes reported ahead of Egypt talks – DW
- Middle East: Gaza strikes reported ahead of Egypt talks DW
- Israel strikes Gaza, killing 24 before Egypt talks on Trump ceasefire plan Al Jazeera
- 'Don't know when's next bombardment': Gazans struggle to believe cease-fire on the way Haaretz
- Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for stop to bombing NBC News
- Gazans report several killed in ‘intensified’ Israeli attacks The Times of Israel
UK police to get new powers after latest pro-Palestinian protest – Reuters
- UK police to get new powers after latest pro-Palestinian protest Reuters
- UK police to get sweeping powers to curb protests as pro-Palestinian arrests surge CNN
- London police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action Reuters
- UK says it will restrict repeated protests after 500 arrests at pro-Palestinian vigil AP News
- UK warns Palestinian protest group to stand down after synagogue attack: 'Respect the grief of British Jews' Fox News
Video: Here’s how Syria is electing its first post-Assad parliament
Syria is holding its first indirect parliamentary election since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.