What’s the fallout from a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
The US brokered the agreement, giving it leverage and business opportunities.
CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting
Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says union
A union representing US Centers for Disease Control employees has demanded that the federal government condemn vaccine misinformation after a man who evidently blamed the Covid-19 vaccination for making him depressed and suicidal aimed gunfire Friday at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.
The 30-year-old shooting suspect, who killed a police officer and died during the attack, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters – but he was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday.
Continue reading...Texas redistricting fight with Democrats ‘could last years’, threatens Greg Abbott
Governor warns lawmakers who left to foil redistricting plan that he coould call special session to extend battle
Texas governor, Greg Abbott, has stepped up his war of words with Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to foil an aggressive redistricting plan aimed at giving his Republican party five additional seats in Congress, saying on Sunday that the fight “could literally last years”.
Abbott issued his new threat on Fox News Sunday, saying that he would use his powers to call a special session of the Texas legislature to extend the battle indefinitely. The special session lasts 30 days, he said, “and as soon as this one is over, I’m going to call another one, then another one, then another one, then another one”.
Continue reading...UN warns of ‘calamity’ as Netanyahu pushes for Israel to seize Gaza City
The Israeli prime minister is pushing to take control of Gaza's largest urban hub despite a wave of global criticism.
Watch: Palestinian and Israeli representatives address UN meeting
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN, and Jonathan Miller, Deputy Permanent Representative for Israel to the UN, address a UN Security Council meeting.
New-look Liverpool beaten by Crystal Palace in Community Shield
FA Cup winners Crystal Palace upset Premier League champions Liverpool in English season opening Community Shield.
UK police arrest 522 over support for Palestine Action at London protests
More than 100 of those arrested over their support for the banned pro-Palestinian organisation were over 70 years old.
Europe’s leaders raise pressure on Trump to involve Ukraine in Putin talks
Move comes as Germany warns White House against any deal hatched ‘over heads of Europeans and Ukrainians’
Europe’s leaders have raised the pressure on Donald Trump to involve Ukraine in a planned summit with Vladimir Putin, as Germany warned the White House against any deal hatched “over the heads of Europeans and Ukrainians”.
Speaking before a bilateral meeting expected to take place between the US and Russian leaders on Friday in Alaska, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he hoped and assumed that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, would also be involved.
Continue reading...New York man killed in Puerto Rico while visiting island for Bad Bunny’s residency, police say – CBS News
UK’s chief rabbi criticises Labour’s Palestine pledge at march for hostages
Sir Ephraim Mirvis joins relatives of hostages in calling for their release before any recognition of a Palestinian state
The chief rabbi has criticised Labour’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state at a “national march for the hostages” in central London organised by a number of Jewish groups.
Family members of Israeli hostages taken on 7 October also joined the march on Downing Street to urge the release of those being held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Continue reading...Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey, disaster authority says – Reuters
- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey, disaster authority says Reuters
- Map: 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Turkey The New York Times
- Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Turkey, felt in Istanbul The Hill
- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Turkey Hindustan Times
- Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse AP News
Europe urges Trump to use sanctions pressure ahead of Putin summit – Financial Times
- Europe urges Trump to use sanctions pressure ahead of Putin summit Financial Times
- Zelenskiy wins EU, NATO backing as he seeks place at Trump-Putin talks Reuters
- Trump Live Updates: Vance Says U.S. Is Working to Set Up Meeting With Trump, Putin and Zelensky The New York Times
- Alaska summit: Europe allies urge Trump not to deal with Putin without Ukraine BBC
- European Leaders Want to Speak to Trump Before He Meets Putin Bloomberg.com
Netanyahu Doubles Down on Gaza Offensive After Global Backlash – The New York Times
- Netanyahu Doubles Down on Gaza Offensive After Global Backlash The New York Times
- Netanyahu defends Gaza plans as Israel heavily criticised at UN Security Council BBC
- PM stands by choice to approve Gaza City takeover despite opposition from military officials The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu defends planned military offensive in Gaza and lashes out at 'global campaign of lies' AP News
- Hostage families call for nationwide strike as Israel prepares to escalate war CNN
Will Lebanon succeed in disarming Hezbollah?
Lebanon's government announces it will disarm the group before the end of the year, which Hezbollah says it will ignore.
Dmitri Kozak Was a Key Putin Aide. He Lost Power When He Balked at the Ukraine War. – The New York Times
Germany’s arms embargo signals sharp downturn in relations with Israel – The Times of Israel
- Germany’s arms embargo signals sharp downturn in relations with Israel The Times of Israel
- Germany's Merz defends partial weapons halt to Israel DW
- Germany, long opposed to E.U. pressure on Israel, suspends arms shipments The Washington Post
- Germany's arms embargo on Israel isn't a betrayal, it's a moral reckoning | Opinion Haaretz
- Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza The New York Times
Three swimmers killed by sea mines in Odesa, Ukrainian media report
A local official confirmed the three had been killed by "explosive devices", at beaches where recreational swimming is banned.
Israel’s gambit: Massacre the Palestinians, subjugate the region?
Has Israel created a predicament it can’t escape with its zero-sum path for the Palestinians and regional overreach?
Prince Harry considers founding new charity after Sentebale dispute
Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana
Prince Harry is considering establishing a new charity after a dispute that led to him leaving Sentebale, a spokesperson has said.
It comes after the Duke of Sussex was criticised by the Charity Commission for allowing a row with the chair of Sentebale, which he co-founded in 2006, to “play out publicly”.
Continue reading...Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km from border in first reported strike in Russia’s Komi Republic – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km from border in first reported strike in Russia's Komi Republic The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery in drone exchanges; key talks loom Al Jazeera
- Ukraine drone attack kills one, damages industrial facility in Saratov, Russia says Reuters
- Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills One, Damages Industrial Site, Russia Says Newsweek
- Ukraine Strikes ‘Industrial’ Facility in Russia’s Saratov Region Bloomberg.com