- Netanyahu calls Pope Leo after uproar over Israeli attack on Gaza church Financial Times
- Christian leaders make rare visit to Gaza following deadly Israeli church attack CNN
- Netanyahu calls Pope Leo XIV after deadly Israeli strike on Gazan church ABC News
- Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis AP News
- Israel apologizes for deadly strike on Gaza Catholic church after Trump call Politico
Czech president signs law criminalising communist propaganda – Euronews.com
UK police to take no action against Kneecap after ‘terrorism’ investigation
Irish trio calls probe 'state intimidation' after band member taken to court over pro-Palestine message at Glastonbury.
‘A Revolution in Drone Warfare’: As Russian Fiber-Optic Drones Flood the Battlefield, Ukraine Scrambles to Catch Up – The Moscow Times
- ‘A Revolution in Drone Warfare’: As Russian Fiber-Optic Drones Flood the Battlefield, Ukraine Scrambles to Catch Up The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian drones are killing ever more soldiers The Economist
- Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance: What the United States Can Learn from Ukraine CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
- A new type of rifle bullet in Ukraine could give infantry a better way to survive unjammable drone attacks Business Insider
- How the Russian and Ukrainian front lines are shifting, in infographics Le Monde.fr
Spain’s People’s party hit by alleged multimillion cash-for-favours scandal
Claims involve former finance minister Cristóbal Montoro and dealings with gas and other energy companies
Just when Spain’s opposition People’s party thought it had the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez on the ropes over a series of corruption scandals, it has been hit by a controversy of its own over alleged trafficking of influences by Cristóbal Montoro, the former finance minister.
It is alleged that Montoro established the “economic team”, a lawyer’s office linked to the finance ministry, which took kickbacks from gas and other energy companies in return for favourable government policy. It is claimed that between 2008 and 2015 Montoro and 27 other accused, among them senior treasury officials, were paid at least €11m (£9.5m) by big energy companies.
Continue reading...Why is Trump’s MAGA base in revolt over Epstein?
Donald Trump's MAGA base appears to be in revolt over his administration's Epstein findings.
Trump talks tough on Russia, but will he follow through?
Trump’s threats over oil and missiles mark a shift on Ukraine - but without allies, they may be empty talk.
Men deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time – PBS
- Men deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time PBS
- ‘Not Trump’s dumping ground’: Outrage over arrival of foreign US deportees in tiny African nation CNN
- 5 immigrants deported by the US to Eswatini in Africa are held in solitary confinement ABC News
- Eswatini Says It Will Repatriate Migrants Deported by the Trump Administration The New York Times
- Here are the 3rd-countries where the Trump admin is deporting migrants Axios
Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says – Reuters
- Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says Reuters
- Exclusive | New Details in Air India Crash Probe Shift Focus to Senior Pilot The Wall Street Journal
- Air India Crash Reporting Is ‘Premature,’ NTSB’s Homendy Says Bloomberg
- What happened to the fuel-control switches on doomed Air India flight 171? Al Jazeera
- ‘Calm’ Air India captain ‘cut off’ fuel while co-pilot panicked Yahoo
Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle tag over fears he may abscond as coup trial nears end
Guilty verdict widely expected for Brazil’s ex-president accused of plot to seize power after losing 2022 election
Federal police have raided Jair Bolsonaro’s Brasília mansion, banned him from communicating with foreign diplomats and ordered him to wear an electronic ankle tag amid fears Brazil’s ex-president may abscond to avoid punishment over an alleged coup attempt.
A supreme court trial examining claims that Bolsonaro masterminded a murderous plot to seize power after losing the 2022 election is expected to reach its conclusion in the coming weeks.
Continue reading...Tariff anxiety grips defense elites at Aspen conference – Politico
How Israeli-backed gangs in Gaza are extorting starving civilians
Israeli-backed criminal gangs in Gaza are looting aid trucks carrying food meant for hungry civilians.
Fault lines emerge as EU countries begin political battle over €2 trillion budget – Euronews.com
- Fault lines emerge as EU countries begin political battle over €2 trillion budget Euronews.com
- ‘Unacceptable’: Germany rejects von der Leyen’s €1.8 trillion EU budget plan politico.eu
- Merz Balks at EU Plan to Splurge Half a Trillion of German Money Bloomberg.com
- Reactions to the European Commission's new EU budget proposal Reuters
- Will the new EU budget turn cohesion policy into regional ‘Hunger Games’? Euronews.com
UK sanctions senior Russian intelligence officers over cyberattacks
The UK sanctions three units of the Russian military intelligence GRU agency and 18 of its officers.
Christian leaders make rare visit to shelled church in Gaza
Israel grants access after ‘stray’ tank round kills three people and wounds Catholic priest
Israel has granted two senior Christian leaders rare access to Gaza after an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory’s only Roman Catholic church killed three people.
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Catholic Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, led a delegation on Friday to the Holy Family Church, whose shelling the day before triggered international condemnation.
Continue reading...‘Israel is calling the shots in many ways’ says Al Jazeera reporter
Fighting grips southern Syria as Israel warns against intervention, posing a major challenge to the Syrian government.
‘We painted, sang songs’: the Russian woman found living in Indian cave with daughters – The Guardian
- ‘We painted, sang songs’: the Russian woman found living in Indian cave with daughters The Guardian
- Indian Police Discover a Russian Woman Living in a Cave With Two Daughters The New York Times
- ‘They were very happy’: Russian mother defends decision to live with two daughters in remote Indian cave CNN
- Russian mom and 2 young girls found living inside remote cave in snake-infested forest in India CBS News
- Mystery surrounds Russian mum and children found in Indian cave BBC
Brazil authorities raid Bolsonaro’s home, require him to wear monitor
Authorities accuse Bolsonaro of working with US to impose Brazil sanctions, as Trump threatens 50 percent tariffs.
How well did Trump and Epstein really know each other? A timeline
A recent newspaper report claims Trump wrote Epstein a salacious birthday letter back when the two were friends.