European leaders praise Trump for offering US military support for future peace force in Ukraine – AP News
- European leaders praise Trump for offering US military support for future peace force in Ukraine AP News
- Trump tells European leaders US could provide security guarantees for Ukraine Politico
- Trump offers hope on security guarantees as Ukraine braces for Putin meet Reuters
- Macron: NATO will not provide security guarantees for Ukraine, but US ready to be part of them Українська правда
- US ready to provide Ukraine security guarantees, but opposes NATO membership, Macron says The Kyiv Independent
Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send hundreds of fighters to strife-torn Haiti
Critics say Vectus Global’s presence – including snipers – will undermine Haiti’s police and UN security force
Hundreds of combatants from the US, Europe and El Salvador will reportedly be deployed to Haiti in the coming weeks to battle the country’s gangs as part of a mission led by the controversial Blackwater founder and Donald Trump backer Erik Prince.
According to Reuters, Prince’s new security firm, Vectus Global – which has been operating in the violence-ravaged Caribbean country since March – is preparing to intensify its activities there to help authorities win key roads and territories back from heavily armed criminal groups.
Continue reading...FBI returns stolen document signed by conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico
US officials did not say who had the 16th-century page that was missing from Mexico’s archives for decades
Nearly five centuries after Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés signed it and decades after someone swiped it from national archives, a priceless manuscript page has been returned by the FBI to Mexico.
The document contains a detailed accounting of the logistics related to Cortés’s journey to what eventually became New Spain – a territory that stretched from Central America to modern-day Washington state.
Continue reading...LA28 to be first Olympic Games to sell naming rights for venues
The organising committee for the Los Angeles Olympics says some partner deals are already in place for the 2028 Games.
Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar: Establishing a Palestinian State ‘Suicidal’ for Israel – Haaretz
- Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar: Establishing a Palestinian State 'Suicidal' for Israel Haaretz
- FM says Israel ‘will not allow’ two-state solution, rejecting allies’ recognition plans The Times of Israel
- Sa’ar’s Statements Trigger Widespread Condemnation - IMEMC News
- Amir Ohana to Newsmax: Put Palestinian State in Paris, London WPRO
- Benjamin Netanyahu’s push for a no-state solution The Hindu
The day Israeli settlers lynched two young men in the West Bank
A mob of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians who were out among their olive groves.
Plan to extend Queensland coalmine would bulldoze ‘critical’ koala habitat
Glencore says it is working with state and federal governments to minimise the impact of flora and fauna in the 680ha area west of Mackay
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Habitat for threatened koalas that are part of a population described by one expert as nationally significant would be bulldozed under plans to extend a Queensland coalmine.
The campaign group Lock the Gate used drones with thermal imaging cameras to find 13 koalas in one night in trees earmarked for clearing by mining company Glencore.
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Continue reading...Australian property investors squeezing out first-time buyers as record borrowing and rate cuts drive purchases
Pressure on first home buyers heightens as investors target lower-priced homes and more affordable regions
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Property investors borrowed a record sum, nearly $130bn, to buy homes over the year to June, supported by interest rate cuts but squeezing out first-time buyers.
Banks made almost 200,000 new loans to landlords over the year, the most since 2022, while the number of new first-home mortgages slipped to 116,000.
Continue reading...On Ukraine war, Euro leaders begin to make concessions — to reality – Responsible Statecraft
- On Ukraine war, Euro leaders begin to make concessions — to reality Responsible Statecraft
- NATO defense minister signals ‘absolute distrust’ that Putin wants any peace deal ahead of Trump summit Fox News
- US-Russia Summit Shows How Little Europe Matters in Trumpworld Bloomberg.com
- How a Call From Trump Ignited a Frantic Week of Diplomacy by Ukraine The New York Times
- Trump told Zelenskyy and allies he won't discuss territory divisions with Putin this week NBC News
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 23 people as four more die from malnutrition
Several aid seekers killed in southern Gaza and several others killed in attacks on Gaza City, medical sources say.
At least 37 killed after torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir
Torrential rain struck Chisoti, a town in Kishtwar district in Indian-administered Kashmir, on Thursday morning.
Trump prefers talks over new Russia sanctions but has ‘many measures’ ready, White House says – The Kyiv Independent
- Trump prefers talks over new Russia sanctions but has 'many measures' ready, White House says The Kyiv Independent
- Opinion | The Fundamental Truth About U.S. Strategy That Putin Knows and Trump Ignores The New York Times
- How Putin Tricked Trump Foreign Policy
- Karoline Leavitt Trashes ‘Pathetic’ Critics Hurting Trump’s Feelings Over Putin Summit The Daily Beast
- Trump Is Doing Putin a Favor — And Abandoning His Allies The Moscow Times
Ukraine: Pax Optima Rerum – Counterpunch
- Ukraine: Pax Optima Rerum Counterpunch
- Alaska summit: why Donald Trump should heed the lessons of Munich 1938 when he meets Putin The Conversation
- Essay | Can the U.S. Still Be Europe’s Peacemaker? The Wall Street Journal
- Opinion: Alaska Republicans cheer as Trump prepares to sell out Ukraine Anchorage Daily News
- The Real Danger of the Trump-Putin Summit Time Magazine
Ice deported boy with cancer and two other US citizen children to Honduras, suit alleges
Suit filed in Louisiana says agency didn’t give parents choice as to whether children should be deported with them
A lawsuit filed in Louisiana on behalf of two mothers and their four minor children, including one with cancer, claims the two families were unlawfully denied due process and deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to Honduras in April 2025.
The lawsuit, which names the attorney general, Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, and various Ice officials as defendants, alleges Ice violated its own policies, and multiple federal laws, when officers secretly detained the families, denied access to counsel and swiftly deported them to Honduras, ignoring legal filings.
Continue reading...Former world snooker champion Dott to face trial on sex abuse charges
Snooker's former world champion Graeme Dott faces two charges of sexual abuse against a boy and a girl.
Gaza is the most dangerous place on Earth for journalists
Israeli forces have killed over 270 journalists since October 2023. Gaza is the deadliest place for media workers.
Dozens injured in Serbia as protesters clash with pro-government supporters
Second night of street violence in several cities after months of anti-government demonstrations boil over
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said on Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night.
A wave of anti-corruption protests has gripped Serbia since November, when the collapse of the Novi Sad railway station roof killed 16 people, a tragedy widely blamed on entrenched corruption.
Continue reading...Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians in a Day and Presses South Sudan to Resettle Gaza’s Population – Democracy Now!
- Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians in a Day and Presses South Sudan to Resettle Gaza’s Population Democracy Now!
- Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 32 people as four more die from malnutrition Al Jazeera
- Israel pounds Gaza City, 123 dead in last 24 hours Reuters
- News Wrap: At least 25 people seeking help killed at Gaza aid sites PBS
- Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave AP News
Murder of journalists in Gaza step “to silence” Palestinian voices
Oren Ziv explains why some Israelis protested the murder of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza while others celebrated.