‘A new chapter’: first commercial flight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela

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Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in Caracas

US and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas.

Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro.

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UK raises terror threat level following antisemitic attack – DW.com

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  1. UK raises terror threat level following antisemitic attack  DW.com
  2. UK terrorism threat level raised to severe after Golders Green attack  BBC
  3. Scared and angry UK Jews demand government do more to address antisemitic violence  The Times of Israel
  4. ‘Visibly Jewish’ people are ‘not safe’ in Britain, chief rabbi says after stabbing attack  CNN
  5. UK raises terror threat to severe after Golders Green stabbing  Yahoo
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Israel rejects Russian grain ship amid Ukraine sanctions threat – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Israel rejects Russian grain ship amid Ukraine sanctions threat  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Ship allegedly carrying stolen Ukrainian grain seen sailing away from Israel, after importer refuses to unload cargo  CNN
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims victory over ‘shadow grain fleet’ shipment to Israel  The Guardian
  4. Kyiv Says Russia Exported 850,000 Tons of Stolen Grain This Year  Bloomberg.com
  5. EU 'ready' to sanction Israel over Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia  Euronews.com
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Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia

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Decision follows backlash from Italian government and European Commission

The jury of the Venice Biennale has quit just days before the prestigious art exhibition is due to begin, amid a row over the decision to allow Russia to participate.

The resignation of the five-member international jury was announced late on Thursday in a brief statement by the Venice Biennale organisers, and came a day after the Italian culture ministry sent inspectors to Venice in search of information about the decision to allow Russia to have a pavilion at the event.

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Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism

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Lambeth council candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey understood to have been detained over social media posts

Two women standing as Green party candidates in the local elections have been arrested over alleged antisemitic social media posts.

The women, running in seats for Lambeth council, south London, were arrested by the Metropolitan police on Thursday morning.

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