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- Russia is shadowing our satellites, German defense minister says CNN
- Germany unveils $40bn military-space investment, citing new threats Defense News
- Germany updates: Berlin vows billions in space defense DW
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Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority
Reported proposal for international body to oversee Gaza for up to five years counters UN-backed plan for faster transition to Palestinian rule
The White House is backing a plan that would see Tony Blair head a temporary administration of the Gaza Strip – initially without the direct involvement of the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Israeli media reports.
Under the proposal, Blair would lead a body called the Gaza International Transitional Authority (Gita) that would have a mandate to be Gaza’s “supreme political and legal authority” for as long as five years.
Continue reading...Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration – PBS
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- Rights advocates accuse Eswatini of stalling case weighing US deportations Al Jazeera
- A Jamaican man deported by the US to Eswatini has been repatriated, authorities say AP News
- Eswatini says it has repatriated US deportee to Jamaica BBC
Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kills eight
The Israeli military says its "most powerful strike" in Yemen targeted security and military targets, but the Houthis say civilian facilities were hit.
Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kills eight – BBC
- Israeli strike on Yemen's Houthis reportedly kills eight BBC
- Israel Attacks Yemeni Capital, a Day After Houthi Drone Strike The New York Times
- Israeli strikes pound Yemen’s capital as Houthi leader decries Gaza war Al Jazeera
- Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condition CNN
- IDF Intercepts Yemen Missile That Triggered Sirens in Tel Aviv, Across Central Israel Haaretz
Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kills eight
The Israeli military says its "most powerful strike" in Yemen targeted security and military targets, but the Houthis say civilian facilities were hit.
Prison clash in Ecuador leaves at least 17 dead – CNN
Starbucks to close underperforming stores in restructuring efforts
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Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 11 runs to meet India in Asia Cup 2025 final
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Inside the TikTok deal – the politics of the algorithm
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Will Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza work?
The US president has presented a proposal to end Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.
Dallas shooter intended target to be ICE not detainees – officials
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Haiti warns UNGA of ‘human tragedy at the doorstep of America’
Haiti’s transitional leader Laurent Saint-Cyr told the 80th UNGA Haiti faces a “modern-day Guernica.”
Trump urges Turkey to stop buying Russian oil as Erdogan chases deal on F-35s
The US president suggests the US could lift sanctions on Turkey and allow it to buy F-35 jets.
Trump says ‘we can get it done’ on a Gaza deal
US President Donald Trump says he has to meet with Israeli leaders, but that a deal to end the war in Gaza is close.
Prison riot in Ecuador kills at least 17 people
This is the second deadly prison riot in Ecuador this week.
Middle East: Spain sends navy ship to Gaza flotilla – DW
- Middle East: Spain sends navy ship to Gaza flotilla DW
- As Gaza engulfs European politics, Italy sends navy ship on unlikely mission The Washington Post
- NATO Warships Protecting Gaza Convoy Against Israel Attack: Greta Thunberg Newsweek
- What to know about the international flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza PBS
- Why have Spain and Italy sent ships to assist the Gaza Sumud flotilla? Al Jazeera
In UN speech, Abbas denounces Israeli ‘genocide,’ rejects ‘what Hamas did on Oct. 7’ – The Times of Israel
- In UN speech, Abbas denounces Israeli ‘genocide,’ rejects ‘what Hamas did on Oct. 7’ The Times of Israel
- Abbas to address UN after visa clash with US as questions swirl over Hamas Fox News
- ‘Palestine Is Ours,’ Abbas Tells U.N. General Assembly The New York Times
- UN General Assembly updates: Palestinians ‘will not leave’, Abbas says Al Jazeera
- 'Palestinians will not leave,' their president tells world leaders at UN in defiant, virtual speech AP News
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for campaign finance scandal – MSNBC News
- Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for campaign finance scandal MSNBC News
- Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in Libya campaign financing case BBC
- Court sentences former French President Sarkozy to 5 years in prison in campaign-financing trial CNN
- Sarkozy Guilty of Conspiracy to Use Libyan Money for 2007 Campaign The New York Times
- Sarkozy says he will ‘sleep in jail but with head held high’ after conviction The Guardian
Why have Spain and Italy sent ships to assist the Gaza Sumud flotilla?
Spanish, Italian decisions to send ships to assist Gaza flotilla sign of increased pro-Palestinian sentiment in Europe.