Bari Weiss and the Israel narrative in the US
A relentless push to control how Israel is seen in US media - led by the billionaire Ellison family.
‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing
The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say
Donald Trump and Maga allies have capitalized on the killing of rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk to expand attacks on liberal groups, donors, Democrats, and others by tarring many critics as the “enemy within” and “radical left” in a move that legal scholars and historians call authoritarian and anti-democratic.
Kirk’s killing by a lone gunman spurred Trump and top allies to quickly launch conspiratorial charges against a bevy of political foes and an investigation of billionaire liberal donor George Soros. They also threatened legal action against TV network ABC after their late-night star Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension over clumsy comments about Kirk ended.
Continue reading...Watch: North Korea shows off huge missile at military parade
Named the Hwasong-20, its size suggests that it could carry multiple nuclear warheads.
Watch: North Korea shows off huge missile at military parade
Named the Hwasong-20, its size suggests that it could carry multiple nuclear warheads.
North Korea shows off new intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea showcased its newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-20, during a military parade.
Why Gaza still looks to the sea for true peace
There may be a ceasefire on the ground, but the siege has not ended. We still need the freedom flotillas.
Israeli strikes kill at least one, injure several people in south Lebanon
Huge explosions were seen as Israeli air attacks hit a town in south Lebanon.
Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in No 10 on advice of Peter Mandelson, documents reveal
National Archives papers show how then MP pushed for 2002 meeting between PM and ‘young and vibrant’ financier
Sir Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while he was prime minister after a recommendation by Peter Mandelson, newly released papers from the National Archives show.
Epstein visited Blair on 14 May 2002, after the suggestion by Lord Mandelson to the prime minister’s then chief of staff, Jonathan Powell.
Continue reading...RSF drone strike kills dozens in Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher
Doctors' group says 53 killed as RSF attacks displacement shelter and university grounds in besieged area in Darfur.
A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans – The New York Times
- A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans The New York Times
- Burn towns, slaughter, broadcast: 2022 Sinwar memo said to detail Hamas plan for Oct. 7 The Times of Israel
- Live updates: Israel names Palestinians to be released The Jerusalem Post
- Israel recovers Sinwar memo ordering attacks on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, report says Haaretz
- Sinwar Memo Obtained By IDF Reveals Hamas Chief Ordered 'shocking' Violence On Oct. 7 i24NEWS
Pope Leo meets with group of Italian hermits in Rome for Jubilee – Vatican News
- Pope Leo meets with group of Italian hermits in Rome for Jubilee Vatican News
- Pope tells consecrated men, women to continue path of synodality Crux
- Pope Leo XIV urges consecrated persons to be ‘hungry for holiness’ Catholic News Agency
- Jubilee of Consacrated Life at at the Vatican Reuters Connect
- Church of Jerusalem Celebrates Jubilee of Consecrated Life : "A Vocation of Presence" Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Widow of man conned out of pension savings to lose half the compensation to tax
Robert Dewar’s widow, Susan, is a leading campaigner over multimillion-pound Norton Motorcycles fraud
The family of a deceased man, who was conned out of his retirement savings after investing in the Norton Motorcycles pension scam, is to lose almost half the subsequent compensation award because of a little-known tax rule.
A long-running battle to win an award from the Fraud Compensation Fund (FCF) meant that Robert Dewar’s pension was not reimbursed until 2024, five years after his death at the age of 64.
Continue reading...France lose Mbappe for Iceland after injury in Azerbaijan World Cup win
France beat Azerbaijan 3-0 on Friday to edge closer to qualifying for FIFA 2026 World Cup, but Kylian Mbappe injured.
Intensive Israeli air strikes kill one, injure seven in southern Lebanon
Lebanese president condemns Israeli attack on Msayleh as a 'blatant aggression' against civilian infrastructure.
Al Jazeera reporters follow Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza
Al Jazeera reporters followed Palestinians making their way back to northern Gaza after a ceasefire deal was announced.
Man will plead guilty to threatening Pride event after Charlie Kirk’s death
Joshua Wayne Cole to admit in court to making online posts about shooting people at an LGBTQ+ parade in Texas
A Texas man has agreed to plead guilty to going on social media and threatening to shoot people at an LGBTQ+ parade as vengeance for the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.
Joshua Wayne Cole signed federal court filings indicating that he planned to plead guilty to a charge of interstate threatening communications at a hearing tentatively set for 16 October, about a month after he was arrested in connection with online posts threatening to open fire on a Pride parade in Abilene, Texas.
Continue reading...Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7 – NPR
- Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7 NPR
- Intensive Israeli air strikes kill one, injure seven in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Israel Continues to Bomb Lebanon Despite Truce. Will Gaza Be Different? Newsweek
- Israel, amid Gaza ceasefire, kills at least 1 in overnight strikes on Lebanon The Hill
- IDF says it targeted heavy machinery used by Hezbollah to 'rebuild its terror infrastructure in south Lebanon' The Times of Israel
IDF says strikes in Lebanon destroyed hundreds of Hezbollah construction vehicles – The Times of Israel
- IDF says strikes in Lebanon destroyed hundreds of Hezbollah construction vehicles The Times of Israel
- Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7 NPR
- Intensive Israeli air strikes kill one, injure seven in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Israel, amid Gaza ceasefire, kills at least 1 in overnight strikes on Lebanon The Hill
- Israel Continues to Bomb Lebanon Despite Truce. Will Gaza Be Different? Newsweek
First US flight with third-country deportees arrives in Guatemala
The flight brought three Hondurans and 56 Guatemalan nationals, according to Guatemala’s IGM migration agency.
Seychelles votes in closely contested presidential run-off election
African island nation decides its future as Wavel Ramkalawan seeks a second term against Patrick Herminie.