Hegseth bashes wokeness in unprecedented meeting with top military brass
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gathered 800 top US military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
UN security council approves new military force to fight Haiti gangs
Unit will have up to 5,500 soldiers and police officers who will tackle the violence that has overwhelmed the country
The United Nations has adopted a resolution to transform a security mission in gang-dominated Haiti into a larger, fully fledged force with military troops.
The new unit can now have a maximum of 5,500 uniformed personnel, including police officers and soldiers, unlike the current mission, which is just law enforcement. The US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, said the vote by 12 security council members to “transform the multinational security support (MSS) mission to the new gang suppression force, a mission five times the size of its predecessor” showed the “international community was sharing the burden”.
Continue reading...Qatar, Egypt and Turkey urge Hamas to accept Trump’s Gaza peace plan – Axios
- Qatar, Egypt and Turkey urge Hamas to accept Trump's Gaza peace plan Axios
- With New U.S. Proposal to End Gaza War, a Rare Moment of Triumph for Netanyahu The New York Times
- Opinion | Why Qatar Changed Course on Hamas The Wall Street Journal
- What’s Missing From Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan The Atlantic
- Trump gives Hamas 'three to four days' to accept plan or meet a 'a very sad end' Fox News
Trump trusts Blair, others don’t – could he govern Gaza? – BBC
- Trump trusts Blair, others don't - could he govern Gaza? BBC
- From ending conflicts to joining wars, ex-British PM Blair vies for Gaza reconstruction job with credentials and controversy CNN
- The Kushner-Blair Gaza plan is a moral atrocity – and a policy catastrophe | Josh Paul The Guardian
- Trump would head Gaza ‘board of peace’ in new postwar plan The Hill
- US proposal for 'temporary' Gaza governance includes Tony Blair, Trump Reuters
Trump’s Gaza peace plan has 20 points but few details
Details are key in any peace agreement. Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is notably lacking in them.
South African Ambassador to France found dead outside Paris hotel
South African Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel "Nathi" Mthethwa was found dead outside of a high-rise hotel in Paris.
Analysis: How happy is Israel’s Netanyahu with Trump’s Gaza plan?
Israeli PM Netanyahu says he's accepted the proposal, but with far-right opposition, will he follow through with it?
Hegseth rails against ‘beardos’ and ‘woke’ in gathering of US generals
Hundreds of high ranking military leaders were summoned for a rare meeting with the Department of Defense secretary.
Key takeaways from Trump’s speech to US military generals
Republican president tells top military officers they will play part in 'war from within' in major US cities.
Can Trump’s plan end the war in Gaza?
US president says Hamas has 'three or four days' to respond to his Gaza ceasefire proposal.
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensions
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced the country’s former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes, treason and crimes against humanity.
The case stems from his alleged role in backing the advance of M23 rebels supported by Rwanda in DRC’s volatile eastern provinces. Kabila, who led the country from 2001 to 2019, has denied wrongdoing and said the judiciary had been politicised.
Continue reading...US deportation drive against pro-Palestine students is illegal, judge rules
Federal judge finds Trump officials misused powers to silence lawful criticism of Israel, chilling free speech.
Trump administration deporting hundreds of Iranian citizens: Tehran
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official says the Trump administration plans to deport about 400 Iranians.
FBI director gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws – PBS
- FBI director gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws PBS
- FBI boss Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws CNN
- Kash Patel’s Gifts to New Zealand Destroyed Newsweek
- Donald Trump's FBI Director Keystone Kash Patel Botches Overseas Visit by Handing Out Illegal Guns The Daily Beast
- FBI director gifted NZ police and intelligence chiefs 3D-printed guns RNZ
Destruction at scene of Pakistan security HQ suicide bombing
Video shows the suicide car bombing aftermath outside a paramilitary headquarters in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Unpicking Trump’s Gaza peace plan map
BBC Verify analyses President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza and what it means on the ground.
At least 26 killed as powerful earthquake strikes central Philippines
Rescue efforts under way after a quake off Cebu Island damages buildings and sends people running onto the streets.
Fact check: Trump makes numerous false claims to generals and admirals, some about the military – CNN
- Fact check: Trump makes numerous false claims to generals and admirals, some about the military CNN
- CNN fact-checker spends four minutes debunking Trump’s multiple ‘lies’ in his speech to US military top brass The Independent
- Trump Waxes Poetic About the ‘Gorgeous Paper’ He Signs for Generals in Wild Military Speech: ‘We Used to Sign a Piece of Garbage!’ Yahoo
- CNN Fact Checker Says Trump ‘Repeatedly Lied’ In Speech, Even About CNN Forbes
- Hegseth's Meeting Backfires as Military Audience Starts Chanting, "Epstein, Epstein" The Borowitz Report
What does Trump’s plan mean for the state of Palestine?
Analysts say Trump's ceasefire plan has no guarantees for the Palestinians and, once again, favours the Israelis.
As tariffs hit, Americans grapple with rising bills and multiple jobs
Rising rent and grocery bills are making life harder for everyone from teachers to gig workers and small business owners