- Benjamin Netanyahu scraps sovereignty plan for W. Bank from meeting The Jerusalem Post
- UAE warns Israel’s West Bank annexation would cross ‘red line’ and end regional integration efforts CNN
- UAE official warns Israel West Bank settlement plans cross 'red line' Reuters
- UAE warns White House that Israeli annexations could unravel Abraham Accords Axios
- UNGA, Gaza, annexation put Israel’s September on edge The Jerusalem Post
Russian economy hits ‘technical stagnation,’ biggest bank chief warns of ‘close to zero’ growth – The Kyiv Independent
- Russian economy hits 'technical stagnation,' biggest bank chief warns of 'close to zero' growth The Kyiv Independent
- Putin’s Fear of a Humiliating Economic Crisis Foreign Policy
- Sberbank CEO Gref warns of Russian recession if rates not slashed Reuters
- Russian Economy Slipped Into ‘Technical Stagnation,’ Sberbank CEO Warns The Moscow Times
- Putin Ally Issues Dire Warning About Russian Economy Newsweek
23-minute standing ovation at Hind Rajab film premiere
‘Free Palestine,’ There was a 23-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival premiere of The Voice of Hind Rajab
‘It may be… possible to live to 150 years old’: Open mic captures Xi, Putin’s candid chat; moment caught – Times of India
- 'It may be… possible to live to 150 years old’: Open mic captures Xi, Putin's candid chat; moment caught Times of India
- Organ transplants and immortality: Might Xi and Putin be onto something? BBC
- Xi and Putin’s hot mic moment: How long will science extend the human life span? AP News
- Hot Mic in Beijing Captures Leaders’ Drive for Longevity The Wall Street Journal
- In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants The New York Times
Guyana President Irfaan Ali claims victory in general election
The incumbent president claimed victory in an election dominated by how to manage the country's vast oil reserves.
Houthi missile, 3rd in 24 hours, falls short of Israel; Katz threatens ‘all 10 plagues’ – The Times of Israel
- Houthi missile, 3rd in 24 hours, falls short of Israel; Katz threatens ‘all 10 plagues’ The Times of Israel
- Israel threatens to unleash biblical plagues on Yemen’s Houthis Al Jazeera
- IDF says intercepted Houthi missile carried a cluster bomb warhead The Times of Israel
- Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen Reuters
- Third Houthi Missile Fired Towards Israel In 24 Hrs | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
Google told to pay $425m for breaching millions of users’ privacy
US tech giant says jury decision misunderstands its products and it will appeal.
GST: India makes ACs, tea, school supplies cheaper to mitigate shock of US tariffs – BBC
- GST: India makes ACs, tea, school supplies cheaper to mitigate shock of US tariffs BBC
- Next-gen GST regime is a booster for MSMEs, say Karnataka trade bodies The Hindu
- India's tax cut on solar and wind devices to lower clean energy tariff, experts say Reuters
- India cuts consumption taxes to boost demand after Trump’s tariff blow Al Jazeera
- Tax Cuts Ignite Hope of Festival Sales Surge for India Carmakers Bloomberg.com
US Open: Sinner dominates Musetti to set up semifinal with Auger-Aliassim
Top-seed Jannik Sinner cruised through the semifinals, losing only seven games to Italian compatriot Lorenzo Musetti.
Thursday briefing: China flexes its muscle in the tussle for global dominance
In today’s newsletter: In hosting anti-western leaders at its largest ever military parade, Beijing sent a defiant message that will be heard loud and clear across the world
Good morning. All eyes have been on China this week as the second biggest global economy flexed its muscles.
Dozens of world leaders, including from the global south, authoritarian pariah states and the EU, attended China’s largest ever military parade on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which China calls the war of resistance against Japanese aggression.
UK news | Deputy PM Angela Rayner has admitted she underpaid stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat, after coming under intense pressure to be more transparent about her property arrangements.
Russia | Vladimir Putin has invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia during a lengthy meeting in Beijing on the sidelines of China’s biggest military parade, as Kim promised to do “everything I can to assist” Moscow.
Police | The Metropolitan police have declined to drop their investigation into the comedy writer Graham Linehan for tweets about trans issues, and said that the law used by officers to detain him needs reviewing.
Israel | Israeli drones dropped four grenades near UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon, the agency’s force said on Wednesday, in what it described as “one of the most serious attacks” on its personnel since a November ceasefire.
Portugal | A day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Peru court hands ex-President Toledo new 13-year corruption sentence
Alejandro Toledo is one of five former Peruvian presidents jailed in recent years as political turbulence continues.
Experts call on US Health Secretary RFK Jr to resign over misinformation
Health experts said Kennedy's 'repeated efforts to undermine science and public health' left Americans 'less safe'.
Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged
Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ plan
A cross-party commission including former welfare ministers is urging the government to scrap the two-child benefit limit as part of an ambitious “once in a generation” plan to lift millions of people out of poverty.
The Poverty Strategy Commission said billions of pounds of investment – including a boost to the rate of universal credit – was needed to reverse record levels of poverty in the UK, and tackle longstanding failures over rising hardship and destitution.
Continue reading...LIVE: Families being ‘wiped out’ as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza City
The Israeli military continues with its intense assault on northern Gaza City with a series of deadly overnight raids.
US ‘very troubled’ by Norway’s divestment from Caterpillar for selling to Israel – The Times of Israel
- US ‘very troubled’ by Norway’s divestment from Caterpillar for selling to Israel The Times of Israel
- White House lambasts $2 trillion Norwegian wealth fund's Caterpillar exit CNBC
- Norway’s $2 Trillion Wealth Fund Has Become an Election Football Bloomberg.com
- US 'very troubled' by Norway wealth fund's divestment from Caterpillar Reuters
- US ‘very troubled’ by Norway fund’s Caterpillar divestment over Israel Financial Times
Record payout for victims of ‘illegal and immoral’ Australian welfare scheme
Hundreds of thousands of Australians were forced to repay debts, many of which did not even exist.
Record payout for victims of ‘illegal and immoral’ Australian welfare scheme
Hundreds of thousands of Australians were forced to repay debts, many of which did not even exist.
France plans risky military deployment while govt is in tatters – Responsible Statecraft
- France plans risky military deployment while govt is in tatters Responsible Statecraft
- Why France is stuck Financial Times
- French far-right accelerates recruitment drive with Macron government on brink Reuters
- Italy used to be the bad boy of Europe. Now, France is taking the baton CNBC
- François Bayrou may still have one last act politico.eu
Russia says it will not discuss foreign troops in Ukraine in ‘any format’
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says deployment of a post-conflict security force would be 'fundamentally unacceptable'.
Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds
Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say
The extreme weather that fuelled “astonishing” blazes across Spain and Portugal last month was made 40 times more likely by climate breakdown, early analysis suggests.
The deadly wildfires, which torched 500,000 hectares (1.2m acres) of the Iberian peninsula in a matter of weeks, were also 30% more intense than scientists would have expected in a world without climate change, according to researchers from the World Weather Attribution network.
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