- Israelis must now apply for ETA authorization to enter UK The Jerusalem Post
- Visitors to the UK from 48 countries must now apply and pay a fee before travel CNN
- Israel now among 48 countries whose citizens need to apply for ETA to visit UK The Times of Israel
- UK visitors from dozens of countries will have to pay a new entry fee starting this week CNBC
- Heading to the UK? US, Canada Among 40 Countries That Now Need Entry Permit Bloomberg
Palisades fire burns homes as thousands evacuate in LA
The blaze has been fuelled by fierce winds that are expected to reach up to 100mph (160km/h).
Israel signs deals to produce its own heavy bombs – The Washington Post
- Israel signs deals to produce its own heavy bombs The Washington Post
- Israel’s Defense Industry Booms on Foreign Demand and War at Home The Wall Street Journal
- Israel to locally produce heavy bombs, reducing reliance on US after shipment holdup The Times of Israel
- Israel taps Elbit for munitions, raw materials in push for defense industrial independence Breaking Defense
- Israel must lessen dependence on foreign weaponry - editorial The Jerusalem Post
Vietnam To Reward Traffic Offender Snitches – Barron’s
Seven years of torture by Assad’s executioners: ‘I will never forgive them’ – FRANCE 24 English
- Seven years of torture by Assad’s executioners: ‘I will never forgive them’ FRANCE 24 English
- Sednaya Prison and the CIA The Nation
- Inside Syria’s notorious Palestine Branch: Tales of torture and fear Al Jazeera English
- I survived a Russian torture camp. So I had to see Assad's Sednaya prison Kyiv Independent
- Syrians describe horrors of Assad's system of detention, torture and death San Mateo Daily Journal
Fire department bulldozer heads down Sunset Boulevard
The machinery was used to move hundreds of abandoned cars, clearing the road for fire crews.
Victorian police officer who allegedly performed Nazi salutes won’t be charged with making banned gesture
Sergeant was suspended and commissioner apologised after gesture was allegedly made at police academy on consecutive days
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A police sergeant who allegedly performed two Nazi salutes in front of colleagues at the police academy will not be charged despite the gesture being banned in Victoria, the force says.
The 65-year-old woman, who has been in the force for 40 years, was suspended with pay last October, after police launched a criminal investigation into the two incidents in which she allegedly approached other employees, performed the salute and said “Heil Hitler”.
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Continue reading...First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands in Syria – NPR
- First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria NPR
- Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime The New York Times
- Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume The Guardian
- Video. Syria reopens international air travel as flight lands in Damascus Euronews
- Commercial flights between Türkiye-Syria set to resume after 14 years | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
Communist spies and assassination attempts: how the cold war still shapes South Korean politics
Attitudes to North Korea are key to understanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law and its aftermath
As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remains barricaded in his residence facing arrest, his descent from star prosecutor to isolated leader reveals a deeper story about a cold war-era ideology that continues to shape – and shake – South Korean politics.
The scenes outside his residence might look familiar to audiences who followed Trump-era politics: supporters waving American flags claiming democracy is under threat, decrying “fake news”, rallying against alleged election fraud, and calls to “make Korea great again”.
Continue reading...South Korea’s Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound – Reuters
- South Korea's Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound Reuters
- ‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama CNN
- How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention The New York Times
- Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S. NPR
- By resisting arrest, South Korea’s president challenges democracy The Economist
Moscow’s relationship with Azerbaijan is spiraling in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash Russian air defenses likely caused – Yahoo! Voices
- Moscow's relationship with Azerbaijan is spiraling in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash Russian air defenses likely caused Yahoo! Voices
- Azerbaijani Anger Over Plane Crash Grows, in Deepening Schism With Russia The New York Times
- Investigators receive black box data from plane that crashed in Kazakhstan The Guardian
- Azerbaijan president ramps up pressure on Putin over deadly plane crash POLITICO Europe
- President Ilham Aliyev met families of crew members killed in plane crash and surviving flight attendants VIDEO AZERTAC News
OpenAI boss denies sister’s allegations of childhood rape
Ann Altman filed a lawsuit alleging her brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006.
Gaza Cola launched by Palestinian activist to rebuild destroyed hospital
Sales of fizzy drink from London hoped to raise money and send a message to big firms ‘investing in armed trade’
Gaza’s healthcare is on the brink of “total collapse”, according to the UN, because of the targeting of hospitals by Israel. While it is still impossible to say how much time and money it will take to rebuild, one Palestinian activist has plans to piece one small part of it back with the help of a soft drink.
Osama Qashoo, the creator of Gaza Cola, hopes to use profits from his Coca-Cola alternative, recently launched in London, to rebuild al Karama hospital, which used to stand in northern Gaza. “It’s been reduced to rubble for no just reason, like all of these hospitals in Gaza,” according to the 43-year-old film-maker, human rights advocate and, now, fizzy-drink maker.
Continue reading...The UN wants to influence a pluralist Syria – but will the country listen?
Syrians are suspicious after allegations of complicity with the brutal Assad regime during 14 years of civil war
The UN special envoy for Syria will urge the security council to back a transition to a pluralist democratic Syria, but faces resistance within the country. The interim government fears the lifting of sanctions will be tied to excessive demands imposed by the west, with suspicion of the UN deeply embedded after what are seen as its failures during 14 years of civil war.
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s de facto leader, has told Gulf and western states that his group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), long ago transformed itself from a Salafi jihadi group in Idlib province to a technocratic force willing to accommodate all Syrians.
Continue reading...UK watchdog bans ‘offensive’ adverts showing banknotes in flames
ASA acts on poster campaign by Wahed, urging people to join a ‘money revolution’, after receiving 75 complaints
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned a campaign by an online investment company predominantly targeting Muslims that featured images of euros and US dollars and the words “The United States of America” in flames alongside a call to “join the money revolution”.
Wahed Invest Ltd, an online investment platform, ran six posters on various Transport for London (TfL) services, including the London Underground and on buses, last September and October.
Continue reading...Keeper charged after elephant gores tourist to death
Theerayut Inthaphudkij, 38, has been charged with negligence causing death, authorities say.
Bezos-owned Washington Post cuts more jobs, reports say
Layoffs come at a time of growing losses and turmoil over editorial decisions at the US newspaper.
Meghan ‘devastated’ after death of rescue dog
The duchess said on Instagram she had 'cried too many tears to count' since the death of her beagle, Guy.
‘Run for your lives!’ LA residents abandon cars to flee wildfire on foot
Evacuees describe apocalyptic scenes as a brush fire exploded into a raging inferno within hours.
Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet – The Associated Press
- Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet The Associated Press
- Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake Reuters
- Tibetans living in India and Nepal join prayers for victims of earthquake Yahoo! Voices
- A look at recent deadly earthquakes in China The Associated Press
- Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes China Near Nepal, Killing At Least 126 The Weather Channel