Trump praises “very productive” Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to Florida as Canada seeks to the avoid blanket tariffs threatened by the president-elect.
China launches first Long March 12 from new commercial spaceport in boost for country’s lunar plans – SpaceNews
- China launches first Long March 12 from new commercial spaceport in boost for country's lunar plans SpaceNews
- China Carries Out Maiden Rocket Launch From Commercial Site Bloomberg
- China launches new Long March 12 rocket, carrying broadband ‘test satellites’ South China Morning Post
- China's Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center completes first mission Global Times
- Advisory on the Long March 12 rocket launch Philippine Space Agency
Iceland holds parliamentary election after government’s collapse
The legislative election takes place after the collapse of a fragile coalition, with the economy being a top concern.
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s mother called him ‘an abuser of women’
Email from mother, published in the New York Times, said he mistreated women and displayed a lack of character
The family dynamics of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, have burst out into the open after an email from his mother criticizing her son over his treatment of women and calling him an “abuser of women” was leaked to a newspaper.
A 2018 email from Penelope Hegseth accused her son of routinely mistreating women and displaying a lack of character.
Continue reading...Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah routes, testing fragile ceasefire with Lebanon – WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah routes, testing fragile ceasefire with Lebanon WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Israeli military says Hezbollah is smuggling weapons into Lebanon during ceasefire Fox News
- Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria-Lebanon border CBS News
- How the IAF dismantled Hezbollah's command structure with precision strikes - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- IDF hits Hezbollah military facility in Syria, strikes ‘ceasefire violations’ in Lebanon The Times of Israel
Zelensky suggests war could end if unoccupied Ukraine comes under Nato
But Zelensky points out no-one has yet made such an offer and whether Nato would consider a move is doubtful.
Who are the rebels seizing control of Syria’s second city?
The Islamist militant group HTS has a long and involved history in the Syrian conflict.
Israeli bombing kills World Central Kitchen workers and aid-seekers in Gaza – Middle East Eye
- Israeli bombing kills World Central Kitchen workers and aid-seekers in Gaza Middle East Eye
- LIVE: Israel kills 100 in Gaza, including aid workers; Hamas in truce talks Al Jazeera English
- Video shows Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nuseirat CNN
- Palestinian reports: Some 120 killed in Gaza; W Bank gunman wounds 4 Yahoo! Voices
- Dozens hurt in strike on house in Gaza, medics say, Israel says not aware of attack in area The Jerusalem Post
Actress Cate Blanchett: ‘I’m deeply concerned about AI’
"I'm worried about us as a species", she tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.
2034 World Cup can improve Saudi human rights – Fifa
BBC sports editor Dan Roan explains the issues raised as Fifa releases its evaluation report for Saudi Arabia's unopposed bid to host the men's World Cup in 2034.
Fifa ignores own report into Qatar World Cup over workers’ compensation
- Subcommittee points to ‘severe human rights impacts’
- $50m legacy fund to be used on international development
A long-awaited Fifa report into the legacy of the Qatar World Cup has been published, but only after its key recommendation was rejected by the organisation.
Fifa’s subcommittee on human rights and social responsibility has found that the game’s world body “has a responsibility” to provide financial remedy to workers who suffered loss as a result of employment at the 2022 World Cup. Its report argues that Fifa should use its Qatar legacy fund for those workers. Two days before the report was published, however, Fifa announced that the $50m fund would be used on international development projects instead.
Continue reading...Putin gives more details on Russia’s ‘Oreshnik’ hypersonic missile, saying its destructive elements reach over 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit – Yahoo! Voices
- Putin gives more details on Russia's 'Oreshnik' hypersonic missile, saying its destructive elements reach over 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit Yahoo! Voices
- What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for NATO security The Washington Post
- Ukraine’s allies are scrambling to respond to Putin’s escalating war Semafor
- Putin threatens to hit Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles and praises Trump The Guardian
- UK Intel: Russia’s Oreshnik Missiles Remain Scarce, Not in Serial Production Kyiv Post
How Suriname and Guyana plan to share oil and gas wealth with citizens
Suriname will distribute revenues from new oil and gas discoveries among its more than 600,000 citizens.
Zelenskyy comments about Russian-held territory ‘a major concession’, says ex-UK ambassador – as it happened
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Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk traveled Saturday to his country’s border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect progress in the construction of military fortifications along the eastern frontier, calling it “an investment in peace.”
“The better the Polish border is guarded, the more difficult it is to access for those with bad intentions,” Tusk said at a news conference near the village of Dabrowka as he stood in front of concrete anti-tank barriers.
Continue reading...I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything
Israel tried to starve Gaza before and the international community reacted. Why isn’t it doing anything now?
Syrian rebels reach central Aleppo as army announces temporary withdrawal
Military says dozens of soldiers killed in attacks in northwest and it was regrouping to launch a 'counterattack'.
‘My memories ripped apart.’ Lebanon’s displaced take stock of their losses amid delicate truce – Yahoo! Voices
‘My memories ripped apart.’ Lebanon’s displaced take stock of their losses amid delicate truce – CNN
- ‘My memories ripped apart.’ Lebanon’s displaced take stock of their losses amid delicate truce CNN
- Lebanese return to their homes to scenes of destruction after ceasefire CNN
- See the scale of destruction in Hezbollah’s stronghold near Beirut The Washington Post
- ‘We will fix our homes’: clean-up begins as Lebanon faces uncertain future The Guardian
- Lebanese civilians return home to shattered lives and cities after ceasefire NBC News
Study links higher PFAS levels to ‘superfund’ sites and limited fresh-food access
Findings highlight how built environment in low-income neighborhoods presents multiple PFAS exposure routes
New research aimed at identifying which US neighborhoods face increased exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found those living near “superfund” sites and other major industrial polluters, or in areas with limited access to fresh food, generally have higher levels of the dangerous compounds in their blood.
The study looked at hundreds of people living in southern California and found those who do not live within a half mile of a grocery store have 14% higher levels of PFOA and PFOS – two common PFAS compounds – in their blood than those who do.
Continue reading...Musk could use the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ for self-enrichment
He’s said $42.45bn spent by the US for rural internet isn’t efficient. His Starlink company stands to benefit if he reduces that investment
Elon Musk, named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the federal government, is poised to undermine funding for rural broadband services to benefit his satellite internet services company, Starlink.
Musk has long been a critic of the Biden administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) Program, which provides $42.45bn through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities. Starlink, the satellite internet services subsidiary of SpaceX, has largely been shut out of this funding after government agencies deemed it too slow to qualify.
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