- Israel’s deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit AP News
- Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit PBS
- Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians at Gaza police station, medics say Reuters
- IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead The Times of Israel
- Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan The New York Times
What’s behind Israel’s latest attack on Syria?
US envoy warns Israel's strike could have sparked direct confrontation with Turkish forces.
Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya
Officials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chief
Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department.
Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, and the director of Ecuador’s national intelligence service.
Continue reading...Many Americans are confused about Europe’s new entry rules – USA Today
- Many Americans are confused about Europe's new entry rules USA Today
- Answers to Your Questions About Europe’s New Entry System WSJ
- 10 European countries that do not have EES for 2026 holidays The Independent
- Five-hour border delays push Britons toward summer staycations ETIAS.com
- Andy Burnham Urged to Lobby EU Leaders for Suspension of ‘Bungled’ EES Border System - EPS Surprise History Vinanet
Seven people, mostly foreign tourists, killed in helicopter crash in Kenya
Ecuador's intelligence chief Michele Sensi-Contugi and NBCUniversal journalist Jose Suarez are among the dead.
Lawrence O’Donnell Reveals How Trump Just Lost His ‘Magical Powers’ Over The GOP – HuffPost
- Lawrence O'Donnell Reveals How Trump Just Lost His 'Magical Powers' Over The GOP HuffPost
- Close aides, but no Cabinet officials, joined Trump in airport catering truck The Washington Post
- Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says AP News
- How Do You Report on a Presidential Ruse? The New York Times
- DOJ refers to Air Force One threat as ‘assassination attempt’ in ballroom appeal The Hill
582 skeletons, including children discovered in Sri Lanka mass grave
A Sri Lankan mass grave excavation has uncovered 582 skeletons, including babies and children.
Protests in Kyiv back ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for elections
Ukrainians in Kyiv held a protest in support of ousted defence Minister Mykailo Fedorov.
London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told
Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hears
An inquest into the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from a 15th-floor window has heard that more measures could have been taken to make it safer.
Aalim Ahmed, who was autistic, died when he fell from a kitchen window at a residential block in Plaistow, east London. His father, Makail Ahmed, rushed from the top floor temporary social housing flat and discovered his body shortly before 6am on 16 May 2024.
Continue reading...Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings – The Guardian
- Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings The Guardian
- German prosecutors say second Nord Stream suspect arrested in Croatia Reuters
- Nord Stream: Second suspect arrested over pipeline blasts dw.com
- Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts BBC
- Second Ukrainian national arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blast aljazeera.com
Can Andy Burnham rewire the ‘Treasury brain’ to boost growth?
PM wants to reduce department’s stranglehold on public purse and bring long-term thinking to economic policy
Andy Burnham is far from the first prime minister to dream of taming the power of the mighty Treasury.
Boris Johnson all but forced the resignation of Sajid Javid by handpicking his team; Margaret Thatcher favoured her economic adviser Alan Walters over Nigel Lawson, prompting the latter’s furious resignation; and Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s power struggle was the stuff of Whitehall legend.
Continue reading...81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994
Amy Lopez from Texas was last seen alive in September 1994 while on a visit to a fortress in Koblenz.
A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia’s impoverished and neglected region – AP News
- A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region AP News
- US warns Americans to avoid vacation hot spot amid quake fallout and violent crime Fox News
- How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died The Washington Post
- As rubble clears, Colombia begins focusing on recovery after the earthquake aljazeera.com
- Colombia earthquake: UN ramps up aid for 100,000 people news.un.org
Central African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses, killing more than 100 – Reuters
- Central African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses, killing more than 100 Reuters
- More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic The Guardian
- More Than 100 Reported Killed in Central African Republic Gold Mine Collapse The New York Times
- Gold mine hit by deadly landslide in CAR near border with Cameroon BBC
- At least 100 people may have died after gold mine collapsed in Central African Republic Euronews.com
4 Americans among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash, including Telemundo executive – NBC News
- 4 Americans among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash, including Telemundo executive NBC News
- José Suárez, president and GM of Telemundo 31, 49 and Ft. Myers dies in helicopter crash NBC 6 South Florida
- Safari helicopter crash kills 7 people in Kenya, including 5 Americans CBS News
- Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in helicopter crash in Kenya CNN
- 5 Americans among 7 dead after helicopter crashes in Kenya abcnews.com
Multiple deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza in under 24 hours
BBC Verify looks at footage from two deadly strikes in under 24 hours in Gaza.
Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks
President says he plans to meet dictator this year but Kim Yo-jong says Washington remains Pyongyang’s enemy
Donald Trump has said he is planning to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-un later this year, though the reclusive leader’s younger sister cast doubt on their communications and dampened hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough between them.
Trump, who also claimed North Korea had 57 nuclear weapons, had suggested he and Kim were holding secret negotiations on Tuesday after announcing the US would downgrade its participation in military exercises held by South Korea, a US ally. Asked whether Kim had responded to his request for a conversation, Trump said: “Yeah, he has.”
Continue reading...South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request
It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed
Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024
The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing.
The killing of Hind and her family was one of the most high profile of a series of incidents involving civilian casualties during the first months of the Gaza conflict which prompted international outrage.
Continue reading...Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project – BBC
- Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project BBC
- UK’s Miliband Plans Sanctions Over Israeli Settlement Expansion Bloomberg.com
- Britain denounces Israel’s launch of tender for E1 settlement project, summons envoy The Times of Israel
- Palestinians condemn Israeli step to advance illegal E1 settlement plan aljazeera.com
- First 1,400 housing units to be marketed in controversial E1 area of West Bank The Jerusalem Post