- The Final Countdown in Ukraine The National Interest Online
- What is Zelenskyy’s ‘Victory Plan’ against Russia? Al Jazeera English
- The war is going badly. Ukraine and its allies must change course The Economist
- Opinion | Who is winning in Ukraine? These maps tell the real story. The Washington Post
- Winning the war, the Ukraine way The Hill
Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again – Reuters
- Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again Reuters
- Netanyahu says strikes will continue in Lebanon ‘with full force’ Al Jazeera English
- Live Updates: Netanyahu, Set to Give U.N. Speech, Vows to Keep Up Strikes on Hezbollah The New York Times
- PM’s rejection of Lebanon ceasefire plan ‘shatters’ ties with Biden – TV report The Times of Israel
- US offers Middle East ceasefire plan during General Assembly BBC.com
Netanyahu says Israel ‘will not stop’ attacks on Hezbollah despite ceasefire calls
Israeli airstrikes killed 92 people in Lebanon on Thursday; John Kirby says White House had believed Israel was ‘on board’ with ceasefire proposal
Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel “will not stop” its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon despite calls from the US, France and other allies for an immediate three-week ceasefire aimed at containing the spread of a conflict that is beginning to engulf Lebanon.
The calls for an immediate ceasefire were backed on Thursday night by Lebanon’s minister for foreign affairs, Abdallah Bouhabib, who told the UN general assembly his country was enduring a crisis that “threatens its very existence”.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer meets with Donald Trump in push for good relationship
The PM and foreign secretary David Lammy met with the Republican candidate, but were not able to schedule a meeting with Kamala Harris
Keir Starmer has met Donald Trump for a two-hour dinner in New York, as he sought to establish a good relationship with the Republican presidential candidate.
The prime minister was accompanied by his foreign secretary David Lammy, who described Trump as a neo-Nazi sympathiser in 2018 but has since said he would work with him in office.
Continue reading...Harris decries Trump’s ‘proposals of surrender’ as Zelenskyy visits White House
Democratic nominee calls Republican plan to end war between Ukraine and Russia ‘dangerous and unacceptable’
Kamala Harris, the US vice-president, has indirectly denounced the Trump campaign’s policy on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine as “proposals of surrender” as the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington to present his own “victory plan”.
Addressing Zelenskyy at the White House, Harris said that “some in my country” would pressure Ukraine to accept a peace deal in which it surrendered its sovereign territory and neutrality in order to make peace with Vladimir Putin.
Continue reading...‘Stop killing children’: protests as Netanyahu arrives for UN address
Protesters gather outside UN headquarters in New York to oppose Israeli PM’s visit and to call for end to Gaza war
As the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, arrived in New York on Thursday ahead of his address to the United Nations general assembly, scheduled for Friday morning, protesters opposed to the war in Gaza gathered near UN headquarters.
One group of people who waved Israeli flags and campaign banners described themselves as an informal coalition of Jewish and Israeli-led organizations taking an anti-occupation and anti-war stance in relation to the Palestinian territories. They assembled close to the UN building in Manhattan to protest against Netanyahu’s arrival after he flew in from Israel overnight.
Continue reading...‘Irresponsible’: EU Council president condemns escalation in Lebanon
EU Council President Charles Michel at the UN General Assembly condemned the ongoing escalation in Lebanon.
A famed holy sweet in an unsavoury row in India
The famous Tirupati temple laddus are prized by devotees who consider them god’s blessing.
Can diplomacy bring Middle East ceasefire? Early signs don’t bode well
The new plan packages up a series of regional objectives that have remained out of reach for diplomats for nearly two decades.
Haitian advocates push to hold Trump, Vance accountable for false claims
Advocates say effort in Ohio to charge Donald Trump and JD Vance aims to end impunity for spreading anti-migrant claims.
As war widens and costs mount, Israel’s economy is in ‘serious danger’ – The Washington Post
- As war widens and costs mount, Israel’s economy is in ‘serious danger’ The Washington Post
- Next generation of Israelis will not be able to support first world economy, expert says The Jerusalem Post
- Hezbollah 'War' Begins Ruining Israel Economy: Budget Hike Exposes Netanyahu's Zero Hope Of Victory? Hindustan Times
- Can Israel’s economy survive an all-out war with Hizbullah? The Economist
- Why Israeli Shares Are Climbing as Attack on Lebanon Escalates Haaretz
Mallorca fan sentenced after racist abuse of Vinicius and Chukwueze
Year-long sentence for football fan who racially abused Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior and Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze.
Over 90,000 people in Lebanon had to flee Israel’s bombardments this week – NPR
‘Pretty farcical’: Keir Starmer downplays use of Waheed Alli’s £18m penthouse
PM says the public can make their own judgments about gifts and maintains no rules have been broken
Keir Starmer has said the row over him borrowing Labour donor Waheed Alli’s luxury flat for filming was “farcical” and that the public would come to their own judgments about his reasons for taking support from the peer.
The prime minister sought to downplay the row over the flat when he was asked about his gifts from the Labour peer while on a trip to New York, after weeks of questions about receiving clothing, spectacles and temporary use of a £18m penthouse from Alli.
Continue reading...US offers $20m bounty for Iranian accused of plans to kill Trump aide
He allegedly tried to assassinate John Bolton, an ex-national security chief and Iran critic.
Netanyahu says strikes will continue in Lebanon ‘with full force’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country’s strikes in Lebanon will continue “with full force."
Will Israel ever be held to account for its actions in Gaza?
Palestinian authorities demand answers after Israel sent a truck containing 88 decomposed bodies to Gaza.
The NYC mayor’s dramatic day in under 60 seconds
Eric Adams is charged with five counts of criminal offenses, including bribery, wire fraud, and illegal campaign donations.
Pope travels to the heart of Europe to appeal for peace and to boost his dwindling flock – The Associated Press
- Pope travels to the heart of Europe to appeal for peace and to boost his dwindling flock The Associated Press
- Pope to civil authorities: Europe needs Belgium to build bridges to peace Vatican News - English
- In a secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelize Europe Catholic News Agency
- In secular Luxembourg, Pope Francis calls on church to 'evolve' in order to evangelize National Catholic Reporter
- Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness The Associated Press
China’s newest nuclear submarine sank in dock, US officials confirm
Loss of state-of-the-art vessel in May or June is setback to Chinese push for naval parity with US
China’s efforts to achieve maritime military parity with the US have suffered a serious blow after its newest state-of-the-art nuclear submarine sank in a dock, American officials have confirmed.
The incident happened last May or June at the Wuchang shipyard near Wuhan – the same city where the Covid-19 pandemic is believed to have originated – and came to light, thanks to satellite imagery, despite efforts by the country’s communist authorities to stage a cover-up.
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