Argentina’s Milei says UN ‘looking the other way’ on Falkland Islands
Argentina steps up its Las Malvinas claim as tensions with the UK grow over offshore oil drilling.
Oxford English Dictionary Adds a New Insult – newser.com
America is stepping back from a region it never managed to remake – The Economist
- America is stepping back from a region it never managed to remake The Economist
- Three Ruptures and the End of Pax Americana in the Middle East Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Might makes right will end Pax Americana japantimes.co.jp
- Devastation of Iran War Is Equivalent to a Nuclear Bomb Arab America
- America: An obstacle to global peace Mehr News Agency
The White House press pool: What is it and how does it work?
White House banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, after US President Donald Trump complained about coverage.
Save the Children officially warned by regulator over staff put at risk in Yemen
Warning from Charity Commission for England and Wales concludes two-year investigation after death of Hisham al-Hakimi in October 2023
The international aid charity Save the Children has been issued with an official regulatory warning over management failures and misconduct that put staff at its Yemen office at serious risk.
The warning concluded a two-year investigation by the Charity Commission for England and Wales into the running of the office after the death of its safety and security director, Hisham Al-Hakimi, in October 2023 after he was detained by the Yemeni authorities.
Continue reading...EXCLUSIVE: US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It was never released – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It was never released Reuters
- White House blocked US condemnation of Britain’s West Bank sanctions The Telegraph
- In defence of Israel's Jewish settlers in the West Bank Middle East Eye
- British banks warned not to invest in planned Israeli settlement before UK trade ban begins The Guardian
- U.K. sanctions against Israeli settlements is no more than a slap on the wrist Liberation News
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault
Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".
Texas executes death-row prisoner over 2005 triple killing
Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, died by lethal injection, the sixth person to be executed by Texas officials this year
A man found guilty of fatally shooting three people during a 2005 attempted robbery at a rural Texas home was executed Wednesday, a week after the other man convicted in the killings was put to death.
Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, died by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He is the sixth person executed so far this year in Texas, with three more people scheduled over the next two months.
Continue reading...Milei threatens at UN that Argentina will take ‘matters into our own hands’ on Falklands
Argentinian president accuses United Nations of being filled with ‘parasites’ in bellicose general assembly speech
Javier Milei has condemned the UN as he warned that Argentina would take “matters into our own hands” in its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
In a caustic speech at the general assembly in New York, the Argentinian president criticised the UN for being ineffective when it came to the long-running tensions over the British overseas territory in the south Atlantic known in Argentina as the Malvinas.
Continue reading...Poland scrambles jets after Russian helicopter breaches its airspace – politico.eu
- Poland scrambles jets after Russian helicopter breaches its airspace politico.eu
- NATO jets scrambled in Poland, Romania as Russia strikes Ukraine ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace BBC
- Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace, fighter jets scrambled Euronews.com
- Poland evacuates crossings during Russian attack TVP World
UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
The UK has warned countries around the world that the climate and nature crises and the coming El Niño threaten their national security and defence, presenting foreign ministries with the findings of an explosive report suppressed under Keir Starmer.
Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary, made a presentation to the foreign ministers of the EU as well as Kenya and other countries on Wednesday night at a private meeting during the UN general assembly in New York, based on the report by the UK’s spy chiefs that found the collapse of natural systems around the world would lead to conflict, migration and food shortages.
Continue reading...At the U.N., Japan’s Leader Says It’s Time to End ‘Enemy State’ Label – The New York Times
- At the U.N., Japan’s Leader Says It’s Time to End ‘Enemy State’ Label The New York Times
- Japan’s Leader Calls on U.N. to Drop ‘Enemy State’ Label From Charter WSJ
- Takaichi Urges UN to Cut Japan’s 1940s-Era ‘Enemy State’ Tag Bloomberg.com
- Japan PM pledges support for international criminal court after Trump calls it ‘out of control’ The Guardian
- Takaichi: Japan committed to free, open intl. order | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News nhk.or.jp
Iran’s president tells Trump it will never ‘bend the knee’
Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.
Iran’s president tells Trump it will never ‘bend the knee’
Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.
‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
Kremlin yet to respond publicly to US invitation that is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries
The United States has invited Vladimir Putin to take part in the meeting of the G20 scheduled in Miami in December in what would be the first major summit with the Russian leader present since he launched his invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The invitation, which marks a significant reversal by the Trump administration of Russia’s international isolation, was announced by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, during a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations conference in New York.
Continue reading...Women in Gaza are being traded for food, forced to marry their rapists: UN – New York Post
- Women in Gaza are being traded for food, forced to marry their rapists: UN New York Post
- Reports of violence against women in Gaza surge, UN agency finds BBC
- UNFPA report links Gaza aid shortages, displacement to sexual exploitation The Jerusalem Post
- UN: Early, Forced Marriage Reports Surge in Gaza Yahoo
- Gender-Based Violence Safety Audit Report: Gaza Strip (September 2026) consultaelectoral.onpe.gob.pe
Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest – Reuters
- Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest Reuters
- ‘They uprooted it all’: Israel bulldozes Palestinian-owned olive groves aljazeera.com
- Maariv: Settlers Prepare to Prevent Palestinians from Harvesting Olives in the West Bank شبكة يافا الإخبارية
- Israel issues orders targeting 339 dunams of Palestinian land in West Bank azernews.az
- West Bank's farmers fear settler attacks as olive harvest nears newarab.com
No signs Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, say UK officials
Agreement with Mauritius over Diego Garcia unlikely to be revived unless president changes his mind, insiders believe
The Chagos Islands deal is on hold for as long as Donald Trump objects to it, UK officials believe, with no immediate signs it can be adapted to suit the US president.
After Trump savaged the three-way plan as “a terrible deal” during a meeting with Andy Burnham at the UN general assembly, the prime minister said he was “confident” the UK would be able to find a solution to revive the idea.
Continue reading...FBI investigates breach of jobs website as hackers claim ‘very sensitive data’ stolen
FBIjobs.gov offline on Wednesday as ShinyHunters group claims to have accessed records of agents and applicants
The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its jobs website as a criminal hacking group claimed to have accessed “very sensitive data” on nearly all agents and job applicants.
“The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and is currently investigating,” the bureau said in a statement. The website, the main portal for prospective employees to learn about the FBI and initiate the application process, remained offline Wednesday morning.
Continue reading...UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space
New RAF unit will warn of incoming missile attacks, and support offensive and defensive operations
A new military unit dedicated to defending satellites, protecting services people need on Earth and potentially supporting offensive operations is being launched by the UK.
The No III Space Effects Squadron will be announced on Wednesday, with the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, warning that Britain needs to “keep pace in the new space race”.
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