Iraq launches desert sweep after reports of secret Israeli bases
Iraqi security forces have launched sweeping operations in the country’s western desert.
Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.
Indian court declares another historical mosque a temple
An Indian High Court has ruled that the medieval Kamal Maula mosque is a temple originally dedicated to a Hindu goddess.
Croatian president rejects new Israeli ambassador
President Zoran Milanovic says Israel broke an 'unwritten rule' by announcing its ambassador before approval.
US drops fraud charges after billionaire Adani pledges $10bn investment
Adani was accused of bribing Indian officials and misleading US investors to secure a solar power plant project in India.
Pope Leo launches an AI commission ahead of papal letter release with Anthropic cofounder – Fortune
- Pope Leo launches an AI commission ahead of papal letter release with Anthropic cofounder Fortune
- Pope Leo to present his encyclical on AI alongside Anthropic co-founder National Catholic Reporter
- The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Catholic World Report
- Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25 Vatican News
- Vance ‘looking forward to reading’ Pope Leo’s AI encyclical OSV News
Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders
Fire reported in Simi Valley, north-west of LA, as mandatory evacuation orders were issued for over 20,000 residents
A fast-growing brush fire ignited on Monday morning in southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least one home.
The Sandy fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in Ventura county about 30 miles north-west of Los Angeles.
Continue reading...At least one person killed in shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego
Police rushed to ‘neutralize’ the shooter and chairman of center confirmed security guard had been fatally shot
At least one person, a security guard, was killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
Police rushed to the center on Monday and “neutralized” the shooter, according to authorities. Authorities had not yet confirmed any fatalities or injuries, but chairman of the mosque that was targeted confirmed to outlets that a guard had been killed.
Continue reading...Where expat escapees from Dubai end up – The Economist
- Where expat escapees from Dubai end up The Economist
- The UAE’s image as a Middle Eastern haven is tested by the Iran war AP News
- The postwar UAE and the remaking of Gulf politics European Council on Foreign Relations
- Trump’s officials tell UAE to seize crucial Iranian island The Telegraph
- How the UAE is moving past the ‘Athens’ or ‘Sparta’ models The National
Shifting momentum in the Russia-Ukraine war – NPR
- Shifting momentum in the Russia-Ukraine war NPR
- Russia is starting to lose ground in Ukraine The Economist
- Russia's costly invasion GZERO Media
- Russian army loses 920 troops in war against Ukraine over past 24 hours Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Russia’s War Is Going Badly—on the Ground and in the Air WSJ
New York Times sues Pentagon again over ‘utterly unreasonable’ press restrictions
Trump administration unveiled sweeping restrictions on press access at the Department of Defense last September
The New York Times has filed a second lawsuit against the Pentagon, arguing that its recent policy requiring journalists to have official escorts when on Pentagon grounds is unconstitutional.
The Trump administration unveiled sweeping restrictions on press access at the US Department of Defense, which it calls the Department of War, last September.
Continue reading...Trump officials plan to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
EPA outlines effort to kill Biden-era rules as critics condemn RFK Jr and Lee Zeldin’s ‘hocus pocus’
The Trump administration has announced a plan to kill Biden-era drinking water limits on four Pfas “forever chemicals”, and to delay the implementation of standards for two other compounds.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing two separate rules to delay and rescind the limits. The rules must go through an approval process that can take several years, and almost certainly will be challenged in court.
Continue reading...Jewish man in hospital after attack by group of men in Golders Green
Victim in his 20s was beaten up in north London street having stepped outside to use his phone
A Jewish man is being treated in hospital for injuries to his face and body after being attacked by a number of men in north London.
Police were called in the early hours of Monday morning following reports that a Jewish man had been assaulted by a number of men outside a property on the Grove in Golders Green.
Continue reading...Trump administration unveils $1.8bn fund to compensate his allies as he drops tax lawsuit
The settlement will go towards individuals who allege they were subjected to unfair investigations.
Ireland’s president ‘proud’ of sister detained by Israel en route to Gaza – politico.eu
- Ireland’s president ‘proud’ of sister detained by Israel en route to Gaza politico.eu
- Israeli forces board Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus, activists say BBC
- Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockade AP News
- Israeli army attacks Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla in international waters, detains 100 activists Anadolu Ajansı
- Jewish, Arab Israeli activists launch 'Hasbara' flotilla to counter GSF The Jerusalem Post
At least 100 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, official says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak an international emergency.
Rashida Tlaib’s Nakba Denial – Commentary Magazine
- Rashida Tlaib’s Nakba Denial Commentary Magazine
- They Were Children During the Nakba. This Is What They Remember 78 Years Later Haaretz
- A Palestinian photographer’s ‘search for what remained’ from 1948 +972 Magazine
- Three years of the West Bank’s ‘third Nakba’ Al Jazeera
- Rashida Tlaib reintroduces resolution to recognize 'ongoing Palestinian Nakba' The Jerusalem Post
198 pounds of cocaine found hidden in Kim Kardashian brand underwear – Yahoo
- 198 pounds of cocaine found hidden in Kim Kardashian brand underwear Yahoo
- $8.4M worth of cocaine found on truck carrying Kim Kardashian's Skims USA Today
- UK police find cocaine worth $9.3 million stashed in a shipment of Kim Kardashian brand underwear AP News
- Kim Kardashian's SKIMS Line Unknowingly Played a Role in $9.5 Million Drug Bust E! News
- Driver jailed for hiding 90 kg of cocaine in vehicle carrying Skims shipment Global News
Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer
Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’
Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater Manchester mayor promised he would “change Labour” and win back the voters the party had lost.
Burnham, who is expected to be Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, claimed it would be no ordinary campaign and said he would make it about national issues where Labour was failing, in a direct challenge to the prime minister.
Continue reading...Poles blindsided by US troop move say they are a ‘proven ally’ – politico.eu
- Poles blindsided by US troop move say they are a ‘proven ally’ politico.eu
- Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation Military Times
- Polish PM says transatlantic unity must survive difficult period Reuters
- Europe Is a Platform, Not a Burden The Bulwark
- Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say AP News