Four-minute heist at the Louvre: How priceless jewels were stolen in France
Thieves used an extendable ladder and motorbikes to steal eight precious items from Apollo's Gallery at Paris museum.
Afghanistan and Pakistan pledge to respect ceasefire after more than a week of deadly fighting – AP News
- Afghanistan and Pakistan pledge to respect ceasefire after more than a week of deadly fighting AP News
- Taliban and Pakistan agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes BBC
- A Fragile Cease-fire Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Ends Violence, for Now The New York Times
- What we know about Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire, will it hold? Al Jazeera
- Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to respect ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey PBS
Trump calls Colombia president ‘illegal drug dealer’ as US says it hit another ship
Trump vows to cut US funding as Pete Hegseth says US hit Colombian rebel group vessel and ‘three terrorists killed’
Donald Trump on Sunday accused Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being an “illegal drug dealer” and threatened to immediately cut US funding to the country as the defense secretary confirmed in a social media post an attack on a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that US forces had attacked another vessel, this time associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group. Hegseth, in a post on X, said “three terrorists were killed” in the operation which was “conducted in international waters”.
Continue reading...Manchester United stun Liverpool 2-1 as Maguire scores late winner
United end nine-year drought without victory at Anfield and deal a blow to the reigning football champions' title chase.
Reform council leader says she has launched hunt for ‘cowards’ behind leaked video
Linden Kemkaran told fellow Kent councillors those who disagreed with decisions would have to ‘suck it up’
The leader of Reform UK’s flagship local authority has told her fellow councillors that she launched a hunt for the “cowards” who leaked a recorded meeting in which she said those who disagreed with decisions would have to “fucking suck it up”.
Bitter divisions among Reform members of Kent county council, one of 10 controlled outright by Nigel Farage’s party, were laid bare at the weekend by the Guardian in a leaked video of a chaotic internal meeting.
Continue reading...Gaza war has caused huge shifts in Middle East – and that may just be the beginning
Trump’s 20-point plan is forcing regional rivals to set aside differences and collaborate after years of competition
If the war in Gaza had dramatic consequences across the Middle East, overturning long-held assumptions, resetting the geopolitical map and provoking massive shifts in public opinion, any durable peace is likely to have equally momentous effects.
Some counsel caution.
Continue reading...Yemen’s Houthis detain 20 UN staff in latest raid
United Nations demands the release of its employees after Houthi forces raided a facility and detained staff in Sanaa.
Ex-Kenyan leader Raila Odinga buried after days of memorial events
The long-time opposition leader died aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment.
Ex-Kenyan leader Raila Odinga buried after days of memorial events
The long-time opposition leader died aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment.
Israeli strikes kill 42 in Gaza as both sides say the other breached truce
Hamas maintains it is abiding by ceasefire as Israel launches at least 20 air strikes on targets in southern Gaza.
Nicolas Sarkozy to enter prison for criminal conspiracy over Libyan funding
Former French president set to start five-year sentence for scheme to obtain campaign funds from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime
The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, will go to prison on Tuesday after a court sentenced him to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Sarkozy, who was the rightwing president of France between 2007 and 2012, will become the first former head of an EU country to serve time in prison, and the first French postwar leader to be jailed.
Continue reading...Trump ends aid to Colombia and calls country’s leader a ‘drug leader’
The move is the latest in a string of escalations from the US which has struck at least six ships in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks.
Iran may have ‘stoked’ Hamas to violate ceasefire – www.israelhayom.com
- Iran may have ‘stoked’ Hamas to violate ceasefire www.israelhayom.com
- Gaza ceasefire deal violated. And, shutdown enters day 20 with no end in sight NPR
- Trump says US could buy Argentinian beef to try to bring down prices for American consumers Yahoo
- Israel Warned by Trump Envoy: Do Not Jeopardize Peace Plan رکنا
- The U.S Has Now Full Control of the IDF and Israel JFeed
Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant as Trump says Kyiv may have to trade land for peace – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant as Trump says Kyiv may have to trade land for peace ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,334 Al Jazeera
- Giant Russian gas plant suspends intake from Kazakhstan after Ukrainian drone strike Reuters
- Kazakhstan Monitors Oil Output After Russian Gas Plant Hit Yahoo Finance
- Ukraine updates: Russian gas plant hit in long-range strike DW
Bangladesh garment exporters fear $1bn losses after huge airport fire
The fire gutted import cargo terminals areas at Dhaka airport, destroying an estimated $1bn of 'urgent air shipments'.
Smart jab can shrink head and neck cancer tumours within six weeks, trial finds
Triple-action therapy drug amivantamab could be given as an injection to help treat recurrent or metastatic cancers
Doctors have hailed “incredibly encouraging” trial results that show a triple-action smart jab can shrink tumours in head and neck cancer patients within six weeks.
Head and neck cancer is the world’s sixth most common form of the disease. If it spreads or comes back after standard treatment, patients may be offered immunotherapy and platinum chemotherapy. But if this fails, there is often little else doctors can do.
Continue reading...Police to look into claims Prince Andrew sought information on accuser
Media reports say he asked his police protection to find out personal details about Virginia Giuffre.
Trump calls Colombia’s Petro ‘a drug leader’, says US to cut aid to country
Petro calls Trump "rude and ignorant about Colombia" a day after he demanded answers about US strikes in Caribbean.
Gaza’s traumatised children urgently need the hope education offers
Restoring education in Gaza is as urgent as humanitarian provision. It can help children begin to recover from trauma.
Kenya’s revered opposition leader Raila Odinga laid to rest
Final ceremony follows days of memorial events that left five people dead and hundreds injured during stampedes.