Zelenskyy urges Trump to broker end to Ukraine war after Gaza deal agreed
Ukraine's president praises Trump's efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire, says other wars 'can be stopped as well'.
Drone strike in besieged Sudan city kills dozens
El-Fasher has been surrounded by the RSF for 17 months, as residents face hunger and starvation.
El-Fasher attack: Dozens killed in drone strike in besieged Sudan city – BBC
- El-Fasher attack: Dozens killed in drone strike in besieged Sudan city BBC
- At least 60 killed in attack on Sudan’s Al-Fashir, activists say CNN
- Sudan: Drone, artillery strike kills 60 at refugee camp dw.com
- A Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in Darfur, an aid group says AP News
- Dozens Killed in Strikes at Shelter in Besieged Sudanese City The New York Times
Drone Footage Shows the Extent of Destruction in Gaza City After Israel-Hamas Cease-fire – Haaretz
- Drone Footage Shows the Extent of Destruction in Gaza City After Israel-Hamas Cease-fire Haaretz
- While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik The Guardian
- Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war AP News
- Israel-Hamas: Families wait for hostage release as aid agencies prepare to deliver relief NBC News
- Thousands Return to Northern Gaza, Hopeful, but Faced With Devastation The New York Times
Trump says military members will be paid despite government shutdown
President claims he found a way to pay troops and directed Pentagon chief to release funds on 15 October
Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that he had found a way to pay US military troops despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, saying he had instructed his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to release funds.
Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “I am using my authority, as commander-in-chief, to direct our secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our troops PAID on October 15.”
Continue reading...No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast
Operations go from rescue to recovery as no survivors expected to be found, officials say.
Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Dies at 48 After Being Attacked in Prison – Variety
- Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Dies at 48 After Being Attacked in Prison Variety
- Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack BBC
- Pedophile ex-rock star Ian Watkins murdered in ‘Monster Mansion’ prison cell New York Post
- Lostprophets’ paedo Ian Watkins stabbed to death by con in frenzied jail attack after inmates unlocked from cells The Sun
- Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison attack, reports say USA Today
Israel awaits the release of hostages, as Palestinians return to the ruins of their homes – CBS News
- Israel awaits the release of hostages, as Palestinians return to the ruins of their homes CBS News
- Trump confident ceasefire will hold as Palestinians return to northern Gaza - live updates CNN
- LIVE: Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, Palestinians return to north Gaza ruins Al Jazeera
- Israel-Hamas live updates: Families wait for hostage release as aid agencies prepare to deliver relief NBC News
- More than 500,000 people return to Gaza City amid ceasefire, as Steve Witkoff addresses Tel Aviv crowd – live The Guardian
Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 41 – The New York Times
- Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 41 The New York Times
- Floods, landslides in Mexico leave at least 41 dead Fox News
- Flooding In Central And Southeast Mexico Leaves 37 Dead The Weather Channel
- Mexico floods kill at least 23 people as storms head north The Guardian
- At least 37 dead in Mexico as heavy rain sets off floods and landslides NBC News
Madagascar soldiers join antigovernment protesters assembled in capital
Youth-led demonstrators enter Antananarivo's May 13 Square for the first time since protests erupted last month.
We’re grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner tells BBC
María Corina Machado tells Trump of her appreciation for "what he's doing... around the world for peace".
We’re grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner tells BBC
María Corina Machado tells Trump of her appreciation for "what he's doing... around the world for peace".
Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick of Lecornu for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’ – The New York Times
- Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick of Lecornu for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’ The New York Times
- In shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday CNN
- French PM Lecornu races against the clock to form government Reuters
- Macron puts Lecornu back as France's prime minister just days after he quit NPR
- Reappointed French PM Lecornu says new cabinet 'must not be hostage to partisan interests' France 24
‘We are inventing captivity medicine’: Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages
Several of the hostages will be brought from Gaza to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.
Activists renew calls for football ban on Israel despite Gaza ceasefire
Activists campaign to suspend Israel from European football, calling for accountability for genocide.
Nova festival survivor found dead two years after 7 October attack – BBC
- Nova festival survivor found dead two years after 7 October attack BBC
- Nova survivor dies by suicide, 2 years after girlfriend was killed in front of him The Times of Israel
- Survivor of Nova festival massacre dies by suicide: 'Everything inside me is dead' Haaretz
- Oct. 7 survivor sets himself on fire in tragic suicide: ‘I can’t bear this pain any longer’ New York Post
- Nova festival survivor dies two years after girlfriend shot dead as he shielded her Sky News
Four killed in mass shooting after Mississippi football game
Twelve others were injured in the incident, which happened at around midnight.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she is terrified her sons will ‘join manosphere’
Nigerian-American author tells Cheltenham literature festival audience having boys made her ‘worry more’
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she is terrified that her young boys will “join the manosphere”.
Speaking at Cheltenham literature festival on Saturday, the Nigerian-American author of works including Americanah told an audience that having two sons has made her “worry more” about men and boys.
Continue reading...No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, officials say
Initial toll after explosions at plant near McEwen on Friday was believed to be 19 people but later revised to 18.
There were no survivors in the blast that obliterated part of an explosives factory in rural Tennessee, authorities said on Saturday.
The families of 18 people had been waiting anxiously on Saturday as their loved ones had been feared dead since explosions ripped through the plant near McEwen in western Tennessee early on Friday. The initial toll had been believed to be 19 people but that figure was later revised.
Continue reading...‘Another Nakba’: UN expert says Gaza recovery will take generations
UN special rapporteur on right to housing says Palestinians returning to destroyed northern Gaza face 'profound trauma'.