Qatar PM blasts Israel, appreciates Arab, Islamic support ahead of summit
Arab-Islamic summit on Monday show of solidarity with Qatar after Israeli attacks on Doha last week.
Teen Colorado school shooting suspect reportedly fixated on Columbine attack
Desmond Holly also expressed neo-Nazi views online before a shooting critically injuring two students, ADL says
A teenager suspected in a shooting attack at a suburban Denver high school that left two students in critical condition appeared fascinated with previous mass shootings including Columbine and expressed neo-Nazi views online, according to experts.
Since December, Desmond Holly, 16, had been active on an online forum where users watch videos of killings and violence, mixed in with content on white supremacism and antisemitism, the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism said in a report.
Continue reading...Kirk suspect ‘not co-operating’ with authorities, governor says
He adds that "much more evidence and information" will become available once charges are filed in the case.
Haaland runs rampant as Man City beat Man United 3-0 in Premier League
City dominate the Manchester, England derby, as Erling Haaland grabs a brace after Phil Foden opens the scoring.
Le Pen turns the screw on Macron ahead of crunch budget talks – politico.eu
- Le Pen turns the screw on Macron ahead of crunch budget talks politico.eu
- France’s government has collapsed again. How did we get here and what’s next? CNN
- France gets a new prime minister The Economist
- France’s Debt Rating Cut on Fears of Political Instability The New York Times
- France’s finances are in turmoil. Here’s how it came to this AP News
Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Elon Musk and other corporate chiefs – Financial Times
- Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Elon Musk and other corporate chiefs Financial Times
- Pope Leo takes swipe at Elon Musk’s wealth: ‘We’re in big trouble’ The Times
- The Pope: Let us overcome hatred and violence Vatican News
- Pope Leo's 1st formal interview: Wage inequality, Elon Musk, peace and polarization National Catholic Reporter
- In interview with Crux correspondent, Pope talks Ukraine, synodality, polarization, World Cup Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
Starmer urged to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms
Huge survey reveals employment rights policies are popular with public despite many not knowing about bill
Keir Starmer must make the “populist case” for workers’ rights reforms, unions have said, after a new mega-poll suggested the changes were the most popular of almost all policies but have extremely limited public recognition.
The employment rights bill will return to the Commons on Monday with a pledge by senior government figures not to water down changes to zero-hours contracts or new rights at work.
Continue reading...Far-right AfD’s vote triples in elections in German bellwether state
Party takes 16.5% of the vote in North Rhine-Westphalia, behind governing CDU and Social Democrats
Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has more than tripled its support in local elections in the country’s most populous state, a poll seen as Friedrich Merz’s first significant electoral test since he took office as chancellor four months ago.
According to exit poll results from North Rhine-Westphalia, Merz’s Christian Democrats won with 34% – about the equivalent of its historically worst result in the same poll in 2020 – while the AfD secured 16.5%.
Continue reading...Romania becomes second Nato country to report Russian drone in its airspace
Ukraine's President Zelensky called the incursion "an obvious expansion of the war by Russia".
Romania becomes second Nato country to report Russian drone in its airspace
Ukraine's President Zelensky called the incursion "an obvious expansion of the war by Russia".
‘No one can silence their voice’: Pope Leo XIV honors modern martyrs at ecumenical service – Catholic News Agency
- ‘No one can silence their voice’: Pope Leo XIV honors modern martyrs at ecumenical service Catholic News Agency
- Pope: Martyrs can unite Christians of different backgrounds Vatican News
- Modern Christian martyrs show power of love in face of hatred, pope says usccb
- Over 1,600 Christians killed for their faith since 2000 - study www.christiantoday.com
- Pope Leo XIV commemorates over 1,500 killed for their faith Rome Reports
Couple saves thousands monthly by taking extended ‘gap year’ travels with six-year-old – Fox News
- Couple saves thousands monthly by taking extended 'gap year' travels with six-year-old Fox News
- We’re taking our girl, 6, out of school, they don't mind & it’s already saved us thousands even after a trip to Disney The Sun
- Couple who quit their jobs and took their daughter out of school to travel around the world reveal they're now SAVING money Daily Mail
- Couple saves thousands monthly by taking extended 'gap year' travels with 6-year-old AOL.com
- Couple are saving thousands of dollars a month by traveling the world with their daughter — home has become too expensive yahoo.com
Tens of thousands protest against legal crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition party – Reuters
- Tens of thousands protest against legal crackdown on Turkey's main opposition party Reuters
- Tens of thousands protest in Ankara against legal crackdown on Turkish opposition The Guardian
- Markets, Mayors, and Crackdowns: Erdoğan’s High-Stakes Gamble Middle East Institute
- Turkey’s opposition head accuses Erdoğan of legal ‘coup’ Financial Times
- Is this the end of Atatürk’s party? Financial Times
Israel strikes high-rises in Gaza City, ahead of cabinet meeting to discuss risk of ground operation to hostages – CNN
- Israel strikes high-rises in Gaza City, ahead of cabinet meeting to discuss risk of ground operation to hostages CNN
- Israel flattens more Gaza towers as strikes kill 53 and famine toll rises Al Jazeera
- The Perilous Path to Escape Gaza City The New York Times
- Israeli airstrike levels Gaza tower as civilian death toll rises Vatican News
- 'We escaped certain death': Israel intensifies Gaza City bombardment, forcing families to flee BBC
Britain’s King Charles III lives another, slower life in Transylvania – The Washington Post
Britain’s King Charles III lives another, slower life in Transylvania The Washington Post
Rubio in Israel for talks to limit diplomatic damage over Qatar strikes
US secretary of state says Trump ‘not happy’ about Israeli attack that targeted Hamas officials in Doha for Gaza talks
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has held talks in Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at limiting the diplomatic damage to both countries by Israel’s attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders in Qatar, its continued demolition of Gaza, and the accelerated expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli prime minister took Rubio on a tour of the Western Wall, where both men placed written prayers between the stones, before taking his American visitor underground to view archeological excavations.
Continue reading...Attacking Qatar shows Israel doesn’t want a Gaza ceasefire
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu keeps changing position on a Gaza ceasefire, using different ploys to keep the war going.
Starmer says UK will ‘never surrender’ flag to far-right protesters
Antifascist campaign group Hope Not Hate condemns speeches at Saturday's rally in London as 'extremely disturbing'.
More Middle East mayhem amid unconditional US support for Israel?
US political analyst John Mearsheimer argues that Israel attacked Qatar to preclude any closure to the war on Gaza.
Russian drone incursion into Poland ‘was Kremlin test on Nato’
Polish minister says Moscow sought to gauge reaction without starting war as Romania reports new incursion
Poland’s foreign minister has said the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace was an attempt by the Kremlin to test Nato’s reactions by incremental escalations without prompting a full-scale response, as Romania became the second Nato country to report an incursion in a matter of days.
Radosław Sikorski confirmed that while the drones that entered Poland last week were capable of carrying ammunition, they were not loaded with explosives. “Interestingly, they were all duds, which suggests to me that Russia tried to test us without starting a war,” Sikorski told the Guardian in Kyiv.
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