- Carney Unveils Major Projects for Canada to Offset Damage of Trump’s Tariffs The New York Times
- Canada: Carney unveils array of national projects to ‘turbocharge’ economy The Guardian
- Canada to Unveil Initial List of Priority Infrastructure, Trade Projects The Wall Street Journal
- Shell LNG Plant Wins Place on Carney’s Favored Projects List Bloomberg.com
- 2 B.C. projects make the list of Canada’s 1st major nation-building projects Global News
Israeli leaders heap praise on Charlie Kirk as a staunch ally of Israel
Netanyahu mourns Charlie Kirk, describing him as a 'lion-hearted friend of Israel' and a warrior for truth and freedom.
‘There will be no Palestinian state’: PM signs plan cementing E1 settlement expansion – The Times of Israel
- ‘There will be no Palestinian state’: PM signs plan cementing E1 settlement expansion The Times of Israel
- Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’ Al Jazeera
- Netanyahu signs West Bank settlement expansion plan, rules out Palestinian state Reuters
- Israel will soon celebrate annexation of West Bank, Smotrich tells PM at E1 signing ceremony The Times of Israel
- ‘This place is ours’: Benjamin Netanyahu clears stand on a Palestinian state Hindustan Times
Meet one of the Palestinians refusing Israel’s Gaza City expulsion order
Nahd al-Rafati is refusing Israel's forced displacement order for Gaza City.
Bolsonaro’s coup trial gripped Brazil – and his conviction will divide the country
The ex-president's conviction is a milestone critics will welcome, though his punishment remains unclear.
Archaeologists scramble to evacuate Gaza artefacts threatened by Israeli strike
Officials hurriedly remove nearly three decades of finds in ‘high-risk operation’
An official in charge of nearly three decades of archaeological finds in Gaza has described how the artefacts were hurriedly evacuated from a Gaza City building threatened by an Israeli strike.
“This was a high-risk operation, carried out in an extremely dangerous context for everyone involved – a real last-minute rescue,” said Olivier Poquillon, director of the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem (EBAF), which housed the relics.
Continue reading...Hamas accuses Israel of trying to ‘torpedo’ mediations by attacking Qatar
A spokesperson for Hamas says Israel is trying to derail ceasefire talks by targeting its leaders in Qatar on Tuesday.
Canada: Carney unveils array of national projects to ‘turbocharge’ economy
List leaves out oil pipelines and focuses on LNG expansion, mines and nuclear power as it fends off US trade war
Canada’s Liberal government has said that a liquefied natural gas facility, critical mineral mines, a nuclear reactor and port expansion will mark the first wave of major national projects to “turbocharge” the country’s economy as it fends off a trade war with the United States.
Notably, the list unveiled by the prime minster, Mark Carney, on Thursday does not include any new oil pipelines – projects which have proven to be deeply divisive and politically fractious in recent years.
Continue reading...Netanyahu signs plan to expand West Bank settlement
Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement to expand the illegal Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank.
How much of a burden has Israel become to the US?
Washington 'shielding Netanyahu government' as it commits genocide in Gaza.
Albania appoints AI-generated minister to avoid corruption – France 24
- Albania appoints AI-generated minister to avoid corruption France 24
- Albania appoints AI bot as minister to tackle corruption Reuters
- Albania appoints AI bot ‘minister’ to fight corruption in world first Al Jazeera
- Albania's leader says his new Cabinet includes an AI 'minister' to fight corruption ABC News
- Albania puts AI-created ‘minister’ in charge of public procurement The Guardian
What did Jair Bolsonaro’s trial reveal about an attempted coup in Brazil?
Far-right ex-president was found to have led a ‘criminal organisation’ to try to stay in power
Brazil’s supreme court has made Jair Bolsonaro the first former president in the country’s history to be convicted for attempting a coup.
The 70-year-old far-right leader claims he is the victim of political persecution, but three out of five judges concluded on Thursday that it was sufficiently proven that Bolsonaro and his close allies attempted to overturn the 2022 election, which he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Continue reading...Ireland won’t participate in Eurovision 2026 if Israel does: Broadcaster
RTE says participating would be 'unconscionable' as a result of Israel's war on Gaza and the 'appalling loss of lives'.
Belarus frees political prisoners in exchange for easing of US sanctions
Fifty-two prisoners have been released, but more than 1,000 political prisoners remain in jail.
Belarus frees political prisoners in exchange for easing of US sanctions – BBC
- Belarus frees political prisoners in exchange for easing of US sanctions BBC
- Belarus pardons scores of prisoners ‘at the request’ of Trump, Lukashenko says CNN
- Alone in no man's land, one freed prisoner refused to leave Belarus Reuters
- 'Europe's last dictator' frees more than 50 prisoners to ease sanctions in Trump trade Sky News
- Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including foreigners, after visit by US delegation The Guardian
Litton Das guides Bangladesh away from Hong Kong shock in Asia Cup T20
Bangladesh avoid upset in Asia Cup opener after captain Litton Das hits a half-century in seven wicket T20 win.
Updates: Brazil Supreme Court votes to convict Bolsonaro on all charges
Bolsonaro set to be sentenced on charges related to planning coup after three justices vote to convict.
Russia Urges Poland to Reopen Belarus Border – The Moscow Times
- Russia Urges Poland to Reopen Belarus Border The Moscow Times
- Poland sends 40,000 troops to border amid Russia tension TVP World
- Russian Wargames Feed NATO Anxiety After Poland Drone Incursion Bloomberg.com
- Russo-Belarusian military drills trigger concern in Baltics DW
- Russia-Belarus military drills start this week. Here’s what to know Defense News
UK should work with Nato on new missile defence system to counter Russia, experts say
After Russian drones entered Polish airspace, two authors of the UK strategic defence review said Europe would need to build up its defences
Britain should work with Nato allies in developing an integrated air and missile defence system after the incursion of nearly 20 Russian drones into Poland, according to two authors of the UK strategic defence review.
Fiona Hill, a former White House adviser, said that Russia was “testing the limits” of Europe’s defences at a time when the military commitment of the US to Nato was uncertain.
Continue reading...Alone in no man’s land, one freed prisoner refused to leave Belarus – Reuters
- Alone in no man's land, one freed prisoner refused to leave Belarus Reuters
- Belarus pardons scores of prisoners ‘at the request’ of Trump, Lukashenko says CNN
- Belarus prisoners forcibly deported to Lithuania after US deal, says opposition The Guardian
- 'People Are Simply Being Destroyed': Freed Belarusian Prisoners Describe Brutal Conditions Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- UK says 'great news' British national freed in Belarus release deal BBC