Israel’s gambit: Massacre the Palestinians, subjugate the region?
Has Israel created a predicament it can’t escape with its zero-sum path for the Palestinians and regional overreach?
Prince Harry considers founding new charity after Sentebale dispute
Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana
Prince Harry is considering establishing a new charity after a dispute that led to him leaving Sentebale, a spokesperson has said.
It comes after the Duke of Sussex was criticised by the Charity Commission for allowing a row with the chair of Sentebale, which he co-founded in 2006, to “play out publicly”.
Continue reading...Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km from border in first reported strike in Russia’s Komi Republic – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km from border in first reported strike in Russia's Komi Republic The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery in drone exchanges; key talks loom Al Jazeera
- Ukraine drone attack kills one, damages industrial facility in Saratov, Russia says Reuters
- Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills One, Damages Industrial Site, Russia Says Newsweek
- Ukraine Strikes ‘Industrial’ Facility in Russia’s Saratov Region Bloomberg.com
Confusion over the Alaska summit shows Vladimir Putin still calls the shots
Donald Trump rewarding the Kremlin’s hardline attitude shows Russia can still sideline Ukraine from deal to end war
In the five months since Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the Oval Office in late February, Ukrainian officials have worked hard to repair the damage of that day, which ended with the Ukrainian president being kicked out of the White House.
With advice from European allies, Zelenskyy recalibrated his strategy for dealing with the Trump administration, and there was a feeling it was broadly going well. “We managed to reset communications, to find a new language to work with Trump,” said one senior official in Kyiv a week ago.
Continue reading...Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain
US carmaker makes move for licence that would allow it to provide energy to domestic and business premises
Elon Musk’s Tesla is gearing up to launch a household electricity supplier in Great Britain in the coming months.
The US electric car manufacturer run by the world’s richest man has formally applied to the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, for an electricity supply licence, according to a notice published on the watchdog’s website.
Continue reading...Jordan to host meeting with Syria, US on Syrian reconstruction
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s new government is trying to attract foreign investment as Syria's economy lies in ruins.
Lindsey Graham says Russia and Ukraine would likely need to swap land in a ceasefire deal – NBC News
- Lindsey Graham says Russia and Ukraine would likely need to swap land in a ceasefire deal NBC News
- Graham ‘confident’ Trump will walk away from summit if Putin ‘insists on bad deal’ The Hill
- Lindsey Graham says Trump's goal is to prevent third invasion of Ukraine, wants Zelensky 'to be part of the process' New York Post
- 'Like Reagan...': Senator Lindsey Graham says he's confident Trump will walk away if Putin insists on bad Times of India
- Lindsey Graham stated about the exchange of territories: why Ukraine will not drive away all the occupiers 112.ua
Palestine Action protest arrests rise to more than 500 – BBC
- Palestine Action protest arrests rise to more than 500 BBC
- Hundreds of anti-Israel protestors arrested in London for supporting group banned under terrorism law Fox News
- London police arrest 466 people for backing banned Palestine Action group CNN
- UK police arrest 522 over support for Palestine Action at London protests Al Jazeera
- London police arrest 474 people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law NBC News
Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery in drone exchanges; key talks loom
Drones launched by Kyiv are targeting deeper into Russian territory than in past, Al Jazeera's correspondent reports.
UK family killed in car crash on holiday in southern Portugal
Four members of family from Thetford, Norfolk, died after car collided with another vehicle in Alentejo region
A UK family have been killed in a car accident while holidaying in southern Portugal, local authorities have confirmed.
Domingos Serrano, 55, his wife, Maria, 51, and their 20-year-old twin sons, Afonso and Domingos, died when their car collided with another vehicle on Saturday on the IP2 motorway near Castro Verde, in the Alentejo region.
Continue reading...Jen Psaki Is Asked If She Fears Trump Administration Is ‘Coming After’ Her – HuffPost
Willy Chavarria sorry after Adidas shoe cultural appropriation row – BBC
- Willy Chavarria sorry after Adidas shoe cultural appropriation row BBC
- Sandal scandal: Mexican authorities accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation Politico
- Mexico: US designer regrets 'appropriated' Adidas shoes DW
- Adidas accused of cultural appropriation by Mexico over new footwear design Al Jazeera
- Mexico wants Adidas to pay up after Mexican-American designer launches Indigenous-inspired shoe Reuters
Nagasaki commemorates atomic bombing 80 years on
Japan has marked 80 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
London police arrest hundreds at Gaza protest supporting Palestine Action
Police in London detained close to 500 peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters for ‘terrorism’.
Iran’s triple crisis is reshaping daily life
Power and water outages have combined with record-breaking heat. Three Iranians tell us how they've had to adjust.
Sigrid Kaag on Gaza: Aid under siege & the collapse of humanitarian norms
Former UN Gaza coordinator Sigrid Kaag on blocked aid and the UN’s struggle as famine grips Gaza.
UN report says its female staff in Afghanistan have received death threats
Taliban rulers say they are not behind the threats and are investigating, according to the United Nations.
Palestinian boy crushed to death by falling aid pallet in Gaza
Distressing video shows the moment a 15-year-old boy was killed by a falling aid pallet in Gaza.
Antiwar activists storm Big Brother stage to disrupt broadcast in Israel
Watch the moment a group of Israeli activists stormed a live television broadcast to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.
Southern Europe battling worst wildfires in decades amid huge blazes
France has been suffering its largest wildfire in at least 50 years, according to disaster officials.