Trump nominates ex-Fox News host Tammy Bruce as deputy UN ambassador
Bruce, who is currently spokeswoman for the state department, has done "brilliantly" according to Trump.
IRS commissioner’s removal reportedly over clash on undocumented immigrant data
Trump removed Billy Long from post months after agency said it couldn’t release information on some taxpayers
The removal of the Internal Revenue Service commissioner Billy Long after just two months in the post came after the federal tax collection agency said it could not release some information on taxpayers suspected of being in the US illegally, it was reported on Saturday.
The IRS and the White House had clashed over using tax data to help locate suspected undocumented immigrants soon before Long was dismissed by the administration, according to the Washington Post.
Continue reading...Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland – AP News
- Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland AP News
- Italy is reviving plans for a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland. Will it work? NPR
- Record-breaking bridges: How Italy and China are pushing engineering limits ABC News
- 'They must not touch the Strait': Sicily bridge opponents vow to put up a fight Reuters
- Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily BBC
Atlanta police officer dies after shooting near health agency HQ
Officials say the 30-year-old suspect may have been ill, or thought he was ill from a Covid vaccine.
Modi vows to “deepen partnership” with Putin after Trump’s tariffs – Axios
- Modi vows to "deepen partnership" with Putin after Trump's tariffs Axios
- India’s Modi shares ‘good call’ with ‘my friend’ Putin after Trump tariffs The Hill
- Modi vows to deepen India-Russia ties despite Trump tariffs The Telegraph
- Putin to visit India at the end of 2025, Ifax reports Reuters
- India’s Modi Invites Russia’s Putin to Visit Amid US Tensions Bloomberg.com
Who are Premier League title favourites: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Utd?
Liverpool stormed the Premier League last season - can anyone stop them from claiming a record 21st title?
Vinay Prasad returns to FDA days after leaving under pressure from Laura Loomer
Prasad left the agency after far-right influencer released edited audio misleadingly suggesting he was anti-Trump
Vinay Prasad is returning to his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy and blood product regulation at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a little more than a week after he left the agency.
“At the FDA’s request, Dr Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” Department Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Reuters.
Continue reading...Iran rejects planned transit corridor outlined in Armenia-Azerbaijan pact
Iran is distancing itself from ally Russia as it rejects planned border corridor backed by US President Donald Trump.
Can Israel have a ‘normal’ place in the Middle East?
As Israel's war on Gaza rages, chances of normalising ties with its neighbours are fading.
Palestinian foreign minister demands action to end Israel’s Gaza genocide
Varsen Aghabekian Shahin says international community must take concrete steps to end Israeli impunity for abuses.
Fourteen-year-old Palestinian Killed in Central Gaza After Air-dropped Aid Box Fell on Him – Haaretz
- Fourteen-year-old Palestinian Killed in Central Gaza After Air-dropped Aid Box Fell on Him Haaretz
- Aid drops over Gaza criticized for being dangerous as starvation mounts under Israel offensive NBC News
- Palestinian boy killed in Gaza aid drop as starvation toll rises to 217 Al Jazeera
- IDF says some 131 tons of food aid airdropped into Gaza today by 7 countries The Times of Israel
- A father criticised the use of airdrops in Gaza. Five days later, he was killed by a falling pallet Sky News
Teenager arrested after three shot in New York City’s Times Square
An 18-year-old woman grazed by a bullet in the neck was among the injured as gunfire rang out.
Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal – Reuters
- Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal Reuters
- President Trump Brokers Another Historic Peace Deal The White House (.gov)
- Donald Trump brokers a peace plan in the Caucasus The Economist
- Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at White House The New York Times
- A Nobel Peace Prize for Trump? World leaders are lining up USA Today
‘We’ll beg for the Iron Dome’: Germany’s Merz faces backlash over Israel arms embargo – Ynetnews
- 'We'll beg for the Iron Dome’: Germany’s Merz faces backlash over Israel arms embargo Ynetnews
- Merz: Germany's support for Israel hasn't changed, but we cannot support Gaza City takeover The Times of Israel
- Germany updates: Israel arms halt met with CDU/CSU backlash DW
- Germany, long opposed to E.U. pressure on Israel, suspends arms shipments The Washington Post
- Germany's arms embargo on Israel isn't a betrayal, it's a moral reckoning | Opinion Haaretz
Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official’s son killed fighting in Ukraine
Michael Gloss, 21, who was killed in Ukraine last year, was the son of Juliane Gallina, a CIA deputy director,
Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official’s son killed fighting in Ukraine
Michael Gloss, 21, who was killed in Ukraine last year, was the son of Juliane Gallina, a CIA deputy director,
Iran and Russia stand to lose from US deal with Azerbaijan and Armenia
Trump-brokered peace treaty predicted to suffocate geopolitical influence of Washington’s rivals in region
Iran expressed concern about foreign interference on Saturday, fearing it had been carved out of a declaration brokered by Donald Trump between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The two countries have come closer to ending 35 years of enmity by signing a peace treaty in Washington and agreeing to a US private consortium taking control of a strategic corridor on Iran’s border.
The corridor passing through southern Armenia will link Azerbaijan with its exclave Nakhchivan, a longstanding demand of Baku. The US will operate the corridor under Armenian sovereignty on a 99-year land lease, changing the balance of power in the region. Some Iranian commentators claimed the deal amounts to “Iran’s geopolitical suffocation in the region”.
Continue reading...Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine on border with Cambodia, army says
Thai military accuses neighbouring country of planting concealed weapons in violation of international law
Three Thai soldiers were injured on Saturday after one tripped a landmine in territory along its frontier with Cambodia, Thailand’s army has said as it accused the neighbouring country of planting concealed weapons in violation of international law.
The incident, in which a Thai sergeant major suffered severe injuries, came two days after the countries reasserted their commitment to a ceasefire that ended a brief but intense period of fighting. Cambodia denies the accusation.
Continue reading...UK police arrest at least 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London
Critics say ban on activist group stifles freedom of speech and assembly and aims to curb pro-Palestine demonstrations.
North Korea is removing some of its speakers from their tense border, South Korea military says – CBS News
- North Korea is removing some of its speakers from their tense border, South Korea military says CBS News
- North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border BBC
- North Korea starts dismantling some border loudspeakers, South Korea says Reuters
- North Korea starts to dismantle border loudspeakers DW
- South Korea claims North Korea has removed speakers from tense border The Independent