US Supreme Court declines to speed up decision to take up fight over tariff
The court declined to fast-track the review of the dispute over Trump having legal power to impose broad tariffs.
US aiding Israel in war on Iran would be “catastrophic”
Bernie Sanders on Trump to work with the international community to rein Netanyahu.
Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election
Trump revives old grievance as White House consumed by decision on whether to get directly involved in Israel-Iran war.
Panama suspends constitutional protections in the northwest after destructive protests – AP News
- Panama suspends constitutional protections in the northwest after destructive protests AP News
- Panama declares emergency over banana region unrest BBC
- Panama temporarily suspends some constitutional guarantees in protest-rocked province Reuters
- Labor wins and increased repression: 50 days of Panama’s national strike Peoples Dispatch
- Police clear roadblocks set up by protesters in Bocas del Toro Colorado Springs Gazette
Putin warns his officials not to allow recession – politico.eu
- Putin warns his officials not to allow recession politico.eu
- Ukraine war briefing: Russia ‘on verge of recession’, Putin minister tells economic showcase The Guardian
- Putin says Russian recession must not happen ‘under any circumstances’ Al Jazeera
- Russia needs monetary policy changes to avert a recession, says economy minister Reuters
- Russia on brink of recession, says economy minister Financial Times
What is Europe’s stance on the Israel-Iran conflict?
Divisions and anxiety rise in Europe over hostilities in the Middle East.
EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza – The Guardian
- EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza The Guardian
- Israel may have breached EU agreement, bloc's foreign policy arm says Reuters
- What next after EU finds ‘indications’ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations? The Guardian
- Israel’s Gaza actions may breach EU-Israel human rights agreement: Report Al Jazeera
- Israel apparently in breach of human rights obligations under pact with EU, Brussels review finds The Times of Israel
Palestine Action expected to be banned after vandalism of planes at RAF base
Home secretary plans to proscribe group that broke into Brize Norton, effectively branding it a terrorist organisation
The pro-Palestine group that broke into RAF Brize Norton sparking a major security review is expected to be banned by the government next week in a move which will anger campaigners.
Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, is planning to proscribe Palestine Action, effectively branding it a terrorist organisation.
Continue reading...Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rally against Israeli attacks
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians were seen protesting in cities across Iran on Friday over continued Israeli attacks.
The US can end Iran conflict with one call, official from Iran’s presidency says – CNN
Dozens of aid seekers among 82 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza – Al Jazeera
- Dozens of aid seekers among 82 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israeli attacks kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza, UN warns of water shortage Reuters
- As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza — and hunger deepens NPR
- Israel's war on Gaza: At least 265 Palestinians killed in less than a week Middle East Eye
- Over 80 Gazans killed Thursday by Israeli fire as global focus shifts to Iran war Haaretz
‘All of Ukraine is ours’ — Putin on Russia’s territorial ambitions in Ukraine – The Kyiv Independent
- 'All of Ukraine is ours' — Putin on Russia's territorial ambitions in Ukraine The Kyiv Independent
- Putin Does Not Rule Out Capturing Key Ukrainian City The New York Times
- Vladimir Putin Issues Warning of New War Newsweek
- Putin says 'the whole of Ukraine is ours' - in theory Reuters
- Trump administration sends layoff notices to 600 Voice of America staff, NYT reports The Kyiv Independent
Trump v Iran: a negotiation made in hell – The Economist
- Trump v Iran: a negotiation made in hell The Economist
- Week 2 of the Iran crisis: Diplomatic off-ramp is narrowing but not closed (yet) CNN
- An Iran Deal in Two Weeks? Hard to Achieve, Even if Trump Really Wants One. The New York Times
- Deal, Not Bombs, Seen as Only Way to End Iranian Nuclear Threat Bloomberg.com
- The big if in the Israel-Iran standoff Times of India
$40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea – The New York Times
- $40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea The New York Times
- Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed BBC
- British superyacht Bayesian resurfaces for 1st time since August sinking ahead of recovery ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted partially out of water in salvage operation CNN
- Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian raised from seabed off Sicily The Guardian
EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza
Leaked document marks significant moment in relations with ally but stops short of calling for immediate sanctions
The EU has said “there are indications” that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its conduct in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for immediate sanctions.
“There are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under article 2 of the EU-Israel association agreement,” states a leaked document from the EU’s foreign policy service, seen by the Guardian.
Continue reading...US judge orders release of pro-Palestinian advocate Mahmoud Khalil
The wife of the jailed Columbia University graduate student says the family 'can finally breathe a sigh of relief'.
US ambassador accidentally says Israel ‘spreading terror’
US diplomat Dorothy Shea accidentally stated Israel’s government had “spread chaos, terror and suffering.”
Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed
The cause of the sinking, which killed seven of the 22 people onboard, is still under investigation.
Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed
The cause of the sinking, which killed seven of the 22 people onboard, is still under investigation.
Two hikers killed by major rockfall on popular trail in Canada
‘Basically a whole shelf of a mountain came loose’ said one person who fled the scene in Banff National Park
Two people have been killed and another three injured when a major rockfall crashed onto a group of hikers on a popular Rocky Mountain trail in western Canada.
The accident happened on Thursday near the Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, about 225km (140 miles) north-west of Calgary, Alberta. The area is known for its natural beauty and is particularly busy in summer.
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