Is a Palestinian state being derailed by Israel’s illegal settlements?
Israel is expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank while it wages its war on Gaza.
Despite Gaza plan “many Israelis” hoping their govt is “over”
“It shows in the polls that more than 50 percent of Israelis hate the idea that Israel is becoming another South Africa.
A statue of Stalin is unveiled in the Moscow subway as Russia tries to revive the dictator’s legacy – AP News
- A statue of Stalin is unveiled in the Moscow subway as Russia tries to revive the dictator's legacy AP News
- Rosenberg: What a new Stalin statue says about Russia's attempt to reshape history BBC
- What can a ‘poorly-made’ Stalin sculpture tell us about Putin's Russia? The Art Newspaper
- Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate Reuters
- Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History The New York Times
Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says
Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, according to the UN, which has warned that the Palestinian territory’s entire population is at risk of famine.
Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said the territory was “the only defined area – a country or defined territory within a country – where you have the entire population at risk of famine. One hundred per cent of the population at risk of famine,” he said on Friday.
Continue reading...Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke humanitarian parole for 530,000
The ruling means people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua can be targeted for deportation as lawsuits continue.
Exclusive: West plans to push IAEA board to find Iran in breach of duties, diplomats say – Reuters
- Exclusive: West plans to push IAEA board to find Iran in breach of duties, diplomats say Reuters
- Report: West To Push IAEA To Publish Damning Report On Iran, Likely To Dampen Talks i24NEWS
- US, allies press IAEA to declare Iran non-compliant on nuclear commitments - Shafaq News شفق نيوز
- West to push IAEA to declare Iran in breach of nuclear obligations - Reuters ایران اینترنشنال
- Western powers to urge U.N. to declare Iran in breach of nuclear obligations Investing.com Nigeria
‘Nothing left’: Irish whale-watching company closes amid ‘overfishing’
Sprat fishing has disrupted the food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins
A whale-watching company has abandoned tours off Ireland’s southern Atlantic coast and declared the waters an empty, lifeless sea.
Colin Barnes, who ran Cork Whale Watch, announced he was closing the company because overfishing of sprat has disrupted the marine food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins.
Continue reading...Pakistan to designate an ambassador to neighbouring Taliban-run Afghanistan
Pakistan has become the fourth country to appoint an ambassador to Kabul, after China, UAE and Uzbekistan.
Explanation of Vote on a UN Security Council Resolution on South Sudan – United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
- Explanation of Vote on a UN Security Council Resolution on South Sudan United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
- South Sudan: Renewal of UN arms embargo a welcome move to protect civilians Amnesty International
- UN Security Council renews South Sudan arms embargo Radio Tamazuj
- UN Security Council must renew the arms embargo on South Sudan Al Jazeera
- UN Security Council urged to renew arms embargo against South Sudan JURIST Legal News
Israeli air strikes hit homes in Gaza City
Israeli air strikes hit homes in Gaza City on Friday, forcing families to flee through smoke and rubble.
Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks
Russia says it is sending its negotiators to Turkey for a second round of ceasefire talks on 2 June.
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations – The New York Times
- Ukraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations The New York Times
- Ukraine awaiting Russia peace proposal ahead of Istanbul talks BBC
- Ukraine says it wants to see Russian proposals before agreeing to more peace talks NBC News
- Zelenskiy accuses Russia of 'another deception' by holding back peace memorandum Reuters
- Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks uncertain as Moscow won’t reveal terms The Washington Post
Displaced civilians turn reluctant opium farmers in Myanmar
Opium production is booming in Myanmar as displaced civilians reluctantly become poppy farmers.
UN: ‘100 percent’ of Gazans on brink of famine
Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth,” the UN says, warning all residents are now at risk of famine.
French health ministry extends smoking ban – NPR
- French health ministry extends smoking ban NPR
- France to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools BBC
- Ooh la law: France snuffing out smoking in parks, beaches, more Fox News
- France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children Reuters
- France Banning Being French With New Smoking Laws The Daily Beast
Future of world-renowned children’s centre in hands of Reform UK
Pen Green, a model for Labour’s Sure Start, could face closure if Reform-led North Northamptonshire council fails to act
A world-renowned children’s centre that provided the model for Sure Start is on the brink of collapse, with its future in the hands of the newly elected Reform UK leadership of its local council.
The Pen Green Centre, which pioneered wrap-around care and learning for preschool children in one of the most deprived areas of the UK, was the blueprint for Labour’s totemic early years Sure Start programme in the late 1990s.
Continue reading...Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as U.S. expresses optimism – The Washington Post
- Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as U.S. expresses optimism The Washington Post
- Israel accepts a US proposal for a temporary Gaza ceasefire and Hamas gives a cool response AP News
- Trump says Gaza deal ‘very close,’ suggests announcement could be imminent The Times of Israel
- How Israel is responding to latest U.S. proposals to pause war in Gaza PBS
- Time's Up for the Warmongers and Dreamers of Settlements: Seal the Deal Now Haaretz
Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza – The New York Times
- Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza The New York Times
- Israel accuses Macron of waging a 'crusade against the Jewish state' Le Monde.fr
- Performance, Punishment or Policy: What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean? Haaretz
- Israel accuses France’s Macron of ‘crusade against the Jewish state’ The Times of Israel
- Macron's 'recognition' of a Palestinian state is a way to punish Israel - opinion The Jerusalem Post
Rolls-Royce and feather crown among King Charles’s coronation gifts
Official register reveals presents included £300,000 car from king of Bahrain, as well as trees and a model ship
King Charles received coronation gifts ranging from a luxury Rolls-Royce to a feather crown and two hand-woven coconut leaf hats, according to an official register.
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II, thought to be worth at least £300,000, was given by the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. As an official gift to Charles as head of state, the car will become part of the royal mews to be used on official occasions and not for private use, sources indicated. The Bahraini king also gave Charles a decorative clock.
Continue reading...Government sells final shares in NatWest 17 years after £45bn bailout
Sale ends state ownership of the banking group, then known as Royal Bank of Scotland, after 2008 rescue
The UK has sold its final shares in NatWest Group, ending 17 years of state ownership since the £45bn taxpayer bailout that saved the bank from collapse at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
The full privatisation of NatWest is a symbolic moment for the banking group – formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – and draws a line under the most tumultuous chapter in its near 300-year history.
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