Is China the winner in the India-Pakistan conflict?
Pakistan's Chinese-made fighter jets were battle tested for the first time during hostilities with India.
Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it ‘drop in ocean’
The UN's humanitarian chief welcomes the move but says it is only "a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed".
Mexico mourns Navy cadets killed in Brooklyn Bridge ship crash
América Sánchez, 20, and Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, died when the tall ship lost power and drifted into the bridge.
Israel says it is unleashing an “unprecedented attack” – The Economist
- Israel says it is unleashing an “unprecedented attack” The Economist
- As key Israel allies threaten action over Gaza catastrophe, Washington is largely unmoved The Guardian
- Israel orders Khan Younis evacuation ahead of 'unprecedented attack' BBC
- Eyewitness video shows Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis Al Jazeera
- IDF calls to evacuate Khan Yunis as Israel intensifies Gaza operation The Jerusalem Post
Trump tries to jump start peace talks with calls to Zelenskyy, Putin
US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of both Ukraine and Russia in back-to-back calls.
Eyewitness video shows Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis
Eyewitness video captured an Israeli airstrike hitting west Khan Younis in Gaza as people flee tents amid gunfire.
France sparks outcry with plan for prison wing near former penal colony
Site in French Guiana once received prisoners who were sent to notorious Devil’s Island off the coast
French plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana have sparked an outcry among local people and officials.
The wing would form part of a $450m (£337m) prison announced in 2017 that is expected to be completed by 2028 and hold 500 inmates. The prison would be built in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, a town bordering Suriname that once received prisoners shipped by Napoleon III in the 1800s, some of whom were sent to the notorious Devil’s Island off the coast of French Guiana.
Continue reading...Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency – The Guardian
- Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency The Guardian
- Romania’s pro-EU candidate unexpectedly beats hard-right rival to win presidential election CNN
- How Romania Defused Far-Right Threat in Presidential Election Bloomberg
- In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges The New York Times
- Romania: Historic victory for pro-European candidate DW
After Putin call, Trump says Russia, Ukraine will start ceasefire talks
US president says two sides will 'immediately' start talks to reach a truce, as Putin says efforts on 'right track'.
US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans
Temporary Protected Status allows people to live and work in the US legally if their home countries are deemed to be unsafe.
Tributes paid as boy, 17, charged over death of teenager on Scottish beach
Family of Kayden Moy, 16, say he will be ‘sorely missed’, while police continue investigation and call for information
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of Kayden Moy, 16, who died after a “targeted” attack on a Scottish beach.
Police were called to reports of a teenager being seriously injured at Irvine beach in North Ayrshire on Saturday at about 6.45pm.
Continue reading...Europe’s political centre holds in weekend of elections
The results will reassure a European Union seeking respite from a rise in populism.
Former President Bolsonaro’s coup trial opens in Brazil
More than 80 witnesses are expected to testify via videoconference over the next two weeks.
Trump suggests Pope Leo XIV host Ukraine-Russia talks in the Vatican – Axios
- Trump suggests Pope Leo XIV host Ukraine-Russia talks in the Vatican Axios
- Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says, after pope renews an offer to help AP News
- Zelensky Meets With Pope Leo After Inaugural Mass The New York Times
- Newly inaugurated Pope Leo talks Ukraine with Zelenskyy DW
- Trump says Vatican might host imminent Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks Catholic News Agency
Netanyahu vows to ‘take control’ of Gaza as UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel
Key allies call escalation ‘egregious’ and promise ‘concrete’ response if Israel does not end renewed offensive and allow aid into strip
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will “take control” of all of Gaza, as three key allies attacked his “egregious” escalation of the military campaign and blockade on humanitarian aid.
Britain, France and Canada attacked Israel’s expansion of its war as disproportionate, described conditions in Gaza as “intolerable” and threatened a “concrete” response if Israel’s campaign continues.
Continue reading...US supreme court allows Trump to revoke protected status for Venezuelans
Justices grant homeland security request to end temporary protected status while appeal proceeds in lower court
Donald Trump’s administration can end legal protections that have shielded about 350,000 Venezuelans from potential deportation, the supreme court ruled on Monday.
America’s highest court granted a request by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for the Venezuelans while an appeal proceeds in a lower court.
Continue reading...Iran and Britain summon envoys over alleged spying in UK
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says there's been a rise in Iran-linked operations on UK soil.
Huge challenges await new president of divided Romania
"Fear managed to defeat fury" is how one analyst interpreted liberal Nicusor Dan beating hard-right George Simion to the presidency.
British presenter Gary Lineker steps down over anti-Semitism row
British presenter and former England football captain Gary Lineker has stepped down from his role at the BBC.
Reeves hopes hat-trick of deals shows Britain is open for business
Impact of agreements on food, energy and defence may not be huge but chancellor believes it will draw investors to UK
Rachel Reeves joked to journalists after Monday’s EU-UK reset that trade deals were coming along “like buses”, given the agreements with India and the US that had also been sealed in the past fortnight alone.
The chancellor described the EU deal as the best that had been secured by any non-member country, but she was also keen to talk about the three successful negotiations as a package.
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