Protesters in Tel Aviv say government responsible for captives’ fate
Angry demonstrators demand the Israeli government secure the release of captives held in Gaza.
Elon Musk protesters gather at Tesla showrooms
The protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Musk.
Comedian dropped from hosting White House correspondents’ dinner
Ruffin has been attacked by the White House for being critical of the Trump administration.
Parents arrested by Hertfordshire police for complaining about daughter’s school
Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine say six officers came to their house after primary objected to WhatsApp comments
The parents of a nine-year-old girl have said they were held at a police station for 11 hours because they complained about their daughter’s primary school.
Maxie Allen and his partner, Rosalind Levine, said they were arrested and detained on suspicion of harassment, malicious communications and causing a nuisance on school property.
Continue reading...Specialized U.S. Navy dive team, engineers join recovery search for 4 soldiers missing in Lithuania – CBS News
- Specialized U.S. Navy dive team, engineers join recovery search for 4 soldiers missing in Lithuania CBS News
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- Search for missing Fort Stewart soldiers now a recovery mission WTOC
- Search for Missing US Soldiers in Lithuania Continues as Crews Work to Extract Vehicle The New York Times
Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down
Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease Trump
The leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies are leaving their positions after the center faced accusations of anti-Israel bias.
The departures come as the Trump administration scrutinizes institutions who have had pro-Palestine protests over the last year. Earlier this week, Columbia’s president announced she will step down after Trump targeted the university for protests on campus last year.
Continue reading...Japan chain shuts eateries after pests found in food
Sukiya announced the temporary closure after customers found an insect and a rat in their food.
Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire
Militants release video of Israeli captive Elkana Bohbot pleading for freedom as they seek a 50-day halt to conflict
Hamas has allegedly agreed to free five living Israeli hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire, as the militant group released a video of a hostage making an appeal for his freedom.
Hamas’s chief, Khalil al-Hayya, reportedly said on Saturday that the militant group expressed willingness to release the five hostages over the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which begins on Sunday, after a proposal it received two days ago from Egypt and Qatar, Reuters has reported.
Continue reading...Japan chain shuts shops after pest found in food
Sukiya announced the temporary closure after customers found an insect and a rat in their food.
Zelenskiy says Ukraine expects strong Western response to Russian drone attacks – Yahoo
Month of giving: Syrians in Ethiopia keep Ramadan iftar tradition alive
Tiny Syrian community in Ethiopia embraces spirit of Ramadan, offering meals to those in need.
Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms
PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade deal
Keir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats said on Saturday night, amid heightened fears that the US president could trigger a global trade war with devastating effects on the UK economy.
British government officials in London and Washington are working frantically this weekend to try to persuade Trump not to slap duties on more key UK industries on what he is calling “liberation day” on Wednesday. The US president has already announced plans for 25% levies on imports of cars, steel and aluminium to the US.
Continue reading...Hamas says it agrees to new Gaza ceasefire proposal received from Egypt and Qatar – FRANCE 24 English
- Hamas says it agrees to new Gaza ceasefire proposal received from Egypt and Qatar FRANCE 24 English
- Hamas agrees to Egyptian ceasefire proposal, Israel counters CNN
- Israel-Gaza conflict: Ceasefire plan back on table BBC.com
- Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire The Guardian
- LIVE: Israel kills 24 in Gaza; Hamas accepts new truce by Egypt, Qatar Al Jazeera English
Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake
Woman pulled to safety after 30 hours trapped in building a rare glimmer of hope in midst of devastation
Rescue workers battled for a second night to find survivors of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, which has killed at least 1,644 people and injured thousands more.
Teams with little protective equipment, at times using only their bare hands, scrambled to free survivors from the rubble of countless buildings that were shattered by Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
Continue reading...US woman released by Taliban in Afghanistan: Former US envoy
American citizen Faye Hall has been released by the Taliban after she was detained earlier this year.
US citizen detained in Afghanistan by Taliban released to Qatari embassy
Faye Hall had been detained since February along with a British couple before a court order led to her release
A US citizen detained in Afghanistan in February by the Taliban administration has been released, the former US ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said on Saturday.
“American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul, and will soon be on her way home,” Khalilzad posted on X.
Continue reading...Huge Istanbul protests over Imamoglu’s arrest and imprisonment in Turkiye
CHP leader calls for former mayor's release, denounces arrests of protesters in growing clashes over Turkish democracy.
Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk
At least 20 officers forced their way into property and police said some present were planning direct action in London
Police have raided a Quaker meeting house and arrested six women attending a gathering of the protest group Youth Demand.
More than 20 uniformed police, some equipped with Tasers, forced their way into the Westminster meeting house at 7.15pm, according to a statement by the Quakers.
Continue reading...‘I like Rupert Lowe’s plain speaking’: suspended MP haunts Nigel Farage’s big rally
As Reform UK launched its English local elections campaign in Birmingham there were murmurs among activists about the fate of a ‘popular figure’
There was one name on the lips of many Reform supporters before their party’s local election campaign launch in Birmingham on Friday night, but it wasn’t Nigel Farage.
Instead, conversation turned to Rupert Lowe, one of five Reform MPs elected last year, who was suspended this month when allegations of bullying emerged, the day after he had described Farage as a “messianic” leader of a protest party.
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