- US Embassy bans employees from using public transport in Israel following bus bombings The Jerusalem Post
- Bus driver got passengers off minutes before bomb detonated Thursday night – report The Times of Israel
- Shin Bet Arrests Two Israelis Suspected of Involvement in Tel Aviv Suburbs Bus Bombs Haaretz
- Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert The New York Times
- Three empty buses explode in Israel in suspected terrorist attack The Washington Post
‘We are in danger’: Migrants deported from US were locked in hotel and held at remote camp in Panama, lawyers say – CNN
- ‘We are in danger’: Migrants deported from US were locked in hotel and held at remote camp in Panama, lawyers say CNN
- Panama sends 97 deportees from US to the Darien camp after they refused to return to their countries The Associated Press
- Trump deports hundreds to third countries, leaving them in legal limbo The Washington Post
- After US deportation, Chinese woman in Panama camp says ‘guarded like prisoners’ South China Morning Post
- Migrants, Deported to Panama Under Trump Plan, Detained in Remote Jungle Camp The New York Times
Long-term effects of Gaza war could quadruple Palestinian death toll, warn UK doctors
Surgeons who worked in Gaza fear disease, malnutrition and eradication of healthcare will reverberate for decades
British doctors who worked in Gaza during the war have issued dire predictions over the long-term health of Palestinian civillians, warning that large numbers will continue to die.
The prevalence of infectious disease and multiple health problems linked to malnutrition, alongside the destruction of hospitals and killing of medical experts, meant mortality rates among Palestinians in Gaza would remain high after the cessation of Israeli shelling.
Continue reading...The rise of the far right in Europe
As AfD is polling second in Germany, we look at how the far-right rose to popularity in Europe over the last 25 years.
19 things Trump and his team did this week
In his fifth week in office, Trump called Zelensky a dictator, sought more federal civil service cuts and dropped in on Nascar.
Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war
Trump's criticisms come as the UK and French leaders prepare to visit the White House next week.
Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war
Trump's criticisms come as the UK and French leaders prepare to visit the White House next week.
Pentagon lays off 5,400 civilian workers, with tens of thousands more firings due
Pete Hegseth supports cuts of up to 8% of civilian workforce as Trump bids to institute massive government cuts
The Pentagon announced plans Friday to fire 5-8% of its civilian workforce, staring next week with layoffs of 5,400 probationary workers, a Department of Defense official said in a statement.
The initial civilian layoffs will be followed by a Department of Defense hiring freeze to analyze the military’s personnel needs in compliance with Donald Trump’s political goals, Darin Selnick, the acting under-secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said in the statement.
Continue reading...Trans Euphoria star says new passport lists her as male
Hunter Schafer, a transgender woman, hits out at President Donald Trump's policies on gender.
Trans Euphoria star says new passport lists her as male
Hunter Schafer, a transgender woman, hits out at President Donald Trump's policies on gender.
DR Congo rebels seeking to exploit discrimination against minority Tutsis
What is it like to be an ethnic Tutsi in DR Congo - the people for whom the M23 rebels say they are fighting?
US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s anti-DEI purge
Adam Abeldon rules that president’s efforts to ban DEI programs likely violate first amendment of constitution
A federal judge in Maryland on Friday temporarily blocked Donald Trump from implementing bans on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and by businesses that contract with the federal government.
US district judge Adam Abelson said the directives by Trump and an order urging the Department of Justice to investigate companies with DEI policies likely violate the first amendment of the US constitution.
Continue reading...Fit for a pontiff: Inside the Roman hospital caring for Pope Francis
The Gemelli hospital has been treating popes for more than thirty years.
Three teenagers arrested after alleged break-and-enter and sexual assault in Cairns
The boys are accused of breaking into a home in Cairns and threatening a couple with a knife early on Friday morning, before taking a woman into a separate room
Three teenagers accused of a “horrific” break-and-enter and sexual assault are in custody after police pulled off a dramatic arrest on a busy street.
The teenagers are accused of breaking into a home in Cairns and threatening a couple with a knife early on Friday morning, before taking a woman into a separate room.
Continue reading...Are planes crashing more often?
A recent flurry of air disasters have made some people worried about flying - but are crashes on the rise?
US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’
Keith Kellogg takes different tone from Trump, who contrasted ‘very good talks’ with Putin with cooler relationship with Ukraine’s leader
The US envoy to Ukraine, Gen Keith Kellogg, has praised Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war”, striking a dramatically different tone from Donald Trump, who has called Ukraine’s president a “dictator”.
Kellogg left Kyiv on Friday after a three-day visit. Posting on social media, he said he had engaged in “extensive and positive discussions” with Zelenskyy and his “talented national security team”. “A long and intense day with the senior leadership of Ukraine,” he said.
Continue reading...‘Trump hasn’t got any plan’: Russians speak to BBC after three years of war
A BBC team asking Russians about their invasion of Ukraine draws police and state TV attention.
‘Trump is a dark horse’: Russians on the invasion of Ukraine, three years on – BBC.com
- 'Trump is a dark horse': Russians on the invasion of Ukraine, three years on BBC.com
- Three Years On, What’s Next for Ukraine and Europe? Foreign Policy
- Worldwide Marches Planned This Weekend Condemning 3rd Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine Kyiv Post
- Column | Three years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has to battle Trump The Washington Post
- Ukraine: How three years of war changed us DW (English)
‘Trump is a dark horse’: Russians on the invasion of Ukraine, three years on
A BBC team asking Russians about their invasion of Ukraine draws police and state TV attention.
Zelensky can change Trump’s mind on support, says Ukraine official
Ihor Brusylo told the BBC's Jeremy Bowen that US President Donald Trump's stance on the war was "alarming".