- 4 thoughts on Trump's new world order from foreign relations expert Richard Haass NPR
- Opinion | A tour of Trump’s tangled foreign policy The Washington Post
- Trump's approach to Russia-Ukraine war upends decades of American foreign policy MSNBC
- Trump’s Ambition to Redraw the World Map Ignores Those Affected Most The New York Times
- Trump’s foreign policy creates unprecedented global challenges The Hill
Ukraine and Europe made to sit outside as US and Russia sharpen their carving knives
In this back-to-the-future world, Russia is fully restored to the top table, while the US envoys outdo each other to praise Trump
Ukraine was laid out on the glossy conference table in Riyadh on Tuesday, not to be dissected on this occasion, but rather for an initial inspection by the Americans and Russians, who have reserved the carving knives for future use.
No Ukrainians were present for these opening discussions on the country’s fate, or for the lunch of whole lamb and “symphony of scallops”, nor was anyone there representing the rest of the European continent. Whether they will be given a seat at the table before lines are drawn is far from clear. For now, they must wonder if they are among the “irritants” in US-Russia relations referred to by the US state department.
Continue reading...Brazil mayor was shot in ‘fake attack’ for election boost – but still lost in landslide
José Aprígio da Silva was seriously hurt in October by assailants with assault rifles but police say it was faked
As campaign strategies go it was unorthodox and illegal: buy an AK-47, hire a pair of phony hitmen, and stage a fake assassination attempt against the mayor that would generate public sympathy and help him win a second term in power.
That, Brazilian police claim, was the gameplan last October when, on the eve of the local election, an armoured vehicle carrying José Aprígio da Silva came under fire in Taboão da Serra, a town on the outskirts of São Paulo.
Continue reading...Russia says NATO states can’t enforce Ukraine peace, wants membership pledge scrapped – Reuters
- Russia says NATO states can't enforce Ukraine peace, wants membership pledge scrapped Reuters
- Russia hardens demands as it holds first talks with US and without Ukraine Reuters
- Ukraine war latest: Russia won't accept Nato troops in Ukraine as part of any peace deal, says Lavrov BBC.com
- ‘Completely Unacceptable’ – Lavrov Rejects Proposed European Troop Deployments to Ukraine Kyiv Post
- Ukraine-Russia war live: Moscow ‘won’t accept Nato peacekeepers’ The Times
Shark attacked tourist as she tried to take its picture in Turks and Caicos, authorities say – CNN
- Shark attacked tourist as she tried to take its picture in Turks and Caicos, authorities say CNN
- Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo of It The New York Times
- Family of Tourist Who Had Both Hands Bitten Off by a 7-Foot Shark Recalls 'Nightmare,' Life-Altering Attack PEOPLE
- Shark bites off woman’s hands when she tries to take photo WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
- Tourist loses both hands while snorkeling in Turks and Caicos after shark attacks during failed photo op Fox News
Top judge ‘deeply troubled’ by PMQs exchange on Gaza asylum case
Lady Carr says politicians should respect judicial independence, as Starmer calls decision to grant family asylum a ‘legal loophole’
England and Wales’s most senior judge has written to Keir Starmer about an “unacceptable” exchange with Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, saying she was “deeply troubled” by the discussion on a Palestinian family’s asylum case.
Lady Sue Carr, the lady chief justice, criticised the Conservative leader’s questions about the case, in which a family from Gaza had applied through a scheme designed for Ukrainian refugees.
Continue reading...Hamas says it will return bodies of four hostages including Bibas family
The Palestinian group claims that Shiri and her children Kfir and Ariel were killed in Israeli bombardment. Israel has not confirmed this.
Hamas says it will return bodies of four hostages including Bibas family – BBC.com
- Hamas says it will return bodies of four hostages including Bibas family BBC.com
- Hamas to hand over 4 Israeli hostages' bodies Thursday and 6 living hostages Saturday NPR
- 6 Living Hostages Will Be Released to Israel This Weekend, Hamas Says The New York Times
- Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over four bodies, accelerating Gaza releases The Associated Press
- Hamas says it will free 6 living Israeli hostages on Saturday Yahoo
Hamas to release six Israeli captives, hand over four bodies this week
Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas leader in Gaza, says six Israeli captives will be released on Saturday under a ceasefire deal.
Republican proposes making Trump’s birthday a public holiday
Claudia Tenney’s bill combining Flag Day with Trump’s birthday could face steep odds of success in Congress
A Republican congresswoman has proposed making Donald Trump’s birthday a public holiday, in an effort probably doomed to failure in Congress but obviously intended to curry favor with the president.
Claudia Tenney, a representative from New York’s Finger Lakes region, introduced legislation on Friday aiming to combine the US annual commemoration of Flag Day with a new observance of Trump’s birthday on 14 June, arguing that the president is “the most consequential … in modern American history”.
Continue reading...‘We’re just terrified’: People evacuate homes after sinkhole appears on Surrey high street
Water supply turned off in Godstone as 20-metre hole swallows up a garden
Villagers in Surrey have been forced to evacuate their homes over fears of an explosion after a large and expanding sinkhole appeared in the high street.
On Monday night, a sinkhole appeared on Godstone High Street. By Tuesday afternoon, it had grown to at least 20 metres, which led to water supplies being cut off and a garden being swallowed up.
Continue reading...Ukraine officials say US is ‘appeasing’ Russia with talks in Riyadh
Absurd for Moscow to talk about peace while it is killing Ukrainians, official says, after drone strikes across country
Ukraine reacted with gloom and dismay on Tuesday to the meeting between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia, with officials in Kyiv saying the Trump administration was “appeasing” Moscow.
They said negotiations between the two delegations got under way in Riyadh just hours after Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of drones. At least two people were killed and 26 injured in strikes across the country.
Continue reading...Who is Steve Witkoff? Trump’s Middle East envoy is a real estate mogul and old friend – NPR
- Who is Steve Witkoff? Trump's Middle East envoy is a real estate mogul and old friend NPR
- Who is Steve Witkoff, dealmaker at the heart of Trump’s foreign diplomacy? The Washington Post
- How Trump's dealmaker is shaping U.S. foreign policy Axios
- Dil, dosti, Donald: Trump's golf buddy part of Russia-Ukraine war talks India Today
- US army general or NY tycoon: Who will lead Ukraine-Russia talks? Euronews
Trump’s Ukraine policy shift: How are European leaders planning to respond?
European leaders are scrambling for responses after Trump reached out to Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
Real Madrid vs Man City: UEFA Champions League – start, team news, preview
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Manchester City must not be underestimated in their Champions League playoff.
Acting social security head who denied access to Musk team leaves agency
Michelle King opts to retire after 30 years rather than grant request by ‘department of government efficiency’
The acting head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) left the agency after she refused to give billionaire Elon Musk and the so-called ”department of government efficiency” (Doge) access to sensitive information about beneficiaries.
The SSA processes retirement and disability benefits for more than 71 million Americans – and it uses sensitive personal information, such as banking information and tax information, to do so.
Continue reading...No evidence of hate crime in killing of US transgender man, authorities say
Five people charged with murder in Sam Nordquist’s death in upstate New York also identified as LGBTQ+, say officials
Authorities investigating the alleged torture and murder of Sam Nordquist in upstate New York say they have found no evidence the transgender man’s killing was a hate crime, pointing out that five people recently charged in connection with the slaying also identified as LGBTQ+.
“We urge the community not to speculate into the motive behind the murder as we work to find justice for Sam,” authorities said over the weekend in a joint press release from the Ontario county district attorney’s office and New York state police. “At this time, we have no indication that Sam’s murder was a hate crime.”
Continue reading...As Deadline for Withdrawal Lapses, Israel Says It Will Stay in Southern Lebanon – The New York Times
Gaza ceasefire “imperative” for children’s needs
“We need to ensure that aid continues to flow.”
Tren de Aragua: America’s new bogeyman
The 'extraordinarily violent' Venezuelan gang is the latest source of US hallucinations about horrors of migration.