- 102 venomous snakes — including 97 newborns — found in homeowner's backyard in Australia CBS News
- 102 snakes removed from homeowner’s garden in Sydney CNN
- The number of snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder Yahoo! Voices
- Expert Pulls 'Snake After Snake' — 102 in Total — from Property After Homeowners Notice Something 'Unusual' PEOPLE
Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president
With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, António Costa says defence and fisheries ‘are different things’
The EU will not let the question of fishing rights derail a pact with the UK on security and defence, the president of the European Council has said.
The comments from António Costa, who took over as the European Council president in December, is a boost for Keir Starmer, amid frustration among UK officials over EU insistence on linking a security deal to other demands, notably fishing rights.
Continue reading...Trump administration imposes first Iran sanctions since taking office
US penalties target Iran's 'oil network' as Donald Trump pledges to bring back 'maximum pressure' against Tehran.
DR Congo court issues arrest warrant for rebel leader Corneille Nangaa
Nangaa is the leader of the Congo River Alliance that includes M23 fighters.
Trump says Israel will hand over Gaza to US after fighting ends
The president reiterates that the idea would mean resettling Palestinians, and that no US soldiers would be needed.
Trump says Israel will hand over Gaza to US after fighting ends
The president reiterates that the idea would mean resettling Palestinians, and that no US soldiers would be needed.
State of emergency declared for Santorini after quakes
More than 11,000 people have already left the island of Santorini following a series of tremors in recent days.
State of emergency declared on Santorini after earthquakes shake island
Greek civil protection authorities announce measures after an estimated 7,700 tremors in less than a week
Greek civil protection authorities have declared a state of emergency on Santorini as natural disaster experts voice mounting fears over the “intense” seismic activity that has rattled the island.
The emergency measures were declared by the island’s town hall hours after seismologists recorded a 5.2-magnitude earthquake – the most powerful tremor to be felt on Santorini since the first of an estimated 7,700 temblors were registered last week.
Continue reading...Spyware firm cuts Italy access after alleged targeting of activists – reports
WhatsApp alleged last week that Paragon Solutions spyware was used to target users of the messaging app in two dozen countries.
‘I was deeply upset’: Karla Sofía Gascón to miss Spanish ‘Oscars’ as storm over racist tweets continues
The actor was due to attend the Goya awards on Saturday but has pulled out and has also been dropped by publishers
Karla Sofía Gascón will not attend this weekend’s prestigious Goya awards as the fallout from the Spanish actor’s racist and Islamophobic social media posts continues with her being dropped by her publisher and criticised by prominent politicians.
Gascón – the star of Emilia Pérez and the first transgender woman to be nominated for a best actress Oscar – is already understood to have been removed from the film’s campaigning materials by its studio, Netflix. Her comments have been described as “absolutely hateful” by the movie’s director, Jacques Audiard, while Gascón’s co-star, Zoe Saldana, has said the views expressed had saddened and disappointed her.
Continue reading...Trump’s global policy ideas have some wondering how the president went from America First to America Everywhere – PBS NewsHour
- Trump’s global policy ideas have some wondering how the president went from America First to America Everywhere PBS NewsHour
- Trump veers toward the ‘madman theory’ while his aides are trying to sound sane CNN
- The Madness of Donald Trump The New Yorker
- ‘Riviera’ in Gaza and U.S.A.I.D. Assault Capture Trump’s Vision of U.S. Power The New York Times
- Trump’s Gaza bombshell reshapes diplomacy and global reactions - analysis The Jerusalem Post
Trump doubles down on Gaza takeover proposal despite bipartisan opposition
President says territory would be ‘turned over’ to US by Israel as it emerges idea was not discussed with aides
Donald Trump has restated his proposal to take over Gaza amid widespread opposition – even from his own supporters – saying the territory would be “turned over” to the US by Israel after it concludes its military offensive against Hamas.
Trump reinforced his commitment to the idea in a rambling post on his Truth Social network on Thursday, even as it emerged that the proposal – announced without warning during a White House visit by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister – was purely his own and had not been subject to detailed discussion with aides.
Continue reading...Panama accuses US of peddling ‘intolerable falsehood’ about canal
President José Raúl Mulino denies making a deal that US ships can transit the canal free of charge
The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, has accused the US of peddling a “quite simply intolerable falsehood” about the Panama canal, as Donald Trump’s pledge to “take back” the waterway continued to poison relations between the two countries and cause alarm around Latin America.
The US state department claimed late on Wednesday the Central American country had agreed to no longer charge US government vessels to pass through its canal – a move that would supposedly save Washington millions of dollars a year.
Continue reading...Ukraine receives first Mirage 2000 fighter jets from France – Defense News
- Ukraine receives first Mirage 2000 fighter jets from France Defense News
- Ukraine gets French Mirage fighter jets, more F-16s from the Netherlands CNN
- Ukraine war latest: First French Mirage fighter jets arrive in Ukraine Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine receives French and Dutch fighter jets DW (English)
- Ukraine receives F-16 jets from Netherlands, defence minister says Reuters
Where does Trump’s renewed ‘maximum pressure’ leave any Iran-US deal?
Trump says he wants Iran to prosper, but signed a presidential memorandum to pledge more action against Iran.
Moment unconscious man is rescued from out of control boat
An officer jumped from a moving sheriff's vessel to save an unresponsive man onboard a spinning fishing boat.
Israel follows US in boycotting UN Human Rights Council
Organisation's spokesperson says Israel's observer status means it cannot formally withdraw from the body.
Trump Just Saved Netanyahu’s Political Life. Will He Get Anything in Return? – Haaretz
- Trump Just Saved Netanyahu's Political Life. Will He Get Anything in Return? Haaretz
- Israeli prime minister lauds Trump's leadership when asked if Biden should take credit for ceasefire Fox News
- Trump's lifeline will keep Netanyahu afloat, but in doing so Netanyahu revealed himself Haaretz
- Trump and Netanyahu Leave Little Daylight Between Them The New York Times
- Netanyahu won’t meet with Jewish org. leaders during US visit - exclusive The Jerusalem Post
Why does Trump want to take over Gaza and could he do it?
The president's vision for a Gaza under US control could upend the future of Middle East relations.
Syrians and Bosnian among victims of gunman’s attack on Swedish school – BBC.com
- Syrians and Bosnian among victims of gunman's attack on Swedish school BBC.com
- ‘Screams and Smoke’: How a Deadly Mass Shooting Unfolded in Sweden The New York Times
- Swedish police investigate possible racist motive for school shooting The Guardian
- Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting highlights global reality of gun violence, Northeastern criminologist says Northeastern University
- Police probe school link in Sweden's worst mass shooting Reuters