The US says it wants a ceasefire in Lebanon, so what’s the hold-up?
Israel and the US want deep political changes in Lebanon, including the sidelining of Hezbollah and Iran.
Former Taiwan leader was due to visit UK for two days in October, leak shows
Exclusive: letter reveals dates for visit that was planned by Tsai Ing-wen before Foreign Office intervened
Taiwan’s former president Tsai Ing-wen had been due to visit the UK between 16 and 18 October before the Foreign Office intervened, the Guardian can disclose.
Tsai was scheduled to visit London for two days as part of her first international tour since leaving office and was in discussions about addressing the UK parliament, according to a leaked letter.
Continue reading...Trump’s eldest son emerges as key voice influencing cabinet picks – report
President-elect has become particularly reliant on his Donald Jr for advice, sources tell Reuters
Donald Trump Jr has emerged as the family’s most influential adviser of the moment as his father builds the most controversial cabinet in modern US history, sources close to Donald Trump’s eldest son say.
Trump Jr has in some cases promoted inexperienced loyalists over more qualified candidates for top positions in president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
Continue reading...Haitian vigilantes deal major blow to gang leader ‘Barbecue’ in furious battle – Yahoo! Voices
- Haitian vigilantes deal major blow to gang leader ‘Barbecue’ in furious battle Yahoo! Voices
- More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti Miami Herald
- Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods PBS NewsHour
- Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages Al Jazeera English
- Haiti’s Many Problems and Very Few Solutions, Explained The New York Times
War Between Hezbollah and Israel Drags Beirut Back Into Despair – The Wall Street Journal
- War Between Hezbollah and Israel Drags Beirut Back Into Despair The Wall Street Journal
- Dozens killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including 29 in central Beirut CNN
- Israel Conducts Widespread Strikes Near Beirut The New York Times
- Beirut strike 'so powerful it was felt across the city' BBC.com
- IDF 36th Division raids 150 targets, kill dozens of terrorists in two month Lebanon operation The Jerusalem Post
Far-right leader fails to reach Romania presidential run-off: Exit poll
Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu and centre-right Elena Lasconi headed for December 8 run-off, exit poll suggests.
The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel
The mobilisation of an imagined identity is very effective in scaring off prosecutors and intimidating judges.
Israeli attacks kill six across Gaza, army issues new ‘evacuation order’
Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safia was injured in an Israeli drone attack on the facility.
Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU
Former German chancellor’s book tells how she tried to help David Cameron win over Britain’s Eurosceptics
Angela Merkel has said she was “tormented” over the result of the Brexit referendum and viewed it as a “humiliation, a disgrace” for the EU that Britain was leaving.
In her autobiography, Freedom, due to be published on Tuesday, the former German chancellor says she was dismayed by the notion that she might have done more to help the then British prime minister, David Cameron, who was keen for the UK to stay in the EU, but that ultimately, she concluded, he only had himself to blame.
Continue reading...Democrats search for answers as blue Philadelphia turns towards Trump
Trump grew his support in nearly all of Philadelphia’s wards – what went wrong for Harris in a key Democratic city?
When Kamala Harris stopped at the west Philadelphia barber shop Philly Cuts just days before the election, its manager, James Browne, said the vice-president came off “almost like a favorite aunt”.
Harris seemed “genuine, kind, nice, very comforting” during the half-hour she spent in the shop while campaigning in the largest city in battleground state Pennsylvania, Browne said. “Meeting her in person was very different than seeing her on TV.”
Continue reading...Iranian minister to meet European counterparts after nuclear offer rejected
Meeting comes amid fears Middle East tensions will lead Iran to redouble its efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon
Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, will meet his European counterparts in Geneva on Friday after the collapse of a deal last week under which Iran would have limited its uranium enrichment to 60% purity, just below the threshold to make nuclear weapons.
The offer was regarded by Iran as a first step to rebuilding confidence between it and the west over what it insists is its civilian nuclear programme. There are growing fears that wider tensions in the Middle East could result in Tehran redoubling efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon and trying to declare it necessary for its national self-defence.
Continue reading...The IMF and the World Bank must be abolished to save the planet
These two institutions enslave climate-stricken nations with debt, worsening the impact of any climate disaster.
ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu an “incredible step forward”
Francesca Albanese talks about how the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants could be expanded.
Valencia floods: mayor pledges legal action over crisis response
Flood-hit Paiporta mayor pledges to hold leaders accountable for crisis handling, with legal action if necessary.
“Deep consensus” in Israel that genocide in Gaza is “justified”
Ori Goldberg on why, despite Israel’s internal unrest, many Israelis support Netanyahu’s Gaza war policies.
Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
Five key takeaways from COP29 climate talks
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
Fire destroys hundreds of shanty homes in Manila port slum
A huge fire has destroyed hundreds of shanty homes at a Philippine port, leaving thousands of residents homeless.
Security for Israel means “force … killing … destruction”
Daniel Levy on why the Israeli government’s Zionist policy works against the country’s internal and regional security.
If David Crisafulli wants ‘generational government’, the LNP can’t afford to wage ideological warfare
New Queensland premier must tread carefully to avoid ‘culture wars’ that plagued previous LNP government
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It’s been just a month since the Liberal National party emerged from Queensland’s political wilderness, and David Crisafulli has already been talking about how it can govern for decades.
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