- Trump prefers talks over new Russia sanctions but has 'many measures' ready, White House says The Kyiv Independent
- Opinion | The Fundamental Truth About U.S. Strategy That Putin Knows and Trump Ignores The New York Times
- How Putin Tricked Trump Foreign Policy
- Karoline Leavitt Trashes ‘Pathetic’ Critics Hurting Trump’s Feelings Over Putin Summit The Daily Beast
- Trump Is Doing Putin a Favor — And Abandoning His Allies The Moscow Times
Ukraine: Pax Optima Rerum – Counterpunch
- Ukraine: Pax Optima Rerum Counterpunch
- Alaska summit: why Donald Trump should heed the lessons of Munich 1938 when he meets Putin The Conversation
- Essay | Can the U.S. Still Be Europe’s Peacemaker? The Wall Street Journal
- Opinion: Alaska Republicans cheer as Trump prepares to sell out Ukraine Anchorage Daily News
- The Real Danger of the Trump-Putin Summit Time Magazine
Ice deported boy with cancer and two other US citizen children to Honduras, suit alleges
Suit filed in Louisiana says agency didn’t give parents choice as to whether children should be deported with them
A lawsuit filed in Louisiana on behalf of two mothers and their four minor children, including one with cancer, claims the two families were unlawfully denied due process and deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to Honduras in April 2025.
The lawsuit, which names the attorney general, Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, and various Ice officials as defendants, alleges Ice violated its own policies, and multiple federal laws, when officers secretly detained the families, denied access to counsel and swiftly deported them to Honduras, ignoring legal filings.
Continue reading...Former world snooker champion Dott to face trial on sex abuse charges
Snooker's former world champion Graeme Dott faces two charges of sexual abuse against a boy and a girl.
Gaza is the most dangerous place on Earth for journalists
Israeli forces have killed over 270 journalists since October 2023. Gaza is the deadliest place for media workers.
Dozens injured in Serbia as protesters clash with pro-government supporters
Second night of street violence in several cities after months of anti-government demonstrations boil over
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said on Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night.
A wave of anti-corruption protests has gripped Serbia since November, when the collapse of the Novi Sad railway station roof killed 16 people, a tragedy widely blamed on entrenched corruption.
Continue reading...Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians in a Day and Presses South Sudan to Resettle Gaza’s Population – Democracy Now!
- Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians in a Day and Presses South Sudan to Resettle Gaza’s Population Democracy Now!
- Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 32 people as four more die from malnutrition Al Jazeera
- Israel pounds Gaza City, 123 dead in last 24 hours Reuters
- News Wrap: At least 25 people seeking help killed at Gaza aid sites PBS
- Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave AP News
Murder of journalists in Gaza step “to silence” Palestinian voices
Oren Ziv explains why some Israelis protested the murder of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza while others celebrated.
Ancient manuscripts return to Timbuktu 13 years after jihadist takeover
Malian city welcomes return of hundreds of crates of treasures after more than a decade stored in capital Bamako
Political and religious figures in Malian city of Timbuktu have welcomed the return of ancient manuscripts that were removed to the capital, Bamako, more than a decade ago to prevent them from falling into the hands of militants linked to al-Qaida.
According to a UN expert mission, jihadists destroyed more than 4,000 manuscripts and as many as nine mausoleums after occupying the desert city in 2012. Workers at the state-run Ahmed Baba Institute used rice sacks to smuggle the remaining documents out of the city a number of ways, including by donkey cart and motorcycle.
Continue reading...Does anyone in Israel support the plan to escalate its offensive in Gaza?
Opposition has come from many sectors, including the security establishment.
British MPs urge Starmer to ‘immediately expel’ Israeli ambassador – Middle East Eye
- British MPs urge Starmer to 'immediately expel' Israeli ambassador Middle East Eye
- Israel’s Emerging Occupation Consensus Foreign Affairs
- Does anyone in Israel support the plan to escalate its offensive in Gaza? Al Jazeera
- Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Control of Gaza City The New York Times
- The ‘Day After’ Plan for Gaza That Netanyahu Doesn’t Want to Talk About Politico
UN blacklists Hamas terrorists after verifying sexual violence in Oct. 7 massacre – Ynetnews
- UN blacklists Hamas terrorists after verifying sexual violence in Oct. 7 massacre Ynetnews
- UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict UN News
- Israel says UN chief warned it could be listed in upcoming sexual violence report CNN
- Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says ABC News
- UN chief warns Israel it may be put on sexual violence blacklist; in 1st, Hamas on list The Times of Israel
Turkey to help Syria with weapon systems, equipment under new accord, source says – Reuters
- Turkey to help Syria with weapon systems, equipment under new accord, source says Reuters
- Turkiye slams Israel, Kurdish-led SDF for destabilising a recovering Syria Al Jazeera
- Turkey to provide weapons and support to Syria under new defense agreement AP News
- Turkey and Syria accuse Israel of fostering chaos in Syria The Times of Israel
- What We’re Watching: Turkey sends Syria weapons, US military heads to Southern Caribbean, Australia makes a pact in the South Pacific GZERO Media
Will Evo Morales sink the left’s hopes in Bolivia’s presidential election? – Al Jazeera
- Will Evo Morales sink the left’s hopes in Bolivia’s presidential election? Al Jazeera
- Economic woes dominate as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls BBC
- Bolivia’s crazy kingdom of coca The Economist
- Barred from Bolivia’s elections, ex-leader Morales campaigns hard for invalid votes AP News
- How Bolivia’s Economic Crisis Is Shaping the Election Bloomberg.com
Will Evo Morales sink the left’s hopes in Bolivia’s presidential election?
Ex-President Morales is credited with lifting millions out of poverty. But his political ambitions divide the left.
BBC defends investigation of Kenya child-sex trafficking after ‘hoax’ claims
The exposé was in the "public interest", the BBC says, following criticism from senior Kenyan politicians.
India shifts oil purchases away from Russia before Trump-Putin Alaska meeting, Bloomberg reports – The Kyiv Independent
- India shifts oil purchases away from Russia before Trump-Putin Alaska meeting, Bloomberg reports The Kyiv Independent
- Discounts dip but Russian crude keeps flowing Times of India
- India shops the globe for oil after 50% tariff, ahead of Trump-Putin summit: report New York Post
- Indian state refiners eye Russian oil as discounts widen, sources say Reuters
- India Scours the Globe for More Oil Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit Bloomberg.com
Trump Is Doing Putin a Favor — And Abandoning His Allies – The Moscow Times
- Trump Is Doing Putin a Favor — And Abandoning His Allies The Moscow Times
- Opinion | The Fundamental Truth About U.S. Strategy That Putin Knows and Trump Ignores The New York Times
- Karoline Leavitt Trashes ‘Pathetic’ Critics Hurting Trump’s Feelings Over Putin Summit The Daily Beast
- Trump Prioritizes Diplomacy With Russia But Signals Openness to Economic Pressure UNITED24 Media
- Trump 'still seems reluctant' to move ahead with stricter sanctions for Russia: Journalist yahoo.com
South Africa starts a soul-searching ‘national dialogue’ about poverty, inequality and other issues – AP News
- South Africa starts a soul-searching 'national dialogue' about poverty, inequality and other issues AP News
- ‘Thabo Mbeki is not the head of state’: Mbeki’s convention snub triggers fiery backlash News24
- IFP calls for National Dialogue to address unresolved CODESA issues EWN
- South Africa’s national dialogue: Mbeki vs Ramaphosa; the ANC vs everyone else The Africa Report.com
- Calls for strategy, action, timeline mount as polorising National Convention kicks off eNCA
Descent of Horror on K2, Rescuer Injured – Explorersweb »
- Descent of Horror on K2, Rescuer Injured Explorersweb »
- Climber killed by falling rocks day after she summits K2, world's 2nd-highest peak CBS News
- Climber Dies After Being Struck by Falling Rocks While Descending World’s Second Tallest Mountain People.com
- Chinese mountaineer dies while climbing down K2 Dawn
- K2 climber killed by rockfall while descending from world’s second tallest mountain MSN