Trump says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan in meeting with China’s Xi
US weapons sales to Taiwan have been longstanding source of tension with Beijing, which claims island as its territory.
EU agrees sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlers, Hamas leaders
The long-awaited agreement comes after Hungary's new government dropped the country's veto.
Journalism Succumbs To Its Wounds – Commentary Magazine
- Journalism Succumbs To Its Wounds Commentary Magazine
- Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians The New York Times
- Israel slams NYT opinion article on Palestinian abuse, ignoring Oct. 7 sexual violence The Jerusalem Post
- Prison Service: NYT article alleging widespread rape of Palestinian prisoners 'entirely unfounded' The Times of Israel
- Israeli forces raided Palestinian women prisoners’ section 10 times in 2 months, group says Anadolu Ajansı
Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse
A growing number of Labour MPs are in no mood to heed calls from the PM’s allies to keep faith with their leader
“Has Keir done enough to survive?” was the question anxious Labour MPs were asking each other throughout Monday, after the speech regarded by many as crucial to Starmer’s chances of political survival.
But the anxiety for many of them, badly bruised by Thursday’s election crushing, did not stem from concern the prime minister might be ousted. But that he would not.
Continue reading...Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields despite mediator role in conflict with U.S. – CBS News
- Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields despite mediator role in conflict with U.S. CBS News
- Pakistan Let Iran Park Jets At Nur Khan Airbase To Shield From US Strikes: Report NDTV
- CBS News: Pakistan providing refuge to Iranian military planes as it mediates between sides The Times of Israel
- Pakistan Sheltered Iranian Warplanes During Recent US-Iran Crisis: Report Military.com
- Pakistan parked Iranian planes on its airbases to escape US airstrikes: report Deccan Herald
A Farmer Abandoned Five Cows on a Remote Island in 1871. 130 Years Later, Scientists Opened Their DNA and Froze – The Daily Galaxy
Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s descendants
The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.
Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip
A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
UK sanctions network accused of planning attacks for Iran
Britain freezes assets and travel for those accused of laundering billions and plotting Iranian-backed hostile activity.
Philippine senator flees ICC arrest over role in Duterte’s drug war
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has evaded a drug war warrant against him.
Fan festivals, Panini, tickets: What are FIFA World Cup fans talking about?
From collectible shirts to broadcasting issues, here's what global football fans are discussing before World Cup 2026.
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘massive life support’
The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak".
Drug gang attacks ‘force hundreds of Indigenous families to flee’ in Mexico
Violence in Guerrero state has driven as many as 1,000 households from their homes, rights group says
Hundreds of Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico by intense attacks from a local criminal group, including drone bombings, an Indigenous rights organisation said on Monday.
A gang known as Los Ardillos has been carrying out attacks in Guerrero state for years, but they started to intensify last week. Villages were subjected to eight hours of bombings on Saturday, the National Indigenous Congress said, forcing between 800 to 1,000 families to flee to other towns.
Continue reading...Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals
US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockade
Donald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and that he is considering restarting US navy military escorts of ships through the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to end the Iranian blockade of the vital waterway.
The US president dismissed Iran’s peace proposals as stupid, and denied he was under any domestic pressure to reach a deal.
Continue reading...How impunity in Shireen Abu Akleh’s case fuels Israeli attacks on the press
Rights advocates say lack of accountability for killing of US citizen and Al Jazeera journalist enabled further abuses.
Philippine vice president impeached over suspected wealth and threats – PBS
- Philippine vice president impeached over suspected wealth and threats PBS
- Philippine presidential hopeful Sara Duterte impeached for second time The Guardian
- Philippines presidential hopeful Sara Duterte impeached, awaits Senate trial Reuters
- Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeached for a second time BBC
- Sara Duterte, Philippine Vice President, Is Impeached, Again The New York Times
EU targets Russians with sanctions over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children – AP News
Foreign Leader Scolds Crowd at Summit in Awkward Video – The Daily Beast
- Foreign Leader Scolds Crowd at Summit in Awkward Video The Daily Beast
- Macron takes the stage uninvited at Africa summit to scold crowd for 'total lack of respect' Fox News
- 'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence BBC
- African leaders push for risk pricing rethink, fresh investment at France Africa summit Reuters
- Macron at Africa summit seeking allies and a foreign policy less tied to France’s colonial past The Guardian
Trump says ceasefire is on ‘life support’ after rejecting Iran’s proposal
US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal.