- Israel-Hamas War in Gaza and Cease-Fire Talks: Live Updates The New York Times
- UN votes to grant new rights to Palestine and revive membership bid The Associated Press
- Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas: Live updates CNN
- UN general assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership The Guardian
- Israel denounces UN vote on Palestine membership: Recap USA TODAY
Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one – Reuters
- Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one Reuters
- Hamas senior official claims terror group wants truce deal, but Netanyahu wants war to continue The Times of Israel
- As Gaza Talks Falter, Negotiators Look for a Deal or a Scapegoat Yahoo! Voices
- Hamas senior official says group wants real hostages for prisoners deal, Netanyahu wants war The Jerusalem Post
- Israel rejects latest Hamas offer but says it will negotiate to try to reach a cease-fire NBC News
Sunak says it’ll take time for people to feel better – BBC.com
- Sunak says it'll take time for people to feel better BBC.com
- Britain Shakes Off Recession as Economy Grows Faster Than Expected The New York Times
- U.K. Returns to Growth as War Shock Fades The Wall Street Journal
- UK exits recession in ‘fragile’ recovery ahead of election CNN
- UK economy emerges from recession with 0.6% growth in first quarter CNBC
More than two dozen House Democrats blast Biden holding back Israel military aid, say it ’emboldens’ Hamas terrorists – New York Post
- More than two dozen House Democrats blast Biden holding back Israel military aid, say it 'emboldens' Hamas terrorists New York Post
- Biden administration report won't say Israel violates international law, official says POLITICO
- Jewish Democrat criticizes Biden for not pressuring Hamas to release Israeli hostages Fox News
- House Democrats push back on Israel arms pause The Hill
- Biden administration report on Gaza war expected soon USA TODAY
A bus plunges off a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing 7 people – ABC News
- A bus plunges off a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing 7 people ABC News
- CCTV captures fatal bus crash into St Petersburg river Yahoo! Voices
- Three killed as bus falls into river in Russia's St Petersburg Reuters
- Bus swerves wildly and drives off Russian bridge, killing three, six hospitalized: video New York Post
- Passenger Bus Plunges Into St. Petersburg River, Killing 4 The Moscow Times
Biden under investigation after threat to Israel’s offensive aid: ‘playing political games’ – Fox News
- Biden under investigation after threat to Israel’s offensive aid: ‘playing political games’ Fox News
- Opinion | Biden's Real Mistake in Pausing Military Aid to Israel The New York Times
- Biden admin granted sanctions relief to Arab nations just before president's Israel aid threat Fox News
- Biden's weapons sales to Israel breach legal limits, former officials say The Washington Post
- Republicans concoct an odd new reason to try to impeach Biden MSNBC
Arvind Kejriwal: India court grants bail to Delhi leader – BBC.com
- Arvind Kejriwal: India court grants bail to Delhi leader BBC.com
- Arvind Kejriwal Leaves Jail After 50 Days, Says "Need To Fight Dictatorship" NDTV
- 'It's poll season… 21 days shouldn't make any difference': SC top quotes on Arvind Kejriwal bail The Indian Express
- India's opposition jubilant as Modi critic Kejriwal gets bail to campaign in elections Reuters India
- Arvind Kejriwal given bail by India's Supreme Court The Associated Press
Russia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years – CNN
- Russia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years CNN
- Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front Reuters
- Russians try to break through Ukrainian defence lines north of Kharkiv The Guardian
- Russia attempts ground offensive into Ukraine’s Kharkiv Al Jazeera English
- Russia Mounting New Border Assaults in North, Ukraine Says The New York Times
Number of Palestinians fleeing Rafah rises above 150,000 amid Israeli strikes – The Guardian
Priest, 82, and retired teacher, 85, smash case holding copy of Magna Carta in environmental protest – CBS News
- Priest, 82, and retired teacher, 85, smash case holding copy of Magna Carta in environmental protest CBS News
- Just Stop Oil protestors in their 80s target Magna Carta with hammer and chisel Euronews
- Just Stop Oil supporters, including 82-year-old priest, smash glass surrounding Britain’s historic Magna Carta CNN
- Two Just Stop Oil protesters attack Magna Carta’s glass case The Guardian
- Climate activists attack case holding the original Magna Carta in London Fox News
Philippines calls for expelling Chinese diplomats as South China Sea row escalates – Yahoo! Voices
Court upholds Steve Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan 6 committee subpoena – live
Former Trump chief strategist’s four-month prison term had been on hold while judges considered appeal
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has reportedly upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction on contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena issued by the United States House select committee on the January 6 capitol attack.
Paul Manafort returned to international consulting after Donald Trump pardoned him in 2020, The Washington Post reports.
Continue reading...UK economy escapes recession with fastest growth since 2021, sending FTSE 100 to new high – business live
Short, shallow recession is over, as UK economy grows faster than forecast in January-March quarter, by 0.6%, fastest quarterly growth in over two years
- Analysis: Latest GDP figures offer some better news – but boom-boom Britain it ain’t
- Full story: UK has moved out of recession, official figures show
Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has posted that it’s ‘time for change’.
Following this morning’s GDP report, Reeves says:
From no growth to low growth - is that really the scale of the Conservatives’ ambitions?
Food prices are still high, families are paying more on their monthly mortgage bills and working people are worse off.
Construction remains the one area of weakness, particularly in the commercial sector. That’s no surprise.
Real estate is particularly exposed to the effect of higher interest rates, and the upheaval of the pandemic is still rocking the office and retail sector - with increased home working and online shopping permanently changing demand. That’s not a trend that’s unique to the UK.
Continue reading...Israel-Gaza war live: UN to vote on full membership for Palestine; claims of abuse of Palestinians at detention centre
UN general assembly holds debate on draft resolution; three Israeli whistleblowers working at the Sde Teiman desert camp raise concerns
On a visit to Washington, German defence minister Boris Pistorius expressed “understanding” for the US threat to limit arms supplies to Israel in the event of a full-blown Rafah offensive but stopped short of setting any new red lines on German weapons.
However, he told ZDF public television that Germany must put pressure on Israel “not to go too far” and to “slow down” in its military response to the 7 October attacks. “
Continue reading...Unrwa closes East Jerusalem compound after attacks – BBC.com
- Unrwa closes East Jerusalem compound after attacks BBC.com
- ‘Israeli extremists’ set fire to UNRWA HQ in occupied East Jerusalem Al Jazeera English
- UN aid agency says Israelis set fire to its East Jerusalem headquarters Axios
- UN agency closes East Jerusalem HQ after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’ The Guardian
- 110,000 flee Rafah as Israeli-Hamas fighting continues Voice of America - VOA News
Ex-Trump aide tells trial he was ‘very upset’ by Stormy Daniels’ story – live
Madeleine Westerhout also tells court he would sign checks without reviewing them; Michael Cohen could testify on Monday
Donald Trump’s motorcade has arrived at the Manhattan courthouse.
Court proceedings are scheduled to begin at about 9.30am ET.
Continue reading...Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians – CNN
- Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians CNN
- US asking Israel for answers on 'deeply concerning' report on alleged abuse of Palestinian detainees The Times of Israel
- Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center AOL
- 'Barbaric': Whistleblowers Further Expose Israel's Torture of Detained Palestinians Common Dreams
- Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli whistleblowers claim abuse of Palestinians at detention centre The Guardian
Bus plunges into river in central St Petersburg killing at least three
Russian officials say nine people were recovered from Moika after vehicle veered off bridge
A bus veered off a bridge in St Petersburg, Russia, killing at least three people and leaving six others injured on Friday, officials have said.
The emergencies ministry said rescuers removed nine people from the water, three of whom died. It said four others were in critical condition, and two more were in a serious condition.
Continue reading...Pope declares 2025 Holy Year – DW (English)
- Pope declares 2025 Holy Year DW (English)
- Pope proclaims Jubilee: ‘May hope fill our days!’ Vatican News - English
- Hope is the central message of Pope Francis' decree for Jubilee Year 2025 America: The Jesuit Review
- Proclaiming Holy Year, pope says it is time to strengthen and share hope USCCB
- Pope appeals for clemency, debt forgiveness during jubilee Crux Now
‘Queen of the Con’ found in Maine ordered to be extradited to Northern Ireland
Police had arrested Marianne ‘Mair’ Smyth at a rental home after a podcast on her crimes prompted a listener to reveal her location
A US-born woman who disguised herself as an heiress to a $30m fortune while scamming nearly $100,000 from a television producer – who later sent her to prison and documented her misdeeds on a hit podcast – has been ordered extradited to Northern Ireland on a separate set of fraud charges.
Marianne “Mair” Smyth’s extradition to the UK was authorized by John Nivision, a US federal magistrate judge, on Thursday, more than two months after she was arrested at a short-term rental home in Bingham, Maine, court records show.
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