UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?
A breakdown by country of the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution for Palestinian to become a full UN member.
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
What are the takeaways for Beijing from Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe?
Chinese president conducts five-day charm offensive, signing trade deals and pledging investments.
Floods kill 50 people in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province
Officials say residents were unprepared for the heavy flash floods, adding that the death toll could rise.
Number of Palestinians fleeing Rafah rises above 150,000 amid Israeli strikes – The Guardian
‘Death sentence’: Gaza’s hospitals failing as Israel cuts off supplies
Israel’s capture and closure of the Rafah border crossing has blocked aid deliveries to Gaza.
UN assembly urges Palestine membership after vote
Passing the resolution is seen as symbolic, as the US is likely to use its veto in the Security Council.
Protesters attempt to storm Berlin’s Tesla factory
Protesters opposed to the expansion of the site have clashed with police.
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
I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza – The Conversation
- I've spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here's what's going wrong in Gaza The Conversation
- Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported humanitarian impact, 8 May 2024 at 15:00 - occupied Palestinian territory ReliefWeb
- Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Yemen, Eastern Africa, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine OCHA
- UN Rights Chief Urges All Sides To Protect Gaza Crossings Barron's
- One month after Israel's seven commitments on humanitarian access: The realities on the ground as Rafah military offensive unfolds Care International
Philippines calls for expelling Chinese diplomats as South China Sea row escalates – Yahoo! Voices
Mozambique’s president says northern town ‘under attack’ by armed groups
President Filipe Nyusi said the country's army is battling ISIL-linked groups in gas-rich Cabo Delgado's Macomia.
United Nations General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
Resolution does not give Palestine full UN membership, but recognises them as qualified to join and extends rights.
Are US graduation ceremonies the latest battleground for Gaza protests?
Here's how pro-Palestine campus protests and encampments are affecting graduation ceremonies at US universities.
When will EVs become mainstream in the US?
Electric vehicle adoption ‘inevitable’ in US, but unclear how fast transition will happen, experts say.
Israel’s war on Gaza: Challenging the narrative of a “just” war
Marc Lamont Hill challenges Newsweek opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon on her support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
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. “
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