Analysis: Israel and the forever war
Applying a military 'solution' to what are political problems has dragged Israel into its present situation.
Iran warns of ‘unconventional response’ in case of new Israeli attack
In indirect message to the US via Qatar, Iran says it doesn't want a regional war, but that Israel must be 'deterred'.
What are the risks involved in Israeli options for retaliatory strikes on Iran?
Israel has several possible targets including military, economic or even nuclear sites, but all come with caveats
Israel has several options if its leaders want to launch retaliatory strikes against Iran, and while western leaders have urged restraint, a significant assault is expected. Possibilities could include strikes against military, economic or even nuclear targets, although Joe Biden said he had told Benjamin Netanyahu’s government the US would not support the last option.
Iran has relatively weak air defences and it is expected it would struggle to prevent Israeli missiles or an air force bombing run, as was revealed on 19 April. Then, Israel, responding to Iran’s previous missile barrage, damaged part of Iran’s best air defence system, a Russian S-300, in the military-industrial city of Isfahan. It was a strike intended to showcase to Iran what Israel was capable of.
Continue reading...Iran may be behind attacks on Israeli embassies, Sweden says
Blasts and gunfire were reported near the Israeli embassies in Copenhagen and Stockholm earlier this week.
FIFA defers decision on appeal to ban Israel from football amid war on Gaza
FIFA says its disciplinary committee will 'review the allegations of discrimination' raised by Palestine in May.
France’s 31-year treasure hunt for a buried owl statue finally ends
Conclusion of search launched by 1993 picture puzzle book leaves chouetteurs with mixed emotions
Somewhere in France, a small statuette of a bird in flight has emerged from the soil in which it has lain buried for more than three decades. The quest for the golden owl, one of the world’s longest-running treasure hunts, appears finally to be over.
“A potentially winning solution is being verified,” read a post on the hunt’s official chatline, published at 6.11am on Thursday. “No more solutions may be submitted. Further information will be communicated as soon as possible.”
Continue reading...TikTok influencer ‘Mr Prada’ arrested for second degree murder
He is accused of killing a 69-year-old Louisiana therapist, whose body was found by police on Sunday.
Lebanese healthcare workers fearful as growing numbers killed in strikes
At least 50 paramedics have been killed in Lebanon over the last two weeks
The airstrikes started just before noon. The injured and the dead quickly followed. As the ground in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun began to shake from the relentless approach of Israeli bombs, Shoshan Mazraani let her muscle memory take over.
As the emergency room director of its public hospital, she was well versed in the grim logistics of the triage procedures that follow a bombing. Then after five hours of gruelling work, the din of the emergency room was interrupted by a long whistle.
Continue reading...Biden: Discussing Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities
US President Joe Biden says his administration is discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iran’s oil facilities.
Defying protesters, Argentina’s Milei shoots down university funding plan
Milei vetoed a law that would guarantee funding for free public universities, angering students and educators.
Yazidi woman kidnapped by IS freed from Gaza after decade in captivity
Officials say US, Israel, Jordan and Iraq involved in rescue of 21-year-old who had been captured in Iraq
A 21-year-old woman kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Iraq more than a decade ago has been freed from Gaza in an operation led by the US.
The operation this week also involved Israel, Jordan and Iraq, according to officials.
Continue reading...Oil price rise comes at a critical point
Any extended rise raises the possibility of higher petrol prices and gas and electricity bills.
How shy Aussie kid Ricciardo became F1 golden boy
Ricciardo leaves F1 as one of its most successful and popular drivers and a legend of Australian sport.
American bomb from WWII detonates at airport in Japan – WKRC TV Cincinnati
- American bomb from WWII detonates at airport in Japan WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Cameras capture WWII bomb exploding at Japanese airport CNN
- 500-pound bomb dropped during World War II explodes at Japanese airport: Watch video USA TODAY
- An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport, leaving a crater on the taxiway The Associated Press
- World War II-era bomb explodes at busy international airport, cratering taxiway Fox News
Jamaica welcomes US move to clamp down on gun trafficking to Caribbean
Horace Chang, deputy PM of country with highest homicide rate, praises US attorneys generals’ support for legislation
Jamaica’s deputy prime minister has welcomed a campaign by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, to push through new measures and legislation to tackle gun trafficking from the US to the Caribbean.
Horace Chang, who is also Jamaica’s minister of security, praised a coalition of 14 US attorneys general, led by James, that is backing the passing of the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causes Harm Act. Introduced in both houses of the US Congress earlier this year, the act aims to help curb illicit arms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean.
Continue reading...Tanzania suspends news websites over ad referencing killings of dissidents
Regulator says advert by publisher of the Citizen newspaper ‘likely to harm national unity’
Tanzania has suspended the online operations of a top newspaper publisher after one of its publications ran an animated advert depicting the country’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, and referencing a spate of recent abductions and killings of dissidents.
The advert, published on X and Instagram on Tuesday by the Citizen, an English-language newspaper, showed a character resembling the president flipping through TV channels. Each channel showed people speaking about loved ones they had lost through disappearances.
Continue reading...IDF eliminates Hezbollah terrorist responsible for Majdal Shams rocket attack – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF eliminates Hezbollah terrorist responsible for Majdal Shams rocket attack The Jerusalem Post
- Israel says commander of Hezbollah communications division killed in strike The Times of Israel
- Israeli strike on Beirut targets senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, Axios reporter says Reuters
- Hezbollah comms. chief Mohammad Rashid Sakafi confirmed killed The Jerusalem Post
- IDF eliminates Hezbollah terrorist responsible for rocket attack that killed 12 Druze children | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
Woman saved as home floods – and brutal Helene destroys family history
Entire communities in North Carolina are coming to terms with devastating losses after a historic, deadly storm.
Moldova Uncovers ‘Unprecedented’ Pro-Russia Vote Rigging – Kyiv Post
- Moldova Uncovers ‘Unprecedented’ Pro-Russia Vote Rigging Kyiv Post
- Why Moldova's election is more important than it looks: Peter Apps Reuters
- Moldova Says Russia Channeling Millions to Thwart Its EU Path Bloomberg
- Moldova Uncovers ’Unprecedented’ Pro-Russia Vote Rigging The Moscow Times
- Moldovan Oligarch Offers Money for Votes Against EU Integration Balkan Insight
A timeline of the UK’s history with the Chagos Islands
The UK has agreed to hand the archipelago over to Mauritius after decades of diplomatic dispute
The UK has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic deal. Here we detail the history of the archipelago.
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