- Trump Administration Sent Scarce Covid Tests to Russia, Kremlin Says The Wall Street Journal
- Susan Rice: Trump’s reported calls with Putin appear illegal The Hill
- The Russia Hoax Is Still Not a Hoax The Atlantic
- Woodward book reveals Trump's calls with Putin and Biden's private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu The Associated Press
- What did Trump secretly send Putin, according to a new book? Find out in the quiz NPR
Will Israel attack Iran’s nuclear sites?
Thousands trapped in Jabalia camp as Israel escalates deadly attacks in northern Gaza – Reuters
- Thousands trapped in Jabalia camp as Israel escalates deadly attacks in northern Gaza Reuters
- Video shows injured bodies across hospital floor after strike on school CNN
- Israeli strike on northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp kills 22 Al Jazeera English
- Palestinians say at least 28 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza shelter Yahoo! Voices
- Dozens reported killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as fighting intensifies in Lebanon POLITICO Europe
Thousands trapped in Jabalia as Israel steps up attacks in northern Gaza
Leaders of Jordan and southern Europe want Lebanon’s army to reassert itself in the country’s south – Yahoo! Voices
- Leaders of Jordan and southern Europe want Lebanon's army to reassert itself in the country's south Yahoo! Voices
- European Mediterranean states to meet in Cyprus over Middle East and migration FRANCE 24 English
- MED 9 in Cyprus: EU Leaders meet in the shadow of the war in Lebanon Euronews
- Jordan’s King Abdullah meets European leaders at MED9 Summit in Cyprus Arab News
- Cyprus Hosts European Commission President For MED9 Summit GreekCityTimes.com
Zelenskyy urges allies to maintain aid as Scholz pledges weapons package
Why are UN peacekeepers in Lebanon being attacked by Israel?
Trump campaign, Musk coordinated to stop hacked material on X: Report – The Hill
- Trump campaign, Musk coordinated to stop hacked material on X: Report The Hill
- Trump campaign connected with Elon Musk’s X before it blocked links to hacked materials CNN
- New Report Exposes Terrifying Ways Elon Musk Is Using X to Help Trump The New Republic
- Reported Elon Musk’s X and Trump underscores Republicans’ hypocrisy on Hunter Biden laptop MSNBC
- NYT Report Shows Coordination Between Twitter & Trump Campaign MeidasTouch News
Martinique’s airport briefly closes after violent protesters overrun the tarmac – The Associated Press
- Martinique’s airport briefly closes after violent protesters overrun the tarmac The Associated Press
- Violent protests in Martinique prompt airport closure and curfew BBC.com
- Violent protests at Martinique airport strand hundreds of passengers The Guardian
- France announces new Martinique curfew measures to quell unrest Reuters
- One killed as protests over high cost of living in Martinique turn violent The Associated Press
Watch: Northern Lights over Iceland in sped-up footage
Live updates: Uncertainly looms over Israel’s expected Iran strike after cabinet meets without vote; rescuers dig through debris in central Beirut – The Washington Post
- Live updates: Uncertainly looms over Israel’s expected Iran strike after cabinet meets without vote; rescuers dig through debris in central Beirut The Washington Post
- The Path to Regional War The New York Review of Books
- Israeli official: No decision on Iran attack; Israel, US in tune on strategic challenges The Times of Israel
- Opinion | A Strategy for Striking Back at Iran The Wall Street Journal
- Israel has these four options for attacking Iran The Economist
Trump campaign requests military protection, fearing ‘Iran threat’
Violent protests force Martinique airport to close
Christopher Columbus Remains Identified With ‘Absolute Reliability’ – Newsweek
- Christopher Columbus Remains Identified With 'Absolute Reliability' Newsweek
- Christopher Columbus's DNA to shed light on his origins BBC.com
- DNA study confirms Christopher Columbus’s remains are entombed in Seville The Guardian
- Christopher Columbus’ final official resting place revealed — and researchers say they now know explorer’s ethnicity New York Post
- Scientists solve mystery of Christopher Columbus’s resting place The Times
Moment pig tied to petrol station is rescued from floodwaters
Russia’s Putin meets Iran’s Pezeshkian amid spiralling Middle East violence – Al Jazeera English
- Russia’s Putin meets Iran’s Pezeshkian amid spiralling Middle East violence Al Jazeera English
- Russia's Putin cements ties with Iranian president in Central Asia meeting Reuters
- Putin hails ‘very close’ links with Iran at landmark first meeting with president, as Middle East tensions soar CNN
- Zelensky gives Pope painting about Bucha massacre during Vatican meeting. Kyiv Independent
- Putin says growing ties with ‘very close’ ally Iran is top priority The Telegraph
Russia’s Putin meets Iran’s Pezeshkian amid spiralling Middle East violence
Private faith schools in UK lobby for VAT exemption on fees under £7,690
Group says government policy would force many to close and leave deeply religious families with no alternatives
Independent faith schools have held talks with ministers over a proposal to exempt small private establishments from VAT if their fees are far below those charged by elite schools such as Eton.
The group, representing more than 270 Jewish, Muslim and Christian independent faith schools that often rely on donations and volunteers to survive, say the government’s policy of adding 20% VAT to fees from this January would force many to close and leave deeply religious families with no alternatives.
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Former president’s campaign makes unprecedented request, citing fears of an assassination attempt by Iran
As he wrapped up his remarks, Walz took a swing at Project 2025, the rightwing blueprint to remake the US government authored by people in Donald Trump’s orbit.
“I’ve also, at times, said Donald Trump doesn’t have a plan – concept of a plan, at times. That wasn’t exactly correct. He does have a plan. It’s called Project 2025,” Walz said.
This thing is a damn nightmare. His project 2025 would repeal the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Inflation Reduction Act – that would threaten hundreds of thousands of new manufacturing jobs, including those right here in Michigan. The ones that JD Vance said, those 650 jobs were table scraps, good-paying union jobs building America, and those are table scraps. He would establish, and every single economist said so, a national sales tax on everything from groceries to prescription drugs.
And the estimates is it would cost each and every one of you $4,000 he says those tariffs that Trump will pay, or that China will pay, Trump’s tariffs – you’re going to pay them. That’s the way it always works.
Let me tell you exactly what vice-president Harris and I will do. We’re going to create an American forward strategy for manufacturing, one that builds on the historic investments, bipartisan infrastructure, law, Chips act, science act, Inflation Reduction Act, creating all kinds of new opportunities, ones that empowers American workers, revitalizes manufacturing communities, leads us into an industries of the future and keep out innovating and out competing the rest of the world.
We never fear the future. You build the future, and this gives us the opportunity to do it.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis: Nicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Israel – as it happened
This blog is now closing. You can read our latest full report on Israel’s invasion of Lebanon here and all our coverage of its war on Gaza here.
Israel’s Magen David Adom has reported that one person has been killed and another wounded at a kibbutz in northern Israel by anti-tank fire from Lebanon.
Israel’s emergency services said the person killed was a 27-year-old Thai national working at kibbutz Yiron.
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