- Ex-CIA chief: Pager blasts in Lebanon are ‘terrorism’ The Hill
- Former CIA chief Panetta calls mass detonation of Hezbollah pagers ‘a form of terrorism’ The Times of Israel
- Former CIA officer weighs in on escalating attacks between Israel and Hezbollah CNN
- Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices The Associated Press
- Opinion | Israel’s Pager Bombs Have No Place in a Just War The New York Times
The UN Charter needs rewriting
Despite the less-than-revolutionary outcome of the UN Summit for the Future, hope for much-needed change remains.
Batterymaker Northvolt to cut 1,600 jobs amid electric car ‘headwinds’
Move comes after weeks of uncertainty over reports of financial problems as green vehicle sector struggles
The Swedish batterymaker Northvolt is to cut 1,600 jobs, in response to “headwinds” blowing through the electric car industry.
The battery company announced redundancies across three of its sites on Monday, including 1,000 in Skellefteå, in northern Sweden, where it is suspending the expansion of Northvolt Ett, Europe’s first homegrown battery gigafactory.
Continue reading...Israeli forces attack Shireen Abu Akleh’s image, again
Israeli soldiers were filmed tearing down an image of murdered Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
France’s new government meets with focus on the budget and immigration – as it happened
New PM Michel Barnier says he will not increase the tax burden and says the number of migrants ‘has become unbearable’
Germany’s Social Democratic party (SPD) narrowly won yesterday’s election in Brandenburg – and the party leadership is now downplaying questions about Olaf Scholz’s candidacy in next year’s national election.
“Yesterday’s election gives us courage that we can do it, but of course I also know that the challenges and the questions we have to deal with at national level are far from dealt with as a result of yesterday evening,” the party’s co-leader, Lars Klingbeil, said today, the Associated Press reported.
Klingbeil reiterated that that Scholz’s candidacy isn’t in question.
“There is absolutely no wobbling,” he said. “In the leadership of the party, the parliamentary group, among the state governors and ministers, there is no discussion about this in any place.”
Images show Russia’s new Sarmat missile suffered major test failure, researchers say – Reuters
Show shines light on overlooked artist who made UK’s first Holocaust memorial
Work of German-Jewish sculptor Fred Kormis, who fled Nazis in 1930s, is subject of exhibition in London
The work of an overlooked German-Jewish artist who created the UK’s first memorial to victims of Nazi persecution is to be the focus of an exhibition that shines light on the unreported aspects of his life.
Fred Kormis, who fled Germany in the 1930s and later became a British citizen, was described by the Wiener Holocaust Library in London as a forgotten émigré artist who played a unique role in Weimar culture and 20th-century British art.
Continue reading...German voters fend off far-right in latest state vote, early results suggest – NBC News
- German voters fend off far-right in latest state vote, early results suggest NBC News
- After beating far right in Brandenburg, Germany’s SDP mulls deal with hard left The Guardian
- Far right gains in another German state election, weakening Scholz’s grip The Washington Post
- German coalition teeters in ‘autumn of decisions’ POLITICO Europe
- Immigrants in eastern Germany ask: Leave or stay? DW (English)
Russia silent on corporate shootout at e-retailer Wildberries
The city street shootout at the company, owned by Russia's richest woman, harks back to the chaotic 1990s.
Ukraine’s strike on a missile storage facility destroyed enough ammo to impact Russian attacks for months, experts say – Business Insider
- Ukraine's strike on a missile storage facility destroyed enough ammo to impact Russian attacks for months, experts say Business Insider
- Ukrainian Drones Just Blew Up 2,000 Tons Of Ammo in Southern Russia Forbes
- Ukraine Hits 2 More Russian Munition Depots, Aiming to Disrupt War Effort The New York Times
- Kyiv is testing Russia's 'red lines' by striking its arms depots Euronews
- Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow The Associated Press
Israeli middle schoolers harass Palestinian classmate
Video shows Israeli middle schoolers harassing a Palestinian classmate who called for a free Palestine.
Boss of Titan sub firm said: ‘No-one is dying under my watch’
A transcript reveals the OceanGate chief in a heated exchange, years before he and four others died when the submersible imploded.
Cathay Pacific Bans Couple Over Seat Recline Harassment – One Mile at a Time
- Cathay Pacific Bans Couple Over Seat Recline Harassment One Mile at a Time
- Cathay bans couple who started row over reclining seat BBC.com
- Cathay’s ban on abusive passengers ‘right’ move, say Hong Kong industry leaders South China Morning Post
- Shocking moment couple start kicking fellow air passenger's seat sparking furious row when she reclined her ch Daily Mail
- Cathay Pacific bans couple after seat-reclining spat CNN
Russia and Ukraine face off over Kerch Strait
Ukraine accuses Russia of flouting maritime law by restricting Kerch Strait flanking occupied Crimea.
Israel appears to have pushed Hezbollah into a corner — setting the stage for an all-out war – Business Insider
- Israel appears to have pushed Hezbollah into a corner — setting the stage for an all-out war Business Insider
- Israel is playing a high-risk game with its new Hezbollah strategy CNN
- Israel keeps moving up the escalation ladder, hoping Nasrallah will jump off The Times of Israel
- Is this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predict The Associated Press
- Israel's Pager Strike May Have Arab Leaders (Quietly) Cheering | Opinion Newsweek
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new president? – BBC.com
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new president? BBC.com
- Marxist leader sworn in as president of country with 22M people Fox News
- Marxist-leaning Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s election: What’s next? Al Jazeera English
- Sri Lanka Bonds Tumble as Leftist Candidate Dissanayake Wins Presidency Bloomberg
- Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president? The Associated Press
Iran’s Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah pagers, radio that killed 39 people and wounded over 3,000 – New York Post
- Iran’s Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah pagers, radio that killed 39 people and wounded over 3,000 New York Post
- Intensified Israel-Hezbollah fighting throws Iran into an agonizing strategic bind Haaretz
- Iran’s Guards ban communication devices after Hezbollah device explosions The Times of Israel
- Pager attack on Hezbollah forces Iranian-backed allies to rethink devices The Washington Post
- Amid New Pager Blast Angle To Raisi Chopper Crash, Iran's IRGC Launches 3-Step Purge, Bans All… Hindustan Times
Nevada’s role in the November elections. And, U.N. to discuss Middle East conflict – NPR
- Nevada's role in the November elections. And, U.N. to discuss Middle East conflict NPR
- Wendy Sherman says escalating tensions in Middle East are ‘quite serious’ The Hill
- Harris Outspends Trump in Ad Battle, and Israel Bombards Hezbollah The New York Times
- Friday briefing: Israel strikes Lebanon; Trump on Jewish voters; Mark Robinson; Kentucky judge killed; Shohei Ohtani; and more The Washington Post
- PODCAST | The World Next Week: September 19, 2024 Council on Foreign Relations
A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it – CNN
- A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it CNN
- Iceland: Police shoot 1st polar bear sighted in years DW (English)
- Polar Bear Appears In Iceland For 1st Time In 8 Years, Shot Dead By Police NDTV
- Rare polar bear shot in Iceland after terrifying encounter with resident. Here's what happened Hindustan Times
- Rare polar bear shows up on the shores of Iceland – police shoot it The Independent
Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness – The Associated Press
- Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness The Associated Press
- Pope Francis cancels day’s audiences due to mild flu Vatican News - English
- Papal trip to Luxembourg, Belgium still on schedule despite pope’s flu Crux Now
- Pope Francis’s long history of health issue Reuters
- Pope Francis Health Update as Audiences Canceled Newsweek