Could Israel and Iran go to war?
Iran tells the US its period of 'unilateral self-restraint' is over.
E.U. nations must recognize legal gender changes across bloc, top court rules – The Washington Post
- E.U. nations must recognize legal gender changes across bloc, top court rules The Washington Post
- Top European court rules nations must recognize legal gender changes USA TODAY
- Romania breaches EU law by refusing to recognise transgender man Euronews
- EU states must recognize gender changes obtained in other bloc countries, says top court Le Monde
- EU Court Hands Down Landmark Victory For Transgender Rights Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Funerals for Tulkarem strike victims
Funerals were held for at least 18 people who were killed in an Israeli air attack on the Tulkarem refugee camp.
Biden Sidelined as Israel Reshapes Middle East – The Wall Street Journal
- Biden Sidelined as Israel Reshapes Middle East The Wall Street Journal
- America Needs a New Strategy to Avert Even Greater Catastrophe in the Middle East Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Widening Mideast Conflict Exposes Limits of US Leverage With Israel Bloomberg
- The War That Would Not End The Atlantic
- How the U.S.-Israel Relationship Actually Works The New Yorker
More blasts in Beirut after Israel demands new evacuations – as it happened
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The Israeli military launched a series of strikes on southern Beirut on Thursday night, in one of the most intense bombardments on the city since the campaign began last week.
A source close to Hezbollah told the AFP news agency that Israel had conducted 11 consecutive strikes on the group’s stronghold in the Lebanese capital.
Continue reading...Canadian child dies from rabies after bat found in bedroom
It marks the first domestically-acquired case of human rabies in Ontario since 1967.
At least 70 people killed in gang attack on Haitian town: UN
The UN Human Rights Office said at least 3,000 people were forced to flee after gang members attacked early on Thursday.
Watch: Ten-year-old drives stolen car through playground
The child driver in the US city of Minneapolis nearly hit playing children and has been arrested.
Former county sheriff Jim McDonnell named new Los Angeles police chief
McDonnell will head force of nearly 9,000 officers amid rising discontentment over public safety among residents
Former Los Angeles county sheriff Jim McDonnell will lead the Los Angeles police department (LAPD), taking charge of the force of nearly 9,000 officers as discontent grows among the city’s residents over public safety even as violent crime numbers drop, the mayor announced on Friday.
Mayor Karen Bass, who had the final say after a civilian board of Los Angeles police commissioners vetted McDonnell, said her selection of a veteran law enforcement officer was based on a need to reduce crime and make every neighborhood safer. Bass met with hundreds of LAPD officers and community leaders before making her decision.
Continue reading...Sky News pulls out of Boris Johnson interview over recording ban
Beth Rigby’s withdrawal after not being allowed to record conversation follows BBC cancellation over notes gaffe
Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor, Beth Rigby, was told she could not make an audio recording or transcript of the talk.
The former prime minister had promised to “reveal what really happened during my time as [London] mayor, foreign secretary and PM” during the conversation next week as he promotes his memoir Unleashed. Johnson’s interview with the BBC was dropped earlier this week after the presenter Laura Kuenssberg mistakenly sent him her briefing notes.
Continue reading...Beirut strikes target potential new Hezbollah chief, Israeli official says – CNN
- Beirut strikes target potential new Hezbollah chief, Israeli official says CNN
- Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei defends strikes on Israel in Tehran speech BBC.com
- Live Updates: Israeli Strikes Rock Lebanon as Iran’s Leader Issues Warning The New York Times
- Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei defends missile barrage against Israel in rare sermon Fox News
- Live updates: Iran’s leader gives defiant address; Israeli strike hits key road at border The Washington Post
Floods and landslides leave 19 dead in Bosnia
Towns and villages are cut off and homes almost submerged by flash floods in central Bosnia-Herzegovina.
In Antarctica, the ‘Greening’ Spread Has Been Dramatic – Newser
- In Antarctica, the 'Greening' Spread Has Been Dramatic Newser
- Antarctica is turning green at a ‘dramatic’ rate and it is concerning, study reveals why Hindustan Times
- Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats The Guardian
- Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is turning green. Here’s what they found Yahoo! Voices
- Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an 'astounding' rate New Scientist
The Global South’s poor should not be subsidising the IMF
The IMF is making the polycrisis we are facing even worse by forcing its most indebted borrowers to pay surcharges.
Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says – Reuters Canada
- Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says Reuters Canada
- At Least 70 People Dead in Gang Attack in Haiti The New York Times
- At least 70 people killed in gang attack on Haitian town: UN Al Jazeera English
- Haiti: UN 'horrified' after at least 70 killed in gang massacre Sky News
- At least 70 dead in Haiti gang attack, U.N. says The Washington Post
Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity – CNN
- Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity CNN
- Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS in Iraq escapes from Gaza a decade later, officials say CBS News
- Yazidi woman held hostage for 10 years in Gaza rescued in Israel, US operation Fox News
- Israel rescues Yazidi woman from Gaza after her kidnapping by ISIS at age 11 The Times of Israel
- State Department describes US role in helping escaped Yazidi woman flee Gaza The Independent
IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive – The Times of Israel
- IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive The Times of Israel
- Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon the ‘most intense aerial campaign’ outside Gaza in last two decades CNN
- Live: Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon, Gaza, occupied West Bank Al Jazeera English
- Israel-Iran live updates: Beirut strikes target new Hezbollah leader Safieddine; Khamenei praises missile attack NBC News
- Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria The Associated Press
US air strikes target several cities across Yemen
Attacks hit key port city of Hodeidah as well as the capital, Sanaa, Houthi-run media and US sources say.
US supreme court will rule on $10bn suit Mexico filed against US gun makers
Mexico argues negligence from makers such as Colt and Glock has led to gun trafficking to drug cartels and criminals
The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country.
The lawsuit, filed in Boston in August, names Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt and Glock, as well as Boston-area wholesaler Interstate Arms.
Continue reading...US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels – The Associated Press
- US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels The Associated Press
- US military strikes 15 Houthi targets in Yemen Reuters
- US strikes 15 Houthi targets in Yemen: Pentagon The Hill
- American airstrikes launched on Yemen's Sanaa and Hodeidah The Jerusalem Post
- US and British militaries strike over a dozen Houthi targets across Yemen The Times of Israel