German grandmother and baby missing in Tuscany floods
The area around Pisa has been battered by heavy rains, which are set to continue until Wednesday.
Biden tells UN ‘we cannot grow weary’ in Ukraine’s defence in valedictory speech
US president assumes mantle of elder statesman, defending his foreign policy record and urging Gaza deal
Joe Biden has sought to defend his foreign policy achievements on the world stage with an address to the United Nations general assembly against a backdrop of three brutal, intractable wars that have stymied world diplomats seeking an end to the bloodshed.
Addressing the assembly hall in New York on Tuesday, Biden took on the mantle of elder statesman as he alternated between a message of hope and a full-throated defense of his record on foreign policy.
Continue reading...Meloni-themed restaurant opens near asylum-seeker camp in Albania
Trattoria Meloni contains 70 portraits of Italian PM and is near site where arrivals to the EU are processed
A restaurant dedicated to Giorgia Meloni has opened in the vicinity of a camp in Albania where the asylum claims of people who seek to enter the EU by sea will be processed as part of a controversial pact promoted by the Italian far-right prime minister.
Trattoria Meloni, a seafood restaurant in the northern port of Shëngjin, was opened by Gjergj Luca, a restaurant owner who is close to the Albanian prime minister, Edi Rama.
Continue reading...Journalist’s apology not enough to satisfy Ghanaian king
Media personality Afia Pokua grovelled to the Ashanti king on her knees but it was not enough.
Sweden blames Iran for cyber-attack after Quran burnings
Sweden's security service says 15,000 messages were sent after several Quran-burning incidents.
Turkey’s President Erdogan says UN and Western values are ‘dying’ in Gaza
The Turkish president called on the UN General Assembly to take coercive measures against Israel.
Streep: ‘A Squirrel Has More Rights’ Than Afghan Girls – Newser
- Streep: 'A Squirrel Has More Rights' Than Afghan Girls Newser
- Cats have more freedom than Afghan women - Meryl Streep BBC.com
- Meryl Streep: ‘A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan’ The Guardian
- Afghan women have less freedom than cats, Meryl Streep says at U.N. The Washington Post
- Meryl Streep: Today In Kabul A Female Cat Has More Freedom Than A Woman Forbes
What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon? – The Associated Press
Swiss police make arrests over suspected death in ‘suicide capsule’
Criminal case opened after Sarco capsule – which releases nitrogen gas at the touch of a button – used in Merishausen
Swiss police say they have opened a criminal investigation and arrested several people after the suspected death of a woman in a so-called suicide capsule.
According to local reports, the capsule, named the Sarco Pod by its inventor, was used for the first time on Monday afternoon in a forest close to the German border in the Swiss town of Merishausen.
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org and Open Counseling
Continue reading...Are Israel and Hezbollah on the verge of all-out war?
Israel's military assault on Lebanon is the most intense in decades.
Who is the new boxing champion Daniel Dubois and who will he fight next?
Daniel Dubois shot himself to fame by demolishing Anthony Joshua to claim the IBF title, but what's next for the boxer?
Deadly Israeli attack on residential area in Beirut leaves carnage
Israeli military says it targeted a top Hezbollah commander in an attack that killed and injured multiple people.
What the Exploding Pager Attack Means for Air Travel – The Wall Street Journal
- What the Exploding Pager Attack Means for Air Travel The Wall Street Journal
- ‘We’re clearly walking into a much wider war’: Former CIA director on Israel-Hezbollah conflict CNN
- What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria The Associated Press
- Opinion | Israel’s Pager Attacks Have Changed the World The New York Times
- The Hezbollah Pager Explosions Are More Dangerous Than You Think Foreign Policy
UN chief calls Middle East crisis ‘nightmare’ amid push for Lebanon ceasefire
António Guterres says violence puts region at risk as Hezbollah and Israel seem unwilling to dial down fighting
The UN secretary general has told world leaders that Lebanon is on the brink of becoming a second Gaza, adding that the crisis has “become a non-stop nightmare that threatens to take the whole region down”.
António Guterres made his warning as diplomats meeting in New York for the UN general assembly battled to impose a ceasefire in Lebanon and to hold Israel back from a possible ground invasion.
Continue reading...‘Innocent civilians in Gaza are going through hell’ says Biden
US President Joe Biden said it was time to end Israel’s war on Gaza.
UK’s Starmer calls for ‘de-escalation’ between Israel and Hezbollah
PM’s speech interrupted by Gaza protester, prompting leader to respond that party has changed since 2019 conference.
Outrage as Hungary presides over EU talks on democratic standards
Country held chair due to rotating presidency despite Orbán government being under EU sanctions procedure
Hungary’s government has presided over EU talks on upholding democratic standards across the continent, in a development one prominent MEP described as “outrageous”.
Viktor Orbán’s government has been under an EU sanctions procedure since 2018 for posing a “systemic threat” to democracy and the rule of law.
Continue reading...Three killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment
The daytime attack using guided bombs wounds another 31 people in the north-eastern Ukrainian city.
Keir Starmer calls for release of Israeli … sausages? – POLITICO Europe
- Keir Starmer calls for release of Israeli … sausages? POLITICO Europe
- The Austerity Economic Philosophy of Keir Starmer Is Crashing Against Britain's Reality Foreign Policy
- British PM makes unfortunate ‘return of the sausages’ gaffe during serious speech Fox News
- U.K.’s Labour Party is back in power, but the celebration is muted The Washington Post
- The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s speech: serving working people, but what about others? The Guardian
Airlines suspend more Lebanon flights amid Israeli airstrikes
Emirates, Qatar Airways, Air France and Lufthansa among carriers pausing services to and from Beirut
International airlines have suspended more flights to Lebanon amid an Israeli bombardment that authorities said had killed almost 560 people since Monday.
The United Arab Emirates-based airline Emirates announced the temporary suspension of its flights to Beirut on Tuesday and Wednesday. Its sister airline flydubai also cancelled flights to Beirut on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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