Former Israeli soldiers pose as Pro-Palestinian supporters in the US
Former Israeli soldiers posed as pro-Palestinian supporters in New York City to deceive people into engaging with them.
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign
Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the Ontario premier erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” – and the American president posting a video of him tearing down an avatar of that sign, erecting a replacement saying Lake America, and dancing to YMCA.
Rhetoric over the naming of Lake Ontario is the public face of an escalating trade dispute between the US and its northern neighbor involving a 50% US tariff on Canadian steel and retaliatory tariffs from Ottawa.
Continue reading...‘A giant leap forward’: Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.
‘Do you miss Mogadishu?’ Inside Sweden’s far-right campaign
How a far-right party with neo-Nazi roots bought every ad surface in Sweden's biggest train station.
Devastation from the Nepal-China Floods in 30 photos
More than 3,000 people missing after glacier collapse unleashes destruction in Himalayas.
Nepal-Tibet deaths from flash flooding rise amid race to free workers in tunnel
Total of 804 confirmed dead and more than 3,000 missing amid threat of fresh inundation
Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet have battled through leg-sucking mud amid the threat of fresh flooding to search for thousands of people still missing after a deadly wall of water swept through the Himalayan border zone, engulfing entire villages.
The latest updates on Sunday put the number of missing at 3,048, including hundreds of foreigners. There was a total of 804 confirmed deaths across Nepal and Tibet, and reports of some bodies swept downstream possibly as far as India.
Continue reading...Fernandes hat-trick fires Man Utd in seven-goal thriller with Ipswich
Bruno Fernandes's hat-trick inspires Manchester United's comeback 5-2 win against Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
First images of Maduro in US custody released since his abduction
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has appeared in the first photos from US custody since his January abduction.
Top officials from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to meet in Istanbul
Foreign, defence ministers and military chiefs from three countries to meet for first time since signing Mecca pact.
Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund – Financial Times
- Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund Financial Times
- Ukraine's former defence chief seeks US investment for defence tech fund, FT reports Reuters
- Ousted Ukrainian defense chief Fedorov takes advisory role with Italy politico.eu
- Fedorov offers drone technology to US in exchange for Patriots, seeks funding for defense tech fund The Kyiv Independent
- Ex-defence minister Fedorov’s team reveals more about his role as adviser to Italian minister: he will stay i Українська правда
IDF soldiers who refused to board APC with female medic face court-martial – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF soldiers who refused to board APC with female medic face court-martial The Jerusalem Post
- 16 Givati soldiers sent to prison for refusing to enter APC with female paramedic The Times of Israel
- Tensions rise in Givati unit after religious soldiers refuse mission involving female medic Yahoo
- Givati soldiers who refused mission over female paramedic sent to military prison Ynetnews
- 'It wasn’t an operational mission; it was just for the sake of confrontation' Israel National News
‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing
‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform
As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country.
The “alt-right” agitator, 41, made his name in the US by promoting Donald Trump and associating with his allies before the 2016 election.
Continue reading...NASA launches $4.3bn Roman Telescope to uncover universe’s hidden secrets
SpaceX Falcon Heavy propels telescope on cosmic quest to investigate dark energy and matter.
Iran’s Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront ‘real enemy’ – Reuters
- Iran's Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront 'real enemy' Reuters
- Iran trade falls as Supreme Leader Khamenei urges less reliance on the U.S. dollar CNBC
- Iran’s supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US and Israel, and other Mideast news AP News
- Iran’s Khamenei calls for Gulf unity as Hormuz tensions persist Al Jazeera
- In Mojtaba Khamenei's Letter To Muslim Countries, A Call To "Recognise Real Enemy" NDTV
Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny – Reuters
- Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny Reuters
- Niger mutiny puts Russia’s expanding role in the Sahel to the test Al Jazeera
- Soldiers in Niger Attack Presidential Palace and Airport, Shaking Junta The New York Times
- Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup BBC
- Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened AP News
Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator
The Federal Communications Commission under Trump has tried to target news outlets for spreading 'fake' news.
Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit possible only to ‘formalize agreements,’ Peskov says – The Kyiv Independent
- Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit possible only to 'formalize agreements,' Peskov says The Kyiv Independent
- Kremlin says Putin agrees to meeting with Trump and Zelenskyy only to "formalise agreements" Українська правда
- Kremlin Says Putin Sees ‘Absolutely No Point’ in Trump-Zelensky Peace Summit Kyiv Post
- Trump said a year ago that a summit with Putin and Zelensky was two weeks away. Moscow now says the three of them can meet only to finalize agreements that don’t yet exist. Meduza
- The Kremlin announced a possible Trump-Putin-Zelensky meeting KoSSev
Zambia opposition leader Brian Mundubile charged with treason
Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, have been charged with treason.
Merz says Germany finalising response to suspected Leipzig attack – Reuters
- Merz says Germany finalising response to suspected Leipzig attack Reuters
- Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate politico.eu
- Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport The Guardian
- Europe eyes Russia in attacks on weapons and cargo. But Germany treads lightly. The Washington Post
- Explosive drone at German airport linked to Russian military intelligence, US intel source says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Trump says NBC’s Kristen Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC
Trump’s threat comes after host described success record of candidates whom president had endorsed as ‘mixed’
Donald Trump on Sunday said NBC’s Kristen Welker – host of Meet the Press – should face “rebuke or punishment” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Welker, during a live segment for a local Washington, DC, affiliate, described the success record of political candidates whom the president had endorsed as “mixed”. The segment aired prior to Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press.
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