- NATO Chief Urges Members to Spend Far More on Military The New York Times
- NATO Seeks to Include Ukraine Funds in New Spending Target Bloomberg
- NATO chief calls for ‘quantum leap’ in defense and says Russia could attack in 5 years AP News
- NATO chief calls for 400% boost in the alliance’s missile defenses Defense News
- NATO chief calls for five times more air defenses increase to deter Russia Breaking Defense
Trump travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries goes into effect – The Guardian
- Trump travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries goes into effect The Guardian
- Trump's travel ban is now in effect. Here's what to know NPR
- Immigrant communities, organizations in Massachusetts concerned about Trump's travel ban CBS News
- Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats The White House (.gov)
- Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement CNN
Families of missing Ukrainians gather as prisoner exchange begins – BBC
- Families of missing Ukrainians gather as prisoner exchange begins BBC
- Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war Reuters
- Soldiers return home after years in captivity as Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap begins CNN
- ‘A dirty political and propaganda game’ Meduza
- Russia and Ukraine hold 1st stage of prison swap following peace talks ABC News
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners hours after massive drone assault
Ukraine and Russia completed the first in a series of planned prisoner swaps that could see at least 2,400 freed.
What are the prospects for peace in the war in Ukraine?
Attacks have intensified again while Russian forces gain more territory.
Italy cuts ties with Israeli spyware firm Paragon amid surveillance scandal
Italy severs links with Paragon spyware after allegations of targeting critics and migrant rescuers spark outrage.
Tunisia-Algeria Gaza aid convoy heads for Rafah
Hundreds of Tunisian and Algerian activists launched a convoy from Tunis Monday to Gaza via Egypt’s Rafah crossing.
Low turnout scuttles Italy referendum on citizenship – NPR
- Low turnout scuttles Italy referendum on citizenship NPR
- Italian citizenship referendum void after low turnout BBC
- Italians Prepare to Vote in Citizenship Referendum The New York Times
- Italy’s citizenship referendum fails after voters heed Giorgia Meloni call for boycott Financial Times
- Meloni’s coalition taunts left from the beach as low voter turnout scuppers referendum politico.eu
Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years, says secretary general
In speech in London Mark Rutte says he expects alliance members to agree to raise military spending to 5% of GDP
Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years and leaders of the western alliance are expected to agree to increase military spending to 5% of GDP this month to contain the threat, the alliance’s secretary general has said.
Mark Rutte said in a speech in London on Monday that Nato needed “a quantum leap in our collective defence”, which would include significant rearmament to deter an increasingly militarised Russia.
Continue reading...Italian referendum on easing citizenship rules thwarted by low turnout
PM Meloni said she would not vote, and opposition accuses government of dampening interest in immigrant, worker issues.
Canadian PM vows to boost defence spending and reduce dependency on US
Carney says Canada will hit Nato target of 2% of GDP five years ahead of schedule amid ‘dangerous and divided world’
Mark Carney has promised to boost defence spending to its highest level in decades, warning that in a “dangerous and divided world”, Canada must reduce its dependence on the US for defence.
Speaking at the University of Toronto on Monday, Carney said Canada would reach Nato’s 2% military expenditure target this fiscal year – five years ahead of his previously announced schedule. For years, Canada has been viewed as a defence loafer and successive prime ministers have failed to bring the country’s commitments in line with allies. A recent Nato report found that Canada spent an estimated 1.45% of its GDP on defence last year.
Continue reading...Trump says California Governor Gavin Newsom should be arrested
US “Border Czar” Tom Homan should act on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s dare to arrest him, Donald Trump said.
Palestinians shot while lining up for aid in Gaza
Israeli forces killed at least eight people in a shooting of aid seekers near a distribution point in Rafah governorate.
Grossi: Iran’s nat’ls say IDF strike on nukes may push nuke building – The Jerusalem Post
- Grossi: Iran's nat'ls say IDF strike on nukes may push nuke building The Jerusalem Post
- Iran warns of ‘proportionate’ response as IAEA mulls censure Al Jazeera
- US, European Powers Submit Iran Resolution At UN Nuclear Agency: Diplomats Barron's
- IAEA chief relays Iran warning against Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities Reuters
- IAEA Director General's Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors IAEA
How to become a bike-friendly city? Lessons from a Paris revolution
As Paris makes room for bikes and cuts back on cars, the French capital is showing what urban change can look like.
Palestine’s World Cup dream still on as Israel ruins Gaza’s sports sector
As Palestine continues its brave run at World Cup football entry against Oman, in Gaza, all sporting life is destroyed.
Canada to meet NATO spending threshold before schedule, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledges to shift defence spending away from the US and towards the EU.
What is happening in Los Angeles is not law enforcement, it’s occupation
The tools and tactics of the federal response to the LA protests are taken from the US imperial playbook.
Italian citizenship referendum void after low turnout
Only about 30% of Italians cast a vote - well below the 50% threshold needed to make a poll binding.
What is the National Guard at the heart of Trump’s Los Angeles standoff?
Trump deploys the California National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles.