Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran to UN general assembly is stunning, even for him
US president may have upstaged the ghost of Soviet leader Khrushchev by musing destruction of fellow member state
Donald Trump has a habit of discomfiting delegates to the United Nations general assembly. But this year, he may have upstaged the ghost of Nikita Khrushchev by openly contemplating the annihilation of a fellow UN member state.
Eleven minutes into a 40-minute address, the US president announced he had “a big decision to make” over Iran, which has staged a much more determined resistance than Trump anticipated when he decided to go to war against the country in February.
Continue reading...Gulf states will urge Trump not to escalate Iran war — after he threatens to wipe out entire nation – New York Post
- Gulf states will urge Trump not to escalate Iran war — after he threatens to wipe out entire nation New York Post
- Gulf leaders meet Trump with two fears: more war and less US protection CNN
- Scoop: Trump to hold Iran talks with Gulf leaders next week Axios
- Trump-GCC Summit in New York: What does each side want? Al Jazeera
- Trump’s meeting with Arab states on UN sidelines displays US Mideast strategy during war - analysis The Jerusalem Post
Iraq’s Prime Minister Al-Zaidi Vows to Disarm Iran-backed Militias – The New York Times
- Iraq’s Prime Minister Al-Zaidi Vows to Disarm Iran-backed Militias The New York Times
- Iraq moves to put off militia disarmament until June 2027 while US moves out The Jerusalem Post
- Iraq to collect 6 million weapons despite pushback from Iran-backed militias Euronews.com
- What the End of Operation Inherent Resolve Means for Iraq and Syria War on the Rocks
- Pro-Iranian Iraqi groups refuse to disarm — Jerusalem Post ua.news
30-year-old Praxis CEO planning AI-powered utopia in Uruguay — with first residents expected next year – nypost.com
- 30-year-old Praxis CEO planning AI-powered utopia in Uruguay — with first residents expected next year nypost.com
- Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay The New York Times
- 'Tech utopia' startup to build ₹9,600-crore 'post-AGI' city in Uruguay | 'AGI to create extraordinary wealth' | Inshorts Inshorts
- Tech Founders Target Uruguay to Build AI-Powered Network States SuaraGarut.ID
- Tech utopians pick this city to build ‘a new civilisation’ in post-AI world Moneycontrol.com
Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’
Lian Yunzhi solves 3x3 puzzle on several occasions in average time of under 4.5 seconds, according to state media
A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in just over four seconds, state media reported.
“Speedcuber” Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s 3x3 average world record twice this month at two World Cube Association certified competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou, according to state broadcaster CCTV on Monday.
Continue reading...EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc
The EU has agreed to remove two Russian billionaires, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies accused of supporting the war on Ukraine for the next three years.
With an end-of-Tuesday deadline looming to preserve the Russia blacklist, the EU’s 27 member states found a compromise that meant delisting the two oligarchs in spite of very few countries wanting this outcome. EU sanctions have to be approved unanimously.
Continue reading...Erdogan targets ‘gender neutrality’ at UN after sweeping LGBTQ+ raids across Turkey – Ynetnews
- Erdogan targets ‘gender neutrality’ at UN after sweeping LGBTQ+ raids across Turkey Ynetnews
- Turkey's Erdogan says 'global gender-neutralisation policies' target families, children Reuters
- Turkey’s LGBT crackdown draws international condemnation, protests The Washington Post
- Turkey’s anti-gay crackdown The Economist
- MLSA appeals journalist Tuğba Tekerek’s detention: There is no concrete evidence supporting the charges Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA)
U.N. Searches for Its Next Leader – The New York Times
- U.N. Searches for Its Next Leader The New York Times
- Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action The Guardian
- Third Straw Poll for UN Secretary-General Race Shows No Consensus PassBlue
- Chile's Bachelet withdraws from race to lead UN Reuters
- The race to be the next UN secretary-general is on. And placating Trump is a priority. Politico
EU and Canada to unveil new partnership, but it may not be ‘associate membership,’ says ambassador – politico.eu
- EU and Canada to unveil new partnership, but it may not be ‘associate membership,’ says ambassador politico.eu
- Mark Carney and the limits of defying Donald Trump Financial Times
- This Week in Canada: Mark Carney’s EU Fever Dream The Free Press
- UK should 'team up' with Canada in new Europe alliance, Canadian minister says BBC
- Opinion: The upside of a European alternative to Trumpmerica, and the limits The Globe and Mail
A Fight Over a Beach Chair Turned Deadly – Fodors Travel Guide
- A Fight Over a Beach Chair Turned Deadly Fodors Travel Guide
- Violent brawl over lounge chairs at famous beach leaves one man dead, others facing charges Fox News
- Vouliagmeni beach: Man, 82, dies after beach fight with 76-year-old over sunlounger in Greece BBC
- Man, 82, dies after brawl with 76-year-old over sunlounger on Greek beach | Greece The Guardian
- 2 Men in Their 70s and 80s Fought Over a Beach Lounge Chair, Leaving Older Man Dead People.com
EU renews Russia sanctions, drops Russian billionaires Usmanov and Fridman – Reuters
- EU renews Russia sanctions, drops Russian billionaires Usmanov and Fridman Reuters
- Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list BBC
- E.U. drops sanctions on two of Russia’s richest oligarchs despite Kyiv’s outcry The Washington Post
- EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms theguardian.com
- 'Cherry-picking sanctions' normalises Russia, Latvian PM warns Euronews.com
US proposes $10bn fund with Arab allies to bypass Hormuz – Financial Times
- US proposes $10bn fund with Arab allies to bypass Hormuz Financial Times
- Exclusive | U.S. Proposes $5 Billion to Kickstart Fund to Rebuild Gulf Energy Sites WSJ
- Trump administration proposes $5 billion to kickstart investment fund to rebuild Gulf energy sites, WSJ reports Reuters
- US Plans $5 Billion Middle East Reconstruction Fund for Iran War Bloomberg.com
- U.S. Proposes $10 Billion 'PACT' Plan to Reduce Reliance on Strait of Hormuz IranWire
Cyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, having fled oppression in her home country to pursue a sporting dream.
Top South African policeman charged with sexual offences
Shadrack Sibiya, who has made no comment, is alleged to have groomed a 16-year-old and raped an 18-year-old.
Germany: Chancellor Merz faces difficult days ahead after far-right AfD and Left Party election wins – DW.com
- Germany: Chancellor Merz faces difficult days ahead after far-right AfD and Left Party election wins DW.com
- Why the world should care about the far right’s rise in Germany Al Jazeera
- Far-right AfD wins again as Germany's Merz slides Axios
- German Chancellor Merz fights to survive historic defeat in regional elections NBC News
- Opinion | Germany Is in Danger. But There’s Still Time. The New York Times
US fighter jet crashes at air base in western Germany
Officials say one pilot safely ejected as F-16 believed to have crashed on approach to Spangdahlem after training drill
An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving medical treatment.
The cause of the incident is under investigation, the military said in a statement, with emergency response personnel at the scene of the crash.
Continue reading...Putin is using Trump to stall for time in Ukraine, Estonia foreign minister says – USA Today
- Putin is using Trump to stall for time in Ukraine, Estonia foreign minister says USA Today
- Russia Bans Night Movement Along 5-Kilometer Estonia Border Strip UNITED24 Media
- Russia imposes temporary movement restrictions on other side of Estonian border ERR
- Tsahkna says there are no Russian troops near Estonia’s borders — ERR News ua.news
- Russia Restricts Access Near Estonian Border Militarnyi
Nigeria prison deaths: Inside the cell where 33 inmates lost their lives – BBC
- Nigeria prison deaths: Inside the cell where 33 inmates lost their lives BBC
- 'One after another, they started dying': survivors recount deaths in detention in Nigeria Reuters
- Protests erupt in Nigeria after 33 miners die in custody of paramilitary agency CNN
- Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died theguardian.com
- Survivors recount their ordeal in detention after the death of over 37 illegal mining suspects yahoo.com
‘I have never felt heat like that’ – a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria
The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.