Watch: Palestinian and Israeli representatives address UN meeting
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN, and Jonathan Miller, Deputy Permanent Representative for Israel to the UN, address a UN Security Council meeting.
New-look Liverpool beaten by Crystal Palace in Community Shield
FA Cup winners Crystal Palace upset Premier League champions Liverpool in English season opening Community Shield.
UK police arrest 522 over support for Palestine Action at London protests
More than 100 of those arrested over their support for the banned pro-Palestinian organisation were over 70 years old.
Europe’s leaders raise pressure on Trump to involve Ukraine in Putin talks
Move comes as Germany warns White House against any deal hatched ‘over heads of Europeans and Ukrainians’
Europe’s leaders have raised the pressure on Donald Trump to involve Ukraine in a planned summit with Vladimir Putin, as Germany warned the White House against any deal hatched “over the heads of Europeans and Ukrainians”.
Speaking before a bilateral meeting expected to take place between the US and Russian leaders on Friday in Alaska, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he hoped and assumed that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, would also be involved.
Continue reading...New York man killed in Puerto Rico while visiting island for Bad Bunny’s residency, police say – CBS News
UK’s chief rabbi criticises Labour’s Palestine pledge at march for hostages
Sir Ephraim Mirvis joins relatives of hostages in calling for their release before any recognition of a Palestinian state
The chief rabbi has criticised Labour’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state at a “national march for the hostages” in central London organised by a number of Jewish groups.
Family members of Israeli hostages taken on 7 October also joined the march on Downing Street to urge the release of those being held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Continue reading...Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey, disaster authority says – Reuters
- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey, disaster authority says Reuters
- Map: 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Turkey The New York Times
- Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Turkey, felt in Istanbul The Hill
- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Turkey Hindustan Times
- Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse AP News
Europe urges Trump to use sanctions pressure ahead of Putin summit – Financial Times
- Europe urges Trump to use sanctions pressure ahead of Putin summit Financial Times
- Zelenskiy wins EU, NATO backing as he seeks place at Trump-Putin talks Reuters
- Trump Live Updates: Vance Says U.S. Is Working to Set Up Meeting With Trump, Putin and Zelensky The New York Times
- Alaska summit: Europe allies urge Trump not to deal with Putin without Ukraine BBC
- European Leaders Want to Speak to Trump Before He Meets Putin Bloomberg.com
Netanyahu Doubles Down on Gaza Offensive After Global Backlash – The New York Times
- Netanyahu Doubles Down on Gaza Offensive After Global Backlash The New York Times
- Netanyahu defends Gaza plans as Israel heavily criticised at UN Security Council BBC
- PM stands by choice to approve Gaza City takeover despite opposition from military officials The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu defends planned military offensive in Gaza and lashes out at 'global campaign of lies' AP News
- Hostage families call for nationwide strike as Israel prepares to escalate war CNN
Will Lebanon succeed in disarming Hezbollah?
Lebanon's government announces it will disarm the group before the end of the year, which Hezbollah says it will ignore.
Dmitri Kozak Was a Key Putin Aide. He Lost Power When He Balked at the Ukraine War. – The New York Times
Germany’s arms embargo signals sharp downturn in relations with Israel – The Times of Israel
- Germany’s arms embargo signals sharp downturn in relations with Israel The Times of Israel
- Germany's Merz defends partial weapons halt to Israel DW
- Germany, long opposed to E.U. pressure on Israel, suspends arms shipments The Washington Post
- Germany's arms embargo on Israel isn't a betrayal, it's a moral reckoning | Opinion Haaretz
- Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza The New York Times
Three swimmers killed by sea mines in Odesa, Ukrainian media report
A local official confirmed the three had been killed by "explosive devices", at beaches where recreational swimming is banned.
Israel’s gambit: Massacre the Palestinians, subjugate the region?
Has Israel created a predicament it can’t escape with its zero-sum path for the Palestinians and regional overreach?
Prince Harry considers founding new charity after Sentebale dispute
Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana
Prince Harry is considering establishing a new charity after a dispute that led to him leaving Sentebale, a spokesperson has said.
It comes after the Duke of Sussex was criticised by the Charity Commission for allowing a row with the chair of Sentebale, which he co-founded in 2006, to “play out publicly”.
Continue reading...Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km from border in first reported strike in Russia’s Komi Republic – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km from border in first reported strike in Russia's Komi Republic The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery in drone exchanges; key talks loom Al Jazeera
- Ukraine drone attack kills one, damages industrial facility in Saratov, Russia says Reuters
- Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills One, Damages Industrial Site, Russia Says Newsweek
- Ukraine Strikes ‘Industrial’ Facility in Russia’s Saratov Region Bloomberg.com
Confusion over the Alaska summit shows Vladimir Putin still calls the shots
Donald Trump rewarding the Kremlin’s hardline attitude shows Russia can still sideline Ukraine from deal to end war
In the five months since Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the Oval Office in late February, Ukrainian officials have worked hard to repair the damage of that day, which ended with the Ukrainian president being kicked out of the White House.
With advice from European allies, Zelenskyy recalibrated his strategy for dealing with the Trump administration, and there was a feeling it was broadly going well. “We managed to reset communications, to find a new language to work with Trump,” said one senior official in Kyiv a week ago.
Continue reading...Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain
US carmaker makes move for licence that would allow it to provide energy to domestic and business premises
Elon Musk’s Tesla is gearing up to launch a household electricity supplier in Great Britain in the coming months.
The US electric car manufacturer run by the world’s richest man has formally applied to the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, for an electricity supply licence, according to a notice published on the watchdog’s website.
Continue reading...Jordan to host meeting with Syria, US on Syrian reconstruction
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s new government is trying to attract foreign investment as Syria's economy lies in ruins.
Lindsey Graham says Russia and Ukraine would likely need to swap land in a ceasefire deal – NBC News
- Lindsey Graham says Russia and Ukraine would likely need to swap land in a ceasefire deal NBC News
- Graham ‘confident’ Trump will walk away from summit if Putin ‘insists on bad deal’ The Hill
- Lindsey Graham says Trump's goal is to prevent third invasion of Ukraine, wants Zelensky 'to be part of the process' New York Post
- 'Like Reagan...': Senator Lindsey Graham says he's confident Trump will walk away if Putin insists on bad Times of India
- Lindsey Graham stated about the exchange of territories: why Ukraine will not drive away all the occupiers 112.ua