We need a regional agreement for the Strait of Hormuz
A governing arrangement for the strait can and must be developed based on law and fact.
‘A mess’: Army retention ‘crumbling fast’ under Trump – Alternet
- 'A mess': Army retention 'crumbling fast' under Trump Alternet
- There’s growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse NPR
- Conscientious Objection in the US Military: Law, Limits, And Practice Military.com
- Soldiers are seeking early end to service amid Iran war discontent The Independent
- What does it mean when U.S. military members become conscientious objectors to war? | Here & Now WBUR
Israel in row with South Korean leader over Palestinian abuse concerns
South Korea's president says it’s disappointing Israel does not 'even once reflect on criticisms from around the world'.
Pakistan Sends Military Force to Saudi Arabia as Part of Pact – Bloomberg.com
- Pakistan Sends Military Force to Saudi Arabia as Part of Pact Bloomberg.com
- Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia amid fragile US-Iran ceasefire Al Jazeera
- Pakistan Sent Warplanes to Saudi Arabia, Kingdom Says WSJ
- Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under defence pact TRT World
- As it hosts US-Iran talks, Pakistan deploys jets to Saudi Arabia under mutual defense treaty The Times of Israel
Video: ‘Crucial talks’ says Al Jazeera reporter at US-Iran meeting venue
Talks involving officials from Iran and Pakistani mediators have begun in Islamabad.
Still in shock, Beirut tries to heal after deadly Israeli attacks
BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega hears from people affected by this week's attacks.
NASA hails success of Artemis moon mission but says more work to do
Scientists from NASA have hailed the Artemis II mission to send astronauts around the moon as a ‘fantastic feat’.
UK to hold off on deal ceding Chagos Islands amid US opposition
A bill laying out plans to return the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to the US-UK Diego Garcia base, has been paused.
“I Want to Occupy”: Inside the Israeli Movement Pushing to Raze and Settle Southern Lebanon – The Intercept
- “I Want to Occupy”: Inside the Israeli Movement Pushing to Raze and Settle Southern Lebanon The Intercept
- Lebanon: Images of a Nation Uprooted by War The New York Times
- Israeli strikes kill at least 18 people across southern Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Israel's attacks devastate Beirut and threaten U.S.-Iran ceasefire NBC News
- Deadliest day of Israeli strikes leads to negotiations "as soon as possible" LiveNOW from FOX
Djibouti elections: Ismail Omar Guelleh wins with 97.8% of the vote – BBC
- Djibouti elections: Ismail Omar Guelleh wins with 97.8% of the vote BBC
- Djibouti president wins election with 97.8% of vote, state media says Reuters
- Djibouti holds presidential election with longtime ruler favored for a sixth term AP News
- Djibouti’s President Guelleh wins sixth straight term in office Al Jazeera
- Red Sea Military Hub Djibouti’s President Extends 27-Year Rule Bloomberg.com
Djibouti’s president wins unprecedented sixth term with 97.8% of vote
Ismail Omar Guelleh, 78, has extended his already 27-year rule in a poll boycotted by the main opposition candidates.
Explosives found near pipeline in Serbia probably ‘Russian provocation’, says expert
Former Ukrainian major general says 4kg of material was most likely an attempt to influence Hungary’s election
The amount of explosives discovered in Serbia last week would not have been enough to destroy the Balkan Stream gas pipeline, prompting an expert to conclude it was probably a Russian intelligence plot aimed at influencing Hungary’s impending election.
A former Ukrainian major general and a munitions specialist told the Guardian calculations made by his company showed the 4kg of explosives recovered by Serbia’s military security agency in Kanjiža could not have seriously ruptured the pipe.
Continue reading...‘You are my god’, Japan’s PM tells British rock band Deep Purple
Hard rock enthusiast Sanae Takaichi beamed as she met the rockers in her Tokyo office.
McDonald’s CEO blames mother’s etiquette training for awkward burger bite in video
Chris Kempczinski’s taste test was mocked online, to which he said his mother had taught him: ‘Don’t talk with your mouth full’
The chief executive officer of McDonald’s recently blamed etiquette guidance from his mother for a February on-camera taste test that made him a target for ridicule – and summarily recorded another video of him eating one of the fast-food giant’s offerings in a manner potential consumers found awkward.
Chris Kempczinski suggested to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) earlier in April that he was simply heeding maternal advice to never talk with his mouth full when he took the humorously small bite at the center of a viral video which depicted him discussing and sampling the new Big Arch burger from McDonald’s.
Continue reading...What’s at stake in Benin’s presidential election?
Finance minister is favourite to win on Sunday as incumbent Talon will step down after leading the country for 10 years.
At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza – Al Jazeera
- At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israeli strikes kill seven in Gaza, health officials say Reuters
- Several Gazans said killed in IDF strikes; soldier seriously hurt in operational accident The Times of Israel
- IDF soldier severely injured in operational accident in Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli Strikes Kill 15 in Gaza, Health Officials Say Haaretz
Baseball statue broken as it is unveiled in Seattle
The mishap occurred as a tarp was pulled off a bronze figure immortalising Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.
At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
An early-morning strike hits a group of civilians in Bureij camp as drones attack a tent in Khan Younis.
UK forced to shelve Chagos Islands legislation after US dropped support
Officials accept that time has run out to pass law to allow transfer of islands to Mauritius
The UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US dropped its support for the agreement.
On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks.
Continue reading...Albanese didn’t return with shiploads of diesel. That doesn’t mean his Singapore visit wasn’t a success
Having received assurances from Singapore over refined fuels, diesel supply will surely be next on the prime minister’s agenda
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Anthony Albanese isn’t coming back from Singapore with a shipload of diesel in his checked baggage. That doesn’t mean his whistle-stop visit wasn’t a success, or that it won’t be seen in future as a pivotal moment if fuel stocks continue to be choked by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The government never expected that the quick whip to Singapore, with just one full day on the ground, would elicit a new supply of petrol or diesel. Singapore already supplies 55% of Australia’s unleaded, 22% of jet fuel and 15% of diesel.
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