- Israel fails to intercept Houthi missile targeting its main airport, showing the limits of US efforts to weaken the group CNN
- Israeli official: Public will soon know how Israel has chosen to respond to Houthi airport strike The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel's main airport BBC
- France condemns Houthi strike on Ben Gurion, says attacks ‘must stop immediately’ The Times of Israel
- Yemen's Houthis announce campaign targeting Israeli airports Reuters
UN and aid groups denounce Israeli-U.S. plan for Gaza aid delivery – Axios
- UN and aid groups denounce Israeli-U.S. plan for Gaza aid delivery Axios
- Israel’s Total Blockade of Gaza Has Created ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions, Doctors Say The New York Times
- Israel plans to control aid distribution in Gaza, use U.S. contractors The Washington Post
- Photos show children facing malnutrition and hunger as blockade enters its third month AP News
- The Guardian view on Israel’s aid blockade of Gaza: hunger as a weapon of war | Editorial The Guardian
Starving under Israel’s siege – what is next for the people of Gaza?
Dozens of people are already dead from starvation as Israel bars trucks with food and aid.
Two people and dog dead after small plane crashes into Los Angeles-area neighborhood
Officials warn people to stay clear of area in Simi Valley after two homes sustained structural damage from collision
A small plane crashed into a neighborhood in Simi Valley on Saturday afternoon, killing two people and a dog aboard the aircraft and damaging two homes, authorities said.
Fire crews responded, and police cordoned off the streets, warning people to stay clear of the area. Smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of one home in the Wood Ranch section of the community, which lies nearly 50 miles (80km) north-west of Los Angeles.
Continue reading...Putin expresses ‘hope’ that nuclear weapons will not be needed in Ukraine
Comments aired ahead of Putin’s three-day ceasefire; Zelenskyy says he does ‘not believe’ Russia will stick to pledge.
Putin’s meat grinder war machines arrive in Moscow for massive show of military strength – Daily Express US
- Putin’s meat grinder war machines arrive in Moscow for massive show of military strength Daily Express US
- Trump's latest name change: Veterans Day to "Victory Day for World War I" Axios
- Pro-Russian 'Immortal Regiment' rally takes place in US capital, Ukrainian activists respond with counter-protest The Kyiv Independent
- Exclusive Report: Full Analysis of All Combat Vehicles Displayed at Russia’s 2025 Victory Day Military Parade Army Recognition
- AP PHOTOS: On Victory Day, veterans recall the Soviet Union’s sacrifice in World War II AP News
Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT – The Times of Israel
- Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT The Times of Israel
- More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine The New York Times
- Putin 'constantly' considers successors, has list of candidates, Russian leader says in documentary The Kyiv Independent
- US to send more weapons to Ukraine The Telegraph
- To force Putin to end his war on Ukraine, give Kyiv the weapons it needs New York Post
Pope Francis’s popemobile set to become health clinic for Gaza children – Reuters
- Pope Francis's popemobile set to become health clinic for Gaza children Reuters
- Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children BBC
- The Popemobile of Peace: Pope Francis’ final gift to Gaza Vatican News
- A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza The New York Times
- Pope Francis’s popemobile set to become health clinic for Gaza children CNN
Netanyahu vows to act against Houthis after attack on Israel’s main airport
Strike by Yemen rebel group came hours before security cabinet was due to vote on plans to expand Gaza offensive
Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Israel will strike back against Yemen’s Houthis and “their Iranian terror masters” after a missile launched by the militia movement hit the perimeter of Israel’s main airport.
On X, the Israeli prime minister said on Sunday that Israel would respond to the Houthi attack “at a time and place of our choosing”. On Telegram, Netanyahu said Israel had acted against the Houthis in the past and would act again in the future.
Continue reading...Tributes paid to ‘much-loved’ boy killed in Gateshead industrial estate fire
Death of Layton Carr, 14, has left community ‘heartbroken’ as police arrest more than a dozen children
A 14-year-old boy whose body was found after a large fire in Gateshead was “valued and much loved”, his headteacher has said.
Fourteen children have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of Layton Carr, from South Tyneside.
Continue reading...Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews – The New York Times
- Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews The New York Times
- In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite The New York Times
- Who will be the next pope? Even the cardinals don't know Reuters
- 10 Surprising Facts About Papal Conclaves Time Magazine
- The Conclave Starts Next Week. Here’s the History of How the Catholic Church Selects a New Pope Georgetown University
NPR and PBS push back against Trump’s order to cut funding: ‘This could be devastating’
PBS’s Paula Kerger and NPR’s Katherine Maher say they’re looking at legal options to defend against White House
The heads of embattled US public broadcasters, National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), defended themselves against efforts by the Trump administration to cut off taxpayer funding, with both telling a Sunday political talk show they were looking at legal options.
PBS’s chief executive, Paula Kerger, told CBS News’s Face the Nation that Republican-led threats to withdraw federal funding from public broadcasters had been around for decades but are “different this time”.
Continue reading...Iran says it will strike back if US or Israel attack – Reuters
- Iran says it will strike back if US or Israel attack Reuters
- AP Analysis: Iran talks tough and launches missile all while seeking a new nuclear deal with the US The Seattle Times
- "If US, Israel Attack...": Iran's Warning Amid Houthi Missile Strikes NDTV
- ‘Will target…’: Iran responds to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's warning post Houthi airport attack Hindustan Times
- Iran unveils new missile capable of striking US targets as war threat rises Newsweek
UK police arrest Iranian men over alleged attack plot in major counterterror operation – AP News
- UK police arrest Iranian men over alleged attack plot in major counterterror operation AP News
- U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots NBC News
- Eight arrests in connection with two separate terrorism investigations Sky News
- UK police arrest several Iranian men over alleged attack plot ABC News
- British Police Arrest Iranian Nationals in Counterterrorism Investigations The New York Times
Atalanta fan stabbed to death in clashes with Inter supporters, police confirm
- Male in his late teens arrested over incident, say police
- Violence ‘must never happen again’, says Gasperini
A 26-year-old fan of Serie A side Atalanta was stabbed to death during clashes between Atalanta and Inter supporters in the northern city of Bergamo, Italy’s police said.
The groups of supporters clashed in a pub in Bergamo on Saturday night after one of the Inter supporters chanted provocatively, the head of the carabinieri office in Bergamo, Carmelo Beringheli, said.
Continue reading...Wisconsin woman missing for more than 60 years found ‘alive and well’
Audrey Backeberg who disappeared at age 20 in 1962 was found living out of the state, county sheriff’s office says
A Wisconsin woman missing for more than 60 years has been found “alive and well”, according to authorities.
In a press statement, Wisconsin’s Sauk county sheriff’s office said that 82-year old Audrey Backeberg, who initially disappeared in July 1962 at the age of 20, had been found living out of the state. The sheriff’s office did not disclose which state Backeberg was found in.
Continue reading...Israeli, Turkish fighter jets avoid confrontation over Syria by radio contact – report – The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli, Turkish fighter jets avoid confrontation over Syria by radio contact - report The Jerusalem Post
- Turkish Warplanes Face Off With Israeli Fighters Over Syria - Reports i24NEWS
- Israel Doesn't Actually Care About the Fate of the Druze in Syria - Opinion Haaretz
- Top IDF general, officials visited Syria to meet Druze leaders – report The Times of Israel
- Israeli attacks kill two more as Syria government reaches deal with Druze Al Jazeera
Reform UK to resist housing asylum seekers in its council areas, chair says
Echoing comments by Nigel Farage, Zia Yusuf says judicial reviews, injunctions and planning laws will be used
Reform UK has vowed to use “every instrument of power” to resist housing people seeking asylum in areas where it now controls councils, its chair has confirmed.
Zia Yusuf, the party chair and a major donor, acknowledged Reform may not be able to stop people seeking asylum being put up in hotels where the Home Office has contracts with accommodation providers.
Continue reading...UK police arrest seven Iranians over alleged threats to national security
Country on high alert since MI5 warning last year about ‘potentially lethal’ Iran-backed activities.
NGO in talks with Malta to repair Gaza-bound aid ship ‘attacked by Israel’
Ship hit by two drones near Malta on Friday; NGO blames Israel for attack.