South Sudan opposition says vice president’s arrest ends peace deal
A power-sharing deal between leaders Kiir and Machar unravels, threatening a return to South Sudan's bloody civil war.
Sirens sound in Jerusalem, central Israel after missiles launched from Yemen – The Jerusalem Post
- Sirens sound in Jerusalem, central Israel after missiles launched from Yemen The Jerusalem Post
- Sirens sound in central Israel, Jerusalem as 2 ballistic missiles launched from Yemen; both said intercepted The Times of Israel
- Houthis remain undeterred as missile attacks continue to bedevil Israel, US - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Trump Administration’s Actions Made Houthi Terrorists Pay The White House
- Israel intercepts two missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis Reuters
US immigration officials detain Turkish student over pro-Palestine views
Video shows masked and plain-clothed US federal agents detaining a Turkish PhD student from Tufts University.
Kids Under Fire
American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing disturbing pattern of children shot by the Israeli military.
Europe imports more Russian gas, aiding wartime economy, report finds
Europe increased its imports of Russian gas last year, says Ember, putting billions into Putin's Ukraine war chest.
Bowen: Zelensky buoyant, but Europe will struggle to guarantee Ukraine’s security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares this thoughts on Europe's support and his country's resilience.
Bowen: Zelensky buoyant, but Europe will struggle to guarantee Ukraine’s security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares this thoughts on Europe's support and his country's resilience.
What’s happened in Sudan’s civil war after new Khartoum battles?
The Sudanese army hopes big wins in the capital can signal a turning point in the conflict with the paramilitary RSF.
There’s no rulebook for deep-sea mining. Companies want to push forward anyway – NPR
- There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. Companies want to push forward anyway NPR
- Deep sea mining impacts visible for 'many decades' Phys.org
- Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone The Conversation
- Deep sea mining impacts still felt forty years on, study shows Reuters
- Deep-sea mining impacts marine life for decades Earth.com
French FM bats for ‘Franco-Chinese partnership’ during Beijing visit
France urges multilateralism and deepened ties with China amid trade and security tensions with the US.
South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis
Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 27 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites
Authorities in South Korea are battling wildfires that have doubled in size in a day in the country’s worst ever natural fire disaster.
At least 27 people have died and hundreds of buildings destroyed in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang, with the country’s disaster chief saying the fires had exposed the “harsh reality” of global heating.
Continue reading...US House Democrat backing El Salvador’s strongman president
Vicente Gonzalez tirelessly promoting Nayib Bukele, including reposting calls to ‘impeach corrupt judges’
A Texas Democrat is co-chair of a congressional caucus that has tirelessly promoted El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, including on the caucus’s X account by reposting calls to “impeach the corrupt judges” who impede the actions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Bukeke is also currently at the center of a scandal in the US involving the transport of hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, where they have entered the country’s notorious prisons for gang members – despite clear evidence that some of them have no gang links.
Continue reading...Video: New film delves into US college protests over Gaza genocide
A new documentary, ‘The Encampments’ is shedding new light on the US college protests against the Gaza genocide.
UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action – Reuters UK
- UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action Reuters UK
- Just Stop Oil says it will stop throwing soup at paintings and end disruptive protest CNN
- Just Stop Oil is hanging up the hi vis Just Stop Oil
- From Soup to Nuts National Review
- Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate action The Guardian
Germany leads defiance to Trump car tariffs, saying it ‘will not give in’
Major economies vow to retaliate, with China accusing Washington of violating international trade rules.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano launches lava fountains 180 metres high
Video shows Mount Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, launching fountains of molten lava up to 180 metres high.
Herzog hosts far-right European politicians at antisemitism confab despite initial refusal – Haaretz
- Herzog hosts far-right European politicians at antisemitism confab despite initial refusal Haaretz
- Israel’s antisemitism conference draws Europe’s far-right leaders to Jerusalem NBC News
- Israel embraces France’s far-right, turning a blind eye to its Nazi past CNN
- Right-wing politics take center stage at Israel’s controversial antisemitism confab The Times of Israel
- Bardella: National Rally best shield for French Jews The Jerusalem Post
How the South Korea wildfires became so deadly
Full transcript of Trump team’s Yemen attack plan that was shared on Signal
US officials accidentally leaked Yemen attack plans in Signal chat shared with The Atlantic editor-in-chief.
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart join Avengers: Doomsday cast
The film is set for release in May 2026, with Robert Downey Jr already announced as playing Doctor Doom.