What’s next for Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro after election defeat?
The far-right ally of US President Donald Trump has fled to Miami with his wife and children.
‘Critical warning’ as thousands of microplastic particles are found in popular beverage – New York Post
- ‘Critical warning’ as thousands of microplastic particles are found in popular beverage New York Post
- Plastic tea bags are releasing BPA, plasticizers and up to 2,500 microplastic particles into your cup of tea Medical Xpress
- Tea Bags Can Leach BPA, Thousands of Microplastics per Cup Gizmodo
- Plastic Tea Bags Can Dose Your Brew With Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals And Thousands Of Microplastics IFLScience
- A study warns of the presence of thousands of microplastic particles in tea bags voz.us
Netanyahu’s bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show
With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
UN votes to condemn embargo of Cuba despite US lobbying push
US points to increase in abstentions in General Assembly as evidence that push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding.
The Israeli election is deadlocked – NPR
- The Israeli election is deadlocked NPR
- Netanyahu is the ultimate survivor. But can he survive this time? CNN
- What to Make of Israel’s Ambiguous Election The New York Times
- Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government Yahoo
- Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties Politico
US ambassador suggests Trump could blame Canada if midterms don’t go his way
Pete Hoekstra, controversial US ambassador to Canada, has also accused Canadian officials of interfering in US elections
The US ambassador has suggested Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week’s midterm elections, the latest intervention from a controversial figure who has been accused of inflaming a bitter dispute that has angered and baffled residents of both countries.
On Wednesday, CTV news reported that Pete Hoekstra told business leaders at a closed door meeting that if a number of swing races – including Maine and Michigan – go to the Democrats, it could make things harder for Canada because Donald Trump might try to blame the loss on it.
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US envoy reads anti-Castro book during Cuban FM’s UN address
US envoy reads anti-Castro book during Cuban FM’s UN address
Perv teacher learns fate for sex with 2 students — that already ended her job and marriage – New York Post
- Perv teacher learns fate for sex with 2 students — that already ended her job and marriage New York Post
- Tears as teacher jailed for sex with student News.com.au
- Former teacher Tayla Lee Brailey jailed for sex acts with students ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Former teacher who abused 2 students could be paroled in under 6 months Yahoo
- Tayla Lee Brailey: Sydney teacher jailed for having sex with student, sexually touching another Nine.com.au
U.S. Intel Warns China’s Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites – TWZ
- U.S. Intel Warns China's Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites TWZ
- DIA Releases Challenges to Security in Space DIA.mil
- China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018 as expansion continues: DIA Breaking Defense
- US Defence Intelligence warns of expanding Chinese and Russian counterspace threats space & defense
- China could field directed-energy weapons in orbit by late 2020s, U.S. intelligence says SpaceNews
Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news – AP News
- Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news AP News
- Yemen’s besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrike AP News
- 12 Killed In Saudi Strikes In Yemen, Claim Houthis NDTV
- 14 killed, 10 wounded in Saudi airstrikes in N. Yemen: Houthi media Xinhua
- Sana'a factory in flames as Houthis, government forces exchange strikes Africanews
Nigel Farage skips budget in Commons over seating ‘altercation’ concerns
Reform UK leader ‘shocked’ by £10bn pledged to Ukraine and doubles down on cutting tax for crypto investors
Nigel Farage skipped the chancellor’s first budget because he was worried he would get in a “physical altercation” with another MP in a row over seating arrangements.
The Reform UK leader was not present in the House of Commons but gave a press conference afterwards in which he said he was “shocked” by the £10bn going to support Ukraine and doubled down on his party’s policies on cutting tax for crypto investors.
Continue reading...Spain demands answers after deadliest train disaster in over a decade
At least 68 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid.
Elon Musk is a ‘real genius’, Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss
The Russian President praised Musk and said they are in "close" contact.
Putin: Russia is African continent’s best partner, not ‘colonial’ West
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of dozens of African nations that Moscow was their best partner.
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite inflation in the US
Rates will remain 3.75-4 percent even as inflation continues to rise.
What are the implications of Israel’s elections?
No clear winner in Israel's first election since the October 7 attacks and genocidal war in Gaza.
US jury convicts Rwandan American of lying about role in genocide
Jurors heard competing witness testimony on where Eric Nshimiye was and what he was doing in April 1994.
John Healey tells departments to make 1% cuts to fund defence – BBC
- John Healey tells departments to make 1% cuts to fund defence BBC
- UK brings forward defense spending target, pledging billions to Ukraine CNBC
- UK's Healey says government will fill defence gap by 'reprioritising' Reuters
- Budget closes defence funding gap but tough decisions on real increases put off until next year Navy Lookout
- UK commits to 3 percent GDP on defense by 2030, new investment partnerships with industry Breaking Defense
Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition
Incumbent could turn defeat into another term in office as rival parties erect confected barrier to unseating him
Hours before the final results from Israel’s elections were in, several things were clear. Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition had lost its mandate, and the opposition had a firm majority.
But most of Israel’s Jewish opposition ruled out governing with Palestinian-led parties, in the course of a racist election campaign in which Netanyahu painted Palestinian citizens as an enemy inside the state.
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