The war with Iran has now exceeded six months. Hostilities subside and then flare up again; the most recent over the weekend, when US forces attacked two Iranian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for attempted attacks on US ships. As the war turns hot, then cold, then hot again, one question … Read more
Al-Qaeda has ended. The organization that Osama bin Laden founded and led, that attacked the United States 25 years ago and killed 2,977 innocent Americans in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and rural Pennsylvania, no longer survives—and U.S. officials should say so, instead of burnishing the group’s legacy by acting and speaking as if … Read more
Al-Qaeda has ended. The organization that Osama bin Laden founded and led, that attacked the United States 25 years ago and killed 2,977 innocent Americans in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and rural Pennsylvania, no longer survives—and U.S. officials should say so, instead of burnishing the group’s legacy by acting and speaking as if … Read more
Gran Bretaña ha anunciado una prohibición de las importaciones de bienes producidos en asentamientos ilegales en la Cisjordania ocupada como parte de un paquete más amplio de medidas dirigidas a la expansión de los asentamientos israelíes y a la intensificación de los pogromos de colonos contra los palestinos. En un discurso ante el Parlamento, el … Read more
Nepal is demanding “climate justice” and $20 million in compensation after recent devastating floods in the country and China’s Tibet region, which left thousands of people dead or missing. The catastrophe, which scientists say was caused by the effects of climate change, was triggered when part of a mountain glacier collapsed and a torrent of … Read more
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Three men accused of the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers and an American friend went on trial Monday in the Mexican state of Baja California, judicial officials said. The three men are charged with murder and aggravated robbery in the killing of three people who disappeared while camping and surfing … Read more
Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected. Anak Krakatau, meaning “child of Krakatau” in Indonesian, has erupted intermittently for almost a hundred years. This volcano arose from the devastation caused when its predecessor, Krakatau … Read more
UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements, prompting furious Israeli response. The British Foreign Secretary accuses settlers of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians, as Israel responds by closing the UK consulate in East Jerusalem. 50 minutes ago
Paul Adams: British-Israeli relations at lowest point in decades BBCIsraeli allies ban settlement trade as UK cites ‘ethnic cleansing’ The New York TimesChris Mason: Burnham seeks to show she will go further than Starmer with West Bank sanctions BBCIsrael to close British consulate in East Jerusalem after UK, France and Canada ban settlement imports ReutersUK … Read more
Ukraine’s prosecutor general has resigned after investigators used ladders to raid his office in connection with a major corruption scandal that threatens to embarrass Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ruslan Kravchenko resigned from his position on Monday after accusations that some of his officials were involved in large-scale money laundering. It was claimed they received cash to protect … Read more