Pedro Almodóvar among Spanish stars urging PM to ban arms trade with Israel

Pedro Almodóvar and Jacques Audiard lead European Film Awards nominations

Emilia Peréz and The Room Next Door are both up for honours in prizes regarded as Oscars bellwethers. A genre-bending musical about a trans cartel boss and a Spanish veteran director’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez unveils €10bn in flood aid

Package includes help for residents and local authorities to rebuild homes, businesses and infrastructure

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Mud and insults thrown as Spanish king and PM visit flood-hit town

King Felipe heckled in Paiporta, one of the municipalities worst affected by last week’s floods. Hundreds of people have heckled Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia, as well as the prime minister ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

'Life turned to dust': Boys, 3, and, 5, swept out of dad's arms in Spanish floods

Brothers Izan, 5, and Rubén, 3, were dragged from their father's arms in Valencia's deadly floods last month.

Protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister

Benjamin Netanyahu says there is a "crisis of trust" between him and Yoav Gallant, and replaces him with Israel Katz.

Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Meet us before it's too late, nuclear test veterans urge PM

The last of 22,000 personnel who witnessed the UK’s nuclear bomb tests want answers from the PM.

Be brave and impose minimum tax on world’s billionaires, urges Spanish minister

Carlos Cuerpo calls on G20 leaders to act and says election results show citizens want redistribution of wealth. Spain’s economy minister has urged the world’s richest countries to “be brave” and ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

China arms itself for potential trade war with Trump

Beijing has enacted sweeping laws since US president-elect’s first term that would allow it to retaliate if threatened

World - Financial Times - November 14

11-year-old among 3 arrested in string of armed robberies

An 11-year-old is among three suspects who have been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies in the Seattle area, police said.

Paint thrown over Georgia elections chief as ruling party victory confirmed

US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victory. The head of Georgia’s election commission was splashed with paint as the body ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Israel Urged by Yellen to Help Palestinian Economy Function

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the West Bank’s economy could collapse if Israel doesn’t preserve its banking relationship with Palestinian financial institutions in the territory it ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 28

What Are the Implications of Israel Banning UNRWA?

Humanitarian agencies fear the new Israeli laws could have catastrophic effects for Gazans. They are already drawing sharp criticism from Israel’s allies.

World - The New York Times - October 30

Several detained in Israel after information leak from PM's office

World - Yahoo News - November 1

Pakistan PM's niece misquoted on govt's wheat trade in Punjab

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

An Israeli military official says Israeli naval forces have captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon

World - ABC News - November 3

U.S. to Keep Sending Arms to Israel Despite Dire Conditions in Gaza

The State Department said Israel needs to take more steps to improve the situation among Palestinians. The United States had given the country 30 days to meet aid criteria.

World - The New York Times - November 13

U.S. to keep arming Israel as U.N. calls Gaza "unfit for human survival"

The Biden administration says "some progress" by Israel to address civilian suffering in Gaza is enough to keep American weapons flowing.

Israel Finds Large Troves of Russian Arms in Hezbollah's Hands

Some of the weapons, which include modern antitank missiles, have come from Russian stockpiles in neighboring Syria.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders effort to block arms sales to Israel

Moves to advance three resolutions, which would have halted recent sale of $20bn in US weapons to Israel, all failed. The US Senate has blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Senate rejects Sanders-backed proposals to block arms sales to Israel

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject three resolutions sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to block the sale of certain offensive weapons to Israel in protest of its ongoing ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

A Dutch court weighs a lawsuit against arms sales to Israel

Pro-Palestinian activists have told a Dutch court that the Netherlands is violating international law by selling weapons to Israel

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Jess Glynne, Heidi Klum and Victoria Beckham showcase Halloween outfits

Heidi Klum attended her Halloween bash as E.T., while Lizzo's costume referenced a recent episode of South Park.

Biden unlikely to ban menthol cigarettes, despite urging from health officials

A federal ban on menthol cigarettes would be one of the most effective ways to save lives, Black Americans, the Surgeon General said. But the Biden administration isn't likely to do anything about ...

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Republicans urge college athletic conference to ban transgender athletes

Over a dozen Republican lawmakers are urging a collegiate athletic conference to ban transgender women from competition following reports of a trans student competing on the s women’s volleyball ...

What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it?

The agency provides aid for Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, and has long been criticised by Israel.

Why Israel's UNRWA ban could be devastating for Palestinians

UNRWA, United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians, provides far more than humanitarian aid.

Israel's parliament votes to ban a U.N relief agency in Israel

Israel's parliament voted to ban a U.N. relief agency from operating in Israel, a move that could threaten aid work in Gaza as the war rages there. Iran's foreign ministry said Iran “will use all ...

Israel and Iran urged to use restraint by world leaders after strikes

The strikes risk pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed by Iran are already at war with Israel.

Oman urges more western pressure on Israel to end Middle East wars

Foreign minister Badr Albusaidi represents Gulf state that has facilitated talks between Iran and US

Business - Financial Times - October 31

In New Delhi, Germany's Scholz urges speed in EU-India trade deal

World - Yahoo News - October 25

China urges U.S. cooperation as Trump trade threat looms

China emphasized the need for greater cooperation with the U.S. a day after it became clear President-elect Donald Trump would be the next U.S. president.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Report: Two Patriots players among possible 49ers trade targets

With the 2024 NFL trade deadline less than two weeks away, the San Francisco 49ers reportedly have their eye on two New England Patriots players.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister and Hamas chief over alleged war crimes

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas military chief Mohammed ...

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