Hamas arrests individual connected to engineer’s 2018 assassination in Malaysia

Read More A suspect was arrested in connection to the 2018 assassination of Hamas engineer Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh in Malaysia, the group’s Interior Ministry announced Sunday. While Hamas initially charged Israel’s Mossad for being behind the murder, the identity of the arrested remains unknown. Al-Batsh was reportedly involved in talks with North Korea on arms […]

Vaccine conundrums to keep one up at night

Read More A delightful cartoon by Carlos in this paper (3 December 2021) portrayed “some antivax types”: the hippie, the libertarian and the paranoiac. Marching with posters, they were followed by a happy Omicron, cheering on “these idiots”. Where was the religious fanatic, though? A while ago a young worker in a small business told […]

Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance as ‘critical’ week of talks begins

Read More A momentous week of diplomacy is about to get under way in Europe, with the fate of Ukraine, hemmed in by 100,000 Russian troops, hanging in the balance. Senior diplomats from the US and Russia will meet in Geneva on Sunday and Monday to discuss Moscow’s demands, set out last month in two […]

PM must commit to low taxes or risk losing next election, says David Frost

Read More Boris Johnson’s former Brexit minister who quit last month has warned him to commit to low taxes and the free market or risk losing the next election, as the prime minister comes under continuing pressure from the Conservative right. David Frost, a former lobbyist whom Johnson made his chief Brexit negotiator and later […]

Roma, suppletive del centro storico: al voto senza Green Pass

Read More Non servirà il vaccino. Nemmeno un tampone negativo. A fronte della stretta già varata dal governo Draghi per contrastare l’avanzata della variante Omicron e i pericolosi residui della Delta, per votare alle Suppletive del centro storico del 16 gennaio non bisognerà mostrare il Green Pass. Basterà indossare la mascherina, un documento d’identità e […]

Pro-Israel group strikes back against BDS headway at Sydney Festival

Read More Following calls by artists to boycott Australia’s most prestigious cultural event over Israeli funding, a Hollywood-based pro-Israel group is leading the response against BDS ‘censorship’ with a 120-strong open letter Jan 09, 2022 1:40 PM A Hollywood-based pro-Israel organization is spearheading a campaign countering the efforts of a boycott by artists from the […]