‘Our fight is not over’: relatives of hostages welcome ceasefire – and vow to keep going
Read More Caught between hope and despair for the past 15 months, families of Israeli hostages have welcomed the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, which promises the release of dozens kidnapped by the militant group. Yet, as they celebrate, relatives of the individuals abducted by Hamas in the attack that triggered the conflict on 7 October […]
‘A stern message’: how return of Trump loomed over Gaza ceasefire negotiations
Read More The phone call from Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, surprised the aides of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Calling from Doha in Qatar last Friday evening, after Shabbat had already begun, Witkoff announced he was coming to Israel and would meet Netanyahu. Overruling the suggestion of Netanyahu’s aides […]
Biden balks when asked if Trump deserves credit for Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal: ‘Is that a joke?’
President Biden balked at a question posed by Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich on Wednesday about whether President-elect Trump deserves credit for the recent Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. The deal comes during Biden’s final days in office, less than a week before Trump’s second term starts on Jan. 20. A recent meeting between […]
Che cosa prevede l’accordo Israele-Hamas per la tregua e il rilascio degli ostaggi
Read More “Abbiamo un accordo per gli ostaggi in Medio Oriente. Saranno rilasciati a breve”, ha annunciato Donald Trump su Truth confermano la notizia circolata sui media poco prima. L’accordo, che non è ancora stato annunciato formalmente, prevede tre fasi e i garanti saranno Egitto, Qatar e Stati Uniti.
Rotaie rotte, chiodi, cavi tranciati, blackout: ecco i 6 episodi dietro il caos. Fs: “E’ sabotaggio”
Read More In principio fu il chiodo sui binari, era il 2 ottobre del 2024. Poi una serie di episodi minori tra novembre e fine anno: piccoli guasti, black out. Negli ultimi 4 giorni, tra l’11 e il 15 gennaio, un’escalation: pantografi staccati, le centraline elettriche spente e i cavi tranciati, rotaie rotte, scambi danneggiati.
No 10 accused of having ‘revolving door’ after new Treasury minister embroiled in China row
Read More No 10 has been accused of having a “revolving door” after it refused to say whether the new Treasury minister Emma Reynolds would recuse herself from policy on China after she lobbied the government on the issue. Reynolds, who worked as managing director for TheCityUK, a lobby group for banks and other financial […]
Doctors to speak out against changes to proposed assisted dying law in England and Wales
Read More Doctors are preparing to speak out against changes to the proposed assisted dying law that could ban physicians from raising the procedures with patients. The British Medical Association, which will give evidence to a committee of MPs scrutinising Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill, has said doctors must be allowed to raise assisted dying […]
Polish PM accuses Russia of planning ‘acts of terrorism’ around the world
Read More Russia planned to conduct “acts of terrorism in the air”, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, by plotting a wave of fire bomb attacks that could have brought down planes mid-flight around the world. Warsaw had been involved in countering “acts of sabotage” conducted by Russia, Tusk added, before he referred […]
Trump energy nominee heckled by climate protesters, derided by Dem senator as ‘enthusiast for fossil fuels’
Lawmakers questioned President-elect Trump’s energy secretary on climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration’s green energy agenda during his nomination hearing, which saw disruptions from several climate protesters. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, Liberty Energy Inc. CEO and Trump’s pick to head the […]
New polls show Biden leaving office with approval ratings still buried deep in negative territory
A new national poll indicates that President Biden’s approval ratings remain well underwater as the nation’s 46th president is only days from leaving office. Just 36% of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing in the White House, according to the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with 64% saying they disapprove. The approval […]
