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Israel fires deadly airstrike at Gaza tent camp, Palestinian officials say
Israel fired airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, Palestinian officials said, in what the military called a response to ceasefire violations by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Source link
Gisèle Pelicot has been called a lot of things: Victim. Survivor. Icon. She calls herself 'an optimist’
Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity at her ex-husband’s trial in September 2024, where he would be convicted of drugging her, raping her and inviting men to do the same while she was unconscious. Now, she’s telling her wider story in a memoir as she rebuilds her life. Source link
Ukrainian drone damages Russian Black Sea port ahead of U.S.-brokered peace talks
A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said on Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war. Source link
The art of no deal: A Greenlandic carver’s vengeful response to Trump shows opportunity amid crisis
Greenlanders don’t think that Donald Trump is done with their island quite yet, but some are determined to make the most of the crisis. Carver Kim Kleist-Eriksen — who carved his own rebuttal of Trump’s efforts to take over the island — has found new audiences for his art in Canada; tourism operators are dealing […]
Zelenskyy says U.S. too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions, ahead of Geneva peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva next week would be substantive, but he said Ukraine was being asked “too often” to make concessions. Source link
Russia is still waging war in Ukraine, but door opening for more of its athletes to compete
Twenty athletes from Russia and Belarus are competing at the Winter Olympics as neutral. Moscow has asked for its athletes to be fully reinstated in international competition, and sporting bodies are beginning to open the door to those once completely banned from participating. Source link
5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned, blame Kremlin
Five European nations say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin, and they’re blaming the Russian state for the attack. Source link
Trump says regime change 'seems' to be 'best thing that could happen' for Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday embraced potential regime change in Iran and declared that “tremendous power” will soon be in the Middle East, as the Pentagon sent a second aircraft carrier to the region. Source link
Labelling Palestine Action a terrorist group was unlawful, Britain’s High Court rules
Britain’s High Court says the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it designated the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization. But the fate of protesters arrested under the Terrorism Act still hangs in the balance. Source link
The ‘Arc de Trump’ | About That
Andrew Chang explains why U.S. President Donald Trump wants to build a 250-foot-high ‘Independence Arch’ in Washington, D.C., and why it’s under heavy scrutiny. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images Source link