✍️ A composite image is circulating on Ukrainian social media, showing a comparison between Londoners queuing for food during the Blitz and Ukrainians shopping in Kyiv despite ongoing Russian bombardment, highlighting Ukraine's resilience and the need to stop the war.
👉 Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's cities has resulted in a stalemate on the battlefield
👉 Russia is increasingly targeting Ukrainian cities far from the front line
👉 US President Donald Trump has refused to grant Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles to strike deep into Russia
👉 The US and Europe have different views on how to end the conflict
#Halyna #DonaldTrump #VolodymyrZelensky #GregoryMeeks #DonaldTusk #NevilleChamberlain #HaroldMacmillan #YevhenMahda #London #Kyiv #Washington #Budapest #Brussels #London #politics
✍️ Argentine President Javier Milei's party, La Libertad Avanza, won a landslide victory in midterm elections, securing 13 Senate seats and 64 lower-house seats. The win gives Milei a stronger mandate to push forward with his economic reforms and spending cuts.
👉 Milei's party won 41% of the vote, taking 13 Senate seats and 64 lower-house seats
👉 The win gives Milei a stronger mandate to push forward with his economic reforms and spending cuts
👉 Milei has cut budgets for education, pensions, health, infrastructure, and subsidies, and laid off tens of thousands of public sector workers
👉 Supporters hail him for taming inflation and restoring investor confidence, while critics argue that the price of his reforms has been job losses, declining manufacturing, and crumbling public services
#JavierMilei #DonaldTrump #Dionisio #Ezequiel #Juliana #Veronica #Argentina #BuenosAires #Tucumánprovince #politics
✍️ The article discusses the ongoing conflict against Islamic State (IS) in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria, where IS cells are regrouping and increasing attacks. It also highlights the plight of families of IS suspects and fighters, including those from the UK, who are being held in prisons and camps.
👉 IS cells are regrouping and increasing attacks in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria
👉 Thousands of IS suspects and fighters are being held in prisons and camps
👉 The conditions in prisons and camps are harsh, with many detainees suffering from tuberculosis
👉 Kurdish authorities are concerned about the potential for a new generation of IS fighters to emerge from the camps
👉 Many families of IS suspects and fighters are being held in camps, including those from the UK
#WalidAbdul-BasitSheikhMousa #RojinMohammed #SiyamendAli #HamzaParvez #MehakAslam #ShahanChaudhary #HekmiyaIbrahim #Ahmedal-Sharaa #Syria #Kurdish-controllednortheasternSyria #Qamishli #AlHasakah #Baghouz #London #Rojcamp #Al-Holcamp #world
✍️ Israeli authorities have allowed teams from Egypt and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to search for the bodies of deceased hostages taken during the 7 October attacks in Gaza.
👉 Teams from Egypt and the ICRC are allowed to search for bodies of deceased hostages in Gaza
👉 Hamas has transferred 15 out of 28 deceased Israeli hostages under the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire deal
👉 The group is now coordinating with Egyptian authorities to locate the remaining bodies
👉 The search is expected to be complex and challenging due to the destruction caused by the Israeli military's bombardment of Gaza
#DonaldTrump #BenjaminNetanyahu #MarcoRubio #Gaza #Sharmel-Sheikh #Israel #world
✍️ Three Chinese nationals were arrested in Georgia for attempting to illegally purchase 2kg of uranium, with plans to transport it to China via Russia.
👉 Three Chinese nationals arrested in Georgia for attempting to illegally purchase 2kg of uranium
👉 Planned to pay $400,000 for the nuclear material in Tblisi, Georgia
👉 Intended to transport it to China via Russia
👉 Operation was co-ordinated by other members of the group in China
👉 Suspects face up to five years in prison under Georgia's criminal code
#LashaMaghradze #Georgia #China #Russia #Tblisi #world
✍️ US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Asia for a week-long diplomatic trip, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders to discuss trade and other issues.
👉 Trump's trip to Asia will include meetings with Xi Jinping, Lee Jae Myung, and Sanae Takaichi
👉 Trade will be a major focus of the trip, with deals with South Korea and Japan expected to be finalized
👉 Xi Jinping is looking to leverage China's stranglehold on rare earths to gain an advantage in trade talks
👉 Trump is hoping to secure new Japanese investment in US manufacturing and convince Xi to resume purchases of American agricultural exports
#DonaldTrump #XiJinping #LeeJaeMyung #SanaeTakaichi #KimJongUn #ShinzoAbe #Asia #Malaysia #KualaLumpur #Japan #SouthKorea #China #Myanmar #politics
✍️ US President Donald Trump has expressed his desire for China's help in dealing with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, despite China being Russia's biggest ally.
👉 Trump wants China's help in dealing with Russia to end the war in Ukraine
👉 China is Russia's biggest ally and has been accused of aiding Russia's war effort
👉 Trump has imposed new sanctions on Russia's oil companies
👉 The US and China are set to meet in South Korea to discuss the war in Ukraine
#DonaldTrump #XiJinping #VladimirPutin #KimJongUn #VolodymyrZelensky #Ukraine #Russia #China #SouthKorea #Belgorod #Kyiv #politics
✍️ Microsoft founder Bill Gates appeared on an iconic Hindi TV drama to talk about maternal and child health with actress Smriti Irani.
👉 Bill Gates appeared on the Hindi TV drama 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' to talk about maternal and child health
👉 The show has been working to highlight critical issues around maternal and child health
👉 Gates' appearance was a unique opportunity for the show to reach a wider audience and raise awareness about these important issues
#BillGates #SmritiIrani #ShailajaBajpai #SumantaBose #India #UttarPradesh #Bihar #entertainment
✍️ New satellite imagery reveals the extent of demolition work at the White House to make way for President Trump's multi-million dollar ballroom.
👉 Demolition work at the White House to make way for a new multi-million dollar ballroom
👉 East Wing facade completely demolished
👉 Renovation work expected to be completed in the near future
#JakeHorton #AishaSembhi #MesutErsoz #WhiteHouse #politics
✍️ Michael Smuss, a 99-year-old survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland, has passed away. He was a key figure in the ghetto uprising and later became an artist and Holocaust educator.
👉 Michael Smuss was a key figure in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943
👉 He survived concentration camps and a death march
👉 He became an artist and Holocaust educator after the war
👉 He was recognized for his contributions to Holocaust education and promoting dialogue between Germany and Israel
#MichaelSmuss #SimchaRotem #Germany'sambassadortoIsrael #WarsawGhetto #Poland #Israel #Lodz #Gdansk #Dachau #Treblinka #US #world
✍️ Bavarian police seized millions of euros worth of forged art claiming to be works by Picasso, Rembrandt, and Kahlo in a multi-country operation.
👉 Millions of euros worth of forged art seized
👉 Main suspect is a 77-year-old German man
👉 Alleged accomplices include 10 others
👉 Forgeries include works by Picasso, Rembrandt, Kahlo, and others
👉 Investigation ongoing, with experts examining confiscated paintings
#Picasso #Rembrandt #Kahlo #AmedeoModigliani #JoanMiró #PeterPaulRubens #FridaKahlo #The77-year-oldGermanman #The84-year-oldSwisswoman #Germany #Switzerland #Liechtenstein #Amsterdam #Rijksmuseum #world
✍️ US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a strike against a ship allegedly belonging to drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea, killing six men.
👉 The US carried out a strike against a ship allegedly belonging to drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea
👉 The strike killed six men identified as 'narco-terrorists'
👉 This is the tenth strike carried out by the Trump administration since early September
👉 Most strikes have taken place off the coast of South America, but one took place in the Pacific Ocean
👉 Members of Congress have raised concerns about the legality of the strikes and the president's authority to order them
#PeteHegseth #DonaldTrump #CaribbeanSea #SouthAmerica #PacificOcean #politics
✍️ Thieves stole eight of France's crown jewels, including a necklace belonging to Napoleon's wife, from the Louvre Museum using an angle grinder and a mechanical ladder.
👉 Thieves stole eight of France's crown jewels, including a necklace belonging to Napoleon's wife
👉 The heist occurred on Sunday morning at the Louvre Museum
👉 Thieves used an angle grinder to burst through a reinforced window
👉 They seized the treasures within eight minutes, including a necklace and a diadem, worth an estimated €88m
👉 The thieves used a mechanical ladder on the back of a lorry to lift themselves to a first-floor balcony to gain entry to the gallery
#LaurencedesCars #EmpressMarie-Louise #EmpressEugenie #Napoleon #LouvreMuseum #France #world
✍️ Australian scientists have shared their research on the striking speed and bite delivery of various snake species, using a warmed gel to simulate prey.
👉 Researchers used a warmed gel to simulate prey and entice snakes to bite
👉 Slow-motion footage was used to observe the behavior of different snake species
👉 Vipers were found to be the fastest, while some elapids were nearly as quick
👉 The study analyzed how snakes use their fangs to capture prey and deliver venom
#AlistairEvans #Paris,France #science
✍️ Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa claims someone attempted to poison him with toxic substances in gifts of chocolate and jam, but has yet to provide evidence.
👉 Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa claims someone attempted to poison him with toxic substances in gifts of chocolate and jam
👉 He believes it's 'practically impossible' that the chemicals would be found in high concentrations by chance
👉 This is the third alleged assassination attempt in two months
👉 Previous incidents include a car attack and a humanitarian convoy ambush
#DanielNoboa #world
✍️ The article discusses the increasing number of accidents and deaths in South Korea's fishing industry, attributed to climate change, aging workforce, and poor safety training.
👉 164 people killed or went missing in fishing accidents in South Korea in the past year
👉 Climate change is attributed to increased wind and whirlwinds, making it harder for fishermen to operate
👉 Aging workforce and poor safety training are also contributing factors
👉 Fishermen are forced to travel further out to sea, increasing the risks
👉 The industry is facing a decline in fish catches and a struggle to make a living
#HongSuk-hui #KimSeung-hwan #ParkHyung-il #Ean #WoojinChung #Young-mook #ProfessorGugSeung-gi #ProfessorKimBaek-min #JejuIsland #SouthKorea #Taiwan #Yeosu #environment
✍️ The forensic team at Gaza's Nasser hospital faces challenges in identifying and investigating the bodies of 195 Palestinians returned by Israel, with many showing signs of torture and mistreatment.
👉 195 bodies returned by Israel to Gaza
👉 Many bodies show signs of torture and mistreatment
👉 Limited resources for forensic investigation
👉 Difficulty in identifying bodies and determining circumstances of death
👉 Israeli military denies wrongdoing and has not shared information about bodies
#Dr.AhmedDheir #Dr.Alaaal-Astal #SamehYassinHamad #MichaelPollanen #NajiAbbas #Ramial-Faraa #HouwaidaHamad #DonaldTrump #Gaza #Nasserhospital #SdeTeiman #Israel #world
✍️ Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged the European Union to back a plan to release billions of euros in frozen Russian cash to fund Ukraine's defense.
👉 EU leaders discussed using €140bn in Russian assets to fund Ukraine's defense
👉 US has imposed sanctions on Russia's oil industry
👉 Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged the EU to back the plan
👉 Russia has criticized the idea, saying it will result in a 'painful response'
👉 EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said Russia is responsible for the damages in Ukraine and has to pay
#VolodymyrZelensky #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #KajaKallas #MariaZakharova #Brussels #Budapest #Belgium #politics
✍️ King Charles III has become the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope in a symbolic moment in theological history.
👉 King Charles III becomes the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope
👉 The ceremony took place in the Sistine Chapel and brought together clergy and choirs from both the Catholic Church and the Church of England
👉 The Queen was in attendance and wore white, a departure from her usual black attire when meeting the Pope
#KingCharlesIII #Pope #Queen #MarkLowen #StPeter'sSquare #SistineChapel #world
✍️ The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to a BBC Verify analysis.
👉 The Israeli military is controlling more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas
👉 Markers placed by Israeli troops are positioned hundreds of meters deeper inside the strip than expected
👉 Lack of clarity on the boundary line has raised concerns about increased violence
👉 Israeli Defence Minister has warned that anyone crossing the line will be met with fire
👉 At least two deadly incidents have occurred near the boundary line
#IsraelKatz #NoamOstfeld #AbdelQaderAymanBakr #DrAndreasKrieg #DrLawrenceHill-Cawthorne #Gaza #GazaStrip #Israel #KhanYounis #al-Atatra #al-Rashidroad #Zeitoun #Shejaiyadistrict #world
✍️ A team of palaeontologists is excavating a mass grave of dinosaurs at Pipestone Creek in Alberta, Canada, to uncover the secrets of how they died in a catastrophic event.
👉 Thousands of dinosaur fossils found at Pipestone Creek
👉 Catastrophic event believed to be a flash flood
👉 Pachyrhinosaurus, a relative of the Triceratops, is the main species found
👉 Excavation is part of a new BBC series, 'Walking With Dinosaurs'
#ProfessorEmilyBamforth #JacksonSweder #PipestoneCreek #Alberta #Canada #DeadfallHills #GrandePrairie #science