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Paris Olympics can help unify a fractured city
News, Published on 26/07/2024
» Paris faces the test this week of launching the Olympic Games safely and affordably at a time of war, political polarisation and social unrest. It's not a done deal. Heavy-handed security barriers and Covid-style QR codes are already infuriating residents and tourists trying to navigate a River Seine that's been cleaned at great expense.
US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid
New York Times, Published on 18/07/2024
» WASHINGTON — United States President Joe Biden tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid) on Wednesday, forcing him to cancel a campaign event in Las Vegas and likely sidelining him for days following the conclusion of former President Donald Trump's nominating convention Thursday.
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 13 people
Reuters, Published on 16/07/2024
» CAIRO - Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several areas across Gaza on Tuesday, while Palestinian health officials said at least 13 people were killed in Israeli bombardments in southern and central areas of the enclave.
Hamas is withdrawing from Gaza cease-fire talks, AFP reports
Published on 14/07/2024
» Hamas is pulling out of cease-fire talks, a senior official told AFP, a day after an Israeli air strike on Gaza aimed at killing two top Hamas officials left at least 90 people dead and 300 injured.
Fully committed potheads
Postbag, Published on 14/07/2024
» Re: "Supporters vow hunger strike protest", (BP, July 11).
Satellite images suggest China has been practising for strikes on US jets
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/07/2024
» BEIJING - Recent satellite images appear to show that the Chinese military has been practising for attacks on fighter jets and aircraft carriers of the United States in the deserts of Xinjiang, offering possible clues about what its strategy would be in the event of conflict.
Nato meet faces shadow of Trump, Ukraine divisions
News, Peter Apps, Published on 03/07/2024
» As Nato officials prepared in June for the alliance's July 9-12 summit in Washington, outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg embarked on the traditional pre-meeting shuttle diplomacy aimed at avoiding unexpected disruptions.
Thai weapons shipments to Myanmar ‘doubled in last year’
Published on 26/06/2024
» The value of weapons and related materials exported from Thailand to Myanmar doubled in the 2023-24 fiscal year to $120 million, according to a new report by a United Nations expert.
Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza
Reuters, Published on 22/06/2024
» CAIRO - At least 42 people were killed in Israeli attacks on districts of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, the director of the Hamas-run government media office said.
Stop making the 'Munich in 1938' analogies
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/06/2024
» Scarcely a week passes without some media pundit or attention-seeking historian warning that a Great War is nigh. As always, there are enough signs and portents around to make that sort of prediction plausible, but it's rarely correct. In fact, it hasn't been correct now for 79 years.