In Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality
Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are some 60 million tons of war debris to be cleared.
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Can Europe reduce its dependence on the US and at what cost?
Trump's tariffs, Greenland and defence spending are testing US-Europe alliance.
World leaders gather in Washington for Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting - US politics live
Representatives from more than 45 countries expected to attend initiative aimed at bringing an end to the war in GazaAuthoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace?A grouping of largely oppressive and authoritarian world leaders and their envoys are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s newly established Board of Peace.Global powers, including Washington’s traditional allies, fear the US-led body is an attempt to side-step the more democratic United Nations and replace it with a fee-paying members’ club run on the whims of a single man. Continue reading...
On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines
None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.
Giant robot tribute to Brazil's President Lula comes last in carnival competition
Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parades began with a tribute to Brazil's President Lula, illustrating his rise from poverty to power.
University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness
A group of academics at the University of British Columbia say the school’s D.E.I. policies and practices, which include land acknowledgments, violate a law that requires universities to be “nonpolitical.”
Calls to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts
Exclusive: MPs ‘deeply concerned’ power plant may have misled ministers and regulators over source of wood pelletsEd Miliband is under pressure from MPs to suspend subsidies worth £2m a day paid to the owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire after court documents cast doubt on the company’s sustainability claims.A cross-party group of 14 MPs and peers have called on the energy minister to halt the subsidies for Britain’s biggest power plant while the financial watchdog investigates the company’s claims about how it sources the millions of tonnes of wood pellets burned to generate electricity. Continue reading...
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the GuardianThe Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres, according to Board of Peace contracting records reviewed by the Guardian.The site is envisioned as a military operating base for a future International Stabilization Force (ISF), planned as a multinational military force composed of pledged troops. The ISF is part of the newly created Board of Peace which is meant to govern Gaza. The Board of Peace is chaired by Donald Trump and led in part by his son-in-law Jared Kushner. Continue reading...
Starmer appoints Antonia Romeo as Britain’s first female cabinet secretary – UK politics live
The appointment follows allegations she was previously spoken to about her management styleThis is what the Cabinet Office says about Antonia Romeo in its news release about her appointment.Dame Antonia Romeo is currently the longest-serving permanent secretary in government and will become the first female cabinet secretary in the more than 100-year history of the role …Antonia is the longest serving permanent secretary in government, with nearly a decade of leading economic, public services and security departments. As permanent secretary of the Department of International Trade, Antonia set up the new department from scratch as the UK left the EU, bringing together trade policy with promotion and finance for the first time. As permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice she led the official response to the civil unrest of summer 2024, working across the criminal justice system to keep the country safe, and launched the Sentencing Review. At the Home Office she has launched a plan to restore order and control to the asylum system and the biggest reform of policing in decades, and led the publication of the strategy to build a safer society for women and girls in support of the home secretary.It is a huge privilege to be asked to serve as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service. The civil service is a great and remarkable institution, which I love. We should be known for delivery, efficiency and innovation, working to implement the government’s agenda and meet the challenges the country faces. I look forward to working with all colleagues across the civil service to do this, in support of the prime minister and the government. Continue reading...
Zelenskyy accuses Putin of ‘delay tactics’ to stall Ukraine-Russia peace talks - Europe live
Ukrainian president expresses growing frustration with Russia and the US over lack of progress on a deal The Kremlin said that it had nothing to add about this week’s peace talks on Ukraine in Geneva beyond what its chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky already said.Medinsky said on Wednesday that the U.S.-mediated talks had been difficult but businesslike, and that a new round would be held soon, Reuters reported. Continue reading...