The Israeli security cabinet meeting to approve the Lebanon ceasefire deal has begun. An Israeli official said President Biden is expected to announce the ceasefire later on Tuesday and that the ceasefire is expected to take effect on Wednesday morning local time

Liliana Segre sull'utilizzo della parola genocidio per Gaza corriere.it/esteri/24_nove…

La trilogia di fallimenti del multilateralismo ambientale di questa faticosissima fine d'anno, dopo Calì e Baku, si è chiusa a Busan, in Corea del Sud, con l'esito peggiore: i negoziati per un trattato sulla riduzione della produzione di plastica si sono «riaggiornati», senza una

“Over the past 20 years, the number of Americans dying from drug overdose surpassed the total number of American soldiers dying in all U.S. wars since World War II,” writes Vanda Felbab-Brown. brookings.edu/articles/the-n…

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Powerful picture from Beirut. On the left, Ronnie Chatah whose father, Mohammed Chatah, was assassinated in 2013, on orders of Syria/Iran. On the right, Youmna Gemayel, daughter of president elect Bachir Gemayel, assassinated in 1982, on orders of Damascus.

What explains Spain's strong economic growth, and how long can it last? First, my report: economist.com/europe/2024/12…

the people of south korea defeat their would be autocrat-in-chief, setting an example for us all.

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There are several indications tonight that a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza may finally materialize. Stay tuned and hope or pray, whatever suits you best.

Released hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag have crossed the border into Israel timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

⛔️🇮🇹 Siccome la nave Cassiopea sta portando 49 migranti in Albania, lasciate che vi rinfreschi la memoria. Se anche andasse tutto come vorrebbe il governo, pagheremmo NOVE volte quello che paghiamo l'accoglienza in Italia. Per ottenere un effetto dissuasivo NULLO. 🧵

Eurozone GDP growth looking like a big fat 0%

.Giorgia Meloni's claim she's bridge btw European Commission & Trump works well with electorate, but is already hitting a wall. Faced with tariffs, she'll have to choose, & she'll choose Europe. Giovanni Legorano in Foreign Policy, with some comments by yours truly. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/13/mel…

I feel immense shame and pain seeing the barbarism that Hamas & a slew of terror organizations put on in Gaza – the depravity of armed men thinking it’s courageous to parade the bodies of literal toddlers and their mother as some trophy for victory; the sickness, evil, and

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱Scoop: Israel objected to secret U.S.-Hamas talks in tense call between Netanyahu's right-hand man and Trump's envoy. My story on Axios axios.com/2025/03/07/ham…

european tourism to the united states: freefalling

Chinese shadow brokers have emerged as the money launderers of choice of the world’s transnational criminal networks, facilitating payments across continents and cleaning up the proceeds of serious criminal activities, Giovanni Legorano writes. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/15/chi…

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TIME's new cover: Nearly three years into her term, Giorgia Meloni has emerged as one of Europe's most interesting figures—and how she leads could change the world ti.me/40Bx3Qd