“The bodies are everywhere.” Thousands are dead in Libya after huge floods – with thousands more missing. The scenes are truly horrifying, as Ben Wedeman benwedeman reports.

The state of California sued several of the world’s biggest oil companies on Friday, claiming their actions have caused tens of billions of dollars in damage and that they deceived the public by downplaying the risks posed by fossil fuels. nyti.ms/3t2dsKN

They could not have handled this more appallingly.

The beginning of the Menendez story is this incredible 2019 piece in the independent Egyptian outlet Mada Masr مدى مصر that just asks WTF about a very confusing deal madamasr.com/en/2019/12/29/…

Niger: Emmanuel Macron annonce le retour «dans les prochaines heures» de l'ambassadeur français rfi.my/9xe6.x

Thanks to Laila Harrak & the CNN International team for having me on earlier today to discuss #France🇨🇵’s decision to immediately withdraw its ambassador from #Niger🇳🇪 with its military personnel to follow by the end of 2023 as well as the implications of this development for the #USA🇺🇸.

A truce between Israel and Hamas will begin at 7 a.m. local time on Friday, and civilian hostages will be released at 4 p.m. local time, Qatar announced. Follow live updates. cnn.it/47ptPkc

While wartime death tolls will never be exact, experts say that even a conservative reading of the casualty figures reported from Gaza show that the pace of death during Israel’s campaign has few precedents in this century. nyti.ms/47sBeyV

.Laila Harrak speaks with Al-Shabaka Policy Analyst, Randa Wahbe, about Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Saturday ow.ly/rjee50Qbtpb

This morning, live from #Amsterdam, I joined Laila Harrak on CNN International to discuss recent developments in the conflict between #Hamas and #Israel and the IDF resumes its assault on southern #Gaza following the end of the recent truce

I spoke to Laila Harrak about Israel's war strategy coming under pressure from international partners and the impact of US diplomacy: cnn.com/videos/world/2… CNN International

The US vetoes a UN Security Council resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza amid growing concern about the civilian death toll there cnn.it/3tcfysg

STATEMENT: “We are appalled at the failure of the UN Security Council to authorise a resolution demanding a humanitarian ceasefire and unconditional release of hostages held in #Gaza," said Save the Children International and aid agencies #CeasefireNOW savethechildren.net/news/un-securi…

Watching the amazing Hisham Al-Omeisy هشام العميسي from European Institute of Peace (EIP) with Laila Harrak CNN: U.S. seeks to contain Houthi attacks in Red Sea amid concerns of wider conflict. Yemen's Houthi rebels have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea. cnn.com/videos/world/2…

Sana'a is being bombed right now. Other cities reporting same. Can't help but think that there were no lessons learned from 8 years of relentless bombing that have achieved nothing but devastation and despair to #Yemen-is.

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My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best

At 8.11 p.m. on the day of Spain's flooding, the authorities sent a warning to the population to avoid any movement in Valencia. By that time, Concesión Tarazona, 74, was holding onto a column in her flooded apartment. Juan Mandingorra had already drowned in his living room.

After covering the floods in Valencia I went back to try and reconstruct what happened on Spain's worst day in decades. Here is a gift link: nytimes.com/2024/11/24/wor…

“My parents could barely read or write. It’s been quite a journey, science allows you to do it.” New laureate Omar Yaghi was in the middle of changing flights when we reached him, just after he heard that he had been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry. In this interview