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As Trump mulls a ‘mistake,’ targeted world leader hits back

As Trump mulls a ‘mistake,’ targeted world leader hits back

One of Poland’s most senior officials fired back at President Donald Trump on Friday. Trump, while speaking to reporters on Thursday, suggested that a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace earlier this week “could’ve been a mistake.” “Could’ve been a mistake,“...

U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia – The Washington Post

U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia  The Washington PostTrump administration to scale back annual human rights reports  NBC NewsUS to Scale Back Human Rights Accusations Against 3 Countries: Report  NewsweekU.S. to Reportedly Soften Criticism of Israel, Judicial Coup in Annual Human Rights Report  HaaretzUS to ease human rights criticism of Israel and other nations, Washington Post reports  The Times of Israel

Italy approves $15.5 billion for world’s longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily – PBS

Italy approves $15.5 billion for world’s longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily  PBS'They must not touch the Strait': Sicily bridge opponents vow to put up a fight  ReutersRecord-breaking bridges: How Italy and China are pushing engineering limits  ABC NewsMeloni revives €13.5bn Sicilian bridge proposal as part of defence planning  Financial TimesItaly gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily  BBC

Ghana Helicopter Crash Kills 8, Including Defense and Environment Ministers – The New York Times

Ghana Helicopter Crash Kills 8, Including Defense and Environment Ministers  The New York TimesGhana helicopter crash kills ministers of defence and environment  BBCTwo Ghana government ministers among 8 killed in helicopter crash  CNNEye on Africa - Ghana ministers killed in copter crash  France 24Ghana defence minister among eight killed in helicopter crash  Reuters

The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza – The Intercept

The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza  The InterceptA glimpse of Gaza’s miserable future  The EconomistJ Street head says he’s now convinced Israel committing genocide in Gaza  The Times of IsraelIsraelis Are Starting to Talk About Famine in Gaza  The New YorkerIs Genocide Happening in Gaza?  Opinio Juris

World War II bomb prompts evacuation in German city of Dresden – ABC News

World War II bomb prompts evacuation in German city of Dresden  ABC NewsUnexploded World War II bomb found in Dresden, Germany, prompting thousands to evacuate  CBS NewsGermany updates: WWII bomb prompts mass Dresden evacuation  DWHuge World War II Bomb Sparks Mass Evacuation of Major City  The Daily Beast80-year-old British bomb found at Dresden bridge site prompts evacuation  Washington Times

Pushed to the sidelines: How Egypt lost it’s heavyweight standing in the Arab world – Ynetnews

Pushed to the sidelines: How Egypt lost it’s heavyweight standing in the Arab world  YnetnewsIsrael pursuing genocide, starvation in Gaza: Egypt's el-Sissi | Daily Sabah  Daily SabahEgypt’s Sissi: War in Gaza has turned into a war of starvation and annihilation  The Times of IsraelOpinion | This country should take over Gaza — for now  The Washington PostAl-Sisi: Arab region faces unprecedented challenges, Egypt firm in support for Gaza  Dailynewsegypt

Trump to host leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for peace talks at White House – The Washington Post

Trump to host leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for peace talks at White House  The Washington PostOpinion | An Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal  The Wall Street JournalHistoric peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan might be signed in the US  Euronews.comUnconfirmed report: White House to host Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders  EurasianetArmenia, Azerbaijan and US leaders to meet for peace talks  Al Jazeera

World marks 80 years since US dropped atomic bomb on Japan as global powers still trade nuclear threats – CNN

World marks 80 years since US dropped atomic bomb on Japan as global powers still trade nuclear threats  CNNPhotos: What Atomic Bombs Did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki  The New York TimesJapan’s Hiroshima marks 80 years since US atomic bombing  Al Jazeera'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'  BBCHiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’  The Guardian

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Peru enacts amnesty for military and police accused of human rights abuses – The Guardian

Peru enacts amnesty for military and police accused of human rights abuses  The GuardianPeru president signs amnesty law for police and soldiers accused of atrocities  BBCPeru's Boluarte pardons security forces for abuses during decades-long internal conflict  ReutersPeru grants amnesty to security forces accused of abuse during fight against rebel groups  CNNPresident Dina Boluarte signs into law Peru’s amnesty bill despite outcry  Al Jazeera

Germany rejects US censorship claims in human rights report – DW

Germany rejects US censorship claims in human rights report  DW2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices  U.S. Department of State (.gov)Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights  The AtlanticState Department drops criticism of Israel and El Salvador in human rights report  PBSTrump administration rewrites and scales back annual human rights report  BBC

Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador – The New York Times

Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador  The New York TimesTrump administration rewrites and scales back annual human rights report  BBCState Department slashes its annual reports on human rights  NPRState Department drops criticism of Israel and El Salvador in human rights report  PBSUS report says India acts minimally, Pakistan rarely acts against rights abuses  Reuters