Palestinian boy injured as Israel continues raids across West Bank

A 13-year-old boy was injured by bullet shrapnel outside a school as Israeli forces raided Nablus.

Source: Al Jazeera

European leaders meet as US and Russia lock them out of Ukraine talks | First Thing

The meeting, convened by Emmanuel Macron, comes as US officials prepare for talks in Riyadh with their Russian counterparts. Plus, the comprehensive ridiculing of New Zealand’s tourism campaign

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Source: The Guardian

Over 65,000 sign petition to save pitch of Tamworth TikTok star Spudman

Jacket potato seller, who has 4 million followers, says the council want to replace him with a flower bed

More than 65,000 people have signed a petition urging a council …

Source: The Guardian

Israel and Hamas in talks to double the number of hostages released this weekend

Israel is preparing to receive 6 hostages Saturday as well as the bodies of deceased captives from Gaza on Thursday, a source briefed on the talks told NBC News.

Source: NBC News

EU leaders meet in Paris over Trump policy shift on Ukraine

European leaders were due to meet in Paris on Monday to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine, as Britain declared itself ready to dispatch peacekeeping troops …

Source: France 24

Argentina opposition calls for impeachment of Javier Milei after cryptocurrency collapse

President endorsed $Libra crypto token on Friday before it collapsed, leading some to call it a financial ‘rug pull’

Opposition politicians in Argentina have called for the impeachment of president …

Source: The Guardian

KIIT: Nepalese student's death sparks anger at India college

Nepal's government said it was stepping in to help students affected by the death of a Nepalese student at an Indian college. Tensions rose after the administration asked Nepalese students …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Bootleg alcohol kills at least 124 people in Turkey in 6 weeks

Poisonings are relatively common in Turkey, where clandestine production is widespread and bootleg alcohol is often tainted with methanol.

Source: CBS News

Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows

First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live power lines sparked new fires days after flames first broke …

Source: NPR

Which countries are the top military spenders and where does Europe rank?

The US, the world's largest military spender, allocates $880bn to defence – more than the next eight countries combined.

Source: Al Jazeera

Israeli troops to keep control of 5 ‘strategic’ locations inside Lebanon

Decision to retain military forces in the country comes ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for Israel to withdraw

Source: Financial Times

European defence shares surge as investors bet on higher spending

Donald Trump has called on European governments to boost their defence budgets

Source: Financial Times