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Katz was referring to the Madleen, a ship operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which left Italy earlier this month. It has described its mission as a “peaceful act of civil resistance,” aiming to deliver supplies for the people of Gaza, including baby formula, diapers, women’s sanitary products, water desalination kits, medical supplies, crutches and children’s prosthetics. The organizers said Sunday afternoon they were “about 160 nautical miles from Gaza.” “Israel’s defense minister has once again threatened unlawful force against civilians, attempting to justify violence with baseless smears,” the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Instagram. “We will not be intimidated.”…
By Euronews with AP Published on 08/06/2025 – 16:14 GMT+2•Updated 17:56An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has struck Colombia on Sunday, the Colombian Geological Service said. The quake was recorded at a depth of 10km the agency said. As reported by users to the SGC, the earthquake was felt across much of the country.No casualties were immediately reported. The quake hit 17 kilometers northeast of Paratebueno, a city about 116 miles southeast of the capital, Bogota, at 08:08 local time. The Colombian Geological Service reported additional tremors with magnitudes ranging from 4 to 4.6 occurred in the same area minutes later.…
Slovakia will block any European Union sanctions against Russia that damage the country’s interests, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday. His remarks come after the Slovak parliament on Thursday approved a resolution calling on the government in Bratislava not to vote in favor of new EU sanctions on Russia. “If there is a sanction that would harm us, I will never vote for it,” Fico told a televised news conference on Sunday. “I am interested in being a constructive player in the European Union, but not at the expense of the Slovak Republic.”
Al-Awda Hospital said in a statement that it had received the body of a 42-year-old man and 29 people wounded near another GHF aid distribution point. The military said it fired warning shots in the area but did not see any casualties.A GHF spokesperson told the AP there was no violence in or around its distribution sites. At least 31 people were killed and more than 150 injured last Sunday when civilians traveling to an aid distribution center in Gaza were fired upon, according to media reports citing local health authorities and witnesses. The incidents highlight ongoing challenges in delivering…
By Andreas Rogal with AP Published on 08/06/2025 – 15:16 GMT+2Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Israel wouldn’t allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms. In a post on X Katz announced that he has instructed the Israeli Defence Force “to act to prevent the Madleen hate flotilla” from reaching the strip’s coast: “You should turn back – because you will not reach Gaza.”Thunberg is among 12 activists aboard the Madleen, which is operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The vessel departed Sicily last Sunday on…
“Miguel is currently fighting for his life,” said Uribe Turbay’s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, on social media network X Sunday morning. “Let us ask God to guide the hands of the doctors who are treating him.” The Colombian government condemned the shooting as an attack “not only against the personal integrity of the senator, but also against democracy, freedom of thought and the legitimate exercise of politics in Colombia,” according to a statement issued Saturday. “Any act that seeks to silence through intimidation or violence those who participate in public life is unacceptable and deserves the deepest repudiation by the…
Meanwhile, a spat between Moscow and Kyiv escalated this weekend over a stalled prisoner exchange deal, struck at talks in Istanbul last Monday, which would release all severely injured and ill prisoners of war, as well as all captured soldiers aged 18-25. Both sides also agreed to return the bodies of 12,000 fallen soldiers, 6,000 on each side. But on Saturday, the Kremlin accused Ukrainian negotiators of indefinitely postponing the swap — claims swiftly rejected by Kyiv. “We urge Kyiv to strictly adhere to the timetable and all agreements reached and to begin the exchange immediately,” said Vladimir Medinsky, aide…
By Euronews with AP Published on 08/06/2025 – 11:51 GMT+2Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom after a second day of clashes between hundreds of protesters and federal immigration authorities in riot gear. Newsom wrote on social media: “The federal government is creating chaos so it can have an excuse to escalate things. This is not the way any civilised country behaves”.He described the decision to deploy the National Guard as a “deliberate and cowardly” action, adding that it would “only escalate tensions.”Trump reacted to Gavin Newsom in a posting on…
Published on 07/06/2025 – 17:49 GMT+2•Updated 17:56The European commission on Saturday denied German media reports that it had signed ”secret contracts” with environmental NGOs to promote the bloc’s climate policy. ”Contrary to media allegations, there are no secret contracts between the European Commission and NGOs,” a commission spokesperson told Euronews. ”The Commission exercises a high degree of transparency when it comes to providing funding to NGOs.The commission’s denial comes after German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag claimed that the EU’s Executive arm had allegedly secretly paid environmental NGOs up to €700,000 to promote the bloc’s climate policy. The paper said it got hold of…
By Christina Thykjaer & Euronews en español Published on 07/06/2025 – 16:50 GMT+2After their 2-0 defeat against Venezuela in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, the Bolivian national team has faced a new setback: the Venezuelan authorities have prevented their flight from leaving Maturin airport, without offering clear explanations.The Bolivian delegation, which claims it had all the necessary documentation and permits to return to its country, was forced to return to its hotel in the middle of the night after hours of waiting without authorisation to leave Venezuela.The technical director of the Venezuelan team, Óscar Villegas, said that the situation…