Author: staff
Before October 2023, acute flaccid paralysis was “something strange and very rare,” with one or two cases turning up each year, al-Farra said. But in the last three months, according to al-Farra, doctors have seen nearly 100 cases. Lab samples sent to Jordan and Israel were positive for enterovirus, a group of bugs spread between people or through contaminated water, according to al-Farra. Enteroviruses, which also include poliovirus, are typically spread via the fecal-oral route. He said it was no surprise that one of the hot spots is Khan Younis, where there is raw sewage pooling in the streets. International…
The bloc’s solidarity with Israel after the terror attack of Oct. 7, 2023 — which saw several thousand rockets sent into Israel, almost 1,200 people murdered and more than 250 taken hostage — was a sincere and deeply felt reaction to the brutality of Hamas. But that solidarity in response to Hamas’s atrocities is now devolving into complicity with Isreal’s atrocities. Israel’s ensuing military campaign has devastated Gaza, killing over 60,000 Palestinians, maiming and orphaning tens of thousands of children, and pushing millions toward starvation. Gaza’s infrastructure has been obliterated. Schools, homes and hospitals lie in ruins. Humanitarian aid is…
Trump interjected, “I said the same thing.” Turning to Zelenskyy, Trump added helpfully, “That’s the one that attacked you last time.” Speaking about NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Donald Trump said he is “a great gentleman, a great political leader generally.” | Pool Photo by Aaron Schwartz via EPA “I remember that,” Zelenskyy replied dryly, earning chuckles from the room. “You are in the same suit,” he quipped, addressing Glenn without missing a beat. “You see, I changed. You [did] not.” You guys are fantastic! Popular! Tanned! At the start of the roundtable discussion, Trump was in a particularly giving mood…
By Euronews Published on 18/08/2025 – 17:29 GMT+2 •Updated 19:47 Hamas on Monday told mediators that it approves of the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, according to international and Israeli outlets, citing Hamas officials. The officials did not provide further details at this time. Israeli media report that the latest proposal was presented to the militant group the day before and was a revised version of Hamas’ latest response, which involved a framework agreement for a 60-day ceasefire and a two-step release of Hamas-held hostages. Egyptian and Qatari mediators were holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire…
European Council President António Costa called a virtual meeting of EU leaders Tuesday to debrief Monday’s summit in Washington between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders. “I have convened a video conference of the members of the European Council for tomorrow at 13.00 CEST, for a debriefing of today’s meetings in Washington DC about Ukraine,” Costa wrote on social media. “Together with the US, the EU will continue working towards a lasting peace that safeguards Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security interests,” he added. Along with Zelenskyy and Trump, the leaders of France, Italy, the United…
Haran argued that “if we sign a ceasefire agreement or even hold an election without security guarantees, Putin could resume his aggression the very next day.” Such an agreement, he said, would “de facto recognize Russia’s control of Ukrainian territories for an indefinite period,” and repeat the mistakes of 1938, when concessions to an aggressor only invited further escalation. Yaroslav Hrytsak, a Ukrainian historian and professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University, warned that the danger goes beyond another Munich-style betrayal. “It’s the Yalta moment too,” he said, referring to the 1945 conference among American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.K. Prime…
By Amandine Hess & Frederic Garçon Published on 18/08/2025 – 21:16 GMT+2 Matthieu Dewit is a regular at Pukkelpop, a music festival held near Hasselt in north-east Belgium, where he uses his wheelchair to navigate the wooden walkways between dancers and festival-goers, from a DJ set to a rock stage. Back in 2017, one of his friends posted a message on social media, sharing a desire to attend the festival in a wheelchair. That’s how he became acquainted with Inter, a Flemish agency that works to make festivals accessible to people with reduced mobility. Since then, Dewit has returned to Pukkelpop almost every…
“He is expecting my call when we are finished with this meeting,” he added. Trump also expressed hope that Monday’s summit could eventually lead to a trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S., adding that he believes Putin wants the war to end. “If we don’t have a trilateral, then the fighting continues,” he said. Zelenskyy and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington on Monday to meet with Trump and seek a resolution to the war in Ukraine, three days after the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
“At the same time, it is important to emphasize that it is Volodymyr Zelenskyy who personally decides what to wear,” she added. “The President is now in a state where every detail matters — his appearance, mood, emotions. Therefore, as the Leader of Ukraine, he chooses the image that best suits his role and moment.” Zelenskyy’s fashion choices, conveying solidarity with the Ukrainian armed forces and his war-ravaged country, have attracted both praise and criticism. When he visited the White House in February wearing a black polo emblazoned with the Ukrainian coat of arms, Trump greeted him by quipping sarcastically:…
Les leaders de la gauche passeront aussi une tête au débat de clôture des journées d’été du Medef, le 27 août, sur le court central de Roland-Garros. L’Insoumis Manuel Bompard, le communiste Fabien Roussel et l’Ecologiste Marine Tondelier seront sur scène en même temps que le ministre de l’Intérieur Bruno Retailleau, le président du Rassemblement national, Jordan Bardella, et son homologue de Renaissance, Gabriel Attal. Quasiment aux mêmes dates, entre le 22 et le 24 août, les partisans du député Aymeric Caron se retrouveront à Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher, près de Tours, pour l’UniREVcité, le rendez-vous estival de son parti, Révolution Ecologique pour…