cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38976177
Heavy rains flood tents of displaced Palestinians in Gaza. Israel returns the bodies of 15 Palestinian captives to Gaza one day after Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad return the body of an Israeli captive. The second revision of a U.S. ceasefire draft resolution at the UN Security Council is shut down by Russian and Chinese objections over the “Board of Peace,” and Moscow submits its own draft with a more limited “international stabilization force” and no “supervisory” board. Two Palestinian teenagers fatally shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announces “Operation Southern Spear” aimed at targeting “narco-terrorists” in the Western Hemisphere. New State Department directive could deny foreigners visas to U.S. for certain medical conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, or a lack of economic resources. Starbucks workers go on strike nationwide. Utilities regulators look to cash out after the end of their term. Global carbon emissions are set to hit a record 38.1 billion metric tons this year. Saudi Arabia intends to do business with Lebanon again. Cambodia evacuates hundreds along its border with Thailand. U.S. declares four European anti-fascist groups “international terrorist organizations.”