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Israeli attacks kill 23 people in Gaza including a rescue official and a journalist
Local health officials reported that Israeli military strikes on Gaza Strip killed 23 Palestinians, including a journalist from the area and a senior official of the rescue services. Medical experts said that the latest deaths in Israel's campaign were caused by separate Israeli strikes at Khan Younis, Jabalia, and Nuseirat, in central Gaza Strip. According to reports, an airstrike on Hassan Majdi Abu Warda's house in Jabalia earlier Sunday killed several members of his family and local journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda. A second airstrike on Nuseirat has killed Ashraf Ab Nar, a senior civil emergency service official, and his spouse in their home, according to medics. The Israeli military did not immediately comment. Hamas' Gaza Government Media Office said that Abu Warda’s death brought the total number of Palestinian journalists who have been killed in Gaza since 10/7/2023 to 220. The media office released a statement saying that Israeli forces controlled 77% of Gaza Strip either by ground forces, evacuation orders, or bombardment which keeps residents from returning to their homes. In separate statements issued on Sunday, the armed wings of Hamas (Hamas' wing) and Islamic Jihad (Islamic Jihad's wing) said that their fighters had carried out ambushes and attacks against Israeli forces in various areas in Gaza using anti-tank missiles and bombs. The Israeli military announced on Friday that it had carried out more strikes overnight in Gaza, including 75 targets such as weapons storage and rocket launchers. Israel began an air and land war in Gaza following the Hamas militants’ cross-border attack of October 7, 2023. The Israeli counted 1,200 dead, with 251 hostages taken into Gaza. Gaza's health authorities report that the conflict has caused more than 53,900 Palestinian deaths and has devastated coastal areas. Aid groups report widespread signs of severe malnutrition.
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Israeli attacks kill 20 people in Gaza including a rescue official and a journalist
Local health officials reported that Israeli military strikes on Gaza Strip killed at least twenty Palestinians, including a journalist from the area and a senior official of the rescue services. Medical experts said that the latest deaths in Israel's campaign were caused by separate Israeli strikes at Khan Younis, Jabalia, and Nuseirat, in central Gaza Strip. According to reports, an airstrike on Hassan Majdi Abu Warda's house in Jabalia earlier Sunday killed several members of his family and local journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda. A second airstrike on Nuseirat has killed Ashraf Ab Nar, a senior civil emergency service official, and his spouse in their home, according to medics. The Israeli military did not immediately comment. Hamas' Gaza Government Media Office said that Abu Warda’s death brought the total number of Palestinian journalists who have been killed in Gaza since 10/7/2023 to 220. In separate statements issued on Sunday, the armed wings of Hamas (Hamas' wing) and Islamic Jihad (Islamic Jihad's wing) said that their fighters had carried out ambushes and attacks against Israeli forces in various areas in Gaza using anti-tank missiles and bombs. The Israeli military announced on Friday that it had carried out more strikes overnight in Gaza, including 75 targets such as weapons storage and rocket launchers. Israel began an air and land war in Gaza following the Hamas militants’ cross-border attack of October 7, 2023. The Israeli counted 1,200 dead, with 251 hostages taken into Gaza. Gaza's health authorities report that the conflict has caused more than 53,900 Palestinian deaths and has devastated coastal areas. Aid groups report widespread signs of severe malnutrition.
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Congo to sign US mineral deal by June end, reports FT
The Financial Times reported that officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo were optimistic about a deal they could reach with Washington in order to secure U.S. investment in vital minerals and support for ending a Rwandan-backed rebellion in the east of the country. According to a report last week, Congolese minerals, such as tungsten tantalum, and tin that Kinshasa accuses neighbouring Rwanda of exploiting illegally, could be legitimately exported to Rwanda for processing, under the terms of the peace deal being negotiated between the U.S. The newspaper cited two sources close to the talks as saying that an investment deal with the U.S., and a separate peace agreement with Rwanda could be reached "by the end June". The FT reported that there are still many potential stumbling stones. The FT reported that Congo's Mines minister Kizito Pakaabomba stated an agreement with the U.S. will help "diversify partnerships" and reduce the country's dependency on China for exploitation of the vast mineral wealth. Kinshasa sees the pillage of its mineral wealth in eastern Congo as the key driver for the conflict between their forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebellions that has intensified ever since January. Kinshasa accuses Kigali of smuggling minerals worth tens or millions of dollars over the border every month to be sold by Rwanda. Massad Boulos is the senior adviser to President Donald Trump for Africa. He says that Washington wants a peace deal between the two parties to be signed by the end of the summer. This agreement will include mineral deals that are expected to bring Western investment worth billions of dollars to the area. Earlier this month, According to the Financial Times, Yolande Makolo, a Rwandan spokesperson, said that defensive measures are needed along the border as long as the DRC is plagued by threats and insecurity. The U.S. State Department didn't immediately respond to an inquiry for comment. (Reporting and editing by Christian Schmollinger in Bengaluru, Mrinmay dey from Bengaluru)
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Three dead after Russian drones strike Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities
Officials said that Russian forces attacked Kyiv early Sunday morning, killing at least three people and injuring 11 others in the capital. They also damaged buildings and homes in surrounding towns. Three people were killed in two small towns near the capital, according to officials in the Kyiv area. The attacks were also carried out in a number of regional cities, including Kharkiv (Ukraine's second largest city), Mykolaiv (in the south) and Ternopil (in the west). Timur Tkachenko of Kyiv's Military Administration said that 11 people had been injured by drone strikes. In the Holosiivskyi District, just outside of the city center, a five-storey building was struck by fire. The exterior of the building was damaged. Strikes in other districts damaged a private home and an office centre. This was the second night in a row that a massive attack occurred. Overnight, on Friday evening, Russia launched drones and missiles against Kyiv in the largest combined aerial attack of the war's three years. The attack damaged several apartment buildings and injured 15 people. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed that drones had struck three districts in the northeastern Ukraine and injured three individuals. Blasts have shattered the windows of high-rise apartment buildings. The regional governor reported that drone strikes had injured two people, in a residential neighborhood of Mykolaiv. A missile strike on Ternopil, in western Ukraine, smashed windows and started a small fire. Local officials reported that a drone attack was also carried out in Konotop to the north of Kyiv. The Russian Defence Ministry announced that their air defence units intercepted 95 Ukrainian drones in a period of four hours. Sergei Sobyanin said that 12 Ukrainian drones were intercepted as they approached the capital. Reporting by Gleb Garanich and Oleksandr Kozohukhar; Editing and review by Cynthia Osterman, Christopher Cushing and Christopher Cushing
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Corriere CEO: Pirelli is in a risky situation if Sinochem does not sign a deal.
The CEO of the Pirelli group told Corriere della sera that the Italian tyre manufacturer is in a dangerous situation because its Chinese major shareholder Sinochem has rejected the company's proposal to resolve governance issues which could hamper its expansion in the United States. Pirelli, and its second largest shareholder, Italy's Camfin have stated that Sinochem's stake in the company poses a risk to Pirelli's ambitions of expanding into the U.S. where some legislators are against approving projects supported by Chinese companies. Pirelli's Chinese shareholders rejected the company's proposal earlier this month, despite it not being detailed. In an interview published Saturday, Pirelli CEO Andrea Casaluci stated that the goal was to find solutions to guarantee Pirelli's ability to operate on all markets in the world, especially the U.S. without restrictions and constraints, while thinking only about the company's development. Pirelli generates over 20% of revenue in North America, and 40% of that is from sales of high-value goods. Casaluci added that without a solution the development of Pirelli’s relevant technologies will be compromised, and the future growth in Italy and other markets is also at risk. Casaluci said that Sinochem had also presented its own proposal to the Italian government, which has the so-called golden power to limit or block foreign influence on domestic strategic groups without consulting the group. Sinochem and Pirelli were not available to comment on the interview when contacted.
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Navantia Seanergies Delivers Second Substation Jacket for French OW Farm
Navantia Seanergies, Spanish shipbuilder Navantia’s green energies division, has delivered its second substation jacket for Ocean Winds for the offshore wind farm at Dieppe Le Tréport in France.The jacket departed from the south basin of the Puerto Real shipyard, bound for its destination on France’s Atlantic coast.The structure – almost 54 metres tall and weighing approximately 1,900 tonnes – was fully fabricated at the Puerto Real facility and was loaded out on May 13, 2025. Since, adjustment and mooring operations have been carried out to prepare it for transport.A year ago, Navantia Seanergies delivered to Ocean Winds a jacket with similar characteristics, also built at Puerto Real, which is now installed at the Îles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France.The jackets, constructed in Puerto Real, form part of the collaboration between Navantia Seanergies and Ocean Winds, a Madrid-based offshore wind company established as a joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE.Under this partnership, a capacity-reservation agreement was signed for the manufacture of components destined for future international offshore wind farms, including floating structures for forthcoming projects in Spain, Portugal and elsewhere in Europe.The 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm will feature 62 wind turbines will supply 850,000 people with electricity each year.
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Bloomberg News reports that the US is planning to grant Chevron a license in Venezuela for minimal maintenance.
Bloomberg News reported that the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump is about to issue Chevron a license which will allow it to maintain essential operations in Venezuela with minimal effort. According to the report, which cited people with knowledge of the issue, the U.S. Treasury Department intends to grant the waiver, allowing Chevron only to perform safety and maintenance functions in Venezuela. Chevron and the U.S. State Department as well as Treasury Department have not responded to immediate requests for comments. The U.S. business license in South America is due to be renewed. Expiration Date Most partners of Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA, which is sanctioned by the United States, have asked for extensions. Treasury and State Departments in the United States would have to approve any extension. The State Department gives Treasury guidance on changes to sanctions regimes. Venezuela is home to some of the largest oil reserves in the world, but it's crude production remains a fraction of its previous level after a decade of mismanagement, lack of investment and U.S. sanctions against Venezuela's energy sector since 2019. Since 2023, the licenses granted to Chevron as well as other foreign companies have helped Venzuelan oil exports and production recover. Reporting by Gursimran K. Kaur, Bengaluru. Editing by Kate Mayberry
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Australia begins cleaning up after floods that killed 5, damaged 10,000 properties
Australian authorities began cleaning up efforts Saturday, after flooding in Australia's southeast claimed five lives and flooded more than 10,000 homes. New South Wales' emergency services agency has said that damage assessments are being conducted in the state, for the mid-northcoast region following the flooding this week which cut off towns and destroyed homes. In a press release, the agency stated that "early estimates suggest at least 10,000 homes may have been affected by record flooding." It said that conditions had improved in the affected areas of Australia's largest state since Friday. State Emergency Services Commissioner Mike Wassing told a Sydney media conference that hundreds of residents who were affected by the floods are still in evacuation centers, despite 52 flood rescues occurring overnight. Police said that the latest death linked to flooding was a man aged 80, whose body had been found in a flooded house about 50 km from Taree. Taree is one of Australia's worst-hit cities. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was forced to cancel his trip to Taree on Friday due to flooding. He said that it was "disgusting" to hear of any more deaths. Albanese issued a statement saying, "All our thoughts are now with his family and community." After days of non-stop rain, the floods submerged street signs and intersections in towns along the mid-northern coast. They also covered cars to their windshields. The floods, at their height, isolated 50,000 people. Climate change, according to some experts, is the cause of more extreme weather in Australia. Since early 2021, after devastating bushfires and droughts at the end last decade, floods have caused havoc. (Reporting from Sydney by Sam McKeith and Canberra by Peter Hobson; editing by Tom Hogue.)
Trump's cabinet: who's been selected, who remains in the running?
Donald Trump has actually begun the procedure of picking a cabinet and picking other high-ranking administration authorities following his governmental election victory.
Here are the early choices and top competitors for a few of the crucial posts supervising defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, migration and economic policymaking. Some are in contention for a variety of posts.
SUSIE WILES, chief of personnel Trump revealed recently that Wiles, among his 2 project supervisors, will be his White House chief of staff. While the specifics of her political views are somewhat unclear, Wiles, 67, is credited with running a successful and effective campaign. Advocates hope she will instill a sense of order and discipline that was often lacking during Trump's first four-year term, when he cycled through a number of chiefs of staff.
TOM HOMAN, 'border czar' Trump revealed on Sunday night that Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement throughout Trump's first administration, will be in charge of the nation's borders.
Trump made cracking down on people in the nation illegally a central element of his campaign, appealing mass deportations.
Homan, 62, said on Monday he would prioritize deporting immigrants in the U.S. unlawfully who presented security and security threats along with those operating at job websites.
Trump, in a post on his Reality Social platform, stated Homan will be in charge of our country's borders ( The Border Czar),. consisting of, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern. Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security, including the. deportation of immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
ELISE STEFANIK, U.N. ambassador. Trump announced on Monday that Stefanik, a Republican politician. congresswoman and staunch Trump advocate, would be his. ambassador to the United Nations.
Stefanik, 40, a U.S. representative from New York state and. House Republican politician conference chair, took a management position in. the House of Representatives in 2021 when she was elected to. replace then-Representative Liz Cheney, who was ousted for. criticizing Trump's false claims of election scams.
I am honored to choose Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve. in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Trump. said in a statement. Elise is an extremely strong, difficult, and. wise America First fighter.. Stefanik will come to the U.N. after vibrant pledges by Trump to. end the Russia-Ukraine war and Israel's war in Gaza.
LEE ZELDIN, EPA administrator
Trump revealed on Monday he had selected previous. congressman Lee Zeldin of New York state as administrator of the. Environmental Protection Agency, and Zeldin said he had accepted. the function.
Zeldin, 44, a strong Trump ally, served in Congress from. 2015 to 2023. In 2022, he lost the New york city governor's race to. Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul. Trump has actually guaranteed to upgrade U.S. energy policy, with the goal. of taking full advantage of the country's already record-high oil and gas. production by rolling back guidelines and speeding up. permitting.
As head of the EPA, Zeldin will play a crucial role in. implementing those policies.
MARCO RUBIO, secretary of state. Trump is expected to tap U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to be his. secretary of state, sources said on Monday, putting the. Florida-born politician on track to be the first Latino to serve. as the United States' leading diplomat.
Rubio, 53, was perhaps the most hawkish alternative on Trump's. short list for secretary of state. The senator has in past years. promoted for a muscular foreign policy with respect to U.S. geopolitical foes, including China, Iran and Cuba.
Over the last numerous years he has actually softened some of his. stances to line up more closely with Trump's views. The. president-elect implicates previous U.S. presidents of leading the U.S. into expensive and useless wars and has pushed for a more restrained. foreign policy.
MIKE WALTZ, nationwide security adviser. Trump has chosen Republican U.S. Agent Mike Waltz to be. his national security advisor, 2 sources knowledgeable about the. matter informed Reuters on Monday, tapping a retired Army Green. Beret who has actually been a leading critic of China.
Waltz, a 50-year-old Trump follower who also served in the. National Guard as a colonel, has actually criticized Chinese activity in. the Asia-Pacific and has actually voiced the requirement for the U.S. to be. prepared for a prospective dispute in the area.
The national security adviser is a powerful function, which does. not require Senate confirmation. Waltz will be accountable for. instruction Trump on essential national security problems and collaborating. with various agencies.
While knocking the Biden administration for a devastating. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Waltz has openly applauded. Trump's foreign policy views.
KRISTI NOEM, Homeland Security secretary. Trump has actually selected South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as. the next homeland security secretary, two sources acquainted with. the choice said on Tuesday.
Noem, 52, when seen as a possible running mate for Trump, is. currently serving her 2nd four-year term as South Dakota's. governor. She rose to national prominence after declining to. enforce a statewide mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Homeland Security is accountable for. everything from border security and immigration to catastrophe. response and the U.S. Secret Service.
Both Trump's campaign and Noem's office did not right away. respond to requests for remarks.
SCOTT BESSENT, possible treasury secretary. Bessent, a key economic adviser to Trump, is commonly seen as a. top prospect for treasury secretary. A long time hedge fund. investor who taught at Yale University for numerous years,. Bessent has a warm relationship with the president-elect.
While Bessent has actually long preferred the laissez-faire policies. that were popular in the pre-Trump Republican Party, he has also. spoken extremely of Trump's use of tariffs as a negotiating tool. He has actually praised the president-elect's financial approach, which. rests on an apprehension of both regulations and worldwide. trade.
ROBERT LIGHTHIZER, prospective treasury secretary
A loyalist who worked as Trump's U.S. trade representative. for basically the then-president's entire term, Lighthizer. will probably be welcomed back. Though Bessent likely has. a much better contended becoming treasury secretary, Lighthizer has an. outside chance, and he might be able to reprise his old role if. he's interested. Like Trump, Lighthizer,77, is a trade doubter and a firm. believer in tariffs. He was one of the leading figures in. Trump's trade war with China and the renegotiation of the North. American Open Market Contract, or NAFTA, with Mexico and Canada. during Trump's first term.
HOWARD LUTNICK, prospective treasury secretary
The co-chair of Trump's shift effort and the longtime. chief executive of monetary services firm Cantor Fitzgerald,. Lutnick remains in the running for treasury secretary.
A bombastic New Yorker like Trump, Lutnick, 63, has. uniformly applauded the president-elect's economic policies,. including his use of tariffs.
He has at times given elaborate, unvarnished viewpoints about. what policies will be enacted in Trump's 2nd term. Some Trump. allies had independently complained that he frequently presented. himself as speaking on behalf of the project.
LINDA McMAHON, prospective commerce secretary. Expert fumbling mogul and former Small Business. Administration director Linda McMahon is seen as the frontrunner. to lead Trump's Department of Commerce, 3 sources briefed on. the strategies stated. McMahon, 76, is a major donor and was an early supporter of the. Republican president-elect when he initially ran for the White House. almost a decade ago. This time, Trump tapped her to co-lead a. shift group formed to help veterinarian personnel and draft policy. ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
McMahon is the co-founder and previous CEO of the professional. battling franchise WWE. She later functioned as director of the. Small Company Administration, resigning in 2019, and went on to. lead a pro-Trump political action committee that supported his. 2020 reelection quote.
JOHN RATCLIFFE, prospective CIA director
A previous congressman and district attorney who functioned as director. of nationwide intelligence during Trump's last year in office,. Ratcliffe, 59, is viewed as a leading contender to be director of. the CIA, according to two people familiar with the shift. process. Ratcliffe is also a prospective attorney general pick. The president-elect's allies view Ratcliffe as a hardcore Trump. follower who could likely win Senate confirmation. Still, during. his time as director of national intelligence, Ratcliffe typically. contradicted the assessments of career civil servants, drawing. criticism from Democrats who stated he politicized the role.
MIKE LEE, potential chief law officer
A U.S. senator from Utah, Lee is extensively viewed as another top. candidate for attorney general. Though the former district attorney. decreased to elect Trump during the 2016 election, he later on. ended up being an undeviating ally, and he has actually become something of an. intellectual hero among some factions of Trumpworld. Lee, 53, was an essential figure in attempts by Trump and his allies to. overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, and has. spread unproven conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021,. attack on the Capitol.
KASH PATEL, potential candidate for nationwide security posts
A previous Republican House staffer who served in various. high-ranking personnel functions in the defense and intelligence. neighborhoods during Trump's very first term, Patel often appeared. on the campaign path to rally assistance for the prospect.
Some Trump allies want to see Patel, considered the. ultimate Trump follower, appointed CIA director. Any position. requiring Senate confirmation may be a challenge, nevertheless.
Patel, 44, has actually leaned into controversy throughout his. career. In an interview with Trump ally Steve Bannon in 2015,. he assured to come after political leaders and journalists. viewed to be enemies of Trump.
Throughout Trump's first term, Patel drew bitterness from some. more skilled national security authorities, who saw him as. unpredictable and too eager to please the then-president.
(source: Reuters)