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Daily Archives: 13. August 2025
Spain signals support for UN-led mission to stabilise Gaza
„The proposal … is one of the tools that can help achieve peace and security in Gaza and the Middle East, as is the work of UNRWA as the U.N. agency for aid to the Palestinian people,“ the Spanish ministry said in an emailed reply to questions from Reuters.
Britain and France discuss UN peacekeeping force for Gaza
(August 11, 2025)
Macron’s words align with a communique which was co-signed by Britain and a series of other countries across Europe, the Middle East, and the rest of the world at a special UN conference last month organised by France and Saudi Arabia.
The document said that the nations “supported the deployment of a temporary international stabilisation mission” under “the aegis of the United Nations”, noting “the readiness expressed by some member states to contribute in troops”.
Macron calls for UN-backed Gaza mission, slams Israeli plans as ‚permanent war‘
(August 11, 2025)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday denounced Israel’s plan to expand military operations in Gaza City as a “disaster waiting to happen”. He pushed for a permanent ceasefire and a UN-mandated international coalition to stabilise the Gaza Strip, protect civilians and support Palestinian governance, and urged the Security Council to act quickly.
Netanyahu’s Gaza City outrage fulfils his messianic fantasy of a Greater Israel. The world must stop him
(August 11, 2025)
It is hard to describe in words the pain of witnessing your people being destroyed for more than 670 days. It is even more unfathomable to contemplate another Israeli escalation, after witnessing so much suffering and so many crimes committed against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. How can this be allowed in full view of the world for so long? Will the world stand by?
Gaza death toll surges to 61,722, casualties to 154,525
GAZA, August 13, 2025 (WAFA) – The death toll from the Israeli genocidal aggression on the Gaza Strip Monday surged to 61,722 civilians, according to medical sources.
They said that the total death toll in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 61,722, mostly women and children, since the onset of the genocidal aggression on the Strip on October 7, 2023.
Netanyahu “has lost his mind” says New Zealand PM
The remarks come just two days after Luxon’s government announced it was considering formally recognizing the State of Palestine by September.
“Netanyahu has gone way too far. I think he’s lost his mind,” Luxon said, describing the situation in the Palestinian territories as “appalling.” He added that the Israeli prime minister “does not listen to the international community,” calling this stance “unacceptable.”
Netanyahu says backs ‚Greater Israel‘, which includes parts of Jordan and Egypt
Similar views have been echoed by ministers within Netanyahu‘s government.
Last year, in a documentary, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was filmed advocating for the expansion of Israeli borders to include Damascus.
He suggested that Israel would gradually grow to encompass not only all Palestinian territories but also parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Netanyahu says he’s on a ‘historic and spiritual mission,’ also feels a connection to vision of Greater Israel
(August 12, 2025)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells i24 he feels he is on a “historic and spiritual mission,” and that he is “very” attached to the vision of a Greater Israel, which includes areas slated for a future Palestinian state and possibly also areas that are part of present-day Jordan and Egypt.
The interviewer Sharon Gal, who was briefly a right-wing member of Knesset, gifts to Netanyahu what he says is an amulet of “a map of the Promised Land.”
Zelenskyy in Berlin to participate in video conference with European leaders, Rutte and Trump
„The president is working in Berlin today. There will be a bilateral meeting with Federal Chancellor Merz, then they will jointly take part in a video conference with European leaders, NATO Secretary General Rutte and US President Trump,“ Nykyforov told reporters.
Following the meeting, statements by Zelenskyy and Merz to the media are possible at approximately 4:00 p.m. Berlin time (5:00 p.m. Kyiv time).
Video-Konferenz mit Trump: Selenskyj für Ukraine-Gesprächen in Berlin
Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj ist für die heute geplante Ukraine-Videokonferenz mit Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz und US-Präsident Donald Trump persönlich nach Berlin gereist. Kurz nach 12 Uhr ist er in der deutschen Hauptstadt angekommen und wurde von Merz am Bundeskanzleramt empfangen.
FBI and DEA Patrolling Georgetown in Washington DC
Aug 13, 2025
LIVE: National Guard Arrive in Washington DC after Trump Order
President Trump has announced the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington to rescue the city from “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor”.
Washington D.C. Crime Offenses Drop Across the Board in 2025
(August 12, 2025)
As the following chart shows, while crime certainly does take place in Washington, violent crime was down 26 percent compared to the same time period in 2024, as property crime fell by 4 percent. The year before (2023-2024), violent crime and property crime dropped by 35 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
WATCH: Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard
(August 11, 2025)
“We’re getting rid of the slums, too,” Trump said, adding that the U.S. would not lose its cities and that Washington was just a start.
Homeless who refuse to cooperate with Trump crackdown may go to jail, White House says
(August 13, 2025)
„Homeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment, to be taken to a homeless shelter, to be offered addiction or mental-health services, and if they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time,“ White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
Trump Demands Homeless People Move Out of Washington, DC ‚Immediately‘
(August 10, 2025)
President Donald Trump declared Sunday that homeless people in Washington, D.C., must leave the capital „immediately,“ promising they would be relocated „far from the Capital“ as part of a broader effort to make the city „safer and more beautiful.“
Because Washington is a federal district rather than a state, it falls under the constitutional authority of Congress rather than a governor, meaning any presidential attempt to take over the city would raise serious constitutional, legal, and political concerns.