Rubén RIVERO

Peace & Security | Interest for #Europe #MENA and conflict-affected countries | Previously in #Afghanistan #Mali #Lebanon #Turkey | TW/RT/♥️= relevant

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Hezbollah confirmed the death of Hassan Nasrallah, its longtime leader, in an airstrike on the organization’s headquarters near Beirut, Lebanon, hours after Israel said he had been killed in a major escalation of its campaign against the Iran-backed group. https://t.co/dwf9ROYOFT

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

.@ep_president Roberta Metsola has one final message for voters before the #EUelections2024 begin this week:

Do not take Europe for granted. Defend it. Shape it.

#UseYourVote. Or others will decide for you.

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

#ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the context of the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️
https://t.co/WqDZecXFZq

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

#ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif) and Ismail Haniyeh in the context of the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️
https://t.co/WqDZecXFZq

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

#BREAKING

United States vetoes Security Council resolution recommending observer State of Palestine be granted full United Nations membership

Result of the vote:
IN FAVOR: 12
AGAINST: 1
ABSTAIN: 2

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Recap: Iran strikes on Israel 🇮🇷🇮🇱

Here is an overview of what has happened over the past several hours since Iran launched scores of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for the air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus:

• Jordan, Iraq and Israel have reopened their airspaces after closing them for hours due to Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel.

• Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari confirmed that some of Iran's ballistic missiles penetrated the country's defences and hit the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel.

• Iran warned the US, saying that if Washington provides support to any Israeli retaliation against Iran, then Tehran would target American bases in response.

• Netanyahu alleged Hamas rejected the latest proposal for a ceasefire agreement that was presented by mediators, and said he would press forward with the war on Gaza with "full force".

• Biden told Netanyahu that Washington will oppose any Israeli attack on Iran. A report from NBC News also said that Biden was worried Israel was trying to drag Washington into a wider regional war in the Middle East.

• Biden also publicly said he was going to convene leaders of the G7 countries to coordinate a "diplomatic response" to the attacks.

• Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, two of the most senior Biden officials, both said they do not seek conflict with Iran.

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

⚡️ The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for Friday's deadly gun attack on a Moscow concert hall.

IS fighters "attacked a large gathering... on the outskirts of the Russian capital Moscow," the group claimed in a statement on Telegram.
https://t.co/bnrWqggZLG

[EL PAÍS @el_pais]

En Santiago de Chile con 36,7°C, se llegó a la tercera temperatura más alta en 112 años. Y en Colombia, donde el Gobierno declaró situación de desastre natural por los incendios, varios municipios también alcanzaron temperaturas por encima del promedio https://t.co/6ZAmfH3yPA

[Caminando Fronteras @walkingborders]

🌍 La ruta Canaria sigue siendo la más letal activa en el mundo con 6007 víctimas. Las relaciones hispano marroquís que usan la migración como chantaje y la inestabilidad política en Senegal marcan el éxodo de personas en este trayecto migratorio. #DerechoAlaVida2023

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Twin explosions at an event near the tomb of General Qassem Soleimani in Iran's Kerman city have killed over 100 people.

🟠 Follow our LIVE coverage: https://t.co/p5Yes4z9xX

[LBCI Lebanon English @LBCI_News_EN]

#lebanonnews: The National News Agency reported that an #Israeli drone targeted a Hamas office in the southern suburbs of Beirut, resulting in 4 casualties and several injuries.

https://t.co/9boZcYtOdw

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Ukraine, Christmas came early this year.

After centuries of marking the holiday on Jan. 7 under the Julian church calendar, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church formally switched to celebrating on Dec. 25 with most of Europe — and pointedly not with Russia. https://t.co/JoGQ1uz03P

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

#Israel continued bombarding #Gaza by land, sea, and air, while hundreds of aid trucks waited at Egypt’s border with residents and humanitarian groups pleading for water, food and fuel for dying generators, an Al Arabiya correspondent reports.

https://t.co/PuEbP5oZS4

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Hawaii wildfires burn historic town 'to the ground' https://t.co/Jx6WqvciHS

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Voters in Spain deliver unexpected blow to far right, leave neither conservatives nor progressives with easy path to government https://t.co/yA12wmmsPc

[Global Times @globaltimesnews]

Local media in Rostov, Russia reported that armed force is gathering and has taken control of nearby neighborhoods on their way to the headquarters of the Southern Military District. The head of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin later announces that he has controlled Rostov 's military sites.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s longtime incumbent leader, will head to a presidential election runoff for the first time in his career after falling short of the 50% needed to win in national elections on Sunday. https://t.co/kgH6jvtgCK

[Reuters @Reuters]

Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalise https://t.co/HUntyntHYV

[CNN @CNN]

Israel says it is striking targets in Syrian territory after three rockets were launched toward it from Syria https://t.co/t9Y2DWED29

[Reuters @Reuters]

Israeli jets hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Islamist group Hamas, as tensions following police raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem this week threatened to spiral out of control https://t.co/gjgnqmiGIS