From TACO to FOMO: How retail traders turned Trump-driven volatility into a playbook - Reuters

From TACO to FOMO: How retail traders turned Trump-driven volatility into a playbook  Reuters

Gaza flotilla activists set for deportation from Israel as backlash grows

Activists have begun to leave Israel after international outrage over their treatment as detainees.

A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision

Reynolds American’s contribution to MAGA Inc. came about one week before the Trump administration announced a new policy on e-cigarettes the company had sought.

By Kenneth P. Vogel and Christina Jewett

Ben-Gvir's video of European activists exhibits his policy of ill-treating Palestinian prisoners

Israel's far-right National Security Minister sparked international outcry and was even rebuked by the US ambassador and Benjamin Netanyahu after he posted footage of European activists held with heads to the ground and hands bound.

UK summons Israel’s chargé d’affaires after video of Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting activists causes outcry

Israel widely criticised after security minister’s video shows humiliating treatment of people on flotilla headed for Gaza The UK has summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires as international outrage escalates over a video posted by the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which he is seen taunting activists detained after a Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted. The global outcry continued as Israel began releasing hundreds of the activists who attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockad...

By Peter Beaumont

Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists

Israel's national security minister triggered a backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach the blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned.

By The Associated Press

Israel begins deporting Gaza aid flotilla activists amid global outcry

Israel’s treatment of the detainees has been condemned by several countries, including key allies.

Israel begins deporting Gaza flotilla activists after outcry over their detention

Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel's far-right police minister have been released from prison and were being deported to their countries of origin on Thursday.

What Lee’s Netanyahu ‘war criminal’ remark means for South Korea’s diplomacy

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s declaration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “war criminal” underlines the balancing act between his human rights convictions and commitment to protecting Seoul’s interests in the Middle East, analysts have said. Lee’s comments came as Seoul was pushing for the release of two South Korean nationals detained by Israeli forces while attempting to reach the Gaza Strip aboard humanitarian aid boats, drawing attention to his willingness to...

By Park Chan-kyong

France condemns Israel as it deports 37 French nationals over Gaza flotilla

France said Israel is deporting 37 French nationals detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to Turkey, as Paris summoned a senior Israeli diplomat over a video showing Israel's national security minister taunting the activists. France said it was too early to discuss sanctions against the minister.

By FRANCE 24

Israel’s treatment of captured Gaza flotilla activists sparks global outcry: ‘Monstrous, undignified and inhumane’

One activist shown being pulled to the ground by her hair in video posted by Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

By Namita Singh

US Leads Condemnation of Israel Minister Taunting Gaza Activists

The activists were part of the latest protest flotilla carrying a small amount of aid toward Gaza, which Israel is blockading.

Robert De Niro Sends Off Stephen Colbert by Slamming Trump With Epstein Jab

Stephen Colbert has been milking the heck out of his final weeks as host of “The Late Show” (and rightfully so). There’s been Obama, Hanks, Oliver, Stewart, and even throwing furniture off the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater with his predecessor David Letterman. For his penultimate episode of “The Late Show,” Colbert brought out […]

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By TOI NEWS DESK

Israel used 'new pattern of intentional physical abuse' on flotilla activists - Haaretz

Israel used 'new pattern of intentional physical abuse' on flotilla activists  Haaretz

Global outrage mounts after Israeli minister taunts Gaza flotilla activists - The Straits Times

Global outrage mounts after Israeli minister taunts Gaza flotilla activists  The Straits Times

Why Israel’s detention of Global Sumud Flotilla activists sparked international backlash

By Anagha Jayakumar

Poland's foreign minister calls to ban Ben-Gvir from entering country as flotilla storm continues

Earlier, the Polish minister had summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires over the detention of Gaza flotilla activists, including Polish nationals, demanding their immediate release and an apology.

Gaza aid flotilla activists released from Israeli prison

All detained activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been released from Israel’s Ktziot prison ahead of deportation, the legal centre and rights groups representing the activists said on Thursday. Saad Edhi, son of prominent social worker Faisal Edhi and grandson of late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, was reportedly also among the detained activists. Adalah said it had received “official confirmation” from the Israeli Prison Service and state...

By none@none.com (Anadolu AgencyAFPNews Desk)

Israel deports Gaza flotilla activists after detention sparks international outcry

Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel’s far-right police minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, officials said. The activists were arrested at a port in southern Israel after the Israeli navy intercepted their protest flotilla […]

Taoiseach to meet Macron ahead of EU presidency

The Taoiseach will raise Israel's treatment of EU citizens from the Global Sumud Flotilla with French President Emmanuel Macron when the two leaders meet in Paris.

Netanyahu scolds Israeli official for posting videos showing taunting of flotilla activists, including Irish detainees

Margaret Connolly is believed to be among activists detained at Ashdod port

By Paul Deering, Natalie Melzer and Menelaos Hadjicostis

Trump Renews Pressure As Iran Vows Retaliation Beyond Middle East

US and Iran exchange threats as war tensions rise with military actions ongoing

Israel releases two Koreans detained on Gaza-bound aid flotillas: Seoul

Israel has released the two South Korean activists who were detained by its navy aboard Gaza-bound aid flotillas, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. “The Lee Jae Myung government expresses strong regret over Israel’s arrest of Korean nationals through its seizure of Gaza-bound aid vessels,” senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said during a live broadcast press briefing. “However, we welcome and highly appreciate Israel’s immediate release of our nationals.” The two activists had been aboard

By The Korea Herald

Presidential office welcomes Israel's release of 2 S. Koreans captured on Gaza-bound aid vessels - Yonhap News Agency

Presidential office welcomes Israel's release of 2 S. Koreans captured on Gaza-bound aid vessels  Yonhap News Agency

Italy calls on EU to impose sanctions against Ben Gvir, Tajani tells Kallas

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 21 - Italy is calling on the European Union to impose sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for his public and self-videoed humiliation of detained Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza activists detained in the Israeli port of Ashdod on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Affairs Kaja Kallas on Thursday. Taunting them as wannabe heroes who would hopefully end up in prison with Palestinian t...

By ANSA

Detained flotilla activists have been released by Israeli authorities, lawyer says

The lawyer said the treatment of the detained activists was “the most severe” in the past ten years in terms of violence and degradation.

Israeli national security minister's video draws international criticism over harsh treatment of detained activists - Korea JoongAng Daily

Israeli national security minister's video draws international criticism over harsh treatment of detained activists  Korea JoongAng Daily

Bruce Springsteen Salutes Stephen Colbert With ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Performance on ‘Late Show’: Watch

Colbert is "the first guy in America who lost his show because we’ve got a president who can’t take a joke,” Springsteen remarked.

By Lars Brandle

Trump willing to wait for a few days to get ‘right answer’ on Iran peace deal

'If aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will extend beyond the region this time,' warns Iran's Revolutionary Guards

By Reuters

Taiwan President Lai says ‘happy’ to talk to Trump

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said Thursday he would be “happy” to talk to US leader Donald Trump — a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and risk angering China. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would speak to Lai, as the White House weighs arms sales to the democratic […]

By AFP

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla, detains over 400 - China Daily - Global Edition

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla, detains over 400  China Daily - Global Edition

Ben-Gvir's detention video of Gaza flotilla activists draws condemnation globally and within Israel

Governments call footage unacceptable, with Italy pushing for nationwide sanctions against Israel

By AFP

Video of Israel brutalizing Gaza flotilla activists sparks int'l outrage

Israeli authorities brutalizing Gaza flotilla activists in a video, which was shared by the country's far-right national security minister, sparked widespread international ou...

Israel’s Security Minister triggers diplomatic crisis with footage showing abuse of pro-Palestinian activists

The footage showed the activists — men and women — kneeling in rows, foreheads to the ground, and their hands tied behind their backs. The post Israel’s Security Minister triggers diplomatic crisis with footage showing abuse of pro-Palestinian activists appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

Dutch leaders join outrage over Israeli treatment of activists

Dutch prime minister Rob Jetten and foreign minister Tom Berendsen are among the international leaders who have slammed a video...

By Robin Pascoe

Iran Guards warn of war beyond Mideast as Trump repeats threats

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warn that repeated aggression from the US will lead to a devastating war spreading beyond the Middle East. Read More: https://punchng.com/iran-guards-warn-of-war-beyond-mideast-as-trump-repeats-threats/

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Poland to impose entry ban on Israeli security minister over treatment of Gaza activists

The move came after Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video in which he taunts activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla.

By Olivier Sorgho

Israel releasing Gaza flotilla detainees today, incl. six Dutch citizens, journalists

The six Dutch members of the Gaza flotilla who Israel arrested on Wednesday can leave the country on Thursday.

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Israeli ambassadors summoned globally after hawkish minister threatens activists on Gaza flotilla - PressTV

Israeli ambassadors summoned globally after hawkish minister threatens activists on Gaza flotilla  PressTV