Tirade

Il Pontefice risponde dopo che il presidente degli Stati Uniti lo ha accusato di «mettere in pericolo molti cattolici» per la sua posizione sulla guerra in Iran Crisi in Medio Oriente – aggiornamenti in diretta Papa Leo ha dichiarato di non aver mai sostenuto le armi nucleari e che coloro che lo criticano devono dire la verità, in risposta all'ultimo sfogo di Donald Trump che lo ha accusato di «mettere in pericolo molti cattolici» per la sua posizione sulla guerra in Iran. Parlando con i giornalisti martedì sera dopo aver lasciato il ritiro papale a Castel Gandolfo, vicino a Roma, il primo pontefice nato negli Stati Uniti ha affermato: «La missione della chiesa è predicare il vangelo, predicare la pace». Continua a leggere...

Ron Prosor says verbal attack on Friedrich Merz referencing Nazi regime ‘erodes the memory of the Holocaust’Israel’s envoy to Germany has criticised a far-right Israeli cabinet member who made historically charged accusations against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying the attack “[eroded] the memory of the Holocaust”.In a rare rebuke of a top Israeli official by an active ambassador, Ron Prosor said he wished to “unequivocally condemn” Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against Merz, in which he made reference to the Nazi regime and said: “You will not force us into ghettos again.” Continue reading...

Some European countries have blocked Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspace. Plus, a rocket heads to the moon on Wednesday for the first time since 1972Good morning.Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join the Israel-US war against Iran, calling out the UK and France, as transatlantic relations continue their downward spiral and the war wreaks havoc on the global economy.What pushback has there been from Europe? France has blocked Israeli planes from flying weapons through its airspace, while Italy refused last-minute permission for US bombers to land in Sicily. Spain has already denied the US use of its bases and airspace. The UK, however, has allowed the US to use its bases for a war that its government says is illegal.For the latest updates, follow our live blog. Continue reading...