Tirade

De Pontifex reageert nadat de Amerikaanse president hem ervan beschuldigde 'veel katholieken in gevaar te brengen' met zijn standpunt over de oorlog in Iran Midden-Oosten crisis – live updates Paus Leo heeft verklaard dat hij nooit kernwapens heeft gesteund en dat zij die hem bekritiseren de waarheid moeten spreken, als reactie op de laatste tirade van Donald Trump waarin hij hem beschuldigde van het “in gevaar brengen van veel katholieken” vanwege zijn standpunt over de oorlog in Iran. In een gesprek met journalisten op dinsdagavond na het verlaten van het pauselijke retraite in Castel Gandolfo, nabij Rome, zei de eerste in de VS geboren pontifex: “De missie van de kerk is om het evangelie te prediken, om vrede te prediken.” Lees verder...

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...