War in Yemen; New film from “No Other Land” directors; EU and BRICS both call for end to Israeli settlement trade; Cuba War Powers Act; Turkish attack on LGBTQ groups

War in Yemen re-ignites, producing a massive flow of refugees and likely closure of the Red Sea. With both the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea now in war zones, global fossil fuel prices are set to skyrocket

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor at the Venice Film Festival, photo by Ondine Goat – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

An Israeli air strike kills two and wounds 13 in Gaza City, as Israeli settlers and the military attack multiple villages in the occupied West Bank. Both the European Union and the BRICS summit call for ending trade with illegal Israeli settlements

A new documentary from the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of ‘No Other Land’ wins an international film award, while Israeli officials say they’ll move to revoke the filmmakers’ citizenship

Activists are calling on House Democrats to call a War Powers Act vote to end the US blockade of Cuba, which they say is a potential war crime under the 4th Geneva Convention

Critics call for AI regulations, criticize Trump administration response

Turkish government targets LGBTQ+ groups and individuals, raiding offices and detaining dozens of people

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