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29 May

Gaza offensive will last at least until the end of the year, Israeli official says: real-time updates

US officials said Tuesday that the Israeli attack that killed dozens of Palestinians in southern Gaza was a tragedy but that it did not violate President Biden's red line of holding back arms shipments to Israel. The bloodshed came after Biden warned earlier this month that the US would block some arms transfers if Israel targeted densely populated areas of Rafah – a warning that has been regularly tested with the progress of the war. John F. Kirby, a White House spokesman, said the deaths were "devastating" but that the scale of the attack was not enough to change American…

29 May

Israel bombs Rafah, weighing on the failure of the International Court, just as it announces its «intention» to resume negotiations with Hamas

Renato ÁlvarezInversiones y negocios

Israel wanted to bomb Rafah this Saturday, a city it considers fundamental in its war against Hamas, thinking that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had ordered the Viennese to suspend their operations in that area in the extreme south of the Gaza Strip. Strip. At the same time, as troops advance in various areas of the Palestinian enclave, a senior Israeli official told AFP that Benjamin Netanyahu's government has the "intention" of link “this week” to the negotiations indirectly with the Palestinian Islamic movement, mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, in view of a truce agreement. International…

28 May

Teamsters fight to unionize Amazon and FedEx delivery workers – Generic English

Renato ÁlvarezInversiones y negocios

Ervin said the minimum wage for his workers under Amazon's contract was $19.75. “If you ask people to make this a career, you should have better working conditions and pay your drivers more,” said Ervin, a 26-year Air Force veteran. Amazon did not directly respond to this criticism. The company noted that its contractors, which it calls delivery service partners, have created 279,000 driver jobs over the past five years. “Helping DSPs create a good overall work experience is important to us, which is why we have invested more than $8 billion in cutting-edge technologies, safety features, pricing, programs and…

28 May

3 countries that will formally recognize the Palestinian state – Generic English

Renato ÁlvarezSalud

An Israeli airstrike on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that killed dozens of displaced Palestinians drew widespread international condemnation on Monday, with world leaders calling for an investigation into the attack and stepping up pressure on Israel to put an end to his military campaign in the south. .French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he was "outraged" by the explosion and called for "full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire."“These operations must stop,” he said, referring to Sunday's strike. “There are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians.” The attack came just two days after the…

28 May

On stage, witches and Cossacks come into contact with Ukrainians – generic English

Renato ÁlvarezInversiones y negocios

But the Ukrainian theater recovered. In 2023, 350 new plays were staged across Ukraine, according to theater critic Serhiy Vynnychenko, founder of an online platform that analyzes theater-related data. This is double the number recorded in the first year of the large-scale invasion, although it is still well below the number of shows staged before the Covid pandemic and the invasion. “The Witch of Konotop” debuted last spring and word of mouth around it has continued to grow, as has demand for tickets this year. The show is now part of the theater's repertoire and is not currently expected to…