Turbid waters on the Serpentine in Hyde Park on Christmas Eve

The Serpentine at Christmas

Satellite images show Israel continues Gaza demolition efforts despite cease-fire According to the Images, in Recent Months, Hundreds of Buildings Have Been Destroyed in Shujaiya, in the Eastern Part of Gaza City Alone. According to a U.K. Based Forensic Architecture Group, Israel ...

Satellite Images Show Israel Continues Gaza Demolition Efforts Despite Cease-fire www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Israel boosts archaeological enforcement and excavations in the West Bank Archaeological activity in the West Bank has greatly expanded after approving 120 million shekel plan, boosting budgets, enforcement powers and excavations; officials say move aims to protect heritage...

Israel boosts archaeological enforcement and excavations in the West Bank www.ynetnews.com/environment/...

Baby Siwar back in hospital in Gaza after returning from treatment in Jordan The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war.

Palestinian baby followed by BBC back in Gaza hospital after treatment abroad www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Defying PM and Washington, Katz says Israel will resettle north Gaza ‘at appropriate time’ * * *

Defying Netanyahu & Washington, Israeli defence minister Katz says Israel will resettle north Gaza ‘at appropriate time’ www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Satellite images show Israel continues Gaza demolition efforts despite cease-fire According to the Images, in Recent Months, Hundreds of Buildings Have Been Destroyed in Shujaiya, in the Eastern Part of Gaza City Alone. According to a U.K. Based Forensic Architecture Group, Israel ...

Satellite Images Show Israel Continues Gaza Demolition Efforts Despite Cease-fire www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters As country prepares to host Africa Cup of Nations, families and rights groups tell of police brutality, with hundreds still held

Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Wintry bells & barking on #Thames

Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes Israeli officials believe Iran is expanding its ballistic missile program. They are preparing to make the case during an upcoming meeting with Trump that it poses a new threat.

Will Netanyahu suggest new attack on Iran at meeting with Trump? www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

US military has started carrying out retaliatory airstrikes against ISIS targets across Syria, per US officials. According to U.S. officials, the operation, named "Hawkeye Strike”..

Dozens of targets are being struck using F-15 fighter jets, A-10s, Apache attack helicopters and HIMARS rockets

Six countries have committed to joining Trump’s Board of Peace, say officials US expects leaders of Egypt, Qatar, UAE, UK, Italy, Germany to sit on top panel overseeing Strip's rebuild, but similar commitments to join ISF lacking amid questions about mandate

Six countries have committed to joining Trump’s Board of Peace, say officials www.timesofisrael.com/six-countrie...

Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters As country prepares to host Africa Cup of Nations, families and rights groups tell of police brutality, with hundreds still held

Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

After more than a decade of war, Syria’s tourism industry is taking its first steps toward recovery, with visas on arrival returning for the first time in years. The sector is still only trickling in, but signs of change are beginning to appear in local markets and hotels:

Before dawn - Kensington Gardens

Just had my X/Twitter account hacked and can’t get back in - taking it as sign that it’s time to leave & maybe try here again - my handle on Twitter is/was @sebusher so if anyone here wants to follow me again please do

Just had my X/Twitter account hacked and can’t get back in - taking it as sign that it’s time to leave & maybe try here again - my handle on Twitter is/was @sebusher so if anyone here wants to follow me again please do - below are screenshots of scam DM

Just had my X/Twitter account hacked and can’t get back in - taking it as sign that it’s time to leave & maybe try here again - my handle on Twitter is/was @sebusher so if anyone here wants to follow me again please do

Wrongly deported migrant Abrego released from criminal custody, Fox News-affiliate reports Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation in March to his native El Salvador made him a symbol of President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, was released on Friday from criminal custody in Tennessee, a Fox News-affiliate said, citing a statement from his lawyer.

Wrongly deported migrant Abrego released from criminal custody, Fox News-affiliate reports reut.rs/3HKHPx6

James Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 spacecraft, where he famously warned, “Houston, we've had a problem,” and who was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the iconic movie, has died. He was 97.

One of Lebanon’s most celebrated composers & musicians Ziad Rahbani - as well as the curator of the musical legacy of his legendary mother Fairouz - has died at the age of 69 - his music remains an essential part of the soundtrack of life in Lebanon ⁧‫#زياد_رحباني‬⁩

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Israel says it has found body of Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar The Israeli military says Mohammed Sinwar's body was discovered in a tunnel at a hospital.

Israel says Hamas Gaza chief Sinwar's body identified www.bbc.com/news/article...

“And it was all Yellow…” - Old City Jerusalem in light and shade

“And it was all Yellow…” - Old City Jerusalem in light and shade

Waiting for Eid - Jerusalem

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.

Another sad death. I loved Marcel Ophüls, the magnificent French documentary-maker, from the moment we first met during the siege of Sarajevo in 1992. Brave, uncompromising and humane, he was working up to his death on a doc about the suffering in Gaza. Bless you, Marcel.

Nine of Dr Alaa al-Najaar’s young children killed in Israeli strike in Khan Younis yesterday- one son survives, her husband wounded- unimaginable loss- IDF says “claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under review”

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...