Israel Strikes Gaza Hospital, Typhoon Kajiki, Taming Spain Wilfdires

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London-based Arabic international daily Asharq al-Aswat dedicates its front page to Israel’s latest airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sunday. This comes days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were hit, while the Houthi-run health ministry said at least six people were killed and 86 others were wounded.

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• Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital kill at least 15, including four journalists. The victims on the fourth floor of Nasser Hospital were killed in a double-tap strike with one missile hitting first. Witnesses then said the second strike took place after rescue workers, journalists and other people had rushed to the site of the initial attack. Follow Worldcrunch’s international coverage of the war in Gaza here.

• Vietnam prepares to evacuate half a million people ahead of Typhoon Kajiki. Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from Vietnam’s coastline facing the South China Sea, with airports and schools shut as authorities brace for Typhoon Kajiki. More than 16,500 soldiers and 107,000 paramilitary personnel have been mobilized to help with the evacuation.

• South Korea’s Lee set to meet Trump, with trade and security high on agenda. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is set to meet United States President Donald Trump for the first time in a high-stakes visit to his country’s closest and most important ally. After a one-day meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, Lee arrived in Washington, DC, on Sunday ahead of an official meeting at the White House with Trump. Read more in this piece last month by French geopolitical analyst Pierre Haski: Sunshine, Nukes And Lee: The High-Stakes Balancing Act For South Korea’s New President

• Cambodia passes law to strip citizenship of people convicted of treason. The law passed on Monday empowers authorities to revoke the citizenship of anyone convicted of conspiring with foreign countries, going against Cambodian interests, or committing acts leading to “destruction of sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security.”

• France summons U.S. envoy over antisemitism claims. France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris on Monday after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. 

• U.S. National Guard troops begin carrying weapons in Washington, DC. National Guard troops patrolling the United States capital at the direction of President Trump have started carrying firearms. Meanwhile, Trump has also threatened to deploy troops to the nearby city of Baltimore, escalating a clash with Maryland Governor Wes Moore after the Democrat invited him to join a “safety walk” in the city.

• News Quiz! In an effort to raise awareness around the conservation of natural habitats in and around the city, what has the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society organized for the first time ever, over the weekend?

A. A midnight owl-spotting walk
B. A bird call contest
C. A birds-of-paradise carnival
D. A drone show

[Answer below]

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Keurig Dr Pepper has made a deal to buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s for $18 billion, a prelude to spinning off its coffee brands into a separate public company. The deal would eventually unwind the 2018 transaction that put coffee maker Keurig and beverage company Dr Pepper under the same corporate roof. At that time, the transaction was the world’s biggest in nonalcoholic drinks.

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