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The post Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe appeared first on ProPublica.

While Caracas is conducting negotiations to recover its reserves and undertake a difficult and ambitious reconstruction plan, the death toll has risen to nearly 5,000, and unofficial reports indicate that nearly 50,000 people are missing. Zoe. , July 17, 2026

While Caracas is conducting negotiations to recover its reserves and undertake a difficult and ambitious reconstruction plan, the death toll has risen to nearly 5,000, and unofficial reports indicate that nearly 50,000 people are missing. Zoe. , July 17, 2026

Radical left veteran Jean-Luc Mélenchon could disrupt far-right and liberal agendas in the 2027 French presidential election, with implications for the whole region. Ana Vračar , July 17, 2026

Coach Hossam Hassan and his team have become a vehicle for expressing a popular sentiment that is either repressed or carefully contained at home. The post The World Cup tested the limits of Egypt’s pro-Palestine solidarity appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Far-right Janez Janša’s new administration announced policies that overhaul Slovenia’s position on Palestine and normalize relations with Israel. Ana Vračar , July 17, 2026

Tilman Fertitta, Texas billionaire and President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Italy, is conducting a two-month tour along the Italian coast on his luxury, 384-foot superyacht, supposedly to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.The voyage has not been well received.The so-called “Coastal Diplomacy 250” tour, which began last month, has made a handful of its 13 planned stops. But Fertitta’s arrival in Venice on Friday, scheduled to overlap with a major Venetian festival, was all but smooth sailing. The ostentatious display was met with hundreds of protesters.Demonstrators carried a banner stating “Venezia non si USA,” a double entendre combining the acronym USA with the statement “Venice is not to be used.” Organizers made the sign the length of Fertitta’s yacht, they said, to match “the dimensions of his arrogance,” according to the Associated Press.Footage shows demonstrators delivering remarks against the Trump administration for promoting oligarchy, bombing Iran, and supporting genocide in Gaza, among other misdeeds. After a brief clash with riot police, protesters can be heard shouting “Shame!” at the authorities.Protesters carried Palestinian flags, inflatable pool floats, and signs and T-shirts bearing anti-Trump messages. A sampling of those messages included: “Party Yes, American Arrogance No,” “No Kings, No Oligarchs,” “Trump Voters are Illegal Immigrants Here,” “Make America Read Again,” and “We are Not Trump’s Slaves and You Are Not the Emperors of the World.”

There is a great deal riding on his success, and not just for Britain. The post Can Prime Minister Burnham Succeed? appeared first on The American Prospect.