While U.S. efforts accelerate to impose a lasting settlement between Lebanon and the Israeli Occupation after months of war and mutual escalation, developments on the ground appear to be moving in the exact opposite direction.

Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate Abelardo De la Espriella secured 43.7% in the first round of voting compared with 40.9% for leftwing Senator Ivan Cepeda.

Protests have grown in recent days against plans by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, to develop luxury properties on an ecologically sensitive portion of the Albanian coast.

As public support for the Israeli Occupation shows signs of weakening in the U.S., critics of “Israel” are increasingly accusing pro-”Israel” lobbying groups of seeking to entrench their influence within American institutions through legislation and defense partnerships.

In a striking irony, Oman, long seen as a key regional mediator and a trusted channel of communication between Washington and Tehran, has found itself under pressure from its own American ally, after Trump threatened to “blow it up” if it aligned with Iran on the sensitive issue of the Strait of Hormuz.