Small Italian town offers Americans $1 homes in unique immigration plan
A quiet Italian village wants Americans to buy its empty houses for just one dollar. Local officials think US newcomers could bring fresh life to Ollolai‚ making it their special plan for town revival
Putin shows readiness to talk peace terms with Ukraine‚ setting specific pre-conditions: withdrawal from NATO plans and keeping current battle-lines (which means Russia holds onto about 18% of Ukrainian land)
We are ready for contacts and negotiations
The deal would need Ukraine to accept non-NATO status limit its armed-forces and let Russia keep most occupied areas; however Zelenskyy stays firm on not giving up any land
US special-envoy Amos Hochstein works on cooling-down Israel-Hezbollah tensions: meeting Lebanese officials and heading to Tel-Aviv for talks with Netanyahu. The plan includes re-establishing a buffer-zone in south Lebanon (which was first made back in 06)
- Israel wants to keep military options open
- Lebanese side supports UN resolution 1701
- US blocks UN vote for Gaza cease-fire
Hong Kongs democracy faces new hit as Jimmy Lai faces trial for supposed foreign collusion through his newspaper work. Just a day before court 45 pro-democracy supporters got harsh sentences up-to 10 years
Brazilian police caught military unit members who planned to kill president Lula about 2 years ago. The group (including Bolsonaros ex-aide) wanted to stop him from taking office and also targeted other officials
In a fun twist Italian village Ollolai gives Americans fast-track to buy one-dollar houses. Mayor Columbu thinks US folks can save his towns tourism: “They are our winning card“
