Two million impacted as Pakistan’s Punjab faces worst floods in its history
While South Asia's seasonal monsoon brings rainfall that farmers depend on, climate change is making it deadly.
Palestinians flee Israeli bombardment of Gaza City as dozens killed – Financial Times
- Palestinians flee Israeli bombardment of Gaza City as dozens killed Financial Times
- Updates: Israel reducing Gaza City to ‘fields of rubble’ as attacks kill 78 Al Jazeera
- Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 30 around Gaza City, local officials say The Guardian
- Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, Netanyahu to convene security cabinet Reuters
- Deadly Israeli strikes rain down as IDF advances push to take Gaza City NBC News
Ukraine planning new strikes deep inside Russia, says Zelenskyy
The announcement came hours after overnight Russian strikes on energy sites left 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity.
Putin heads to China to shore up trading partners as economic pressure rises – The Washington Post
- Putin heads to China to shore up trading partners as economic pressure rises The Washington Post
- Watch: Putin, Modi and other world leaders in China for summit BBC
- Russia's Putin arrives in China's Tianjin for security summit Reuters
- Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi The Guardian
- Putin slams ‘discriminatory’ sanctions ahead of China trip politico.eu
Could Western leaders be legally complicit in the Gaza genocide?
US and Western support have been vital in Israel's war.
Israel kills 45 as it intensifies Gaza City strikes ahead of seizure meeting – politico.eu
- Israel kills 45 as it intensifies Gaza City strikes ahead of seizure meeting politico.eu
- Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City, more families flee Reuters
- ‘Fields of rubble’: Israel, destroying Gaza City, kills 78 across enclave Al Jazeera
- Gaza officials: 98 killed by IDF in past day, including 9 from hunger and 46 aid-seekers Haaretz
- Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 30 around Gaza City, local officials say The Guardian
Iran-backed Houthis raid UN food and children’s agencies in Yemen, detain employee – NPR
- Iran-backed Houthis raid UN food and children's agencies in Yemen, detain employee NPR
- Houthis storm UN buildings in Yemeni capital after Israel killed PM and other ministers CNN
- UN chief demands release of 11 staff arrested in Yemen BBC
- Iran-backed Houthis raid UN offices in Yemen and detain at least 11 employees AP News
- Houthis detain U.N. staffers after Israeli strike kills group’s prime minister The Washington Post
What now? EU brainstorms new ways to back Ukraine – DW
- What now? EU brainstorms new ways to back Ukraine DW
- 'Broad support' in EU for military training in Ukraine after truce, Kallas says Reuters
- EU foreign ministers discuss 19th package of sanctions against Russia Українська правда
- Deputy Secretary General in Copenhagen: Ukraine needs real peace, real safety, and real security NATO - Homepage
- Denmark EU Foreign Ministers Meeting guardonline.com
Yemen’s Houthi leader condemns Israel’s ‘record of terror’ after killings
Israel has repeatedly targeted the Houthis in recent months as tensions with the group increase over the war in Gaza.
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 30 around Gaza City, local officials say
Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensive
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 30 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as a 20-boat humanitarian aid flotilla carrying activists including Greta Thunberg set sail from Barcelona for the stricken territory.
Authorities said the toll from Israeli tank and gunfire included 13 people who died trying to get food near a distribution site in the Gaza Strip, two in a house in Gaza City and 15, including five children, in a strike on a residential building on Saturday.
With Reuters and Agence France-Presse
Continue reading...Indonesian politicians to have perks cut in bid to quell unrest
The move aims to subdue anti-government demonstrations that have swept across the country.
Indonesian politicians to have perks cut in bid to quell unrest
The move aims to subdue anti-government demonstrations that have swept across the country.
Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed in Gaza, Israel says
The military spokesman was killed in strikes on Saturday, Israel says - Hamas has not confirmed the death.
Mothers, newborns most at risk as Israeli-induced malnutrition grips Gaza
An estimated 55,500 malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women require an urgent nutrition response.
Piastri wins Dutch F1 GP as Norris’s McLaren breaks down
Norris's title chances took a heavy blow when his McLaren broke down after smoke poured from the back of the car.
How elites destroyed the Democratic Party in the US and fuelled populism
Author Joan Williams argues that elitism has weakened the party and pushed people towards populism.
Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi
Chinese president hosts bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met on the sidelines of a showpiece summit in China that seeks to challenge US-led, western-dominated blocs and is being attended by the leaders of more than two dozen nations.
The Chinese and Russian leaders, who are closely allied under what they have termed a “limitless” partnership, discussed Putin’s recent meeting with Donald Trump, according to a Kremlin official, who gave no further details.
Continue reading...Lyon mayor condemns ‘Free Gaza’ defacement of Holocaust memorial
Mayor says city stands firm against antisemitism after message scratched into black marble memorial
A Holocaust memorial unveiled only eight months ago in the French city of Lyon has been inscribed with the words “Free Gaza”, local officials said, amid growing concern about antisemitic incidents in France.
The words were scratched into the black marble memorial late on Saturday, the city’s mayor, Grégory Doucet, said. Yonathan Arfi, of the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), posted a photo on social media and called the incident “despicable”.
Continue reading...UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon was renewed. What happens next?
Everything you need to know about UN Interim Force in Lebanon and the renewal of its mandate until the end of 2026.
China’s Xi says SCO bears ‘greater responsibility’ for keeping peace
Summit in China shoulders mission of building consensus among parties and stimulating momentum in cooperation, Xi says.