Tributes, condemnation pour in over slain Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza – Al Jazeera

  1. Tributes, condemnation pour in over slain Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  2. Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him  CNN
  3. Who Were the Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in an Israeli Strike in Gaza?  The New York Times
  4. LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza, kills 10, as world mourns slain Al Jazeera staff  Al Jazeera
  5. Israel says Al Jazeera journalist killed in airstrike was head of Hamas 'terrorist cell'  Fox News
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A Man Was Perfectly Frozen in Ice for 28 Years. The Glacier Just Spit Him Back Out. – yahoo.com

  1. A Man Was Perfectly Frozen in Ice for 28 Years. The Glacier Just Spit Him Back Out.  yahoo.com
  2. Intact body of missing father found on melting Pakistan glacier 28 years after he vanished  CBS News
  3. Man missing for 28 years found in glacier in Kohistan  The Express Tribune
  4. Vanished in 1997, missing man's body found on melting glacier in Pakistan  Hindustan Times
  5. Body of man missing for 28 years found in melting glacier  BBC
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‘I risked everything’: remembering six media workers killed by Israel in Gaza

CJP says the period since 7 October 2023 has been the most deadly for journalists since it began gathering data in 1992

Journalists have been prominent among casualties since the war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’s incursion into Israel in October 2023.

Some were working for well-known international media, others were employed by local news organisations. Several were high-profile veterans, but many were newcomers to the profession.

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World’s largest wealth fund rolls back Israeli investments over West Bank, Gaza concerns – The Times of Israel

  1. World’s largest wealth fund rolls back Israeli investments over West Bank, Gaza concerns  The Times of Israel
  2. World’s biggest investment fund expects to sell more Israeli stocks due to situation in Gaza and West Bank  CNN
  3. Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund will stay invested in Israel, NBIM deputy CEO says  CNBC
  4. Norway wealth fund terminates Israel asset management contracts  Reuters
  5. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund sells its shares in 11 Israeli companies  AP News
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Why Australia is risking US anger to recognise the state of Palestine – France 24

  1. Why Australia is risking US anger to recognise the state of Palestine  France 24
  2. Australia to recognize Palestinian state, leaving US increasingly isolated among key allies  CNN
  3. Australia PM says Israel’s Netanyahu ‘in denial’ over suffering in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  4. Anthony Albanese says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘in denial’ about crisis in Gaza  The Guardian
  5. Australia to recognise Palestinian state in September  BBC
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Trump on Israel’s offensive in Gaza City: Hamas “can’t stay” – Axios

  1. Trump on Israel's offensive in Gaza City: Hamas "can't stay"  Axios
  2. Israel said to signal it could put Gaza City takeover on hold as prospects of renewed talks simmer  The Times of Israel
  3. Trump, Netanyahu discuss plan to control Hamas strongholds in Gaza  JNS.org
  4. Trump says Hamas can’t be allowed to stay in Gaza: ‘Remember Oct. 7’  New York Post
  5. Israel and Hamas Signal Readiness to Discuss Comprehensive Gaza Cease-fire Deal  Haaretz
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Santander mortgage cap jumps by as much as 24% as bank eases lending rules

Some higher-earning couples with smaller deposits could borrow extra £130,000 as a result of overnight changes

Some couples applying for a Santander mortgage will see the maximum they can borrow increase by £130,000 overnight after the bank loosened its lending rules.

Santander is the latest in a line of lenders to allow some borrowers to access bigger mortgages after intervention by the City regulator and new guidelines from the Bank of England designed to help more people on to the housing ladder.

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