Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State – The New York Times

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  1. Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State  The New York Times
  2. Out of despair has sprung some unexpected hope for Gaza  The Independent
  3. Fox News Flash top headlines for July 30  Fox News
  4. In 1st, entire Arab League condemns Oct. 7, urges Hamas to disarm, at 2-state confab  The Times of Israel
  5. Arab states call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in unprecedented move  CNN
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US labor activist Chris Smalls assaulted by IDF during Gaza aid trip, group says

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Freedom Flotilla Coalition says Smalls was ‘choked and kicked’ after aid ship trying to reach Gaza was intercepted

On Saturday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted and boarded the Handala, an aid ship that attempted to reach Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots international collective that has worked to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza since 2010. According to the coalition, IDF soldiers beat and choked the American labor activist Chris Smalls, who was onboard the ship. Smalls is most well-known for co-founding the Amazon Labor Union.

The Handala, which carried food, baby formula, diapers and medicine, was attempting to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza, as Palestinians there continue to starve in what UN-backed hunger experts have called a “worst-case scenario of famine” that is unfolding.

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Trump: Canada backing Palestinian statehood makes any trade deal “very hard” – Axios

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  1. Trump: Canada backing Palestinian statehood makes any trade deal "very hard"  Axios
  2. Trump seeks to use Canada’s recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in trade talks  AP News
  3. Canada says it plans to recognize Palestine as a state, joining the U.K. and France  CBS News
  4. Trump threatens trade deal after Canada moves towards recognising Palestine  Al Jazeera
  5. Canada and Malta to recognize Palestinian state, joining France and possibly Britain  NPR
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Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis – BBC

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  1. Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis  BBC
  2. After Backlash, Ukraine Votes to Restore Watchdogs’ Powers  The New York Times
  3. Kyiv protesters celebrate as parliament votes to restore anti-corruption bodies’ power  The Guardian
  4. Zelenskiy, moving to defuse crisis, restores power of anti-graft agencies  Reuters
  5. Ukraine: Bill restores independence of anti-graft bodies  DW
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Trump administration scolds allies over Palestinian statehood – Politico

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  1. Trump administration scolds allies over Palestinian statehood  Politico
  2. What does recognising a Palestinian state mean?  BBC
  3. Starmer ‘listening to hostages’ but intends to stick to Palestine statehood plan  The Guardian
  4. Britain warns Israel it could recognise Palestinian state as Gaza starvation spreads  Reuters
  5. The vexed road to recognition of a Palestinian state  Financial Times
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Nobel for Trump? White House press secretary roasted after shocking claim – NJ.com

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  1. Nobel for Trump? White House press secretary roasted after shocking claim  NJ.com
  2. Trump Should Get Nobel Peace Prize for Brokering Cease-Fire Deal, Cambodian Deputy PM Says  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Trump ended conflicts including India-Pakistan, should get Nobel Peace Prize: White House Press Secretary  The Hindu
  4. 'Ended 1 Conflict A Month': White House Demands Nobel Peace Prize For Trump  NDTV
  5. Donald Trump ended 6 conflicts, including India-Pak, deserves Nobel Prize: White House official  Hindustan Times
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Fact check: Aid groups contradict Israeli Gaza claims – DW

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  1. Fact check: Aid groups contradict Israeli Gaza claims  DW
  2. Why not enough food is reaching people in Gaza even after Israel eased its blockade  AP News
  3. College Basketball Coach Directly Calls Out Former U.S. President Barack Obama  Yahoo Sports
  4. 'If the baby could speak, she would scream': the risky measures to feed small babies in Gaza  Reuters
  5. How Israel's blockade caused starvation in Gaza  Axios
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‘Russia’s latest escalation of terror’ — Ukraine calls emergency UN Security Council meeting following large-scale attack on Kyiv – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 'Russia’s latest escalation of terror' — Ukraine calls emergency UN Security Council meeting following large-scale attack on Kyiv  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Death toll from Russian strikes on Kyiv rises to 26 as Ukraine calls for UN security council meeting – Europe live  The Guardian
  3. SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Meeting on the situation in Ukraine  UN News
  4. Ukraine at UN Security Council: Russia's war is aimed at preserving Kremlin's authoritarian regime  Ukrinform
  5. UK: Putin Chooses War, UN Security Council Told  Mirage News
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