Passengers use emergency slides to flee plane fire in US
One person was taken to hospital after a fire started during takeoff.
Food airdropped into Gaza as starvation deaths rise – The Washington Post
- Food airdropped into Gaza as starvation deaths rise The Washington Post
- More Gazans starve to death as aid agencies warn airdrops won’t alleviate crisis CNN
- IDF announces daily 10-hour humanitarian pauses in densely populated areas of Gaza The Times of Israel
- The food is just outside the border. But getting it to Gaza's starving is a chaotic process. NBC News
- IDF says it will conduct aid airdrops in Gaza as hunger crisis deepens ABC News
Thousands of tons of invasive seaweed ‘overwhelming’ Spanish beaches
Alga from south-east Asia is major threat to biodiversity, say experts as they warn of environmental catastrophe
Thousands of tonnes of an aggressive invasive seaweed from south-east Asia are piling up on the beaches of the strait of Gibraltar and Spain’s southern coast in what local environmentalists say is a major threat to the region’s biodiversity.
Since May, the local authority in Cádiz has removed 1,200 tonnes of the alga Rugulopteryx okamurae from La Caleta, the city’s most popular beach, including 78 tonnes in a single day.
Continue reading...Two Australians on board boat intercepted by Israel while trying to transport aid to Gaza, Dfat confirms
Officials in Tel Aviv are liaising with authorities and ‘stand ready to offer assistance’, Australian government spokesperson says
A boat carrying two Australians has been intercepted by Israeli troops, Israel’s foreign ministry has confirmed, as a pro-Palestinian activist group claims its crew have been subjected to “unlawful” detention while attempting to transport aid to Gaza.
The Handala, registry name Navaren, led by the activist group the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was roughly 50km from the Egyptian coast and 100km west of Gaza when intercepted, an online tracking tool set up to plot the ship’s course showed.
Continue reading...Trump calls on Thailand and Cambodia to cease fire and talk trade – BBC
- Trump calls on Thailand and Cambodia to cease fire and talk trade BBC
- Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist AP News
- Trump calls for immediate ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand amid escalating violence Fox News
- Trump wades in on Thailand-Cambodia fighting during golf visit in Scotland Al Jazeera
- Thai, Cambodia Clashes Continue as Trump Threatens No Trade Deal Bloomberg.com
Albanese accuses Israel of ‘clearly’ breaching international law but resists push to recognise Palestinian state
‘Quite clearly it is a breach of international law to stop food being delivered,’ PM tells ABC’s Insiders
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Australia has no plans to imminently recognise a Palestinian state, Anthony Albanese says, cautioning further steps must be met for a two-state solution despite growing pressure inside the Labor party for the government to follow through on its long-held commitment.
The prime minister has also accused Israel of a breach of international law in blocking aid into Gaza, saying “you can’t hold innocent people responsible” for the actions of Hamas, and warning that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “losing support” internationally.
Continue reading...Taiwan move to recall opposition lawmakers fails – Reuters
- Taiwan move to recall opposition lawmakers fails Reuters
- Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust China-friendly lawmakers in closely watched poll CNN
- 'Pro-China' politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out BBC
- Taiwanese political gridlock endures as China-friendly party survives recall vote NPR
- Taiwan Recall Campaign Fizzles, in a Setback to Its President The New York Times
IDF takes over pro-Palestinian activist boat attempting to break Gaza blockade – The Times of Israel
- IDF takes over pro-Palestinian activist boat attempting to break Gaza blockade The Times of Israel
- Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship Handala CNN
- Australians detained after Israeli troops board Gaza-bound aid boat Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Two Australians on board boat intercepted by Israel while trying to transport aid to Gaza, Dfat confirms The Guardian
- Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters Freedom Flotilla
The last custodian: A Kashmiri artisan’s battle to save a musical legacy
Ghulam Mohammed Zaz fears for the future of the hand-made santoor as there are no takers for the dying artform.
Israel Seizes Aid Flotilla Bringing Baby Formula, Medicine to Gaza – Rolling Stone
- Israel Seizes Aid Flotilla Bringing Baby Formula, Medicine to Gaza Rolling Stone
- Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid The New York Times
- Updates: Israeli army intercepts Gaza-bound ship Handala, attacks kill 71 Al Jazeera
- Two Australians on board boat intercepted by Israel while trying to transport aid to Gaza, Dfat confirms The Guardian
- Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters Freedom Flotilla
De Ridder beats Whittaker in middleweight fight at UFC Abu Dhabi
Reinier de Ridder survives a brutal knockdown to win by split decision against Robert Whittaker in the main event.
At least 11 people stabbed at Walmart store in Michigan and man in custody, police say
Hospital says six people in a critical condition after stabbing at Traverse City store
At least 11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, with six people in a critical condition, Michigan authorities said.
About 4.45pm on Saturday, a 42-year-old man allegedly entered the store and used a folding knife to stab 11 people, the Grand Traverse county sheriff’s office said, adding that it appeared to have been a random act of violence.
Continue reading...Nigeria beat Morocco to claim WAFCON title and complete Mission X
Nigeria claim their tenth WAFCON title, 'Mission X', as they come from behind to beat Morocco 3-2 in Rabat.
Europe accused of going soft on Azerbaijan to avoid buying Russian gas
Critics say EU policy has given Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev a free hand during his crackdown on opponents.
Israeli attacks, forced starvation kill more than 70 Palestinians in Gaza
In the face of global anger, Israel announces planned humanitarian pause in civilian centres to enable aid distribution.
Tens of thousands of people take to streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025
Event becomes biggest of its kind as more than 100,000 turn out to support its ‘existence and resistance’ theme
More than 100,000 people took to the streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025 on Saturday, making it the biggest such event in the world, organisers said.
The route wound through the centre of the capital’s most famous sites, taking in Regent’s Street, Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square. It concluded at Parliament Square with speakers including Heartstopper and Doctor Who actor Yasmin Finney.
Continue reading...Screams and chaos: The moments after Bangladesh fighter jet hit a primary school
At least 31 people were killed, many of them schoolchildren, when a fighter jet crashed into a school in Dhaka.
Dhaka crash: ‘A sound I’ve never heard – then the jet flew over my head’ – BBC
- Dhaka crash: 'A sound I've never heard - then the jet flew over my head' BBC
- Military jet in Bangladesh crashes into college killing nearly 20 USA Today
- Children Burned by Fighter Jet Crash in Bangladesh Die Days Later The New York Times
- Student Says ‘Smoke and Screams Filled the Air’ as Jet Crashed into School Campus, Killing at Least 20 People.com
- A Bangladesh air force jet crashes into a school in Dhaka, killing at least 27 people AP News
US man convicted in Palestinian-American boy hate crime murder dies in jail
The murder of Wadee Alfayoumi, and attack on his mother, stand as one of the worst US hate crimes since Gaza war began.
Taiwanese political gridlock endures as China-friendly party survives recall vote – NPR
- Taiwanese political gridlock endures as China-friendly party survives recall vote NPR
- Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust China-friendly lawmakers in closely watched poll CNN
- 'Pro-China' politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out BBC
- Failed Bid to Oust Taiwan Lawmakers Gives China New Leverage Bloomberg.com
- Taiwan Recall Campaign Fizzles, in a Setback to Its President The New York Times