Children of elderly UK couple jailed by Taliban call for release before they ‘die in custody’

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Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, have been held for five-and-a-half months without charge

The children of an elderly couple imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan have urged the group to release the pair before they “die in custody”.

They said the UN would be making a statement on Monday calling for the immediate release of Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, who were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February.

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UK Urges ‘50-Day Drive’ to Arm Ukraine, Raise Pressure on Putin – Bloomberg.com

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  1. UK Urges ‘50-Day Drive’ to Arm Ukraine, Raise Pressure on Putin  Bloomberg.com
  2. High-level talks held on support for Ukraine a week after Trump said Europe will pay for weapons  The Hill
  3. Healey: ‘50-day deadline needed to force Putin to negotiate’  The Telegraph
  4. Defence secretary to call for ‘50-day drive’ to arm Kyiv and force Putin’s hand  The Independent
  5. Next Ramstein meeting scheduled for July 21  Ukrinform
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One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon

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Search and rescue operation under way after group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River

One person has died while two others remain missing after six people were swept down a waterfall in Oregon over the weekend.

On Saturday, the Deschutes county sheriff’s office announced a multi-agency search and rescue operation after the group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend on Saturday afternoon.

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Spain’s anti-migrant riots are a warning to Europe – Spiked

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  1. Spain’s anti-migrant riots are a warning to Europe  Spiked
  2. Fourteen people arrested after anti-migrant riots in southern Spain  BBC
  3. Police Arrest Far-Right Leader After Anti-Immigrant Riots in Spanish Town  The New York Times
  4. A ‘hunt’ for migrants in the Spanish town of Torre Pacheco triggers fear: ‘There is peace for nobody’  EL PAÍS English
  5. Spain tightens scrutiny of far-right groups after clashes  Reuters
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President Trump’s Official Golf Rounds Total Makes Headlines – Yahoo Sports

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  1. President Trump's Official Golf Rounds Total Makes Headlines  Yahoo Sports
  2. Trump’s pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden’s, but with more sports events and golf  AP News
  3. Trump Travel  WV News
  4. University of Alabama visit part of AP comparison of Trump travel to Biden  APR | Alabama Public Radio
  5. Everyone Had Same Reaction To President Trump's Golf Trip Announcement  Yahoo Home
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Four-year-old girl dies of hunger in Gaza as Israel throttles food supply – CNN

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  1. Four-year-old girl dies of hunger in Gaza as Israel throttles food supply  CNN
  2. LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza as Palestinians mourn aid seekers killed at Zikim  Al Jazeera
  3. Palestinians describe choice between starvation and risking death to get food aid in Gaza  PBS
  4. Aid for Gaza’s starving children is right at the gates. Let it in  +972 Magazine
  5. Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza  UN News
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Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids

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Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear

The head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Sunday that he will continue allowing the controversial practice of his officers wearing masks over their faces during their arrest raids.

As Donald Trump has ramped up his unprecedented effort to deport immigrants around the country, Ice officers have become notorious for wearing masks to approach and detain people, often with force. Legal advocates and attorneys general have argued that it poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear.

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Netanyahu Secured His Survival for Six More Months. Now He Can Sign a Hostage Deal – Haaretz

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  1. Netanyahu Secured His Survival for Six More Months. Now He Can Sign a Hostage Deal  Haaretz
  2. Hamas says Israel rejected ceasefire deal releasing all captives in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  3. Trump says 10 hostages will be returning from Gaza 'very shortly' during White House dinner with allies  Fox News
  4. Hostage families to protest at US embassy; Trump says 10 captives to be freed soon  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel, mediators wait for Hamas's response on Gaza hostage deal  The Jerusalem Post
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Pope Demands ‘Immediate Halt to the Barbarity’ of Israel’s War on Gaza – Common Dreams

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  1. Pope Demands 'Immediate Halt to the Barbarity' of Israel's War on Gaza  Common Dreams
  2. Pope Leo demands end to Gaza 'barbarity' after Israeli strike on Catholic church  NBC News
  3. Holy Family shelling strikes symbolic and humanitarian nerve  National Catholic Reporter
  4. Pope urges immediate end to ‘barbarity’ of Gaza war after church damaged  The Times of Israel
  5. Christian leaders make rare visit to Gaza following deadly Israeli church attack  CNN
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