‘Fields of rubble’: Israel, destroying Gaza City, kills 78 across enclave
Once teeming and crowded with residential buildings, Gaza City is home to one million now facing forcible displacement.
Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials – The New York Times
- Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials The New York Times
- Yemen’s Houthis hold funeral for PM, 11 other officials killed in Israeli strike The Times of Israel
- Thousands attend funeral of Houthi leaders killed by Israeli strike, vow revenge Reuters
- Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemen’s capital AP News
- Yemenis mourn killed Houthi prime minister as rebel group targets ship in Red Sea ABC News
Germany’s Merz preparing for long war in Ukraine – politico.eu
- Germany’s Merz preparing for long war in Ukraine politico.eu
- German leader says peace cannot come at Ukraine’s expense The Hill
- Germany's Merz: Ukraine Allies Must Ensure Russia Can No Longer Economically Wage War U.S. News & World Report
- 'We are already in conflict with Russia' — Merz says Putin destabilizing Germany The Kyiv Independent
- Merz Sees War in Ukraine Dragging On With No Clear End in Sight Bloomberg.com
Judge orders US to halt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children
Washington judge says unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfolds
A US judge on Sunday ordered an emergency halt to a plan by the Trump administration to deport a group of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocates lawyers called the plan “illegal”.
Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be deported for at least 14 days, and after a hastily scheduled hearing on Sunday, she enforced that they needed to be taken off the planes and back to the Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities while the legal process plays out.
Continue reading...Houthis detain at least 11 UN workers in raids on two agencies in Sana’a
UN condemns ‘arbitrary detentions’ by Iran-backed group at World Food Programme and Unicef offices in Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthis raided offices of the UN’s food, health and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least 11 employees, as the rebels tightened security across Sana’a after the Israeli killing of their prime minister and several cabinet members.
The UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said on Sunday evening: “I strongly condemn the new wave of arbitrary detentions of UN personnel today in Sana’a and Hodeidah … as well as the forced entry into UN premises and seizure of UN property. At least 11 UN personnel were detained.”
Continue reading...US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan minors
District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan's emergency order follows a legal complaint brought on behalf of 10 children.
Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket – The New York Times
- Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket The New York Times
- Watch: Luxury neighbourhood in Lahore submerged in floods BBC
- Mass evacuations in eastern Pakistan as India releases water from swollen rivers AP News
- War then water: Pakistan’s border villagers face back-to-back evacuations Reuters
- Pakistan’s Punjab evacuates half a million people stranded by floods Al Jazeera
JB Pritzker calls for ‘all to stand up’ to Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago
President is preparing for controversial federal takeover of US city in crusade against immigration ‘sanctuary cities’
Illinois’s governor JB Pritzker has called on “all to stand up” to Donald Trump as the US president prepares to launch a federally led immigration crackdown across Chicago, a plan which has been met with widespread backlash from local leaders and the public.
Pritzker’s comments come as White House officials vow to target Chicago next in its sweeping immigration crackdowns across the country. Recently, the White House requested that a US military base on the outskirts of Chicago assist with immigration operations as the Trump administration plans a broader takeover of Democratic-run “sanctuary cities”.
Continue reading...The Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona for Gaza – Euronews.com
- The Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona for Gaza Euronews.com
- Aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists, set sail to Gaza CBS News
- Gaza humanitarian flotilla departs Barcelona to break Israeli siege Al Jazeera
- Itamar Ben-Gvir to designate flotilla activists as terrorists The Jerusalem Post
- Middle East: Greta Thunberg to embark on Gaza-bound flotilla DW
UK closes embassy in Cairo amid row over activist’s arrest
The removal of the barriers is widely seen as retaliation for the arrest of a pro-Egyptian government activist in London last week.
Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters
President also wants to ban most voting by mail in push stemming from baseless claims related to 2020 election loss
Donald Trump has said he will issue an executive order to mandate identification for all US elections, a move likely to be challenged in court as unconstitutional.
“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!,” the US president said on Truth Social late on Saturday.
Continue reading...Liverpool’s Szoboszlai downs Arsenal while Man City stumble again
Holders Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 in football's Premier League, while fallen favourites Man City lose 2-1 at Brighton.
‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences – The Washington Post
- ‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences The Washington Post
- Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom AP News
- How Tech Is Tackling the New Age-Verification Rules The Wall Street Journal
- ANALYSIS: Ups and Downs for Child Online Privacy Patchwork YTD Bloomberg Law News
- New age-gating laws aimed at making the internet safer actually threaten free speech The Conversation
Ukraine vows to retaliate after Russian attacks on power sector – Reuters
- Ukraine vows to retaliate after Russian attacks on power sector Reuters
- Ukraine planning new strikes deep inside Russia, says Zelenskyy Al Jazeera
- Ukraine Plans New Strikes Deep Into Russia, Zelenskiy Says U.S. News & World Report
- A Horde of Russian Marines, Paratroopers and Motor Rifle Troops Is Surging Toward Pokrovsk Trench Art | David Axe
- Ukraine threatens retaliation after Russian strikes on power grid Australian Broadcasting Corporation
‘I fear for my sons’: Mother awaits DNA results on remains linked to Kenya’s starvation cult
Carolyne Odour's two young sons went missing with their father - a follower of self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie.
‘I fear for my sons’: Mother awaits DNA results on remains linked to Kenya’s starvation cult
Carolyne Odour's two young sons went missing with their father - a follower of self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie.
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