- Gaza aid site offered a 'women only' day. It didn't stop the killing BBC
- Senate Democrats urge U.S. to stop funding GHF, resume support for UN food distribution in Gaza as more starve CBS News
- Ex-US contractor says he saw IDF commit war crimes at aid sites; GHF rejects ‘false claims’ The Times of Israel
- 'I Witnessed War Crimes' in Gaza, U.S. Veteran and Former GHF Worker Tells BBC Haaretz
- 'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC BBC
Gaza aid site offered a ‘women only’ day. It didn’t stop the killing
Families say mothers Mary Sheikh al-Eid and Khadija Abu Anza were shot while seeking aid from GHF station in southern Gaza.
Grenade missing from scene of blast that killed three LA police officers
LA county sheriff’s deputies died when one of two ‘military-style’ grenades detonated at police training complex
A grenade is missing from the scene of an explosion that killed three people at a Los Angeles law enforcement training facility, authorities said.
Three veteran deputy sheriffs died in the explosion last Friday, the LA county sheriff’s department’s largest loss of life in a single incident since 1857.
Continue reading...The bitter feud fuelling the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia
Animosity between former friends and political patriarchs Hun Sen and Thaksin Shinawatra is exacerbating clashes
The dispute over Thailand and Cambodia’s contested border, which dates back more than a century to disagreements over colonial-era maps, has broken into conflict before. But the most recent clashes, which erupted on Thursday, have been fuelled by another factor: a bitter feud between two powerful political patriarchs.
Hun Sen, 72, and Thaksin Shinawatra, 76, former leaders of Cambodia and Thailand, were once such close friends they reportedly called one another brothers. Hun Sen has, over the years, supported Thaksin’s family during their long-running power struggle with Thailand’s military. Thaksin and his sister Yingluck stayed at Hun Sen’s home after they were ousted from power, while Hun Sen appointed Thaksin an economic adviser to the Cambodian government. Thaksin frequently visited Cambodia, and Hun Sen was the first foreign guest to see the former Thai leader after he returned home after more than 15 years in self-imposed exile.
Continue reading...Trump wades in on Thailand-Cambodia fighting during golf visit in Scotland
The US president's second day golfing at one of his courses has also met protests around the country.
Five-month-old baby dies in mother’s arms in Gaza, a new victim of escalating starvation crisis – CNN
Russia cancels main naval parade after losing 33% of Black Sea Fleet in Ukrainian drone strikes – Euromaidan Press
- Russia cancels main naval parade after losing 33% of Black Sea Fleet in Ukrainian drone strikes Euromaidan Press
- Russia scales down celebrations honoring its navy as Ukraine launches more drone attacks ABC News
- Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg as Putin attends scaled-down Navy Day Reuters
- Russian navy parade cancelled due to 'security reasons' France 24
- Russia cancels Navy Day parade for first time, Putin visits St Petersburg anyway – video Українська правда
USAID analysis finds no evidence of widespread aid diversion by Hamas in Gaza – ABC News
- USAID analysis finds no evidence of widespread aid diversion by Hamas in Gaza ABC News
- No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say The New York Times
- Israeli says it has begun aid airdrops into Gaza BBC
- US government review found no evidence of widespread Hamas theft of Gaza aid CNN
- NYT: Israel has no evidence of systematic Hamas looting of UN aid in Gaza The Times of Israel
Insurance giant says most US customer data stolen in cyber-attack
Hackers accessed "personally identifiable data" of the firm's customers, financial professionals and staff.
At least 57 killed in Gaza in 24 hours as Israel withdraws from ceasefire talks – The Guardian
- At least 57 killed in Gaza in 24 hours as Israel withdraws from ceasefire talks The Guardian
- Trump tells Israel to ‘finish the job’ against Hamas weeks after suggesting ceasefire deal in sight CNN
- Hamas pushes back on Trump and Witkoff's criticisms, demands US pressure Israel Fox News
- Israel says it is considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty AP News
- Amid starvation scenes in Gaza, Trump administration hardens tone on Hamas The Washington Post
Pakistan issues glacial floods alert for northwest, heavy rain forecast
Areas affected include popular tourist destinations, such as Fairy Meadows, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say
Venezuelans back home under Maduro-Trump deal tell of isolation, beatings and dirty water – ‘a living nightmare’
Venezuelans that the Trump administration expelled to El Salvador’s most notorious megaprison endured “state-sanctioned torture”, lawyers for some of the men have said, as more stories emerge about the horrors they faced during capacity.
When José Manuel Ramos Bastidas – one of 252 Venezuelan men that the US sent to El Salvador’s most notorious mega-prison – finally made it back home to El Tocuyo on Tuesday, the first thing he did was stretch his arms around his family.
Continue reading...Syria, Israel hold talks in Paris over conflict in southern Syria’s Suwayda
A Syrian official tells Al Jazeera Damascus emphasises the unity and sovereignty of Syria are nonnegotiable.
Israel says it’s distributing aid in Gaza, so why are people starving?
Israel continues to deny what aid agencies and governments are saying is the man-made starvation it is forcing on Gaza
Doge reportedly using AI tool to create ‘delete list’ of federal regulations
‘Department of government efficiency’ is proposing to use tool to cut 50% of federal regulations by January
The “department of government efficiency” (Doge) is using artificial intelligence to create a “delete list” of federal regulations, according to a report, proposing to use the tool to cut 50% of regulations by the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
The “Doge AI Deregulation Decision Tool” will analyze 200,000 government regulations, according to internal documents obtained by the Washington Post, and select those which it deems to be no longer required by law.
Continue reading...Meet Ukraine’s EuroMaidan protesters fighting again for democracy in wartime Kyiv (PHOTOS) – The Kyiv Independent
- Meet Ukraine's EuroMaidan protesters fighting again for democracy in wartime Kyiv (PHOTOS) The Kyiv Independent
- Zelensky Learned the Wrong Lesson From Trump The Atlantic
- Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy Needs to Rescue His Own Presidency Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy undoes anti-corruption curbs but fear remains NBC News
- Ukraine's Anti-Graft Agency Bracing For New ‘Attacks’ As Autonomy Vote Looms Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
IDF Officials Say No Evidence Hamas Systematically Stole UN Aid in Gaza, NYT Reports – Haaretz
- IDF Officials Say No Evidence Hamas Systematically Stole UN Aid in Gaza, NYT Reports Haaretz
- Bowen: Israel's aid measures a gesture to allies horrified by Gaza starvation BBC
- No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say The New York Times
- US government review found no evidence of widespread Hamas theft of Gaza aid CNN
- USAID analysis finds no evidence of widespread aid diversion by Hamas in Gaza ABC News
In Gaza, water kills too
Providing water, searching for water, drinking water, swimming in water can all get you killed.
Two wounded in Greece after explosion at home of prison guard official
Target of the explosion, Konstantinos Varsamis, is unharmed after ‘cowardly attack’ in Thessaloniki
Two people have been wounded in a bomb attack in a suburb of Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, damaging a block of flats and six cars.
The explosion in the early hours on Saturday morning targeted the home of the president of the Greek association of prison guards in the suburb of Sykies.
Continue reading...England vs Spain: Women’s Euro 2025 final – teams, start, lineups
Spain's women battled sexism and indifference. Now the world champions are eyeing Euro 2025 title against England.