- Amid starvation scenes in Gaza, Trump administration hardens tone on Hamas washingtonpost.com
- 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
- Department Press Briefing – July 24, 2025 U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Hamas officials say Trump's accusation terror group doesn't want truce 'surprising' after progress in talks The Times of Israel
‘The sorest my legs have ever been’: hordes to descend on Hackney for litter-picking world cup
The public-spirited sport of spogomi is catching on across Britain, which boasts its world champion team
Armed with gloves, metal tongs and plastic rubbish sacks, hordes of determined litter-pickers will descend on Hackney Marshes in east London this weekend.
Spogomi, a Japanese litter-picking sport, has come to the UK. Invented in 2008, it was intended as a competition to encourage people to clean up public spaces. It is now played in schools across the country as people gamify collecting rubbish.
Continue reading...Dahiyeh families displaced by war now trapped by identity
These Shia families withstood Israel's attacks on Lebanon and are now struggling to find where they fit.
How do air conditioners work, and what is the effect on the environment?
As record heatwaves boost demand for cooling, air conditioning becomes vital - but with a steep environmental cost.
Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns
Israel faces increasing pressure from Western allies to lift restrictions into the flow of aid into Gaza.
UK blasts Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas
Hong Kong's national security police announces arrest warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists mostly living in Britain.
The Ukrainian Police Agency at the Center of Protests Against Zelensky – The Wall Street Journal
- The Ukrainian Police Agency at the Center of Protests Against Zelensky The Wall Street Journal
- Why Anticorruption Watchdogs Are at the Heart of Ukraine’s Unrest The New York Times
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy undoes anti-corruption curbs but fear remains NBC News
- Ukraine anti-corruption chief says his agency faces 'dirty information campaign' Reuters
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy introduces bill after anticorruption protests Al Jazeera
‘It’s time for us to be louder’: Germany’s Pride parades face up to rise in attacks
Christopher Street Day event organisers urge vigilance amid increase in abuse from rightwing extremists
The organisers of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin have urged participants to be vigilant amid a rise in attacks on LGBTQ+ events across Germany.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of the German capital this weekend for a loud and colourful celebration held in memory of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York, Christopher Street being the location of the Stonewall Inn. But behind the party atmosphere there is a more sombre mood than usual as LGBTQ+ organisations warn that attacks have become more frequent.
Continue reading...Palestinian lives are “not seen as equivalent” to others
EU MP Lynn Boylan says the EU's inaction on Gaza shows it doesn't see Palestinian lives as equal to Ukrainian ones.
UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
David Lammy and Yvette Cooper describe the bounties as "another example of transnational repression".
Death toll in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes hits 32, over 130 injured
Cambodia reports additional 12 deaths as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out between the neighbours.
Two teens jailed over machete murder of 14-year-old on London bus
Attack reignited concern around the ongoing problem of knife crime that has plagued the British capital for years.
Artist explores the toxic mining legacy of Zambia’s ‘black mountains’
A major exhibition about the dangerous lives of the boys and young men who scour slag heaps in search of copper.
Hong Kong police offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists – AP News
- Hong Kong police offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists AP News
- UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists BBC
- Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas The Guardian
- Hong Kong authorities slap bounty on Australian citizen Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- UK blasts Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas Al Jazeera
Polls open in Taiwan’s key ‘recall election’ closely watched by China
Voting has started in a recall election that could see the unseating of dozens of opposition Kuomintang lawmakers.
Democrats request copy of Epstein ‘birthday book’ that reportedly contains Trump poem
Ro Khanna and Robert Garcia seek ‘complete and unredacted copy’ of book from Epstein estate lawyers
House Democrats on Friday sent a letter to the attorneys representing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein requesting a copy of the so-called “birthday book” that reportedly contains a crude poem and doodle from Donald Trump in celebration of the late sex offender’s 50th birthday.
In the letter, California congressmen Ro Khanna and Robert Garcia say the contents of the book may be “essential” to congressional oversight of the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein controversy. In the letter, they ask for a “complete and unredacted” copy of the book by 10 August.
Continue reading...Ten killed, 12 injured in Vietnam sleeper bus road crash
Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh calls for probe into road accident a week after deadly Ha Long Bay boat disaster.
Family sues after funeral home sends son’s brain in unmarked leaking box
Remains of Timothy Garlington shipped from Georgia funeral home to another in Pennsylvania
Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week.
The father, Lawrence Butler, said the discovery was overwhelming at a news conference on Thursday, leaving a horrific memory that mars the other memories of a “good young man”, their son, Timothy Garlington.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,248
Here are the key events on day 1,248 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
School-leavers losing their lives for Russia in Putin’s war with Ukraine
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.