- Tropical storm Wipha threatens southern China after battering Taiwan and the Philippines AP News
- Cathay Pacific Cancels Sunday Flights as Typhoon Nears Hong Kong Bloomberg.com
- Over 280 flights cancelled, vehicular movement disrupted as Typhoon Wipha approaches Hong Kong | All you need to know Mint
- T8 to be issued between midnight and 2am on Sunday 香港電台
- Explainer | Hong Kong braces for Wipha: all you need to know about cyclone and T8 South China Morning Post
Genocide or tragedy? Ukraine, Poland at odds over Volyn massacre of 1943
More than 80 years ago, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army stormed villages, slaughtering tens of thousands of ethnic Poles.
UK weather: Met Office warns of danger to life from thunderstorms and floods
Amber warning for London and south-east England, where heavy rain could cause ‘fast flowing or deep floodwater’
Thunderstorms and flooding could pose a danger to life in parts of the UK this weekend, according to forecasters.
The Met Office issued an amber thunderstorm warning for London and much of south-east England for 4am to 11am on Saturday, when heavy rain could cause “fast flowing or deep floodwater”.
Continue reading...Russia Makes Gains in Ukraine in Summer Offensive – The New York Times
- Russia Makes Gains in Ukraine in Summer Offensive The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 18, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Opinion - Vladimir Putin’s growing ‘red tide’ in eastern Ukraine yahoo.com
- The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, July 16, 2025 Russia Matters
- On Ukraine’s front line where Putin is trying to seize what land he can Channel 4
Syria declares new Suwayda ceasefire, deploys forces to ‘restore security’
Israeli intervention 'reignited tensions', with fighting 'a dangerous turning point', President al-Sharaa said.
Gaza students sit exams for first time since war began in October 2023
Some 1,500 students are scheduled to sit their end-of-school exam, despite Israel’s genocidal war.
19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in western Germany – AP News
- 19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in western Germany AP News
- 19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in Germany CNN
- At least 19 injured as firework misfires at German fair yahoo.com
- Germany updates: 19 injured in Düsseldorf fair fireworks DW
- Revellers injured after German fireworks show goes wrong The Independent
DR Congo, M23 rebels sign deal in Qatar to end fighting in eastern Congo
The declaration has been agreed by representatives of both sides in Doha, weeks after talks in Washington.
Thousands of Afghans won’t receive compensation for data breach – BBC
- Thousands of Afghans won't receive compensation for data breach BBC
- The British people have been kept in the dark for two years The Economist
- Did UK military data rules make a leak more likely? Financial Times
- The U.K. government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans to Britain for 2 years NPR
- Hundreds of MoD data breaches revealed as security questions raised in wake of Afghan data breach The Independent
World Athletics Championships: London’s 2029 bid gets Starmer backing
UK government will give £35m to help push for event
Previous successes leave city in strong position for bid
London is in prime position to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships after finally securing a substantial government funding commitment for the bid.
It is understood the UK government has agreed to give £35m to help bid for the championships, which would be the first to be staged in London since 2017, with the mayor’s office expected to commit about £10m.
Continue reading...A PR dream or disaster? Jet2’s holiday advert finds new life as joke meme
In a social media trend, the airline’s joyful advert jingle is being played over cheerless summer holiday footage
You’re the boss of a travel company, it’s early summer and your brand is going viral. Millions of people are watching and sharing social media clips of people on holiday, the soundtrack to which is your company jingle.
It sounds like a PR dream, but is it?
Continue reading...Colombia’s Petro visits Haiti to help bolster security amid gang violence
Colombian leader opened a new embassy in Haiti, while talks focus on security and the fight against drug trafficking.
How did Albert Luthuli, anti-apartheid hero, really die in 1967?
An inquest ruled Chief Luthuli, Nobel laureate, died when he was hit by a train, but new evidence casts doubt on that.
Trump believes five fighter jets were shot down in India-Pakistan conflict
US president, who has claimed credit for the truce in May, says planes were being shot out of the air.
Pope appeals for end to Gaza ‘barbarity’ – Vatican News
- Pope appeals for end to Gaza ‘barbarity’ Vatican News
- Pope Leo demands end to Gaza 'barbarity' after Israeli strike on Catholic church NBC News
- Israel says deadly Gaza church strike was mistake after Trump call Axios
- Statement of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Parolin: Violence in Gaza 'must end' Vatican News
Japan’s minority gov’t faces election setback over inflation, immigration
Soaring prices and anti-foreigner sentiment have become central issues for much of Japan's electorate.
Escalating unrest in Syria lays bare new regime’s momentous challenges
Division between minority populations drag Syria further into cycle of violence and attracts Israeli opportunism
Seven months on from Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria is descending into yet another wave of bloody sectarian violence.
A local dispute between a Bedouin tribesman and a member of the Druze minority sparked clashes that drew in Syrian government forces and triggered Israeli airstrikes – leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.
Continue reading...Man shot dead by police in Townsville
Police allege the man was armed with a machete and knife on The Strand in Townsville’s North Ward on Saturday morning
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The Queensland police service says officers have shot and killed a man in Townsville after they allege he moved towards them with a machete and a knife.
Police were called to reports of a man armed with multiple weapons on The Strand and intersecting McKinley Street in Townsville’s North Ward just before 10am on Saturday, the QPS said.
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Continue reading...Four dead as South Korea lashed by torrential rain, displacing thousands
Record rainfall is expected to continue hammering parts of South Korea until Monday as more warnings are issued.
Labor moves to bolster penalty rates and overtime pay protections for millions of workers
Legislation will prevent award wage penalty rates from being cut in exchange for higher rates of base pay if it will leave workers worse off
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Workers who rely on award wages would have their rights to penalty rates and overtime pay protected under one of the first pieces of legislation to be introduced to the new federal parliament.
The changes to the Fair Work Act would effectively ensure workers paid under awards cannot have their penalty rates reduced in return for a higher rate of base pay if it leaves workers worse off.
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