- Pope calls for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican ABC News
- Pope Leo sets day of fasting, prayers for peace on Friday Reuters
- Pope calls for fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican yahoo.com
- Pope Leo XIV looks to Ukraine with hope: ‘We must work hard, pray hard’ Catholic News Agency
- Patriarch Pizzaballa: ‘Hearts can change even in the Holy Land’ Vatican News
Pope calls for fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican – ABC News
- Pope calls for fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican ABC News
- Pope Leo sets day of fasting, prayers for peace on Friday Reuters
- Pope Leo XIV looks to Ukraine with hope: ‘We must work hard, pray hard’ Catholic News Agency
- Pope Leo calls for day of prayer and fasting for peace Vatican News
- Pope Leo calls for worshipers to fast on Friday upi.com
Man sets fire to check-in area at Milan’s Malpensa airport
The incident saw the partial evacuation of the terminal and may have a knock-on effect on departures.
Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive
The military says troops are already operating in some areas ahead of the planned operation to occupy all of the city.
6 severed heads found on road with message about revenge – AOL.com
- 6 severed heads found on road with message about revenge AOL.com
- 6 severed heads found by drivers on road in Mexico; message about revenge reportedly left at scene CBS News
- Six severed human heads discovered in central Mexico CNN
- 6 severed human heads found in central Mexico, state prosecutors announce USA Today
- Horror as six severed heads found on road News.com.au
Macron denounces Netanyahu’s ‘abject’ remarks that he fueled antisemitism – AP News
- Macron denounces Netanyahu’s ‘abject’ remarks that he fueled antisemitism AP News
- Israel launches diplomatic attacks on its Western allies ahead of Palestinian statehood recognition CNN
- Macron hits out at ‘abject’ Netanyahu claim of rise in antisemitism in France The Guardian
- France slams Netanyahu's 'abject' claim that recognising Palestinian state is fuelling anti-Semitism France 24
- Netanyahu: If terrorists butchered 15,000 in Britain, would Starmer reward them? The Telegraph
Australia’s peak Jewish group condemns Netanyahu’s ‘clumsy’ attack on Albanese and calls for end to ‘spat’
Executive Council of Australian Jewry says Australian and Israeli governments should use ‘diplomacy rather than public posturing’
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Australia’s peak Jewish group has lambasted Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack on Anthony Albanese as “inflammatory and provocative”, adding that the “clumsy intervention” showed a “woeful lack of understanding of social and political conditions in Australia” – notwithstanding what the group describes as “unseemly” conduct from Australia’s leader.
The concerned intervention by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) came as Australia and Israel entered the third day of a diplomatic tit-for-tat prompted by Australia’s visa cancellation of far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman on Monday.
Continue reading...Report: Russian Sabotage Operations In Europe Have Quadrupled Since 2023 – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Report: Russian Sabotage Operations In Europe Have Quadrupled Since 2023 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Sabotage Shows How Russia’s Hostility Toward Europe Goes Beyond Ukraine The New York Times
- The Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against Europe’s Critical Infrastructure The International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Russia has intensified hybrid attacks on European infrastructure since 2022: what is known Українські Національні Новини
- Russia has quadrupled the number of diversions in Europe: what is known about new attacks 112.ua
DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process, rights group says
Attacks were carried out in more than a dozen villages last month, Human Rights Watch says.
China Teases Glimpse of Advanced New Weaponry at Military Parade – Bloomberg.com
- China Teases Glimpse of Advanced New Weaponry at Military Parade Bloomberg.com
- China to show off troops, high-tech weapons at massive WW2 parade Reuters
- China military parade to show off hypersonic missiles and autonomous weapons Financial Times
- What The World Is About To Learn About China’s Extra-Large Underwater Drones navalnews.com
- China to unveil advanced weapons at huge military parade to mark WWII end Al Jazeera
Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal
The US president conceded the war in Ukraine was "tough to solve" after several days of high-level talks.
Pope Leo to share papal apartments with ‘flatmates’ – The Catholic Herald
- Pope Leo to share papal apartments with ‘flatmates’ The Catholic Herald
- Pope Leo opts to share papal residence with four associates, breaking with tradition Fox News
- Pope Leo to move in with ‘flatmates’ in Vatican redesign The Telegraph
- Pope Leo to live in Vatican ‘flatshare’ when he moves into papal apartments The Independent
- Pope Leo plans to make his Vatican home a flat share with friars The Times
Fuel fallout – Meduza
- Fuel fallout Meduza
- Lukoil's Volgograd refinery halts oil processing after drone attacks, sources say Reuters
- Fuel Shortages Hit Russia’s Far East as Ukrainian Strikes Take Refineries Offline The Moscow Times
- Drone strike sparks blaze at oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast, media reports The Kyiv Independent
- Russian Refiners Hit Rough Patch, Hope for State Support energyintel.com
Josh Willie named new Tasmanian Labor leader after party officially concedes election defeat
Leadership spill comes day after Dean Winter bid to form government via no-confidence motion in parliament fell flat
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Tasmanian Labor has replaced Dean Winter as parliamentary leader, with Josh Willie elected unopposed to serve as the state’s new opposition leader.
The party, which has been in opposition for 11 years, met for more than seven hours on Wednesday before announcing Willie’s appointment.
Continue reading...Family of NZ fugitive on the run with children pleads for return
Tom Phillips and his children have been missing since 2021, in a case that has gripped New Zealand.
Family of NZ fugitive on the run with children pleads for return
Tom Phillips and his children have been missing since 2021, in a case that has gripped New Zealand.
Dozens of Afghan deportees from Iran killed in bus crash
At least 17 children were among those killed after the bus crashed and caught fire on its way to Kabul.
Fireball lights up sky over western Japan
Flash of light visible for hundreds of miles was an exceptionally bright meteor, say experts
A huge fireball dashed across the skies of western Japan, shocking residents and dazzling stargazers, though experts said it was a natural phenomenon and not an alien invasion.
Videos and photos emerged online of the extremely bright ball of light visible for hundreds of miles shortly after 11.00pm local time (1400 BST) on Tuesday.
Continue reading...NATO aircraft scrambled amid overnight Russian drone strikes on Ukraine – ABC News
- NATO aircraft scrambled amid overnight Russian drone strikes on Ukraine ABC News
- NATO scrambles warplanes as Russia hits near Romanian border in Ukraine Fox News
- Russia bombards Ukrainian city hours after Washington summit Reuters
- Russia launches largest attack of August on Ukraine after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting ABC News
- Russian overnight attack injures 14 in Ukraine's Sumy region Euronews.com
Israeli military will call up 50,000 reservists as it plans new phase of war in Gaza – AP News
- Israeli military will call up 50,000 reservists as it plans new phase of war in Gaza AP News
- LIVE: Israel approves Gaza City occupation plan despite ceasefire offer Al Jazeera
- 60,000 IDF reservists to be called up in coming days ahead of Gaza City takeover The Times of Israel
- Israel to Start Call-Up of 60,000 Reservists for Gaza Offensive Bloomberg.com
- Israel approves plan to conquer Gaza City, call up around 60,000 reservists France 24