- Israel kills 40 in further Gaza bloodshed after reaching truce with Iran Reuters
- Gaza Rescuers Say 46 Killed As UN Slams US-backed Aid System Barron's
- She walked for hours in hope of getting food. Israeli forces killed her, family says. NBC News
- Palestinian health authority says Israel kills 25 waiting on aid as war death toll exceeds 56,000 AP News
- Gaza health authorities say Israel kills 44 waiting for aid as war's death toll passes 56,000 Channel 3000
Iran’s Capital Tehran Endures Intense Attacks Before Cease-Fire With Israel – The New York Times
Live updates: Israel and Iran enter shaky ceasefire as Trump accuses both of violations – The Washington Post
- Live updates: Israel and Iran enter shaky ceasefire as Trump accuses both of violations The Washington Post
- Live updates: Iran-Israel conflict: Trump rebukes both sides hours after ceasefire CNN
- Trump Drops F-Bomb in Angry Rant as Ceasefire Gets Off to Rocky Start Rolling Stone
- Explosions ring out in Tehran despite Trump's order to Israel to stop strikes Reuters
- An Iran Cease-Fire, and Why N.Y.C.’s Mayoral Race Matters for Democrats Everywhere The New York Times
Colombian army frees 57 soldiers held captive by locals
Fifty-seven soldiers had been seized over the weekend and held captive in the restive Cauca region.
Germany vows fair share of Europe’s defence as Nato leaders arrive at Hague summit – BBC
- Germany vows fair share of Europe's defence as Nato leaders arrive at Hague summit BBC
- Germany's Merz says Europe must end US defense 'free-ride' DW
- Germany backs major NATO defense spending boost — but not to please Trump politico.eu
- Germany to Spend Record Amount on Its Military and Infrastructure The New York Times
- Can Germany afford a 5% NATO defense spending target? CNBC
Iran-Israel ceasefire boosts markets risk appetite; UK inflation may ‘plateau’, warns Bank of England’s Greene – business live
Oil has fallen to its lowest level since June’s conflict began, while stock markets have jumped across Asia and Europe
Travel and leisure stocks across Europe are rallying too.
This has pushed up the STOXX Europe travel and leisure index by 4.1% in early trading, which Reuters reports it the biggest one-day jump since 10 April.
Continue reading...Minister defends Liz Kendall’s handling of welfare reform brief despite major rebellion before vote – UK politics live
Pat McFadden insists welfare reform change vote will go ahead as planned but says party will ‘engage with’ rebels
Frances Ryan reports for the Guardian:
Downing Street’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, the government has been warned.
Continue reading...World wary as it welcomes Iran-Israel ceasefire
The world celebrated ceasefire deal but is wary of a return to hostilities, as some called for a similar deal for Gaza.
Over a hundred people jabbed with syringes at French music festival – NBC News
- Over a hundred people jabbed with syringes at French music festival NBC News
- Terrifying trend emerges as music festival fans suffer mysterious needle attacks Fox News
- 145 people pricked with syringes at France street music festival CNN
- Nearly 150 Report Being Jabbed With Needles at French Music Festival The New York Times
- 145 people reportedly 'pricked' in syringe attack at music festival in France ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Google could be forced to change UK search as watchdog takes steps
CMA proposes tightening regulation, which could lead to site giving users option to choose alternative services
Google could be forced to make a series of changes to its search business, including giving internet users an option to choose an alternative service, after the UK competition watchdog proposed tightening regulation of the company.
The Competition and Market Authority is preparing to give the world’s largest search engine the designation “strategic market status”, a term for tech companies deemed to have considerable market heft that enables the watchdog to use extra powers to regulate them.
Continue reading...Georgian opposition figure Giorgi Vashadze jailed in widening crackdown
The sentence sees most opposition leaders behind bars as the ruling Georgian Dream squeezes critics and rivals.
Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes
Nato spending plan overlooks risks to security posed by environmental breakdown and social decay, say economists
Europe risks choosing militarism over social and environmental security, economists have warned, as the head of Nato said all 32 members had agreed to increase weapons spending.
Analyses drafted in anticipation of a Nato summit beginning on Tuesday warned of the opportunity cost that higher military spending would pose to the continent’s climate mitigation and social programmes, which are consistently underfunded.
Continue reading...Man who called himself ‘Kardashian of Cheshire’ admits luxury handbag fraud
Jack Watkin, who featured in Rich Kids of Instagram, lured people to invest large sums on designer bags that failed to materialise
A fraudster who described himself as the “Kardashian of Cheshire” persuaded people to invest thousands of pounds in luxury handbags that failed to materialise by flaunting his luxury lifestyle on social media.
Jack Watkin, 26, of Alderley Edge, had gone on trial at Chester crown court on Monday, but on Tuesday – the second day of the trial – he changed his plea to guilty.
Continue reading...Palestine Action supporters protest against UK ban
Demonstrators have staged a protest in London to support Palestine Action after the UK government announced it would ban
Have Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire? What we know
Donald Trump said the two sides reached a ceasefire shortly after Iran attacked a US airbase in Qatar.
Trump in angry outburst aimed at Israel and Iran
The US president expressed his frustration at the conduct of the two nations.
German court lifts ban on far-right magazine
Judges said that while the magazine published anti-constitutional content, it did not justify a ban.
US marine jailed for seven years for sexual assault in Japan
Jamel Clayton was given seven years, with a judge describing the physical attack as "vicious".
Trump rescinds protections on 59m acres of national forest to allow logging
Agriculture secretary to scrap ‘roadless rule’ that protects lands including largest old growth forest in country
The Trump administration will rescind protections that prevent logging on nearly a third of national forest lands, including the largest old growth forest in the country, the agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, announced on Monday.
The announcement will be followed by a formal notice rescinding the “roadless rule”, a nickname for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, in coming weeks, the Associated Press reports. The rule prohibits road building and logging on all national forest land without roads, accounting for about 59m acres (24m hectares) of US national forest land.
Continue reading...Children killed in ‘appalling’ Sudan hospital attack – WHO head
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appeals for attacks on health facilities to "stop everywhere".