Gaza’s shelter crisis is ‘most dangerous’ disaster of war: Authorities
Gaza's Government Media Office warns that hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians face catastrophic conditions.
The mothers, children suffering Israel’s engineered starvation in Gaza
Israa and Mohammad struggle daily to feed their five daughters, including triplets born in Israel's war on Gaza.
Teacher killed and 25 girls abducted in gunbattle at Nigerian school
The army is called in to help the police search nearby forests and rescue the kidnapped girls.
Trump’s reversal with call to release Epstein files reveals inability to control Maga allies
President attempts to save face politically after pressuring Republicans to back off their pushes to release files
Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to back the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, an abrupt reversal, is a rare instance of the president being unable to tame his Maga base and being instead forced to accede to it.
Many Republicans are expected to support a vote in the US House this week to force the justice department to release the files. Once the measure passes, it would still need approval in the US Senate, where 13 Republican senators would need to join with all 47 Democrats to approve it.
Continue reading...Shabana Mahmood plans to remove more families from UK in asylum shake-up
Home secretary will also consult on ending financial support for those with children if refused asylum, document shows
The government has failed to show the “necessary toughness” to enforce the removal of families whose asylum claims have been refused, Shabana Mahmood has claimed.
In a policy document published on Monday as the government sets out plans for the biggest shake-up of asylum laws in 40 years, the home secretary also set out plans to consult on measures to allow the removal of financial support for families with children under the age of 18 if they have been refused asylum.
Continue reading...Ukraine signs deal with France for 100 Rafale fighter jets – Euronews.com
- Ukraine signs deal with France for 100 Rafale fighter jets Euronews.com
- Ukraine to get up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets BBC
- France Wants to Build Jet Fighters for Ukraine. Neither Has the Cash. The Wall Street Journal
- Ukraine and France ink deal for jets and missile defenses, Paris says abcnews.go.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv to buy 100 Rafale warplanes, drones and air defence systems from France The Guardian
Two missing after mudslides rip through northern Italy
Firefighters are searching for two people missing after a mudslide hit a home overnight in Brazzano di Cormons, Italy.
Ukraine’s Cash Is Running Low, and Europe Has No Good Plan B – The New York Times
- Ukraine’s Cash Is Running Low, and Europe Has No Good Plan B The New York Times
- EU Pitches €90 Billion Ukraine Grant if Russian Asset Loan Fails Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine’s $200 Billion Lifeline From Europe Stumbles on Pushback in Belgium The Wall Street Journal
- EU finance ministers agree using frozen Russian assets most effective way to fund Ukraine Reuters
- By delaying a decision on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets The Conversation
Japanese PM Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks spark spat with China
China is retaliating over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments on Taiwan.
UK’s sweeping asylum law changes: How will they impact refugees?
Britain to announce proposals on asylum with refugees facing longer waits and possible return to their countries.
Parasitic ant queen chemically manipulates workers into killing their mother – CNN
- Parasitic ant queen chemically manipulates workers into killing their mother CNN
- Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens NPR
- 'Nothing but a nightmare': Worker ants are tricked into murdering their mom by an imposter queen — who quickly takes the throne for herself Live Science
- Watch an invading queen ant trick workers into killing their mother National Geographic
- Parasitic Queen: Now She’s Stealing an Ant Fief The New York Times
Australia revokes visa of South African seen at neo-Nazi rally
The civil engineer was seen in the front row of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network.
Israel’s Ben-Gvir urges killing PA officials if UN backs Palestinian state
Key Israeli minister say Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas should also be jailed if Palestinian statehood advances.
Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens – NPR
- Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens NPR
- Scientists uncover an ant assassination scheme that helps a parasitic queen rise to power CNN
- ‘Bad-smell’ ants trick other species into killing their own mother in dramatic display of matricide in nature CTV News
- 'Nothing but a nightmare': Worker ants are tricked into murdering their mom by an imposter queen — who quickly takes the throne for herself Live Science
- Parasitic Queen: Now She’s Stealing an Ant Fief The New York Times
South Africa ‘suspicious’ after Israeli national is linked to Gazans fleeing Strip – The Times of Israel
- South Africa ‘suspicious’ after Israeli national is linked to Gazans fleeing Strip The Times of Israel
- South Africa investigates mystery of a plane that arrived with more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza NBC News
- Israel can’t fly us all out to South Africa Al Jazeera
- South Africa to investigate 'mystery' of planeload of Palestinians, Cyril Ramaphosa says BBC
- Gazans say they paid $2,000 per seat for flight to South Africa Reuters
Graffiti during Mexican protests against Sheinbaum’s gov’t calls out ‘Jewish whore’ – Haaretz
- Graffiti during Mexican protests against Sheinbaum's gov't calls out 'Jewish whore' Haaretz
- Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured BBC
- Protesters Rage Against Mexico’s Government Over Corruption and Violence The New York Times
- At least 120 hurt in gen Z protests over corruption and drug violence in Mexico The Guardian
- Mexico’s new generation takes to the streets, accusing leaders of protecting cartels NPR
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
Hasina sentenced in absentia by court in Dhaka over deadly crackdown on student-led uprising last year
Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Dhaka for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
A three-judge bench of the country’s international crimes tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes including incitement, orders to kill and inaction to prevent atrocities as she oversaw a crackdown on anti-government protesters last year.
Continue reading...Trump calls on House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files
"We have nothing to hide," the US president writes - a reversal after previously resisting publishing the documents.
BBC ‘determined to fight’ Trump lawsuit over Panorama documentary
In a letter, BBC Chair Samir Shah argued there remains 'no basis for a defamation case' against the British broadcaster.
DR Congo miners die after makeshift bridge collapses in Kalando – BBC
- DR Congo miners die after makeshift bridge collapses in Kalando BBC
- At Least 32 People Dead After a Mine Bridge Collapsed Due to Overcrowding People.com
- At least 32 killed in southeastern DRC after bridge at mine collapsed, authorities say CNN
- Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine Al Jazeera
- DR Congo Landslide at Gold Mine Kills More Than 100 Barlaman Today