- UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City Reuters
- Gaza: UN experts urge General Assembly to respond to famine and genocide ohchr
- The Take: What does survival look like inside Gaza City? Al Jazeera
- Escalating Israeli offensive in Gaza City will have catastrophic and irreversible consequences for Palestinians Amnesty International
- Window to prevent famine spreading in Gaza is ‘closing fast’, UN warns UN News
Argentine rights activist Rosa Roisinblit dies aged 106
A leading member of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, she helped convict men who abducted hundreds of babies.
As home secretary, Shabana Mahmood will face enormous challenges
With Reform exploiting tensions in society, Mahmood must address frustration about immigration
Shabana Mahmood already showed she was willing to defy convention when she praised Margaret Thatcher for smashing a political mould – now she’s making history as the first Muslim woman to hold one of Britain’s great offices of state.
It’s not the new home secretary’s only moment as a surprising politician. Mahmood has spoken of how she has a “natural affinity for the faith, flag and family element of Blue Labour”, a small socially conservative fraction of the party which now holds some sway in No 10.
Continue reading...Guyana’s Irfaan Ali is sworn in for the second time as president – Reuters
- Guyana's Irfaan Ali is sworn in for the second time as president Reuters
- Oil, threat of war, and China: why elections in this small South American country are crucial for the US CNN
- Guyana President Irfaan Ali wins second term in general election BBC
- Irfaan Ali re-elected for second term as oil-rich Guyana’s president Al Jazeera
- Guyana’s National and Regional Elections U.S. Department of State (.gov)
“It’s a pity”: Zelensky says Trump gave Putin what he wanted – Axios
- "It's a pity": Zelensky says Trump gave Putin what he wanted Axios
- Zelenskyy says Trump's Alaska summit 'gave Putin what he wanted' ABC News
- Zelenskyy accuses Trump of giving Putin 'what he wanted' at Alaska summit Fox News
- Zelenskyy reaffirms Ukraine will not cede territory, calls for binding security guarantees Anadolu Ajansı
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine wins as long as Putin fails to occupy it RBC-Ukraine
Thousands flock to Vatican as teenager made first millennial saint
Pope Leo canonises the London-born Italian boy nicknamed "God's influencer" for his online skills.
Shabana Mahmood to host Five Eyes meeting on people-smuggling
New home secretary will be joined in London by counterparts from US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
Shabana Mahmood, the new home secretary, will host a meeting of the Five Eyes security alliance to discuss how to stop people-smuggling, as the number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the channel topped 30,000 in record time on Sunday.
Mahmood is to be joined in London by Kristi Noem, the US secretary of state for homeland security, as well as interior ministers from Australia, Canada and New Zealand – the other member countries of the intelligence-sharing pact.
Continue reading...White House Deletes Video With Bizarre Stolen Valor Claim – The Daily Beast
White House Deletes Video With Bizarre Stolen Valor Claim The Daily Beast
Iran will exchange nuclear monitoring for lifted sanctions, says its foreign minister – The Guardian
- Iran will exchange nuclear monitoring for lifted sanctions, says its foreign minister The Guardian
- A message from Tehran to Britain, France and Germany: in your own interests, you should change course The Guardian
- Iran FM Araghchi warns Europe against ‘reckless’ approach to nuclear deal Al Jazeera
- After Israeli, US strikes, Europeans hope snapback threats push Iran to tougher nuclear deal The Times of Israel
- Iran’s imminent nuclear dilemma The Economist
Netanyahu says Israel ‘paying the price’ on world stage for war in Gaza – The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu says Israel ‘paying the price’ on world stage for war in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down PBS
- Palestinians Begin a Perilous Flight From Gaza City The Wall Street Journal
- Israel is blasting through Gaza City neighborhoods, but people have nowhere to go NPR
- Israel Targets More Buildings in Gaza City and Warns Residents to Flee The New York Times
Republican condemns Vance for ‘despicable’ comments on Venezuelan boat strike
Rand Paul decries ‘thoughtless’ comment after vice-president defends strike against alleged drug traffickers
The Republican senator who heads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for “despicable” comments apparently in support of extrajudicial military killings.
“Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military,” the vice-president said in an X post on Saturday, in defense of Tuesday’s US military strike against a Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean Sea, which killed 11 people the administration alleged were drug traffickers.
Continue reading...US pilot and influencer released from Chilean air base in Antarctica – BBC
- US pilot and influencer released from Chilean air base in Antarctica BBC
- American Pilot Ethan Guo Is Released After Being Stuck Off Antarctica The New York Times
- American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo released from Antarctic air base after 2 months NBC News
- US pilot and influencer released from Chilean Antarctic detention 2 months after alleged unauthorized landing Fox News
- U.S. influencer pilot Ethan Guo released from Chilean air base in Antarctica 2 months after landing without permission CBS News
US pilot and influencer released from Chilean air base in Antarctica
Ethan Guo, 20, had been detained since June after being accused of landing his Cessna illegally in Chilean territory in the Antarctic.
Iran will exchange nuclear monitoring for lifted sanctions, says its foreign minister
Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says European nations should engage constructively and not facilitate ‘America’s excesses’
Iran is ready to form a real and lasting agreement that includes strict monitoring and limits on its domestic uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, its foreign minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, has said.
But, writing for the Guardian, he urges the European nations to change course and abandon their plan to snapback a wide array of UN sanctions at the end of the month.
Continue reading...Microsoft cloud services disrupted by Red Sea cable cuts
Unexplained damage to the cables is causing delays in traffic going through the Middle East, the tech giant says.
Minns’s $140m great koala national park will ‘obliterate’ regional towns, Coalition claims
Labor’s koala strategy doesn’t go far enough, Coalition says, but environmentalists hail park a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ decision
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The long-awaited great koala national park in the north of New South Wales, celebrated by wildlife groups, has drawn a mixed reaction from the state’s Coalition.
The opposition leader, Mark Speakman has hedged his party’s support, saying while he “supports the ambition of protecting koalas”, he was concerned about job losses and the cost of the park.
Continue reading...Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court
Justice Christopher Beale will sentence the triple murderer on Monday, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a state first
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Victoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence on Monday morning, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a historic first for the state.
The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.
Continue reading...Czech police finally catch up with ‘phantom racing car driver’ – BBC
- Czech police finally catch up with 'phantom racing car driver' BBC
- Czech police arrest man for driving racing car on the highway Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ‘Phantom Ferrari’ driver who evaded police for years is finally caught The Telegraph
- Czech police apprehend man driving Ferrari F1-liveried GP2 car on motorway RaceFans
- Formula Racing Car Detained on D4 Highway Prague Morning
Czech police finally catch up with ‘phantom racing car driver’
A red racing car has been sighted on motorways in the Czech Republic since 2019 but until now has evaded police.
Czech police finally catch up with ‘phantom racing car driver’
A red racing car has been sighted on motorways in the Czech Republic since 2019 but until now has evaded police.