Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure – The New York Times

  1. Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure  The New York Times
  2. Sirens fail as Houthi drone hits arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel, authorities say  CNN
  3. Israel threatens to unleash biblical plagues on Yemen’s Houthis  Al Jazeera
  4. Israel's Ramon Airport near Eilat reopens after being hit by drone from Yemen  Reuters
  5. Israel steps up Gaza City attacks while Houthi drone strikes an Israeli airport in rare hit  PBS
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Israel’s top court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food

Justices rule state is legally obliged to ensure ‘basic level of existence’ and orders authorities to improve nutrition

Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.

Sunday’s decision was a rare case in which the country’s highest court ruled against the government’s conduct during the nearly two-year war.

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Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’

Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership and amid fears the government could row back on workers’ rights.

As candidates began to jostle to replace Angela Rayner, the prime minister faced public criticism from Emily Thornberry, a potential contender, who said further mistakes from Starmer could lead to having to “hand our country to [Nigel] Farage”.

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300 South Koreans detained at Hyundai plant in US to be released, says Seoul

Footage of raid by US immigration officials showed detained workers in handcuffs and with chains around their ankles

South Korea announced on Sunday that the roughly 300 of its nationals detained during an immigration raid in Georgia would be released and flown home, as the sudden detention of workers appeared to strain the longstanding diplomatic and economic relationship between the two nations.

Nearly 500 workers, among them at least 300 South Koreans and at least 23 Mexicans, were arrested at the Hyundai-LG battery plant in the city of Ellabell on Thursday.

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Labour insiders form new centre-left network in bid to change party’s direction

Exclusive: Andy Burnham-backed Mainstream group will inevitably influence looming deputy leadership contest

Keir Starmer is facing fresh pressure from Labour insiders, days after a sweeping government reshuffle, as party figures from the left and centre mobilise through a network, backed by Andy Burnham, designed to change Labour’s direction.

The network, called Mainstream, will inevitably influence Labour’s looming deputy leadership contest, with Burnham already throwing his weight behind former cabinet minister Louise Haigh as well as Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader.

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Japan’s Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. He may be the last. – Chicago Tribune

  1. Japan’s Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. He may be the last.  Chicago Tribune
  2. Who is Japan’s ‘dragonfly’ prince, who could be the last emperor of the world’s oldest monarchy?  CNN
  3. Male-only succession rules overshadow Japan prince’s coming-of-age  Al Jazeera
  4. Japan's Prince Hisahito adorned in coming-of-age ceremony  DW
  5. Japan’s second in line to emperor’s throne comes of age amid succession debate  The Guardian
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UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City – Reuters

  1. UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City  Reuters
  2. Gaza: UN experts urge General Assembly to respond to famine and genocide  ohchr
  3. The Take: What does survival look like inside Gaza City?  Al Jazeera
  4. Escalating Israeli offensive in Gaza City will have catastrophic and irreversible consequences for Palestinians  Amnesty International
  5. Window to prevent famine spreading in Gaza is ‘closing fast’, UN warns  UN News
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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.

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Guyana’s Irfaan Ali is sworn in for the second time as president – Reuters

  1. Guyana's Irfaan Ali is sworn in for the second time as president  Reuters
  2. Oil, threat of war, and China: why elections in this small South American country are crucial for the US  CNN
  3. Guyana President Irfaan Ali wins second term in general election  BBC
  4. Irfaan Ali re-elected for second term as oil-rich Guyana’s president  Al Jazeera
  5. Guyana’s National and Regional Elections  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
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“It’s a pity”: Zelensky says Trump gave Putin what he wanted – Axios

  1. "It's a pity": Zelensky says Trump gave Putin what he wanted  Axios
  2. Zelenskyy says Trump's Alaska summit 'gave Putin what he wanted'  ABC News
  3. Zelenskyy accuses Trump of giving Putin 'what he wanted' at Alaska summit  Fox News
  4. Zelenskyy reaffirms Ukraine will not cede territory, calls for binding security guarantees  Anadolu Ajansı
  5. Zelenskyy says Ukraine wins as long as Putin fails to occupy it  RBC-Ukraine
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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.

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Iran will exchange nuclear monitoring for lifted sanctions, says its foreign minister – The Guardian

  1. Iran will exchange nuclear monitoring for lifted sanctions, says its foreign minister  The Guardian
  2. A message from Tehran to Britain, France and Germany: in your own interests, you should change course  The Guardian
  3. Iran FM Araghchi warns Europe against ‘reckless’ approach to nuclear deal  Al Jazeera
  4. After Israeli, US strikes, Europeans hope snapback threats push Iran to tougher nuclear deal  The Times of Israel
  5. Iran’s imminent nuclear dilemma  The Economist
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Netanyahu says Israel ‘paying the price’ on world stage for war in Gaza – The Times of Israel

  1. Netanyahu says Israel ‘paying the price’ on world stage for war in Gaza  The Times of Israel
  2. Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down  PBS
  3. Palestinians Begin a Perilous Flight From Gaza City  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Israel is blasting through Gaza City neighborhoods, but people have nowhere to go  NPR
  5. Israel Targets More Buildings in Gaza City and Warns Residents to Flee  The New York Times
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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.

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US pilot and influencer released from Chilean air base in Antarctica – BBC

  1. US pilot and influencer released from Chilean air base in Antarctica  BBC
  2. American Pilot Ethan Guo Is Released After Being Stuck Off Antarctica  The New York Times
  3. American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo released from Antarctic air base after 2 months  NBC News
  4. US pilot and influencer released from Chilean Antarctic detention 2 months after alleged unauthorized landing  Fox News
  5. U.S. influencer pilot Ethan Guo released from Chilean air base in Antarctica 2 months after landing without permission  CBS News
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