Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and abuse
Marius Borg Høiby is charged with 32 offences and could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
Trump proposes Zelenskyy-Putin summit after White House meeting
Trump announced plans for a Putin–Zelenskyy summit in a last-ditch effort to end the war.
What US, Europe security guarantees for Ukraine could look like
Trump, who has ruled out NATO security for Ukraine, sees US role in Kyiv's security along with Europe
Iraq, Lebanon intel cooperation leads to destruction of Captagon factory
Lebanese army discovered a factory in the eastern Bekaa Valley with large amounts of the addictive stimulant inside.
Trump is “totally failing” at peace deal for Ukraine
"The stakes of nuclear war are not one we want to gamble on, on behalf of Ukraine.”
Air Canada to resume service as flight attendants’ union end strike – Reuters
- Air Canada to resume service as flight attendants' union end strike Reuters
- Air Canada to resume service as flight attendants' union ends strike Reuters
- Air Canada to resume flights after pay deal struck with union BBC
- Air Canada strike ends after airline and flight attendants reach tentative agreement CNN
- Why Were Air Canada Flight Attendants Striking? Boarding Pay Was a Central Issue The New York Times
Venezuela’s Fight for Justice
A lawyer fights to free Venezuelans imprisoned after a crackdown on political dissent.
Disabled Palestinian woman can’t evacuate Gaza City
Suha Maqat, a once celebrated para-athlete, is trapped in Gaza City, alone and blind in one eye.
Netanyahu says Israel ‘betrayed’ by Australia as relations plunge
Netanyahu says Israel has been ‘betrayed’ by Australia’s leader, as relations plunge to new lows.
ISIL-backed rebels kill dozens in a week of attacks in DR Congo
A week of attacks by ISIL-backed rebel group Allied Democratic Forces has killed more than 50 people in eastern DR Congo
In Gaza City, we are saying goodbye
Forced expulsion is looming and we know this time we may never see our homes again.
‘Skibidi,’ ‘Tradwife,’ and 6,000 Other New Words Are in the Dictionary Now – Gizmodo
- ‘Skibidi,’ ‘Tradwife,’ and 6,000 Other New Words Are in the Dictionary Now Gizmodo
- Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words AP News
- Over 6000 new words added to the Cambridge Dictionary Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- 'Skibidi,' 'tradwife' and 'broligarchy' are among the latest additions to the Cambridge Dictionary. Do you know what these words mean? yahoo.com
- Cambridge Dictionary adds more than 6,000 words, including skibidi and delulu NPR
Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas
Israel under pressure to accept ceasefire proposal that is said to be almost identical to earlier US-backed plan
Israel has said it will deliver its response to international mediators by Friday over a new Gaza ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas amid mounting pressure for a truce in a war that has claimed more than 62,000 Palestinian lives.
After mass protests in Israel demanding a deal to secure the release of the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza, it appeared that Hamas had reduced its demands over a prisoners-for-hostages exchange as well as over the scope of an Israeli-demanded “security buffer zone”.
Continue reading...Israel attacks displacement shelters to force Palestinians to southern Gaza
Israel is ethnically cleansing the central neighborhood of Zeitoun in Gaza by bombing homes and displacement centres.
Department of Justice to begin handing over Epstein files to Capitol Hill – US politics live
DoJ agrees to provide Congress documents from the Epstein sex trafficking investigation, says House lawmaker on Monday
Today will be an arguably quieter day for the president – his only agenda item today is a bill signing at 1pm ET. This won’t be open to the press, but we’ll let you know if that changes.
Otherwise, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing, also at 1pm ET today.
Continue reading...Mediators optimistic Israel will accept ceasefire deal that is ‘almost identical’ to one they earlier agreed – as it happened
Qatar says no breakthrough has yet been made but Hamas has given ‘positive response’
The UN’s human rights office on Tuesday condemned a far-right Israeli minister for taunting a Palestinian prisoner in his cell and sharing the footage online, Reuters reports.
National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published a video on Friday last week showing him confronting Marwan Barghouti, the most high-profile Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody.
Continue reading...Maine police officer detained by Ice agrees to leave US
Jon Luke Evans had been employed by local police after federal database confirmed his eligibility to work
A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Monday.
Ice arrested the Old Orchard Beach police department reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on 25 July, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department have said federal authorities previously told them Evans was legally authorized to work in the US.
Continue reading...Shein mulls China return for Hong Kong listing after London IPO stalls
Fast-fashion retailer considered £50bn float in London but has not received backing from Chinese authorities
The online fast-fashion retailer Shein is understood to be considering moving its base back to China from Singapore in a move expected to pave the way for a Hong Kong listing rather than a UK one.
The business, which was founded in China and moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2022, had been considering a £50bn float in London after failing to win approval from regulators in the US for a New York flotation.
Continue reading...How Trump falsely claims US is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting
Trump opposes postal voting, claiming inaccuracies, but many countries use the system.
Netanyahu lashes out at Albanese as ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’ as diplomatic row escalates
Israel’s prime minister accuses Australian leader of ‘abandoning’ Jews as tension escalates over visa cancellation and Palestinian recognition
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Benjamin Netanyahu has launched an extraordinary broadside against Anthony Albanese, labelling Australia’s prime minister “weak” in a social media post, hours after local Jewish groups called for calm in diplomatic relations.
“History will remember Albanese for what he is: A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” read a post on X from the account of Israel’s prime minister, on Tuesday evening Australian time.
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