Huge rally in New York demands end to Gaza starvation
Thousands rallied in New York for a ‘Mass March for Humanity’ demanding an end to Israel’s imposed starvation of Gaza an
Flash flooding kills hundreds in northern Pakistan
More than 300 people have died in Pakistan after days of relentless monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides.
How much aid actually reaches Gaza?
Most aid to Gaza exists only on paper. Nine in ten UN trucks never reach the starving Palestinians.
‘Stunning survival story’: Police rescue California man trapped behind waterfall for two days
Ryan Wardwell was rappelling down Seven Teacups falls when ‘extreme hydraulics’ trapped him behind a cascade
A California man who recently became trapped behind a waterfall for two days while climbing was dramatically rescued by police utilizing a helicopter.
Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, went to waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on 10 August with plans to rappel down, the sheriff’s office of Tulare country said in a social media post. But the “extreme hydraulics” of the waterfalls pushed Wardwell off his rappelling lines and trapped him behind a cascade of the Kern river, according to the sheriff’s office.
Continue reading...More than 200 missing in flood-hit district in Pakistan, official says
Hundreds are reported missing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as a result of devastating floods.
More than 200 missing in flood-hit district in Pakistan, official says
Hundreds are reported missing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as a result of devastating floods.
Watch: Plane makes emergency landing on Australian golf course
Video shows the aircraft flying over the golf course before crash landing, as the pilot and passenger escaped without major injuries.
Watch: Plane makes emergency landing on Australian golf course
Video shows the aircraft flying over the golf course before crash landing, as the pilot and passenger escaped without major injuries.
Watch: Plane makes emergency landing on Australian golf course
Video shows the aircraft flying over the golf course before crash landing, as the pilot and passenger escaped without major injuries.
High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a kill zone. Medics can’t keep up – The Independent
- High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a kill zone. Medics can’t keep up The Independent
- High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a deadly kill zone, complicating evacuations AP News
- In Ukraine, swarms of Russian drones and missiles are transforming combat The Christian Science Monitor
- The Dawn of Automated Warfare: Artificial Intelligence Will Be the Key to Victory in Ukraine—and Elsewhere Foreign Affairs
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‘really crucial’ in fight against Russia: Ukrainian official Breaking Defense
Trump approval rating takes another hit in latest poll – NJ.com
Photographer stunned as trail camera captures unexpected creature moving through forest: ‘I couldn’t believe what I saw at first’ – yahoo.com
The Alaska summit was a spectacular distraction
Trump needed a break from the infighting in MAGA so he decided an inconsequential meeting with Putin would do the trick.
Israeli military bombs power plant near Yemeni capital Sanaa
Israel fires missiles at the energy facility south of Sanaa saying it was used by Houthis, but provides no evidence.
Palestinians flee IDF attacks on Gaza City as Israelis protest against occupation plan
Israeli bombardment has created a "catastrophic" situation in the city's Zeitoun neighbourhood, the city's Hamas-run authority says.
Putin Sees Ukraine Through a Lens of Grievance Over Lost Glory – The New York Times
Terrorists in the kitchen: How aid organizations help Hamas and fight Israel – Ynetnews
- Terrorists in the kitchen: How aid organizations help Hamas and fight Israel Ynetnews
- Gaza aid dropped into Israeli-designated danger zone, BBC Verify finds BBC
- More Relief Supplies Enter Gaza, but Aid Groups Warn of Bottlenecks The New York Times
- As humanitarian crisis deepens, Israeli aid groups gingerly open up about work in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Aid groups say Israel’s new registration rules are ‘weaponising aid’ The Guardian
Russia complicating end to war, says Zelensky ahead of Trump meeting
The US president will meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington on Monday in the wake of his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Cost of Victoria’s renewable energy transmission plan projected to double
Higher energy bills to cover the increased transmission costs could be offset by more renewable energy in the grid, state government says
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One of Australia’s largest renewable energy transmission projects has expanded zones for solar, battery and wind developments with the cost of connection to almost double.
The latest version of Victoria’s 2025 Transmission Plan, released by state government agency VicGrid on Sunday, revealed a 200,000-hectare increase in the area available to developers.
Continue reading...Trump hiked tariffs on US imports. Now he’s looking at exports – sparking fears of ‘dangerous precedent’
Experts warn of destabilized trading relations after White House strikes deal with Nvidia to take a 15% cut of certain AI chip sales to Chinese companies
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the White House bearing an unusual gift. “This box was made in California,” Cook reassured his audience in the Oval Office this month, as he took off the lid.
Inside was a glass plaque, engraved for its recipient, and a slab for the plaque to sit on. “The base was made in Utah, and is 24-karat gold,” said Cook.
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