Live: UN calls Israeli West Bank settlement plan a war crime as 31 Palestinians killed in Gaza – Middle East Eye
- Live: UN calls Israeli West Bank settlement plan a war crime as 31 Palestinians killed in Gaza Middle East Eye
- LIVE: Israel starves another Palestinian child to death in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave AP News
- Israel intensifies bombing of Gaza, killing 89 Palestinians in 24 hours The Guardian
- Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians in a Day and Presses South Sudan to Resettle Gaza’s Population Democracy Now!
Afghan women barred from Taliban takeover anniversary celebrations in Kabul – AP News
- Afghan women barred from Taliban takeover anniversary celebrations in Kabul AP News
- Four years after the fall of Kabul, Taliban succeeds in near-total exclusion of women France 24
- Afghanistan is starting its fifth year of Taliban rule. Here are 5 things to know AP News
- Amid the chaos after the fall of Kabul, two men became my lifeline | Shadi Khan Saif The Guardian
- The Taliban will shower Kabul with flowers from helicopters for their takeover anniversary ABC News
Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst – The Guardian
- Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst The Guardian
- Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir BBC
- 'Death staring in face': Pakistan floods leave 344 dead; helicopter crash, mass funerals, widespread dest The Times of India
- More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after heavy rains, floods Reuters
- Flash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 150 People in a Single Day The New York Times
Hurricane Erin threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands with flooding
Heavy rains are forecast to start with the storm expected to become a major Category 3 storm over the weekend.
UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law – Reuters
- UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law Reuters
- Israel’s West Bank settlement plan could ‘bury’ the prospect of a Palestinian state. Here’s why CNN
- Plan for Israeli Settlements Advances and Will ‘Bury’ Palestinian Statehood, Minister Vows The New York Times
- West Bank settlement plan illegal, Germany tells Israel DW
- How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank Al Jazeera
Afghans in US mark Taliban Kabul takeover amid Trump immigration crackdown
Advocates say Trump policies add fear to four years of uncertainty for Afghans seeking safety in US after Taliban rise.
Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The majority of deaths were recorded in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.
A political shift ahead? What to know about Bolivia’s presidential election
An economic crisis and divided left has opened the door to a possible right-wing victory for the first time in decades.
Climate wars are simmering among the NSW Liberals – and they could pose a problem for Mark Speakman
Energy policy had been an area of mostly bipartisan agreement for the NSW opposition – until now
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The never-ending war within the Coalition over energy policy and climate targets appears to have infected the New South Wales Liberals as they struggle to restore the administration of their branch and get traction with voters.
It’s bad news for the NSW opposition leader, Mark Speakman, whose hold on the leadership is being increasingly questioned.
Continue reading...UTS academics describe ‘culture of fear’ as enrolments put on hold for nearly a fifth of courses
The freeze comes as the university pursues $100m in cost cuts and after it announced in April it could axe 400 jobs
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Academics at the University of Technology Sydney have described feelings of stress and a “culture of fear” after the educational institution temporarily paused student enrolments for nearly a fifth of its courses, leaving staff wondering if their jobs will be among the hundreds set to be axed.
The university has stopped taking in new students for 120 of its 615 courses, including masters degrees in teaching primary and secondary education. More than 50 of the affected courses were international study options attached to other degrees. The pause will last until the end of the autumn 2026 semester.
Continue reading...Queen Camilla Was in Tears After 105-Year Old Veteran Went Off Script Honoring King Charles During VJ Day – PureWow
Ukraine says it has bombed Russian ship carrying drone parts at Caspian port
Attack on cargo vessel more than 500 miles from frontline is show of force before Trump-Putin meeting
Ukraine says it has conducted a long-range drone attack on a supply ship that it claims was carrying drone components from Iran, striking it at a port north of the Caspian Sea, in a show of force hours before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet for a summit in Alaska.
Photographs showed a partially sunken cargo vessel at Olya, near Astrakhan, more than 500 miles from the frontline. Ukraine’s military claimed credit for the attack and the overnight bombing of an oil refinery at Samara on the Volga River, deep inside Russia.
Continue reading...Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit
Itamar Ben-Gvir posts video footage showing him making threatening remarks to a gaunt Marwan Barghouti
Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted video footage in which he is seen taunting the imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in jail, prompting strong condemnation from Barghouti’s family and Palestinian leaders.
The 13-second clip shows Ben-Gvir, a far-right politician on whom the UK and several other countries imposed sanctions this year for incitement to violence against Palestinians, making threatening remarks to Barghouti while Israel’s prisons minister, Kobi Yaakobi, an ally of Ben-Gvir stands nearby.
Continue reading...Nearly 200 people killed in Pakistan in heavy rains, flash floods
Disaster agency says the majority of deaths happened in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan.
Major Lukoil Refinery Halts Oil Intake After Ukraine Strike – Bloomberg.com
- Major Lukoil Refinery Halts Oil Intake After Ukraine Strike Bloomberg.com
- Watch: Passengers escape car hit by drone in Russia BBC
- Ukrainian Strike Kills 1, Wounds 12 in Kursk The Moscow Times
- Ukraine launches drone attacks on southern Russia ahead of Trump-Putin summit The Hill
- 'Target hit' — Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast, command post in Donetsk Oblast, military says The Kyiv Independent
Which are the deadliest European cities in a heatwave? – The Economist
- Which are the deadliest European cities in a heatwave? The Economist
- Staying cool in Europe’s record-breaking heat – podcast The Guardian
- Brutal heat plagues parts of Europe, Asia and the Middle East The Washington Post
- Five key things to know about Europe's worsening heatwaves France 24
- Why this latest European heatwave is so different – and more worrying – than the rest The Independent
Mallorca vs Barcelona: La Liga – teams, start, lineups
Barcelona kick off their La Liga title defence at Mallorca on Saturday with Marcus Rashford's registration in doubt.
Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship – Ars Technica
- Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship Ars Technica
- Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches for 3rd time ever, sending weather satellite to orbit (video) Space
- First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 launched European Space Agency
- Europe says it leads the world in Earth Observation. But what is it? Euronews.com
- 1st MetOp-SG satellite launch for climate and air quality monitoring Envirotech Online
Governor Hochul Pardons Laotian Immigrant to Stop His Deportation – The New York Times
Governor Hochul Pardons Laotian Immigrant to Stop His Deportation The New York Times