As Israel’s allies turn on it, here’s the least bad of the lousy options for ‘victory’ in Gaza – The Times of Israel

  1. As Israel’s allies turn on it, here’s the least bad of the lousy options for ‘victory’ in Gaza  The Times of Israel
  2. Why Israel and Hamas Won’t Stop Fighting - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  3. How the Israeli Right Explains the Aid Disaster It Created  The New Yorker
  4. Opinion | Gaza’s Hunger Is a Moral Crisis  The New York Times
  5. Israel’s greatest existential threat is its own government  MSNBC News
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Freed British-Israeli hostage accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over move to recognise Palestine

Emily Damari was held captive by Hamas for more than 15 months and says decision ‘risks rewarding terror’

A British-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas for more than 15 months has accused Keir Starmer of “moral failure” after he set the UK on course to recognise a Palestinian state.

Emily Damari, 29, who was released in January, said the prime minister was “not standing on the right side of history” and should be ashamed.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s moves against anti-graft bodies had chilling effect, warns official – Financial Times

  1. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s moves against anti-graft bodies had chilling effect, warns official  Financial Times
  2. Why did Zelenskyy try to curb autonomy of Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies?  Al Jazeera
  3. Zelensky Learned the Wrong Lesson From Trump  The Atlantic
  4. EU to Make Reduced Aid Payout to Ukraine Due to Lagging Reforms  Bloomberg.com
  5. Ukraine Girds For More Anti-Corruption Protests Ahead Of Key Bill In Parliament  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. – The Washington Post

  1. 60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.  The Washington Post
  2. At least 46 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire, Gaza hospitals say, as the war drags on  AP News
  3. LIVE: Israel starves seven more Palestinians to death in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  4. Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say, as war death toll passes 60,000  The Guardian
  5. Gaza's deadliest days linked by a pattern of attacks on families | World News  Sky News
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We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich – The Guardian

  1. We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich  The Guardian
  2. Free Press ‘Media Capitulation Index’ Reveals How the Nation’s Biggest Media Companies Are Responding to Trump  freepress.net
  3. A chicken for The New York Times, a star for Bloomberg: A new “Media Capitulation Index” ranks large media and tech companies  Nieman Lab
  4. American Crisis exclusive: The 'Media Capitulation Index'  American Crisis | Margaret Sullivan
  5. Trust in the media is crumbling  WLOS
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Thailand and Cambodia trade accusations but fragile truce holds – Reuters

  1. Thailand and Cambodia trade accusations but fragile truce holds  Reuters
  2. Thailand and Cambodia Stepped Back From War, but Their Temple Fight Remains  The New York Times
  3. Cambodians return to scenes of destruction after fleeing border fighting with Thailand  AP News
  4. Ceasefire holding along Thailand-Cambodia border as military leaders meet after days of deadly clashes  CNN
  5. Thailand and Cambodia reaffirm ceasefire after China-brokered meeting in Shanghai  ABC News
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Council recognises right of River Test to flow unimpeded and unpolluted

Test is one of only about 200 chalk streams in the world and councillors says biodiversity in and around it has declined

The right of a famous chalk stream, the Test in Hampshire, to flow freely and unpolluted has been officially recognised by politicians.

Councillors on Test Valley borough council voted unanimously to acknowledge “the intrinsic rights” of the rivers within its boundaries including the Test, which is renowned for its trout and fly fishing.

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Bank of England governor blocks Rachel Reeves’s Revolut meeting

Concerns about chancellor’s involvement in independent process over fintech’s banking licence

The governor of the Bank of England blocked a meeting that Rachel Reeves tried to secure with watchdogs and Revolut, amid concerns the chancellor was meddling in an independent process over the fintech’s UK banking licence.

Andrew Bailey intervened after learning of the plan to bring together representatives from Revolut, the Treasury and the Bank’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority, to discuss the fintech’s ambitions to become a fully authorised UK bank.

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China’s leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition – Reuters

  1. China's leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition  Reuters
  2. China Politburo Signals Confidence in Economy Despite Trade War  Bloomberg.com
  3. China Politburo Holds off on Further Stimulus - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  4. China promises to help companies slammed by tariffs, as talks with the US left in limbo  AP News
  5. China to convene gathering in October to discuss next five-year plan  South China Morning Post
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US and India launch historic joint mission that could change the way we see Earth – CNN

  1. US and India launch historic joint mission that could change the way we see Earth  CNN
  2. Nisar: Isro and Nasa set for launch of 'first-of-its-kind' satellite  BBC
  3. NASA partnership with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  NASA Science (.gov)
  4. India launches NASA-ISRO satellite to track climate threats from space  Reuters
  5. When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It  The New York Times
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Starving child in Gaza was killed minutes after receiving aid, former US military contractor says – Middle East Eye

  1. Starving child in Gaza was killed minutes after receiving aid, former US military contractor says  Middle East Eye
  2. “Designed as Death Traps”: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes  Democracy Now!
  3. 'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC  BBC
  4. Former Green Beret: The IDF is the GHF’s ‘client’  Responsible Statecraft
  5. Ex-US contractor who accused IDF of war crimes at aid sites 'falsified documents' to spread 'false narrative,' GHF says, sharing evidence  The Times of Israel
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Column | Leading genocide scholars see a genocide happening in Gaza – The Washington Post

  1. Column | Leading genocide scholars see a genocide happening in Gaza  The Washington Post
  2. Israeli rights groups break taboo with accusations of genocide  Reuters
  3. Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west's help | Owen Jones  The Guardian
  4. The world is failing the Palestinian people  Financial Times
  5. In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide  The New York Times
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UK to recognize Palestine state unless Israel stops Gaza war – DW

  1. UK to recognize Palestine state unless Israel stops Gaza war  DW
  2. UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood In September, Unless Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire is Reached  The New York Times
  3. UK may recognize a Palestinian state. And, EPA proposes removing pollution limits  NPR
  4. Bowen: UK move to recognise Palestinian state is a diplomatic crowbar to revive peace process  BBC
  5. Britain to recognize Palestine as a state unless Israel agrees to an 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza  NBC News
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NY Times admits emaciated Gazan boy on front page had ‘pre-existing health problems’ – The Times of Israel

  1. NY Times admits emaciated Gazan boy on front page had ‘pre-existing health problems’  The Times of Israel
  2. Mark Levin shrugs off Gaza famine because malnourished baby has pre-existing issues  The Independent
  3. New York Times backtracks, issues correction on Gaza famine story  foxnews.com
  4. Another Photo. Another Lie.  Honest Reporting
  5. A horrifying photograph and an invitation declined | Letters  The Guardian
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Number of asylum seekers at ex-RAF base in Essex to rise by more than 50%

Home Office to move 445 more people to MDP Wethersfield site, scene of previous anti-migrant protests

The Home Office is increasing the number of asylum seekers accommodated at a controversial military base by more than 50%.

There are about 800 asylum seekers housed at the remote former RAF base MDP Wethersfield in Essex and the Home Office is moving in 445 more.

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