Death toll in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes hits 32, over 130 injured
Cambodia reports additional 12 deaths as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out between the neighbours.
Two teens jailed over machete murder of 14-year-old on London bus
Attack reignited concern around the ongoing problem of knife crime that has plagued the British capital for years.
Artist explores the toxic mining legacy of Zambia’s ‘black mountains’
A major exhibition about the dangerous lives of the boys and young men who scour slag heaps in search of copper.
Hong Kong police offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists – AP News
- Hong Kong police offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists AP News
- UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists BBC
- Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas The Guardian
- Hong Kong authorities slap bounty on Australian citizen Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- UK blasts Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas Al Jazeera
Polls open in Taiwan’s key ‘recall election’ closely watched by China
Voting has started in a recall election that could see the unseating of dozens of opposition Kuomintang lawmakers.
Democrats request copy of Epstein ‘birthday book’ that reportedly contains Trump poem
Ro Khanna and Robert Garcia seek ‘complete and unredacted copy’ of book from Epstein estate lawyers
House Democrats on Friday sent a letter to the attorneys representing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein requesting a copy of the so-called “birthday book” that reportedly contains a crude poem and doodle from Donald Trump in celebration of the late sex offender’s 50th birthday.
In the letter, California congressmen Ro Khanna and Robert Garcia say the contents of the book may be “essential” to congressional oversight of the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein controversy. In the letter, they ask for a “complete and unredacted” copy of the book by 10 August.
Continue reading...Ten killed, 12 injured in Vietnam sleeper bus road crash
Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh calls for probe into road accident a week after deadly Ha Long Bay boat disaster.
Family sues after funeral home sends son’s brain in unmarked leaking box
Remains of Timothy Garlington shipped from Georgia funeral home to another in Pennsylvania
Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week.
The father, Lawrence Butler, said the discovery was overwhelming at a news conference on Thursday, leaving a horrific memory that mars the other memories of a “good young man”, their son, Timothy Garlington.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,248
Here are the key events on day 1,248 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
School-leavers losing their lives for Russia in Putin’s war with Ukraine
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.
School-leavers losing their lives for Russia in Putin’s war with Ukraine
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.
Judge dismisses Trump officials’ lawsuit over Chicago sanctuary policies
Blow to US president as judge rejects claim that sanctuary policies ‘thwart’ federal efforts to enforce immigration laws
A judge in Illinois dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit Friday that sought to disrupt limits Chicago imposes on cooperation between federal immigration agents and local police.
The lawsuit, filed in February, alleged that so-called sanctuary laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.
Continue reading...Thais and Cambodians slug it out on social media, as border tensions flare
A war of words is raging on social media, a years-long battleground for Thais and Cambodians.
Thais and Cambodians slug it out on social media, as border tensions flare
A war of words is raging on social media, a years-long battleground for Thais and Cambodians.
Tee time with Trump – striking balls and deals over 18 holes
For some US presidents, golf was a break from work - but for Trump, visiting Scotland this weekend, it is anything but.
EU-China summit exposes deepening tensions – DW
- EU-China summit exposes deepening tensions DW
- EU-China ties at 'inflection point', von der Leyen says after tense Beijing summit Reuters
- Beijing’s Trade Tactics, Ukraine Stance Cast Pall Over Europe-China Ties The Wall Street Journal
- China Fails to Capitalize on Europe’s Grievances Over US Tariffs Bloomberg
- China’s Xi calls for pragmatism at summit with EU in uncertain times Al Jazeera
Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants
The drastic manoeuvre was necessary to avoid collision with another plane, according to reports.
Cambodia calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ with Thailand as deadly clashes enter a third day
Thousands of people have been evacuated from either side of the border, while fighting has left at least 32 people dead
Cambodia wants an “immediate ceasefire” with Thailand, the country’s envoy to the United Nations has said, with Bangkok also signalling an openness to talks after two days of deadly clashes that have left 32 dead and thousands displaced.
“Cambodia asked for an immediate ceasefire – unconditionally – and we also call for the peaceful solution of the dispute,” said UN ambassador Chhea Keo, after a closed meeting of the Council attended by Cambodia and Thailand.
Continue reading...Law professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading University of Melbourne to ‘destruction’ sues for discrimination
Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker files court application against university after 2023 email to Melbourne law school dean leaked last month
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A University of Melbourne law professor who wrote an email saying the institution was dictated to by “‘Blak’ activists” who were leading it to “destruction” is suing Australia’s top-ranked university for discrimination.
Last month, a 2023 email written by Dr Eric Descheemaeker to the then head of the Melbourne Law School (MLS) was leaked and posted around the university’s Parkville campus. In the email, in response to the announcement of a cultural safety review at the university, Descheemaeker said MLS was “celebrating the ‘noble savage’” and likened it to an “ideological re-education camp”.
Continue reading...What is inside the GHF food aid box being distributed in Gaza?
BBC Verify examines the meals handed out to Gazans - and why their nutritional value is questioned by some experts.