World’s thirst for matcha dries up global supplies
Surging demand, smaller tea crops due to heatwaves and US tariffs on Japan are pushing up matcha prices.
World’s thirst for matcha dries up global supplies
Surging demand, smaller tea crops due to heatwaves and US tariffs on Japan are pushing up matcha prices.
‘Kill them all’: Sectarian violence turns Syrian city into a slaughterhouse – Los Angeles Times
- ‘Kill them all’: Sectarian violence turns Syrian city into a slaughterhouse Los Angeles Times
- In Syria’s Sweida, the stench of death still lingers days after sectarian bloodshed AP News
- 'They shot patients in beds' – BBC hears claims of massacre at Suweida hospital BBC
- Inside Syria’s Sectarian Cauldron: Kidnapping Triggers Cascade of Violence The Wall Street Journal
- Hospitals in Syria's Sweida struggling after sectarian clashes, WHO says Reuters
Donald Trump set for trade talks with Europe as he arrives in Scotland
US president says chances of reaching a trade deal with the EU are '50-50' ahead of his August 1 tariff deadline.
Send the Pope to Gaza – Current Affairs.org
- Send the Pope to Gaza Current Affairs.org
- Pope condemns Israel's attack against church, calls for end to 'barbarity' usccb
- Causing strategic, moral harm, Netanyahu lets others dictate Israel’s ties with Christians The Times of Israel
- Israeli Strike on Gaza Church Leaves Three Dead Christianity Today
- We ask God to let us live in peace Vatican News
‘Ignoring hot flushes is wrong’: study challenges assumptions about perimenopause symptoms
Research notes lack of interventions for perimenopausal women despite finding that hot flushes and night sweats can be as severe as for those of menopause
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Almost 40% of women going through perimenopause experience moderate to severe hot flushes and night sweats but have no treatment options, new research has found.
The study, published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, explored differences in symptom prevalence by menopausal stage among women aged 40-69 years.
Continue reading...Ex-Sun editor David Dinsmore to take up government communications role
Dinsmore will join Whitehall as civil servant in top communications role after reportedly impressing Starmer during interview
A former editor of the Sun will take up a senior communications role at the heart of government.
David Dinsmore, editor of the tabloid from 2013 to 2015, will be a civil service appointment rather than a political adviser, tasked with improving the government’s communications operation. The role is separate to the No 10 director of communications.
Continue reading...With Trump go-ahead, Skydance and Paramount to complete merger in August
The merger has faced scrutiny for what critics view as capitulations to Donald Trump, including a $16m settlement.
‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.
‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.
‘Pro-China’ politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out
Early results of the hugely controversial vote indicate the opposition will keep its majority in Taiwan's parliament.
Is this Gaza’s ‘bomb the tracks’ moment? – +972 Magazine
- Is this Gaza’s ‘bomb the tracks’ moment? +972 Magazine
- Yes, The New York Times is committing genocidal journalism Al Jazeera
- Opinion | Strong Views on Israel and Genocide The New York Times
- Outrage at Gaza's destruction is no longer enough Le Monde.fr
- Jeremy Bowen: Israel's allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up BBC
France’s decision to recognise Palestine ups pressure on UK’s Starmer
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he'll recognise Palestine only as part of a wider peace deal.
‘We are dying’: Palestinians slam world’s inaction as hunger ravages Gaza
Gaza hospitals report 10 more deaths from starvation as Israel's blockade plunges enclave into worsening crisis.
Devon and Cornwall crime commissioner sorry for multiple bodies claim
Police say only one set of human remains found after Alison Hernandez told meeting ‘dead bodies’ recovered from site
A police and crime commissioner has apologised for claiming that multiple human remains had been discovered in woodland in Cornwall at the centre of a murder investigation.
Alison Hernandez told a meeting of the Devon and Cornwall police and crime panel that “dead bodies” had been found at Sticker, near St Austell, and investigations were continuing to establish exactly how many.
Continue reading...After 41 years: Lebanese terrorist freed in France celebrated in Beirut – Ynetnews
- After 41 years: Lebanese terrorist freed in France celebrated in Beirut Ynetnews
- Pro-Palestinian convict freed by France after 41 years BBC
- Lebanese terrorist convicted of killing Israeli diplomat freed by France after 40 years The Times of Israel
- Militant Georges Abdallah arrives in Lebanon after more than 40 years in French detention PBS
- Pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter freed from France welcomed home in Beirut Al Jazeera
Hundreds bang pots, pans in London in Gaza hunger crisis protest
Protesters banged pots and pans on Downing Street in London to denounce Gaza’s urgent hunger crisis.
US confirms it will destroy contraceptives previously designated as aid
International reproductive rights groups slam the Trump administration's decision as 'cruel and ideologically driven'.
Milei tames inflation, but Argentines still struggle to afford basics
In 1.5 years, Milei has radically cut inflation, but Argentina is one of the most expensive countries in Latin America.
Al Jazeera condemns Israeli incitement against Gaza reporter Anas al-Sharif
Al Jazeera says incitement campaign aims to 'justify targeting of journalists' as Israel continues to bombard Gaza.