Watch: Protesters pack Tel Aviv square to demand Gaza ceasefire
Demonstrators urged Isreal's leaders to end the war and bring back the hostages.
Thailand warns clashes with Cambodia could ‘move towards war’
Intense fighting at the disputed border has killed at least 16 people and displaced tens of thousands.
‘Come with me, Chuck E’: Florida police arrest mascot for credit card fraud as children look on
Police arrested employee of the chain after credit card stolen from customer was allegedly found in his possession
Florida police have arrested a Chuck E Cheese mascot for credit card fraud, telling him “Chuck E, come with me” and leading him away in handcuffs while still in his gigantic mouse head costume as horrified children looked on.
Police confirmed to the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper that they had arrested Jermell Jones, an employee of the chain of family entertainment centers, on three felonies.
Continue reading...Iran meets European diplomats for renewed nuclear talks
The talks are the first since Israel and the US attacked Tehran's nuclear facilities in June.
Israel trying to deflect blame for widespread starvation in Gaza
Officials and ministers either deny that Palestinians are being affected by hunger or say it is not Israel’s fault
Israel is pursuing an extensive PR effort to remove itself from blame for the starvation and killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza in the face of overwhelming evidence that it is responsible.
As dozens of governments, UN organisations and other international figures have detailed Israel’s culpability, officials and ministers in Israel have attempted to suggest that there is no hunger in Gaza, that if hunger exists it is not Israel’s fault, or to blame Hamas or the UN and aid organisations for problems with distribution of aid.
Continue reading...Deadly typhoon causes flooding across Philippines
A powerful typhoon has caused extreme flooding across the Philippines, affecting millions of people.
How Epstein case is tearing apart Maga’s online conspiracy wing
In conspiratorial pro-Trump spaces online, arguments rage over the US president's approach to the long-running saga.
School roof collapse in western India kills 7 children and injures at least 21 – ABC News
- School roof collapse in western India kills 7 children and injures at least 21 ABC News
- 7 Children Are Killed in School Roof Collapse in India The New York Times
- India: School children killed in Rajasthan as roof collapses DW
- Seven children dead in India school collapse The Telegraph
- At least four children dead in school roof collapse in India Al Jazeera
Why is India’s Dharmasthala temple at the centre of a mass murder case?
A former temple cleaner in India claims supervisors forced him to bury the bodies of hundreds of murdered women.
Fact check: Did US go from ice cream trade surplus to deficit under Biden?
Trump administration says increased imports from Italy under former President Joe Biden changed the ice cream game.
Storms dump a year of rain on North China, Beijing braces for floods – Reuters
- Storms dump a year of rain on North China, Beijing braces for floods Reuters
- Beijing warns of geological disasters as storms lash Baoding again Reuters
- Storms dump nearly a year of rain in northern China, Beijing braces for floods Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Beijing issues warning of geological disasters after intense rainfall Yahoo Home
- Op-Ed: Chinese floods — Severe downpours a major risk to food and economy Digital Journal
Trump’s tariff could devastate Brazil’s small-scale coffee producers
Experts warn the US tariff will hurt Brazil’s family farmers, who produce two-thirds of the country’s coffee output.
Watch: Trump jokes he wants Powell to lower interest rates in tense exchange
The US president and Federal Reserve chair bickered over the cost and timeline of the Fed’s headquarters renovation project during a tour.
Philippine Supreme Court rules impeachment bid against vice president is unconstitutional – AP News
- Philippine Supreme Court rules impeachment bid against vice president is unconstitutional AP News
- Philippines top court blocks impeachment bid against Sara Duterte BBC
- Philippines top court throws out impeachment complaint against VP Duterte Reuters
- Senators: Sara Duterte impeachment court to proceed despite SC order Inquirer.net
- Impeachment probe of Philippine VP Sara Duterte voided by Supreme Court Al Jazeera
Thailand urges bilateral talks with Cambodia, open to regional mediation
Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman tells Al Jazeera direct talks with Cambodia are priority as deadly clashes continue.
Mark Carney urges Israel to give up control of Gaza aid flow – Politico
Santa feels the heat as Lapland buckles in Finland’s record-breaking heatwave
After an unusually cold early summer, Finland has seen two weeks of temperatures topping 30C.
Loneliness is a global health threat and a political failure
Social disconnection is as deadly as smoking and heart disease. The WHO now has a plan to help countries fight back.
Middle East crisis live: Gaza running out of specialised food to save malnourished children, UN agencies say
Supplies of ready-to-use-therapeutic food will be depleted by mid-August if nothing changes, says Unicef
Gaza is on the brink of running out of the specialised therapeutic food needed to save the lives of severely malnourished children, United Nations and humanitarian agencies say.
“We are now facing a dire situation, that we are running out of therapeutic supplies,” Salim Oweis, a spokesperson for Unicef in Amman, Jordan, told Reuters on Thursday, saying supplies of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), a crucial treatment, would be depleted by mid-August if nothing changed.
Continue reading...Russia launches record attacks on Ukraine as country struggles to defend itself
Moscow’s drone production is improving, leading to rise in salvoes and civilian casualties
Night by night, the blitz develops. Russian drones, decoys, cruise and ballistic missiles – increasingly aimed at a single city or location – are being launched in record numbers into Ukraine, straining the country’s ability to defend itself and raising questions about how well it can endure another winter of war.
One day earlier this month, 728 drones and 13 missiles were launched, mostly at the western city of Lutsk, home to many Ukrainian airfields. Large salvoes now come more frequently: every three to five days, rather than every 10 to 12, and civilian casualties are rising: 232 people were killed in June, the highest monthly level for three years.
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