- A plea for peace from Taybeh Vatican News
- Top church leaders accuse Israeli authorities of abetting settler attacks in Taybeh The Times of Israel
- Church leaders, diplomats, condemn Israeli settler violence in West Bank Al Jazeera
- Archons condemn Israeli settler attack on Palestinian Christian village Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Clerics accuse West Bank settlers of attacking Christian sites Reuters
I’m ‘disappointed but not done’ with Putin, Trump tells BBC
Trump says he trusts "almost nobody" in exclusive interview discussing the war in Ukraine, Nato and the UK.
World’s ‘oldest’ marathon runner dies at 114 in hit-and-run
Police say Singh was walking in his village in India's Punjab state when an unidentified vehicle hit him.
Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than 4 years in prison – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than 4 years in prison ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- U.K. men sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for cutting down iconic Sycamore Gap Tree CBS News
- Sycamore Gap pair jailed for four years and three months – live updates The Guardian
- Men jailed for felling 'irreplaceable' Sycamore Gap tree BBC
- Men Who Felled Sycamore Gap Tree Are Given Prison Sentences in U.K. The New York Times
US-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza still under discussion, but optimism fading – Reuters
- US-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza still under discussion, but optimism fading Reuters
- Netanyahu Ends Washington Trip Without a Gaza Truce The New York Times
- Opinion | The outlines of a Gaza deal are obvious. But the suffering continues. The Washington Post
- Gaza ceasefire talks on verge of collapse, Palestinian officials say BBC
- Israel has eased stance on IDF pullback in Gaza, but not enough for Hamas — diplomat The Times of Israel
Seth Meyers Is Amused by MAGA’s Epstein Infighting – The New York Times
As theories swirl about Air India crash, key details remain unknown
Experts have raised questions about information not included in the preliminary report, writes Theo Leggett.
Air India crash: As theories swirl, key details remain unknown – BBC
- Air India crash: As theories swirl, key details remain unknown BBC
- Air India crash: Boeing fuel switches in the spotlight DW
- 32 seconds to disaster: How a routine takeoff turned catastrophic Reuters
- Air India Chief Says Preliminary Crash Report Raises Fresh Questions The Wall Street Journal
- Airlines are inspecting Boeing 787 fuel switches after the first Air India crash report put them in the spotlight Business Insider
Insects listen in on plants ‘talking,’ groundbreaking Israeli study is first to show – The Times of Israel
- Insects listen in on plants ‘talking,’ groundbreaking Israeli study is first to show The Times of Israel
- Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists BBC
- Israeli research finds that when plants talk, insects listen Reuters
- For The First Time, An Animal Has Been Shown Responding To Plant-Produced Sounds IFLScience
- First scientific evidence of auditory interaction between plants and animals Phys.org
Sudan’s RSF kills about 300 people in North Kordofan, rights group says
Emergency Lawyers says paramilitary force set fire to villages, killing dozens, including children and pregnant women.
EU foreign ministers set to weigh sanctions against Israel over Gaza war – The Times of Israel
- EU foreign ministers set to weigh sanctions against Israel over Gaza war The Times of Israel
- EU ministers ask for more info from Israel on their new deal to ramp up aid to Gaza AP News
- EU sees some good signs on Gaza aid but more needed, says EU foreign policy chief Reuters
- Egypt says Israel-EU agreement has not increased aid to Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Will Allow More Aid Into Gaza, Officials Say The New York Times
US court briefly pauses Trump’s move to end protective status for Afghans
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from removing temporary protective status of nearly 12,000 Afghans.
Jammed and confused: Alaska trial shows pitfalls of fielding US drones – Defense News
- Jammed and confused: Alaska trial shows pitfalls of fielding US drones Defense News
- Why the U.S. Is Way Behind China in Making Drones for War The New York Times
- Opinion | How Can the U.S. Win the Wars of the Future? The Wall Street Journal
- Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War? The New Yorker
- Drone Warfare Reshaping Defense Strategies SOF News
China’s economy grows at steady pace despite Trump’s trade war
China's GDP grew 1.1 percent from April to June despite US tariffs, official data shows.
China economic growth slows in face of Trump tariffs
Beijing says the economy grew by 5.2% in the three months to the end of June, compared to the same time last year.
UN’s Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine
The Hague Group aims to agree political, economic and legal actions in ‘existential hour’ for Israel and Palestine
The UN rapporteur hit with sanctions by the US last week has vowed not to be silenced as she hailed a 30-nation conference aimed at ending Israel’s occupation of Palestine as “the most significant political development in the past 20 months”.
Francesca Albanese will say the two-day gathering in Bogotá, Colombia, starting on Tuesday and including China, Spain and Qatar, comes at “an existential hour” for Israel and the Palestinian people.
Continue reading...France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger
Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian
More than a century after its troops burned villages and looted cultural artefacts in the quest to include Niger in its west African colonial portfolio, France has signalled willingness over possible restitution, but is yet to acknowledge responsibility.
“France remains open to bilateral dialogue with the Nigerien authorities, as well as to any collaboration concerning provenance research or patrimonial cooperation,” the office of France’s permanent representative to the UN wrote in a document seen by the Guardian.
Continue reading...Meta to spend hundreds of billions to build AI data centres
The founder of the social media giant said one of the sites would cover an area nearly the size of Manhattan.
Seven rescued, 11 missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia’s Mentawai
Rescue effort under way after boat carrying 18 people capsizes in bad weather off the Mentawai Islands.
Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists
It opens up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between plants and animals.