- IDF blames ‘error’ for Gaza strike that killed children collecting water The Washington Post
- Gaza officials say children killed in strike as Israeli military admits 'error' BBC
- Israel bombs Gaza market, water point, as total death toll passes 58,000 Al Jazeera
- Children killed collecting water in Gaza, medical officials say, as ceasefire talks hit sticking points CNN
- IDF admits error in deadly strike on water delivery site as truce talks stay jammed The Times of Israel
Cameroon’s president seeks an eighth term at the age of 92 – AP News
- Cameroon’s president seeks an eighth term at the age of 92 AP News
- Paul Biya: Cameroon's president seeks new term to extend 43-year rule BBC
- Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, says he will seek eighth presidential term Al Jazeera
- Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya to seek eighth term France 24
- In Cameroon, Paul Biya's candidacy divides his party africanews.com
‘He wants to take all of it’ — Putin reportedly told Trump he’ll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months – The Kyiv Independent
- 'He wants to take all of it' — Putin reportedly told Trump he'll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months The Kyiv Independent
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s summer Ukraine offensive looks like its deadliest yet The Economist
- Rosenberg: Putin determined to press on despite threat of tougher sanctions BBC
- Analysis: Putin responds to Trump’s Ukraine off-ramps with ‘the middle finger’ WTOP
37 said killed in deadly clashes in predominantly Druze city in southern Syrian – The Times of Israel
- 37 said killed in deadly clashes in predominantly Druze city in southern Syrian The Times of Israel
- Sectarian clashes in Syria leave at least 30 dead and scores injured BBC
- Over 30 killed in clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city Al Jazeera
- At least 30 dead and 100 injured as armed groups clash in Syria, officials say Sky News
- Death toll in clashes between Bedouin, Druze in southern Syrian city rises to 18 The Times of Israel
Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods
In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disaster
Good morning. The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Texas has climbed to 129, including at least 27 children and counsellors at Camp Mystic in Kerr County.
With more than 160 people still missing, authorities warn that the number of casualties is likely to rise. On Sunday morning, some search operations were cancelled as heavy rain and strong winds battered the state once again.
Israel-Gaza | An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 10 people, including six children, who were waiting to collect water in Gaza, Palestinian health officials have said. Dozens of others were killed in Gaza over the weekend in a separate strike near a food aid distribution site. Meanwhile, former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has said that a proposed “humanitarian city” would be a concentration camp for Palestinians.
Health | Health officials have urged people to come forward for the measles vaccine if they are not up to date with their shots after a child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool died from the disease.
UK news | Charlotte Church, veteran peace campaigners, Trade unionists, activists and politicians, are among hundreds who have signed a letter describing the move to ban the group Palestine Action as “a major assault on our freedoms”.
Spain | Several people were hurt in a second night of anti-migrant unrest in the town of Torre Pacheco in south-east Spain after a pensioner was beaten up, authorities said.
NHS | Health secretory Wes Streeting will meet representatives from the British Medical Association this week as he looks to avert five days of strikes by resident doctors.
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Legacy Act halted investigations into 202 Troubles-related killings of British soldiers
Labour set to point to repercussions of Tory Northern Ireland legislation as justification for repealing it
Investigations into the deaths of more than 200 British soldiers were halted by the Conservatives’ Northern Ireland Legacy Act, Labour will announce, as a justification for its intention to repeal the legislation.
Hilary Benn, the Northern Ireland secretary, is expected to tell MPs on Monday afternoon that 202 live inquiries into the Troubles-related killings of members of the armed forces were brought to a stop in May 2024 and a further 23 involving veterans.
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A military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia – AP News
- A military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia AP News
- The Trump spectacle is hard to ignore as Albanese meets Xi Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australia Fires First HIMARS Long-Range Rocket in War Game With US U.S. News & World Report
- Australia says China likely to 'observe' military drills with US, seeks military base in South Pacific CNA
- Talisman Sabre 2025 Begins with Record Participation and Enduring Purpose army.mil
India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy – AP News
It’s Paradise Lost as Climate Change Remakes Europe’s Summers – The New York Times
- It’s Paradise Lost as Climate Change Remakes Europe’s Summers The New York Times
- European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate Reuters
- Extreme heat is a killer. A recent heat wave shows how much more deadly it’s becoming CNN
- Is climate change behind extreme heat and record cold? DW
- Global warming contributed to 1,500 more deaths during Europe's heat wave, study says NBC News
Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ – Financial Times
- Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ Financial Times
- UNRWA chief says Gaza has become 'graveyard of children' as medicine, fuel shortages threaten hospitals ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Struck down by malnutrition, pregnant Gazan woman can only pray for a healthy baby Reuters
- A harrowing journey to find food in Gaza NPR
- LIVE: UN says 86 percent of Gaza under Israeli forced displacement orders Al Jazeera
Dig begins at site in Ireland believed to hold remains of nearly 800 infants
Archaeologists, anthropologists and forensic experts aim to identify infants buried at former mother and baby home in Tuam
A century after Irish nuns first began to bury hundreds of infants in what would become a mass, unmarked grave, archaeologists and other specialists will start excavating the site in Tuam, County Galway.
A mechanical digger is to slowly start scraping earth on Monday at the 5,000-sq-metre (53,820 sq ft) site where the Bon Secours order is believed have interred 796 infants who died at the St Mary’s mother and baby home between 1925 and 1961.
Continue reading...Search ends for those missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea – AP News
- Search ends for those missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea AP News
- 'All Crew Muslim': ships look to dodge Red Sea attacks with messages Reuters
- Houthis Took Sailors Hostage After Attacking Ship, U.S. Says The New York Times
- Houthis now becoming more emboldened after sinking two ships in Red Sea - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Two Ships Desperately Tried to Fight Off Houthi Attacks. Help Never Arrived. - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
Small plane crashes after takeoff at London Southend Airport – AP News
- Small plane crashes after takeoff at London Southend Airport AP News
- Southend airport to remain closed after fireball plane crash BBC
- Pilots ‘waved to children’ before aircraft crashed after take-off at Southend Airport The Independent
- Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport CNN
- What Flight Radar data says on aircraft that crashed seconds after takeoff at London Southend airport The Times of India
How Trump public broadcasting cuts could hit rural America
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies at age 82 – CNN
- Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies at age 82 CNN
- Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s Former President, Dies at 82 The New York Times
- Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 BBC
- Here’s how Nigerians remember Buhari, who ruled both as a dictator and a democrat AP News
- Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dies in London aged 82 Al Jazeera
Ukraine secret service says it killed Russian agents suspected of Kyiv assassination
SBU intelligence agency claims to have ‘liquidated’ members of Russia’s FSB who were suspected of killing Colonel Ivan Voronych last week
Ukrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.
The SBU intelligence agency said in a statement that the operation had sought the arrest of the agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), who it believes were behind the killing of Colonel Ivan Voronych – also a member of the SBU security service – in Kyiv on Thursday.
Continue reading...Ukraine secret service says it killed Russian agents suspected of Kyiv assassination – The Guardian
- Ukraine secret service says it killed Russian agents suspected of Kyiv assassination The Guardian
- Russia's agents killed after intelligence officer shot dead, says Ukraine BBC
- Ukraine says it killed Russian agents suspected of assassinating intelligence officer CNN
- Ukraine, Russia trade blows in escalating spy war upi.com
- Russian agents killed after allegedly assassinating Ukraine colonel in bold daylight attack, Kyiv says CBS News
Macron says Europe’s freedom faces greatest threat since WW2 – BBC
- Macron says Europe's freedom faces greatest threat since WW2 BBC
- Macron Increases Military Spending, Saying Freedom Is Threatened The New York Times
- Macron promises billions more for French defense budget politico.eu
- Watch live: France holds Bastille Day military parade as Macron announces boost in defence spending France 24
- France's Macron announces plan to accelerate military spending Reuters