- Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce The New York Times
- Daily Briefing July 10: Day 643 – IDF executes ground ops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria The Times of Israel
- Israel says it launched ‘special, targeted operations’ in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Israeli military says it struck key Hamas figure in Lebanon's Tripoli Reuters
- IDF Ground Forces Enter Lebanon To Target Hezbollah Infrastructure i24NEWS
Has the Trump-Putin bromance finally run its course?
US president appears to have run out of patience with his Russian counterpart – but how that transmits into practical support for Kyiv remains to be seen
“I’m not happy with Putin. I can tell you that much right now,” Trump said, expressing his frustration with the Russian leader over the war in Ukraine. “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin … He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
It may not have been Churchillian in oratorical flourish, and with Trump everything is capable of being reversed in hours, but possibly, just possibly, the rupture between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump has happened. If so it is a transformatory moment, and a vindication for both Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives in Rome for the annual Ukraine reconstruction conference and for those others, notably the British and the French governments, who have patiently helped the scales to fall from Trump’s eyes about Putin’s true intentions. At long last and after many false starts, the US president seems to have accepted he is unpersuadable on ending the war.
Continue reading...North Korean defector sues Kim Jong-un in historic first – Korea JoongAng Daily
- North Korean defector sues Kim Jong-un in historic first Korea JoongAng Daily
- North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong-un alleging torture and sexual violence in regime’s detention facilities The Guardian
- North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong Un for abuse BBC
- Kim Jong Un To Face Criminal Lawsuit For First Time Ever From A North Korean Defector Over Human Rights Violations Benzinga
- North Korean defector files unprecedented lawsuits against Kim Jong Un NK News
EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion
European Commission unveils strategy for storing food, medicine, generators and raw materials
The EU should develop stockpiles of food, medicine, generators and raw materials to be better prepared for a military invasion, pandemic or natural disaster, the European Commission has said.
Outlining its first-ever strategy on stockpiling, the EU executive said on Wednesday member states should also consider emergency supplies of water purification products, equipment to repair undersea cables, drones and mobile bridges for use in conflicts.
Continue reading...French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained
Mayor urges people to exercise utmost caution as weather service says situation around Mediterranean is critical
More than 15,000 residents of Marseille confined to their homes have been allowed out after a wildfire on the outskirts of France’s second city was brought under control, but officials have warned the country faces an exceptionally high-risk summer.
Fanned by gale-force winds and kindled by parched vegetation, several fires have burned swathes of southern France in recent days, including Tuesday’s just north of the port city. The weather service has said the weeks ahead could be critical.
Continue reading...Intentional Act? Investigators Now Believe Pilots May Have Cut Fuel In Deadly Air India Boeing 787 Crash – View from the Wing
- Intentional Act? Investigators Now Believe Pilots May Have Cut Fuel In Deadly Air India Boeing 787 Crash View from the Wing
- Air India crash investigation focuses on movement of engine fuel control switches The Air Current
- With Air India crash report imminent, theories shift to 787 switches The Seattle Times
- Boeing Stock Is Rising. Air India Crash Investigators Focus on Fuel Switches. Barron's
- Fuel Cutoff Switches Eyed in Air India Dreamliner Crash AVweb
Indian workers go on a daylong nationwide strike against Modi’s economic reforms – AP News
- Indian workers go on a daylong nationwide strike against Modi’s economic reforms AP News
- Hundreds of thousands of workers across India go on daylong nationwide strike against Modi proposals PBS
- Over 25 crore workers joined the strike, claim trade unions The Hindu
- Bharat Bandh today: Public services likely to be hit; 10 things to know about nationwide strike Times of India
- Bharat Bandh On July 9: Who Called It, What's Open, What's Closed NDTV
Musk’s Grok chatbot praises Hitler and insults politicians
Anti-hate campaigners say the posts were "irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic."
Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey – The New York Times
- Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey The New York Times
- PKK’s jailed leader Ocalan says armed struggle against Turkiye over Al Jazeera
- Jailed PKK leader Ocalan says armed struggle with Turkey is over Reuters
- Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader renews disarmament call in rare video Financial Times
- PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urges end to armed struggle The Jerusalem Post
More than 100 hurt as efforts to contain Marseille wildfire continue
The city's mayor says the fire is "decreasing" but is still not completely under control.
Gaza truce talks reportedly stall despite second Netanyahu-Trump meeting
A Palestinian official says key sticking points at the indirect negotiations in Qatar include how aid will be distributed.
Doctor reveals exact moment he realised Erin Patterson had poisoned the mushroom lunch – The Tab
- Doctor reveals exact moment he realised Erin Patterson had poisoned the mushroom lunch The Tab
- 'You did it': How doctor realised mushroom cook was a killer BBC
- Mushroom trial spawns toxic media hot takes after Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict | Weekly Beast The Guardian
- ‘Mushroom murder’ trial: Jury finds Australian woman deliberately killed lunch guests with poisoned Beef Wellington CNN
- Celebrity chef dismayed over recipe used by Australia's mushroom killer France 24
Canadian troops arrested in alleged plot to seize part of Québec – The Washington Post
- Canadian troops arrested in alleged plot to seize part of Québec The Washington Post
- Canadian police seize largest ever weapons cache in terrorism inquiry The Guardian
- Canadian Armed Group Charged in Plot to Seize Quebec Land The New York Times
- Canadian Armed Forces members plotted 'anti-government militia', police say BBC
- Members of Canadian military among four charged in ‘extremist’ plot to grab land in Quebec CNN
French police raid far-right National Rally’s headquarters – politico.eu
- French police raid far-right National Rally’s headquarters politico.eu
- Police raid headquarters of French far-right National Rally party The Guardian
- French Police Raid National Rally Offices Over Campaign Finances The New York Times
- French right-wing National Rally party HQ raided by police in 'harassment operation' Fox News
- French police raid on National Rally HQ prompts outrage from party leaders BBC
George Conway Flags Trump’s Awkward New Admission As Fresh Proof He’s ‘A Fool’ – HuffPost
Column | In expanding trade war, Trump digs U.S. into a geopolitical hole – The Washington Post
- Column | In expanding trade war, Trump digs U.S. into a geopolitical hole The Washington Post
- Trump's Tariff Threat to BRICS Over 'Anti-American' Concern Time Magazine
- Why is Trump threatening higher tariffs on ‘anti-American’ Brics nations? The Independent
- China Reacts to Trump's New BRICS Tariff Threat Newsweek
- BRICS nations push back as Trump warns of tariffs NPR
Pope Leo interrupts vacation to appeal for action on climate change – Reuters
- Pope Leo interrupts vacation to appeal for action on climate change Reuters
- Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass usccb
- The new Mass 'for the care of creation' is a mixed bag National Catholic Reporter
- Why has Pope Leo XIV started a new ‘green Mass’ tradition? Euronews.com
- Our ‘Common Home’ and Christian Realism The Catholic Thing
At least three dead in New Mexico flash flooding
A man and two children were swept downstream, following other deadly deluges in neighbouring Texas.
Taiwan launches biggest war games with simulated attacks against military command – Reuters
- Taiwan launches biggest war games with simulated attacks against military command Reuters
- Han Kuang: What happens in Taiwan's military exercise to defend against China? BBC
- Taiwan holds huge war games to role play Chinese invasion scenarios Al Jazeera
- Taiwan Holds Most Expansive Annual Drills Ever to Counter China Bloomberg
- Taiwan begins 10-day military drills to counter Chinese threats ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Royal Family Welcomes President Macron to UK for State Visit With Pomp and Pizazz – The New York Times
- Royal Family Welcomes President Macron to UK for State Visit With Pomp and Pizazz The New York Times
- Watch: Macron's day with the Royal Family BBC
- Britain, France and the necessary relationship Financial Times
- Europe should reduce US and China ‘dual dependencies’, Macron warns The Guardian
- Starmer and Macron agree on need for new migrant deterrent, UK says Reuters