Likud ministers urge Netanyahu to annex West Bank by the end of the month – The Times of Israel

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  1. Likud ministers urge Netanyahu to annex West Bank by the end of the month  The Times of Israel
  2. Israeli Likud party ministers urge Netanyahu to annex West Bank  Reuters
  3. Likud politicians call for Israeli sovereignty over West Bank  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Saudi Arabia slams Israeli statements calling for the annexation of West Bank  Al Arabiya English
  5. Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli minister’s call for sovereignty over occupied West Bank  Arab News
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Facing blistering heat, the French ponder the unthinkable: Air conditioning – The Christian Science Monitor

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  1. Facing blistering heat, the French ponder the unthinkable: Air conditioning  The Christian Science Monitor
  2. European summers are getting brutally hot. So why is air conditioning so rare?  CNN
  3. Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning | Extreme weather  The Guardian
  4. Is 'AC guilt' justified? French papers divided over use of air conditioning amid heatwave - Press Review  France 24
  5. French government pours cold water on Le Pen’s mass air conditioning scheme  politico.eu
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NSW weather: storm brings 13-metre high waves and wild winds as BoM warns of ‘second surge’

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Vigorous coastal low forecast to keep sending severe weather across eastern New South Wales for much of Wednesday, before gradually easing on Thursday

Thousands remain without power across New South Wales after severe winds and heavy rain battered the state, with wind gusts up to 130km/h, 13-metre high waves, and several places receiving more than 200mm rain.

The Bureau of Meteorology expected a “second surge” on Wednesday night would bring a further burst of rain and wind to the south coast of NSW and eastern parts of Victoria, with peak gusts of around 90km/h possible along exposed parts of the coast.

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Von der Leyen to face Parliament confidence vote next Thursday – politico.eu

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  1. Von der Leyen to face Parliament confidence vote next Thursday  politico.eu
  2. Von der Leyen's European Commission faces no-confidence vote  DW
  3. Amid discontent to her left and right, VDL will be subjected to a no-confidence vote next week  Gulf Stream Blues
  4. #AN014: Ursula von der Leyen No Confidence Motion, Market Crisis  TradingView
  5. Vote of confidence: How the European Parliament can finish von der Leyen's Commission  Euronews.com
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Former head of Royal Navy sacked over affair with subordinate officer

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Ministry of Defence says Ben Key’s conduct fell far short of standards expected after investigation

The former head of the Royal Navy, Ben Key, has been fired and stripped of his commission after it was discovered that the married admiral had been having an affair with a female subordinate.

The Ministry of Defence said Key’s behaviour had been found to have fallen far short of the standards expected, after an investigation triggered when the woman’s husband made a complaint.

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US teen influencer detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents – CNN

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  1. US teen influencer detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents  CNN
  2. Pilot Alters Flight Path in Chile and Lands in Antarctica Without Authorization  Aviacionline
  3. Teen Influencer Detained In Antarctica While Trying To Fly To 7 Continents  iHeart
  4. Teen Pilot, On Mission To Raise Money, Held In Antarctica For Modifying Plan Without Notifying ATC  News18
  5. Teen Pilot's Antarctica Detour Ends Badly  Newser
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Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

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Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

The Israeli military used a 500lb (230kg) bomb – a powerful and indiscriminate weapon that generates a massive blast wave and scatters shrapnel over a wide area – when it attacked a target in a crowded beachfront cafe in Gaza on Monday, evidence seen by the Guardian has revealed.

Experts in international law said the use of such a munition despite the known presence of many unprotected civilians, including children, women and elderly people, was almost certainly unlawful and may constitute a war crime.

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