- Four people stabbed near shopping mall in Finland's Tampere Reuters
- Finnish media says several people have been stabbed in the southern city of Tempere NBC News
- Several people stabbed at shopping centre in southern Finland Euronews.com
- Tampere: Four people stabbed near shopping centre in Finland Sky News
- Suspect detained after multiple stabbings at Tampere shopping mall Yle
Wildfires on Greek island Crete force thousands to evacuate – CBS News
- Wildfires on Greek island Crete force thousands to evacuate CBS News
- Wildfires are tearing through a popular tourist hotspot in Greece, forcing mass evacuations CNN
- Wildfires in Izmir Province, Turkey NASA Earthdata (.gov)
- Greece Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 1,500 People From Island of Crete The New York Times
- Watch: Beachgoers look on as wildfires burn in Greece BBC
Austria deports man to Syria for first time in 15 years
Syrian man, 32, was granted asylum in 2014 but lost refugee status because of a criminal conviction
Austria has returned a Syrian with a criminal conviction to his birth country in what it described as the first such deportation since the fall of the Assad regime.
“The deportation carried out today is part of a strict and thus fair asylum policy,” Austria’s interior minister, Gerhard Karner, said in a statement.
Continue reading...IDF says airstrike near Beirut targeted operative working for Iran’s Quds Force – The Times of Israel
- IDF says airstrike near Beirut targeted operative working for Iran’s Quds Force The Times of Israel
- Israeli drone attack in Lebanon kills 1, injures 3 near Beirut Al Jazeera
- Israeli drone strike kills 1, injures 3 near Beirut AP News
- IDF attacks Iranian Quds Force terrorist near Beirut | Watch footage from air strike Ynetnews
- Car targeted in apparent Israeli strike in area close to capital Beirut Al Arabiya English
Germany seeks deal with Taliban to deport Afghan migrants – Financial Times
- Germany seeks deal with Taliban to deport Afghan migrants Financial Times
- Germany updates: Berlin seeks deportation deal with Taliban DW
- German interior minister seeks direct migrant deportation deal with Taliban Reuters
- Germany and Austria wrestle with deportation to Syria and Afghanistan Yahoo
- Germany seeks to resume Afghan and Syrian deportations - Shafaq News شفق نيوز
US couple could face trial in France over stolen shipwreck gold – The Guardian
- US couple could face trial in France over stolen shipwreck gold The Guardian
- Stolen gold from 18th-century French shipwreck could lead to charges for U.S. novelist and her husband CBS News
- Gold, lies and eBay: US novelist, 80, accused of selling stolen gold from 18th century shipwreck The Indian Express
- US Couple Risk France Trial Over Stolen Shipwreck Gold Barron's
- Elderly US novelist and husband embroiled in scandal involving shipwreck's stolen treasure Daily Mail
Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Africa's "premier diva" has been honoured after more than 40 years in the industry.
Russian Navy deputy commander lauded by Putin is killed by Ukraine, says Moscow – Reuters
- Russian Navy deputy commander lauded by Putin is killed by Ukraine, says Moscow Reuters
- Top Russian General Killed in ‘Combat Operations’ Near Ukraine The New York Times
- Deputy Russian Navy chief killed in strike near Ukraine border BBC
- Deputy commander of Russian navy killed in strike near Ukraine frontline The Guardian
- Ukraine kills one of the highest-ranking Russian officers of the conflict CNN
Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Two tourists from UK and New Zealand killed by elephant, Zambian police say The Guardian
- British tourist among two killed by elephant at Zambian national park The Independent
- Zambia Elephant Kills Tourists New Castle News
- British tourist and her friend are killed by charging elephant during safari trip Daily Mail
South America’s Mercosur, Europe’s EFTA bloc seal trade deal – DW
- South America's Mercosur, Europe's EFTA bloc seal trade deal DW
- Mercosur, four-nation European trade bloc seal sweeping trade deal Reuters
- Fate of EU free-trade deal hangs over Mercosur summit Buenos Aires Times
- Mercosur-EFTA announce FTA negotiations successfully completed Buenos Aires Herald
- Swiss-Norway Group and South America’s Mercosur Agree on Free-Trade Deal Bloomberg
Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks
Officials say about 90 people killed since Wednesday night as Israeli security cabinet prepares for meeting
Israel has escalated its offensive in Gaza before imminent talks about a ceasefire, with warships and artillery launching one of the deadliest and most intense bombardments in the devastated Palestinian territory for many months.
Medics and officials in Gaza reported that about 90 people were killed overnight and on Thursday, including many women and children. On Tuesday night and Wednesday the toll was higher, they said. Casualties included Marwan al-Sultan, a cardiologist and director of the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, who died in an airstrike that also killed his wife and five children.
Continue reading...Four dead, 14 injured in drive-by shooting outside Chicago nightclub
The crowd was leaving the nightclub following an album release party for rapper Mello Buckzz.
Ethiopia has finished building mega-dam on Nile, PM says
The dam on the Blue Nile has caused major tensions with Egypt and Sudan, and raised fears of war.
‘Blood for food’: The US soldier-spies sidelining UN aid work in Gaza – France 24
- 'Blood for food': The US soldier-spies sidelining UN aid work in Gaza France 24
- Gaza: Evidence points to Israel’s continued use of starvation to inflict genocide against Palestinians Amnesty International
- 'Hell Yeah': U.S. Contractors Say Colleagues Firing Live Ammo at Innocent Gazans at Aid Sites Haaretz
- They Went to Get Flour With Their Mother in Gaza. “She Came Back in a White Shroud.” The Intercept
- A Dangerous Quest for Food in Gaza NPR
Ukraine signs major drone co-production deal with US Swift Beat, Zelensky announces – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine signs major drone co-production deal with US Swift Beat, Zelensky announces The Kyiv Independent
- Under a Drone-Swarmed Sky: Surviving in Eastern Ukraine The New York Times
- Ukraine’s new interceptor UAVs are starting to knock Russia’s long-range Shahed drones out of the sky The Kyiv Independent
- Zelenskyy Announces US-Ukraine Drone Production Amid Reports Of Halt In Arms Deliveries Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine and US firms sign deal for joint drone production Українська правда
UN expert calls for companies to stop doing business with Israel – BBC
- UN expert calls for companies to stop doing business with Israel BBC
- Global firms ‘profiting from genocide’ in Gaza, says UN rapporteur The Guardian
- US urges UN to remove envoy for ‘virulent antisemitism and support for terrorism’ The Times of Israel
- UN expert urges states to cut Israel trade ties over 'apocalyptic' Gaza situation Reuters
- UN report lists companies complicit in Israel’s ‘genocide’: Who are they? Al Jazeera
UN expert calls for companies to stop doing business with Israel
Francesca Albanese also accuses companies which equip Israel of complicity in war crimes.
Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador prison
The 29-year-old is now detained in Tennessee after being returned to the US and is awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.
‘A symbol of hope & inspiration – Jota was a Portuguese hero’
Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash aged 28, has been described as a symbol of hope and inspiration by Portugal football expert Marcus Alves.
US Supreme Court to review bans on trans athletes in female sports
The top court will hear challenges to state laws banning transgender athletes in female sports, in a case that could have nation-wide implications.