- 'She saw them burn': Gaza girl 'devastated' after family killed in Israeli strike Middle East Eye
- Live: Israel bombs Gaza journalist’s home, killing at least eight Al Jazeera
- IDF says dozens of targets struck across Gaza over past 48 hours The Times of Israel
- Unable to Justify Their Army Killing Children in Gaza, Israelis Retreat Into Deep Denial Haaretz
- Israeli strike kills nine of Gaza doctor's children BBC
Young offenders at Midlands prison ‘dehumanised’ by violence, say mothers
Families share incidents of sons being slashed and afraid to leave their cells at HMP Swinfen Hall
Young offenders at a troubled prison in the Midlands have been stabbed, “dehumanised” and are “becoming more violent” in order to survive, mothers of prisoners have told the Guardian.
HMP Swinfen Hall, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, has seen a growing number of disturbances, including the intervention of riot officers. The prison officers union last month called for the Ministry of Justice to intervene and clear the place of weapons after several staff members were attacked.
Continue reading...Israel-Gaza war: UN says it is unsure how much aid has been delivered inside Gaza by Israeli-backed logistics group – as it happened
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says lorry loads of food have been delivered to sites in Gaza but UN humanitarian agency says it is unaware if any aid has been distributed
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has written a powerful opinion piece in Israeli newspaper Hareetz, saying Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza and carrying out the “indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing” of Palestinian civilians.
Olmert said that over the last year he had publicly rejected accusations of genocide and war crimes being levelled at Israel, arguing that although “excessive killing happened” the Israeli government did not “give orders to hit Gazan civilians indiscriminately”. But he said his view has changed over recent weeks. Olmert, who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2009, wrote in the Hareetz opinion piece:
What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing of civilians.
We’re not doing this due to loss of control in any specific sector, not due to some disproportionate outburst by some soldiers in some unit. Rather, it’s the result of government policy – knowingly, evilly, maliciously, irresponsibly dictated. Yes, Israel is committing war crimes.
Continue reading...British man sentenced to 10 months in Bali for drug offenses after death penalty charge dropped – AP News
- British man sentenced to 10 months in Bali for drug offenses after death penalty charge dropped AP News
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- Cumbrian man handed Bali prison sentence for drug offence BBC
- Thomas Parker: British man sentenced in Bali after facing death penalty over MDMA package The Independent
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Nepali breaks world record with 31st summit of Mount Everest
Kami Rita, a 55-year-old Sherpa known as “Everest Man”, first climbed the world’s highest mountain in 1994.
Two of 10 prisoners who escaped from New Orleans jail remain on the run
Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves still at large, while at least 11 people arrested on suspicion of aiding prisoners
Two of the 10 prisoners who escaped from New Orleans’s jail on 16 May remained on the run as of Tuesday, after three more of the group were rearrested on Monday, authorities said.
One of the men was arrested by local police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, about 80 miles north-west of New Orleans. Two others were arrested in Walker county, Texas, Louisiana state police said on the Twitter/X.
Continue reading...Australia dust storm turns town orange
Video shows a severe dust storm turning an Australian town orange as strong winds whip across South Australia
Gaza influencer, 11, among dozens of children killed by recent Israeli strikes | First Thing
Yaqeen Hammad is one of dozens of minors killed by Israeli attacks. Plus, US faces another summer of extreme heat
Good morning.
Eleven-year-old Yaqeen Hammad, Gaza’s youngest social media influencer, is among the dozens of children killed by Israel in recent strikes as its forces intensify their military offensive across the Palestinian territory.
How has Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza in recent days? Israeli airstrikes killed at least 52 people on Monday, including 31 in a school turned shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local health officials.
What is the latest with Israel’s aid blockade? A US-backed group tasked with delivering supplies said it had begun operations on Monday, in a plan endorsed by Israel but rejected by the UN.
How are Israel’s allies responding? The UK, France and Canada have called for Israel to end the siege of Gaza, with the British foreign secretary calling Israeli actions “monstrous”. But, as Patrick Wintour explains in Today in Focus, allies have not yet used all the tools at their disposal.
Continue reading...Europe’s “harsh words” for Israel “a positive thing”
Saul Takahashi on the EU’s shift in tone toward Israel’s war on Gaza and whether its words will lead to real action.
White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims
Exclusive: Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides
The White House has lost confidence in a Pentagon leak investigation that Pete Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides last month, after advisers were told that the aides had supposedly been outed by an illegal warrantless National Security Agency (NSA) wiretap.
The extraordinary explanation alarmed the advisers, who also raised it with people close to JD Vance, because such a wiretap would almost certainly be unconstitutional and an even bigger scandal than a number of leaks.
Continue reading...Trump pardons former sheriff convicted of bribery
The US president says Scott Jenkins is a "victim of an overzealous Biden Department of Justice".
French first lady seen shoving President Macron in the face in viral clip and more top headlines – Fox News
- French first lady seen shoving President Macron in the face in viral clip and more top headlines Fox News
- Emmanuel Macron's wife seen shoving him in the face in viral clip as France's first couple arrives in Vietnam Fox News
- Classroom crush to face push: Key moments in the Macrons' relationship Sky News
- ‘It’s Nonsense’: Macron Plays Down Video of Shove From Wife The New York Times
- Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron’s scandal-plagued relationship: From student-teacher affair to the shocking physical altercation New York Post
Unable to Justify Their Army Killing Children in Gaza, Israelis Retreat Into Deep Denial – Haaretz
- Unable to Justify Their Army Killing Children in Gaza, Israelis Retreat Into Deep Denial Haaretz
- Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say The New York Times
- Girl tells Al Jazeera how she escaped school inferno Al Jazeera
- Israel Bombs Home of Gaza Pediatrician, Killing 9 of Her 10 Kids, in Latest Attack on Health Workers Democracy Now!
- Israeli airstrikes kill 54 people in Gaza Vatican News
France’s National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options – AP News
- France’s National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options AP News
- France’s National Assembly votes in favour of legalising assisted dying The Guardian
- France’s lower house of parliament adopts bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication ABC News
- French MPs back law to allow assisted dying BBC
- French lawmakers pass assisted dying bill in historic first vote politico.eu
Sweden hauls in Israeli ambassador over Gaza humanitarian crisis – politico.eu
- Sweden hauls in Israeli ambassador over Gaza humanitarian crisis politico.eu
- Sweden to summon Israeli ambassador over Gaza Reuters
- Sweden to summon Israeli envoy as Scandinavian leaders escalate criticism over Gaza aid The Times of Israel
- Finnish leaders urge Israel to follow international law, allow aid to reach Gaza Yle
- Sweden, Norway condemn Israel's Gaza aid blockade - Shafaq News شفق نيوز
Germany’s Merz: No more range limits for weapons to Ukraine – DW
- Germany's Merz: No more range limits for weapons to Ukraine DW
- Germany's Merz says Western allies no longer impose range limits on Ukrainian weapons Le Monde.fr
- What Germany’s Green Light for Ukraine to Strike Inside Russia Means for the War Time Magazine
- Germany's chancellor ends weapons range limits for Ukraine despite Russian nuclear threats Fox News
- US, Europe lift ‘range restrictions’ on Ukraine missiles: Why it matters Al Jazeera
The New Dark Age – Yahoo
- The New Dark Age Yahoo
- Trump’s attack on science is growing fiercer and more indiscriminate The Economist
- Funding is drying up, and so are career options. Some budding scientists are debating abandoning their research. The Boston Globe
- Reversing the brain drain: Can Europe successfully woo scientists amid US research cuts? France 24
- Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades The New York Times
EU ministers approve new 150 bln-euro arms fund – Reuters
- EU ministers approve new 150 bln-euro arms fund Reuters
- EU approves €150 billion for ‘SAFE’ arms fund to boost defence France 24
- Updated: EU formally adopts $170 billion defense plan amid Russia's war against Ukraine The Kyiv Independent
- EU’s SAFE joint defence lending programme wins final Council approval Euractiv
- Europe’s defense awakening needs a second engine politico.eu
Anger as Zimbabwe leader approves new radio levy for motorists
The measure sparks criticism from motorists and opposition, who see it as an extra tax burden.
KFC plans to invest £1.5bn in UK and Ireland, creating thousands of jobs
Fast-food chain’s plan on back of booming fried chicken market includes opening 500 new restaurants
KFC is to invest almost £1.5bn and create thousands of jobs in the UK and Ireland over the next five years, as the fast-food chain seeks to capitalise on the booming popularity of fried chicken.
The chain, which is celebrating its 60th year of operations in the UK, said it plans to invest £1.49bn to grow and upgrade its existing 1,000-outlet estate.
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