Israel allows UN to bring 93 aid trucks into Gaza as international pressure mounts – The Times of Israel

  1. Israel allows UN to bring 93 aid trucks into Gaza as international pressure mounts  The Times of Israel
  2. Netanyahu Says Israel Will Take Over Gaza as It Allows Food to Trickle Into Enclave  WSJ
  3. What is the new US-backed Gaza aid plan and why doesn't the UN like it ?  Reuters
  4. Israel Wavers as Far Right and Military Disagree on Gaza Strategy  The New York Times
  5. Israel lets limited aid into Gaza, as Netanyahu says allies can't tolerate "images of mass famine"  CBS News
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New Australian free-to-air TV rules could allow alcohol ads from 10am, even on weekends and school holidays

Media authority mulls Free TV Australia’s proposed revised code of practice to expand daytime hours when M programming is permitted

Free-to-air broadcasters want classification rules changed to allow an additional 800 hours of alcohol ads every year despite one in three children already being exposed to liquor commercials on television.

Despite laws banning alcohol marketing during children’s viewing hours, broadcasters have a “sports loophole” in their code of practice, which permits the airing of alcohol ads during televised sporting events.

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Gran Canaria migrant centre closed after allegations of child abuse

Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimes

A court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.

Police entered the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas on Monday where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre.

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Spike Lee says Highest 2 Lowest is his last film with Denzel Washington

Director says his fifth movie with the actor will probably be their last project together as Washington ‘has been talking about retirement’

The collaboration between Spike Lee and Denzel Washington has spanned four decades and tackled many aspects of African American life. But Lee feels their latest venture, the kidnap drama Highest 2 Lowest, will probably be the duo’s swansong.

“This is the fifth one we’ve done together,” Lee said after the picture’s premiere at the Cannes film festival. “It has been a blessing, this body of work between us, doing films that people love. And I think this is it. He’s been talking about retirement. But five films together: that’s good, they stand up.”

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Poland’s far-right lays down demands to presidential hopefuls – Reuters

  1. Poland's far-right lays down demands to presidential hopefuls  Reuters
  2. Race for Poland’s presidency blows wide open  politico.eu
  3. Poland Election: Trzaskowski Wins Critical Vote for President  The New York Times
  4. Polish centrist and nationalist presidential candidates to face off in 2nd round  CNN
  5. Donald Tusk: next two weeks will ‘decide future of Poland’  The Guardian
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Ukraine, Russia say drone strikes continue after Trump-Putin call – CNN

  1. Ukraine, Russia say drone strikes continue after Trump-Putin call  CNN
  2. Russia attacks Ukraine with drones after Trump-Putin call  ABC News
  3. Russia Unleashes One of Its Largest Drone Barrages of the Ukraine War  The New York Times
  4. Russia launches war's largest drone attack ahead of Putin-Trump call  Reuters
  5. Russia launches biggest drone attack since invasion began, says Ukraine  BBC
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Qatar defends offer of plane gift to Trump as ‘a normal thing between allies’ – US politics live

PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani dismisses concerns country is trying to buy influence as Schumer introduces bill to block such a move

President Donald Trump is expected to head to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet congressional Republicans as they aim to reach agreement on a sweeping tax-cut bill, with their narrow majority divided over the scope of spending cuts, reports Reuters.

Hardline Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Friday briefly blocked the advance of the bill – which nonpartisan analysts say could add $3tn to $5tn to the federal government’s $36.2tn debt – but relented on Sunday.

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Zelenskyy says Russia ‘trying to buy time to continue war’ – Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president posts on social media after Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire in phone call with Trump

The European Union has adopted new sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, focusing on Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, human rights violations and hybrid threats, the EU’s foreign policy chief said.

Kaja Kallas said in a post on X:

The EU has approved its 17th sanctions package against Russia, targeting nearly 200 shadow fleet ships.

New measures also address hybrid threats and human rights.

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