- Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty BBC
- Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote AP News
- Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so Al Jazeera
- Lebanon: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the abolition of the death penalty consilium.europa.eu
- Lebanon abolishes death penalty in first for region Reuters
Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so
Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.
Thailand suspends new gun permits after mass shooting
Authorities promise tough new laws in the country, which has high levels of firearms ownership.
Thailand suspends new gun permits after Nonthaburi school shooting – BBC
- Thailand suspends new gun permits after Nonthaburi school shooting BBC
- Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say The New York Times
- Thai PM suspends firearm purchase licences after school shooting Reuters
- Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say CNN
- At a temple in Thailand, parents mourn a 12-year-old mass shooting victim, and a father pleads for forgiveness The Guardian
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine
Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its “crippling” sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, the groups – the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute – argued that the administration’s targeting of the ICC, as well as of groups and individuals affiliated with it or assisting its work, amounts to a “blatantly illegal attack on international justice”, the groups said.
Continue reading...DC residents debate safety gains a year into Trump’s Guard deployment
Mixed reactions persist in Washington, DC, a year after Trump deployed the National Guard to address crime concerns.
Total solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday?
Millions will see the sun disappear as the eclipse sweeps from the Arctic to Europe, bringing two minutes of totality.
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.
Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say – BBC
- Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say BBC
- Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats From Iran The New York Times
- Former secret service agent on ruse to smuggle Trump out of Turkey : Here & Now Anytime NPR
- Trump's secret plane switch: How Air Force One protects the president from threats Axios
- Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey amid security concerns, official says CNN
Ten police and 17 ‘bandits’ killed in firefight in northwestern Nigeria
Police say 17 suspected gang members and two civilians were also killed in Kebbi State.
Hungary parliament elects former supreme court head Andras Baka as president – Reuters
War on Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’, Iran says
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’.
France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
What really happens after Ukraine strikes a Russian oil refinery? Meduza analyzed unique satellite data to assess the damage. – Meduza
- What really happens after Ukraine strikes a Russian oil refinery? Meduza analyzed unique satellite data to assess the damage. Meduza
- Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery 1,500km from frontline in overnight strike BBC
- Ukrainian drone strike kills 13 inside Russia, authorities say, in deadliest attack in two years CNN
- Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War The New York Times
- Ukraine confirms strikes on oil refinery in Russia’s Tatarstan – as it happened The Guardian
“That Is Witchcraft”: Bride Receives Foreboding Warning After Revealing What Tailor Sewed Into Her Wedding Dress – Bored Panda
Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
The US president was reportedly part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit in Turkey.
‘Only job I know’: Philippine sailors return to sea despite wartime risks
Despite risks in the Strait of Hormuz and Black Sea, seafarers from the Philippines are still competing for jobs.
Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt
Flight from Victoria to Toronto forced to return to terminal after repeated attempts to secure child in seat failed
A Canadian airline cancelled a flight from Victoria to Toronto after a child refused to wear a seatbelt.
The child was standing in their chair as the 6 August Porter Airlines flight taxied towards the runway, the airline said. Repeated attempts by an accompanying parent and crew to secure the child in their seat failed, so the crew elected to return to the terminal and have the two passengers disembark as “the aircraft could not take off in this unsafe condition”, it added.
Continue reading...Drone captures devastating aftermath of Spokane wildfires
The aerial footage shows homes destroyed down to their foundations, with burned cars still parked in some driveways.