Palestinian detainee relays how torture in Israeli prison made him blind
Mahmoud Abu Foul, taken from northern Gaza, says he lost his sight due to severe torture in an Israeli prison.
Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds
The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
Millions expected across all 50 US states to march in No Kings protests against Trump
Events scheduled in more than 2,700 locations, from small towns to large cities, aligning behind message that the US is sliding into authoritarianism
Americans across all 50 states will march in protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, aligning behind a message that the country is sliding into authoritarianism and there should be no kings in the US.
Millions are expected to turn out for the No Kings protests, the second iteration of a coalition that marched in June in one of the largest days of protest in US history. Events are scheduled for more than 2,700 locations, from small towns to large cities.
Continue reading...Sacked Chinese generals ‘disloyal’, dealt ‘serious blow’ to military: PLA Daily – South China Morning Post
- Sacked Chinese generals ‘disloyal’, dealt ‘serious blow’ to military: PLA Daily South China Morning Post
- Xi Removes China’s No. 2 General in Escalating Purge of Military Leadership wsj.com
- China: Communist Party expels top generals in military crackdown BBC
- China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption crackdown CNN
- China purges nine top commanders in People’s Liberation Army Financial Times
The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy – The New York Times
The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy The New York Times
US podcaster who helped convict ‘Queen of the Con’ disappointed at short sentence
Johnathan Walton, who was a victim of Marianne ‘Mair’ Smyth, had helped UK authorities track her down
A US podcaster and author who helped UK authorities convict a woman derisively known as the “Queen of the Con” of defrauding a group of Northern Irish mortgage advice customers has expressed disappointment in her being sentenced on Friday to only four years in prison.
“She scams or tries to scam everyone she meets, and she will never change,” Johnathan Walton said in a statement after Marianne “Mair” Smyth’s sentencing closed the books on a transatlantic case against her.
Continue reading...‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation – The Guardian
- ‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation The Guardian
- Gaza reckons with ruins and old rivalries as mediators piece together wider deal CNN
- ‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope The New York Times
- Following ceasefire, Gazans hold first mass Friday prayers in damaged mosques The Times of Israel
- Daily struggles persist in Gaza even as ceasefire offers some respite AP News
Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump
Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.
Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump
Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.
Trump torpedoes international deal to reduce shipping emissions
The International Maritime Organization delays vote on reducing pollution in shipping after Trump threatens sanctions.
China Eastern Airlines to resume flights to India after five-year freeze
Commercial flights between the countries to restart as diplomatic thaw eases tensions over border clashes.
New blood test may speed up diagnosis of 50 cancer types, study says
The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
New blood test may speed up diagnosis of 50 cancer types, study says
The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
Israel kills 11 Palestinian family members in Gaza’s deadliest truce breach
Strike on civilian vehicle by Israeli military marks deadliest violation of eight-day ceasefire with Hamas.
France Gets Debt Warning as S&P Downgrades in Unscheduled Move – Bloomberg.com
- France Gets Debt Warning as S&P Downgrades in Unscheduled Move Bloomberg.com
- Opinion | France can’t hide from its bills forever The Washington Post
- S&P cuts France’s credit rating as it forecasts higher debt pile Financial Times
- S&P hands crisis-prone France surprise downgrade Reuters
- Political deadlock and spending on dual crises leaves French finances in disarray AP News
Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate, dies at 103
Renowned 1957 Nobel prize winner worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particle physics
Chen Ning Yang, one of the world’s most renowned physicists and a Nobel prize winner, died on Saturday in Beijing at the age of 103 after an illness, state media outlet Xinhua has reported.
Born in eastern China’s Hefei in Anhui province in 1922, Yang was a Chinese-American physicist who worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particle physics.
Continue reading...US court bars Israeli spyware firm from targeting WhatsApp users
Judge rules Israeli firm NSO caused 'irreparable harm', but said an earlier award of $168m in damages was 'excessive'.
Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103
Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics.
Ohtani rewrites history to send Dodgers to World Series
Shohei Ohtani deliverers one of the greatest performances in baseball history as defending champions the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers to reach the World Series.
Gen Z protests against corruption and inequality are shaking Morocco. Here’s what to know – AP News
- Gen Z protests against corruption and inequality are shaking Morocco. Here’s what to know AP News
- Morocco's Gen Z protesters demand accountability and education reform ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Morocco’s ‘Gen Z’ activists renew protests Financial Times
- Morocco will prioritize health, education spending in 2026 budget, finance minister says Reuters
- ‘This generation is defiant’: Gen Z protests set to resume in Morocco despite deaths and arrests The Guardian