- Hamas carries out public executions after returning to the streets of Gaza The Independent
- Masked Hamas fighters seen executing men in Gaza City as the group fights with rival powers CNN
- Germany says Hamas executions of Gazans are terrorism, but aid must still flow to Strip The Times of Israel
- Hamas reasserts power in Gaza with retribution campaign, clouding peace deal’s prospects The Hill
- After Israel’s war halted, who is clashing with Hamas in Gaza? Al Jazeera
Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran – The New York Times
Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran The New York Times
‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers
Habit of rising early for live streams growing rapidly, suggesting Brazil is testing ground for religious influencers
Psychologist Cláudia Rodrigues de Oliveira Barbosa, 54, needs to be at work by 7.40am, but she wakes up at 3.40am – not because she has a lengthy commute, but to watch a “dawn prayer” livestream on YouTube.
She is one of the millions of Brazilians who tune in to the 4am sermons of Catholic friar Gilson da Silva Pupo Azevedo, 38, known as Frei Gilson, who has recently averaged an impressive 2m daily views for each video.
Continue reading...‘He transformed R&B forever’ – Stars pay tribute to D’Angelo, after his death at 51
The Grammy-winning singer, who died of cancer, "transformed R&B forever", says Beyoncé.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures – The Guardian
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures The Guardian
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world's rarest hyena BBC
- Ghostly shot of hyena wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year award CNN
- Why this ghostly hyena portrait is the best wildlife photo of 2025 National Geographic
- Ghost Town Visitor Natural History Museum
Israel frees some Gaza medical staff, but a prominent hospital chief remains imprisoned – AP News
- Israel frees some Gaza medical staff, but a prominent hospital chief remains imprisoned AP News
- Free Dr. Abu Safiya: Calls Grow for Israel to Release Imprisoned Gaza Healthcare Workers Democracy Now!
- Calls grow for release of Gaza’s Dr Hussam Abu Safia after ceasefire deal Al Jazeera
- Gaza hospital chief says freed prisoners need special care after torture in Israel Middle East Eye
- Israel Is Still Holding at Least 115 Health Care Workers Hostage, Org Says Truthout
2 hikers hospitalized after encountering grizzly bear with 2 cubs on trail – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 2 hikers hospitalized after encountering grizzly bear with 2 cubs on trail ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Mama grizzly bear attacks 2 hikers, hospitalizing both people USA Today
- 2 hikers taken to hospital after grizzly attack northeast of Prince George, B.C. CBC
- Elk Hunter Attacked By Grizzly, Latest In Growing Bear Problem MeatEater
- Grizzly bear attack in Canada leaves 2 hikers hospitalized, 1 in critical condition CBS News
Freed hostage Avinatan Or: ‘I’m fine, just tired’; Father: he was in a cage underground – Ynetnews
- Freed hostage Avinatan Or: 'I'm fine, just tired'; Father: he was in a cage underground Ynetnews
- Reunited hostage describes stark differences in couple's Gaza captivity Yahoo
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hails release of Israeli employee held by Hamas for two years Haaretz
- Freed hostages' loved ones thank Trump for reuniting them after more than two years Fox News
- Abducted by Hamas, Noa never lost hope she would see her 'soulmate' again Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Watchdog rules Red Tractor exaggerated its environmental standards
The Advertising Standards Authority agrees with River Action that the food safety body’s 2023 advert misled the public
The UK’s advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that Britain’s biggest farm assurance scheme misled the public in a TV ad about its environmental standards.
The Red Tractor scheme, used by leading supermarkets including Tesco, Asda and Morrisons to assure customers their food meets high standards for welfare, environment, traceability and safety, is the biggest and perhaps best known assurance system in Britain.
Continue reading...Thousands trapped in El Fasher siege on ‘edge of survival’, says report
The city – the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in the west of the country – has withstood more than 500 days of attacks by paramilitary RSF
The besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher has been declared “uninhabitable” with new data indicating most homes are destroyed and critical levels of malnourishment among people trapped there.
The stark assessment comes as the city endures constant artillery and drone attacks, shoehorning its 250,000 starving people into a shrinking urban enclave.
Continue reading...Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16 – BBC
- Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16 BBC
- Bangladesh official blames locked door, toxic gas for deaths in factory fire Reuters
- Garment factory fire kills 16 workers in Bangladesh NBC News
- Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capital AP News
- Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills at Least 16, Official Says The New York Times
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.
Bowen: Trump’s role in Gaza ceasefire was decisive, but not a roadmap to peace
Trump's Middle East visit was a victory lap - but peace does not emerge just because a president decides it.
Netanyahu warns Hamas to disarm or risk ‘all hell’ breaking loose – The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu warns Hamas to disarm or risk ‘all hell’ breaking loose The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu says Israel giving "peace a chance," but no Palestinian state without "destroying fanaticism" CBS News
- Hamas Must Disarm Or "all Hell Breaks Loose," Netanyahu Tells CBS i24NEWS
- Benjamin Netanyahu promises released Gaza hostages all will return The Jerusalem Post
- 'All hell will break loose' if Hamas refuses to disarm, Netanyahu threatens thenationalnews.com
Exiled Hong Hong dissidents say UK plan to restart extraditions puts them in danger
Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists
Exiled Hong Kong dissidents say they fear UK government plans to restart some extraditions with the city could put them in greater danger, saying Hong Kong authorities will use any pretext to pursue them.
An amendment to UK extradition laws was passed on Tuesday. It came more than five years after the UK and several other countries suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong in response to the government crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, and its imposition of a Beijing-designed national security law.
Continue reading...China to keep its ‘all about production’ economic playbook as rivalry with US intensifies – Reuters
- China to keep its 'all about production' economic playbook as rivalry with US intensifies Reuters
- CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Beijing gears up for a big strategy meeting as tensions with Washington deepen CNBC
- Why China still loves its five-year plans Financial Times
- China’s economic priorities: the Fourth Plenum in review Brookings
- What will Beijing’s next 5-year plan mean for Taiwan? South China Morning Post
Vets could be made to publish prices after UK watchdog investigation
Market ‘not fit’ for purpose and must be modernised, CMA says, with pet owners paying 16.6% more at large groups
Vets in the UK could be forced to publish their prices and whether they are part of a larger group after an investigation by the markets watchdog into claims that chain-owned surgeries have left pet owners with dwindling choice and higher bills.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found pet owners pay 16.6% more on average at large vet groups than at independent vets. It said the £6.3bn market was “not fit” for purpose and needed to be modernised.
Continue reading...Stephen Colbert Ridicules Trump’s Time Magazine Cover – The New York Times
- Stephen Colbert Ridicules Trump’s Time Magazine Cover The New York Times
- Trump bemoans his Time magazine cover. ‘The picture may be the Worst of All Time’ USA Today
- Trump slams Time magazine photo as "Worst of All Time" Axios
- ‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover The Guardian
- Trump blasts Time Magazine cover as ‘worst of all time’ The Times
Israel will allow Gaza’s Rafah crossing to open, ramp up aid, broadcaster Kan reports – Reuters
- Israel will allow Gaza's Rafah crossing to open, ramp up aid, broadcaster Kan reports Reuters
- Israel prepares to reopen Rafah border crossing to allow aid trucks into Gaza The Guardian
- Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused Reuters
- Israel said to cancel planned Gaza sanctions as Hamas expedites return of dead hostages The Times of Israel
- Gov. to reopen Rafah crossing, expects more releases The Jerusalem Post
Russia makes more precise drones and is using them to attack Ukraine’s vital rail network – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Russia makes more precise drones and is using them to attack Ukraine’s vital rail network ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's trains in 'battle for the railways' BBC
- Russia Is Using Modified Shahed-136s To Strike Dynamic Targets Near The Front Lines The War Zone
- Russia attacks Ukraine with 113 drones: strikes recorded at 11 locations Українська правда
- Russia Ukraine War Rail Attacks Columbia Missourian