- 3 Scottish brothers complete record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean PBS
- ‘It’s been unbelievable:’ Scottish brothers smash record for Pacific row CNN
- 139 days: 3 Scottish brothers set a record for fastest row across the Pacific NPR
- Scottish brothers near end of epic Pacific rowing challenge BBC
- Scottish brothers complete record 139-day row across Pacific, calling for pizza and beer on land Yahoo News Singapore
LIVE: Real Madrid vs Mallorca – LaLiga
Follow our live build-up, with full team news coverage, ahead of our comprehensive text commentary stream.
Hostage families have ‘proof’ Israeli gov’t preventing deal – The Jerusalem Post
- Hostage families have 'proof' Israeli gov't preventing deal The Jerusalem Post
- You can't be selectively moral: Why Israel's hostage protest movement ignores Palestinians | Opinion Haaretz
- 'If Matan returns in a bag, I will ensure Netanyahu charged with murder,' Zangauker pledges The Jerusalem Post
- At rallies, families urge leaders to take hostage deal on table, abort Gaza City takeover The Times of Israel
- Students block Ayalon Highways, call for school strike over hostage crisis Ynetnews
EU to work on using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine after war – Reuters
- EU to work on using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine after war Reuters
- Kallas: EU can't give back frozen assets to Russia without reparations Euronews.com
- Germany updates: Merz, De Wever wary of Russian fund seizure DW
- Poland offers to help insure Belgium against lawsuits for using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine Notes From Poland
- EU moves closer to using Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine politico.eu
Shoppers met with canceled orders, delays as de minimis exemption ends – The Washington Post
- Shoppers met with canceled orders, delays as de minimis exemption ends The Washington Post
- U.S. shoppers' orders canceled as world shuts down some American-bound shipments NBC News
- When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache The New York Times
- End of an era: Billions of packages of ‘cheap’ goods shipped to the US are now subject to steep tariffs CNN
- Online Shopping May Never Be the Same The Atlantic
Liverpool vs Arsenal: Premier League – teams, start, lineups
Premier League holders Liverpool face an Arsenal side that have finished second for the last three seasons.
UK anti-slavery commissioner launches investigation into ‘pimping websites’
Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised online
The independent anti-slavery commissioner has launched an investigation into so-called pimping websites amid concern at the level of exploitation of trafficked and vulnerable women on those platforms.
Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised on adult services websites such as Vivastreet that allow users to browse images and videos of women selling sex in their local area.
Continue reading...China protests Taiwan foreign minister’s visit to the Philippines – AP News
- China protests Taiwan foreign minister’s visit to the Philippines AP News
- China protests Taiwan foreign minister's visit to the Philippines ABC News
- China warns PH of ‘price to pay’ over visit of Taiwanese diplomat Inquirer.net
- China blasts PH over Taiwan official’s visit, says Manila ‘seriously lacks credibility’ Philstar.com
- Taipei mum on rumors minister is in Philippines Taipei Times
Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries
Russia hits 14 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv says, with at least one person reported killed and 30 injured.
Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries
Russia hits 14 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv says, with at least one person reported killed and 30 injured.
Palestinian Authority urges US to reinstate Abbas’s visa before UNGA
Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman calls on countries to exert pressure on Washington before next month's UN annual meetings.
What happens next after Trump tariffs ruled illegal?
A US appeals court has ruled that most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal - so what happens now?
What happens next after Trump tariffs ruled illegal?
A US appeals court has ruled that most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal - so what happens now?
Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards – The New York Times
- Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards The New York Times
- Israel targeted top Iranian leaders by hacking, tracing their bodyguards’ phones — report The Times of Israel
- Israel hacked guards' phones to hunt IRGC leaders - NYT The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s ‘decapitation team’ targeted Iran’s top leadership through their bodyguards The Telegraph
- The weak link: Israel targeted Iranian leadership through their bodyguards Ynetnews
Seven Israeli soldiers wounded in explosion in Gaza City, IDF says
Armoured vehicle hit in Zeitoun neighbourhood as Arab media reports intense clashes in the area
Seven Israeli soldiers were wounded in an explosion targeting an armoured vehicle in Gaza City on Friday night, the Israel Defense Forces have said.
The soldiers were wounded while operating in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, which has been the site of intense Israeli military activity in recent weeks.
Continue reading...EU foreign policy chief ‘not optimistic’ bloc will agree on sanctioning Israel – The Times of Israel
Yemen’s Houthis confirm Israeli strike killed group’s prime minister
Houthis say Ahmed al-Rahawi and a number of ministers were killed in Israel's attack on Sanaa this week.
Russia wages non-stop offensive along Ukraine front line, says military chief – Reuters
- Russia wages non-stop offensive along Ukraine front line, says military chief Reuters
- Russian defence minister says his forces have sped up rate of their advance in Ukraine yahoo.com
- Russia declares it will continue aggression against Ukraine Українська правда
- Russia Reports Frontline Gains in Donbass and Zaporozhye Военное дело
- Russia's Strategic Advances in Ukraine: A Tactical Overview Devdiscourse
Utah high court pauses firing squad execution of man with dementia
Lower court to decide if Ralph Leroy Menzies, who killed Maurine Hunsaker in 1986, is competent to face execution
The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state’s supreme court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia.
Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was set to be executed on 5 September for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in 1986. When given a choice decades ago, Menzies selected a firing squad as his method of execution. He would have become only the sixth US prisoner executed by firing squad since 1977.
Continue reading...What the Cracker Barrel backlash shows about Maga’s influence on US culture
What likely started as a routine refresh spiraled into a political storm that went all the way to the US president
It was supposed to be a simple rebrand – or so Cracker Barrel thought.
Earlier this month, the 56-year-old southern restaurant chain known for its country-store charm and nostalgic Americana aesthetic unveiled a new look: a minimalist logo, more modern interiors and a handful of new menu items.
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