Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in ‘human safari’ attack
Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.
More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
The government says all of the migrants, who were attempting to cross to the UK, will be returned to France.
Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike
Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed
Mourners gathered in central Gaza on Tuesday for a mass funeral for 112 people, including 40 children, who were killed in 2023 in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war.
Their bodies could not be recovered until now because of Israel’s continuing strikes, which have slowed, though not halted, since the ceasefire in October.
Continue reading...US and Qatar report progress on Iran ceasefire and reopening Hormuz strait
Optimism echoes Trump’s claims on Monday that deal is close as mediators say they are exchanging proposals
US and Qatari officials have said progress is being made in restoring a ceasefire in the US-Iran war and reopening the strait of Hormuz.
The optimistic speculation on Tuesday brought oil prices down 2%, but the strait remained closed to shipping and a cargo vessel was reportedly struck by an unidentified projectile off Oman’s coast close to the strait.
Continue reading...EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine turns to alternative grain export routes, counts losses as Russia blocks ports – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine turns to alternative grain export routes, counts losses as Russia blocks ports Reuters
- Russian strikes may keep Ukraine's grain from reaching markets The Economist
- Ukraine Railway Seeks New Grain Routes as Russia Strikes Ports Bloomberg.com
- RBC: Russian insurers effectively stop covering war risks for cargo ships in Azov, Black Seas Meduza
- Russia Steps Up Ship Protection in Black Sea as Attacks Threaten Grain Exports The Moscow Times
EU chief criticises Spain’s migrant plan after Ceuta crisis meeting
Migration commissioner says scheme regularising undocumented people ‘not a good signal’ for Europe
The EU’s top official on migration has criticised Spain’s plan to regularise undocumented migrants as “not a good signal” for Europe, after an emergency meeting intended to draw a line under divisions on the Ceuta crisis.
Magnus Brunner, the European commissioner for migration, said that while the EU could not currently see a direct link between events in Ceuta and Spain’s regularisation plan, the policy was “definitely not a good signal for the rest of Europe”.
Continue reading...Watch: Evacuations as Guatemala volcano erupts
The Fuego volcano is located near Escuintla, Chimaltenango, and Sacatepéquez.
Afghan migrant accused of brutal suitcase murder— and his American in-laws saw the warning signs – New York Post
- Afghan migrant accused of brutal suitcase murder— and his American in-laws saw the warning signs New York Post
- Afghan boxer, 26, arrested in connection with death of Scottish woman in Greece BBC
- Athens suitcase murder suspect texted wife posing as jihadist The Times
- Athens suitcase death: suspect admits hiding body but denies murder theguardian.com
- Afghan Boxer Accused of Killing British Woman in Athens to Appear in Court U.S. News & World Report
Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as regional tensions rise – AP News
- Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as regional tensions rise AP News
- Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper Digest USNI News
- Japan casts military buildup as path to economic prosperity Reuters
- Japan warns Russia-North Korea axis raises regional security threat Nikkei Asia
- Japan sounds alarm over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, vows defence boost South China Morning Post
Photos: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, forcing evacuations – Al Jazeera
- Photos: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, forcing evacuations Al Jazeera
- Guatemalan volcano reaches ‘critical explosive phase’ as hundreds evacuated CNN
- Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages AP News
- Guatemala volcano eruption prompts evacuation of hundreds of people theguardian.com
- Guatemala's Fuego volcano intensifies, prompts preventive evacuations Reuters
Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta – NBC News
- Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta NBC News
- Ceuta border rush: Loved ones in limbo over missing family members CNN
- Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint theguardian.com
- Migrant Crisis Pits Spain’s Leader Against Critics Across Europe WSJ
- The viral videos that inspired tens of thousands to swim to Spain’s Ceuta Reuters
Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112 – Reuters
- Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112 Reuters
- In Gaza City, a funeral for 112 family members takes place 3 years after their deaths CBC
- Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike theguardian.com
- Hamas holds mass funeral for 112 people it says were killed in IDF strike at start of Gaza war The Times of Israel
- ‘I wanted to hug whatever remained’: Gaza families’ 3-year wait for funeral Al Jazeera
Darwin proposed that a type of plant was carnivorous. Scientists finally proved him right – CNN
- Darwin proposed that a type of plant was carnivorous. Scientists finally proved him right CNN
- Identification of carnivory in the flowering plant Saxifraga via multidisciplinary evidence Nature
- Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores nytimes.com
- Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction Phys.org
- Mountain flower from China joins the world’s carnivorous plant club wtvbam.com
Refuse collectors help Italian woman recover binned €1m lottery ticket
Winner called waste management team after she realised stub showing she had hit the jackpot had been thrown away
A €1m lottery ticket has been recovered from the rubbish in Italy after the frantic winner called on refuse collectors to help her retrieve it, according to the waste management company.
The instant win ticket was “miraculously still in one piece” after garbage workers combed through mounds of rubbish on their truck, said Roberto Nicola Toscano, the administrator of the SANB company in Italy’s southern Puglia region.
Continue reading...Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal – WIRED
- Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal WIRED
- Army expected to add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses Task & Purpose
- From Sci-Fi To Standard Issue: US Military Set To Get High-Energy Laser Weapons To Burn Down Drone Swarms News18
- Laser air defenses will be operational before decade’s end, Lockheed exec says Breaking Defense
- Lockheed Martin CEO says its laser weapon passed first Golden Dome missile-defense test, leading to new Pentagon contract weeks later Defence Industry Europe
Trump keeps making threats. The world has stopped flinching. – The Washington Post
- Trump keeps making threats. The world has stopped flinching. The Washington Post
- Trump has united the world – in pure frustration The i Paper
- Trump's 'Announce First, Coordinate Later' Approach Sparks Confusion 조선일보
- Trump’s waning sway over the world Financial Times
- Trump's lightning-fast decline is confirmed by this ironic betrayal rawstory.com
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook
Elon Musk’s X has become the latest major US social media company to block the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders from Saudi authorities.
Earlier this year, the Guardian reported that platforms including Snapchat and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram had blocked dissidents’ accounts over allegations by Saudi authorities that they were violating local law.
Continue reading...Putin Signs Law Targeting Exiled Russians Convicted in Absentia – The Moscow Times
- Putin Signs Law Targeting Exiled Russians Convicted in Absentia The Moscow Times
- Putin Signs Law Stripping Russians Abroad of Banking, Passport, and Property Rights UNITED24 Media
- Migrants with criminal records will no longer be able to obtain Russian citizenship 1News.az
- Russia tightens citizenship and residency rules for foreigners Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi
- The Kremlin’s long arm: Putin tightens grip on Russian exiles and foreign firms TVP World
Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned – BBC
- Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned BBC
- August 4, 2026 - Iran continues Hormuz talks with Oman, US signals optimism on deal CNN
- Qatar says mediators make progress in efforts to end US-Iran war Reuters
- Iran live updates: Trump says more details on Iran to be announced 'in 48 hours' ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Trump Says Iran Talks Going Well as Hopes Rise for Hormuz Deal Bloomberg.com
Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.