A cut-off finger ended her comfortable family life. Now she’s hiding from US officials
Donald Trump declared some cartels to be terrorist organisations. So why are the victims of cartels in hiding?
Israel has destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in Gaza City: Civil Defence
Israeli attacks kill 51 Palestinians across Gaza, as Netanyahu's government ignores international pleas to halt war.
Ukraine, Hungary spat highlights tensions over pipeline attack – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine, Hungary spat highlights tensions over pipeline attack The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia Reuters
- Europe’s Fragile Energy Lifeline Exposed by Ukraine’s Strikes in Russia The Wall Street Journal
- Trump told Orbán he’s ‘very angry’ at Ukraine over pipeline attack The Hill
- Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia The Guardian
Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says
Pentagon official confirms plan as House minority leader Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives
Planning is underway to send national guard troops to Chicago, an official at the Pentagon confirmed to ABC News on Sunday.
“We won’t speculate on further operations. The Department is a planning organization and is continuously working with other agency partners on plans to protect federal assets and personnel,” a Department of Defense official said, according to ABC.
Continue reading...France summons US ambassador Charles Kushner over antisemitism allegations
Kushner says in letter to Macron he’s concerned over ‘rise of antisemitism’ and ‘lack of sufficient action’ to confront it
France summoned the American ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote a letter to President Emmanuel Macron alleging France had failed to do enough to stem antisemitic violence, a French foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
Kushner, who is Jewish and whose son is married to US President Donald Trump’s daughter, published the open letter in the Wall Street Journal amid deep divides between France and the US and Israel.
Continue reading...Floods keep ravaging Pakistan – how can it protect itself?
In June of this year alone, monsoon rains have killed at least 750 people across the country.
Trump threatens to deploy troops to Baltimore to ‘clean up’ crime
The deployment of military for domestic law enforcement has drawn backlash from Democrats, with one governor calling it an "abuse of power".
Trump threatens to deploy troops to Baltimore to ‘clean up’ crime
The deployment of military for domestic law enforcement has drawn backlash from Democrats, with one governor calling it an "abuse of power".
JD Vance Bungles Basic History While Talking Russia-Ukraine Negotiations – HuffPost
Wildfires in California and Oregon grow, prompting evacuations and warnings
Firefighters battle blazes amid dry, hot weather as fires in Napa county and Deschutes and Jefferson counties spread
Wildfires in California wine country and central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters worked on Sunday to try to contain the blazes amid dry, hot weather.
The Pickett Fire in Napa county had grown to more than 10 sq miles (26 sq km) and was 11% contained as of early Sunday, according to the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection.
Continue reading...Arguing over hunger in Gaza ‘kind of obscene,’ UNICEF official says – Politico
- Arguing over hunger in Gaza ‘kind of obscene,’ UNICEF official says Politico
- After Gaza Famine Report, U.S. Is Mostly Silent and Israel Is Defiant The New York Times
- ‘Purely in survival mode’: Aid worker shares conditions in Gaza City after famine declared PBS
- Are Palestinians really facing a famine in Gaza? - explainer The Jerusalem Post
- Doctors in Gaza say patients’ protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutrition AP News
Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control
Quentin Sommerville follows volunteers carrying out evacuations in eastern Ukraine as drone attacks rage.
Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control
Quentin Sommerville follows volunteers carrying out evacuations in eastern Ukraine as drone attacks rage.
‘No place is safe’: families flee Gaza City as Israel vows to press on with offensive
Others refuse to leave as aircraft and tanks bomb outskirts of city where about half of Gaza’s 2m people now live
Israeli aircraft and tanks have pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City, destroying buildings and homes, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with an expanded large-scale offensive on the city.
Witnesses reported the sound of continuous explosions overnight from Saturday night into Sunday morning in the areas of Zeitoun and Shejaia. Meanwhile, tanks shelled houses and roads in the nearby Sabra neighbourhood and several buildings were blown up in the northern area of Jabaliya.
Continue reading...Israeli strikes hit Yemen’s capital in retaliation for earlier Houthi attacks
Health officials report dozens of casualties in Sana’a, including six deaths
Israeli strikes have hit the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with Houthi health officials saying the attack had killed six people.
The strikes on Sunday were the latest in more than a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part of a spillover from the war in Gaza.
Continue reading...Israel hits Yemen’s Houthis after reports group used cluster bomb
The strikes come after Israel said the Houthis used cluster munitions in a missile fired at Israel.
Irish rap group Kneecap defies objectors with ‘Free Palestine’ chants at Paris gig – The Times of Israel
- Irish rap group Kneecap defies objectors with ‘Free Palestine’ chants at Paris gig The Times of Israel
- Anti-Israel group Kneecap to perform in France, in defiance of objections The Times of Israel
- Irish rap group Kneecap play Paris concert despite Gaza protest controversy France 24
- Kneecap defy critics as Paris festival show goes ahead RTE.ie
- Watch Kneecap play Paris gig despite pro-Israeli protestors Euronews.com
Archaeological discovery in Abu Dhabi sheds new light on Christian evangelism – Christian Post
- Archaeological discovery in Abu Dhabi sheds new light on Christian evangelism Christian Post
- 'We never had concrete proof': Archaeologists discover Christian cross in Abu Dhabi, proving 1,400-year-old site was a monastery Live Science
- Archaeological find confirms 7th century Christian presence on UAE island Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- News - Plaque with Early Christian Cross Found on UAE Island Archaeology Magazine
- Ancient Christian cross found on Abu Dhabi island as archaeologists dig into mysteries of the past thenationalnews.com
Jerry Adler, actor in The Sopranos and The Good Wife, dies aged 96
Adler was involved behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before finding acting success in his 60s
Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died aged 96.
Adler died on Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Adler “passed peacefully in his sleep”, Paradigm Talent Agency’s Sarah Shulman said on behalf of his family. No immediate cause was given.
Continue reading...Pakistan-Bangladesh Tensions: No Apology for 1971 Genocide, Diplomatic Rift Widens – Deccan Herald
- Pakistan-Bangladesh Tensions: No Apology for 1971 Genocide, Diplomatic Rift Widens Deccan Herald
- Pakistan FM holds talks with Bangladeshi officials during ‘historic’ visit Al Jazeera
- Pakistan, Bangladesh Boost Ties in Rare Bilateral Meeting Bloomberg.com
- 1971 issues resolved twice, claims Pak FM in Dhaka. His Bangladesh counterpart disagrees Hindustan Times
- Pak Claims Pending Bi-Lateral Issues Settled, Bangladesh Disagrees NDTV