- Iran confers with European nations on its nuclear program as sanctions deadline nears AP News
- Iran, European powers agree to resume nuclear, sanctions talks next week Reuters
- Iran rejects sanctions threats before renewed nuclear talks with Europe Al Jazeera
- Iranians to meet with French, German, UK officials The Jerusalem Post
- Russia and China Give Iran Nuclear Deal Boost Newsweek
How Israelis turned atrocity denial into an art – +972 Magazine
- How Israelis turned atrocity denial into an art +972 Magazine
- Opinion | Israel and the Existential Threats in Gaza The New York Times
- Europe and Arab states are asleep. Soon, anything that moves in Gaza City will be killed | Opinion Haaretz
- The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: Israel should end the killing. Its allies must not remain complicit | Editorial The Guardian
- In Gaza, we are witnessing the genocidal economy at scale Middle East Eye
Nigeria deports Chinese scammers in crackdown on ‘foreign-led’ cyber crime
A total of 102 deported foreigners have been convicted of "cyber-terrorism and internet fraud" this week.
French digital minister fires back at critics after influencer dies during livestream – politico.eu
- French digital minister fires back at critics after influencer dies during livestream politico.eu
- French streamer dies live online during extreme challenge CNN
- French Authorities Investigate Death of Streamer Jean Pormanove After Months of Abuse The New York Times
- Autopsy Reveals New Details About Influencer Jean Pormanove’s Death During Livestream People.com
- Australian livestreaming platform Kick broadcast a man’s death – could it face repercussions from regulators? The Guardian
Pakistan floods: Wedding celebrations turned into 24 funerals – Reuters
- Pakistan floods: Wedding celebrations turned into 24 funerals Reuters
- Once a Source of Life and Renewal, Monsoon Brings Death to Pakistan The New York Times
- At least 350 are dead and 200 remain missing following devastating flash flood: 'Like it was the end of the world' yahoo.com
- What are cloudbursts and why might a warming world make them even more dangerous? CNN
- Brutal Monsoon Season Kills at Least 1,860 in India and Pakistan Bloomberg.com
Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia
Hungary’s foreign minister claims missile strike on energy infrastructure is ‘another attempt to drag us into war’
Ukraine has hit a key pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline bringing fuel to Europe from Russia, knocking out supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, the only remaining EU member states still receiving Russian oil.
As Ukraine targets infrastructure crucial to Moscow’s war effort in response to the Russian onslaught, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, announced the attack on the Unecha pumping station in the Bryansk region.
Continue reading...Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine bombs oil pipeline – Euronews.com
- Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine bombs oil pipeline Euronews.com
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia Reuters
- Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia The Guardian
- 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
What has led to a famine being confirmed in Gaza?
The UN-backed IPC has found that Gaza now faces famine after 22 months of Israel's war on the Palestinian territory.
How Israeli army’s own data shows vast civilian death rate in Gaza
Figures from a leaked Israeli military database indicate that 83 percent of Palestinians killed in Gaza are civilians.
Trump ‘very angry’ at Ukraine hitting Russian pipeline feeding Orbán – politico.eu
- Trump ‘very angry’ at Ukraine hitting Russian pipeline feeding Orbán politico.eu
- Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia The Guardian
- Heat data and video show Russia pipeline struck plus latest from inside Gaza BBC
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia Reuters
- Trump told Orban he’s ‘very angry’ at Ukraine over pipeline attack The Hill
Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested
Police say the former leader is accused of misuse of public funds in relation to a trip to London.
Putin ‘laughing’ as Europeans fall into his ‘trap’ on Ukrainian land concession, says Kallas – Euronews.com
- Putin ‘laughing’ as Europeans fall into his ‘trap’ on Ukrainian land concession, says Kallas Euronews.com
- Proposed Ukraine land concessions are Putin's trap, EU's top diplomat tells BBC BBC
- Putin is ‘laughing’ after Trump’s peace efforts, says EU’s top diplomat politico.eu
- EU’s top diplomat: Putin ‘laughing’ at Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace efforts The Hill
- Vladimir Putin is ‘laughing’ at the West and laying a ‘trap,’ EU’s top diplomat warns New York Post
US to review all 55 million visas to check if holders broke rules
A US state department official says US visa holders will face "continuous vetting".
DEVELOPING: FBI Raids John Bolton’s House – The Bulwark
- DEVELOPING: FBI Raids John Bolton’s House The Bulwark
- FBI raids home of former Trump national security advisor John Bolton CNBC
- John Bolton's home raided by federal agents, sources say Fox News
- FBI conducts search at John Bolton’s home CNN
- FBI raids former National Security Adviser John Bolton's home Axios
India’s parliament bans vast online gambling industry
India's new online gambling laws could see offenders face up to five years in prison.
First Thing: Israeli military’s own data indicates 83% civilian death rate in Gaza – The Guardian
- First Thing: Israeli military’s own data indicates 83% civilian death rate in Gaza The Guardian
- ‘We didn’t understand the goals of the war’: Israel’s inflated Hamas death toll shows lack of strategy in Gaza The Guardian
- Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians +972 Magazine
- Israeli data shows 83 percent of Gaza war dead are civilians: Report Al Jazeera
- IDF report could only verify 17 percent of those killed in Gaza as combatants Haaretz
INTERPOL Arrests 1,209 Cybercriminals Across 18 African Nations in Global Crackdown – The Hacker News
- INTERPOL Arrests 1,209 Cybercriminals Across 18 African Nations in Global Crackdown The Hacker News
- Large Interpol cybercrime crackdown in Africa leads to the arrest of over 1,200 suspects ABC News
- Interpol arrests over 1,200 in African cybercrime crackdown DW
- African authorities dismantle massive cybercrime and fraud networks, recover millions Interpol
- Interpol Coordinates Crackdown On Illegal Angola-Based Crypto Miners Cointelegraph
Pope Leo: Christians must give shared witness to humanity’s suffering – Vatican News
- Pope Leo: Christians must give shared witness to humanity's suffering Vatican News
- Christians are called to help world find peace, reconciliation, pope says United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Pope Leo XIV calls Christians to ecumenism to be architects of reconciliation and peace Catholic News Agency
- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits Sweden eKathimerini.com
- Prayer service sings Lord’s praise during Ecumenical Week in Stockholm World Council of Churches
Trump administration accused of wanting to revoke visas ‘based on speech, not conduct’ – US politics live
State department reviewing records of more than 55 million US visa holders for potential revocation
The US vice-president, JD Vance, previewed in Georgia on Thursday the lines of attack candidates will use to defend the president’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the midterms next year, calling it “the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen”.
Vance touted an increase in the child tax credit, the elimination of taxes on overtime and on tips in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act while speaking in a warehouse for ATLA Refrigeration in Peachtree City, Georgia.
Continue reading...Government to cover pay and pensions at collapsed South Yorkshire steelworks
Unions receive assurances after state takes control of Liberty Steel plants that collapsed into administration
Workers at the UK’s third-largest steelworks in South Yorkshire have been assured they will receive their pay for August as well as unpaid pension contributions, after a government-appointed special manager took over the collapsed company.
Liberty Steel’s main British business, Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), collapsed into administration on Thursday afternoon after a high court judge ruled that it was insolvent and that its owner, the metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta, had no prospects of repaying debts of several hundred million pounds.
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