UK backs call for Israel to allow foreign media into Gaza
Governments from 27 countries, including France and Germany, say journalists in Gaza must be protected.
McDonald’s Japan postpones toy promo after Pokémon complaints
Fast-food giant postpones "One Piece" trading card promotion after Pokémon giveaway led to bulk-buying and cards sold online.
Record 111,000 UK asylum applications in past year, figures show – BBC
- Record 111,000 UK asylum applications in past year, figures show BBC
- Asylum figures a mixed bag for UK government BBC
- Government struggling to reduce migrant hotel use as asylum claims hit record level Sky News
- Britain’s migration crisis: What the latest numbers really show The Independent
- Action to tackle number of asylum seekers coming to UK is important step to ‘restoring order’, says Cooper – as it happened The Guardian
Hamas fighters shock Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis ambush – Middle East Eye
- Hamas fighters shock Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis ambush Middle East Eye
- Hamas Militants Attack IDF Post in Gaza's Khan Yunis in Apparent Attempt to Kidnap Soldier Haaretz
- IDF says troops repelled rare large-scale attack in southern Gaza, at least 8 terror operatives killed The Times of Israel
- How Gaza terror org. Hamas surprised Israeli soldiers The Jerusalem Post
- 15 terrorists came out of a 'demolished' tunnel and attacked an IDF encampment | Investigation of Khan Younis attack Ynetnews
World’s oldest living person, Britain’s Ethel Caterham, celebrates 116th birthday “at her own pace” – CBS News
- World's oldest living person, Britain's Ethel Caterham, celebrates 116th birthday "at her own pace" CBS News
- World's oldest living person celebrates 116th birthday ABC News
- Ethel Caterham, world’s oldest person, marks 116th birthday The Guardian
- World's oldest person turns 116 in UK RTE.ie
- Ethel Caterham, world's oldest living person, marks 116th birthday BBC
Ghanaian music star Shatta Wale detained over Lamborghini purchase
US authorities have linked Wale's car to an alleged criminal enterprise operating stateside.
French authorities rule out foul play in streamer’s on-air death – France 24
- French authorities rule out foul play in streamer's on-air death France 24
- French streamer dies live online during extreme challenge CNN
- Autopsy Reveals New Details About Influencer Jean Pormanove’s Death During Livestream People.com
- French Authorities Investigate Death of Streamer Jean Pormanove After Months of Abuse The New York Times
- Australian livestreaming platform Kick broadcast a man’s death – could it face repercussions from regulators? The Guardian
Photos from Egypt show archaeologists and divers recovering ancient artifacts from the seabed – AP News
- Photos from Egypt show archaeologists and divers recovering ancient artifacts from the seabed AP News
- Remnants of 2,000-year-old sunken city lifted out of the sea off Alexandria The Guardian
- Quartz sphinx among antiquities pulled from the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt MSN
- Egypt Antiquities New Castle News
- Egypt recovers sunken archaeological finds from Mediterranean Sea qazinform.com
Lebanon says it is beginning disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps – Reuters
- Lebanon says it is beginning disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps Reuters
- Lebanon begins disarming Palestinian groups in refugee camps Al Jazeera
- Palestinian factions begin handing over weapons at Beirut refugee camp yahoo.com
- Lebanese army said slated to confiscate weapons from country’s Palestinian refugee camps The Times of Israel
- Lebanon Palestinian Weapons chronicleonline.com
Remnants of 2,000-year-old sunken city lifted out of the sea off Alexandria – The Guardian
- Remnants of 2,000-year-old sunken city lifted out of the sea off Alexandria The Guardian
- Photos from Egypt show archaeologists and divers recovering ancient artifacts from the seabed AP News
- Egypt retrieves submerged artifacts at Alexandria shore MSN
- Egypt unveils rare artefacts recovered from Mediterranean Sea TRT Global
- Egypt Antiquities chronicleonline.com
US, Europe create military options on Ukraine, intend to present to national security advisers next – Reuters
- US, Europe create military options on Ukraine, intend to present to national security advisers next Reuters
- Which European countries might send troops to Ukraine? dw.com
- Nato leaders must ‘not be naive’ about any potential Ukraine deployment, says head of German soldiers’ union – as it happened The Guardian
- Security guarantees: Which countries could send troops to Ukraine Euronews.com
- Europe Races to Leverage Trump’s Support for Ukraine Troop Plan Bloomberg.com
Victoria’s mountain ash forests could lose a quarter of ‘giant’ trees as temperatures rise
Eucalyptus regnans – which regularly reach 60 to 80m tall – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research finds
Victoria’s mountain ash forests are thinning rapidly as the globe heats up, and could lose a quarter of their “giant” trees that grow up to 80m tall in the coming decades, research has found.
Forests of Eucalyptus regnans – one of the tallest tree species in the world – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, according to a University of Melbourne-led study published in Nature Communications.
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Continue reading...‘Gender ideology’, quotas and anti-discrimination laws on the agenda for Queensland LNP state conference
Despite premier David Crisafulli’s wish for his party to maintain a moderate outlook, members have presented a number of divisive social issues for debate this weekend
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At this weekend’s state conference, Queensland Liberal National party members will debate banning gender-affirming care for children, repealing a ban on conversion practices and adopting a policy “whereby batteries, solar panels and wind turbines should no longer be deemed as renewables”.
Seven separate motions reference “gender ideology”, gender-affirming care or transgender people, but the word “abortion” does not appear on the agenda for the LNP’s first convention since winning last year’s state election.
Continue reading...Israel has approved a settlement project that could divide the West Bank – NPR
- Israel has approved a settlement project that could divide the West Bank NPR
- With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry The New York Times
- David Lammy among 21 foreign ministers to condemn plan for illegal West Bank settlement The Guardian
- Analysis: Israel E1 settlement plan makes Palestinian state further away Al Jazeera
- Israel approves settlement plan to erase idea of Palestinian state Reuters
Bolsonaro given 48 hours to explain alleged plans to flee to Argentina
Brazilian supreme court judge sets ultimatum after police claim far-right populist sought to flee to avoid punishment over failed coup
A supreme court judge has given Brazil’s ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, 48 hours to explain police claims he was planning to flee to Argentina to avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup after losing the 2022 election.
Bolsonaro’s trial for the alleged attempt to seize power is scheduled to conclude early next month. The far-right populist faces more than four decades in prison if found guilty.
Continue reading...State Department Fires Officer Who Expressed Condolences for Journalists Killed by Israel in Gaza – Democracy Now!
- State Department Fires Officer Who Expressed Condolences for Journalists Killed by Israel in Gaza Democracy Now!
- State Dept. fires official after internal debates over Israel-Gaza The Washington Post
- State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza AP News
- IDF Escalates Gaza Offensive, Captures Outskirts of Gaza City Haaretz
- State Department fires official who drafted Israel, Gaza talking points The Hill
Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians – +972 Magazine
- Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians +972 Magazine
- Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war The Guardian
- 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
- IDF denies report claiming that its own database found that vast majority of Gaza dead were civilians The Times of Israel
Patriarch Pizzaballa: ‘Hearts can change even in the Holy Land’ – Vatican News
- Patriarch Pizzaballa: ‘Hearts can change even in the Holy Land’ Vatican News
- Pope Leo sets day of fasting, prayers for peace on Friday Reuters
- Pope calls for fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican yahoo.com
- Pope Leo XIV looks to Ukraine with hope: ‘We must work hard, pray hard’ Catholic News Agency
- Latin Church in Ukraine: We welcome every effort for peace with hope Vatican News
Iran’s navy launches country’s first military drill since 12-day war with Israel – AP News
- Iran’s navy launches country’s first military drill since 12-day war with Israel AP News
- Iran holds military drills after big losses in war with Israel Reuters
- Iran Holds Missile Drill as War Tensions Rise Newsweek
- Iran launches large-scale military exercise in northern Indian Ocean: 'We’re not in a ceasefire now' Ynetnews
- Iran’s Military Is a Battered Mess National Security Journal
Italian police arrest Ukrainian man over Nord Stream pipelines blast
Serhiy K is believed to have been onboard boat from where 2022 attack on gas pipelines was carried out
A Ukrainian man alleged to have been involved in the 2022 detonation of the Nord Stream pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Germanyhas been arrested in Italy, according to German authorities.
The man, identified only as Serhiy K, is believed to have been onboard the sailing boat from where the attack was allegedly carried out.
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