Next UK protest over Palestine Action ban aims to sign up 1,000 people

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Defend Our Juries believes London protest in September could lead to ban being lifted, after 532 arrests on Saturday

The next mass protest in support of the banned group Palestine Action will aim to be twice the size of the last, organisers have said, as they increase pressure on the government to lift its proscription.

Last Saturday’s protest in Parliament Square was predicated on 500 people signing up but the next one, announced on Wednesday for 6 September in London, is conditional on 1,000 people agreeing to take part.

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Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms

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Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes, with scientists warning events are intensifying

Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.

Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt.

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At least 20 killed after boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa, UN says

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UN refugee agency says more people could still be missing at sea, with between 70 and 80 believed to have survived

At least 20 people have died after a boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a United Nations agency and local media reported on Wednesday.

Rescuers have recovered 20 bodies so far and operations were continuing, according to initial reports by Ansa news agency. Between 70 and 80 people were believed to have survived.

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Beloved YouTube duo dies after off-road rollover in wilderness – Cleveland.com

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  1. Beloved YouTube duo dies after off-road rollover in wilderness  Cleveland.com
  2. B.C. couple behind popular offroading YouTube channel Toyota World Runners die in crash  cbc.ca
  3. Influencer couple killed in Canadian mountain crash  Fox News
  4. UPDATED: Two dead in backcountry crash near Trout Lake  My Nelson Now
  5. Nanaimo couple known for off-road adventures dies in mountain accident  Times Colonist
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France, Germany, UK willing to reinstate sanctions on Iran – Reuters

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  1. France, Germany, UK willing to reinstate sanctions on Iran  Reuters
  2. UK, France and Germany ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme  BBC
  3. European powers threaten 'snapback sanctions' if Iran doesn't return to nuclear talks  CNBC
  4. Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as nuclear program deadline nears  AP News
  5. European powers say they’re ready to snap back Iran nuclear sanctions at end of August  The Times of Israel
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Palestinian stone-thrower shot dead by off-duty soldier in West Bank altercation – The Times of Israel

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  1. Palestinian stone-thrower shot dead by off-duty soldier in West Bank altercation  The Times of Israel
  2. Palestinian man killed in West Bank by Israeli soldier backing up settlers  Al Jazeera
  3. Off-duty IDF Soldier Shoots Palestinian Man Dead in West Bank Amid Clashes With Settlers  Haaretz
  4. Palestinians wound two during attack on Jewish farm  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Palestinian shot dead by off-duty IDF soldier in West Bank after throwing rocks  Ynetnews
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Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance

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Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence

David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president’s trip to the UK.

The foreign secretary hosted Vance and his family at Chevening House in Kent last week, where the pair fished from the property’s private lake. Anglers aged 13 and over must hold a rod licence to fish for freshwater species such as carp in England and Wales. Lammy failed to land a catch, but “all of my kids did”, Vance said.

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Openly defying Iran, Lebanon’s Aoun says no armed groups allowed in country – The Times of Israel

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  1. Openly defying Iran, Lebanon’s Aoun says no armed groups allowed in country  The Times of Israel
  2. No armed groups allowed in Lebanon, president tells Hezbollah's ally Iran  Reuters
  3. Lebanon says it rejects foreign intervention during visit by top Iranian official Ali Larijani  AP News
  4. Lebanon rejects foreign interference, president tells Iran official  Al Jazeera
  5. Lebanon’s president warns Iran against ‘interference’ over Hizbollah  Financial Times
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Tennessee town approves plans to turn former prison into Ice detention center

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Officials in Mason voted to convert prison to Ice facility run by CoreCivic, US’s second-largest private prison operator

Officials in a rural Tennessee town voted on Tuesday to approve agreements to turn a former prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company, despite loud objections from upset residents and activists during a contentious public meeting.

The five-member board of aldermen in Mason, along with the mayor, Eddie Noeman, and vice-mayor, Reynaldo Givhan, met in a fire station garage to discuss converting the closed West Tennessee detention facility into a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention center run by CoreCivic Inc, America’s second-largest private prison operator.

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Brad Pitt break-in linked to gang targeting celebrities, Los Angeles police say

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Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of committing burglaries at the homes of several prominent residents, according to LA police

Los Angeles police have formally linked a break-in at Brad Pitt’s home in the city in June to a string of other burglaries at properties belonging to celebrities.

Los Angeles police chief Jim McDonnell announced the arrest of four suspects, saying they were a a crew that were committing burglaries at the homes of “various high-profile residents” throughout the city, adding that “some of the burglaries included homes of actors and professional athletes”.

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Tighter US border rules are putting European visitors off, says Tui

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Holiday company boss says tourists are opting instead for destinations such as Canada, Africa and Asia

Tighter border rules are putting European tourists off holidaying in the US, according to Europe’s biggest package trip operator.

Tui’s chief executive, Sebastian Ebel, said there had been a “significant decline” in travel to the US, due to a multitude of factors including “the atmosphere, what you hear from border control”.

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‘Social apnoea’: sleep disorder could worsen at weekends, research suggests

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Lifestyle factors such as drinking and smoking could contribute to increased severity of obstructive sleep apnoea

Letting your hair down at the weekend might be a well-known recipe for a hangover, but researchers say it might also increase the severity of a common sleep disorder.

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) involves complete pauses in breathing or partial reductions in airflow that arise because muscles in the back of the throat relax, causing the airways to narrow or close. It is more common in groups such as older people and people who are overweight or obese.

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First Thing: National guard begins deploying on DC streets after Trump police takeover

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City’s mayor has hardened her stance on Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ actions. Plus, Israel intensifies bombing of Gaza killing 89 Palestinians in 24 hours

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The Washington DC national guard began deploying on the city’s streets on Tuesday night, as the city’s mayor toughened her response to Donald Trump taking control of the city’s police force.

What did Washington’s mayor say? Muriel Bowser, the Democratic mayor of Washington, hardened her stance after treading a more diplomatic line earlier in the day. During a live event on social media on Tuesday night, she described the arrival of federalized national guard members as an authoritarian push. Other critics have said the move seeks to distract attention from political problems such as the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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Clinton to Trump: How Putin has met, courted and frustrated US presidents – Al Jazeera

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  1. Clinton to Trump: How Putin has met, courted and frustrated US presidents  Al Jazeera
  2. As Ukraine battles to hold lines, Trump may find Putin difficult to persuade  The Guardian
  3. Opinion | A Half-Baked Alaska Summit  The New York Times
  4. A look at Putin's past trips to the US ahead of planned Alaska summit  Reuters
  5. How Putin has used flattery and deception to 'fool' five US presidents  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan – CNN

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  1. Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan  CNN
  2. South Sudan says no talks with Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza  Reuters
  3. South Sudan denies Israel talks over forced transfer of Palestinians  Al Jazeera
  4. Deputy FM visits South Sudan as government weighs moving Gazans there  The Times of Israel
  5. Former Mossad official who helped build South Sudan: ‘It’s unlikely they'll accept Gazans’  Ynetnews
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Gaza talks to focus on releasing all hostages in one go, Netanyahu hints – BBC

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  1. Gaza talks to focus on releasing all hostages in one go, Netanyahu hints  BBC
  2. Netanyahu hints Gaza ceasefire talks now focus on releasing all hostages at once  NBC News
  3. Israel may dispatch negotiators to Doha for talks on freeing all hostages, ending war  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel bombards Gaza City overnight; Hamas leader due in Cairo in bid to salvage ceasefire talks  Reuters
  5. Gaza terror org considering resumption of hostage talks  The Jerusalem Post
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