Syria backs out of Paris talks with Kurdish-led fighters: State TV
Government source says recent Kurdish-led conference 'dealt blow' to talks on implementing a March integration deal.
‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites – The Guardian
- ‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites The Guardian
- US-backed aid distribution points in Gaza are sites of orchestrated killing Doctors Without Borders
- Gaza aid distribution declared ‘orchestrated killing’ by MSF Al Jazeera
- Team Leader at Gaza Aid Distribution Sites Belongs to Anti-“Jihad” Motorcycle Club, Has Crusader Tattoos The Intercept
- International aid agencies hold secret collaboration meeting with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation The New Humanitarian
Palestinian boy killed in Gaza aid drop as starvation toll rises to 212
Falling aid pallet crushes 15-year-old Muhannad Zakaria Eid as 11 more Palestinians starve to death in a single day.
Six Lebanese soldiers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon – Al Jazeera
- Six Lebanese soldiers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Six Lebanese soldiers killed in blast while seizing Hezbollah munitions The Times of Israel
- Explosion kills six members of army in southern Lebanon Reuters
- Lebanon: 6 soldiers killed in blast at Hezbollah arms depot DW
- Hezbollah military facility explosion: 5 soldiers killed while clearing munitions; Lebanese PM pays tribu Times of India
Six Lebanese soldiers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon
Deadly explosion at weapons depot comes as army has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
Women call out ‘creepy’ experiences on Vinted as trolls and image thieves target site
Scrutiny of selling platforms grows as female users warning of harassment on sites after photos stolen and sexualised
Users of secondhand clothing websites such as Vinted are warning about the danger their images will be used against their will on pornography sites, and sounding the alarm about the spread of sexually charged harassment under their posts.
The potential for hijacking photos posted on the internet for real or faked erotic content has long been known, but victims and their advocates say culprits appear to have zeroed in on Vinted with targeted campaigns.
Continue reading...Eleven more die from malnutrition in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says – BBC
- Eleven more die from malnutrition in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says BBC
- Gaza’s Hamas-run authorities claim 37 killed by IDF fire Saturday, mostly aid seekers The Times of Israel
- Israeli plan to seize Gaza City an ‘unprecedented provocation’, Palestinian Authority says – as it happened The Guardian
- Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes Human Rights Watch
- Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel weighs further military action AP News
Eleven more die from malnutrition in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says
Others were reported killed by Israeli operations, as an upcoming deadline for the evacuation of Gaza City has been reported.
Israeli plan to seize Gaza City an ‘unprecedented provocation’, Palestinian Authority says – as it happened
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Iran’s judiciary said Saturday it was investigating the cases of 20 people arrested over their suspected links with Israel following the 12-day war between the two arch-foes.
“These cases were immediately filed under the supervision of the esteemed investigators and are being investigated,” Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told reporters in Tehran, adding that further information would be shared as it became available.
Continue reading...Path to peace cannot be decided without Ukraine, says Europe
Ukrainian and European partners to join UK foreign secretary and US vice-president at Chevening for talks
The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, and the US vice-president, JD Vance, held a meeting with Ukrainian and European partners in Britain on Saturday to discuss the drive for peace in Ukraine.
The summit comes before a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin set for next Friday in Alaska. In a comment that that was met with pushback from Kyiv, the US president said that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stressed early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers”.
Continue reading...Israel’s starvation denial is an Orwellian farce
The Israeli 'hasbara' cannot disprove the obvious, but it can obfuscate and exhaust.
Trump-backed World Liberty proposes $1.5bn crypto holder, Bloomberg News reports
Co-founded by president’s eldest sons, Eric and Don Jr, World Liberty has earned the family $500m since its launch
World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by Donald Trump and the US president’s family, is sounding out investors for a $1.5bn fundraising round meant to set up a public company that will hold its WLFI tokens, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
The structure of the deal is yet to be finalized, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter, adding that large investors in the crypto and tech space had been approached for the venture.
Continue reading...The Tennessee execution that ‘went horribly wrong’: how Byron Black’s killing unfolded
Witnesses say disabled death-row man was in distress upon gurney, while lawyer calls execution ‘100% botched’
For attorney Kelley Henry, the visible blood was the first indication that the execution of her client was going wrong.
At 10.15am on Tuesday inside the Riverbend maximum security prison in Nashville, the longtime Tennessee death row lawyer watched as staff attempted to place an IV into the right arm of Byron Black. Black was locked on to a gurney with crisscrossing black straps over his chest, stomach and legs, and Henry saw blood ooze from the injection site.
Continue reading...‘Arab Forces’ Running Gaza? Netanyahu’s Goal Leaves Many Questions. – The New York Times
- ‘Arab Forces’ Running Gaza? Netanyahu’s Goal Leaves Many Questions. The New York Times
- UN says Israel's planned Gaza City military offensive 'must be immediately halted' ABC News
- Brooks and Capehart on Israel’s plans to exert more control over Gaza PBS
- Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion in Gaza AP News
- August 8, 2025 - Gaza News Updates CNN
Arrests begin in London at largest protest over Palestine Action since group’s ban
Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protests
Arrests have begun in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.
The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.
Continue reading...Three people injured in shooting at New York City’s Times Square
NYPD say shooting took place after verbal dispute and one person is being held in custody
Three people have been injured in a shooting at New York City’s Times Square after a 17-year-old opened fire, the New York police department has said.
Police said they were questioning one person who is being held in custody, but that no charges have been pressed yet.
Continue reading...North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border
The move appears to be a positive reaction to overtures from the South's newly elected president.
North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border
The move appears to be a positive reaction to overtures from the South's newly elected president.
National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year
Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year
Emily Wurramara expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and “all Indigenous peoples around the world” experiencing oppression as she accepted the artist of the year award at the 21st National Indigenous Music awards at the Nimas in Garramilla/Darwin on Saturday night.
“There’s nothing like coming back home and being here and playing for mob and playing for the people,” the Garramilla-born Warnindhilyagwa singer said. “Because the music is about the people. The music is freedom. Free Palestine, free Congo and free all Indigenous peoples around the world from their oppressors. It always was, always will be Indigenous land.”
Continue reading...Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meeting
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.
The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”.
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