- For Gaza’s residents, daily life a Sisyphean struggle for simplest necessities The Times of Israel
- LIVE: Israel starves 197 Palestinians to death in Gaza Al Jazeera
- What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart vox.com
- Gaza father grieving loss of child to malnutrition scrambles to save siblings Reuters
- Hamada Sho: I Can No Longer Feed Kids in Gaza Time Magazine
United Airlines says issue that forced grounding of hundreds of US flights resolved
Ground stops were issued nationwide including at hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Newark and San Francisco
United Airlines has said a technology issue that led to the grounding of flights for a few hours and major delays across its network in the US has been resolved.
“While we expect residual delays, our team is working to restore our normal operations,” the airline said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies aged 88
The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy and would win seven more over a career that spanned nearly 40 albums
Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died aged 88.
Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening. Palmieri’s daughter Gabriela told the New York Times her father died earlier that day at his home in New Jersey after “an extended illness”.
Continue reading...How much of Gaza is left standing? – The Economist
- How much of Gaza is left standing? The Economist
- Journalist Bel Trew shares aerial video showing Gaza in ruins BBC
- A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky The Guardian
- Rare aerial imagery shows displacement and destruction in Gaza The Washington Post
- Aerial footage filmed by ITV News shows the scale of Gaza's destruction ITVX
Trump orders India tariff hike to 50% for buying Russian oil
India, which now faces among the highest tariff rates imposed by the US, called the levy "unjustified and unreasonable".
Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage – Zeteo
- Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage Zeteo
- Slain Palestinian activist involved with Oscar-winning film laid to rest The Washington Post
- Hunger-striking women demand Israel return the body of Palestinian activist killed in settler clash AP News
- A Famous Palestinian Activist Killed in the Occupied West Bank NPR
- Dozens Attend Funeral of Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Settler After IDF Releases Body Haaretz
On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist – The New York Times
- On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist The New York Times
- Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel Al Jazeera
- Iranian executed for Mossad espionage was a nuclear scientist, state media claims The Jerusalem Post
- Iran executes man convicted of giving Israel details of assassinated nuclear scientist The Times of Israel
- Iran Says Spy Executed for Passing Nuclear Secrets to Mossad Newsweek
People returned to live in Pompeii’s ruins, archaeologists says – BBC
- People returned to live in Pompeii's ruins, archaeologists says BBC
- In Pompeii, new evidence shows signs of life post-eruption Le Monde.fr
- ‘Pompeii: The New Dig: House of Treasures’ Review: Luxury Unearthed on PBS The Wall Street Journal
- New data from Pompeii shows that the city was still inhabited after the eruption of 79 AD MSN
- Pompeii Survivors Returned After 79 A.D., New Digs Show The Jerusalem Post
Mahmoud Khalil justifies Oct. 7, downplays antisemitism at Columbia, in NYT interview – The Times of Israel
- Mahmoud Khalil justifies Oct. 7, downplays antisemitism at Columbia, in NYT interview The Times of Israel
- Opinion | The Trump Administration Tried to Silence Mahmoud Khalil, So I Asked Him to Talk The New York Times
- Mahmoud Khalil argues Oct. 7 was ‘desperate attempt’ by Palestinians to ‘break the cycle’ New York Post
- Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer labels Algerian-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil “disgusting” and “appalling” for defending the Hamas-perpetrated October 7 attacks on Israel on The Ezra Klein Show. Facebook
- Trump admin live updates: Trump, Schumer trade barbs over Senate nominations ABC News
Apple to invest $100bn after pressure from Trump
The president had been pressing Apple to do more of its manufacturing in the US.
US sides with El Salvador on eliminating presidential term limits, prompting democracy debate – CNN
- US sides with El Salvador on eliminating presidential term limits, prompting democracy debate CNN
- Trump administration backs Bukele’s indefinite reelection: ‘We reject comparisons with dictatorial regimes’ EL PAÍS English
- El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others The New York Times
- Nayib Bukele could now rule El Salvador for life The Economist
- Trump administration: El Salvador’s Bukele not a dictator AP News
5 troops injured after soldier opens fire at Georgia military base
The US Army sergeant allegedly opened fire on his fellow troops before being tackled by soldiers, officials say.
Ukraine war: Twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven’t yet stopped Russia – BBC
- Ukraine war: Twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven't yet stopped Russia BBC
- Building a Just and Lasting Peace In Ukraine RealClearWorld
- New Updates for 01-Aug-2025 Akin
- Russia, Ukraine, and the Global Order with Fiona Hill Center for a New American Security
- Mark Episkopos: Last Chance – Terms For Ukraine Peace Agreement (Transcript) The Singju Post
On Ukraine’s front line, twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven’t yet stopped Russia
In Kharkiv, investigators gather evidence of Russian attacks - and how it has dodged sanctions.
Photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and today – CBS News
- Photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and today CBS News
- Photos: What Atomic Bombs Did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki The New York Times
- The grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks 80 years ago now work for peace AP News
- 80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare NBC News
- How We Avoided World War III Bloomberg.com
Italy approves $15.5 billion for world’s longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily – PBS
- Italy approves $15.5 billion for world’s longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily PBS
- Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily BBC
- Record-breaking bridges: How Italy and China are pushing engineering limits ABC News
- Italy Approves Project to Link Sicily to the Mainland by Bridge The New York Times
- Meloni revives €13.5bn Sicilian bridge proposal as part of defence planning Financial Times
Wrong remains from Air India crash ‘adds to trauma’, says family
Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek's sister tells BBC Newsnight her family are seeking closure and dignity for her brother.
Sudan says army destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries – France 24
- Sudan says army destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries France 24
- Sudan military destroyed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries: State TV Al Jazeera
- Sudanese airstrike hits Darfur airport, killing 40 suspected mercenaries AP News
- Sudan says UAE bars Sudanese planes from landing at its airports Reuters
- Colombian President pledges action against mercenaries allegedly training child soldiers in Sudan The Globe and Mail
British man accused of trying to drown daughter-in-law in US pool
Mark Gibbon and his daughter-in-law argued about his grandchildren before he tried to drown her on a family holiday, Florida police say.
A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food – NPR
- A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food NPR
- A Zoo in Denmark Wants to Feed Your Pets to Its Predators The New York Times
- A Danish zoo is seeking unwanted pets — to feed to its predators The Washington Post
- Denmark zoo asks people to donate their small pets as food for captive predators PBS
- Zoo in Denmark calls for unwanted pets to feed its animals NBC News