- Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing NPR
- Even Hiroshima’s Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers The New York Times
- Pilots take off on friendship flight to commemorate 80th anniversary of atomic bombings of Japan CNN
- Public opinion is split as US marks 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing Al Jazeera
- 80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare NBC News
Hezbollah to treat Lebanon’s disarmament decision ‘as if it does not exist’
The Lebanese armed group says the move was dictated by the US and that it 'fully serves Israel's interest'.
The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza – The Intercept
- The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza The Intercept
- J Street head says he’s now convinced Israel committing genocide in Gaza The Times of Israel
- As I sit here in Australia watching Israel starve Palestinians to death, I can’t help but think it could have been me The Guardian
- Israel’s Gaza War Is One of History’s Worst Crimes Ever Jacobin
- “It Is Our War”: Palestinian American Scholar Rashid Khalidi on U.S. Complicity in Gaza Genocide Democracy Now!
Trump slaps 50 percent tariff on Indian goods over imports of Russian oil
Trump cited 'national security' concerns as a reason for the import tax hike, raising tensions in US-India relations.
Israel issues forced displacement orders amid fears of full occupation in Gaza
Israeli military leaders reportedly oppose Netanyahu’s plans as the country faces growing diplomatic isolation
The Israeli military has put parts of Gaza City and Khan Younis under new enforced displacement orders amid fears that the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is preparing to order the full occupation of the Palestinian territory later this week.
Israel’s security cabinet is expected to meet on Thursday evening and sign off on plans for an expanded operation despite reported serious misgivings from senior military officers.
Continue reading...Friendship, love and loss in Gaza: A graphic novel
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Treasury Sanctions Additional Members and Associate of Narco-Terrorist Cartel del Noreste – U.S. Department of the Treasury (.gov)
- Treasury Sanctions Additional Members and Associate of Narco-Terrorist Cartel del Noreste U.S. Department of the Treasury (.gov)
- US sanctions Mexico cartel members, including rapper El Makabelico Al Jazeera
- Trump administration sanctions popular hip hop artist "El Makabelico" over alleged ties to Mexican drug cartel CBS News
- Cartel del Noreste members, associate sanctioned by US Treasury NewsNation
- US sanctions 'narco-rapper' El Makabelico, who laundered streaming proceeds to bloodthirsty Mexican drug lords New York Post
3,500-Year-Old Mishkan Shiloh Remains Possibly Discovered – Anash.org
- 3,500-Year-Old Mishkan Shiloh Remains Possibly Discovered Anash.org
- Archaeologists Claim They’ve Found Remains Of Mishkan In Tel Shilo VINnews
- Has the House of the Ark of the Covenant Been Found? JFeed
- Archaeologists blow Ark of the Covenant mystery wide open following discovery of shocking 'biblical relic' UNILAD Tech
- Ark of the Covenant Discovery? Biblical Ruins Unearthed in Israel May Be Key to Ancient Mystery Arkeonews
Could RFK Jr’s move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?
The US is withdrawing $500m for vaccines for diseases like flu and Covid. Health correspondent James Gallagher asks if it's the right call.
Indian village swallowed by mudslide: What happened – and why?
More than 100 people are missing after floods swept through a village in Uttarakhand.
Bear chases hockey mascot during photoshoot
The Seattle Kraken mascot, who was filming a promotional video with team forward John Hayden, safely escaped the encounter.
Wisconsin journalist Alec Luhn found after going missing on Norwegian solo hike, reports say – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Wisconsin journalist Alec Luhn found after going missing on Norwegian solo hike, reports say Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- American journalist found after going missing on hike in Norwegian national park CNN
- Former Telegraph correspondent found alive after week stranded in Norwegian wilderness The Telegraph
- Alec Luhn, Missing American Journalist, Found Alive in Norway The New York Times
- American hiker who went missing on Norwegian glacier rescued NBC News
US hunter reportedly killed by buffalo during expedition in South Africa
Asher Watkins, 52, of Texas died while tracking 1.3-ton Cape buffalo on a hunting trip in the country’s Limpopo province
An American game hunter was killed by a buffalo he was stalking during a hunting expedition in South Africa over the weekend, according to multiple reports.
Asher Watkins, 52, of Texas, died on 3 August while tracking a 1.3-ton Cape buffalo in South Africa’s Limpopo province, according to a statement from Coenraad Vermaak Safaris (CV Safaris), the company that organized the hunting trip.
Continue reading...Israeli military chief opposes Gaza war expansion, raising pressure on Netanyahu – Reuters
- Israeli military chief opposes Gaza war expansion, raising pressure on Netanyahu Reuters
- Israeli military chief warns against takeover of Gaza as Netanyahu considers ‘full conquest’ of besieged territory CNN
- Cabinet reportedly weighing military plan that would begin with conquering Gaza City, ramping up aid The Times of Israel
- What to know as Israel considers reoccupying Gaza in what would be a major escalation of the war AP News
- UN alarmed by reports about possible expansion of Israeli Gaza operations Reuters
College applications rise outside US as Trump cracks down on international students – AP News
- College applications rise outside US as Trump cracks down on international students AP News
- Trump’s Visa Havoc Strands Students Weeks Before Classes Start Bloomberg
- Behind closed doors: How Trump and Miller are rewriting US higher education to shut out international stu Times of India
- Trump And Miller Compel Colleges Not To Enroll International Students Forbes
- Student Visas: Trump's Immigration Plan Pushes College Students Admissions Elsewhere Newsweek
Man Who Lit Cigarette From Eternal Flame in Paris Is Arrested – The New York Times
- Man Who Lit Cigarette From Eternal Flame in Paris Is Arrested The New York Times
- Man who lit cigarette from French war memorial flame faces legal action The Guardian
- Outrage as man uses memorial flame at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to light cigarette The Independent
- France arrests man who lit cigarette from war memorial flame in Paris Euronews.com
- France strips residence permit of man who lit cigarette at war memorial politico.eu
Is Trump winning the trade war and at what cost to the economy?
Donald Trump's tariff policy is taking shape and the president is already touting benefits to the US economy.
India sharpens strategic play in China’s backyard – The Economic Times
- India sharpens strategic play in China's backyard The Economic Times
- How a New Asia Alliance Is Challenging China Bloomberg.com
- India and the Philippines announce partnership to strengthen trade, defense and maritime ties AP News
- India in talks with Philippines for developing submarine infrastructure Reuters
- Photos Show Indian Navy Maneuvers in China-Claimed Waters Newsweek
Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner with state-run Africa Corps and pay for it – AP News
France wildfire is ‘catastrophe on an unprecedented scale’, says PM
The huge wildfire is the largest in France so far this year and has burned an area larger than Paris.