- More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger, as burial shrouds in short supply yahoo.com
- LIVE: Israeli attacks on Gaza kill over 80, starvation deaths mount Al Jazeera
- In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid NPR
- Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage The Guardian
- Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes Human Rights Watch
Rescued British hiker billed €14,225 for ignoring rockslide signs in Dolomites
Local rescue service chief says two helicopters had to be used after man, 60, ventured on to path closed due to risk
A British hiker has been charged more than €14,000 (£12,000) by the Italian mountain rescue service after ignoring danger warnings in the Dolomites.
The man, aged 60, had to be rescued after venturing to the Ferrata Berti, a rocky mountain path at an altitude of 2,500 metres (8,200ft) in the San Vito di Cadore area of the northern Italian peaks where dozens of paths were closed last week because of the high risk of landslides.
Continue reading...Starving Gaza children risking their lives to get food
Children in Gaza are being shot while trying to get food from Israeli- and US-backed GHF.
Five years on from port blast, Pope expresses closeness with people of Beirut – Vatican News
- Five years on from port blast, Pope expresses closeness with people of Beirut Vatican News
- Five years after huge Beirut blast, justice still elusive for victims The Washington Post
- 5 years after Beirut blast, victims struggle to rebuild lives as leaders evade blame PBS
- Beirut Port blast victims say five years later, justice feels a bit closer Al Jazeera
- Five Years After the Beirut Port Explosion—Justice in the Courts Will Not Be Enough for Survivors | Opinion Newsweek
‘Cat-sized’ rat found in Teesside town puts focus on pest control cuts
Rodent said to be 22in (56cm) long from nose to tail found in Normanby, where rat problem is said to be worsening
Cuts to council pest control services are being blamed for a town’s rodent problem, which includes the discovery of a supersize rat said to be 22in (56cm) from nose to tail.
The giant rat, about the length of the carry-on luggage people might be wheeling on to a flight – or, if not on holiday, a desktop monitor – was found inside a person’s home in Normanby, Teesside.
Continue reading...Police plan to arrest anyone supporting Palestine Action at London protest
Source says presence of large crowds would not prevent arrests under terrorism laws
Police are planning to arrest anyone demonstrating in support of Palestine Action this weekend.
The group has been banned under terrorism laws and this weekend a large event protesting against its proscription has been organised by the group Defend Our Juries.
Continue reading...What higher tariffs mean for the U.S. economy. And, Israel’s plan for hostage release – NPR
Suspected gunmen go on trial in Moscow over concert hall terror attack
Islamic State affiliate group have claimed responsibility, though Russian investigators have sought to blame Ukraine
Nineteen people, among them the four suspected gunmen, went on trial in Moscow on Monday over a concert hall attack that claimed 149 lives, one of the worst terrorist attacks in modern Russia.
Four armed men from the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan allegedly stormed the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow on 22 March last year, opening fire and then setting the building alight, injuring hundreds of people.
Continue reading...Swiss president under fire after Trump call leads to US tariffs shock
Karin Keller-Sutter accused of mishandling talks as shares dive after Switzerland hit with 39% tariff
The Swiss stock market has plunged, the cabinet has been holding emergency talks and President Karin Keller-Sutter has been accused of mishandling a vital phone call with the White House after Donald Trump hit the country with a shock 39% export tariff.
Switzerland, home to some of the world’s best-known luxury brands, was left stunned after the US president on Friday imposed one of the highest tariff rates in his global trade reset. Industry associations warned that tens of thousands of jobs were at risk.
Continue reading...Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump
The redistricting would create five new Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives.
Plastic causing “disease and death from infancy to old age” that costs $1.5 trillion a year, report warns – CBS News
- Plastic causing "disease and death from infancy to old age" that costs $1.5 trillion a year, report warns CBS News
- Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten global treaty on plastics pollution Reuters
- World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns The Guardian
- Plastic crisis highlighted by Lancet ahead of Global Plastics Treaty NBC News
- Plastics a ‘grave’ danger to health, scientists warn before UN talks Financial Times
Palestinian women on hunger strike to demand body of slain activist
Palestinians in West Bank are unable to mourn 31-year-old Awdah, while the Israeli settler who shot him walks free.
Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage | First Thing
Six more people die from malnutrition, and Itamar Ben-Gvir is first minister to publicly pray at sensitive site. Plus, head of Google’s DeepMind on our AI future
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At least 27 people were killed by Israeli forces while trying to get food and six others died from starvation or malnutrition in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, amid a regional outcry over the visit by Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.
Where did Ben-Gvir visit and what was the reaction? Ben-Gvir led prayers at al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, provoking outrage among regional powers. The compound, which Jews call the Temple Mount, is a highly revered site – the holiest in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam. The site is under Jordanian custodianship; under a decades-old agreement, Jews are allowed to visit but not pray there.
What do the Republicans want to do? Last week, Texas Republicans released a proposed new congressional map that would give the GOP a path to pick up five seats in next year’s midterm elections, typically when the governing party loses representation in Congress.
Continue reading...Trump contorting justice department into his ‘personal weapon’, experts warn
Critics say DoJ has been ‘politicized like never before’ and the main job requirement is now ‘loyalty to Donald Trump’
As Donald Trump’s Department of Justice expands investigations of his foes and ousts dozens of lawyers and staff who worked on cases targeting himself and his allies, scholars and ex-prosecutors say the rule of law is under siege in the US as the department morphs into Trump’s “personal weapon”.
The justice department’s politicization to please Trump was underscored by an announcement on 23 July of a new “ strike force” to investigate unsubstantiated charges that ex-president Barack Obama and top officials conspired to hurt Trump’s 2016 campaign and his presidency with inquiries into Russian influence operations to help Trump win, say critics.
Continue reading...Petting cafes to homes: Thailand’s soaring captive lion population
Lion ownership is rising in Thailand, prompting concerns over welfare, regulation, and illegal wildlife trade.
Fernandes labels Man Utd ‘lazy’ and calls for more signings
On eve of new Premier League season, captain Bruno Fernandes calls for 'more quality to get everyone to step up'.
‘On the precipice of defeat’: 19 former defense chiefs demand end to Gaza war – The Times of Israel
- ‘On the precipice of defeat’: 19 former defense chiefs demand end to Gaza war The Times of Israel
- Hundreds of Israeli ex-officials appeal to Trump to help end Gaza war BBC
- Former IDF Chiefs Call on Israel to End War in Gaza as Netanyahu Claims Starvation Is ‘Hamas Libel’ Time Magazine
- Hundreds of ex-Israeli security officials urge Trump to help end war in Gaza The Guardian
- Israel def. heads to Donald Trump: Force Benjamin Netanyahu to end Gaza war The Jerusalem Post
Hunger mounts, cemeteries grow in Sudan’s besieged al-Fashir – Reuters
- Hunger mounts, cemeteries grow in Sudan's besieged al-Fashir Reuters
- Sudan: Thousands resort to eating animal feed to survive in besieged Al Fashir Sky News
- Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns UN News
- ‘We’re suffering’: People in Sudan’s el-Fasher eat animal fodder to survive Al Jazeera
- El-Fasher: People in Sudan's besieged city face starvation, UN warns BBC
George Osborne says UK has been left behind in cryptocurrency boom
Ex-chancellor criticises hesitant approach to crypto and warns country in danger of missing next surge in market
The UK has been left behind in the cryptocurrency boom and is in danger of missing a second wave of demand, according to the former chancellor George Osborne.
Osborne, who has an advisory role at the crypto exchange firm Coinbase, said the country already missed out on the first generation of crypto because the formerly sceptical US had embraced digital currencies under Donald Trump.
Continue reading...Confused passengers evacuated from Brisbane domestic airport and told to re-screen after metal detector fault
Flights delayed after ‘technical fault with a single metal detector’ but airport says there is no safety or security threat
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Passengers have been evacuated from Brisbane domestic airport and flights have been delayed after a fault with a single metal detector prompted both travellers and staff to be re-screened by security.
Pictures on social media showed large crowds at the airport, with one person saying the “entire place has ground to a halt”.
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