- Starving child in Gaza was killed minutes after receiving aid, former US military contractor says Middle East Eye
- “Designed as Death Traps”: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes Democracy Now!
- 'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC BBC
- Former Green Beret: The IDF is the GHF’s ‘client’ Responsible Statecraft
- Ex-US contractor who accused IDF of war crimes at aid sites 'falsified documents' to spread 'false narrative,' GHF says, sharing evidence The Times of Israel
Column | Leading genocide scholars see a genocide happening in Gaza – The Washington Post
- Column | Leading genocide scholars see a genocide happening in Gaza The Washington Post
- Israeli rights groups break taboo with accusations of genocide Reuters
- Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west's help | Owen Jones The Guardian
- The world is failing the Palestinian people Financial Times
- In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide The New York Times
UK to recognize Palestine state unless Israel stops Gaza war – DW
- UK to recognize Palestine state unless Israel stops Gaza war DW
- UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood In September, Unless Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire is Reached The New York Times
- UK may recognize a Palestinian state. And, EPA proposes removing pollution limits NPR
- Bowen: UK move to recognise Palestinian state is a diplomatic crowbar to revive peace process BBC
- Britain to recognize Palestine as a state unless Israel agrees to an 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza NBC News
Adidas to raise prices as US tariffs costs rise by €200m
The German sportswear giant sources most of its products from Vietnam and Indonesia.
NY Times admits emaciated Gazan boy on front page had ‘pre-existing health problems’ – The Times of Israel
- NY Times admits emaciated Gazan boy on front page had ‘pre-existing health problems’ The Times of Israel
- Mark Levin shrugs off Gaza famine because malnourished baby has pre-existing issues The Independent
- New York Times backtracks, issues correction on Gaza famine story foxnews.com
- Another Photo. Another Lie. Honest Reporting
- A horrifying photograph and an invitation declined | Letters The Guardian
Number of asylum seekers at ex-RAF base in Essex to rise by more than 50%
Home Office to move 445 more people to MDP Wethersfield site, scene of previous anti-migrant protests
The Home Office is increasing the number of asylum seekers accommodated at a controversial military base by more than 50%.
There are about 800 asylum seekers housed at the remote former RAF base MDP Wethersfield in Essex and the Home Office is moving in 445 more.
Continue reading...Hawaii tsunami warning downgraded and no major damage after first waves hit islands
Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific including for US coast and Japan
A major tsunami is not expected to strike Hawaii, a Pacific monitoring agency has said, after the first waves hit the islands after a powerful magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia’s eastern coast.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, operated by the US National Weather Service, said in an update that “based on all available data”, a major tsunami was not expected, although it warned all coasts could remain “a hazard to swimmers and boaters”, including people near the shore.
Continue reading...Zack Polanski’s ‘eco-populism’ could put voters off Greens, opponents say
Exclusive: Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns say party could slide into irrelevance if it chooses new leader with ‘polarising’ approach
The Green party risks going into reverse if they elect Zack Polanski as leader, his two opponents have said, arguing that his promised brand of “eco-populism” would prove polarising, divisive and likely to put off more moderate voters.
Speaking to the Guardian before the opening of the month-long leadership vote, which begins on Friday, Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns said the party in England and Wales was at “a crossroads”, and could miss the chance to hold the balance of power at the next election.
Continue reading...China promises to help companies slammed by tariffs, as talks with the US left in limbo – AP News
- China promises to help companies slammed by tariffs, as talks with the US left in limbo AP News
- China's leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition Reuters
- China Politburo Signals Confidence in Economy Despite Trade War Bloomberg
- China’s Politburo calls for ‘stepped up’ economic policy support South China Morning Post
- China Politburo Holds off on Further Stimulus - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
Elon Musk is turning US liberals off not just Tesla but electric vehicles in general
Disgust at the CEO’s rightwing activism is casting a pall but conservatives are no more likely to buy EVs
US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also less willing to buy any type of electric car, new research has found.
The popularity of Tesla among liberal-minded Americans has plummeted since Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and the world’s richest person, allied himself with Donald Trump and helped propel the president to election victory last year.
Continue reading...Experts baffled as rarely seen beaked whales involved in series of strandings
Incidents across northern Europe on 26 and 27 July have left scientists trying to understand why so many of the deep-diving whales have appeared
A series of strandings of one of the world’s deepest dwelling and most rarely seen types of whale in the last few days has left experts baffled over why they might have appeared in such numbers.
Beaked whales are used to deep ocean waters and are so rarely seen that some species have only ever been identified through dead specimens. But on 26 and 27 July there were reports from western Ireland, Orkney in Scotland and the Netherlands of these whales being stranded, raising concerns that human actions could be implicated in the animals’ deaths.
Continue reading...Delta Air Lines sued over man’s use of lost iPad to record explicit videos
A South Carolina family had forgotten the device on a trip and later found the clips uploaded to their cloud account
A Delta Air Lines employee stole a computer tablet left behind on a plane by a South Carolina child, then used it to record sexually explicit videos of himself – which saved to cloud storage and were discovered by the minor’s parents, a recent federal lawsuit alleges.
The child’s parents, Tory and Brooke Brewer, sued Delta in US district court in Charleston on 16 July, saying their family is owed damages for negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and harassment, among other causes.
Continue reading...Dozens of state laws take aim at food dyes amid a wave of support for MAHA – NPR
Pope Leo on DRC attack: I pray for persecuted Christians – Vatican News
- Pope Leo on DRC attack: I pray for persecuted Christians Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV condemns brutal machete attack that killed 49 Christians during prayer in DR Congo foxnews.com
- ADF in DR Congo: IS-linked rebels accused of killing Christian worshippers in Komanda BBC
- Is ISIL a growing threat in the DR Congo and East Africa? Al Jazeera
- 30 Christian Worshippers Killed During Night Vigil in Church Newsweek
EU bid to suspend Israel from startup funding falls short of majority – The Times of Israel
- EU bid to suspend Israel from startup funding falls short of majority The Times of Israel
- No Majority in the European Union to Suspend Funding for Israeli Startups Haaretz
- European Commission proposes suspending Israel from part of Horizon research programme The Guardian
- Israel won’t face EU penalties over Gaza suffering — yet politico.eu
- Isaac Herzog, Dutch PM clash over threat to suspend Israel The Jerusalem Post
HSBC boss says Rachel Reeves putting up bank taxes would harm UK growth
Georges Elhedery’s comments come amid speculation the chancellor could make such a move in autumn budget
The boss of HSBC has joined a growing chorus of bankers cautioning Rachel Reeves against increasing taxes on banks in her autumn budget, warning it risked “eroding” investment and ultimately harming UK growth.
Georges Elhedery, its chief executive, said banks in the UK were already subject to the highest level of taxes on profits compared with other sectors, and paid more than in most other countries. He said placing further financial pressures on lenders could spell trouble for the UK economy.
Continue reading...Trump’s MAGA base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine – The Times of Israel
- Trump’s MAGA base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine The Times of Israel
- Gaza Hunger Presents Trump With Moral Test Familiar to Past Presidents The New York Times
- The Only Information Source Trump Trusts The Atlantic
- MAGA is turning on Israel over Gaza, but Trump is unmoved Politico
- Trump says he is ‘trying to get things straightened out’ with Netanyahu The Washington Post
Mushroom lunch murderer Erin Patterson prevented from selling house by court order
Prosecutors granted restraining order under the confiscation act to stop the triple murderer’s Leongatha property being sold or otherwise dealt with
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The property at the centre of a deadly mushroom lunch has been restrained by the court after Erin Patterson was found guilty of triple murder.
Victorian supreme court Justice Michelle Quigley granted the confiscation application over Patterson’s Leongatha property on 23 July after a closed court hearing.
Continue reading...Japan Records Highest Temperature Ever as Heat Wave Lingers – Bloomberg.com
- Japan Records Highest Temperature Ever as Heat Wave Lingers Bloomberg.com
- Japan records highest temperature on record Al Jazeera
- Japan sees new record high temperature of 41.2C Phys.org
- Japan record high temperature of 41.2 degrees Celsius observed in Hyogo Pref. nhk.or.jp
- 10,000 taken to hospital in week for heat-related illnesses in Japan english.kyodonews.net
British Jewish leaders call for rapid increase in Gaza aid
UK’s largest Jewish body adds to pressure on Israel, saying recent move to allow in limited aid was ‘long overdue’
The UK’s largest Jewish organisation has called for a “rapid, uninhibited, and sustained increase in aid through all available channels” in Gaza in a rare implicit criticism of the Israeli government.
The Board of Deputies held an emergency meeting on Tuesday evening amid growing horror among British Jews at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with children malnourished and starving and desperate parents being killed as they try to secure food for their families.
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