Once again, Israel tried to restrict Gaza aid. Once again, it failed miserably – The Times of Israel

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  1. Once again, Israel tried to restrict Gaza aid. Once again, it failed miserably  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel pauses some fighting and airdrops resume as fury grows over starvation in Gaza  CNN
  3. Israel begins daily pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas to allow ‘minimal’ aid as hunger grows  AP News
  4. Israel announces 'tactical pause' in Gaza fighting after outrage over starving Palestinians  NBC News
  5. Israel’s new 10-hour military pause in parts of Gaza starts but UN says it is not enough to stave off famine – Middle East crisis live  The Guardian
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Houthis training for invasion of Israel—report – JNS.org

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  1. Houthis training for invasion of Israel—report  JNS.org
  2. Houthis vow to escalate attacks in Red Sea  Financial Times
  3. Yemen's Houthi rebels threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel  AP News
  4. Yemen's Houthis threaten to target ships linked to firms dealing with Israeli ports  Reuters
  5. Houthis Vow to Step Up Shipping Attacks to Press Israel on Gaza  Bloomberg.com
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Viral ‘honour’ killing in southwest Pakistan triggers national outrage – Reuters

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  1. Viral 'honour' killing in southwest Pakistan triggers national outrage  Reuters
  2. Pakistan 'honor killing' video sparks outrage, tribal leader arrested  NBC News
  3. A couple were accused of having an ‘illicit’ relationship. Their community allegedly shot them dead  CNN
  4. "Honor killing" of newlywed couple leads to 11 arrests, police in Pakistan say  CBS News
  5. Buried Twice: Honour, Silence, And The Price Of Womanhood In Pakistan  Tribune India
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US-China talks to restart as hopes grow for trade war truce extension – BBC

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  1. US-China talks to restart as hopes grow for trade war truce extension  BBC
  2. US, China Officials to Meet in Sweden to Extend Trade Truce  Bloomberg.com
  3. US, China to launch new talks on tariff truce extension, easing path for Trump-Xi meeting  Reuters
  4. Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors await details of U.S-China talks  CNBC
  5. State of U.S. Tariffs: July 23, 2025  The Budget Lab at Yale
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U.S. Diplomats Will Join Thailand-Cambodia Cease-Fire Talks, Rubio Says – The New York Times

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  1. U.S. Diplomats Will Join Thailand-Cambodia Cease-Fire Talks, Rubio Says  The New York Times
  2. Cambodia and Thailand begin peace talks as fighting continues  BBC
  3. Thailand-Cambodia border clashes continue before Malaysia ceasefire talks  Al Jazeera
  4. ‘Like my other half’: man mourns wife and children killed buying snacks amid Thailand-Cambodia clashes  The Guardian
  5. Thai and Cambodian leaders head to Malaysia for peace talks  Reuters
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North Korea says South Korea’s overtures ‘great miscalculation’ – Reuters

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  1. North Korea says South Korea's overtures 'great miscalculation'  Reuters
  2. ​North Korea Rejects New South Korean Leader’s Peace Overtures  The New York Times
  3. North Korea: Kim Jong Un's sister rejects South's overtures  DW
  4. North Korea says it has ‘no interest’ in dialogue with South Korea  Al Jazeera
  5. Kim Jong Un's sister rejects outreach by South's new president  ABC News
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New Zealand attorney general warns her government’s electoral reform could breach human rights law

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Judith Collins also said the controversial electoral law reform could disenfranchise Māori

New Zealand’s prime minister Christopher Luxon has defended his government’s plans to overhaul its electoral laws, despite warnings from his own attorney general the changes could breach human rights law and disenfranchise more than 100,000 voters.

The right-wing government last week announced its plan to shake up electoral laws it said were “outdated and unsustainable”, including closing voter enrolment 13 days before election day, reinstating a total ban on prisoner voting and prohibiting anyone from providing free food, drink or entertainment within 100 metres of a voting station.

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Moscow starts direct flights to North Korea amid decline in options for Russian tourists

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The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a month

Direct flights from Moscow to North Korea have begun this week, amid a strengthening of ties between the two nations and a decline in options for Russian tourists travelling abroad.

The first Moscow-Pyongyang flight, operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines, took off on Sunday, according to the Sheremetyevo airport’s website, and landed in the North Korean capital about eight hours later.

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