- Iran turns to Russia and China to discuss European threat of sanctions ‘snapback’ France 24
- Iran seeks China, Russia help to stall UN sanctions ahead of nuclear talks with Europeans Fox News
- Iran Builds Alliance with China and Russia in Face of US Threat Newsweek
- China was on the sidelines of the Iran-Israel war. That’s just where it wanted to be CNN
- Iran to consult with Russia and China ahead of Friday nuclear talks with European nations Euronews.com
At least 19 dead after air force jet crashes into Bangladesh school
The air force says the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise in Dhaka.
Israeli soldiers arrested in Belgium after war crimes complaint by rights groups – Middle East Eye
- Israeli soldiers arrested in Belgium after war crimes complaint by rights groups Middle East Eye
- Belgian police question two Israelis over war crimes accusations The Guardian
- BREAKTHROUGH: Belgian Authorities Arrest and Interrogate Israeli War Crimes Suspects Following Complaint by Hind Rajab Foundation and GLAN Hind Rajab Foundation
- Belgian police question Israelis over alleged Gaza war crimes Al Jazeera
- Israeli detained in Belgium says he was beaten by police The Times of Israel
Israel launches air and ground offensive on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza
Military targets key humanitarian hub that was relatively unscathed by war after ordering Palestinians to leave
Israel has launched substantial air raids and a ground operation in Gaza, targeting Deir al-Balah, the main hub for humanitarian efforts in the devastated Palestinian territory, amid urgent warnings of widening starvation in the coastal strip.
The latest assault comes a day after the highest death toll in 21 months inflicted by the Israeli military on desperate Palestinians seeking food aid, with at least 85 killed on Sunday in what has become an almost daily slaughter.
Continue reading...Kenya activist gets bail after arrest over illegal possession of ammunition
Boniface Mwangi, a former photojournalist, was charged over alleged role in deadly antigovernment protests in June.
What a croc: the day a reptile was reportedly seen in Noosa … or was it?
Claimed sighting 300km south of typical crocodile territory started as a Facebook post before doing the rounds of breakfast TV
It started as a Facebook post on a community noticeboard by a man with a designer dog as his profile picture and just a few friends – but within 24 hours it was doing the rounds of breakfast TV and online news platforms.
The question was: had Ross Buckley really seen a 3.5-metre crocodile while on his “usual 6:30am stroll” down the dog beach at the mouth of the Noosa River? Was Buckley even real?
Continue reading...Keir Starmer to replace post-ministerial jobs watchdog with tougher regime
PM will bring in financial penalties for those who break rules and set up new independent ethics and integrity commission
Keir Starmer is to abolish the independent post-ministerial jobs watchdog, which has long been criticised as “toothless”, and – for the first time – financial penalties will be imposed on those who break the rules after leaving government.
As part of a standards overhaul that ministers hope will help improve public faith in the system, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) will be scrapped and a tougher regime introduced.
Continue reading...Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food | First Thing
Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekers. Plus, Ellen DeGeneres confirms she moved to the UK because of Donald Trump
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Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza and the “indiscriminate use of force” as Gaza’s civil defence agency said at least 93 Palestinians had been killed queueing for food, and Israel issued fresh evacuation orders for areas packed with displaced people.
What has Israel said about the killings? Israel’s military said soldiers had shot at a gathering of thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza who it claimed posed a threat, and it was aware of some casualties. But it said the numbers reported by officials in Gaza were far higher than its initial investigation found. It did not immediately comment on the incidents in the south.
Why else is Ice in the news? An 82-year-old man in Pennsylvania was secretly deported to Guatemala – a country to which he has no connection – after visiting an immigration office last month to replace his lost green card, according to his family, who have not heard from him since and were initially told he was dead.
Continue reading...Syria evacuates Bedouins from clashes-hit Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds
Bedouin families leave Druze-majority city after truce in southern province halts bloody clashes between communities.
Israeli drones strike Houthi ‘military infrastructure’ at Yemen’s Hodeida port – The Times of Israel
- Israeli drones strike Houthi ‘military infrastructure’ at Yemen’s Hodeida port The Times of Israel
- Israel says it has attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port Al Jazeera
- Israeli military attacks Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port Reuters
- Israel strikes Houthi sites in response to missile fire The Jerusalem Post
- IDF Confirms Having Struck Houthi Infrastructure In Yemen i24NEWS
China begins building world’s largest dam, fuelling fears in India
The dam is on a Tibetan river that flows into India and Bangladesh, and could affect millions downstream.
China starts building world’s largest dam, fuelling fears in India – BBC
- China starts building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India BBC
- China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam The Guardian
- China starts construction on world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet NBC News
- China embarks on world's largest hydropower dam, capital markets cheer Reuters
- China Advances $167 Billion Tibet Mega-Dam Despite Risks Bloomberg.com
China begins building world’s largest dam, fuelling fears in India
The dam is on a Tibetan river that flows into India and Bangladesh, and could affect millions downstream.
Ofwat to be abolished in ‘reset’ of water industry regulation
Environment secretary backs plan to end sewage spills and financial mismanagement in England and Wales
A new water regulator will replace the powers of Ofwat, the Drinking Water Inspectorate and the Environment Agency to “reset” a sector tarnished by scandals over sewage spills and financial mismanagement, after a major review of the sector.
The government will adopt the recommendation for England and Wales made in the review it commissioned from Sir Jon Cunliffe, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England, which was released on Monday. In England, the powers of Natural England will also be subsumed.
Continue reading...Syria’s Bedouin clans withdraw from Druze city of Suwayda
Clashes between two communities kill more than 250 people and threaten to unravel already fragile post-war transition.
‘It’s a madhouse’: US state department workers reeling after Trump’s firings
About 3,000 workers have left the agency through firings and buyouts in a move Democrats and staff call ‘unlawful’
Workers at the US state department say firings, resignation buyouts, a proposed budget cut of 48%, and reorganization under the Trump administration has left staff with low morale and will likely have long-term impacts.
Foreign programs and services aimed towards LGBTQ+ communities, maternal and reproductive health, and minority groups have been removed or cut in place of far-right ideological policies being pursued by a 26-year-old senior adviser and Trump appointee at the agency.
Continue reading...Norfolk woman hands over 16th-century painting identified as stolen 50 years ago
Exclusive: Barbara de Dozsa had argued ownership because work by Italian artist Solario had been bought in good faith
A 16th-century Madonna and Child painting that ended up with a woman in Norfolk after it was stolen from a museum in Italy half a century ago is to be returned to its rightful owner.
After years of soul-searching, and persuading by an art lawyer who was acting pro bono, Barbara de Dozsa decided to hand it over to the Civic Museum of Belluno, which last saw the painting in 1973.
Continue reading...China confirms Xi meeting with EU’s von der Leyen, Costa – Reuters
- China confirms Xi meeting with EU's von der Leyen, Costa Reuters
- China’s Hardball Tactics Set Tone for Difficult Summit with Europe The New York Times
- EU leaders brace for frosty China summit as trade frictions bite Reuters
- Why European businesses are now stuck in the middle of an EU-China storm Atlantic Council
- China, EU to hold 25th China-EU Summit in Beijing news.cgtn.com
South Korea mulls allowing individual tours to North Korea as tensions ease
Unification ministry in Seoul says allowing individual tours will not violate international sanctions.
Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza hears gunfire during Israeli assault
Gunfire could be heard close to Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum as he reported on an Israeli assault in Deir el Balah