- Hostages released from Gaza detail sexual violence as Israeli report concludes Hamas used it as ‘weapon of war’ on October 7 CNN
- Israeli report accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war on Oct. 7 AP News
- Hamas used sexual violence as part of 'genocidal strategy', Israeli experts say BBC
- Rape as weapon of war: Report lays groundwork for prosecuting Oct 7. sexual violence The Times of Israel
- New Israeli report says Hamas used sexual violence as a 'weapon of war' in Oct. 7 attack NBC News
Travelers no longer required to take off shoes for security at some US airports
TSA ends screening check in place for almost 20 years after Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down flight in 2001
For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers are no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain US airports, Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security secretary, announced on Tuesday.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has abandoned the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through US airports, according to media reports.
Continue reading...Chelsea’s Pedro hits debut double in Club World Cup semi to down Fluminense
Joao Pedro hits a brace on debut against former club Fluminense to send Chelsea into FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final.
South Sudan says 8 men deported from the US are now in its custody – AP News
- South Sudan says 8 men deported from the US are now in its custody AP News
- Judge clears way for U.S. to deport 8 men to South Sudan Politico
- U.S. deports men from Asia and Latin America with criminal records to South Sudan after legal saga CBS News
- Opinion | Justice Sotomayor Endorses a Judicial Mutiny WSJ
- Does Justice Kagan stand alone? SCOTUSblog
Trump set to announce 50 percent tariff on copper
The US imports roughly half of copper needs each year, used in construction, transportation and electronics.
US supreme court clears way for Trump officials to resume mass government firings
Justices lift lower court order that froze ‘reductions in force’ federal layoffs while litigation in case proceeded
The US supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume plans for mass firings of federal workers that critics warn could threaten critical government services.
Extending a winning streak for the US president, the justices on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that had frozen sweeping federal layoffs known as “reductions in force” while litigation in the case proceeds.
Continue reading...Tunisian court hands lengthy prison sentences to ex-officials
Opposition leader Ghannouchi, ex-PM and former presidential aide sentenced amid President Saied’s crackdown on dissent.
Watch: Macron’s day with the Royal Family
The French president met the Prince and Princess of Wales, the King and Queen and dignitaries on the first day of his state visit.
Texas floods: more than 100 people dead and at least 161 still missing
Texas governor Greg Abbott said many people staying in state’s Hill Country still unaccounted for as questions mount over official response to disaster
Rescue crews continued on Tuesday to comb through parts of the Texas Hill Country devastated by catastrophic flash flooding over the Fourth of July weekend, but with more than 100 dead and hope fading for survivors, efforts have increasingly turned to search and recovery.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll across the six affected counties surpassed 100. Most of the deaths were in Kerr county, where officials said 87 bodies had so far been recovered, including 56 adults and 30 children. Identification was pending for 19 adults and seven children with one additional person still unidentified, county sheriff Larry Leitha told a news conference.
Continue reading...The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years – The New York Times
- The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years The New York Times
- Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years BBC
- France's Bayeux Tapestry to return to Britain after 900 years Reuters
- The Bayeux Tapestry will be displayed in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- There’s more to the Bayeux Tapestry loan deal than meets the eye… The Independent
Wildfire threatens Marseille as a thousand firefighters defend city
The fire rapidly spread due to wind gusts, dense vegetation and steep slopes near the area it began, local officials say.
Firefighters from Mexico aid Texas flood search and rescue: ‘There are no borders’
Team of firefighters and first responders volunteer along Guadalupe River after mass flooding in show of solidarity
A contingent of firefighters and first responders from Mexico arrived in Texas over the weekend to aid in search and rescue efforts following the devastating flooding of the Guadalupe River in a show of solidarity with their northern neighbors.
“When it comes to firefighters, there’s no borders,” Ismael Aldaba, founder of Fundación 911, in Acuña, Mexico, told CNN on Tuesday. “There’s nothing that’ll avoid us from helping another firefighter, another family. It doesn’t matter where we’re at in the world. That’s the whole point of our discipline and what we do.”
Continue reading...US envoy Steve Witkoff suggests Gaza ceasefire deal is close
Trump aide says Washington 'hopeful' a 60-day truce between Israel and Hamas can be reached by the end of the week.
Family of UK couple held in Iran did not know pair’s whereabouts for month
Son of Lindsay Foreman said they had also not known for fortnight if she and husband, Craig, had survived Israeli bombing
The son of a British woman who has been held in Iran since January on espionage charges along with her husband has told the Guardian he lived with the agony of not knowing their whereabouts for a month or in the past fortnight whether they had been killed in the Israeli bombing on Tehran’s Evin prison on 23 June that left more than 70 dead.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested on 3 January in Kervan City in southern Iran while travelling through the country from Armenia to Pakistan on a motorcycle journey to Australia. The Foreign Office were informed they were due to be taken to Tehran on around 8 June, raising fears they may have been caught in the Tehran attack, but on Tuesday they were informed they were still held in Kervan.
Continue reading...Netanyahu discussing ‘opportunities for peace’ in Gaza with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet with President Trump again on Tuesday to discuss Gaza.
Netanyahu vows to combat what he calls ‘vilification against Israel’ online
On Capitol Hill, Israeli PM says ‘demonization’ led to drop in support for Israel among US voters, especially Democrats
Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he’s vowed to combat an orchestrated social media campaign of “vilification and demonization” that he says is responsible for a drop in support for Israel among US voters, especially Democrats.
“I think there’s been a concerted effort to spread vilification and demonization against Israel on social media,” the Israeli prime minister told journalists on Capitol Hill after being asked to respond to opinion polls showing a move away from the historic trend of strong backing for Israel.
Continue reading...Wildfires shut airport near Marseille in France
Wildfires near Marseille, France have forced the airport to close and injured nine firefighters.
Canadian police seize largest ever weapons cache in terrorism inquiry
RCMP arrested and charged four people who were trying to form an ‘anti-government militia’ and capture land
Police in Canada have arrested and charged four people, including active military members, who they allege were “planning to create anti-government militia” and to “forcibly take possession of land” in the province of Quebec.
The scope of material uncovered by police, including explosives and assault rifles, marks the largest weapons cache ever seized as part of terrorism investigation.
Continue reading...Norman Tebbit, Consertavive Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94 – The New York Times
- Norman Tebbit, Consertavive Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94 The New York Times
- Forget left and right: Norman Tebbit was a working-class hero. Politicians now could learn much from him | Henry Hill The Guardian
- Obituary: Norman Tebbit BBC
- Norman Tebbit, conservative ally to Margaret Thatcher, dies at 94 The Washington Post
- Lord Tebbit, pugnacious Tory who articulated the Iron Lady’s views to the man on the street – obituary The Telegraph
NHS bosses fear fresh resident doctors’ strikes could embolden other staff
The Royal College of Nursing and Unison are undertaking indicative ballots to assess members’ willingness to strike
A looming fresh wave of strikes by resident doctors could encourage other NHS staff including nurses to take industrial action over pay, health service bosses fear.
Resident doctors, formerly junior doctors, in England are threatening to stage stoppages until January in pursuit of their demand for a 29% pay rise, after 90% voted in favour in a ballot on a 55% turnout.
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