Footballers and family lay flowers at funeral of Diogo Jota and André Silva
Jota, 28, was laid to rest alongside his brother, Silva, 25, after they died in a car crash on Thursday.
UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ Russian drone assault on Ukraine
Antonio Guterres raises alarm over 'dangerous escalation' after hours-long Russian drone and missile barrage this week.
Former Mossad official details how Israel eliminated Iran’s military elite
The former deputy chief of the Israeli intelligence explains how technology and innovation played a key role for Israel in the 12-day conflict.
Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Russia launched hundreds of drones into Ukraine – PBS
- Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Russia launched hundreds of drones into Ukraine PBS
- Ukrainian drone strike on Russian airfield hits bomb depot, aircraft The Kyiv Independent
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,228 Al Jazeera
- Ukraine says its long-range drones attacked a Russian factory making warheads for its deadly Shaheds Yahoo
- Ukrainian Drone Strike Sets Borisoglebsk Airfield Ablaze for Two Days Мілітарний
Britain reestablishes full Syria ties as foreign secretary visits Damascus – The Times of Israel
- Britain reestablishes full Syria ties as foreign secretary visits Damascus The Times of Israel
- David Lammy met with Syria's interim president Al-Sharaa BBC
- Britain re-establishing relations with Syria, announces David Lammy The Guardian
- UK foreign secretary visits Syria, renewing ties after 14 years of conflict AP News
- UK re-establishing diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus Al Jazeera
Britain re-establishing relations with Syria, announces David Lammy
Foreign secretary says it is in UK’s ‘interests to support new government’ in first visit by British minister for 14 years
Britain is re-establishing diplomatic relations with Syria after the country’s years-long civil war, the foreign secretary, David Lammy, has announced during a visit to the capital, Damascus.
“There is renewed hope for the Syrian people,” Lammy said in a statement. “It is in our interests to support the new government to deliver their commitment to build a stable, more secure and prosperous future for all Syrians.”
Continue reading...Alleged mastermind behind shooting of Colombian senator, presidential candidate arrested, authorities say – CBS News
- Alleged mastermind behind shooting of Colombian senator, presidential candidate arrested, authorities say CBS News
- Key suspect arrested in shooting of Colombia senator BBC
- Colombian police capture suspected leader in senator's shooting Reuters
- Colombia Arrests Key Suspect in Senator Assassination Attempt Bloomberg.com
- Alleged organiser of shooting of Colombian senator caught by police The Guardian
Texas floods death toll rises to 32 as rescuers search for missing children
Authorities in US state face questions about whether they issued proper warnings before rain-fuelled flooding.
Turkey detains mayors of opposition-run Antalya, Adana, Adıyaman – Euronews.com
- Turkey detains mayors of opposition-run Antalya, Adana, Adıyaman Euronews.com
- 3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition AP News
- Turkey arrests 3 mayors in crackdown on opposition DW
- Turkish authorities detain 109 in Izmir as part of corruption probe, Anadolu news says Reuters
- Turkey detains three more mayors as part of crackdown on opposition France 24
The Decline and Fall of Our So-Called Degreed Experts – The Daily Signal
- The Decline and Fall of Our So-Called Degreed Experts The Daily Signal
- The Trump-Deranged ‘Experts’ Were Wrong. Again. The Daily Signal
- The So-Called Experts Are Proven Wrong at Every Turn in First Six Months of Trump’s Second Term The New York Sun
Escalating German-Polish border dispute hampers Europe’s free movement – The Washington Post
- Escalating German-Polish border dispute hampers Europe’s free movement The Washington Post
- Poland’s Tusk tells far-right vigilantes on German border to go home politico.eu
- Poland will temporarily reinstate border controls with Germany and Lithuania AP News
- Poland to start controls on borders with Germany, Lithuania over migration Reuters
- Poland to send troops to borders with Germany and Lithuania TVP World
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – follow it live!
The Birmingham band are back together for one last concert at Villa Park, entitled Back to the Beginning – joined by the cream of heavy metal, from Mastodon to Anthrax – plus a host of special guests. Follow every song here
You’ll be thinking: show me photos of all these starry metal shenanigans! I’m really sorry but Live Nation have told me there won’t be any photos available until the end of the gig, and the livestream doesn’t allow screengrabs. Use the power of your mind, I guess.
There are a notable number of empty seats there, but remember this was all going on two hours ago which is quite an early start for a massive stadium show. “Stadium really pretty full from the beginning – testament to the depth of the line up,” Michael says. “Maiden a fortnight ago had a higher proportion of battle jackets though.”
Continue reading...Texas flood: stories of survival and pleas for help finding missing loved ones
More than 850 people had been rescued by Saturday, yet scores remain missing with families asking for information
Reports are beginning to emerge of extraordinary stories of survival from the Texas Hill Country floods, even as the official death toll continued mounting, reaching at least 27 on Saturday.
A young woman was dramatically rescued after she was carried 12 miles down the Guadalupe River by raging flood waters, and later pictured clinging to branches of a tree. The woman – who has not been identified publicly – was rescued, News 4 San Antonio reported.
Continue reading...Texas begins grim flood recovery with at least 27 killed and dozens missing, including children
Two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutes
Rescuers by Saturday had begun the grim task of recovering the bodies of children who were swept away in a deadly flash flood in Texas, caused by a powerful storm that killed dozens of people.
The exact number of missing people was not immediately known, but 24 of them were girls who had been attending Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River. Torrential rain caused the river to rise 26ft (8 meters) in just 45 minutes before dawn on Friday, washing away homes and vehicles.
Continue reading...Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype – CNN
- Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype CNN
- Japanese airlines cancel flights after manga predicts disaster NewsNation
- A Manga Is Causing Earthquake Panic in Japan Time Magazine
- Will Baba Vanga’s 2025 predictions come true? Experts say panic over prophecies unfounded Hindustan Times
- Japan Flights Cancelled Amid Impact of Manga Doomsday Prediction Newsweek
‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’
Previously apolitical agency lauds Trump’s spending bill with false statements about federal taxes, experts say
An email sent by the US Social Security Administration (SSA) that claims Donald Trump’s major new spending bill has eliminated taxes on benefits for most recipients is misleading, critics have said.
The reconciliation bill – which the president called the “one big, beautiful bill” before signing it on Friday after Republicans in Congress passed it – includes provisions that will strip people of their health insurance, cut food assistance for the poor, kill off clean energy development and raise the national debt by trillions of dollars.
Continue reading...Israel sends team to Qatar for negotiations, but rejects Hamas demands to change ceasefire proposal
Hopes that pause to the killing may be agreed were boosted despite 24 Palestinians being killed including 10 seeking aid
Israel has continued to launch waves of airstrikes in Gaza, hours after Hamas said it was ready to start talks “immediately” on a US-sponsored proposal for a 60-day ceasefire.
The announcement by the militant Islamist organisation increased hopes that a deal may be done within days to pause the killing in Gaza and possibly end the near 21-month conflict.
Continue reading...UK re-establishing diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus
British foreign secretary pledges support for Syria's new government after talks with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Parisians take their first plunge into the Seine in more than a century – France 24
3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition – AP News
- 3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition AP News
- 3 Turkish mayors reported arrested as crackdown on opposition continues politico.eu
- Three more Turkish opposition mayors detained as crackdown expands Reuters
- Turkey arrests 3 mayors in crackdown on opposition DW
- Turkey detains three more mayors as part of crackdown on opposition France 24