US-Israeli backed Gaza aid group must be shut down, say 130 charities
The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.
Israeli, US-backed Gaza aid group must end, say 130 charities – BBC
- Israeli, US-backed Gaza aid group must end, say 130 charities BBC
- Charities and humanitarian groups press for end to Israeli-backed aid group in Gaza AP News
- Israel acknowledges Palestinian civilians harmed at Gaza aid sites, says 'lessons learned' Reuters
- Israeli military investigates 'reports of harm to civilians' after hundreds killed near Gaza aid sites BBC
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‘Smoke and confusion’: exhibition points out Jane Austen’s true thoughts on Bath
Georgian city is not shy of milking its links with the author, but actually she was not happy during her time there
The city of Bath does not fight shy of promoting its Jane Austen connections, tempting in visitors from around the world by organising tours, balls, afternoon teas and writing and embroidery workshops inspired by the author. If you have the inclination, you can buy souvenirs ranging from Jane Austen Top Trumps to a Mr Darcy rubber duck.
But in this, the 250th anniversary year of her birth, an exhibition is being launched daring to point out that in truth Austen wasn’t terribly happy during the five years she lived in the city.
Continue reading...NSW weather: Sydney and south coast residents warned to ‘stay indoors’ as vigorous coastal low batters state
Emergency services minister says ‘it may seem pretty bad [now] but the situation is going to worsen’ overnight with damaging rain and winds
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Destructive winds and heavy rain are hitting large swathes of the New South Wales coast with authorities warning the situation will deteriorate over the next 24 hours.
Some areas received a month’s worth of rain in one day while others recorded winds above 100km/h as a vigorous coastal low continued to intensify on Tuesday afternoon.
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Continue reading...‘I lost a baby and then rescued a child dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war’
A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.
Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan.
Iraqi media report rockets, drones fell on Kirkuk military airbase – The Jerusalem Post
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Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge
An Australian man has been charged with 70 offences, which police allege relate to eight children.
Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboard
Crew members were able to quickly rescue the pair, who were on the last day of a Disney cruise to the Bahamas.
Clashes and arrests in Turkey over magazine cartoon allegedly depicting prophet Muhammad
Turkey police face demonstrators after prosecutor orders arrests at LeMan magazine, whose editor-in-chief denies allegation and says image has been deliberately misinterpreted
Clashes erupted in Istanbul with police firing rubber bullets and teargas to disperse a mob on Monday after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad.
The clashes occurred after Istanbul’s chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of the editors at LeMan magazine on grounds it had published a cartoon that “publicly insulted religious values”.
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- Clashes and arrests in Turkey over magazine cartoon allegedly depicting prophet Muhammad The Guardian
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- Turkey detains cartoonists over satirical drawing allegedly depicting prophets Reuters
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- Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad BBC
Musk vows to unseat lawmakers who support Trump’s one big beautiful bill
Tesla CEO also threatened forming an ‘America Party’ if the bill, which would increase US deficit by $3.3tn, is passed
Elon Musk has vowed to unseat lawmakers who support Donald Trump’s sweeping budget bill, which he has criticized because it would increase the country’s deficit by $3.3tn.
“Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame! And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” he wrote on his social media platform, X.
Continue reading...Idaho student murders suspect reportedly agrees to plead guilty on all counts
Bryan Kohberger to be spared death penalty but will be given four consecutive life sentences, ABC News reports
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four Idaho college students in 2022, has agreed to plead guilty to all counts, a move that would spare him from the death penalty, ABC News reported on Monday, citing a letter sent to victims’ family members.
Kohberger, who previously pleaded not guilty on charges of murder in the fatal stabbings, will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences and waives all right to appeal, according to ABC News.
Continue reading...‘It Apparently Bothers Russia’ – US Defends NATO Military Spending Boost Amid Kremlin Outcry – Kyiv Post
- ‘It Apparently Bothers Russia’ – US Defends NATO Military Spending Boost Amid Kremlin Outcry Kyiv Post
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G7 urges talks to resume for deal on Iran nuclear program – Reuters
- G7 urges talks to resume for deal on Iran nuclear program Reuters
- G7 FMs call for resumption of talks on Iran nuclear deal The Times of Israel
- Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with G7 Foreign Ministers U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- G7 backs Israel-Iran ceasefire, urges fresh talks on Tehran nuclear program India Today
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Israeli strike on cafe near Gaza City port kills dozens, hospital official says – CNN
- Israeli strike on cafe near Gaza City port kills dozens, hospital official says CNN
- At least 24 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since dawn, including aid recipients Middle East Eye
- Israel bombs Gaza aid sites, cafe and school, killing 95 Palestinians Al Jazeera
- 74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking food AP News
- Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza City’s Zeitoun area and Khan Younis Middle East Eye
Idaho gunman in deadly ambush of fire crews had ‘idolised’ firefighters
The suspect deliberately lit a fire to lure first responders to a mountainous area near Coeur d'Alene.
Iran Update, June 30, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
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Trans troops in US military ‘in survival mode’ as ban on serving kicks in
Two transgender officers say they fear their military careers are over due to Trump’s ban on trans service members.
Is RFK Jr’s divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering – or revolutionary?
The most powerful public health official in the US is reviled by some medics - but even some of his critics accept that he is bringing drive to healthcare areas that have long been neglected