Israel forces north Gaza’s last functioning hospital to close
Israeli forces have issued evacuation orders for five areas of northern Gaza including the Al Awda hospital.
Liverpool parade crash driver appears in UK court
A total of 79 people were injured after a car drove into a crowd after Liverpool Football Club's trophy parade.
Volkswagen to make ‘massive’ investment in US in bid to avoid tariffs
CEO of Europe’s largest industrial group says he has been in direct talks with Donald Trump’s administration
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest industrial group, has said it will make a “massive” investment in the US. The group, which includes Porsche, revealed it has been in direct talks with Donald Trump’s administration as it faces damaging tariffs.
Oliver Blume, who heads the group, said the talks were “constructive” and “fair”, in an interview that suggests the company, whose market capital is £44bn, is not willing to leave tariff negotiations to Brussels alone.
Continue reading...Flash flooding kills dozens in Nigeria
Rescuers in Nigeria are continuing to recover bodies after flash flooding killed at least 36 people.
Ukraine yet to commit to new round of Russia talks in Istanbul
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says Ukraine wants to see document outlining Russia's proposals before sending team.
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From Hunter to Hoover: How clemency became a circus
Biden and Trump’s clemency decisions reveal a justice system shaped by nepotism and spectacle, not fairness.
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Recent Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten US air quality for days – The Guardian
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Banksy posts image of new lighthouse artwork believed to be in Marseille
Image on street incorporates shadow of a bollard alongside words ‘I want to be what you saw in me’
Banksy has posted an image of a new artwork that appears to be in Marseille, in southern France, though its exact location has not been confirmed.
The characteristic image, posted on the artist’s Instagram account, transforms the shadow of a street bollard into the form of a lighthouse. Stencilled across it are the words “I want to be what you saw in me”.
Continue reading...Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 damages in libel victory over BBC
Former Sinn Féin leader sued broadcaster over allegation in documentary that he sanctioned murder of MI5 informant
Gerry Adams has won a defamation action against the BBC over a documentary that carried a claim he sanctioned the murder of an MI5 informant in 2006.
A jury at Dublin’s high court on Friday found that the BBC had not acted in good faith or in a fair and reasonable way and awarded the former Sinn Féin leader €100,000 (£84,000) in damages
Continue reading...Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian government forces since Assad’s fall – AP News
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Has the world had it with Israel? – vox.com
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New Banksy mystery location revealed
The new piece of street art depicts the shadow of a lighthouse emerging out of a bollard.
Death of baby in Corowa home is ‘tragic’ but remains a mystery, says coroner
Three-month-old was found dead at his mother’s home in January 2022 but the cause of death is unknown, inquest hears
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The circumstances of the death of an apparently “thriving” three-month-old baby remain unknown, an inquest has concluded.
“It is tragic, but we simply don’t know what happened to KP,” NSW deputy state coroner Kasey Pearce said on Friday.
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Continue reading...Swiss glacier collapses, burying village: Video, satellites show Blatten before and after – USA Today
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It’s Musk’s last day – what has he achieved at the White House?
The tech billionaire and Doge have spearheaded dramatic changes in the US government and Washington.
Pope Leo XIV: If you want peace, prepare institutions of peace – Vatican News
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Over a barrel: lack of sugar throws Cuba’s rum industry into crisis
This year’s tiny harvest casts doubt on the spirit’s recent resurgence, once a bright spot in the island’s economy
It’s a crisis that would have sent a shiver down Ernest Hemingway’s drinking arm. Cuba’s communist government is struggling to process enough sugar to make the rum for his beloved mojitos and daiquiris.
As summer rains bring the Caribbean island’s 2025 harvest to an end, a recent analysis by Reuters suggests that Cuba’s state-run monopoly, Azcuba, is likely to produce just 165,000 metric tonnes of sugar this year. That compares with harvests of 8m in the late 1980s.
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