What is the future of journalism in Gaza?
Israel has killed hundreds of Gaza journalists since October 7, 2023, leaving survivors feeling abandoned by the world.
Air Canada cancels flights during peak season ahead of flight attendant strike
Canada’s largest airline expects full shutdown as workers protests over claims of ‘poverty wages’ and unpaid labour
Canada’s largest airline has started cancelling flights during the peak summer travel season ahead of a strike by more than 10,000 flight attendants over what they say are “poverty wages” and unpaid labour for work when planes are not in the air.
Air Canada said it would start suspending flights on Thursday ahead of full shutdown on Saturday after the flagship carrier and the union representing the flight attendants failed to resolve a months-long dispute over pay and working conditions.
Continue reading...At least 26 refugees and migrants die in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa
There are 60 survivors from the perilous journey from Libya, but a UN agency says there could be more people missing.
The journalist who disappeared: Inside the 13-year search for Austin Tice – The Washington Post
- The journalist who disappeared: Inside the 13-year search for Austin Tice The Washington Post
- Thirteen years without Austin Tice: RSF calls on US, Syria to explain search efforts for missing journalist Reporters sans frontières
- Inside the 13-year search for Austin Tice, the journalist who disappeared Editor and Publisher
- Updated Schedule for Press Freedom Center Full Day Conference on Austin Tice Case on Aug. 14 Morningstar
What’s next for oil as OPEC+ and Trump shake the market?
OPEC+ is opening the oil taps again, while Donald Trump's tariffs target Russian crude buyers.
Macron admits French repression in Cameroon’s independence struggle
French leader cites independence icons who were killed during military operations led by French forces.
Emmanuel Macron admits French colonial ‘repression’ in Cameroon independence struggle – BBC
- Emmanuel Macron admits French colonial 'repression' in Cameroon independence struggle BBC
- France acknowledges role in Cameroon’s struggle for independence Reuters
- Macron admits France’s repressive violence in Cameroon’s war for independence AP News
- Macron admits to France's 'repressive violence' during Cameroon's push for independence France 24
- Macron acknowledges French colonial repression in Cameroon DW
Lebanon’s president warns Iran against ‘interference’ over Hizbollah – Financial Times
- Lebanon’s president warns Iran against ‘interference’ over Hizbollah Financial Times
- Top Iranian Official Visits Lebanon as Hezbollah Bucks Calls to Disarm The New York Times
- No armed groups allowed in Lebanon, president tells Hezbollah's ally Iran Reuters
- Lebanese president says only the state will hold weapons The Jerusalem Post
- Lebanon rejects foreign interference, president tells Iran official Al Jazeera
Serbia clashes continue for second day amid antigovernment protests
President Aleksandar Vucic's supporters and opponents threw flares at each other in the city of Novi Sad on Wednesday.
What to know about Trump and Putin’s meeting at an Alaska military base
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson outside Anchorage has formed a critical part of America's military readiness, dating back to the Cold War.
In 1985, famine led to Live Aid and a U.S. alert plan. Trump froze it. Now it’s back : Goats and Soda – NPR
Germany rejects US censorship claims in human rights report – DW
- Germany rejects US censorship claims in human rights report DW
- 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights The Atlantic
- State Department drops criticism of Israel and El Salvador in human rights report PBS
- Trump administration rewrites and scales back annual human rights report BBC
IDF source: Some of the journalists killed with Al Jazeera’s Sharif were also terror operatives – The Times of Israel
- IDF source: Some of the journalists killed with Al Jazeera’s Sharif were also terror operatives The Times of Israel
- Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him CNN
- Protests, vigils held around globe for Gaza, assassinated journalists Al Jazeera
- Amid global outcry, IDF says Al Jazeera reporter it killed was receiving Hamas salary The Times of Israel
- Israel-Qatar Tensions Escalate After Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalists The New York Times
Israel kills 61 people in Gaza City, at least 100 across enclave
The surge in Israel's bombardment in the north of the Gaza Strip comes as it plans to seize Gaza City.
Tulip Siddiq: Trial of Labour MP begins in Bangladesh – BBC
- Tulip Siddiq: Trial of Labour MP begins in Bangladesh BBC
- Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister Siddiq in corruption trial AP News
- Bangladesh officials testify against Tulip Siddiq at anticorruption trial Al Jazeera
- Labour MP Tulip Siddiq hits out at 'farce' anti-corruption trial in Bangladesh Sky News
- She’s on trial for crimes against humanity — and plotting a comeback The Times
Pope Leo returns to Castel Gandolfo for Assumption holiday weekend – Vatican News
- Pope Leo returns to Castel Gandolfo for Assumption holiday weekend Vatican News
- Pope Leo to dine with 100 homeless guests at Castel Gandolfo CatholicVote org
- Papal lunch with poor scheduled for Aug. 17 Catholic World Report
- Pope to celebrate Mass in Albano with the poor on August 17 Herald Malaysia Online
- Pope to celebrate Mass, share lunch with the poor in Albano on August 17 Vatican News
Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe – The Guardian
Cape Verde declares state of emergency after deadly floods
The situation is being described as "catastrophic" after islands hit by vast amounts of rain.
Trump is “waging a war on Democratic-run cities”
“He does not like the fact that the mayor of [Washington,] DC is a Democrat and that the city is largely Democratic.”
Counterfeit Labubu dolls on sale in UK are a choking hazard to young children, warns standards body
Chartered Trading Standards Institute says thousands of the viral toys seized are poorly made while legitimate dolls ‘are almost impossible to find’
Growing numbers of counterfeit Labubu dolls being sold in the UK are poorly made and pose a choking hazard to young children, a trading standards body has warned.
The toothy, fluffy monster doll figures, made exclusively by the Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, have surged in popularity among children and adults after going viral on social media. Celebrity fans include Rihanna and Lisa from the K-pop group Blackpink, while many owners like to attach the dolls to handbags or backpacks.
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