- Netanyahu orders IDF to 'hit the gas' on Hezbollah strikes amid drone strikes in northern Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah BBC
- Netanyahu Says Israel Plans to Intensify Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon The New York Times
- Benjamin Netanyahu orders Israeli military to step up attacks on Hizbollah Financial Times
- Israel Will Intensify Lebanon Strikes Amid US-Iran Deal Talks Bloomberg.com
Father mourns daughter killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
A six-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by an Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Khan Younis.
Lebanon marks Liberation Day under Israeli bombardment
People in Lebanon have gathered to observe Liberation Day.
In Lebanon, everything and nothing has changed since 2000
A local war has gone regional, drawing in Iran and the US, but its root cause is unchanged: Palestine.
Bolivia’s embattled president says will take a 50 percent salary cut
Paz says the salary cut for him and cabinet ministers shows the government's 'commitment' to the country'.
Protesters clash with ICE agents outside New Jersey detention center
Protesters say agents used pepper spray and batons in clash outside Delaney Hall where a hunger strike is under way
Protesters outside a New Jersey migrant detention center where a hunger strike is under way alleged that US immigration agents deployed pepper spray and batons against them during a demonstration on Monday.
The protesters tried to stop ICE from transferring Martin Soto – who announced the strike – but officials said that they were able to move him to the Elizabeth contract detention facility.
Continue reading...Watch: Only world record broken at Enhanced Games won’t be recognised
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explains why the achievement by Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev will not be accepted by official sporting bodies.
Mexico to host Iran team during 2026 FIFA World Cup amid US tensions
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says United States did not want to host Iranian football team during tournament.
Israel escalates Gaza attacks as Netanyahu stalls ceasefire for polls
Analysts warn Netanyahu is exploiting a failing "ceasefire" to prolong the destruction of Gaza ahead of Israeli election
Subdued Lebanon Liberation Day celebrations under new Israeli occupation
Twenty-six years after Israeli forces were driven out of southern Lebanon, fears of a new occupation have emerged.
Tunisian court hands presidential critic Sonia Dahmani new jail term
Lawyer convicted for the second time this year as President Saied's crackdown on dissent intensifies.
Mexico steps in to host Iran’s World Cup team after US refusal
Mexico says it has agreed to host Iran’s World Cup team after the US declined to allow the squad to stay.
Texas officers rescue infant from car trapped in floodwaters
Video shows officers and firefighters surrounding a white car partially submerged in fast-moving water
Authorities in Texas rescued an infant on Saturday after a vehicle became trapped in flood waters in Beeville, south of San Antonio.
Video released on Sunday by the Beeville police department showed officers and firefighters surrounding a white car that was partially submerged in fast-moving water. As one first responder approached the car, a distressed man in the vehicle asked: “Can you get my kid?”
Continue reading...Over 1.5 million pilgrims begin Hajj amid regional tensions
The spiritual and physical challenge is described by pilgrims as a transformative and deeply meaningful journey.
Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate action
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease.
“We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” said the WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as he urged neighbouring countries to take immediate action.
Continue reading...Estranged husband of former Scottish leader admits $540K embezzlement of party funds – AP News
- Estranged husband of former Scottish leader admits $540K embezzlement of party funds AP News
- Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admits embezzling party funds BBC
- Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP The Guardian
- Sturgeon ‘must come clean’ on what she knew about husband’s £400k theft The Telegraph
- Scotland: Former SNP executive admits embezzling party funds dw.com
How technology is shaping Hajj
With nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology is key to ensuring everything runs smoothly.
Pope says AI must be ‘disarmed’ to prevent domination, exclusion, and death
In his first encyclical, Leo insists ownership of artificial intelligence data must not be left solely in private hands.
Rescuers search for survivors after hotel collapse in Philippines
Rescuers search for survivors after hotel collapse in Philippines.
Russia warns foreigners to leave Kyiv as it prepares ‘systematic strikes’
Moscow calls upcoming 'systematic strikes' on Ukrainian capital a response to Kyiv's recent attack in Luhansk.