- Western Canada blazes cause evacuation orders, air quality concerns NBC News
- Canada’s wildfire season re-erupts forcing thousands from homes, prompting air quality alerts in northern US Fox Weather
- Wildfire in Fort Nelson, Canada, prompts evacuations UPI News
- Canada wildfire: Thousands evacuate in British Columbia The Associated Press
- Western Canada blazes trigger evacuation orders Yahoo! Voices
Israel-Hamas War: Israel Deeply Fractured as it Marks 76th Independence Day – Bloomberg
- Israel-Hamas War: Israel Deeply Fractured as it Marks 76th Independence Day Bloomberg
- The Israelis Who Won't Go Along With the Netanyahu Government's Independence Day Show - Haaretz Today Haaretz
- Remembrance Day this year resembles a unique challenge The Jerusalem Post
- Israel at war marks 76th Independence Day worried and deeply fractured South China Morning Post
- Jewish Experiences organizes events for Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha'Atzmaut Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Why isn’t the BJP fielding a candidate in Indian-administered Kashmir?
These are the first parliamentary elections since the Indian government revoked the region's semiautonomy.
North Macedonia president-elect sparks row with Greece at swearing-in – POLITICO Europe
- North Macedonia president-elect sparks row with Greece at swearing-in POLITICO Europe
- North Macedonia's new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony The Associated Press
- North Macedonia’s opposition VMRO-DPMNE party notches major election wins Al Jazeera English
- Week in Review: Back to the Past? Balkan Insight
- North Macedonia's First Female President Sworn In, Declines To Use 'North' Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
US offers Israel intel on Hamas leaders for pledge to hold back on Rafah – Fox News
- US offers Israel intel on Hamas leaders for pledge to hold back on Rafah Fox News
- Israel-Hamas war day 220: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon? The Jerusalem Post
- U.S. offers Israel intelligence, supplies in effort to avoid Rafah invasion The Washington Post
- US said offering intel on Hamas leaders’ whereabouts if Israel drops major Rafah op The Times of Israel
- To Halt Rafah Invasion, CIA Chief Offers Israel Intel On Hamas Leader NDTV
Russia’s Putin proposes sacking Defence Minister Shoigu, parliament says – Reuters
Ukrainian airstrike kills at least 9 in one of Kyiv’s own apartment blocks in Russian-controlled city, Kremlin claims – New York Post
- Ukrainian airstrike kills at least 9 in one of Kyiv's own apartment blocks in Russian-controlled city, Kremlin claims New York Post
- Russia reports destroying 47 drones and missiles from Ukrainian attacks Voice of America - VOA News
- Ukrainian missile kills 15 at apartment block, Russia says Reuters
- Ukraine's Security Service targets large oil depot and substation in Russia overnight Ukrainska Pravda
- Russia 'Vows' Revenge After Ukraine's 'Barbaric' Attack On Belgorod Kills 15 Russians | Watch Hindustan Times
Ukraine’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region – Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine's military chief admits 'difficult situation' in Kharkiv region Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine warns northern front has ‘significantly worsened’ as Russia claims capture of several villages CNN
- Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine The New York Times
- Thousands flee as Russia presses a border assault near Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv ABC News
- 'Live a bit more': Kharkiv region residents flee Russian attacks Yahoo! Voices
Ukraine’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region
General Syrskii says situation in northeastern oblast 'significantly worsened' this week as Russian forces advance.
Dogs, Horses, Rabbits: More Than 10,000 Animals Rescued From Brazil Floods – Barron’s
- Dogs, Horses, Rabbits: More Than 10,000 Animals Rescued From Brazil Floods Barron's
- Makeshift Shelter Saves Dogs From Brazil's Floods - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- Tom Brady's Exes Bridget Moynahan & Gisele Bundchen Just Joined Forces for This Important Issue Yahoo Entertainment
- Brazil floods kill 143, government announces emergency spending Reuters Canada
- Brazil floods: Forecast to worsen in south The Associated Press
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza – The Associated Press
- Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza The Associated Press
- Biden's withholding of weapons is 'beyond outrageous': Sen. Ron Johnson Fox News
- Sen. Lindsey Graham says Israel should do 'whatever' it has to while comparing the war in Gaza to Hiroshima and Nagasaki NBC News
- Opinion | Biden is finally putting his foot down over Gaza The Washington Post
- Pausing military aid seen as key tool in a president's foreign policy toolbox ABC News
Fierce battles in Gaza as Israeli forces attack Hamas militants
Heavy bombardment and airstrikes reported in devastated north while clashes also seen in south as tens of thousands flee Rafah
Fierce battles were under way across much of the devastated north of Gaza on Sunday, with heavy bombardment and airstrikes reported as Israeli forces attacked Hamas militants in areas that have already seen repeated rounds of fighting.
The new clashes underlined the failure of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to secure much of the territory, analysts said, after a campaign that has brought massive destruction, the displacement of about 2 million people and the deaths of around 35,000, mostly women and children.
Continue reading...‘Strategic and moral mistakes’: US politicians step up condemnation of Israel
Democrat warns Hamas could become stronger if Israel wages all-out Rafah assault, while Blinken offers more measured comments
Politicians in the US on Sunday stepped up their denunciation of Israel over its conduct in Gaza, with a leading Democratic senator accusing the key American ally of “strategic and moral mistakes” – and secretary of state, Antony Blinken, saying it was testing the boundaries of international law.
In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, the Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy, a member of the Senate foreign relations committee, warned that Hamas was likely to become stronger if Israel waged an all-out assault in Rafah.
Continue reading...UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron – BBC.com
- UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron BBC.com
- UK foreign minister rejects Rafah offensive without ‘clear plan’ to save lives The Times of Israel
- Middle East and north Africa | World The Guardian
- Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK's Cameron says Reuters UK
- UK halting weapon shipments to Israel would make Hamas stronger, says David Cameron The Independent
Israel-Hamas war: Israel pushes deeper into Rafah – The Associated Press
- Israel-Hamas war: Israel pushes deeper into Rafah The Associated Press
- Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Regroups The New York Times
- Palestinian Authority refuses to administer Rafah crossing The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli operations in north and south Gaza force displaced to flee again The Washington Post
- Israel’s new assault on northern Gaza Al Jazeera English
Russia blames Ukraine after blast destroys apartments
At least two people are said to have been killed after a section of a 10-storey block collapsed in Belgorod.
At least 6 killed in Belgorod building collapse, Russia says
Russian regional governor accuses Ukraine of shelling residential building in Belgorod city, near Ukrainian border.
UK arms ban for Israel would help Hamas – Cameron
Foreign Secretary David Cameron tells the BBC the UK should focus on getting humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315 – Reuters
- Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315 Reuters
- Devastating Floods Kill Hundreds In Afghanistan - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- 'Nothing left': At least 300 dead as flash floods devastate Afghanistan The Washington Post
- Afghanistan: Hundreds feared dead in Baghlan and Takhar flooding BBC.com
- Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing CBS News
Internet outage felt across East Africa
A key cable linking the region to South Africa was cut on Sunday morning, an industry expert says.