- Russia takes Vuhledar, protecting supply line; Ukraine closes firepower gap Al Jazeera English
- Russia captures key eastern Ukrainian town, exposing Kyiv’s critical vulnerabilities CNN
- Russians claim key city of Vuhledar in Ukraine's east BBC.com
- Russia Confirms Its Forces Took Control of Ukraine’s Vuhledar Town Bloomberg
- Ukraine pulls troops from Vuhledar as Russia advances DW (English)
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Russia takes Vuhledar, protecting supply line; Ukraine closes firepower gap
Boris Johnson calls for referendum on leaving ECHR
Move over European convention on human rights likely to put pressure on Tory leadership candidates to follow suit
Boris Johnson has called for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European convention on human rights, a move likely to increase pressure on those vying for the Conservative leadership to follow suit.
The former prime minister told the Daily Telegraph there was a “strong case” for a vote on the ECHR, which some Tories blame for hampering their efforts to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Continue reading...Ukraine kills Russian official at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in car bomb
At least 78 dead and dozens missing after ferry disaster in DR Congo
Overcrowded boat on Lake Kivu capsizes as it was about to dock near Goma, with death toll likely to rise significantly
At least 78 people have drowned and many more are missing after a boat belived to be carrying 278 passengers capsized on Thursday morning just a few hundred metres from the shore of Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The accident happened just as the vessel, MV Merdy, was about to dock at the port of Kituku, just outside the city of Goma, after crossing the lake from the town of Minova.
Continue reading...A year after October 7: How Hamas’s attack and Israel’s response broke the world – Vox.com
- A year after October 7: How Hamas’s attack and Israel’s response broke the world Vox.com
- The year that shattered the Middle East The Economist
- In Gaza, we have one question for the rest of the world: aren’t we human, just like you? The Guardian
- 'We have to fight for our lives but we have to fight for our soul,' reflects renowned Israeli journalist CNN
- After one year of genocide, why Israel's belligerence may be its undoing Middle East Eye
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UK Palestinians on the nightmare of watching war unfold from afar
One year on, we speak to those who have lost more than 50 relatives and who call some ministers’ support for the Israeli government ‘shameful’
In September 2023, 45-year-old Mohammed Ghalayini travelled to Gaza from Manchester, where he had lived since 2004, to visit family. He was still there on 7 October when Hamas’s attack on Israel killed 1,200 people. In Israel’s subsequent bombardment of Gaza – which to date has killed more than 41,000 people – he and his family were displaced multiple times, faced shortages of food and water, and endured the relentless sound of drones.
Ghalayini is now back in the north of England, but nearly a year into Israel’s war in Gaza, he says every day still brings bad news – whether from family members in WhatsApp messages, or in updates on Facebook, which has become like an “obituary page”. Ghalayini said he feels helpless.
Continue reading...Three men shot by police in unrelated Sydney and Melbourne incidents, two in critical condition
NSW police fired at two men in a car allegedly driven at them, while in Hillside, Victoria police shot a man allegedly armed with a knife at scene of stabbing
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Three men have been shot by police in two separate and unrelated incidents – with two fighting for their lives in hospital – in Sydney and Melbourne.
Acting assistant commissioner Paul Dunstan said at about 12.10pm on Friday, officers responding to a report of a stolen car in a Wentworthville car park in Sydney’s west, fired their guns at the vehicle after it was allegedly driven at them.
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Continue reading...Israel rocks Beirut with huge attack and cuts off main Lebanon-Syria road
Israeli Soldiers Killed by Drone From Iraq – Newsweek
- Israeli Soldiers Killed by Drone From Iraq Newsweek
- Two soldiers killed, 24 wounded in Iraq drone attack on Golan Heights base The Times of Israel
- Two Israeli soldiers killed in drone attack as Iran's leader warns of more strikes NBC News
- Iraqi drone kills two IDF soldiers, wounds several others The Jerusalem Post
- Iraqi Militia Drone Attack On Israeli Troops Echoes Tower 22 Incident Forbes
Oztix co-founder apologises for saying ‘pent up’ men ‘don’t need distraction’ of women’s clothing choices at work
Brian ‘Smash’ Chladil made the coments while speaking at the Australian Women in Music Awards conference on Tuesday
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The co-founder of Oztix has apologised for saying women’s clothing at work can be a “distraction” to “pent-up” male colleagues who are away from their wives, while speaking at a conference for women in the music industry.
Brian “Smash” Chladil made the comments as part of the all-male “Brothers for the Sisterhood” panel at the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) conference in Brisbane held on Tuesday of this week.
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Continue reading...Global plea for information over alleged murder of Queensland psychologist found dead near lawnmower
Police interested in speaking with women around the world they believe may have met alleged victim’s husband on dating apps
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Queensland police have cast a nationwide and international call to women linked to the husband of a woman who was found dead in suspicious circumstances near a lawnmower.
Police on Friday said Robert Crawford had “connected” with women across Australia and around the world, including some via dating apps, before Frances Crawford’s death in the early hours of 30 July.
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Continue reading...Disapproval mounts both at home and abroad as US avoids direct action against Houthi rebels – Fox News
- Disapproval mounts both at home and abroad as US avoids direct action against Houthi rebels Fox News
- Vessels hit off Yemen's Hodeidah, Houthis claim attack on tanker Reuters
- Houthi drone slams into ship, missile hits another in Red Sea attacks The Times of Israel
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels are looking to gain from continuing conflict in the Middle East The Associated Press
- On Cam: Houthi Missile Hits UK Oil Tanker In Red Sea, Massive Blast Leaves Behind Cloud Of Smoke Hindustan Times