- Life and death in Gaza's 'safe zone' where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning The Associated Press
- Life and death in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’ bombarded by Israel Al Jazeera English
- Palestinians flee Khan Younis as Israel says 1.9 million are crammed in central Gaza POLITICO
- Repeated Evacuation Orders Take Toll on Already Weakened Gazans The New York Times
- 9 killed in overnight strike in Gaza's Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered mass evacuation CBS News
Blazing wildfires force evacuations in California
Gretchen Whitmer wants to meet far-right plotters who tried to kill her, book reveals
Exclusive: Michigan governor and potential Biden replacement writes in memoir True Gretch of desire for ‘face-to-face’ talks
Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan widely spoken of as a possible Democratic candidate for president should Joe Biden cede to growing pressure and leave the race, wants to meet members of a far-right militia who plotted to kidnap and kill her.
“I asked whether I could meet with one of the handful of plotters who’d pleaded guilty and taken responsibility for their actions, just to talk,” Whitmer writes in a new book, of the plot motivated by resistance to Covid public health measures and revealed with 13 arrests in late 2020.
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Hurricane Beryl leaves “Armageddon-like” destruction in Grenada, “field of devastation” on Union Island, Caribbean leaders say – CBS News
About 90% of people in Gaza displaced since war began, says UN agency
Many have moved more than once, with estimated 1.9m Palestinians relocating since Israel’s invasion, says OCHA
About 90% of the population of the Gaza Strip have been displaced at least once since the war between Israel and Hamas began, according to the UN’s humanitarian agency.
Andrea De Domenico, head of the UN’s OCHA agency in the Palestinian territories, said on Wednesday that about 1.9 million people are thought to be displaced in Gaza.
Continue reading...Americans swat away high fuel prices and gear up for record July 4 travels
For The Third Day In A Row, Russian Rockets Struck A Ukrainian Airfield, Hitting Priceless Aircraft – Forbes
- For The Third Day In A Row, Russian Rockets Struck A Ukrainian Airfield, Hitting Priceless Aircraft Forbes
- F-16s May Suffer Same Fate As Su-27s; Ukraine Fears “Falcons Could Become Sitting Ducks” For Russia EurAsian Times
- Ukrainian air base under frequent fire as Russia aims at F-16 arrivals Reuters.com
- Multiple Ukraine Fighter Jets Destroyed in Strike on Airfield: Moscow Newsweek
- Russian air strike 'destroys five Ukrainian fighter jets' at airbase Yahoo! Voices
Why is Hurricane Beryl of so much global scientific concern?
Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Dnipro shopping center kills 5, injures 53 – Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Dnipro shopping center kills 5, injures 53 Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war briefing: Day of mourning in Dnipro after Russian attack on schools and hospitals The Guardian
- Dnipro: Five killed by Russian missile strike in central Ukraine BBC.com
- Russian air strike kills five people in Dnipro, Ukraine says Al Jazeera English
- Russian missiles and drones strike eastern Ukraine's Dnipro in a daylight attack that kills 5 The Associated Press
Britain votes: Coastal town looks set to elect Trump ally Farage – NBC News
- Britain votes: Coastal town looks set to elect Trump ally Farage NBC News
- Nigel Farage sets sights on being thorn in Labour's side after UK election Reuters UK
- Farage on track from Clacton pier to a parliament pulpit The Guardian
- Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: 'Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant' The Telegraph
- Nigel Farage battles the hard right's fatal flaw POLITICO Europe
Biden vows to stay in race ‘to the end’, as governors affirm support
Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Israeli strike kills a senior Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon – Reuters.com
- Israeli strike kills a senior Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon Reuters.com
- Israel Kills a Top Commander of Hezbollah, Which Replies With a Rocket Barrage The New York Times
- Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets at Israel after top commander killed Al Jazeera English
- Senior Hezbollah commander killed in IDF strike in southern Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Killing of Its Top Figures Replaces Israel's Strategy in Hezbollah Conflict - Middle East News Haaretz
Belarus frees five political prisoners in rare amnesty
Pay rise freeze for Kenyan MPs after public anger
Cops Fear 12-Year-Old Taken by Crocodile While Swimming – The Daily Beast
- Cops Fear 12-Year-Old Taken by Crocodile While Swimming The Daily Beast
- Australian police find remains of girl attacked by a crocodile NBC News
- Remains of missing child found in Australia The Jerusalem Post
- Remains of 12-year-old girl found after being attacked and taken by crocodile ABC News
- Girl, 12, 'killed by crocodile' in Australia's Northern Territory The Telegraph
Zelensky challenges Trump to release plan to end Ukraine war with Russia – The Hill
- Zelensky challenges Trump to release plan to end Ukraine war with Russia The Hill
- Zelenskiy Challenges Trump to Reveal Plans for Ending War Bloomberg
- Zelenskyy to Trump: If you have a plan to end the war, tell us now POLITICO Europe
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy charting ‘comprehensive plan’ to end war with Russia Al Jazeera English
- Zelensky says Trump should reveal plan on ending Russia's war Kyiv Independent
Italian court upholds murder convictions of two Americans over death of police officer – The Guardian
- Italian court upholds murder convictions of two Americans over death of police officer The Guardian
- Two Americans convicted of killing Italian police officer have sentences reduced CNN
- Italy court upholds convictions of 2 Americans in killing of Italian police officer, reduces sentences Fox News
- Italian appeals court reduces sentences for 2 Americans convicted of killing policeman CBS News
- Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences The Associated Press
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse
Karamba Diaby’s announcement he wants to spend time with family comes after bullet and arson attacks on his office
The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received.
Karamba Diaby, 62, who entered the Bundestag in 2013 in a moment hailed as historic by equality campaigners, said he wanted to spend more time with his family and to make room for younger politicians.
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