Israeli forces said strikes on densely populated locations were aimed at killing senior Hamas commander
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on two densely populated locations in Gaza City.
According to initial reports in the Israeli media, the bombings were aimed at assassinating a very senior Hamas commander.
Continue reading...Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement
Fat Beach Day events are springing up across the US in an effort to fight back against fat-phobia, reclaim safe spaces for the community and honor plus-size culture. Today, one of these celebrations is being held to coincide with Pride month at Jacob Riis Beach in New York, a location deeply ensconced in the city’s activism space.
“We’re going through something culturally that is impacting us every day on an individual level and a systemic level,” said Jordan Underwood, the event organizer. “We’re really trying to open up a space for people to be themselves.”
Continue reading...Musician, 33, faces retrial after being sentenced to death for ‘corruption on Earth’
Iran’s supreme court has overturned the death sentence imposed on the rapper Toomaj Salehi, his lawyer said.
The decision comes in the middle of Iran’s presidential election campaign but seems unrelated to the fierce public debates under way about Iran’s future direction, including the rights of women not to wear the hijab if they wish.
Continue reading...Eight dogs vied for the title in the Sonoma-Marin Fair’s disagreeable-looking dog competition
The World’s Ugliest Dog annual contest may not render the most flattering title to its victor, but don’t tell that to Wild Thang.
The eight-year-old pekingese won this year’s competition on Friday.
Continue reading...Reform UK leader refuses to apologise after his remarks attracted widespread condemnation
Nigel Farage has doubled down on his claims that the west provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine, refusing to apologise and insisting he is not an “apologist or supporter of Putin”.
The Reform UK leader had appeared on the BBC’s Panorama programme on Thursday night, drawing a link between Nato and EU expansion in recent decades and the conflict in eastern Europe.
Continue reading...Study suggests exposure to chemicals manufactured to resist water and heat likely to affect health of offspring
New research has found for the first time that PFAS “forever chemicals” accumulate in the testes, and the exposure probably affects children’s health.
The toxic chemicals can damage sperm during a sensitive developmental period, potentially leading to liver disease and higher cholesterol, especially in male offspring, the paper, which looked at the chemicals in mice, noted.
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