- Protesters against overtourism take to the streets of southern Europe Reuters
- Spaniards turn water pistols on visitors in Barcelona and Mallorca to protest mass tourism AP News
- Anti-Tourism Protests in Italy, Portugal and Spain Draw Attention to Quality of Life Issues The New York Times
- Spain housing crisis: Locals blame tourists and speculators DW
- Can Europe beat the overtourism crisis? BBC
Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’
Protesters take to streets in a dozen cities to march against an industry they say is wrecking communities
Campaigners in at least a dozen tourist hotspots across southern Europe have taken to the streets to protest against “touristification”.
It is the most widespread joint action to date against what they see as the steady reshaping of their cities to meet the needs of tourists rather than people who live and work there.
Continue reading...At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in Gaza – NPR
- At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in Gaza NPR
- Israel kills 59 Palestinians in Gaza, many while trying to get aid Al Jazeera
- Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say Reuters
- Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 20 as war rages on after the opening of a new front with Iran AP News
- Fifteen killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid site, hospitals say BBC
Netanyahu visits site of Iranian missile strike in Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu visited the site of the Iranian missile strike that targeted a residential block in Bat Yam, Israel.
Trump Plots Adding Dozens More Countries to Travel Ban – The Daily Beast
- Trump Plots Adding Dozens More Countries to Travel Ban The Daily Beast
- Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says Reuters
- Does Trump’s latest travel ban include Somali nationals? MinnPost
- Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan AP News
- Trump considering adding another 36 countries to his no travel list including African and Caribbean nations: report The Independent
US Democrats criticise Trump, but do they have an alternative?
Representative Rohit Khanna says the US needs a ‘21st Century Marshall Plan’ to regain prosperity and unity.
Toll of Trump’s USAID cuts on Australian aid revealed, with projects to help children among hardest hit
International development council describes consequences as ‘dire’ as 120 Australian projects affected by loss of more than $400m
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The Trump administration’s gutting of foreign aid has seen a $400m hit to Australian projects, with 120 projects affected, at least 20 offices closed and people left without crucial support for health, education, humanitarian and climate change issues, the Australian Council for International Development (Acfid) has found.
Acfid has surveyed its members and their partners, who deliver projects on the ground, on the impact of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) cuts, which took effect when the president, Donald Trump, froze funding for 90 days from 20 January.
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Continue reading...Majority of Australians think China will be world’s most powerful country by 2035, poll finds
Lowy Institute report shows trust in the US has tumbled to lowest level since thinktank began polling
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A majority of Australians expect China will be the most powerful country in the world by 2035 as trust in the US tumbles, new research has found.
Just over one in three Australians (36%) trusted the US to act responsibly on the world stage, representing a 20-point fall from 2024 and the smallest proportion since the Lowy Institute began polling in 2005.
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Continue reading...Liam Gallagher criticises Edinburgh council for saying Oasis fans mainly rowdy middle-aged men
Singer says attitude of officials ‘stinks’ after documents show concern about crowds and intoxication
Liam Gallagher has criticised Edinburgh council bosses after Oasis fans attending three sellout concerts at Murrayfield Stadium were described as mainly “rowdy” “middle-aged men” who “take up more room” and would drink to “medium to high intoxication”.
The Scottish Sun said it had obtained safety briefing documents through freedom of information requests, before the reunion gigs on 8, 9 and 12 August.
Continue reading...Israel has learned no lessons from Iraq
‘Pre-emptive’ aggression brings nothing but chaos and instability.
2 killed and 32 injured after a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India – AP News
- 2 killed and 32 injured after a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India AP News
- At least two dead after bridge collapses in India tourist destination CNN
- ‘The bridge just snapped beneath us’: A chilling account of Kundmala Bridge collapse Hindustan Times
- Pune bridge collapse: Two killed in India BBC
- 2 killed and 32 injured when a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India NBC News
NWSL’s Angel City wear ‘Immigrant City Football Club’ shirts after Los Angeles raids
Team handed out 10,000 shirts bearing message
Protests have erupted across LA in response to raids
Angel City, Los Angeles’ NWSL team, wore shirts that proclaimed themselves “Immigrant City Football Club” before Saturday night’s game against the North Carolina Courage.
The team also printed 10,000 t-shirts bearing the same message, with “Los Angeles is for Everyone” on the back in English and Spanish, and gave them to fans at the game. The move was in solidarity with immigrants in the city who have been targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Continue reading...Trump hosts military parade as nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests denounce him
A massive military parade in Washington DC to mark 250 years since the founding of the US Army coincided with Donald Tru
How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth’s personal cheerleader
Department’s rapid response team is weaponizing the social platform to champion defense secretary and attack rivals
While it’s true no president or political leader has ever used social media quite as prolifically as Donald Trump, no recent secretary of defense has ever weaponized X or any other platform, quite like former Fox & Friends weekend host, Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth is actively reshaping the Pentagon in his own image since taking over, prompting a social media policy that has taken a dramatic turn towards supporting Hegseth’s every move and public appearance.
Continue reading...What is Iran’s IRGC and who has Israel killed?
Israeli strikes have killed at least four senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, including Hossein Salami.
Why has Israel put West Bank under lockdown as it bombs Iran?
Israeli forces seal entrances of several cities and villages in occupied Palestinian territory amid conflict with Iran.
Egypt stops pro-Palestine activists in their March to Gaza
Thousands of pro-Palestine activists were blocked from reaching Egypt’s Rafah crossing for the Global March to Gaza.
The Philippine Vampire Mystery | True Crime Reports
In the 1950s, fear gripped the Philippines as rumors of a blood-drinking vampire spread across the countryside.
In Air India crash, canteen worker hopes for ‘second miracle’ – Reuters
- In Air India crash, canteen worker hopes for 'second miracle' Reuters
- Air India plane crash death toll rises to 270 BBC
- Air India Crash Victim Families Upset by Slow Recovery Efforts Bloomberg
- A Takeoff, a Mayday Call, and 2 Air India Pilots Who Never Made it Home The New York Times
- FAA Makes Telling Decision on Boeing 787s After Air India Crash Yahoo
Iran defends its second barrage of missiles at Israel as self-defence
Iran’s government has defended its retaliatory attacks on Israel as ‘self-defence’.