Kurdish women who fought ISIL seek place in Syria’s new security forces
Following the SDF’s dissolution, the Kurdish all-women YPJ is seeking to preserve its combat role in Syria.
Watch: Gloria Steinem dedicated her life to fight for women’s equality
The feminist icon who became leader of the women's liberation movement in the US died on Wednesday at the age of 92, according to her foundation.
Sabotage, leaks and political ties: the story of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder trial
A Maltese businessman has been cleared of involvement in the journalist’s death, but his trial revealed the challenges faced by those leading the search for her killers
The conclusion of the longest-running murder trial in Maltese history has left a country in turmoil, and a grieving family still searching for answers.
At 7.30pm on Wednesday, gasps and cheers echoed around hall 22 of the courts of justice in Valletta, as a jury pronounced a businessman accused of ordering the murder of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia not guilty.
Continue reading...Oman quietly rejects Iran’s pitch for Strait of Hormuz fees — despite IRGC claim of deal – New York Post
Houthi fighters clash with Yemeni government forces in country’s southwest – aljazeera.com
- Houthi fighters clash with Yemeni government forces in country’s southwest aljazeera.com
- 13 Yemen government forces killed in clashes with Houthis, says military source The Times of Israel
- Civil war in Yemen continues to flare up with fresh attacks Yahoo
- Yemeni army launches counterattack, killing 18 Houthi militants in western Taiz province Anadolu Ajansı
- Houthis shell Yemen's western Taiz, forcing people to flee A News
Nobel laureate Machado: ‘Illegitimate’ Venezuela regime has no right to strike US oil deal
Opposition leader says interim government lacking democratic mandate to negotiate on natural resources
• The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil
The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has questioned Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government, saying the country’s natural resources do not belong to “an illegitimate regime”.
In her first public comments since Trump announced what he called “the biggest oil deal in world history” with Venezuela last Friday, Machado walked a diplomatic tightrope between challenging the agreement and trying not to rile the White House.
Continue reading...Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support
The US president says the UK was not "there to help me" in his ongoing war with Iran.
France records its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- France records its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- France gives farmers €1 billion to recover from record heatwaves Reuters
- France records ‘hottest summer ever’ in 2026 Al Jazeera
- France recorded 'hottest summer ever' in 2026, environment minister says France 24
- France Saw 7,000 Excess Deaths During Heatwaves Until Late July, Minister Says U.S. News & World Report
EU Looks to Curtail Russian Visas and Tankers After Drone Attack – Bloomberg.com
- EU Looks to Curtail Russian Visas and Tankers After Drone Attack Bloomberg.com
- Germany urges EU to cut Russians’ holiday visas after sabotage attacks The Guardian
- Slovakia rejects EU’s plan to lock in Russia sanctions for 12 months politico.eu
- EU Considers Entry Ban for Russians Who Fought Against Ukraine and Tightens Tourist Visa Rules Межа. Новини України.
- EU to work on further sanctions against Russian individuals, Germany says Reuters
Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons – Reuters
- Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons Reuters
- Syria begins destroying al-Assad-era chemical weapons materials aljazeera.com
- Syria has started destroying Assad-era chemical weapon materials, UN envoy says The Times of Israel
- Destruction of Chemical materials from Ba'athist regime era ANHA
- Security Council LIVE: Addressing the legacy of Syria’s chemical weapons UN News
Island Appears in Canada, Then Moves 20 Miles – Newser
- Island Appears in Canada, Then Moves 20 Miles Newser
- A huge forested island appeared in a British Columbia reservoir, vanished, then resurfaced 30 km away 15 days later with trees, birds and other animals still aboard The Times of India
- Satellite images show how Canadian 'island' vanished before turning up 20 miles away BBC
- How a Phantom Island in a Canadian Lake Appeared, Vanished, Then Reappeared The New York Times
- Mystery of missing Canadian island finally solved Newsweek
Around 2,000 fall ill in Indonesia after eating free school meals
Authorities are investigating several suspected outbreaks amid growing criticism of the scheme.
Around 2,000 fall ill in Indonesia after eating free school meals
Authorities are investigating several suspected outbreaks amid growing criticism of the scheme.
Labour condemns Reform’s plan for £100bn in cuts as ‘half-baked’ and ‘incredibly reckless’ – UK politics live
Labour chair says uch cuts ‘could mean vital public services like hospitals, schools and law enforcement are put at risk’
The Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel Farage’’s party had declared donations worth £5.3m. Labour got £3.6m, and the Conservatives £2.8m.
Most of Reform UK’s money came from Ben Delo, who gave £4m. As Rowena Mason reported earlier this year, Delo is a British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money-laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business.
Continue reading...Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century
The US Mint special edition is stamped with a portrait of Trump alongside the words "LIBERTY" and "IN GOD WE TRUST"
Why Farage and Bardella’s anti-immigration alliance won’t be smooth sailing – politico.eu
- Why Farage and Bardella’s anti-immigration alliance won’t be smooth sailing politico.eu
- Reform UK latest: Nigel Farage ‘didn’t take an illegal penny in funding’ The Times
- France's National Rally Would Stop Migrants Reaching UK, Says Bardella U.S. News & World Report
- Reform UK live: Farage and Bardella sign pact to ‘stop the boats forever’ The Telegraph
- Who is Jordan Bardella, the French politician appearing at Reform UK conference? | ITV News ITVX
Hillary Clinton leads tributes to Gloria Steinem: ‘Her activism was rooted in optimism’
Ex-secretary of state joins Nancy Pelosi, Jill Biden, Roxane Gay and others in heralding groundbreaking feminist
Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
‘We badly need to raise our boys more like our girls’: Gloria Steinem – a life in quotes
Leading figures from politics, entertainment and wider society led glowing tributes to Gloria Steinem on Thursday, with Hillary Clinton hailing the American feminist icon who died at 92 at home in New York as “one of the architects of the entire structure of women’s equality”.
Clinton, a former US secretary of state, presidential candidate and first lady, was among the first to jump in with praise early on Thursday when she appeared on the CBS Mornings TV show to share her respect and gratitude for Steinem.
Continue reading...EU’s ability to defend against invasion remains in doubt, finds official report
Fragmented infrastructure and reliance on US continue to hinder ‘defence readiness’, says European court of auditors
The EU’s ability to respond to a foreign invasion by 2030 remains in doubt due to a continuing reliance on the US and fragmented national defence systems, according to a report from its official auditor.
The European court of auditors (ECA) said the EU was much better prepared than before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine of 2022, but achieving its goal of defence readiness by the end of the decade would be difficult.
Continue reading...Manchester synagogue attack: ministers seek to block MI5 files from inquest
Government lawyers tell coroner disclosing intelligence would pose serious risk to national security
Ministers are seeking to block intelligence material from being heard at an inquest into the death of two men killed in the 2025 Manchester synagogue attack.
Lawyers for Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, told a coroner on Thursday that disclosing the MI5 files would pose a serious risk to national security.
Continue reading...Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say – BBC
- Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say BBC
- Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village The Guardian
- Israeli Military Kills Two Palestinian Youths in Village Raid, Residents Say The New York Times
- Two Palestinians killed as settlers, Israeli forces raid West Bank village aljazeera.com
- Riot in West Bank as terrorists throw cinder blocks, stones at IDF soldiers, Israeli civilian jpost.com