World reacts with cautious optimism to Hamas disarmament agreement
Deal for Hamas to disarm in stages in return for Israeli withdrawal has been announced, but implementation will be key.
Douglas Murray: Europe’s Borderless Dream Becomes a Nightmare – The Free Press
- Douglas Murray: Europe’s Borderless Dream Becomes a Nightmare The Free Press
- Schengen’s Greatest Failure The Atlantic
Trump says Hamas disarmament deal will be complex to deliver
Trump said Israel strongly supports an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas
Lidar Find in Amazon Shows Signs of Societies Before Europeans – Newser
- Lidar Find in Amazon Shows Signs of Societies Before Europeans Newser
- Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon The New York Times
- Over 20,000 precolonial earthworks in the Southwest Amazonia Nature
- News - Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in Amazon Rainforest Archaeology Magazine
- Mysterious Shapes Hidden Beneath the Amazon Canopy Reveal a Sprawling Ancient Civilization Much Bigger Than Researchers Expected Smithsonian Magazine
Murderer told mum and former prison officer to move tens of thousands of pounds – Yahoo
Murderer told mum and former prison officer to move tens of thousands of pounds – Yahoo
What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?
An estimated 60,000 migrants from Morocco have crossed into Ceuta, with dozens dying during the journey.
Gavin Newsom reveals personal income of $1.7m-$2m in tax return release
California governor and wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, release 2022-2024 filings amid Trump investigation
Gavin Newsom and his wife made from $1.7m to $2m annually from 2022 through 2024, and paid about half a million a year in federal and state taxes, according to tax returns released by his office.
The California Democratic governor’s office released more than 700 pages of tax filings spanning four years for reporters to review, offering a window into Newsom’s finances as he prepares to leave office and considers a 2028 presidential bid. Newsom’s office did not release returns for 2025, because the couple filed for an extension and will complete those returns in October.
Continue reading...Syrian lawyer takes on ex-Assad official in landmark trial
Syrian lawyer takes on ex-Assad official in landmark trial
Why is Israel arming illegal settlers?
As settler attacks reach record levels, the government has distributed more than 100,000 assault rifles to Israelis.
High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children
Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected
A clinical trial of drugs that can delay puberty can go ahead after a high court judge threw out a legal challenge on Friday.
Campaigners had launched the attempt to halt the planned research into puberty blockers, to be run by researchers at King’s College London (KCL), on the grounds that they believed it could harm the children taking part.
Continue reading...New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are ‘illegal gambling’
New York is one of many states with cases against Kalshi and others in dispute with Trump gov't on who gets to regulate.
Is the cyclosporiasis outbreak slowing? Test-makers are hopeful
Data by one test-maker shows a positivity drop, but rate could be influenced by number of people taking test
The maker of a popular laboratory test said the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US may be slowing. An outbreak of infections from the single-celled parasite has grown to more than 18,000 suspected and confirmed cases in late July, the nation’s largest on record.
The midwest has been hit particularly hard in the outbreak, where public health officials have linked infections in nine states to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms’ Mexico operations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said people in at least nine states appeared to have connected cases.
Continue reading...FIFA COO Lamour says staff deceived over Infantino’s World Cup plan
Senior FIFA executive, Kevin Lamour, says staff were deceived over President Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan.
India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’
António Guterres says strengthening El Niño will help push the world’s climate crisis into ‘uncharted territory’
India’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Niño weather system is taking hold, weather experts have warned.
António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said the strengthening El Niño was “adding fuel to a planet already on fire” and pushing the world into “uncharted territory”.
Continue reading...Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz – Reuters
- Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz Reuters
- Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war The Guardian
- Oil prices rise after Iran says it attacked two tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz CNBC
- Iran Strikes 2 Tankers Trying To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Under US "Air Escort" NDTV
- Two Violating Oil Tankers Disabled in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency تسنیم
In France’s beloved vineyards, raging wildfires threaten a way of life – NBC News
- In France’s beloved vineyards, raging wildfires threaten a way of life NBC News
- Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee AP News
- In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules The New York Times
- What the fires burning near Bordeaux's vineyards could mean for France's wine industry CBS News
- Thousands in France allowed to return home as Europe tackles wildfires and heatwave npr.org
Western allies warn North Korean IT workers funding nuclear arsenal
Pyongyang accused of using hard currency earned by AI-assisted workers to power armaments programme.
BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
Move will end six decades of production in area, as new CEO tries to simplify company and cut debt
BP has put its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale as it looks to end six decades of production from the basin.
The firm announced on Friday morning it had launched a formal process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale. The move comes as BP’s new chief executive, Meg O’Neill, tries to simplify the company and cut its debt levels.
Continue reading...Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I Believe
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have scored the longest running UK No 1 single in history with Rein Me In, beating a record that has stood since 1953.
Back then, the UK singles chart had been running for less than a year and contained just 12 songs when I Believe, a bombastic ballad by US crooner Frankie Laine, hit No 1 and spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart.
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