Israeli strike that killed journalist in Lebanon was war crime, say rights groups

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Investigation by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty and Legal Agenda shows Israel deliberately attacked Amal Khalil and colleague Zeinab Faraj knowing they were civilians

An Israeli strike that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and injured her colleague Zeinab Faraj in April was a war crime, three rights organisations said on Thursday.

Investigations from Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and Legal Agenda showed that Israel deliberately and directly attacked Khalil and Faraj, with apparent knowledge that they were civilians. The organisations called for the attacks to be investigated as war crimes, while HRW called for states to halt arm sales to Israel and put targeted sanctions on Israeli officials responsible for ongoing crimes.

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Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker – Reuters

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  1. Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker  Reuters
  2. August 5, 2026 — Houthis claim to attack Saudi oil tanker, Trump says Hormuz reopening ‘soon’  CNN
  3. Yemen’s Houthis Say They’ll Target Tankers in Northern Red Sea  Bloomberg.com
  4. Another Hormuz? What to know about the Houthi threat to the Red Sea  NBC News
  5. Houthis Threaten to Expand Red Sea Attacks, and Claim Strikes on Saudi Tankers  The New York Times
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The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate – The Conversation

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  1. The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate  The Conversation
  2. Global Mangrove Alliance Releases 16-Nation Policy Case Study Collection  ecomagazine.com
  3. Restoring mangroves, opening the door to coastal resilience in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana  Habitat for Humanity
  4. Mangroves: Critical habitats under threat  Anna Maria Island Sun
  5. After Decades of Decline, Mangroves Are Finally Growing Back  Earth Day
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The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate – The Conversation

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  1. The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate  The Conversation
  2. Global Mangrove Alliance Releases 16-Nation Policy Case Study Collection  ecomagazine.com
  3. Restoring mangroves, opening the door to coastal resilience in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana  Habitat for Humanity
  4. Mangroves: Critical habitats under threat  Anna Maria Island Sun
  5. After Decades of Decline, Mangroves Are Finally Growing Back  Earth Day
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Good Samaritan dies days after being attacked while trying to stop Melbourne shoplifters

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Van Viet Truong was critically injured after coming to the aid of a fellow retail worker in Sunshine

Council flags are flying at half-mast in honour of a good Samaritan who died days after he was allegedly attacked by shoplifting youths outside a Melbourne shopping strip.

Van Viet Truong was critically injured after he rushed to the aid of a fellow retail worker trying to stop the group stealing clothes in Sunshine in Melbourne’s west on Saturday, police allege.

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Good Samaritan dies days after being attacked while trying to stop Melbourne shoplifters

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Van Viet Truong was critically injured after coming to the aid of a fellow retail worker in Sunshine

Council flags are flying at half-mast in honour of a good Samaritan who died days after he was allegedly attacked by shoplifting youths outside a Melbourne shopping strip.

Van Viet Truong was critically injured after he rushed to the aid of a fellow retail worker trying to stop the group stealing clothes in Sunshine in Melbourne’s west on Saturday, police allege.

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In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia’s new Black Sea strike campaign – BBC

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  1. In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strike campaign  BBC
  2. Russia attacks stadium in Odesa on eve of match "Chornomorets-Kolos"  ukranews.com
  3. Ukraine war live: Kyiv strikes another Wildberries site in attack on ‘Russian Amazon’  The Independent
  4. Sixteen-year-old boy injured in Russian attack on Odesa Oblast  Українська правда
  5. In the Odesa region, a teenager was wounded in Russian attacks; in the Kherson region, 32 people were injured  Інтент
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South Korea’s president orders all-out response to heatwave – Reuters

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  1. South Korea's president orders all-out response to heatwave  Reuters
  2. Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula  AP News
  3. East Asia is baking in ‘cruelly hot’ summer  nbcnews.com
  4. Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16  The Guardian
  5. South Korea province deploys drones to warn elderly farmers amid heatwave  Reuters
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South Korea’s president orders all-out response to heatwave – Reuters

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  1. South Korea's president orders all-out response to heatwave  Reuters
  2. Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula  AP News
  3. East Asia is baking in ‘cruelly hot’ summer  nbcnews.com
  4. Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16  The Guardian
  5. South Korea province deploys drones to warn elderly farmers amid heatwave  Reuters
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Surprise strikes signal Iran is digging in for a long war – Responsible Statecraft

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  1. Surprise strikes signal Iran is digging in for a long war  Responsible Statecraft
  2. Iran’s allied militias prove their value in Tehran’s widening war  CNN
  3. How the Axis of Resistance Recovered  Foreign Affairs
  4. Tehran’s New Weapon Is Not a Bomb. It Is an Invoice.  Time Magazine
  5. As Cease-Fire Teetered, Iran Plotted a Wider War With Aid of Its Proxies  The New York Times
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