- Gaza City Offensive Risks Hostages' Lives With Little Chance of Military Gains Haaretz
- Hamas releases video of hostages in Gaza City as Israeli military advances CNN
- First image in 700 days: Family of hostage Alon Ohel issues still from Hamas video The Times of Israel
- Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages held in Gaza BBC
- Gaza hostage Alon Ohel has likely lost vision in right eye, family says The Jerusalem Post
‘Traitor’: Mass Jerusalem crowd pans PM as hostage’s mom calls him worst foe of Jewish nation – The Times of Israel
- ‘Traitor’: Mass Jerusalem crowd pans PM as hostage’s mom calls him worst foe of Jewish nation The Times of Israel
- ‘We are in critical minutes’: Gaza City assault spurs widespread Israeli protest amid fear for hostages CNN
- 'Trump's legacy crumbles', Israelis call on U.S. President to end Gaza war Reuters
- Focus of mass rallies shifts to Jerusalem as fears grow for lives of the hostages The Times of Israel
- Thousands rally in Israel to call for end to conflict in Gaza and release of hostages France 24
Loss of koala habitat shows ‘total failure’ of nature laws, conservationists say – The Guardian
China’s military follows Australian and Canadian warships in Taiwan Strait accusing them of ‘provocation’
Strait is considered an international waterway by countries including the US, Canada, Britain and Taiwan
Australian and Canadian warships sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait have been followed and warned by China’s military, with Beijing describing the incident as a provocation.
The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command said the Australian guided-missile destroyer Brisbane and the Canadian frigate Ville de Quebec were engaged in “trouble-making and provocation”.
Continue reading...India’s iconic Parsi magazine to shut after 60 years
Parsiana - a fortnightly journal that chronicles the Parsi community - was started in 1964 by a Parsi doctor.
India’s iconic Parsi magazine to shut after 60 years
Parsiana - a fortnightly journal that chronicles the Parsi community - was started in 1964 by a Parsi doctor.
Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over the Nile’s waters with its mighty dam
Ethiopia is set to inaugurate a mega dam that has stoked tensions with Egypt.
One of the world’s most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort
The biblical site of Mount Sinai in Egypt is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to build a huge new tourism project.
Trump administration begins new Ice operation in Massachusetts
A Department of Homeland Security official confirmed the action in a statement, blaming mayor’s sanctuary policies
The Trump administration has targeted Massachusetts as its next location to begin arresting and deporting immigrants, a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to NBC News on Saturday.
DHS and its US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arm are calling the operation Patriot 2.0, modifying the name of a May deportation surge that led to the arrest of 1,500 people in the state, according to the reports.
Continue reading...Tight vote in Norway to decide whether to stick with Labour or turn right
Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday, with domestic issues expected to be at the forefront of voters' minds.
Tight vote in Norway to decide whether to stick with Labour or turn right
Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday, with domestic issues expected to be at the forefront of voters' minds.
Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns – inside Ukraine’s decoy war
Both Russia and Ukraine are using blow up dolls and plastic decoys as tricks on the battlefield.
Historic pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Catholics at Vatican
Some 1,400 LGBTQ+ people are taking part for the first time in a pilgrimage to mark the Vatican's Jubilee Year.
Anna Wintour was Vogue. Now she’s stepped back, can the magazine stay relevant?
She made a name for herself as someone who understood the zeitgeist. But her successor Chloe Malle faces an uphill battle.
Anna Wintour was Vogue. Now she’s stepped back, can the magazine stay relevant?
She made a name for herself as someone who understood the zeitgeist. But her successor Chloe Malle faces an uphill battle.
South Sudan returns deportee from the US to Mexico – Reuters
- South Sudan returns deportee from the US to Mexico Reuters
- South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US CNN
- South Sudan says foreigners deported from the US remain in custody ABC News
- South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US in July AP News
- South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from U.S. in July CBS News
Israel calls on famine-stricken residents to flee and targets more high-rises in Gaza City – Politico
- Israel calls on famine-stricken residents to flee and targets more high-rises in Gaza City Politico
- LIVE: Israeli attacks on school, tents and homes kill at least 21 in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Palestinians Begin a Perilous Flight From Gaza City The Wall Street Journal
- Israeli military warns Gaza City residents to leave, bombs high-rise tower Reuters
- Inside the IDF's Massive Preparations to Take Over Gaza City Haaretz
Postal traffic into US plunges by more than 80% after Trump ends exemption
Dozens of operators have suspended service to the US until a solution is implemented on parcels worth $800 or less
Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday.
The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world calculate and collect duties, or taxes, after the US eliminated the so-called “de minimis exemption” for lower-value parcels.
Continue reading...West Point cancels ceremony to honor Tom Hanks as ‘outstanding US citizen’
Little known about decision, although Hanks, who has advocated for military memorials, also voted for Biden
In Forrest Gump, the title character, played by Tom Hanks, receives the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Lyndon B Johnson.
In real life, it appears Hanks will no longer receive another military honor.
Continue reading...Trump quietly preparing to travel next month to South Korea, where he could sit down with China’s leader – CNN
- Trump quietly preparing to travel next month to South Korea, where he could sit down with China’s leader CNN
- Donald Trump-Xi Jinping bilateral on cards? Report says meeting likely in South Korea; US president 'quie Times of India
- The countdown to a Trump-Xi summit Brookings
- Donald Trump ‘quietly preparing’ to visit South Korea, may meet Xi Jinping there: Report Hindustan Times
- Trump may meet Jinping in S Korea in Oct amid tariff war: Report | S Korean Prez LJ Myung invited Trump for APEC | Inshorts Inshorts