Democrats blast state department for lack of ‘basic oversight’ of controversial Gaza food organization

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Letter by senior Democrats asks state department to reveal details behind financing of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Senior Democratic senators have called on the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to reveal details behind the financing and oversight of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) amid concerns over rising death tolls near aid sites, the group’s apparent coordination with the Israeli army and its reported use of private military contractors linked to intelligence operations.

The letter, co-signed by senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen and Peter Welch, accuses the state department of an “inability to answer basic questions about GHF in a timely manner” and said that the department’s “overriding of internal protocol and staff warnings is particularly concerning given it is unlikely to be able to conduct basic oversight of the funds it provided to GHF”.

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Shein opens investigation after shirt listing displayed image resembling Luigi Mangione

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Company removed image on website that appeared to show Mangione in a white shirt reportedly priced just under $10

The clothing company Shein said it has opened an internal investigation after its website briefly displayed a shirt listing featuring an image resembling Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in New York last year.

The image appeared to show Mangione in a short-sleeved white shirt, and the top was reportedly priced at just under $10.

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‘Greta, is there anything above us?’: Panic on the flotilla to Gaza | Watch – Ynetnews

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  1. 'Greta, is there anything above us?': Panic on the flotilla to Gaza | Watch  Ynetnews
  2. LIVE: Sumud Flotilla with Greta Thunberg sails on to Gaza after drone scare  Al Jazeera
  3. Flotilla leaves Barcelona in biggest attempt yet to break Israeli blockade of Gaza  CNN
  4. Greta Thunberg flotilla won't be unloading anything on Gaza's beaches, warns expert  Fox News
  5. Aid flotilla taking Greta Thunberg, other activists to Gaza turns around due to stormy weather, organizers say  CBS News
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People banished to Nauru by Australia face hostile reception as $2.5bn cost of deal revealed

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Home affairs department reveals just-signed transfer deal, worth $408m upfront to Nauru, forecast to cost Australia $2.5bn over 30 years

The group of noncitizens set to be banished by Australia to Nauru for 30 years face a potentially hostile reception because they have been described as “violent” and “appalling” by the Australian government.

The forcible transfer of the so-called NZYQ group – and potentially thousands more under legislation currently before parliament – to the tiny island is being quietly resented by Nauruans, sources on the island have told Guardian Australia.

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Russia’s Putin willing to meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy if he ‘comes to Moscow’ – Euronews.com

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  1. Russia's Putin willing to meet Ukraine's Zelenskyy if he 'comes to Moscow'  Euronews.com
  2. Putin says Russia will achieve all aims militarily if Ukraine does not agree deal  BBC
  3. Putin invites Zelenskyy to a meeting in Moscow for security talks as he bombs Ukraine  Fox News
  4. Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or I will end it by force  Reuters
  5. Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv offers retort to Putin for ‘messing around’ by demanding Moscow talks  The Guardian
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A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying – AP News

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  1. A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying  AP News
  2. Trump’s belligerence is pushing Xi, Putin and Kim together – and tearing the old world order apart  The Guardian
  3. China’s new world order  Financial Times
  4. China's Xi pushes a new global order, flanked by leaders of Russia and India  Reuters
  5. News Wrap: China welcomes closest allies to annual security summit  PBS
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Georgian MP who accused west of ‘blackmail’ appointed security chief as report warns of autocratic takeover

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Mamuka Mdinaradze appointed as study says his Georgian Dream party has consolidated control

A Georgian Dream MP who criticised the west over a “policy of blackmail and threats” has been appointed to lead the country’s security services as an authoritative report warned of an autocratic takeover.

Mamuka Mdinaradze, who was the parliamentary majority leader for the ruling party, was confirmed on Wednesday as head of the country’s powerful state security service.

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World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, has broken up – CNN

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  1. World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, has broken up  CNN
  2. One of the world's biggest icebergs is finally breaking up after 40 years  Sky News
  3. World's largest iceberg, A23a, breaks. See satellite and aerial views.  USA Today
  4. 40-year-old 'queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer world's biggest after losing several 'very large chunks' since May  Live Science
  5. World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years  Valley News Live
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After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws – The New York Times

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  1. After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws  The New York Times
  2. Met Police chief calls for law change after Graham Linehan arrest  BBC
  3. Top cop calls for law change after ‘The IT Crowd’ creator Graham Linehan arrested over ‘anti-trans’ posts  New York Post
  4. How Graham Linehan’s gender activism led to career armageddon  The Guardian
  5. UK comedy writer Graham Linehan arrested over social media posts criticizing trans activists  Fox News
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Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV – report

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Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in beating the virus in 100 days after Pepfar was disrupted

Aid cuts in east Africa have led to cases of babies being born with HIV because mothers could not get medication, a rise in life-threatening infections, and at least one woman having an unwanted abortion, according to interviews with medical staff, patients and experts.

A report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) sets out dozens of examples of the impact of disruption to Pepfar – the president’s emergency plan for aids relief – in Tanzania and Uganda.

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