Kashmir’s growing heat crisis hits health and harvests
In Indian-administered Kashmir, low rainfall and rising temperatures are putting people's livelihoods at risk.
Southeast Asia’s foreign assistance to fall more than $2bn next year
Poorest nations set to lose out as Western countries redirect development funding to defence and domestic spending.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,243
Here are the key events on day 1,243 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Japan’s PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss
The result could destabilise Japan's government at a pivotal moment in trade negotiations with the US.
Japan’s PM accepts ‘harsh’ election result after losing upper house majority
Ballot heaps pressure on Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffs
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s future was unclear on Monday after his coalition lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a rightwing populist party.
While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s minority government falls, it heaps pressure on the embattled leader, who also lost control of the more powerful lower house in October and who has never been popular within his own party.
Continue reading...Four arrested under Terrorism Act during Liverpool pro-Palestine protest
Merseyside police says material in support of Palestine Action was reportedly seen in possession of protesters
Four people were arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences during a pro-Palestine protest in Liverpool city centre on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Merseyside police said material in support of campaign group Palestine Action was reportedly seen in the possession of a small number of protesters at the regular march for Liverpool Friends of Palestine.
Continue reading...Israeli fire mows down starving Palestinians in Gaza as hunger deaths surge
UN says starvation in Gaza is man-made as families in the besieged territory endure 'catastrophic hunger'.
Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years
Rightmove blames the 1.2% fall in new sellers’ prices on the end of stamp duty discounts and more homes coming on to the market
The average price of homes coming up for sale dropped by the largest monthly amount in more than 20 years in July, according to a property website, after the end of temporary cuts to stamp duty, and recent increases in council tax on second homes.
The average price being asked by new sellers fell by 1.2%, or £4,531, in July compared with a month earlier, to £373,709.
Continue reading...Ministers to revive Blair-era Pensions Commission to tackle savings crisis
Revived body will examine future of the retirement system as analysis shows pensioner income is set to fall
The government is resurrecting the Pensions Commission, amid fears that a retirement crisis could mean today’s workers will be poorer in retirement than the current crop of pensioners.
The move by ministers to revive the landmark commission, established by Tony Blair’s government in 2002, comes as analysis shows that the income of pensioners is set to fall in the coming decades.
Continue reading...Pat Tillman’s brother arrested for driving into California post office – report
Late NFL star’s brother, Richard Tillman, taken into custody as suspect after crash causes building to go up in flames
Police are investigating a car that crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, early on Sunday, causing the building to go up in flames, authorities said. Police reportedly took a Richard Tillman – brother of NFL star turned army enlistee Pat Tillman – into custody as a suspect.
The crash happened shortly before 3am at the office located in a strip mall south of downtown, according to the San Jose police department. No injuries were reported.
Continue reading...Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers on Friday
China, France, Germany, Russia and the UK are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran.
WW2 veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa’ Jake Larson dies aged 102
Tributes are being paid to the American D-Day veteran and social media star.
Children of elderly UK couple jailed by Taliban call for release before they ‘die in custody’
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, have been held for five-and-a-half months without charge
The children of an elderly couple imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan have urged the group to release the pair before they “die in custody”.
They said the UN would be making a statement on Monday calling for the immediate release of Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, who were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February.
Continue reading...UK Urges ‘50-Day Drive’ to Arm Ukraine, Raise Pressure on Putin – Bloomberg.com
- UK Urges ‘50-Day Drive’ to Arm Ukraine, Raise Pressure on Putin Bloomberg.com
- High-level talks held on support for Ukraine a week after Trump said Europe will pay for weapons The Hill
- Healey: ‘50-day deadline needed to force Putin to negotiate’ The Telegraph
- Defence secretary to call for ‘50-day drive’ to arm Kyiv and force Putin’s hand The Independent
- Next Ramstein meeting scheduled for July 21 Ukrinform
Why are so many Palestinian religious sites under attack by Israel?
Gaza's only Catholic church has been hit and Muslim cemeteries have been desecrated.
Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria
More than 1,000 people in Syria have been killed in recent clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters.
One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon
Search and rescue operation under way after group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River
One person has died while two others remain missing after six people were swept down a waterfall in Oregon over the weekend.
On Saturday, the Deschutes county sheriff’s office announced a multi-agency search and rescue operation after the group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend on Saturday afternoon.
Continue reading...Spain’s anti-migrant riots are a warning to Europe – Spiked
- Spain’s anti-migrant riots are a warning to Europe Spiked
- Fourteen people arrested after anti-migrant riots in southern Spain BBC
- Police Arrest Far-Right Leader After Anti-Immigrant Riots in Spanish Town The New York Times
- A ‘hunt’ for migrants in the Spanish town of Torre Pacheco triggers fear: ‘There is peace for nobody’ EL PAÍS English
- Spain tightens scrutiny of far-right groups after clashes Reuters
President Trump’s Official Golf Rounds Total Makes Headlines – Yahoo Sports
- President Trump's Official Golf Rounds Total Makes Headlines Yahoo Sports
- Trump’s pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden’s, but with more sports events and golf AP News
- Trump Travel WV News
- University of Alabama visit part of AP comparison of Trump travel to Biden APR | Alabama Public Radio
- Everyone Had Same Reaction To President Trump's Golf Trip Announcement Yahoo Home
British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps
The woman fell from her raft in Briancon and was later found on a riverbank in a serious condition.