- Pacific Military Balance Tilting in China’s Favor, Says New Defense of Japan Report USNI News
- China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says CNN
- Japan warns of China’s military moves as biggest strategic challenge Politico
- China-Russia nexus jumps top of mind for Japan’s defense planners Defense News
- Japan looks to Australia, India, Europe to help counter China Nikkei Asia
Adolescence star Owen Cooper becomes Emmys’ youngest supporting actor nominee
If he wins, the 15-year-old Brit will be the youngest male winner of an acting Emmy.
New Gaza withdrawal maps secure progress in ceasefire talks; Chief of Staff presents IDF withdrawal plan – Ynetnews
- New Gaza withdrawal maps secure progress in ceasefire talks; Chief of Staff presents IDF withdrawal plan Ynetnews
- Official says Gaza deal ‘more likely than not,’ as Israel said to retract pullback demands The Times of Israel
- Gaza ceasefire talks on verge of collapse, Palestinian officials say BBC
- Live Updates: Haredi party Shas quits Israeli gov't The Jerusalem Post
- Juggling time, Netanyahu hopes to reach Knesset summer recess before hostage deal Haaretz
Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city after sectarian clashes
At least 200 people have reportedly been killed since fighting between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes erupted in Suweida on Sunday.
UN rapporteur demands global action to stop Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Francesca Albanese addresses delegates from 30 countries to discuss ways nations can try to stop Israel's offensive.
Men sentenced for felling England’s ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree
Two men were sentenced to over four years in prison for cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall.
Trump unveils 19% tariff on Indonesia, says Vietnam deal ‘pretty well set’
US president says Jakarta will buy 50 Boeing jets and billions of dollars of energy and farm products under the deal.
Iran faces stiff sanctions if no deal by end of August, U.S. and allies agree – Axios
- Iran faces stiff sanctions if no deal by end of August, U.S. and allies agree Axios
- U.K., France and Germany Threaten to Reimpose Tough U.N. Nuclear Sanctions on Iran The New York Times
- US, European allies to give Iran until end of August to reach nuclear deal – report The Times of Israel
- Iranian FM warns UN sanctions would ‘end’ Europe’s role in nuclear issue Al Jazeera
- Iran Makes Nuclear Threat Newsweek
Trump administration seeks to end bond hearings for immigrants without legal status
Under new policy, such immigrants would not be able to request bond from immigration judge before deportation
The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to bar millions of immigrants who allegedly arrived in the US without legal status from receiving a bond hearing as they try to fight their deportations in court.
The new policy would apply during removal proceedings, which can take years, for millions of immigrants who entered the country from Mexico in recent decades, according to a report from the Washington Post, which reviewed documents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).
Continue reading...EU tells Trump to ‘share the burden’ of sending Patriots to Ukraine – politico.eu
- EU tells Trump to ‘share the burden’ of sending Patriots to Ukraine politico.eu
- Europeans open to buying US arms for Ukraine under Trump plan but need details Reuters
- Netherlands, Denmark look to join Trump’s Ukraine arms plan Euractiv
- Denmark, Sweden back funding US weapons for Ukraine The Kyiv Independent
- EU backs Trump Ukraine U-turn but wants US to 'share burden' DW
Republicans start vote-a-rama on bill for $9bn public broadcasting and aid cuts
GOP aiming to meet Friday deadline mandated by law for bill, known as a rescissions package, to pass Congress
Senate Republicans on Wednesday moved to pass legislation slashing up to $9bn in funds Congress had earlier approved for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting, as part of Donald Trump’s campaign of dramatic government spending cuts.
The GOP is racing to meet a Friday deadline mandated by law for the bill, known as a rescissions package, to pass Congress, otherwise the Trump administration will be forced to spend the money. The Senate advanced the measure on Tuesday evening, with JD Vance breaking a tie on a procedural vote, after three Republican senators joined with all Democrats in opposition.
Continue reading...Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leak
Conservative government used superinjuction to hide error that put Afghans at risk and led to £2bn mitigation scheme
Conservative ministers used an unprecedented superinjunction to suppress a data breach that required the UK to offer relocation to 15,000 Afghans in a secret scheme with a potential cost of more than £2bn.
The Afghan Response Route (ARR) was created in haste after it emerged that personal information about 18,700 Afghans who had applied to come to the UK had been leaked in error by a British defence official in early 2022.
Continue reading...‘The worst day of all time’: Afghans speak of safety fears after UK data leak
Law firm representing thousands says some already killed and others in hiding as a result of government ‘blunder’
When Abdullah received an email from the British government saying his details had been included in the military data leak, it became “the worst day in all time”.
Speaking from Afghanistan, where he is in hiding, Abdullah fears he will be tortured and killed.
Continue reading...Texas death toll reaches 134 as new flash flood watch issued
Authorities admit ‘we don’t know how many we lost’ as local officials receive death threats
At least 134 people have now been confirmed to have died during the Texas Hill Country flooding on 4 July, according to an ABC News report.
Crews are continuing to search for the 101 people still missing.
Continue reading...Renowned Israeli professor says Israel committing genocide in Gaza – Middle East Eye
- Renowned Israeli professor says Israel committing genocide in Gaza Middle East Eye
- Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. The New York Times
- Israel's Absolutist Goals in Its Endless Gaza War Haven't Changed Haaretz
- Opinion: In search of moral clarity (again) CT Mirror
- Renowned Genocide Scholar Says 'I Know It When I See It'—And He Sees It in Israel's Assault on Gaza Common Dreams
Trump was reelected with help from podcasters like Joe Rogan. Is he losing their support over Epstein and Iran? – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Trump was reelected with help from podcasters like Joe Rogan. Is he losing their support over Epstein and Iran? ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Why Donald Trump is facing doubts in the ‘manosphere’ CNN
- Tim Miller: Trump's Own Voters Feel Betrayed The Bulwark
- ‘I voted for none of this!’ Were Trump’s voters duped? The Hill
- Trump is Losing His Pillars of Support - Why I Am Optimistic Daily Kos
FIFA to launch 2026 World Cup ticketing process in September
Football governing body says ticket sales will be released in phases with the process kicking off on September 10.
Heavy rain kills two in New Jersey as subway and roads flooded in New York
Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of New York and Pennsylvania and an emergency was declared in New Jersey
At least two people were killed Monday evening in New Jersey amid heavy rain and flooding in that state and New York, according to authorities.
The pair died in the city of Plainfield when the car they were in was swept into Cedar Brook during flash flooding, local officials announced on Facebook.
Continue reading...‘Investing in destruction’: campaigners attack plans to fill Yorkshire tunnel with concrete
Government decision to infill disused Queensbury railway line comes amid calls for it to be converted to subterranean cycle path
Campaigners hoping to convert a disused railway line into England’s longest cycle and pedestrian tunnel are challenging a government decision to fill much of the historic structure with concrete.
Earlier this month ministers decided to award several million pounds to permanently shutter the Queensbury tunnel built in the 1870s for a railway between Halifax and Keighley in West Yorkshire, despite spending £7.2m to shore up the structure less than four years ago.
Continue reading...UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty
Leaked details are just another example of how the UK let down Afghans who believed in what Britain promised their country
This week’s revelations about the UK’s dangerously cavalier treatment of Afghans who worked with British forces are shocking but not surprising.
The carelessness with which Britain went to war in Afghanistan was matched by the carelessness with which it left the country and its people to Taliban rule two decades later.
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