Prisoner in France escapes in his cellmate’s bag – CNN

  1. Prisoner in France escapes in his cellmate’s bag  CNN
  2. Man escapes prison by hiding in luggage of fellow cellmate as he's released in France  CBS News
  3. French prisoner escapes in fellow inmate's bag, officials say  BBC
  4. French prisoner escapes from Lyon jail by hiding in cellmate's luggage  France 24
  5. Prisoner Serving Multiple Sentences Escapes Jail by Hiding in Fellow Cellmate's Luggage as He's Released  People.com
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Pentagon wants to make Aukus work but some stakeholders have ‘serious concerns’, senior US defence official says

Defence official says major increase in Australian defence spending is ‘quite warranted’

Some US military stakeholders have “very serious concerns” about the Aukus arrangement but the Pentagon wants “to make this thing work”, a senior American defence official says. While they say a review of the nuclear submarine pact is being undertaken in good faith, it will not be completed within 30 days, as initially anticipated.

Still, Washington is sticking to its request for Australia to give “a clear sense” of how it would respond militarily, including with the Aukus submarines, to future conflicts. While Anthony Albanese declares the Australian government wants to see “peace in and security in our region”, the senior official says the US wants Australia to step up more.

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Air India crash probe far from over, says CEO after preliminary report – Reuters

  1. Air India crash probe far from over, says CEO after preliminary report  Reuters
  2. Don't vilify Air India crash crew: Indian pilots' association  BBC
  3. ‘We want transparency’: pilots warn against blaming crew in Air India crash  South China Morning Post
  4. Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say  Reuters
  5. Air India crash report: flag carrier rules out mechanical fault  The Times
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Genocide prevention could become legal priority for UK government

Cross-party group of lawyers, politicians and academics considers mechanism to prevent crimes against humanity

Clearer legal obligations on the British government to prevent genocides, and to determine if one is occurring rather than leaving such judgments to international courts, are to be considered by a cross-party group of lawyers, politicians and academics under the chairmanship of Helena Kennedy.

The new group, known as the standing group on atrocity crimes, says its genesis does not derive from a specific conflict such as Gaza or Xinjiang, but a wider concern that such crime is spreading as international law loses its purchase.

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Antisemitism envoy denies involvement in major donation by husband’s company to rightwing group Advance

Records show company co-directed by Jillian Segal’s husband donated $50,000 in 2024 to lobby group which campaigned against Albanese and pro-Palestine protests

Australia’s antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, says she had no involvement in a major donation from her husband’s company to the controversial conservative campaign group Advance, which has strongly railed against overseas immigration, pro-Palestine protests and the Labor government.

Guardian Australia first reported in February that Henroth Investments Pty Ltd had donated $50,000 to Advance in 2023-24, according to Australian Electoral Commission annual donation disclosure figures. One of that company’s directors, according to corporate records, is John Roth – Segal’s husband.

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German backpacker who went missing in WA outback says she got lost after hitting head in car crash

Carolina Wilga says she spent 11 nights in outback after leaving van in ‘state of confusion’

Carolina Wilga hit her head in a car crash and left her vehicle in a “state of confusion” before going missing in the Western Australian outback for 11 nights, the German backpacker has revealed.

In the 26-year-old’s first statement since flagging down a local woman, Tania, in a passing car on Friday afternoon, Wilga explained the series of events that led to her disappearance.

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Newtown synagogue arson accused motivated by money, not hatred, court told

Prosecutors allege Adam Edward Moule, 34, given instruction to participate in fire and graffiti attack on Newtown synagogue in exchange for payment

A man who allegedly started a fire at a Sydney synagogue was not motivated by hatred or religious beliefs but instead was following instructions for a payday, a court has been told.

Adam Edward Moule, 34, was arrested over an attack on Newtown synagogue in Sydney’s inner west, and antisemitic graffiti sprayed in Queens Park in the city’s east in January.

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IDF blames ‘error’ for Gaza strike that killed children collecting water – The Washington Post

  1. IDF blames ‘error’ for Gaza strike that killed children collecting water  The Washington Post
  2. Gaza officials say children killed in strike as Israeli military admits 'error'  BBC
  3. Israel bombs Gaza market, water point, as total death toll passes 58,000  Al Jazeera
  4. Children killed collecting water in Gaza, medical officials say, as ceasefire talks hit sticking points  CNN
  5. IDF admits error in deadly strike on water delivery site as truce talks stay jammed  The Times of Israel
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Cameroon’s president seeks an eighth term at the age of 92 – AP News

  1. Cameroon’s president seeks an eighth term at the age of 92  AP News
  2. Paul Biya: Cameroon's president seeks new term to extend 43-year rule  BBC
  3. Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, says he will seek eighth presidential term  Al Jazeera
  4. Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya to seek eighth term  France 24
  5. In Cameroon, Paul Biya's candidacy divides his party  africanews.com
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‘He wants to take all of it’ — Putin reportedly told Trump he’ll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months – The Kyiv Independent

  1. 'He wants to take all of it' — Putin reportedly told Trump he'll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russia’s summer Ukraine offensive looks like its deadliest yet  The Economist
  4. Rosenberg: Putin determined to press on despite threat of tougher sanctions  BBC
  5. Analysis: Putin responds to Trump’s Ukraine off-ramps with ‘the middle finger’  WTOP
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37 said killed in deadly clashes in predominantly Druze city in southern Syrian – The Times of Israel

  1. 37 said killed in deadly clashes in predominantly Druze city in southern Syrian  The Times of Israel
  2. Sectarian clashes in Syria leave at least 30 dead and scores injured  BBC
  3. Over 30 killed in clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city  Al Jazeera
  4. At least 30 dead and 100 injured as armed groups clash in Syria, officials say  Sky News
  5. Death toll in clashes between Bedouin, Druze in southern Syrian city rises to 18  The Times of Israel
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Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods

In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disaster

Good morning. The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Texas has climbed to 129, including at least 27 children and counsellors at Camp Mystic in Kerr County.

With more than 160 people still missing, authorities warn that the number of casualties is likely to rise. On Sunday morning, some search operations were cancelled as heavy rain and strong winds battered the state once again.

Israel-Gaza | An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 10 people, including six children, who were waiting to collect water in Gaza, Palestinian health officials have said. Dozens of others were killed in Gaza over the weekend in a separate strike near a food aid distribution site. Meanwhile, former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has said that a proposed “humanitarian city” would be a concentration camp for Palestinians.

Health | Health officials have urged people to come forward for the measles vaccine if they are not up to date with their shots after a child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool died from the disease.

UK news | Charlotte Church, veteran peace campaigners, Trade unionists, activists and politicians, are among hundreds who have signed a letter describing the move to ban the group Palestine Action as “a major assault on our freedoms”.

Spain | Several people were hurt in a second night of anti-migrant unrest in the town of Torre Pacheco in south-east Spain after a pensioner was beaten up, authorities said.

NHS | Health secretory Wes Streeting will meet representatives from the British Medical Association this week as he looks to avert five days of strikes by resident doctors.

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Legacy Act halted investigations into 202 Troubles-related killings of British soldiers

Labour set to point to repercussions of Tory Northern Ireland legislation as justification for repealing it

Investigations into the deaths of more than 200 British soldiers were halted by the Conservatives’ Northern Ireland Legacy Act, Labour will announce, as a justification for its intention to repeal the legislation.

Hilary Benn, the Northern Ireland secretary, is expected to tell MPs on Monday afternoon that 202 live inquiries into the Troubles-related killings of members of the armed forces were brought to a stop in May 2024 and a further 23 involving veterans.

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