Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to ‘eliminate’ Hamas (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border crossing and cutting off most aid into the territory a day before indirect talks on a ceasefire deal are due to restart....
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests (www.theguardian.com)
A trove of data examined by experts indicates the operation is highly organised, technically savvy – and ongoing....
Florida ex-cop with ‘patterns of abuse and bias’ joins DeSantis’s state guard (www.theguardian.com)
A former Florida police captain with a long history of civilian complaints, including false arrests and harassment, has joined the state’s state guard under governor Ron DeSantis....
US won’t guarantee Australia will have complete control of Aukus submarines (www.theguardian.com)
‘Inside an oven’: Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia (www.theguardian.com)
Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter (www.theguardian.com)
New Orleans man and woman accused of killing witness in insurance scheme (www.theguardian.com)
‘Red’ Harris and Jovanna Gardne allegedly involved in murder of person cooperating in inquiry into over 100 staged truck accidents...
'Countries are now forced to confront it’: Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Experts say the recent increase in arrests and investigations reflects a changing mood in Europe towards Chinese threats....
US paused weapons shipment to Israel amid concern over Rafah, senior US official says (www.theguardian.com)
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that as Israeli leaders seemed to approach a decision on a Rafah incursion, “we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafah” beginning in April....
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France (www.theguardian.com)
‘No safe place’: people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins (www.theguardian.com)
US repatriates two dozen westerners from Islamic State camp in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
The Kurdish fighters are holding more than 56,000 detainees with alleged or perceived links to the Islamic State group....
New York attorney general sues facilities promoting ‘abortion pill reversal’ (www.theguardian.com)
Heartbeat International, affiliated with more than 2,000 facilities, aims to convince people to continue their pregnancies...
Israeli forces say they have control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli military forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, Israeli officials have said, in the first stage of what appears to be a wider offensive targeting Hamas in the southernmost parts of Gaza....
EU restates readiness to launch trade war with China over cheap imports (www.theguardian.com)
The European Commission chief said she was “convinced that if the competition is fair” from China, then Europe “will have thriving durable economies”. But she said the “imbalances” caused by state support for Chinese industry leading to cut-cost products threatened jobs in Europe, and that was “a matter of great...
270,000 UK forces records thought to have been exposed to Chinese hackers (www.theguardian.com)
Payroll data at risk includes names, bank details and addresses of current and former force members, government sources suggest...
‘A colonial mindset’: why global aid agencies need to get out of the way (www.theguardian.com)
With the world’s humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost...
How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money (www.theguardian.com)
The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.
‘We deserve more’: US workers’ share of the pie dwindles (www.theguardian.com)
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Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel (www.theguardian.com)
US man has brain damage, mother says, after allegedly being pushed into lake (www.theguardian.com)
Yolanda George, mother of Christopher Gilbert, calls on police to make arrest after incident in Louisiana in April...
‘Everything’s just … on hold’: the Netherlands’ next-level housing crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Amsterdammers find themselves at the nadir of a Europe-wide housing shortage. But some bold initiatives offer hope...
Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘I’m tired of politicians pretending to be what they’re not’ (www.theguardian.com)
South Dakota governor and possible Trump running mate says she made ‘a choice between [my children] and a dangerous animal’...