Al Jazeera reporter and camera operator seriously hurt in Israeli airstrike in Gaza | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron to meet EU ministers to seek more help for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron will discuss strengthening Ukraine’s defences and finances against further Russian aggression with European partners in light of the continuing threat of the US Congress refusing to provide further financial support....
South Africa urges ICJ to consider Rafah intervention (www.theguardian.com)
In a request submitted to the court yesterday, the South African government said it was gravely concerned that the unprecedented military offensive against Rafah, as announced by Israel, has already led to and will result in further large scale killing, harm and destruction. This would be in serious and irreparable breach both...
Canadian federal police officer arrested, accused of ‘assisting foreign actor’ (www.theguardian.com)
A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been arrested and charged with accessing police records to assist an unnamed foreign actor....
Biden campaign decision to join TikTok raises national security concerns (www.theguardian.com)
Pakistan: coalition agrees to form government and shut out Imran Khan’s party (www.theguardian.com)
A coalition including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) and the Pakistan People’s party (PPP) have agreed to form the next government of Pakistan, ensuring that the party of former prime minister Imran Khan will not take power despite getting the most votes in the election....
Israel in breach of international law if it denies Gaza food and water, says Cameron (www.theguardian.com)
European leaders call for stronger defence ties after Trump’s Nato remarks (www.theguardian.com)
European leaders have called for greater unity and military cooperation across the continent in response to comments from Donald Trump that threatened to undermine the basis of Nato....
Russell Simmons sued over alleged rape of Def Jam executive in the 1990s (www.theguardian.com)
Stone age wall found at bottom of Baltic Sea ‘may be Europe’s oldest megastructure’ (www.theguardian.com)
A stone age wall discovered beneath the waves off Germany’s Baltic coast may be the oldest known megastructure built by humans in Europe, researchers say....
Joe Biden criticises snack makers for ‘shrinkflation rip-off’ (www.theguardian.com)
Killing of three women in a week sparks femicide protests in Somalia (www.theguardian.com)
Police name husbands as suspects in separate deaths of women, two of whom were pregnant
French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network (www.theguardian.com)
French military and cybersecurity experts say they have identified a Moscow-based network spreading propaganda and disinformation in western Europe....
Inside tech billionaires’ push to reshape San Francisco politics: ‘a hostile takeover’ (www.theguardian.com)
Inside tech billionaires’ push to reshape San Francisco politics: ‘a hostile takeover’::The Guardian and Mission Local unravel ‘grey money’ network flooding the progressive city with conservative cash
Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet (www.theguardian.com)
A total of 1,256 methane super-emitter events occurred between January 2019 and June 2023, according to the new data. Pakistan, India and Bangladesh lead the list of nations with the most large leaks, followed by Argentina, Uzbekistan and Spain....
Biden joins international calls for Israel to halt Rafah offensive (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden has added his voice to growing international calls for Israel to drop plans for an all-out military assault on the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza, after a ferocious hostage rescue operation that killed dozens of Palestinians....
Nato chief says Trump remarks may put US and EU lives at risk (www.theguardian.com)
A White House spokesperson put it the best, I think:...
Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah operation without ‘credible’ safety plan (www.theguardian.com)
In a call Sunday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister that Israel should not launch a military operation in Rafah “without a credible and executable plan for ensuring the safety of and support for the more than one million people sheltering there”....
UK workers must accept lower pay deals to help beat inflation, says Bank ratesetter (www.theguardian.com)
Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public (www.theguardian.com)
Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks – but young people say there’s little else to do...
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin transfers duties to deputy after being hospitalised (www.theguardian.com)
Biden’s top military adviser is receiving treatment for an ‘emergent bladder issue’, with deputy Kathleen Hicks taking over his duties...
Donald Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who pay too little (www.theguardian.com)
‘What do you mean, the tower is gone?’: thieves steal 200ft structure from Alabama radio station | Alabama (www.theguardian.com)
‘What do you mean, the tower is gone?’: thieves steal 200ft structure from Alabama radio station | Alabama::Small radio station forced to go silent after ‘unbelievable’ theft of giant tower, which would cost over $100,000 to replace
Contents of Charles Darwin’s entire personal library revealed for first time (www.theguardian.com)
300-page catalogue details thousands of books, journals, pamphlets and articles in naturalist’s library...