US-Israeli soldier posted videos showing detonation of Gaza homes and mosque (www.theguardian.com)
'We need to assert our power - or we’ll get trampled on’: the cleaner sacked for eating a tuna sandwich (www.theguardian.com)
Assassination again shows Netanyahu’s disregard for US-Israel relations (www.theguardian.com)
Standing alongside Donald Trump in Florida a week ago, Benjamin Netanyahu was vague on the latest prospect of a ceasefire in the war in Gaza....
Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts (www.theguardian.com)
The deaths of two young women, miscarriages and birth defects in Brazil have been linked to Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by midges and mosquitoes....
Texas lockups violate minors’ constitutional rights, says US justice department (www.theguardian.com)
Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the justice department has said in a scathing new report that accused the state of violating the constitutional rights of hundreds of minors in custody....
Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide (www.theguardian.com)
For years, scientists and environmental leaders have been raising alarm that the Great Salt Lake is headed toward a catastrophic decline....
US bolsters military presence in Middle East as threat of regional escalation intensifies (www.theguardian.com)
The US military will deploy additional fighter jets and navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington braces for Iran and its regional allies to make good on a promise to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran....
Louisiana mayor arrested on child rape accusations after abrupt resignation (www.theguardian.com)
Argentina will use AI to ‘predict future crimes’ but experts worry for citizens’ rights (www.theguardian.com)
‘We didn’t sign that treaty’: in Canada, the Anishinaabe fight for land they never gave up (www.theguardian.com)
Police station set on fire in Sunderland as unrest rolls on (www.theguardian.com)
A police station was set on fire in Sunderland on Friday as officers tried to contain several hundred protesters on another night of disorder....
Riot police on standby across England and Wales for further far-right protests (www.theguardian.com)
Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny (www.theguardian.com)
Kremlin admits Vadim Krasikov is a Russian state assassin (www.theguardian.com)
Spokesperson hints killer exchanged in prisoner swap was linked to Putin’s personal guard...
World Bank warns 108 countries risk being stuck in ‘middle-income trap’ (www.theguardian.com)
London Stock Exchange denies lowering standards to win Shein IPO (www.theguardian.com)
Face of British army recruitment drive wins payout for racist and sexist abuse (www.theguardian.com)
A former soldier who appeared on recruitment posters for the British army has received a settlement and an apology after taking it to an employment tribunal over the racist and sexist abuse she was subjected to during her career....
The Paris Olympics may look fair and inclusive on TV. The truth is much darker | Rokhaya Diallo (www.theguardian.com)
this unifying narrative introduced an Olympic and Paralympic Games that in reality are not all that inclusive. (…) To make these Games happen, Paris had to undertake a programme of intense social cleansing....
Israel should apologise and consider compensation over killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza, report says [Daniel Hurst | 2 Aug 2024 | The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-Australian military chief finds IDF made ‘errors’ before strikes on World Central Kitchen and says families want Israeli apology from ‘appropriate level’...
‘We didn’t sign that treaty’: in Canada, the Anishinaabe fight for land they never gave up (www.theguardian.com)
While Indigenous nations fight the crown for compensation owed from an agreement signed in 1850, one nation fights a different battle...
World Bank warns 108 countries risk being stuck in ‘middle-income trap’ (www.theguardian.com)
Angela Carini abandons Olympic fight after 46 seconds against Imane Khelif (www.theguardian.com)
Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave (www.theguardian.com)
Ground temperatures across great swathes of the ice sheets of Antarctica have soared an average of 10C above normal over the past month, in what has been described as a near record heatwave....
Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war (www.theguardian.com)
Several foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of deal...