Israel-Hamas war: Bombardment of Rafah intensifies as Gaza death toll reportedly near 30,000 (www.irishtimes.com)
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic dies after 'feeling unwell' and 'losing consciousness' (news.sky.com)
Germany Rejects UN 'Genocide' Charge Against Israel (www.barrons.com)
Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab (www.euronews.com)
World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau (www.independent.co.uk)
The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the US Census Bureau said Thursday....
UN reports allege murder, maiming and arbitrary detention of Palestinian children (english.elpais.com)
US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Israel resumes water supply to southern Gaza after U.S. pressure (www.axios.com)
Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers beheaded babies during the attack on Saturday, contradicting an earlier statement by the Prime Minister’s office. An Israeli official stated that while there have been cases of Hamas militants committing brutal acts, they cannot confirm the...
German government to review aid for Palestinians following Hamas attack (www.reuters.com)
The German government said on Sunday it was reviewing its hundreds of millions of euros of aid for Palestinians following the biggest attack on Israel in years by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas....
Afghanistan: Taliban burn musical instruments (www.dw.com)
Taliban’s religious police reportedly burned a number of musical instruments in the western province of Herat, according to a Sunday report by the state-run news agency Bakhtar....
'Mystery company' buys $800M worth of land near Travis AFB, raising concerns about national security (abc7news.com)
Foreign LLC continues to acquire land in California critical to energy and national defense....
US announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine (apnews.com)
The U.S. is sending Ukraine an additional $125 million in weapons to assist in its military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons, the White House announced Friday....
UK: Far-right rioters storm hotel housing migrants (www.dw.com)
Police in the northern English city of Rotherham struggled to hold back a group of far-right activists on Sunday, who broke into a hotel believed to be housing asylum seekers....
Donald Trump calls for Taiwan to ‘pay’ for its own defence (www.ft.com)
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Rishi Sunak has announced he will step down as the leader of the Conservatives after a historic battering by Labour in the General Election (metro.co.uk)
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
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Kremlin bots spam internet with fake celebrity quotes against Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Russian bots with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15....
The climate crisis is solvable, but human rights must trump profits (www.nature.com)
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan can be extradited to UK, Romanian court rules (www.bbc.com)
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan can be extradited to the UK, a Romanian court has ruled....
7 more Indians release video, say forced to fight Ukraine war by Russian army (indianexpress.com)
She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot (edition.cnn.com)
DragonFire laser: MoD tests weapon as low-cost alternative to missiles (www.bbc.com)
The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial....