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....
GOP Senators Threaten ICC: 'Target Israel and We Will Target You' (www.commondreams.org)
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...
Israeli military takes control of vital Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt (www.reuters.com)
The Palestinian activists fighting for LGBTQ+ rights against a neverending backdrop of war (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Cease-fire agreed by Hamas is 'far from Israel's requirements,' Netanyahu says. (www.usatoday.com)
Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko dies in war with Russia (www.usatoday.com)
Romney and Blinken Admit Tiktok Ban Sought to Censor Gaza News (truthout.org)
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...
U.S. soldier detained in Russia, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
NHS England to tell some transgender children to medically detransition or face safeguarding referrals (www.wearequeeraf.com)
New tory policy on trans kids just dropped: force them to transition or we take them from their families 🙃 They’re really hoping that all the trans kids kill themselves and some have due to law changes already. Bad news for them is that there’s never been world without trans people and there never will be.
‘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...
Hamas accepts Egypt, Qatar's ceasefire proposal, Al Jazeera reports (www.reuters.com)
Ana María Henao: Ex-partner of woman who went missing in Madrid arrested in Miami (english.elpais.com)
David Knezevich was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the US citizen last February while the couple were involved in a multimillion-dollar divorce...
EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants (zeteo.com)
A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so....
Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel (www.theguardian.com)
‘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...
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter detonates flares (www.abc.net.au)
An Australian pilot was forced to take evasive action after a Chinese military jet detonated flares close to a Navy helicopter that was operating in international waters near South Korea....
Bugging devices found in Polish government meeting room (www.reuters.com)
Polish security agents have discovered bugging devices in a room where ministers were due to meet on Tuesday, authorities said, without revealing who might have placed them there....
The Kremlin announces nuclear weapons drills on Putin's orders (www.euronews.com)
The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as ‘provocative threats’....
Falklands dispute may last decades - Argentina president (www.bbc.com)
Argentina’s president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently “in the hands of the UK"....
Netanyahu hoped Hamas would reject Israel's offer. When it didn't, he turned to sabotage (www.haaretz.com)
Israel’s criminal defendant prime minister, more focused on saving his incompetent far-right government than saving the hostages who have spent seven months trapped in Gaza, is doing everything he can to torpedo Israel’s last and best chance at bringing the hostages home...
Israel military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s military said on Monday it had begun encouraging residents of Rafah to evacuate the southern Gazan city as part of a ‘limited scope’ operation, but did not immediately confirm media reports this was part of preparation for a ground assault....
Bushmills: Man nailed to fence in 'sinister attack' (www.bbc.com)
The man in his 20s was found nailed to a fence, with a nail through each hand, shortly after midnight....