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Middle East: Israel to airdrop aid into Gaza

The Israeli military said airdrops of aid into Gaza would begin and that humanitarian corridors would be established for UN convoys. The move comes days after the UN and aid groups warned of mass starvation. DW has more.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Hegseth's ousting of female leaders may have 'chilling effect' at Pentagon

The unexplained removal of the first female head of the U.S. Naval Academy last week is the latest in a string of top military women who have either been fired or redelegated to largely invisible roles under the Trump administration. The ousting of Vice Adm. Yvette Davids from her post as the first female superintendent...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Israel To Resume Airlift of Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Tonight

The Israeli army will resume airdropping aid into the Gaza Strip on Saturday night amid the growing humanitarian crisis due to food shortages, it said in a statement. RELATED: Handala Freedom Flotilla Nears Gaza Under Israeli Drone Surveillance β€œFollowing an assessment of the situation carried out this afternoon, a series of actions have been initiated […]

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

RSF paramilitary-led coalition forms parallel government in war-torn Sudan

As violence and rights abuses rage on, the coalition pledges to pursue a 'secular, democratic' and decentralised Sudan.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli forces board Gaza-bound aid ship, says French MEP

Israeli forces board Gaza-bound aid ship, says French MEP Emma Fourreau, a French MEP and member of the Gaza-bound Handala mission, says Israeli forces have approached the vessel. β€œThe Israeli army is here,” she wrote on X, adding that she and others on board planned to toss their phones into the sea. Her post came as Al Jazeera Arabic reported that three Israeli naval ships had moved close to the aid vessel, just...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel opens corridors for UN humanitarian aid in Gaza, begins aid drops

The Israeli military says it is starting airdrops of aid into Gaza, and will establish so-called "humanitarian corridors" to allow United Nations convoys to take food through the strip.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

CDC confirms at least 85 people experienced THC sickness from pizza place in Wisconsin

STOUGHTON, Wis. (WFRV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report about nine months after an incident at a Wisconsin pizza parlor where THC-infused oil was used to prepare dough. According to the report, at least 85 individuals, ranging from 1 to 91 years old, consumed food from the pizza shop...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Viktor Gyokeres signs for Arsenal from Sporting Lisbon

The Swedish striker joins the London club after scoring 97 goals for Sporting Lisbon over the past two seasons.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel to open humanitarian corridors in Gaza amid famine warnings

The Israeli military plans humanitarian corridors and pauses, but continues combat operations in Gaza in its war against Hamas.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Israel resumes token aid airdrops while continuing land blockade of aid into Gaza

Israel resumes token aid airdrops while continuing land blockade of aid into Gaza The Israeli military claims that it will reopen β€œhumanitarian corridors” for UN convoys in Gaza and restart aid airdrops, measures aimed at easing a crisis largely caused by its own blockade of the besieged enclave. The move comes after what the army described as a β€œsituational assessment,” and follows months of Israeli restrictions that...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Americans split on party lines over support for Supreme Court: Survey

Americans are split along party lines over their support for the Supreme Court, with the majority of Republicans approving of its actions, according to a Friday survey. The new YouGov poll found that 45 percent of respondents strongly or somewhat disapprove of the Supreme Court’s work, while 40 percent said they strongly or somewhat approve....

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Were the Wallabies denied victory by a mistake, or did the ref get it right?

Here is your explanation about the controversial moment in game two between the Wallabies and the British and Irish Lions, and what the rules of rugby say.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Piastri narrowly misses out on pole, finishes second in sprint race

McLaren's Lando Norris pipped championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Violet loves attending her local state school, but some fear Queensland children like her will be forced into β€˜segregated’ education

LNP pledges six new special schools in significant reversal from state’s advocate-backed policy to include children with disabilities in mainstream classesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastViolet had lots of friends over to her 11th birthday party, where they all sang karaoke and danced to Taylor Swift.As well as music, she’s into swimming and loves being around people. Continue reading...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than β€˜intergenerational bastardry’ | Zoe Daniel

While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been setFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastβ€œRenewables continue to prove themselves as the most cost-competitive source of new electricity generation,” says a new report by the International Renewable...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

The stranger in a strange place is an enduring narrative in Australian fiction. But what if the crime scene is a whole continent? | Paul Daley

In my new novel The Leap, there is no single mystery to solve, no killer to track down. Just deliberately forgotten truths about racism, massacres and hatredNon-Indigenous Australians of my generation might have fleetingly pondered the curious names that flashed past the car windows on long ago family road trips – Massacre Bay, Skull Hole, Butchers Creek. Too few, however, might contemplate today how it feels to be...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

β€˜Everything’s slow in Callan Park’: despite ambitious plans, Sydney’s hidden treasure remains in limbo

Red tape, crumbling buildings and funding difficulties have beset the park for decades, but change may finally be in the air – though not to everyone’s likingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn the banks of Iron Cove in Sydney’s inner west is one the city’s unsung treasures: 61 hectares of rolling lawns, bushland and sandstone buildings that was once home to Rozelle hospital – originally...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

If the economics of broadening or lifting Australia’s GST are challenging, the politics are horrendous

Labor is fundamentally opposed to changing the tax on consumption on the basis it hurts poorer Australians. And the worry about fairness is realFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Jim Chalmers saidwe needed a national debate on reforming the economy to drive the next generation of prosperity, he scolded the media for its penchant for...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Israeli military says airdrops of humanitarian aid will begin Saturday night in Gaza

International criticism, including by close allies, has grown as several hundred Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while trying to reach aid.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Five Canadian ice hockey players have been acquitted of sexual assault. What happened?

Years of speculation followed the case β€” but after revived investigations amid reports Hockey Canada used players' registration fees to pay sexual abuse settlements, it was reopened and made public.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump's trade deals and tariffs are on the chopping block in court. What happens next

Trump has recently announced preliminary trade deals with Japan and other countries, and many of his paused "reciprocal" tariffs are set to resume next month.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Heat advisories, warnings issued for Southeast and Midwest as temperatures soar

It's always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards of Florida and the Carolinas, the steamy heat wave on tap for the region Saturday into the coming week is a little extreme.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

India: Modi boosts Maldives ties as China looms

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi visited the island nation this weekend to boost political and economic ties. Modi said his country was committed to 'supporting the aspirations of the Maldivian people.'

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Israel says two soldiers killed in separate Gaza incidents

Israel says two soldiers killed in separate Gaza incidents The Israeli army says a soldier wounded in combat last week in southern Gaza has died of his injuriesduring an operation in which another soldier was also wounded. Separately, the military said another soldier was killed on Monday in what it described as an β€œoperational accident” in Khan Younis. According to the Israeli army at least894 soldiers have been...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Bongino vows to uncover 'truth' in cryptic message: 'We cannot run a Republic like this'

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino vowed on Saturday to uncover the β€œtruth” in a cryptic post on the social platform X, proclaiming that β€œwe cannot run a Republic like this.” Bongino said that he and FBI Director Kash Patel are committed to β€œstamping out public corruption and the political weaponization of both law enforcement and...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

UAE resumes Gaza airdrops after receiving Israeli permission

UAE resumes Gaza airdrops after receiving Israeli permission Israel's close regional ally, the United Arab Emirates says it will resume airdropping aid into Gaza β€œimmediately” as the humanitarian situation deteriorates further due to the ongoing Israel blockade. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan made the announcement on X, describing the crisis as having reached a β€œcritical and unprecedented level,”...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump says Japan is investing $550B in the U.S. at his direction. It may not be a sure thing

President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of anew trade framework,$550 billion to invest in the United States. It's an astonishing figure, but still subject to negotiation and perhaps not the sure thing he's portraying.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

5 things to know about Gaza’s worsening food crisis

Malnutrition has reached alarming levels in Gaza, aid officials say, with hunger now reportedly affecting civilians as well as journalists, doctors, and other personnel on the ground.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

George Conway says Trump not ruling out Maxwell clemency β€˜just insane’

Attorney George Conway criticized President Trump on Friday for not completely ruling out a pardon for convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell at the center of the Jeffrey Epstein case. His words came after Trump told reporters earlier in the day that he was β€œallowed” to grant Maxwell clemency but hadn't considered taking the measure. β€œShe...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Athens suburb residents told to evacuate as wildfires in Greece spread

Greek official says 'real difficulties' ahead as dry conditions and high temperatures are expected to persist.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

US space agency NASA set to lose around 20 percent of its workforce

NASA employees who chose to leave accepted the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" (DRP) option, according to the space agency' news Chief Cheryl Warner.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Hamas claim attack on Israeli military vehicles in Gaza

Hamas claim attack on Israeli military vehicles in Gaza Hamas say they struck two Israeli armoured personnel carriers with explosive devices, setting both vehicles ablaze. In a statement on Telegram, Hamas’s armed wing added that it also launched a missile at a third military vehicle in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza. β€œOur fighters observed a military excavator burying the vehicles to extinguish the fires, and a...

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump says Thailand, Cambodia seek ceasefire talks

US President Donald Trump has said Thai and Cambodian leaders want an immediate ceasefire after days of deadly clashes. The conflict has killed at least 33 people.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Cameroon bars main challenger to longtime leader from presidential race

Exclusion of Maurice Kamto, President Paul Biya's main rival, has fuels fears of unrest in the West African nation.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Amidst terrible tragedy in Texas, debates over misinformation cloud the truth

Misinformation has been spreading rapidly in the wake of the Texas floods, with many blaming the Trump administration, cloud seeding technologies, and other false or misleading claims, while research shows that misinformation is often more of a symptom than a disease and should be addressed from the ground up rather than the top down.

Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill