Reuters: CAIRO/GAZA, July 2 – Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could be part of a final push of Israel’s intensive military operations in nine months of war. Eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded, health officials said. Israel’s military said […]
Reuters: WASHINGTON, July 2 Ukraine is not ready to compromise with Russia and give up any territory to end the war, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday when asked about U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s declaration that he could quickly end the conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, told reporters during a […]
CNN — More than a hundred people were killed in a crush at a religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, according to local police and administration officials. The incident happened at a prayer meeting, known as a satsang, in the Mughal Garhi village in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, officials […]
BBC: President Cyril Rampahosa appointed Mr McKenzie – the leader of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) – to the portfolio in the multi-party government that he announced on Sunday after his African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority in the 29 May election. A prolific tweeter, the 50-year-od relished his appointment, posting a photo of himself […]
BBC: President Joe Biden has blamed his poor debate performance last week on jet lag, telling reporters that he “wasn’t very smart” for “travelling around the world a couple of times” before the debate. “I didn’t listen to my staff… and then I nearly fell asleep on stage,” he said. Mr Biden, 81, last returned […]
BBC: A woman in her 40s and a child have been killed in a car crash in County Mayo. The collision involved a car and a lorry on the N26 in Lismoran, Foxford. The woman who died was the driver of the car, Gardaí (Irish police) said. The driver of the lorry was taken to […]
BBC: A New York judge has delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing until September as his lawyers seek to challenge his conviction after a Supreme Court ruling. Trump was initially scheduled to be sentenced on 11 July. His legal team asked for his conviction in a hush-money case to be overturned after the nation’s highest court ruled […]
BBC: At least 27 people, mostly women, have been killed in northern India in a stampede at a religious gathering, officials have said. The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state, a senior police official said. The victims include 23 women and three children, he […]
Reuters: STAROKOSTIANTYNIV, Ukraine, July 2 – Explosions reverberated across the pre-dawn sky as Ukrainian air defences fended off a Russian attack on this small city in western Ukraine, home to an important air base and a frequent target of Moscow’s strikes. Hours after the assault, the tidy streets of Starokostiantyniv had returned to a semblance […]
Reuters: CAIRO/GAZA, July 1 – The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and Israeli tanks advanced deeper in parts of the enclave, residents and officials said. Islamic Jihad, an ally of Hamas – both of whom are backed by Iran – said its fighters […]
BBC: Indians are continuing to celebrate their cricket team’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, which is being seen as a fitting tribute to some of the game’s top players. India defeated South Africa by seven runs in Barbados on Saturday to bring home a World Cup after a 13-year-long wait. Fans celebrated on the streets after […]
Reuters: LONDON, July 1 – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday say only his Conservatives can counter a Labour-led government and that a vote for Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK would hamper any chance of his party forming a strong opposition. Appearing to all but concede defeat before Thursday’s election, Sunak will appeal to those […]