Afghanistan needs long-term aid after floods (www.dw.com)
Hundreds of people have died in heavy flooding in Afghanistan. The country is regularly hit by natural disasters, but is poorly equipped to deal with them....
US and UK to back Israel over ICJ ruling after blurring their Rafah red lines (www.theguardian.com)
Having initially vowed to oppose any offensive, Washington and London are showing signs of having backed down...
Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Neanderthal bones (www.newscientist.com)
Environment Agency chief admits regulator buries freedom of information requests (www.theguardian.com)
Speaking at the UK River Summit, Philip Duffy said officials do not want to reveal the true ‘embarrassing’ environmental picture...
UCLA police make first arrest in mob attack on pro-Palestinian encampment (www.reuters.com)
Three weeks after a mob attacked pro-Palestinian activists encamped at the University of California, Los Angeles, police have made their first arrest in the violence, a man they say was seen in video footage beating victims with a wooden pole....
‘I’m the king and I will destroy you!’: Argentinian president stages frenetic stadium appearance (www.theguardian.com)
Javier Milei stuns nation with book release party-cum-rock concert described as ‘pagan mass’ in famed Buenos Aires venue...
Papua New Guinea: Many feared dead in massive landslide (www.bbc.com)
The landslide struck in the early hours, burying 100 houses in six highland villages....
Greece due to receive three French-built frigates to boost its navy (www.euronews.com)
After the delivery of the frigates, the Greek and French navies will be using the same advanced defence systems at sea....
Ahead of ICJ Ruling, Israeli Official Defiantly Says “No Power on Earth” Will Stop War on Gaza (truthout.org)
Nearly a million Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah over the past two weeks....
Dalai Lama told cameraman, 'you're fat, you need to go on a diet' (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Russia denies Trump’s claim he can free US journalist if he wins election (www.theguardian.com)
Spokesman says ‘there aren’t any contacts’ with former president regarding Evan Gershkovich’s release from Russia...
Indian students in Canadian province take to the streets over tightening immigration rules (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
As governments crack down on fast fashion’s harms, could Shein lose its shine? (theconversation.com)
By Elaine L Ritch, Reader in Fashion, Marketing and Sustainability, Glasgow Caledonian University...
Heat in India: North India boils as temperatures near 50C (www.bbc.com)
Israel-Gaza war live: ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive in new ruling (www.theguardian.com)
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)
How the IDF extorts Gazans: 'Contact us or we'll say you reported your neighbors to Hamas' (www.haaretz.com)
The Israeli army has started to publish identifying details about Gazans it says spied on civilians for Hamas’ General Security apparatus; a military source to Haaretz: the army has received legal permission for the operation Send in e-mailSend in e-mail...
ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive in case by South Africa (www.middleeasteye.net)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel must halt its offensive in Gaza’s Rafah, following a plea from South Africa....
Donald Trump removes video on Truth Social with ‘unified reich’ reference (www.theguardian.com)
Trump campaign said video using Nazi-era language was posted by staffer who didn’t see wording, yet it stayed up for 15 hours...
Whistleblowers allege widespread abuses at Israeli detention camp: Palestinian inmates being beaten, kept shackled to hospital beds or made to stand for hours (www.theguardian.com)
Prisoners held at an Israeli detention camp in the Negev desert are being subjected to widespread physical and mental abuses, with at least one reported case of a man having his limb amputated as a result of injuries sustained from constant handcuffing, according to two whistleblowers who worked at the site....