World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation ( apnews.com )
Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show ( www.theguardian.com )
Germany’s president apologises for killings in Tanzania under colonial rule ( www.aljazeera.com )
During the revolt — known as the Maji Maji Rebellion — between 200,000 and 300,000 Indigenous people were murdered, as German troops systematically wiped out villages and fields, experts say....
Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov't ministry ( www.972mag.com )
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food ( www.theguardian.com )
Police discontent disrupts courts in Marseille ( www.reuters.com )
PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - The French government sought on Wednesday to allay rising discontent within the police force over the incarceration of an officer that prompted a ‘go slow’ by colleagues and disrupted the courts in the country’s second biggest city....
WhatsApp video call from ‘friend’ turns out to be deep fake, man duped of money ( www.thenewsminute.com )
A 72-year-old man was duped of Rs 40,000 in a deep fake scam in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Sunday, July 9. The Cyber Crime Police, Kozhikode City, told TNM that a First Information Report has been registered as per a complaint filed by PS Radhakrishnan, a Kozhikode native who retired from Coal India Limited (CIL) 12 years ago. A...
Israel's Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say ( feddit.de )
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Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’ ( www.bbc.com )
At least 9 Americans killed in Hamas attack on Israel ( www.axios.com )
1.2m Palestinians face devastating humanitarian crisis because of US aid block ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
At least 40 people killed in blast at political event in Pakistan – reports ( www.theguardian.com )
Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years ( www.thedrive.com )
Oregon’s Senate has repealed a 72-year prohibition against self-service gas, with new legislation requiring gas stations to staff half the available pumps, while allowing the rest to be self-service. The bill, responding to industry staffing shortages, also prohibits charging more for full-service than self-service, likely...
7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys are recalled after they cut or stabbed children ( apnews.com )
About 7.5 million “Baby Shark” bath toys are being recalled after multiple lacerations and puncture wounds were reported in children playing with them.
"First Time In History": Cancer Vanishes For Every Patient In Drug Trial ( www.ndtv.com )
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range in West Bank refugee camp ( apnews.com )
Security camera videos show two Israeli military vehicles pursuing a group of Palestinians in the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank. One man, who appears to be holding a red canister, is gunned down by soldiers....
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game ( english.elpais.com )
One of the TikTok trends is to show the process of loading a projectile into a tank and firing it. Another is to put trance music to a video, along with the words “2-3, sha-ger.” This is the order that a military drone operator is given to drop a bomb, with the syllables separated so that the message is clear. The trend...
Facebook Approved an Israeli Ad Calling for Assassination of Pro-Palestine Activist ( theintercept.com )
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces --- [Opinion] ( web.archive.org )
For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took an approach that divided power between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank — bringing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to his knees while making moves that propped up the Hamas terror group....
BP and Spotify bought carbon credits at risk of link to forced Uyghur labour in China ( feddit.de )
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An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel ( apnews.com )
Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war ( apnews.com )
Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria ( www.bbc.com )
„The Algerian coastguard has shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis.“