The war on Iran is disrupting energy supplies, fuelling inflation and raising the risk of a global downturn, with the poorest countries set to suffer most. (more…)
Brett Wilkins
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Orbán out – Hungary votes to end 16 years of rule
Hungary’s election has ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, with voters backing a conservative challenger promising a return to democratic norms and a closer European path.
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UN Human Rights chief urges repeal of Israeli execution law
A new Israeli law mandating the execution of Palestinians convicted of certain offences has drawn condemnation from the UN and human rights groups.
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Iran vows to ‘respond like never before’ as Trump ramps up war threats
Tehran’s admonition came after Trump said that a “massive armada” is heading to Iran – similar language he used before invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president. (more…)
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UN approval of Gaza ‘Stabilisation Force’ slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian self-determination’
CodePink said the plan “will leave Palestine in the hands of a puppet administration, assigning the United States, which shares complicity in the genocide, as the new manager of the open-air prison.” (more…)
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10,000+ Palestinians buried beneath Gaza rubble in ‘world’s largest mass grave’
“We call on the world to send international teams to recover the bodies of the missing,” said the member of one civil society group. “We call on the world to provide the necessary equipment to recover the bodies.” (more…)
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Trump CIA intervention in Venezuela risks another US war of choice, experts warn
“Using covert or military measures to destabilise or overthrow regimes reminds us of some of the most notorious episodes in American foreign policy,” said a former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders. (more…)
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Israel returns Palestinian prisoners’ bodies with ‘signs of torture, mutilation and execution’
An unknown number of Palestinians abducted by Israel died or were killed while in custody; living former prisoners have described horrific and, sometimes, deadly torture. (more…)
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‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills at least 9 in Gaza, says it will break truce aid terms
“Israel is working extremely hard to blow up this ceasefire,” said one observer after IDF troops shot dead Palestinians trying to return to their homes in the largely flattened strip. (more…)
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‘Deeply Un-American’: Trump tells generals to use US cities as military ‘training grounds’
“Wake up, people, the US is fast approaching a point of no return,” warned one critic, who said the president’s alarming rhetoric “comes right out of the fascism playbook”. (more…)
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Volunteer doctors describe how Israeli troops ‘deliberately targeted’ Gaza children
“How is it possible that, in this small hospital, four children are lying here with gunshot wounds to the head – all admitted within the past 48 hours?” said one US trauma surgeon. (more…)
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‘We took the gloves off’: Former Israeli military chief admits 220,000 Gaza casualties
A former Israel Defence Forces chief of staff says more than over 10% of Gaza’s population of approximately 2.2 million was killed or injured since October 2023.
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‘No safe place left’ as Israel moves to ethnically cleanse nearly 1m Gazans
“This is the latest chapter in the genocide that Israel is committing in Gaza and part of a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing engulfing the entire Gaza Strip,” said Oxfam International. (more…)
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‘Stop the genocide’: Thousands of Israelis rally against war and famine in Gaza
“We stood proud and tall together because there is nothing that will stop the just civilian resistance to the genocide and occupation,” said one protester. (more…)
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‘Full of tears’, 1000 Palestinian children graduate from Gaza school for orphans
“The children wept, as no parents were there to share the moment – their parents had been killed by the Israeli army,” said one observer. (more…)
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Former UN Aid chief calls Gaza genocide ‘Worst crime of the 21st century’
“I am absolutely convinced that what’s going on in Gaza is a genocide, because the thing speaks for itself,” said Martin Griffiths. (more…)
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Famine expert: Israel’s starvation of Gaza most ‘Minutely designed and controlled’ since WWII
“This is preventable starvation,” said Alex de Waal. “It is entirely man-made.” (more…)
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More than 5800 Gaza children diagnosed with malnutrition in June: UNICEF
“Children’s bodies are wasting away,” the agency said. “This is not just a nutrition crisis. It’s a child survival emergency.” (more…)
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US sanctions UN expert Albanese over criticism of Israeli genocide
One critic said Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “crude effort” to sanction Francesca Albanese “only serves to establish that the US is an international outlaw.” (more…)
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Lawsuit aims to end ‘systematic’ snatching of brown-skinned people by Trump agents
“These guys are popping up, rampant all over the city, just taking people randomly, and we want that particular practice to end,” one attorney in the case said of Department of Homeland Security agents. (more…)
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As heatwave grips Europe, coalition says ‘no to a climate law for polluters’
“Will the European Commission propose a climate law that ends fossil fuel use and reflects the EU’s fair share of climate responsibility? Or will it choose political convenience?” (more…)
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RFK Jr slammed for halting US support for global child vaccine program
“Kennedy is either misinformed or lying,” said one critical physician, “but either way, children will die as a result.” (more…)
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US progressives say stop supporting ‘rogue genocidal regime’ as Israel wages illegal war on Iran
“Trump must act immediately to suspend all military support to Israel and stop allowing US arms to fuel war crimes, mass civilian death, and regional collapse,” said one critic. (more…)
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Freedom flotilla sets sail for Gaza carrying aid and demands: ‘End the blockade. End the genocide’
“No matter how dangerous this mission is, it’s nowhere near as dangerous as the silence of the entire world in the face of the live-streamed genocide,” said climate activist Greta Thunberg, who is aboard the Madleen. (more…)
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Outrage after Israeli occupation forces shoot live rounds at foreign diplomats in West Bank
Among those shot at were representatives of three nations that threatened “concrete actions” if Israel doesn’t end its assault and siege on Gaza and others that support a genocide case against the country. (more…)
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As costs rise, poll shows most Americans blame Trump
“Working families are seeing their grocery bills and other prices skyrocketing thanks to President Trump’s erratic trade policies, and they know full well who is to blame,” said one critic. (more…)
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‘Escalation risks catastrophe’: Restraint urged as Pakistan hits back after Indian strikes
“An armed conflict between India and Pakistan would be catastrophic for the world and must be avoided at all costs,” US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has warned. (more…)
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UN chief ‘alarmed’ by Israel’s Gaza conquest plan – but minister says no concerns from Trump
“I don’t feel that there is pressure on us from Trump and his administration,” said Ze’ev Eklin. “They understand exactly what is happening here.” (more…)
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Trump floats US takeover of Gaza – after ethnically cleansing Palestinians
Standing beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said that “the US will take over the Gaza Strip,” which would be emptied of Palestinians. (more…)
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UN expert urges medical world to cut ties with Israel amid attacks on Gaza hospitals
As Israeli forces stand accused of war crimes during attacks on multiple Gaza hospitals in recent days, Francesca Albanese — the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories — on Monday implored the global medical community to respond by cutting ties with Israel. (more…)