Roba Abu Jibba looked shell-shocked as the doctor delivered his news: She couldn’t have the operation she desperately wanted. She nervously scrunched the fabric of her dress, fighting off the tears that began flooding her one remaining eye.

She managed to flee Gaza after half her family was killed in an Israeli strike. She blames Israel and Hamas for what happened

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Yuval Green, 26, is one of only a few soldiers to come out against the war.

Israeli soldier who refuses to serve in Gaza speaks out

The CIA has assessed that the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, is coming under increased pressure from his own military commanders to accept a ceasefire deal and end the war with Israel, CIA Director Bill Burns told a closed-door conference on Saturday, according to a source who attended.

CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war

A Palestinian activist known for organising anti-Hamas protests in Gaza has been taken to hospital after an attack by a group of masked men. Amin Abed, 35, was admitted in critical condition after being kidnapped near his home by five assailants on Monday afternoon. A well-known activist, Mr Abed told...

Hamas critic beaten by masked men in Gaza

The US military has ended its mission to operate a temporary floating pier to deliver more aid to the Gaza Strip, after it was beset by weather, technical and security problems. Supplies from Cyprus would now by shipped by US vessels to the Israeli port of Ashdod and then transported...

US military ends Gaza floating aid pier mission

A council in West Yorkshire has started imposing fines in a bid to clamp down on the illegal use of domestic log burners. Wakefield Council brought in new measures in December to allow environmental health officers to issue fixed penalty notices to stop “excessive smoke emissions”. It came...

First fine issued for illegal use of log burners

The Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — At the graduation ceremony of New York University Abu Dhabi this May, a student wearing the traditional Palestinian black-and-white keffiyeh scarf shouted “Free Palestine!” as he crossed the stage to receive his diploma, witnesses say. Days later, he reportedly was deported from the United Arab Emirates.  The incident at the graduation comes as the UAE tries to balance its diplomatic recognition of Israel with the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that’s devastated the Gaza Strip. While offering aid to the Palestinians, there have been none of the mass demonstrations that swept the Arab world here in the...

University student who yelled 'Free Palestine' reportedly deported as UAE weighs Israel-Hamas war

Ex-security guard, Louis van Schoor, killed dozens in South Africa but was only jailed for seven murders.

Mass killer who ‘hunted’ black people says police encouraged him

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Bar 1 in Consett is closed again having first lost its licence after a stabbing in December.

Bar shuts after losing licence for second time

Ian Price, 52, died in September 2023 after being attacked by two XL bully dogs in Stonnall.

Man charged over death of XL bully attack victim

Holly Newton's mum contacted police over fears of the boy hours before he stabbed her, a court hears.

Girl complained of killer stalking her before attack

A woman who assaulted her Navy veteran friend before forcing a sock down his throat has been found guilty of murder. Anne-Marie Burrowes, 52, attacked Paul Knowles, 56, at his Peterborough home and left his body for four days before calling police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary said. Burrowes claimed self-defence, saying Mr...

Woman killed veteran by shoving sock down throat

Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus. According to the state's health minister, an additional 60 people have been identified as being in the high-risk category of having the disease. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the boy...

India alert after boy dies from Nipah virus in Kerala

Leading disability charities have urged the government to pause Conservative plans for "worrying" and "dangerous" changes to disability benefits. The previous government opened a public consultation into a major overhaul of Personal Independence Payments (PIP), which could involve replacing monthly cash payments with a vouchers system or one-off grants towards particular costs.

Halt 'dangerous' disability benefit changes, charities say

A former Ukrainian nationalist MP has died after being shot on the street in the western city of Lviv. Iryna Farion caused controversy in 2023 by suggesting that “true patriots” of Ukraine should not speak Russian under any circumstances. The 60-year-old linguistic professor's killing on Friday is being...

Ukrainian nationalist ex-MP shot dead in Lviv street

Doctors in Gaza described delivering a newborn baby against incredible odds on Saturday, pulling him from his mother's womb moments after she died of wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike. At nine months pregnant, Ola Adnan Harb al-Kurd managed to survive just long enough to reach Al-Awda Hospital in...

Newborn saved from dead mother's womb as Israeli strikes kill dozens across Gaza

Pennsylvania State

Backlash to LGBTQ+ progress has increased substantially in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. in recent years. From attacks on LGBTQ inclusion in public schools and threats against drag queen story hours to mounting anti-LGBTQ legislation, right-wing extremists have used disinformation and conspiracies to try to erode the rights and liberties and even safety of queer and trans Americans.

As Anti-LGBTQ Backlash Grows, Advocates Say There Is ‘Hope’ In Action

Rico Krieger, 30, was convicted of six crimes, including terrorism, in a closed trial in June.

Belarus sentences German medic to death, activists say

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Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support

The man in the video is beside himself, a mask of anguish radiating through his bloodied face. “I am an academic doctor,” he says, “I had...

Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support

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