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Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says
The Israeli military has killed at least 67 people waiting for UN aid lorries in northern Gaza, the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry says. The UN World Food Programme said its 25-truck convoy “encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire”, soon after it crossed from Israel and cleared checkpoints. The Israel Defense Forces…
Read MoreIDF fired warning shots at Gazans near aid sites, Hamas conflating casualties, spox. says
International media outlets reported that at least 73 people were killed by Israeli fire while they waited for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, citing the Hamas-affiliated Health Ministry. IDF soldiers fired warning shots to remove an immediate threat to thousands of Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip, International IDF Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel…
Read MoreGermany marks failed attempt to assassinate Hitler 81 years ago
Speakers at a commemoration ceremony at the Plötzensee memorial in Berlin, where Germany’s war-time Nazi dictatorship carried out many executions, on Sunday warned against historical amnesia amid a rise of the far right. “We are today again seeing […] how the poison of hatred, racism and exclusion is penetrating and shows itself in social coarsening,…
Read MoreNext-Level Vietnamese at Bánh Anh Em
As always with great new restaurants these days, getting a table is a bit of an investment, though Bánh Anh Em takes the fundamentally democratic approach of allowing no reservations at all. Instead, in the hour before opening, a line grows to the corner, and by the time the doors unlock there’s a digital waitlist,…
Read More‘No more space in the morgue’: Israel prepares to send aid to damaged Sweida hospital
Israel’s Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment and medications to Sweida’s hospital following the recent violent Syrian Druze-Bedouin clashes that have left hundreds dead. Israel’s Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment, medication, and general assistance to Sweida’s hospital, as reports of severe damage to its hospital come through, the…
Read MoreAs Summer Temperatures Soar, These European Destinations Offer a Cooler Escape
Record-breaking heat is sweeping across Europe, with popular vacation spots like Spain, France, and Italy enduring a scorching heatwave. In some regions, temperatures have surged past 107°F, prompting health alerts, transportation disruptions, and warnings from local authorities. According to Travel and Tour World, the extreme weather is already having a visible impact on tourism, with…
Read MoreTesla’s New EVs Face China’s Budget-Friendly Rivals
Model 3 Plus Image by MIIT Tesla is rolling out two electric cars in China, the Model 3 Plus and the Model YL, in an effort to regain some power in the global automotive industry. Specifically, Tesla now appears to be competing against an increasingly competitive field of electric vehicle (EV) competitors in Asia, including…
Read MoreTesla’s Model 3+ Is the Range King We Didn’t Expect
Tesla’s Model 3+ Is the Range King We Didn’t Expect originally appeared on Autoblog. Tesla Has Improved the Model 3, But There’s Room for Growth Last year, Tesla unveiled a major update for the Model 3, the first redesign since its launch. The update first appeared in China before a roll-out to North America, featuring…
Read MoreDozens arrested around the UK at protests to support proscribed group Palestine Action
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested dozens of people for supporting a banned Palestinian rights organization on Saturday as protests over the government’s decision to outlaw the group continued for a third weekend. Waving placards reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,” demonstrators gathered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Londonderry and Truro. The government…
Read MoreLexus Refreshes the LC 500—While Whispers of Its Exit Grow
Lexus Refreshes the LC 500—While Whispers of Its Exit Grow originally appeared on Autoblog. The LC 500 Soldiers On to 2026 Last month, a report out of Japan suggested that the LC 500, arguably Lexus’ coolest car in the lineup, is going the way of the dodo. Lexus didn’t confirm the news, but the signs…
Read MoreHow Rembrandt Saw Esther
Jewish persecution and Jewish self-protection, not to mention Jewish paranoia, the relations of Jews and Persians, the morality of Jewish reprisals for Jewish persecution, even the impulsive acts of a dim-witted ruler with a trophy wife—all of these feel so far from our daily preoccupations right now that the Jewish Museum’s exhibition “Esther in the…
Read MoreGaza students sit exams for first time since war began in October 2023
Hundreds of Palestinian students in Gaza are taking a crucial end-of-secondary-school exam organised by the besieged enclave’s Ministry of Education in the hope of entering university studies. Earlier this month, the ministry announced Saturday’s exam, which will be the first since Israel began its genocidal war on Gaza after the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel…
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