Month: July 2024

Read More The school, where thousands were sheltering, was being used by displaced Palestinians and the deaths included several children. Israel’s military said it was targeting a Hamas command center. (Image credit: Abdel Kareem Hana) The school, where thousands were sheltering, was being used by displaced Palestinians and the deaths included several children. Israel’s military…

Read More Gavin Newsom makes declaration for three counties as thousands flee and hundreds of homes destroyed Multiple wildfires continued raging overnight in northern California amid dry conditions, high temperatures and wind, prompting the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, to declare a state of emergency in three counties. Newsom’s emergency declaration for the counties of Plumas,…

Read MoreJibril Rajoub says he will not pay ‘lip service’ to IsraelisIsrael president says athletes compete ‘proudly and fairly’ The president of Palestine’s National Olympic Committee says he will not shake hands with his Israeli counterpart, or any of their delegation, at Paris 2024 unless they recognise his state’s right to independence. Jibril Rajoub, who…

Read More Three members of group among seven people who died in Wyoming crash on Friday Three members of the US family gospel group the Nelons have been killed in a plane crash, their management announced. Jason Clark, Kelly Nelon Clark and their daughter Amber Kistler died on Friday while taking a flight to perform…

Read More Temperatures reach 45C in parts of the country and 225 people seek treatment for heatstroke A heatwave blanketing Iran has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities on Saturday and order all government and commercial institutions to close on Sunday, as hospitals received more than 200 people for heatstroke treatment. Temperatures…

Read MoreThe fierce wildfire in the Canadian town melted cars to the road and turned homes to ash.The fierce wildfire in the Canadian town melted cars to the road and turned homes to ash.

Read More A total of 96 gymnasts tackled six events in men’s gymnastics on day one of the Paris Olympics, and there were surprises for the U.S., which competed in the first of three subdivisions of the qualification round. Results from qualification determines the lineup for the remainder of the competition, since the top eight…

Read More ‘Speed King’ Mickey Thompson and wife Trudy were found dead outside their Los Angeles home – and for more than a decade, no one knew why. The new show ‘Homicide: Los Angeles’ dives into it, writes James Liddell ‘Speed King’ Mickey Thompson and wife Trudy were found dead outside their Los Angeles home…

Read More Most French newspapers praise the Olympics spectacle but far-right commentators reject ‘woke propaganda’ They had waited 100 years for it and the French, mostly, were determined to love their kitsch, crazy, subversive, waterborne and very rain-drenched Olympics opening ceremony. Less happy were far-right figures, who spied “wokeist” propaganda. A thoroughly unscientific poll on…

Read More Palestinian officials say at least 30 killed in strike on school in Deir al-Balah where thousands were seeking shelter Middle East crisis live – latest updates A wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting central and southern Gaza have killed at least 50 and injured an estimated 200 people, with one strike hitting a school…

Read MoreA new sport will take center stage at the Paris Olympics. Breaking, better known as breakdancing, will be included as an event for the first time. Dana Jacobson has more.A new sport will take center stage at the Paris Olympics. Breaking, better known as breakdancing, will be included as an event for the first…

Read More Children among group led ashore by UK Border Force as number crossing Channel since last Saturday nears 400 Small boat crossings continued on Saturday as the UK Border Force brought a group of people from the Channel into Dover. Children were among the group of about 50 people who were led ashore from…

Read MoreLike every host city of the Olympics, Paris is opening its doors to thousands of athletes and millions of spectators. Dana Jacobson sits down with an American artist who’s helping Paris welcome the crowds in a perhaps unexpected way.Like every host city of the Olympics, Paris is opening its doors to thousands of athletes…

Read MoreIsrael’s military deployed multiple airstrikes in Deir Al-Balah, one of the areas most populated with displaced families in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people at a girls’ school.Israel’s military deployed multiple airstrikes in Deir Al-Balah, one of the areas most populated with displaced families in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people at…

Read MoreWe asked three Olympic athletes — gymnast Suni Lee, rugby player Steph Rovetti and swimmer Cullen Jones — what they eat in a day. Here’s what they said.We asked three Olympic athletes — gymnast Suni Lee, rugby player Steph Rovetti and swimmer Cullen Jones — what they eat in a day. Here’s what they…

Read MoreMore than 100 were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry said, adding that most victims were children.More than 100 were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry said, adding that most victims were children.

Read MoreWith Kamala Harris in the fray, the US political spin machine is in overdrive.With Kamala Harris in the fray, the US political spin machine is in overdrive.

Read MoreDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making his 11th trip to the Indo-Pacific as secretary just days after Chinese and Russian bombers were intercepted for the first time ever off the coast of Alaska.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making his 11th trip to the Indo-Pacific as secretary just days after Chinese and Russian bombers were…

Read MoreOvernight, Israel ordered a new wave of evacuations in Gaza. The military said it will “forcefully operate” against Hamas militants it says are hiding in designated humanitarian zones in the southern neighborhood of Khan Younis. The U.N. says the orders will “significantly destabilize aid operations” in the desperate region.Overnight, Israel ordered a new wave…

Read More The Israeli military said that they had targeted a Hamas command centre The Israeli military said that they had targeted a Hamas command centre

Read MoreProbe ongoing into attack on high-speed train network which disrupted busiest lines on Paris Olympics opening day.Probe ongoing into attack on high-speed train network which disrupted busiest lines on Paris Olympics opening day.

Read More A new edition of his theories on dreams argues that he used ‘sexuality’ to described any purely pleasureable activity For a psychiatrist, so the joke goes, any object that crops up within a dream must represent a phallus. But it seems even Sigmund Freud did not really think all our sleeping fantasies are…

Read More Data shows overall resistance to masks, but lower Paxlovid prescription and vaccination rates for people of color Covid is surging across the US, with levels of the virus on track to exceed last summer’s wave nationally and approaching the peak of last winter’s wave in the west, according to wastewater data from the…

Read MoreOver the 16 days of the Olympics, athletes will compete in 32 different categories of sports ranging from archery to table tennis.Over the 16 days of the Olympics, athletes will compete in 32 different categories of sports ranging from archery to table tennis.

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Read MoreSarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, won silver in Saturday’s 3-meter synchronized springboard competition at the Aquatics Centre.Sarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, won silver in Saturday’s 3-meter synchronized springboard competition at the Aquatics Centre.

Read More Home Office urged to extend year-end date for expiry of biometric residence permits after postponing eVisas rollout The controversial rollout of digital visas for non-EU migrants has been delayed, but without any change to the “cliff edge” year-end deadline. This leaves more than 4 million UK residents facing a race against time to…

Read More “Stop being sore losers.” “The U.S. have this infernal cow bell they ring. As someone leaves to go to the competition pool, they ring out, ‘USA, USA.’ I have never wanted to punch someone more and steal the cowbell. I really hope someone did.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Those are the fighting words that reignited…

Read More The state’s wildfires have already torched more than 1m acres. Experts say heat, dry conditions and lightning are to blame Oregon’s wildfire season is off to an explosive start with more than 1m acres charred in less than a month, as experts warn that extreme heat and unusual lightning strikes are creating “catastrophic…

Read More Wind turbines are among changes being considered by heir to the Duchy of Cornwall estate to tackle the climate crisis His father thinks windfarms are a blot on the landscape, once saying he feared Britain would end up like Denmark “knee deep in these damn things”. But now Prince William is considering overturning…

Read More US vice-president has been called a ‘border czar’ by Trump and a ‘champion for Dreamers’ by immigration advocates This week the House passed a Republican-led resolution condemning Kamala Harris for her role in the Biden administration’s handling of migration, part of a ramped up effort to portray the presumptive Democratic nominee as dangerously…

Read More With the Republican presidential ticket now set, foreign policy commentators and editorial pages have come to characterize Donald Trump and J.D. Vance as staunch isolationists who would pull up America’s drawbridge, shatter Washington’s traditional alliances, and give the world’s autocrats more license to run roughshod over the so-called rules-based international order. This is…

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Read MoreThomas Bach to meet South Korea’s presidentSimilar incident occurred at London 2012 Olympic Games organisers said they “deeply apologise” for introducing South Korea’s athletes as North Korean during the opening ceremony in Paris. As the South Korean athletes waved their nation’s flag on a boat floating down the Seine on Friday evening, they were…

Read MoreOperation to siphon some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from MT Terra Nova due to start on Sunday.Operation to siphon some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from MT Terra Nova due to start on Sunday.