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Crowds of hungry people waiting for humanitarian aid at Zikim crossing shot at by Israeli soldiersAt least 91 people have been killed and 600 wounded while waiting for aid in Gaza over the last 24 hours, as the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, visits Israel for ceasefire discussions and to inspect food distribution.On Wednesday night, crowds of hungry people had gathered at the Zikim crossing with Israel, waiting for trucks loaded with humanitarian aid to enter the besieged strip when they were shot. Al-Saraya field hospital said it had received more than 100 dead and wounded after the shooting, while the

Martial arts fighter loses attempt to overturn jury’s order that he compensates Nikita HandConor McGregor has lost his attempt to overturn a jury’s order that he compensates a woman who accused him of raping her, with Ireland’s court of appeal rejecting the appeal in its entirety.The plaintiff, Nikita Hand, alleged that the martial arts fighter sexually assaulted her on 9 December 2018. A jury last year ordered McGregor to pay her nearly €250,000 (£216,000) in damages. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/irish-court-rejects-conor-mcgregor-appeal-sexual-assault-case Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-07-31 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Those killed in past 24 hours include more than 90 seeking aid, says health ministrySyrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani said his country wants Russia “by our side” and called for “mutual respect” between the two nations following the overthrow of Syria’s previous Moscow-backed government last year, AFP reports.“The current period is full of various challenges and threats, but it is also an opportunity to build a united and strong Syria. And, of course, we are interested in having Russia by our side on this path,” he told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a visit to Moscow, according to a

Crime writer says her conclusion into the circumstances of the 16th-century playwright’s killing ‘will surprise people’It has all the makings of a classic Val McDermid mystery: a sudden death, a cast of shadowy figures and a tangle of motives buried beneath layers of official secrecy.But this time, the queen of crime is not inventing a murder, she is revisiting one of history’s most enduring whodunnits – the mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/31/val-mcdermid-play-death-christopher-marlowe Author : Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent Publish date : 2025-07-31 10:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.