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Prominent groups, including traditional defenders of Israel, urge action on aid as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestonesAs global outrage intensifies over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a growing number of prominent Jewish American organizations, including some traditional defenders of Israel, are speaking out and imploring the country to ensure that humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza.This week, a UN-backed food security group warned that a “worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza and health authorities there report dozens of deaths from starvation. Continue reading...

Footage shows snow falling at Dalveen, between Stanthorpe and Warwick in south east Queensland, about 4pm on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSnow has fallen in southern Queensland as the New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) respones to reports of up to 100 vehicles stuck in heavy snow blanketing the northern tablelands.Footage sent to Guardian Australia showed snow tumbling down at Dalveen, between Stanthorpe and Warwick in south east Queensland, about 4pm on Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/02/nsw-winter-storms-heavy-snow-black-ice-flood-risks-rain Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2025-08-02 08:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Manhunt for suspect who lived nextdoor to bar where shooting occurred on Friday morning at about 10.30amFour people were killed on Friday in a shooting at a Montana bar, prompting a lockdown in a neighborhood several miles away as authorities searched a wooded area for a suspect in the case.The shooting brought the number of mass murders so far this year in the US to nine, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-partisan resource which defines such cases as killings in which four or more victims are killed.Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/montana-bar-shooting Author :

The foreign affairs minister’s meeting with Amir Maimon was requested by the Israeli embassy, according to federal government sourcesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a private meeting with Israel’s ambassador to Australia, the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, criticised Israel’s conduct in Gaza and called for it to urgently comply with international law and increase the supply of food to Palestinians.Wong’s Thursday meeting with Amir Maimon was requested by the Israeli embassy, according to federal government sources, and took place inside Wong’s office at Parliament House in Canberra. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/02/penny-wong-criticised-israel-conduct-in-gaza-private-meeting-ambassador-amir-maimon Author

Palestine Action Group claims up to 50,000 people will take part in the march which is scheduled to take place on SundayPro-Palestinian protesters will be legally protected while marching across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday after a New South Wales supreme court decision.In her judgment, Justice Belinda Rigg said “the march at this location is motivated by the belief that the horror and urgency of the situation in Gaza demands an urgent and extraordinary response from the people of the world. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/02/nsw-supreme-court-ruling-pro-palestine-march-sydney-harbour-bridge Author : Henry Belot Publish date : 2025-08-02 00:38:00 Copyright for syndicated

Demonstrators were banging pots and pans at one of several gatherings that took place across major US citiesDozens of Pro-Palestine protesters gathered at US senator Chuck Schumer’s New York City office on Friday, leading to mass arrests as elected officials joined activists from Jewish Voice for Peace outside the Midtown office.Tiffany Caban, a New York City council member, and Claire Valdez, a state representative, were among those arrested. Demonstrators were seen banging together pots and pans, a form of noise protest. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/pro-palestine-protest-chuck-schumer Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date : 2025-08-01 22:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content

US president accused of ‘firing the messenger’ as he makes claims without evidence about Erika McEntarferUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump ordered the firing of the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed jobs growth stalled this summer, prompting accusations that he is “firing the messenger”.The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had “faked” employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election, in a bid to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of victory. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-fires-erika-mcentarfer-labor-statistics Author : Callum Jones in New York and Michael Sainato Publish

IOPC also investigating Chris Noble over allegations he shared confidential information without policing purposeA police chief has been suspended after serious concerns were raised about his behaviour outside of work.The Staffordshire police chief constable, Chris Noble, who denies any wrongdoing, is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for the matters, which predate his employment with the force. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/01/staffordshire-police-chief-suspended-after-concerns-raised-about-off-duty-conduct Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-08-01 17:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Canadian prime minister vows to protect jobs; US president amps up pressure on Fed chair amid weak job reportUS adds 73,000 jobs in July amid economic pressure from Trump’s trade warTrump signs order increasing tariffs on Canadian goodsFull list of new tariff ratesThe main US stock indices have fallen sharply at the start of trading, as investors react to the flurry of tariffs announced last night and today’s weak US jobs report.The Dow Jones industrial average (which contains 30 large US companies) has fallen by 1.1% at the start of trading, shedding 501 points to 43,629. Continue reading... Source link

Steve Witkoff visits Rafah site where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forcesThe UN human rights office said on Friday that 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in the Gaza Strip since late May, most of them by the Israeli military, AFP reports.“In total, since 27 May, at least 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food; 859 in the vicinity of (US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) sites and 514 along the routes of food convoys,” the UN agency’s office for the Palestinian territories said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/01/gaza-israel-palestinian-people-steve-witkoff-benjamin-netanyahu-hamas-latest-live-news-updates

Former shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds said ministers must be frank about ‘really big decisions’ in autumn budgetThe government will tighten eligibility criteria for Whitehall internships as part of a broader push to make the civil service more representative of the working class.According to the BBC, the main internship scheme will now be limited to students from “lower socio-economic backgrounds” and based on which occupations their parents held when they were 14. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/01/labour-wealth-tax-reeves-scotland-heathrow-sure-start-uk-politics-live-news-updates Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-08-01 09:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unions chief says industrial relations lawyer Stuart Wood KC is ‘very well experienced’ but queries whether he may bring ‘personal biases’ to the roleFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe lawyer leading a commission of inquiry into Queensland’s CFMEU was a former member of the Liberal party and acted for businesses, raising questions about his impartiality, according to the state’s union movement.Deputy premier and industrial relations minister Jarrod Bleijie announced on Friday that Stuart Wood AM KC, an industrial relations lawyer of 30 years experience who has worked

San Francisco judge leaves temporary protected status in place for people from Honduras and Nicaragua while case against Trump administration proceedsA federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s plans and extended temporary protected status (TPS) for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua.TPS is a protection that can be granted by the homeland security secretary to people of various nationalities who are in the United States, preventing them from being deported and allowing them to work. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/judge-tps-temporary-protected-status-trump-deportation Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-08-01 03:15:00 Copyright

Accuser who died in April wanted justice for victims and urged Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, family saysThe siblings of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers who died earlier this year, said their sister had wanted the so-called Epstein files to be released, and urged Donald Trump not to pardon his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.In an interview with NBC News on Thursday, Giuffre’s family said she would have wanted the documents – a trove of materials related to the investigation into the years of abuse into the late sex offender – made public. Continue reading... Source

The execution of Edward Zakrzewski is the ninth death sentence carried out in the state this year, a new recordA Florida man convicted of killing his wife and two children in 1994 became the ninth person to be put to death on Thursday in Florida this year, marking a state record for a single-year execution total since the restoration of the death penalty in the US decades ago.Edward Zakrzewski was pronounced dead at 6.12pm local time following a three-drug injection at Florida state prison near Starke. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/31/florida-execution-edward-zakrzewski Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-07-31

Prime minister tells 7.30 that Palestine must first make a ‘contribution’ to creating two states; Alex Greenwich backs Harbour Bridge march. Follow the latest news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent NSW MP Alex Greenwich supports the pro-Palestine protest planned for Sydney Harbour Bridge, saying it “would send a powerful global message”.The march could still go ahead if the court sides with police, but protesters face being arrested under anti-protest laws.Having successfully lobbied the previous Coalition government to allow a march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of LGBTQ equality during Sydney WorldPride,

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.

Six die in strikes on Ukraine as Russia shrugs off threat of sanctions and secondary tariffs with reduced US ceasefire deadlineOver the last half hour, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Finnish Helsinki+50 conference marking the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Helsinki accords.He said that “Russia keeps launching such attacks, even when the whole world is calling on it to stop the war, a war that Russia started, a war that Russia keeps dragging on, a war that only the Russian leadership wants.”“We need to fully block Russia’s war machine, cut off its arms industry, limit its energy profits, and

In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii were not caught off guardGood morning. Yesterday one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded hit a sparsely populated region in far east Russia.It triggered a tsunami that started crossing the ocean at hundreds of miles an hour. What followed was a race against time – early warning systems went into alert mode as waves fanned out towards the coastlines of Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast.Travel | The head of the UK’s air traffic control company is facing calls to resign after hundreds

Latest report delivers bad news on targets including adult imprisonment rates, children in out-of-home care, suicide and childhood developmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWithout changing the approach to Closing the Gap, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will continue to “pay the price”, Indigenous organisations say.Just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to be met, according to the latest data from the Productivity Commission. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/31/closing-the-gap-report-goals-targets-worse-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-07-31 03:22:00 Copyright for

After Wednesday’s 8.8 magnitude quake, false claims spread online that Winfrey refused to let the public use a private road in Maui – and not for the first timeEven as the threat of a tsunami swamping Hawaii had passed on Wednesday, social media posts were still circulating claims that Oprah Winfrey had refused immediate access to a private road that would allow residents a shorter evacuation route.The warnings followed one of the century’s most powerful earthquakes, an 8.8 magnitude quake that struck off a Russian peninsula and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a wide swath of the Pacific. Posts

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers says delay in US sending new ambassador ‘not unusual’Moving on to the Today Show, Chalmers is facing more questions about the relationship between the US and Australia.Well, I’m not sure about that. I think that might be overdoing it but, more broadly, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the global economy. We’re seeing that play out. Tariffs are part of that. National security considerations are part of that as well. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/31/australia-politics-live-closing-the-gap-indigenous-youtube-gaza-question-time-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-ntwnfb Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish date : 2025-07-30 22:21:00