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First Thing: New Trump tariffs come into force against dozens of countries

Latest wave of US levies has left governments around the world racing to try to reach deals to avoid job losses. Plus, former Superman actor Dean Cain says he is becoming an Ice agent

The Guardian - UK

Buy a passport, save a nation? So far, Nauru has just six takers

Nauru’s first ‘golden passport’ scheme fell apart after the country granted citizenship to Al-Qaeda members.

Euronews

Israeli Security Cabinet To Hold Talks Over Future Gaza War Plans

Israel's security cabinet was expected to meet later Thursday to discuss military plans in Gaza, Israeli media said, as the families of hostages launched a desperate plea for help aboard a flotilla to the territory.

International Business Times

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Influx Of Afghan Returnees Fuels Kabul Housing Crisis

Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries.

International Business Times

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese marches cautiously towards Palestinian recognition

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been putting it succinctly, declaring it’s a question of when, not if, Australia recognises Palestine as a state.

The Conversation

US-made bombs used in deadly Israeli strikes on Gaza schools, HRW says

Human Rights Watch says US arms used in ‘unlawful indiscriminate’ Israeli attacks that killed Palestinian civilians.

Al Jazeera

How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future

With girls banned from high school and universities, many are turning to religious schools known as madrassas instead. The only other option they have is to try to learn online, clandestinely.

Euronews

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Hostages’ families protest against Gaza plan – as it happened

Israeli PM gives interview to Fox News as security cabinet due to meet over his plan

The Guardian - UK

Plastic credits: A ‘false solution’ or the answer to global plastic waste?

As UN meets to negotiate an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, many favour carbon credit-like offsetting.

Al Jazeera

Trump May End Up Exposing US Consumers As 'Paper Tigers,' Says Economist Peter Schiff On 50% India Tariffs

Economist Peter Schiff warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on Indian imports to 50% could "expose the U.S. consumer as a paper tiger," predicting a dollar crash that would "impoverish Americans but enrich foreign consumers, particularly the BRICs."

Benzinga

‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam

As the UK prepared to host a global summit on bringing peace to Sudan, the RSF paramilitary began a ‘genocidal’ massacre in Zamzam refugee camp. But when reports emerged of the killings, London held its silence. For the first time, using intelligence reports and witness testimony, we piece together what…

The Guardian - UK

Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians

Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimates

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's President Says 'Won't Humiliate Myself' By Calling Trump — Seeks Joint BRICS Response With China, India To Counter Tariffs

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he has no plans to reach out to President Donald Trump to negotiate the new tariffs imposed by the United States.

Benzinga

Are sovereign wealth funds dumping Israeli investments?

The world’s largest fund will review its investment in Israeli companies amid Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation.

Al Jazeera

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Activists arrested as students strike for Palestine

Pro-Palestine protesters have been arrested as students took to the streets and blocked a major city intersection to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The Independent UK

Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, unless companies build in U.S.

President Donald Trump says he's imposing a 100% tariff on computer chips— a move that raises the specter of higher prices for electronics, autos, household appliances and other essential goods that depend on the processors

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's Taliban have 'weaponized' the judicial system to oppress women, UN expert says

The independent U_N_ investigator on human rights in Afghanistan says its Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity."

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds

A new study shows that heavy rainfall that caused floods that killed hundreds in Pakistan in recent weeks was worsened by human-caused climate change The study by World Weather Attribution was released on Thursday

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The Guardian - US

Only 1.5% of Gaza cropland left for starving Palestinians due to Israel’s war, UN says

Figure down from 4% in April, suggesting Israel has continued to target farmland in once-abundant Gaza Strip

Al Jazeera

Dire blood shortage in Gaza as deaths from Israeli attacks, starvation grow

With so many Gaza Palestinians facing malnutrition, donors unable to give in the besieged enclave.

International Business Times

Sudan Says Army Destroys Emirati Aircraft, Killing 40 Mercenaries

Sudan's air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a paramilitary-controlled airport in Darfur, killing at least 40 people, the army-aligned state TV said Wednesday.

The Conversation

Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? We asked 5 legal and genocide experts how to interpret the violence

In January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, alleging genocide in Gaza. The court found Palestinians have a “plausible” right to protection from genocide in Gaza and that Israel must take all measures to prevent a…

Euronews

Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution

Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.

The Independent UK

Helicopter crash in Ghana kills 8 people including defense and environment ministers

The government of Ghana says that military helicopter has crashed and killed all eight people aboard including the country's defense and environmental ministers

Euronews

Pakistan extends deportation deadline for Afghan refugees but UN remains concerned

Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland.

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