Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support (www.bbc.com)
Japan's top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional (www.bbc.com)
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Biden blames jet lag and travel for poor debate performance (www.bbc.com)
That’s weird. I thought they said it was because he had a cold.
Hathras crush: More than 120 killed at religious event in India (www.bbc.com)
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What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...
Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling (www.bbc.com)
Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report....
How a Gaza 'stunt' divided Australia's parliament (www.bbc.com)
When Fatima Payman crossed the Senate floor to vote against her government she knew it would come with consequences....
Hydra fire: Daniyar Abulgazin 'surprised' at Greek allegations over fire (www.bbc.com)
One of Kazakhstan’s richest men has denied wrongdoing after organising a party on a superyacht that is suspected of igniting a forest fire with a fireworks display....
Will Biden's green jobs policy help him win votes? (www.bbc.com)
Steve Bannon says 'Maga army' ready, as he reports to prison (www.bbc.com)
West Bank: More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep (www.bbc.com)
Two more Palestinian men, injured during a military operation in the occupied West Bank last week, have told the BBC that Israeli soldiers forced them on to the bonnet of an army jeep and drove them – sometimes at speed – along village roads....
US soldier charged in Okinawa for rape of minor (www.bbc.com)
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Hong Kong says school children sang anthem too softly (www.bbc.com)
Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem “too softly”....
Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app (www.bbc.com)
New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' (www.bbc.com)
A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread....
Japan: Faces made of living skin make robots smile (www.bbc.com)
Japanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions....
UK: Government lost £1.4bn on PPE contract with Full Support Healthcare (www.bbc.com)
About £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed or written off in what is understood to be the most wasteful government deal of the pandemic....
South Korea: Exploding lithium batteries spark deadly factory fire (www.bbc.com)
ICRC says 22 killed in strike near its Gaza office (www.bbc.com)
North Korea building border ‘wall’, satellite images reveal (www.bbc.com)
Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep (www.bbc.com)
BBC.com: Unable to back down, Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all-out war (www.bbc.com)
Penile cancer: 6,500 amputations in Brazil in a decade (www.bbc.com)
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Russia launches 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine power grid (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian energy facilities have come under a massive attack from Russia, in the latest onslaught targeting the country’s power grid, officials say....
Greece wildfire: Anger after yacht fireworks spark blaze (www.bbc.com)
Fireworks launched from a yacht in Greece sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra on Friday, the local firefighting authority has said....