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Air dropping Gaza aid is an act of desperation that won’t end hunger
Israel has offered to allow air drops of aid into Gaza. It’s a gesture towards allies who are issuing strong statements blaming Israel for starvation in Gaza. The latest warnings on Friday 25th July from Britain, France and Germany were stark. “We call on the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of…
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Insurance giant says most US customer data stolen in cyber-attack
Hackers have stolen personal information of a majority of insurance firm Allianz Life’s 1.4 million customers in North America, its parent company said. “On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained access to a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life),” Allianz said in a statement…
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Gaza aid site offered a ‘women only’ day. It didn’t stop the killing
Emir Nader BBC News, Jerusalem BBC Mary Sheikh al-Eid’s family arrived at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis after learning she had been killed The food distribution was announced in advance, like many before it, in a post on social media carrying an illustration of smiling Palestinians receiving boxes of aid. This time, however, the invitation…
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Images stolen from women’s dating safety app that vets men
A dating safety app that allows women to do background checks on men and anonymously share “red flag” behaviour has been hacked, exposing thousands of members’ images, posts and comments. Tea Dating Advice, a US-based women-only app with 1.6 million users, said there had been “unauthorised access” to 72,000 images submitted by women. Some included…
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Five killed as Ukraine and Russia trade drone attacks
Five people have been killed in overnight strikes in Russia and Ukraine, as the two sides continue to trade drone attacks. Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that more than 200 drones and almost 30 missiles were fired by Russia, with most targeting Dnipropetrovsk where three people died. In Russia, Rostov’s actor governor said two people…
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World’s thirst for the tea swallows global supplies
Osmond Chia Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Matcha mania is sweeping the world. The bright green Japanese tea can be found in everything from Starbucks’ lattes in the UK to Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Singapore. The global matcha craze is being driven by social media, with influencers sharing brewing tips, reviews and recipes. The…
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What is inside the GHF food box being distributed in Gaza
Kevin Nguyen and Alex Murray BBC Verify Reuters More than two million Palestinians in Gaza are facing a starvation crisis, with deaths from malnutrition rising by the day, according to the United Nations. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a group backed by Israel and the US, has been operating in Gaza since late May. It…
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Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants
A Southwest Airlines plane rapidly dropped in elevation after departing from the Los Angeles area on Friday, with passengers posting online that the pilot was forced to rapidly change course to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft. Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas plummeted rapidly, lifting passengers out of their seats…
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Trump and golf – striking balls and deals over 18 holes
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent EPA Trump at his National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia Mick Mulvaney thought he had beaten Donald Trump. The president and his White House chief of staff were playing golf at Trump’s Bedminster club in 2019, and Mulvaney was up by one stroke with three holes left. “I slapped him…
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Social media war flares up amid border clashes
Koh Ewe BBC News, Singapore Reuters As the border clashes this week killed more than a dozen people in Thailand and Cambodia, regional governments have been trying to prevent a war between the two countries. But a different kind of war between their citizens is already raging – via increasingly belligerent exchanges on social media.…
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