Israeli strike on Gaza seafront cafe kills at least 20 Palestinians, witnesses and rescuers say
At least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike that hit a popular seafront cafe frequently used by activists, journalists, and local residents in western Gaza on Monday, according to medics and eyewitnesses.
Rescue teams evacuated 20 bodies and dozens wounded from Al-Baqa Cafeteria, an outdoor venue which consisted of tents along the beach, a spokesperson for Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence told the BBC.
He added that emergency crews were still searching through a deep crater left by the explosion.
Russia pays young Ukrainians to be unwitting suicide bombers in shadow war
Oleh, 19, was offered $1,000 for a paint attack on a police station – but the bag he was given contained a crude bomb
Mon 30 Jun 2025 12.00 BST
Oleh found the job via a Telegram channel offering day work and side gigs. It sounded easy enough: he was to travel from his home in eastern Ukraine to the western city of Rivne, pick up a rucksack containing a paint canister and spray it outside the local police station.
It would require nimble feet to flee the scene without being caught, but the money on offer – $1,000 – was good, fantastic even, for what amounted to a morning’s work for the 19-year-old.
More trafficking victims forced into online scam hubs
International police body Interpol says scam centers that use human trafficking victims to carry out their crimes have gone global. Once limited to Southeast Asia, the criminal model is spreading — and uses AI.
Human trafficking-fueled scam centers have significantly expanded their operations worldwide, according to a crime trend update released on Monday by the international police agency Interpol.
Hubs where trafficking victims are forced to take part in online fraud first emerged in a few Southeast Asian nations, but investigators are now also uncovering similar fraud centers in other regions.
France, UK, Germany slam threats against IAEA chief after allegations of Mossad ties
Britain, France and Germany on Monday denounced threats against the head of the UN nuclear watchdog after a hardline Iranian newspaper said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi should be tried and executed as an Israeli agent.
The foreign ministries of France, Germany and the UK on Monday condemned threats against IAEA chief Rafael Grossi after Tehran accused the head of the UN nuclear watchdog of "betrayal of his duties" for not condemning the Israeli and US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, and Iranian lawmakers this week.
"France, Germany and the United Kingdom condemn threats against the Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi and reiterate our full support to the Agency and the DG in carrying out their mandate," said a statement from the three countries' foreign ministries.
Serbian police remove Belgrade street blockades, more protesters arrested
A number of protesters have been arrested, but police have not shared the exact number.
Serbian police have cleared barricades set up by protesters in the capital after a weekend of antigovernment demonstrations that led to clashes with the police and captured an outpouring of months-long public dissent against the government.
On Monday, police removed metal fences and moved rubbish containers that had been blocking traffic in Belgrade’s Zemun district, while several dozen protesters chanted antigovernment slogans and declared they would return to the streets.
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