Jordan and UAE begin air drops into Gaza after Israel announced series of aid measures
Summary
Jordan and the UAE have carried out air drops into Gaza after Israel announced a series of new aid measures
The IDF says aid corridors are being set up to "refute the false claim of intentional starvation" after aid agencies raised the alarm about spreading malnutrition in the Strip
Jordan is also sending in 60 trucks carrying essential food supplies, the country's state-run news agency reports - Egypt is also delivering more aid by land
Aid organisations have repeatedly warned that air drops are not sufficient to address the crisis in Gaza, with one calling it a "grotesque distraction"
Approximately 160 air drop flights would be needed just to provide a single meal for each of Gaza's approximately two million people, writes BBC World Correspondent Joe Inwood
At least 133 people have died from malnutrition since the war began, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says
Israel's aid measures a gesture to allies horrified by Gaza starvation
Jeremy Bowen
International Editor
While Israel continues to insist it is not responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and does not impose restrictions on aid entering Gaza, those claims are not accepted by its close allies in Europe, or the United Nations and other agencies active in Gaza.
The new measures might be a tacit admission by the Israelis that they need to do more.
More likely they are a gesture to allies who have issued strong statements blaming Israel for starvation in Gaza.
Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories
Sun 27 Jul 2025 06.00 BST
The University of Edinburgh, one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions, played an “outsized” role in the creation of racist scientific theories and greatly profited from transatlantic slavery, a landmark inquiry into its history has found.
The university raised the equivalent of at least £30m from former students and donors who had links to the enslavement of African peoples, the plantation economy and exploitative wealth-gathering throughout the British empire, according to the findings of an official investigation seen by the Guardian.
DER SPIEGEL Journalist in GazaDon't Allow Ghada to Die!
By Thore Schröder, Tel Aviv
Journalists must often walk a fine line: Their task is to describe, explain and analyze events without losing objectivity. They must capture and communicate emotions, pain and suffering without being overwhelmed by their own empathy as a witness. We are there to observe and inform, not to intervene. Particularly in times of crisis, this can be an immense challenge.
For the last several years, I have reported from countries stricken by war, conflict and disaster. I experienced neighbors dying in Beirut in the massive explosion that struck the port. In Afghanistan, I didn’t just report, but also sought to help save friends and colleagues from the Taliban together with other journalists. In Ukraine, I was there when our photographer received a message that Russian rockets had struck just a few meters from her parents’ home. In Israel, I didn’t just interview survivors of the October 7 attack and speak to family members of the hostages, I also sensed the deep trauma felt by Israeli friends.
Thai, Cambodian leaders to hold talks in Malaysia after border clashes persist
Fresh artillery clashes erupted on Sunday near a long-contested region between Cambodia and Thailand that has been the scene of recent fighting in which at least 33 people have been killed. Leaders of both countries will meet in Malaysia on Monday for talks to end hostilities, said a Thai government spokesperson.
Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a fourth day Sunday, despite both sides saying they were ready to discuss a ceasefire after a late-night intervention by US President Donald Trump.
Leaders of both countries will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister’s office said on Sunday.
Jirayu Huangsap said acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai will attend Monday's talks in response to an invitation from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim “to discuss peace efforts in the region.”
At least 38 killed in church attack in eastern DR Congo
The assault in Komanda city is believed to have been carried out by ADF rebels, wielding guns and machetes.
At least 38 people have been killed and 15 others injured in an attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The attack, carried out by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) wielding guns and machetes, took place at the church in Ituri province’s Komanda city early on Sunday.
The ADF, with ties to ISIL (ISIS), is a rebel group that operates in the borderland between Uganda and the DRC, and has routinely conducted attacks against civilian populations.
Film sheds light on settlers’ sex deal with Soviets in Manchuria
By AKARI UOZUMI/ Staff Writer
July 27, 2025 at 07:00 JST
A statue called “Otome no Hi” (Monument to the maidens) was erected in 1982 in Gifu Prefecture. But an explanation on who the “maidens” were and why they were being commemorated did not appear until 36 years later.
A plaque inscribed with an epitaph explaining the long-hidden shame of the former village of Kurokawa was set up in 2018.
And now, a documentary film sheds further light on the plight of the maidens, who were forced to “sexually entertain” Soviet soldiers in exchange for their protection of the village’s settlement in Manchuria after Japan’s defeat in World War II.
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