Israel bombs Gaza’s only Catholic church sheltering elderly and children
At least three people were killed and ten others injured, including a priest, in Israel’s attack on the church.
Israeli forces have bombed Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing three people and wounding at least ten others, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as the military continues its assault across the besieged enclave.
At least one person is in critical condition as a result of Thursday’s strike on the Church of the Latin Monastery in Gaza City – known as the Holy Family Church, the Patriarchate said in a statement. The church’s priest was also lightly wounded, it added.
Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after days of clashes with Druze fighters
President Ahmed al-Sharaa says move avoids dragging country ‘into a new, broader war’ after Israel attacks Damascus
Thu 17 Jul 2025 11.03 BST
Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the Druze-majority province of Sweida, ending four days of clashes between the army and local Druze fighters.
In a speech on Thursday, the Syrian president said Druze groups would be left to govern security affairs in the southern province, in what he described as a choice to avoid war.
Migrants in Germany earn less across generations
Migrants who make a new life in Germany earn far less than native-born workers, a new study has found. Researchers say the gap stems mainly from unequal access to higher-paying sectors, and extends down the generations.
Migrants living in Germany earn nearly 20% less than native-born workers, a study has found.
The research authors concluded that the reason wasn't because foreign-born workers were paid unfairly for the same jobs, but because they were often shut out of higher-paying sectors.
How influencers are getting clicks by sharing AI-generated, fake images of the Holocaust
Social media influencers have been sharing an image of an emaciated man playing the violin. They say he was a violinist in the orchestra at the Auschwitz concentration camp who was forced to play during the final moments of prisoners sent to the gas chambers. But the image was AI-generated – and the story it tells does not align with the real history of the Auschwitz orchestra.
Social media users have been circulating an image since early July that they say is a photo of a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp, where a million Jewish people were exterminated during World War II. The photo is said to show a man named Henek, a violinist who was forced to play in the camp’s orchestra. "His role: to play music as fellow prisoners were led to the gas chambers,” reads one caption by a Facebook user. A video featuring the image of Henek was also widely shared on Facebook.
Anxiety spreads in Japan over ‘spying’ prison sentence in China
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 17, 2025 at 18:30 JST
Japanese nationals are increasingly fearful about working in China after a court in Beijing sentenced a Japanese employee to prison over unexplained espionage charges, industry sources say.
The suspect, who works for Astellas Pharma Inc., was handed a prison term of three years and six months on July 16 by the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court.
It was the latest incident of a Japanese national being sentenced to prison in China over spying allegations.
Personal details of UK special forces and spies were included in Afghan data breach
Summary
The personal details of serving and former members of UK special forces, and the security services, were included in the Afghan data breach, it can now be reported
In total, the details of more than 100 British officials were released in the February 2022 breach
It was already a huge scandal, writes Joel Gunter from the High Court, and now we can report the breach was much worse than we thought
Why the latest revelation was allowed to be reported
Reporting from the High Court
Very little was said in court today that the public was allowed to hear – but what was said paved the way for the dramatic revelation that current and former members of the UK’s special forces and security services were compromised by this leak.
The judge, Mr Justice Chamberlain, told the court that the barristers for the Ministry of Defence and for a group of media organisations had reached a compromise in a closed-door hearing.
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