Witnesses describe grim aftermath of Israeli strike on busy Gaza cafe
Tue 1 Jul 2025 14.08 BST
Witnesses have described the bloody aftermath of an Israeli strike on a crowded seaside cafe in Gaza, which left at least 24 dead and many more injured.
Al-Baqa cafe, close to the harbour in Gaza City, was almost full in the early afternoon on Tuesday when it was hit by a missile, immediately transforming a scene of relative calm amid the biggest urban centre in Gaza into one of carnage.
Among those killed, who included many women, children and elderly people, was a Palestinian photojournalist, Ismail Abu Hatab, and an artist, Frans al-Salmi, who had exhibited internationally.
Integration to emigration: Why do migrants leave Germany?
"Everything that brought me to Germany was no longer there, and at some point I thought, that's enough — I don't want my children, if I ever have any, to grow up in this country."
Giannis N., who preferred not to give his last name, left the Greek island of Samos at the age of 18 to study civil engineering in Germany. He was drawn to Germany due to its strong reputation for offering equal opportunities and upholding social justice.
In 2020, with a master's degree in hand, he decided to return to his homeland after 16 years.
Erdogan slams cartoon as ‘vile provocation’, Turkish magazine denies Prophet Mohammed depiction
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned as a "vile provocation" a cartoon published in a satirical magazine that appeared to depict Islamic and Jewish prophets, saying authorities would closely follow the legal process.
"We will not allow anyone to speak against our sacred values, no matter what," Erdogan said in televised remarks.
"Those who show disrespect to our Prophet and other prophets will be held accountable before the law," he added.
Over 700 quakes rattle islands off Kagoshima, no rest for a week
By JUNKO WATANABE/ Staff Writer
July 1, 2025 at 17:36 JST
A relentless series of earthquakes has shaken Akusekijima island here in the remote Tokara island chain, causing sleepless nights, emotional strain and growing fears of a larger quake to come.
The seismic activity began around June 21 and has continued almost nonstop. The Japan Meteorological Agency had recorded 736 quakes in the area as of 10 a.m. on July 1.
Turning point or pointless turn: Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?
Five months ago, with a single social media post, United States President Donald Trump put half a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at risk when he announced the closure of USAID – the single biggest aid donor in the country.
A few days ago in Washington, DC, the same administration claimed credit for extricating the Congolese people from a decades-long conflict often described as the deadliest since World War II. This year alone, thousands of people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
Executions, arrests and paranoia: Inside Iran’s crackdown on its own people after Israeli strikes
In the wake of Israel’s attacks, Iran has brought in new laws, issued a surge of death penalties on the spot and arrested people for ‘suspicious movement’ to control society, suppress dissent, and escape its own crisis of legitimacy, writes Amirhossein Miresmaeili
As part of a wider crackdown on dissent in recent days, the Iranian parliament has passed a bill titled ‘Enhancement of penalties for espionage and for individuals cooperating with the Zionist regime and hostile states against national security and interests’. The legislation makes it easier to accuse citizens of spying.
This move comes in the wake of Israeli attacks that killed dozens of senior military commanders of the Islamic Republic, resulting in a surge of mistrust inside the Iranian political establishment. Government officials have even accused one another in public interviews of collaborating with Israel and leaking classified information.
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