Israel's army chief says 'combat will continue without rest' in Gaza unless hostages are freed
The Israeli army chief of staff said Friday that "combat will continue without rest" in the Gaza Strip unless Hamas releases the remaining hostages. Hospitals in Gaza reported that Israeli fire killed over a dozen people on Saturday, including eight individuals who were searching for food, as Palestinians faced extreme danger trying to access aid amid air drops and tight restrictions on overland deliveries.
"I estimate that in the coming days we will know whether we can reach an agreement for the release of our hostages," said army chief of staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, according to a military statement.
"If not, the combat will continue without rest," he said, during remarks to officers inside Gaza on Friday.
Footage released by the Israeli military showed Zamir meeting soldiers and officers in a command centre.
Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave
Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961
Sat 2 Aug 2025 10.00 BST
Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave
Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961
Cold Nordic countries are being seared by “truly unprecedented” heat, as hot weather strengthened and lengthened by carbon pollution continues to roast northern Europe.
A weather station in the Norwegian part of the Arctic Circle recorded temperatures above 30C (86F) on 13 days in July, while Finland has had three straight weeks with 30C heat.
Scientists say it is the longest streak in records going back to 1961, and 50% longer than the previous record.
German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software
The surveillance software called Gotham, developed by US company Palantir, is billed as an all-rounder: gigantic amounts of data are brought together at lightning speed.
It only takes a few seconds to satisfy a police officer's curiosity: name, age, address, fines, criminal record. In combination with selected cellphones and the contents of scanned social media channels, a comprehensive profile of any person appears in an instant.
Hundreds rally in Tokyo to protest racial discrimination
By CHIKA YAMAMOTO/ Staff Writer
August 2, 2025 at 15:17 JST
Hundreds of people staged a street protest in Tokyo over inflammatory remarks made against foreigners in the leadup to last month’s Upper House election.
A cry of “We will not tolerate a society where false information and discrimination are rampant” echoed through the Aug. 1 rally held in front of Shinjuku Station.
Lawyers Keiko Ota and Shoichi Ibusuki, along with Sumiko Hatakeyama of Peace Boat, music producer Kiyoshi Matsuo and writer Yuka Murayama, were among the 12 organizers of the rally.
Ukraine drone attacks kill three in Russia, cause fire at oil refinery
At least three people are killed in several regions of Russia while fire breaks out at an oil refinery in central Russia after it was hit.
Ukrainian drone strikes have killed at least three people and wounded two others overnight in western Russia, regional governors said, as a fire broke out at an oil refinery in central Russia after it was hit.
One woman was killed and two others wounded in an attack on an enterprise in Penza, the region’s governor, Oleg Melnichenko, wrote on Telegram on Saturday.
India to still buy oil from Russia despite Trump threats, say officials
No pause on Russian imports by Indian oil firms who base decisions on ‘price, grade of crude, logistics and economic factors’
Sat 2 Aug 2025 13.48 BST
Indian oil refineries will continue to buy oil from Russia, officials have said, before threatened US sanctions next week against Moscow’s trading partners over the war in Ukraine.
Media reports on Friday had suggested India, a big energy importer, would stop buying cheap Russian oil. Trump later told reporters that such a move would be “a good step” if true.
Iran Is Holding at Least 4 American Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
Iran has for decades practiced what critics call hostage diplomacy, a policy of detaining foreigners and dual nationals to leverage them for prisoner swaps and the release of frozen funds. In the aftermath of the 12-day war with Israel and the United States, Iran is once again targeting Americans.
At least four Iranian Americans — two men and two women — are in Iranian custody, according to human rights groups, lawyers and Hostage Aid Worldwide, a nonprofit organization that was founded by former hostages to aid families and that is in touch with the current detainees’ friends and families.
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