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Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to occupy the Gaza Strip, according to local media reports on Friday. The operation is set to begin with the conquest of Gaza City, with the aim of clearing it of its approximately one million Palestinian residents. While the official statement referred to the move as a “takeover”, Israeli news outlet Ynet reported that the term “occupy” was deliberately avoided to sidestep the legal obligations associated with formal occupation under international law. A senior Israeli official told local media that the word choice was for official purposes only, confirming that the actual intention…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-growing brush fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles.The Canyon Fire ignited Thursday afternoon and grew to more than 7.6 square miles (19.7 square kilometers) by 11 p.m., according to the Ventura County Fire Department. At least 400 personnel were battling the blaze along with several planes and helicopters. It remained uncontained late Thursday and was spreading east into Los Angeles County, officials said.The fire is burning just south of Lake Piru, a reservoir located in the Los Padres National Forest. It’s close by Lake Castaic,…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court on Friday ruled in favor of the government of Zambia and ordered that it can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country, against his family’s wishes.The Zambian government and the family of the late Edgar Lungu, Zambian president from 2015 to 2021, have been embroiled in legal battle over his remains and burial.Lungu died in June, aged 68, at a South African hospital following an undisclosed illness.His family wanted him to be buried in South Africa and for the current President Hakainde Hichilema neither to attend…

‌Published 38 minutes ago By Chris ShawCheck out our selection of interesting statistics about Sunday’s FA Community Shield contest between Liverpool and Crystal Palace.Wembley will host the annual season curtain-raiser, pitting the Premier League champions against the Emirates FA Cup winners in a 3pm BST kick-off.—This is Liverpool’s 25th appearance in the Charity/Community Shield. They have won 11 outright, shared the trophy five times and lost eight. Only Manchester United (31) have played in the fixture more.Arne Slot would be the first Dutchman to manage the Community Shield winners if the Reds prevail.Equally, Palace boss Oliver Glasner is aiming to…

Rob DawsonAug 8, 2025, 03:08 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsManchester United and Chelsea are in talks over a deal for Alejandro Garnacho, sources have told ESPN.United value the 21-year-old at around £50 million ($67m), although Chelsea believe they can negotiate a significantly lower fee.Garnacho has been told to find a new club by United bosses and was axed from the summer tour of the United States by head coach Ruben Amorim.He has been training away from the first team since the squad returned to Carrington on Tuesday.The Argentina winger has made it clear that his preference is to move to Stamford…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Outside a Southern California immigration court, the Rev. Oona Casanova Vazquez sat beside a nervous Peruvian national as he waited for a judge to call his name — talking, smiling, even handing him a mint.Vazquez, lead pastor of the South Bay Church of the Nazarene in Torrance, has been spending her Thursdays this summer with other faith leaders and church volunteers observing court proceedings and handing out leaflets about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.“I come here to stand and bear witness to these people who have more courage than I have,” she said. “They walk…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City, in another escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas. The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked worries in Israel over the fate of hostages still held by Hamas.Israel’s air and ground war has already killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza, displaced most of the population, destroyed vast areas and pushed the territory toward famine. Another major ground operation would almost certainly exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe.Hamas rebuffed Netanyahu’s…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The husband of a woman convicted of killing three people with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms suspected his wife had been poisoning him more than a year before the fatal meal, an Australian court has heard.A judge on Friday lifted a gag order on pretrial evidence that triple murderer Erin Patterson, 50, had wanted kept secret while she attempts to overturn her convictions.The evidence included the suspicions of Patterson’s estranged husband Simon Patterson that she had previously attempted to kill him.Husband says he feared estranged wife would poison himSimon Patterson testified at a pre-trial hearing…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday while Tokyo’s benchmark spiked by more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had resolved questions over the tariff that will apply to exports to the U.S. The new U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods that took effect Thursday did not match an agreement between Washington and Tokyo on a 15% level, and Japan’s main trade envoy said the U.S. side had agreed to correct the problem. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 2.2% but later trimmed some of its gains, adding 1.9% to 41,820.48. Toyota Motor Corp. jumped 3.5% and…

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Under Istanbul’s old Galata Bridge, there’s a nondescript concrete landing that juts out into the waters of the Golden Horn. By day, it’s easy to overlook. But as evening nears, it transforms into one of the city’s most sought-after stages for romance. Starting in spring and continuing through summer, soon-to-be wed and newlywed couples flock to this unassuming spot in Eminonu district to immortalize their nuptials in radiant, and often highly choreographed, sunset photo shoots. A couple wearing their wedding outfits pose during a photo session at Galata bridge, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, July 28, 2025.…