Weekly News Roundup – Week 27

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Monday 1st July

Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signalling a likely new assault on southern Gaza City. (AP)

Beryl strengthens into the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record after devastating Windward Island. (CNN)

The Supreme Court ruled Trump is entitled to some immunity in the January 6 case. (CNN)

Tuesday 2nd July

The US has “undeniable complicity” in the Gaza war killings, says a former US official. (Reuters)

Palestinians flee Khan Younis, as Israel says 1.9 million are crammed in central Gaza. (AP)

Ukraine says two women have been killed in Russian attacks on the city of Nikopol. (Reuters)

The US and Panama signed a deal to curb migration across the Darien Gap. (DW)

Wednesday 3rd July

Russia says its forces have seized part of the key Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar as deadly airstrikes continue. (CBS NEWS)

Five people have been killed by a Russian strike in central Ukraine. (BBC News)

NATO members pledge 40 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine, diplomats say. (Reuters)

A Ukrainian drone attack injures Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant workers, say Russian-backed officials. (Reuters)

Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with the largest land grab in decades. (AP)

Thursday 4th July

Starmer says “Change begins now” as the Labour Party wins the U.K. election. (The Washington Post)

Southeast Asian armed group Jemaah Islamiyah to disband. (Al Jazeera)

Hezbollah launches a big attack on Israel. (Reuters)

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements. (AP)

Hurricane Beryl causes a six- to nine-foot storm surge along Jamaica’s southern coast. (CNN)

Lizz Truss loses a parliamentary seat in the UK election. (The Independent)

Friday 5th July

Medics say seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on the West Bank’s Jenin. (Reuters)

China steps up pressure with an EU brandy probe hearing as EV tariffs begin. (Reuters)

The German government averts a crisis with a budget agreement for Europe’s largest economy. (AP)

Beryl moves into the Gulf of Mexico after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. (AP)

Rachel Reeves has become the first female chancellor in 800 years. (ITV News)

Sir Keir Starmer has accepted the King’s invitation to form a government. (BBC News)

Saturday 6th July

An oil truck collides with a minibus in western Ukraine, leaving 14 dead. (Reuters)

An Israeli strike kills 16 at a Gaza school; the military claims they targeted a gunman. (Reuters)

More records are expected to shatter as a long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million people in the U.S. (AP)

Sunday 7th July

The temperature in Las Vegas hits 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 C). (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Dozens of people were killed across Gaza as Israel’s war entered its 10th month. (Al Jazeera)

Tropical storm Beryl strengthens into a hurricane as it approaches the coast of Texas. (The Guardian)

Israeli protesters block highways as they call for a ceasefire to return hostages. (AP)

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