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Airdrops of food aid resumed in parts of Gaza on Sunday following Israel’s opening of humanitarian corridors and a limited pause in fighting in the Palestinian enclave. Jordan announced it had conducted three airdrops over the skies of Gaza on Sunday, including one in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It said its cargo planes had dropped 25 tons of food and supplies on several locations in Gaza. According to media reports, some Palestinians lamented their struggle to access the humanitarian aid once it had fallen to the ground, sometimes in militarised zones. The airdrop of food aid comes after…
By Nina Borowski Published on 27/07/2025 – 20:52 GMT+2 After three weeks of intense effort, Wout van Art won the final and 21st stage of the Tour de France solo in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 30 seconds. The Belgian was the first to cross the finish line on the Champs-Élysées, ahead of the Yellow Jersey winner Tadej Pogačar of the men’s 2025 edition of the cycling competition. For this final stage of the 132.2-kilometre Tour, the riders started in Mantes-la-Ville and made three passes over the Butte Montmartre, the emblematic site of the 2024 Olympics, for a 1.1-kilometre climb with…
TURNBERRY, Scotland — The United States and European Union struck a trade agreement on Sunday locking in a 15 percent tariff, days before Donald Trump’s deadline to do a deal or face tariffs double that level. Trump, speaking after meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his Turnberry golf club in Scotland, announced the deal to U.S. reporters. He said the EU will agree to purchase $750 billion of energy and will agree to invest $600 billion more than planned in military equipment and opening countries to trade at zero tariff. The tariff rate applying to imports from the…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 27/07/2025 – 18:33 GMT+2 It’s the third and final day of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam and the heavyweights are ready to make their mark. At -90kg, Riku OKADA faced Umar BOZOROV. OKADA took the lead with a yuko score and managed to transition into a hold down – scoring ippon and securing his first gold medal on the World Judo Tour in confident style. IJF Head Referee Director Mr Armen BAGDASAROV awarded the medals. In the -78kg, European Champion Patricia SAMPAIO faced off against Mami UMEKI. SAMPAIO was looking good all day and the final…
Sitting alongside Trump in the club ballroom, von der Leyen said she was “very much looking forward to the discussions we will have now … our staff have done the heavy lifting, but it’s on us now.” She also rated the chances of a deal at 50-50. The talks follow a two-week standoff triggered by Trump, who in a letter to von der Leyen threatened to jack up tariffs on most EU goods to 30 percent if no deal were done by Aug. 1. In a first sign that a breakthrough had been in the offing, von der Leyen announced…
The Israeli military intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship seeking to provide aid to the Palestinian enclave, detaining 21 international activists and journalists, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Sunday. The Flotilla Coalition said the Israeli military “violently intercepted” the ship in international waters about 40 nautical miles from Gaza, cutting the cameras and communication just before midnight Saturday. “All cargo was non-military, civilian, and intended for direct distribution to a population facing deliberate starvation and medical collapse under Israel’s illegal blockade,’’ the group said in a statement. According to the operators of the Handala vessel, the aid ship’s cargo, intercepted…
It said the “tactical pause” in hostilities would only apply to non-combatant zones while operations would continue elsewhere, but it did not clarify which military activities were being suspended in those zones. Pressure has been growing on Israel to increase access to aid in the besieged enclave since it resumed its bombardment and ground offensive earlier this year. Aid agencies have accused Israel of blocking access to their convoys, leaving Gazans to rely on aid distribution points in Israel-controlled militarized zones run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Gaza health officials and former GHF officials have accused Israeli troops…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 26/07/2025 – 17:49 GMT+2 In the heart of Mongolia, it’s day 2 of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam. Another thrilling day of judo. Opening speeches from Mongolia Judo Association President His Excellency Mr Battulga KHALTMAA and IJF General Treasurer Mr Naser AL TAMIMI came before. The crowd were treated to an impressive show of local Mongolian culture as the opening ceremony kicked off the medal matches. Where in the -63kg, Gankhaich BOLD faced Kirari YAMAGUCHI. After a tough contest that went deep into Golden Score, BOLD managed to secure a hold down and claim her second…
“I believe that recognizing the state of Palestine, without there being a state of Palestine, could actually be counterproductive to the objective,” the prime minister said. French President Emmanuel Macron announced this week that France would be the latest European country — and the first in the G7 — to recognize Palestinian statehood. Macron said Paris will make the recognition at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “The urgency today is to end the war in Gaza and to provide aid to the civilian population,” Macron wrote in a statement posted online. “The French people want peace in the…
By Euronews with AP Published on 26/07/2025 – 15:31 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump played golf on Saturday at his course in Scotland while citizens around the country took to the streets to protest his visit. Trump and his son Eric played with the US ambassador to Britain, Warren Stephens, near Turnberry, a historic course that the Trump family’s company took over in 2008. Hundreds of protesters gathered on the cobblestone and tree-lined street in front of the US Consulate about 160 kilometres away in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital. Speakers on a makeshift stage told the crowd that Trump was not welcome and they…