Airstrikes in Gaza and flooding in Mumbai: photos of the day
Explosions are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian servicemen fire towards drones during Russian strikes in Kyiv. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
A fire blazes in an olive grove in the village of Salem in the occupied West Bank after Israeli settlers reportedly started a fire near the road to the Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh. Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images
Palestinians, struggling with hunger due to the Israeli blockade, receive hot meals distributed by charity organisations in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City. Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Anadolu/Getty Images
A woman stands in the debris at the Fahmi al-Jarjawi school following an Israeli airstrike. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images
People lay their hands on the border wall and pray towards Mexico during pastor Seth Clark's last service for the Border Church before his retirement in San Diego. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
A worker uses a gondola at a construction site in Beijing. Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
Children play basketball as Venezuela's parliamentary elections are held in Caracas. Photograph: Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
The US tennis player Emma Navarro serves to Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro during their women's singles match at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
Arsenal's Leah Williamson lifts the trophy during the UEFA Women's Champions League winners parade in London. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA
Siblings Alicia and Omar Rodriguez, whose parents have been out of work for four weeks, play at home after banana producer Chiquita Panama laid off some 5,000 of its daily workers amid an ongoing strike. Photograph: Enea Lebrun/Reuters
A woman sells slices of cake with her daughter from a canoe in Belén, a district nicknamed 'Venice of the Jungle' in Iquitos. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
A man pushes his bike through a flooded street after heavy rain in Mumbai. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images
A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with blue tarpaulin after an accident that occurred during its launch at the shipyard in Chongjin. Photograph: Maxar Technologies/AP
Livestock vendors offload cattle from a truck at a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on the outskirts of Karachi. Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images
Cecilia Antonio feeds a hummingbird at Catia Lattouf's apartment, where Catia holds a makeshift clinic to take care of hummingbirds in Mexico City.
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The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Without meat, families in Gaza struggle to celebrate Islam's Eid al-Adha holiday
With the Gaza Strip devastated by war and siege, Palestinians struggled Thursday to celebrate one of the most important Islamic holidays. To mark Eid al-Adha – Arabic for the Festival of Sacrifice -- Muslims traditionally slaughter a sheep or cow and give away part of the meat to the poor as an act of charity. Then they have a big family meal with sweets. Children get gifts of new clothes. But no fresh meat has entered Gaza for three months. Israel has blocked shipments of food and other aid to pressure Hamas to release hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that started the war. And nearly all the territory's homegrown sheep, cattle and goats are dead after 20 months of Israeli bombardment and ground offensives. Some of the little livestock left was on sale at a makeshift pen set up in the vast tent camp of Muwasi in the southern part of Gaza's Mediterranean coast. But no one could afford to buy. A few people came to look at the sheep and goats, along with a cow and a camel. Some kids laughed watching the animals and called out the prayers connected to the holiday. 'I can't even buy bread. No meat, no vegetables,' said Abdel Rahman Madi. 'The prices are astronomical.' The Eid commemorates the test of faith of the Prophet Ibrahim – Abraham in the Bible – and his willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of submission to God. The day is usually one of joy for children – and a day when businesses boom a bit as people buy up food and gifts. But prices for everything have soared amid the blockade, which was only slightly eased two weeks ago. Meat and most fresh fruits and vegetables disappeared from the markets weeks ago. At a street market in the nearby city of Khan Younis, some stalls had stuffed sheep toys and other holiday knickknacks and old clothes. But most people left without buying any gifts after seeing the prices. 'Before, there was an Eid atmosphere, the children were happy … Now with the blockade, there's no flour, no clothes, no joy,' said Hala Abu Nqeira, a woman looking through the market. 'We just go to find flour for our children. We go out every day looking for flour at a reasonable price, but we find it at unbelievable prices.' Israel's campaign against Hamas has almost entirely destroyed Gaza's ability to feed itself. The U.N. says 96% of the livestock and 99% of the poultry are dead. More than 95% of Gaza's prewar cropland is unusable, either too damaged or inaccessible inside Israeli military zones, according to a land survey published this week by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. Israel barred all food and other supplies from entering Gaza for more than two months. It eased the blockade two weeks ago to allow a trickle of aid trucks in for the U.N. to distribute. The trucks have brought in some food items, mainly flour. But the U.N. says it has struggled to delivery much of the incoming aid because of looting or Israeli military restrictions. Almost the entire population of more than 2 million people have been driven from their homes, and most have had to move multiple times to escape Israeli offensives. Rasha Abu Souleyma said she recently slipped back to her home in Rafah -- from which her family had fled to take refuge in Khan Younis -- to find some possessions she'd left behind. She came back with some clothes, pink plastic sunglasses and bracelets that she gave to her two daughters as Eid gifts. 'I can't buy them clothes or anything,' the 38-year-old said. 'I used to bring meat in Eid so they would be happy, but now we can't bring meat, and I can't even feed the girls with bread.' Near her, a group of children played on makeshift swings made of knotted and looped ropes. Karima Nejelli, a displaced woman from Rafah, pointed out that people in Gaza had now marked both Eid al-Adha and the other main Islamic holiday, Eid al-Fitr, two times each under the war. 'During these four Eids, we as Palestinians did not see any kind of joy, no sacrifice, no cookies, no buying Eid clothes or anything.' — Chehayeb reported from Beirut.
Times
3 hours ago
- Times
Karoline Leavitt doubles down in BBC war of words over Hamas
President Trump's press secretary has doubled down in a war of words with the BBC after claiming the broadcaster treated claims by Hamas as 'total truth'. Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a White House briefing on Tuesday that the broadcaster had been forced to repeatedly correct reports about fatalities at an aid centre in Gaza on Sunday. She acknowledged that US officials were investigating claims Israeli forces had killed Palestinians queueing for food at the distribution point, but added: 'Unfortunately, unlike some in the media, we don't take the word of Hamas as total truth. We like to look into it when they speak, unlike the BBC.' On Wednesday a report by Ros Atkins, a journalist for BBC Verify, said her claims contained 'misrepresentations and untruths'. The following day Leavitt responded on X, posting: 'Me: The White House doesn't take Hamas's word as total truth like the fake news BBC. Fake News BBC: We didn't do that! We just quoted the Hamas-run health ministry to run with our false claims.' Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. Leavitt had shown a printout of BBC digital stories, claiming the corporation had edited the headline from claiming an Israeli tank had killed 26 people to claiming gunfire had killed 31. She said the BBC had corrected and taken down its story after reviewing video and finding a lack of evidence for its reports, and added: 'So we're going to look into reports before we confirm them from this podium. I suggest that journalists who actually care about truth do the same to reduce the misinformation that's going around the globe.' The broadcaster responded that it updated its stories throughout Sunday from 'various sources', adding that this was 'totally normal practice' and that all fatality figures were 'clearly attributed'. In his response on Wednesday Atkins said: 'Updated claims on fatalities were all clearly attributed to a number of sources in Gaza, including the Red Cross, which is an independent organisation.' He added that including clearly attributed claims from the Hamas-run health ministry was 'a necessary aspect of covering this conflict given Israel doesn't allow international news organisations into Gaza'. Atkins said the broadcaster did not remove or correct any material after viewing a video, which BBC Verify determined was unrelated to the aid centre incident, and that the articles remained online.
The Sun
7 hours ago
- The Sun
Young Ukrainian soldier dies at UK military barracks as MoD issues statement over ‘immensely sad' tragedy
A UKRAINIAN soldier has been found dead at a training base in the UK. The unnamed recruit was discovered at a barracks in East Anglia on Wednesday night. 1 Emergency services raced to the scene but were unable to resuscitate him. The Sun understands the death is not being treated as suspicious. The man, believed to be in his mid-20s, was discovered by comrades at around 8pm in a room used to dry wet clothes. Civilian police and paramedics attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The man, believed to be in his mid-20s, was one of over 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers who have been trained in the UK, as part of Operation Interflex, to defend their country against Russia. The troops learn infantry tactics, trench warfare and how to defend themselves from drones in an intense five week course. The Sun has not revealed the location of the camp as some bases used to train Ukrainian troops have been targeted by Russian spies. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: 'It is with immense sadness that we can confirm the death of a Ukrainian soldier in the UK on June 4, 2025."
