Israel expands its ground offensive in Gaza as Hamas fires rockets back

Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge reported that a sheriff’s deputy was killed by Rodney Hinton Jr., 38, who allegedly ran him over while managing traffic at a University of Cincinnati graduation ceremony. This incident followed the shooting death of Hinton's 18-year-old son, Ryan, by police during a stolen vehicle investigation just a day earlier. Theetge urged the community to remain calm as investigations proceed, while local law enforcement expressed outrage, with calls for the death...

A cross-party group of MPs has warned that proposed reforms to England's failing social care system will fail without a solid financial justification, following a review by Baroness Louise Casey. The House of Commons health committee highlighted the lack of data on current system costs, urging the government to assess the financial impacts of inaction, including the costs of delayed hospital discharges. The report emphasized the urgent need for meaningful reforms, as the existing system...

President Trump expressed uncertainty about whether all individuals in the U.S. are entitled to due process, as outlined in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, during an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker. His comments arose in the context of the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran who was mistakenly deported; despite a Supreme Court order for his return, he remains in detention as the Trump administration and Attorney General Pam Bondi dispute the...

British police arrested eight individuals, including seven Iranian nationals, on suspicion of "terrorism offences" amid rising concerns regarding Iranian activities in the UK. Interior Minister Yvette Cooper described these arrests as significant operations, with five men detained in London and other areas for a suspected terrorist plot targeting a specific location, while three others were arrested under the National Security Act in a separate operation. The investigations are ongoing, and Cooper emphasized the necessity of...

Two farms in Central Hawke’s Bay have been sold to overseas buyers who intend to convert them into forestry. The properties include the 800ha Te Manuiri Station in Omakere and a 480ha farm off Middleton Rd in Waipukurau, with sales valued at $8.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively, as approved by the Overseas Investment Office (OIO). This follows the recent sale of another 1500ha sheep and beef farm in Elsthorpe, indicating a trend of foreign...

Sudanese paramilitary forces, specifically the Rapid Support Forces (R.S.F.), launched an attack on Port Sudan, targeting an airport and civilian facilities with exploding drones, causing limited damage but no reported casualties. This marks the first strike on Port Sudan since the civil war began in 2023, as tensions escalate between the military and R.S.F. amid a rising civilian death toll, with over 11 million displaced and 150,000 killed. The conflict, rooted in a failed alliance...