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Dr Hussam Abu Safiya’s lawyer, Nasser Odeh, said he had difficulty recognising himThe lawyer for a prominent Palestinian medic from Gaza who has been detained by Israeli authorities without charge for over 18 months has told the BBC he fears for his client’s life.Nasser Odeh said that when he visited Dr Hussam Abu Safiya last Thursday at a notorious interrogation facility called Rakefet, his client was so badly beaten that he could not recognise him.”He nearly lost consciousness several times,” Odeh said of their meeting. “He told us that he was subjected to severe violence inside the prison, especially on…
New York City health officials are investigating a Legionnaires’ disease cluster in two Upper East Side neighborhoods. As of July 6, there have been 23 cases, 17 hospitalizations and no deaths.The likely source of the bacteria causing this pneumonia is a cooling tower or towers in the area, officials said. These are water systems usually found on the top of buildings that control the temperature of systems such as refrigeration. The city health department is testing all such towers in the area. The affected areas are Carnegie Hill and Yorkville — ZIP codes 10028, 10128, and 10075.Because it’s not caused…
ReutersTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a point of going to the airport to welcome Donald Trump in personBlack-clad Turkish police on street corners, giant blue banners proclaiming “The Key to Peace” and a ceremonial welcome for Donald Trump. This may be a Nato summit but it’s the US president who’s had the metaphorical red carpet laid out for him.Trump has made no secret of his disdain for Nato. He says he has only come to Ankara this year because the summit is being hosted by his friend, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who made a point of going…
ReutersCharlie Kirk’s parents were present in the court on MondayProsecutors have released new surveillance footage that they say shows the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk running across a rooftop after last year’s fatal shooting.The video, played on the second day of a preliminary hearing for accused Tyler Robinson in a Utah court, also appears to show the suspect jumping off the roof while holding an object.Robinson, 23, is accused of fatally shooting Kirk on 10 September 2025 as the conservative activist addressed an audience on the campus of Utah Valley University. The preliminary hearing, which is expected to continue…
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Belgium say ‘sense of injustice’ spurred them on to knock US out of World CupBelgium’s Nicolas Raskin says Fifa’s decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle.6 hrs agoWorld Cup
Explosions in central Damascus during Macron’s Syria visitEighteen people have been injured after explosive devices went off in central Damascus, Syrian media says, reportedly near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron had been staying.State news agency Sana said two devices had been detected by security forces, which exploded as specialised units began the process to defuse them.One device was placed inside a parked vehicle, while the other was concealed in a bin, the agency said.Macron has been in the capital for talks with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace. His officials said he was safe and…