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"They were aimed and they were deliberate." British surgeon Graeme Groom tells alex thomson people suffered gunshot wounds in an attack near an aid distribution centre in Gaza. Read and watch here: channel4.com/news/israel-ba…

Ouch … Mick Ryan @warinthefuture does not mince words smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Our documentary team over at Bloomberg Originals have put together a look at the stakes Nintendo faces with the Switch 2, with input from yours truly: youtube.com/watch?v=iO4AMF…

As Japan (again) debates ending duty-free shopping for tourists, and raising the departure tax, reupping this piece from Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド, who argues they should do this, and more ... bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

A reminder that while your timeline is flooded with trivial captions, mockery, & memes, the UN has labeled Gaza the "hungriest place on earth" and a recent UN report warns that every person in Gaza is at risk of famine, with 71,000 children under five facing acute malnourishment.

Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks. At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministry theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

Worth listening to these wise words from Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror

Now an investigation by Haaretz confirms what we already knew: senior Israeli commanders in Gaza are instructing soldiers to open live fire directly on starving crowds at aid sites who pose no threat whatsoever. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

This a headline from Haaretz today. Israeli soldiers are deliberately and systematically massacring Palestinian civilians at aid points.

My latest column. Here’s a free to read link to this 👇 bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

"At 2 a.m. the gunfire stopped. We took it as a sign that the [GHF] site had opened. I ran with the crowds toward the food distribution site, stepping over bodies." npr.org/2025/07/06/g-s…

How many more testimonies like this do we need before Israel has some limits placed on its actions against Palestinians?

Finland's national security model is more relevant than ever -- and lots of countries, now including Australia, are paying attention. My latest -- free to read (with thanks to Rory Medcalf for his thoughts.) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Some much-needed straight talk here by Arindam Majumder

In India, the land of more than a thousand tongues, few things inflame passions more than language. Touching the hot button comes with political peril. Anupreeta Das Modi Wants More Indians to Speak Hindi. Some States Are Shouting ‘No.’ nytimes.com/2025/07/13/wor…

Ten children per day.

Extraordinary that we are here. I just despair.

No one should be in any doubt about this: Ministers in the Israeli government are openly declaring their intention for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza. This genocidal rhetoric is transparent & blatant. And they are following up with actions to that effect.

Sri Lanka's new president has the opportunity to help the nation come to terms with its violent past. Will he take it? My latest, (FREE TO READ) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

By arresting women for alleged “bad hijab,” Taliban impose physical & psychological violence, aiming for systematic erasure of women’s autonomy & total female obedience. “No matter what tactics or power authorities use, we will still find ways to go out.” hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…