Any Gaza ceasefire deal must allow Israel to resume fighting until its objectives are met, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, as talks over a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war were expected to restart.
Netanyahu: Gaza deal must let Israel resume fighting until war goals met
Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' producer, dies at 63
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Landau's family announced his death Saturday. No cause of death was given.
Landau's partnership with Cameron led to three Oscar nominations and a best picture win for 1997's "Titanic." Together the pair account for some of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, including "Avatar" and its sequel, "Avatar: The Way of Water."
"Jon Landau believed in the dream of cinema. He believed that film is the ultimate human art form, and to make films you have to first be human yourself," Cameron said in a lengthy statement posted by The Hollywood Reporter. "He will be remembered as much for his vast generosity of spirit as for the movies themselves.
Ukraine war briefing: Chinese troops hold military exercises with Belarus on Polish border
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Chinese military personnel are to begin joint “anti-terrorist training” with their counterparts in Belarus on Monday, close to the border with Poland. T
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he “Eagle Assault” exercises by the two Russian allies amid the war in Ukraine will be held over 11 days in the border city of Brest, Belarus, and will involve tasks such as hostage rescue and anti-terrorism operations, China’s Ministry of National Defence said. It comes days after Belarus officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization led by China and Russia, deepening their coordination on military, economic and political matters.
- The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko has been a key ally of Vladimir Putin since the invasion of Ukraine, holding tactical nuclear drills with Russia last year and agreeing to store tactical nuclear warheads for Moscow on its soil.
Motorcyclist dies from heat exposure in Death Valley as temperature reaches 128F
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A visitor to Death Valley national park died Sunday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature reached 128F (53.3C) in eastern California, officials said.
The two visitors were part of a group of six motorcyclists riding through the Badwater Basin area amid scorching weather, the park said.
The person who died was not identified. The other motorcyclist was hospitalized in Las Vegas for “severe heat illness”, the statement said. The other four members of the party were treated at the scene.
“High heat like this can pose real threats to your health,” said park superintendent Mike Reynolds.
French Leftists Win Most Seats In Elections With Far-Right Falling Short: Projections
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The projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second, no longer in control of parliament, and the bruised far right in third.
With no bloc securing a clear majority, France faces uncertainty that could rattle markets and its economy, the European Union’s second-largest, and cast a shadow of political instability over the Paris Olympics opening in less than three weeks.
2 dead and 19 injured after Detroit shooting, Michigan State Police say
The shooting took place Sunday morning at a block party on Detroit's east side, according to a release from the Detroit Police Department. An earlier release from Michigan State Police on social media said there were 19 injured victims and two fatalities.
A 20-year-old woman, who was shot in the head, and a 21-year-old man who was shot in the back were killed, according to WDIV-TV, which also reported the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man pronounced dead at the hospital.
Forecasters fear Beryl will rapidly strengthen as it heads for Texas: Live updates
Tropical Storm Beryl was picking up strength Sunday evening on its march toward the Texas coast as forecasters warned the storm would regain hurricane status and slam ashore early Monday, potentially as a Category 2.
"Hurricane hunters find Beryl slightly stronger," the National Hurricane Center said in its 7 p.m. CT update, which noted the storm's sustained winds had increased to 70 mph, 4 short of a Category 1 hurricane.
Beryl's impacts − such as strong winds, heavy rain, and rough seas − will begin in coastal Texas well before landfall, the center warned. "Winds are first expected to reach tropical storm strength by late today (Sunday), making outdoor preparations difficult or dangerous," the center said.
Air strike leaves 100,000 without power in Ukraine
A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in the north-western region of Sumy.
Work is under way to restore power, National grid operator Ukrenergo said, following the strikes, which caused emergency shut-offs for consumers in the city and region of Sumy, which borders Russia.
There were no reports of casualties or damage apart from the energy facility, Reuters reports.
Russia continues to pummel energy facilities across Ukraine, often plunging the country into extended blackouts with people enduring sweltering summer conditions without running water, air conditioning, or life-saving medical equipment.
Shooting at a birthday party in northern Kentucky leaves 4 people dead, 3 wounded
Four people were killed and three others were wounded by gunfire inside a house in northern Kentucky early Saturday morning, according to local police.
The 21-year-old suspect died from a self-inflicted wound after fleeing the scene.
The Florence Police Department said officers were dispatched at 2:51 a.m. to a birthday party inside a private residence in Florence, a city outside Cincinnati.
Officers found four people dead at the scene — Melissa Parrett, 44; Shane Miller, 20; Hayden Rybicki, 20; and Delaney Eary, 19. Parrett had organized the birthday party for her 21-year-old son.
The suspect, identified as Chase Garvey, was not invited and had shown up to the celebration, police Chief Jeff Mallery said in a press conference.
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