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Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli air strike on a UN school sheltering displaced people, in al-Nusairat, in the central Gaza Strip.
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Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school
At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza on July 6, the Palestinian health ministry said, in an attack Israel said had targeted militants.
The health ministry said the attack on the school in Al-Nuseirat killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 50.
The Israeli military said it took precautions to minimise risk to civilians before it targeted the gunmen who were using the area as a hideout to plan and carry out attacks against soldiers.
At the scene, Mr Ayman al-Atouneh said he saw children among the dead.
UK’s Rwanda deportation plan ‘dead and buried’
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on July 6 that he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since winning a landslide election victory.
The previous Conservative government first announced the plan in 2022 to send migrants who arrived in Britain without permission to the East African nation, saying it would put an end to asylum seekers arriving on small boats.
But no one was sent to Rwanda under the plan because of years of legal challenges.
Orban’s right-wing group hits EU parliament threshold
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Hungarian premier Viktor Orban’s fledgling political movement attracted enough parties on July 6 to achieve recognition from the European Parliament in a boost for his latest ploy to shift Brussels rightwards.
The nationalist leader announced June 30 his intention to form a new EU parliamentary group called “Patriots for Europe”, vowing “a new era” that “will change European politics”.
He made the announcement with the Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) and the centrist ANO of former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis in Strasbourg, and since then, five more parties said they will join.
Swiatek crashes out, Djokovic to last 16 at Wimbledon
World number one Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon by Yulia Putintseva on July 6 as Novak Djokovic reached the fourth round for the 16th time.
On a cold and wet day at the All England Club, only three of the women’s top 10 were left in the draw, while Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career ended with a whimper when Emma Raducanu pulled the plug on their mixed doubles plans.
Top seed Swiatek, who won a fourth French Open and fifth Grand Slam title in June, was stunned 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the third round by Putintseva, the Russian-born Kazakh.
England beat Switzerland on penalties in Euro 2024
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England’s quest for a first major tournament win in 58 years remained alive after another late fightback before beating Switzerland 5-3 on penalties to book their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals on July 6.
After the 120 minutes finished level at 1-1, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was the Three Lions’ hero in the shoot-out as he saved Switzerland’s first spot-kick from Manuel Akanji.
Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold converted their penalties to send England into a semi-final meeting with Turkey or the Netherlands in Dortmund on July 10.
