Former AP journalist Matti Friedman says the AP and similar news agencies have been self-censoring in their coverage from Gaza since 2008 due to Hamas threats against the Palestinian journalists working for these news agencies

Around a dozen illegal migrants managed to do a ghost landing (an arrival when migrants aren’t intercepted by the coast guard and disperse without ever being checked who they are) near Granada 2 days ago. Spanish beach-goers managed to tackle a few migrants and detain them.

Croatian soldier Marian Horvat from the 2nd Guards Brigade greeted by 21-y-old Ira moments after his convoy returned to the city of Sisak from Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence, on Aug. 11, 1995 They are still happily married

Putin does not believe in Trump's ultimatum, which ends on Friday, and has no intention of following it According to Reuters, Putin is confident of victory and does not believe new U.S. sanctions will be effective. The Russian General Staff has reported to Putin that the Ukrainian front will collapse in 2-3 months, and Russia is likely to seize Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions after that, possibly then starting negotiations. The Kremlin doubts that Trump will follow through on his ultimatum, as in the past they believe he has often threatened but failed to act or change his mind.

"He's going to the special military operation, and I'm on vacation": A Russian woman laughingly explains how much money she'll make when she sends her husband off to war. With a smile, she adds, "I'll buy myself a house when he gets killed there."

Kamchatka is drifting from Russia A massive earthquake, the strongest in 70 years, enlarged the region and shifted it 2 meters southeast. Seismic activity triggered tsunamis and activated volcanoes.

🇩🇪 Nearly 60% of Germans would not defend their country if it were invaded - The Telegraph In a survey conducted for RND, a German broadcaster, 59% of respondents stated that they were “probably” or “definitely” unwilling to defend their country from an attack.

Outrage in France after a man is filmed lighting his cigarette from the eternal flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris

Israeli PM Netanyahu has just approved a plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip.

Over 10,000 hotels across Europe sue Booking over forced price fixing More than 10,000 hotels across Europe are filing a class-action lawsuit against Booking, according to Bild. The popular travel platform allegedly forced hotels for years to not offer lower room prices anywhere else — not even on their own websites. Hotels that violated this rule risked being removed from Booking, losing significant visibility and customers. Meanwhile, Booking charged up to 17% in commission and payment fees per booking.