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Palestinian-American Loui Ridi is flying from the US to Qusra, where his 83-year-old mother is among 15 Palestinians trapped in three homes surrounded by illegal Israeli settlers for more than a week

Emotional reunions greeted 35 Palestinians prisoners released by Israel into Gaza. More than 9,400 Palestinians remain imprisoned, with rights groups documenting torture, sexual violence and deliberate starvation in Israeli detention.

Thousands gathered in Saint-Louis, Senegal, for the annual regatta, a centuries-old canoe race that remains a symbol of the city’s fishing heritage.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, stating that global oil flows must resume. He added that both Turkey and Iran support keeping oil moving through the strategic waterway at the centre of US–Iran tensions.

Israeli troops have raided the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, with one villager saying the army turned their house into a barracks. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports on the lurking military and settler outposts.

Former Israeli captive Rom Braslavski asked Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to allow him to execute Palestinian prisoners by hanging. Ben Gvir said he would work to fulfill the request, stating that executing Palestinian prisoners is one of his “greatest dreams”.

Moroccan migrants are protesting in Ceuta, demanding asylum two weeks after more than a massive migrant surge into the Spanish enclave. Thousands are in limbo, sheltering on beaches as Spanish authorities debate asylum claims.

Nathan Cofnas, the self-styled ‘race realist’ who accused Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism and lying, is a DEI critic who believes intelligence varies between racial groups.

Israeli airstrikes hit the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon just hours after the deadliest day of Israeli raids in Lebanon since a US-brokered ceasefire, with at least 11 people killed. Those strikes sent hundreds of families fleeing for safety clogging roads to the north.

Palestinian journalist Hind Khoudary has opened a Gaza beach cafe, hoping to revive a much-loved part of life in the war-ravaged enclave. She hopes the cafe will offer a space where people can gather safely to relax despite the daily challenges of life.

Syrian army helicopters have dropped roses on crowds at the Summer Syria festival at Damascus Citadel, as part of a wider push to revive cultural events after years of civil war.

Cleanup crews are responding along 12 kilometres of Omani coastline following an oil spill from the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi. Carrying roughly 800,000 barrels of Russian crude, the vessel ran aground near a marine reserve, raising fears of a severe ecological crisis.

An Austrian activist in Vienna is challenging the city over public toilet fees, arguing women are discriminated against because they must pay to use cubicles while men can access urinals for free.

Dr Jason Arday has been found dead days after resigning from Cambridge University amid plagiarism allegations brought by DEI critic Nathan Coftas. His family condemned a ‘campaign of misinformation’, in which UK media published 188 articles about him in just nine days.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, damaging buildings and sending residents fleeing to higher ground. Authorities issued a tsunami warning and recorded several aftershocks.

Activists say Israeli soldiers have prevented them from delivering aid to Palestinians who have been besieged by settlers outside their homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for nearly a week. We spoke to Jonathan Pollak from the Sumud Network.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage may have won re-election to parliament but scrutiny over his finances has hurt his party, says politics professor Tim Bale.

Brazil police say they have found eight stolen art pieces by French painter Henri Matisse that are valued at around $200,000, according to authorities. One person linked to the theft was arrested.

Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull spoke to candidate for MP, Count Binface, as votes were counted in Clacton. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed an ‘overwhelming’ victory. Farage refused to attend the result declaration, citing an alleged campaign to disrupt it.

Donald Trump says the law stopping him from seeking a third presidential term is ‘very strong’, but he keeps teasing the idea.

Al Jazeera’s @avawarrinerr explains why US presidents are limited to two terms, and whether Trump could find a way around it.

Bodycam video captured the moment lightning struck just metres from South Dakota Highway Patrol officers as they pursued a person on foot. The department said none of the troopers were injured.