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A scuffle broke out at the Royal Opera House on Saturday after a cast member unfolded a Palestinian flag on stage. Video footage shared on social media showed a brief tussle between a staff member and the actor during the encore of Il trovatore at the London venue. The actor, who resisted attempts to remove the flag, then continued to display it as the other cast members bowed to the audience. Read the full story at the linked article 🖇️ #palestine #gaza #royaloperhouse

Police officers in New Mexico opened fire after two children refused to drop a loaded handgun. Footage shows the two boys, dressed in Minecraft and Star Wars pyjamas, passing the pistol to each other and hiding it behind their backs. In the footage, the pair wave around the weapon, and one boy pulls the trigger, although the gun does not fire. For more from #thetelegraph, click the link in our bio. #america #newmexico #gun

Despite having no experience as a soldier and limited understanding of the Russian language, Derek Huffman has been sent “near” the front line in the war with Ukraine, according to his wife⁠ ⁠ “Unfortunately, when you’re taught in a different language, and you don’t understand the language, how are you really getting taught?” DeAnna Huffman pondered in a vlog uploaded to the family’s YouTube channel.⁠ ⁠ Is there a way out for Derek? ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link above to find out 🖇️⁠ ⁠ #russia #ukraine #worldnews

🔴 The story of the Texas flash floods that claimed the lives of more than 100, including dozens of children, is one of grave mistakes. ⁠ ⁠ It's not about what happened when the Guadalupe burst its banks, or the frantic rescue efforts. It's about how officials, in a disaster hotspot known as Flash Flood Alley, failed to act years before. ⁠ 🔗Read more at the linked article ⁠ #texas #flooding

During the Russian Victory Day parade, Putin greeted the North Korean general whose troops helped Russia liberate the Ukraine-held Kursk region. In a notable gesture, Putin paid special attention to the North Korean delegation when greeting military leaders, embracing one of the generals after shaking his hand – a level of familiarity not extended to others. For more from #thetelegraph, click the link in our bio. 🔗 #putin #russia #northkorea

A British national is the only known survivor of the Air India flight that crashed into a ball of flames after take-off. Air India said 169 Indian nationals, seven Portuguese and one Canadian were also among the 242 on board. Eleven passengers were children. Mobile phone footage showed the plane flying low over the city before hitting the ground and bursting into flames. Indian police said the jet struck a hostel that was used by local doctors. Read more via the link. #airindia #flight #plane

👑 Prince Louis imitated Prince George doing his hair It happened during a military parade down the Mall marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe #VEDay #PrinceLouis #Royals #RoyalFamily #PrinceGeorge

🔴 The BBC has been reprimanded by the Government after it broadcast a rap group leading chants of “death to the IDF” on stage at Glastonbury on Saturday Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, phoned Tim Davie, the BBC director-general, demanding that he explain why the performance by Bob Vylan, a rap duo, was shown live. A spokesman for Ms Nandy said: “We strongly condemn the threatening comments made by Bob Vylan at Glastonbury. “The Culture Secretary has spoken to the BBC director-general to seek an urgent explanation about what due diligence it carried out ahead of the Bob Vylan performance, and welcomes the decision not to re-broadcast it on BBC iPlayer.” #glastonbury #bbc #labour #israel

'Tourists go home!' The Barcelona protest is one of many across southern Europe as locals push back on over-tourism. Read more via the link. #barcelona #tourism #protest

🔉 "I don't want Uncle to listen to those on the opposite side..." In June, Thailand’s prime minister picked up the phone to Cambodia’s de facto leader. It became her downfall, and the catalyst for conflict See the full transcript at our link in bio 🖇️ #thailand #cambodia #worldnews

Forest fires broke out in the western Izmir province of Turkey, fed by strong winds. Five neighbourhoods in the Seferihisar district had to be evacuated. Helicopters, fire extinguishing aircraft and other vehicles, and more than a thousand people, were trying to extinguish the fires, Ibrahim Yumakli, the forestry minister, told reporters in Izmir. To read more, click the link. #widlfire #heatwave #turkey

🌡️ How hot is the Tube during a heatwave? I jumped on board to investigate Temperatures as high as 40C have been recorded on the Underground, so one writer set out to investigate each line – thermometer in hand #heatwave #london #weather #hotweather

Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson carry floral wreaths at the funeral of Diogo Jota To the sounds of violins and applause from mourners Jota’s coffin has been carried into the church by family and friends Follow the ceremony at the linked article 🔗 #diogojota #lfc

🔴 At least nine people have been shot dead at a secondary school in the Austrian city of Graz.⁠ ⁠ Several students and at least one adult were among those killed in the mass shooting, authorities have confirmed.⁠ ⁠ The suspected shooter was also reported dead.⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ #Graz #Austria

Thirteen people were injured after a car slammed into a massed crowd of football fans near a stadium in Barcelona on Thursday night. The incident occurred minutes before the start of the La Liga match between Espanyol and FC Barcelona, a city derby played at the former’s RCDE Stadium in the Cornellá area of Barcelona. For more from #thetelegraph, click the link in our bio. 🔗 #barcelona

A British survivor walked away from the Air India flight that crashed into a ball of flames moments after take-off, killing more than 290 people. Footage filmed shortly after the crash showed Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, from London, limping down the street towards an ambulance. Police said the survivor was sitting in seat 11A, which corresponds with the flight manifest naming Mr Ramesh. Some 53 Britons were thought to have been on board the flight to Gatwick. More than 290 people were killed in the crash, police said. Read more via the link. #india #plane #airindia

A gunman shot dead two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC and chanted “free Palestine” after the killings. The victims, a young couple planning their engagement, left a reception for diplomats near the city’s Jewish museum on Wednesday night when a stranger armed with a handgun approached them and opened fire. For more from #thetelegraph, click the link. #israel #palestine #washingtondc

🔴 More than 200 Afghan soldiers and police murdered by the Taliban since a “kill list” was leaked by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have been named in a dossier.⁠ ⁠ Their names were compiled by independent caseworkers highlighting the plight of Afghans who worked with British and US forces.⁠ ⁠ But a court order imposed by a senior judge prevents The Telegraph from reporting whether the dead had first appeared on the MoD list, which was accidentally made public in February 2022.⁠ ⁠ The list recorded applicants to an asylum scheme run by the MoD that was intended, following the fall of Kabul in 2021, to give sanctuary to Afghans who had worked with British troops.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read the full story at the linked article.

Following CEO Andy Byron’s appearance on kiss-cam, his wife has reportedly changed her name online and others have called for him to resign.⁠ ⁠ In the words of Chris Martin himself, nobody said it was easy. But no one ever said it would be this hard... ⁠ ⁠ Read about the potential ramifications for Byron at the linked article 🔗⁠ ⁠ #coldplay #kisscam #astronomer⁠

🎥 Police take pro-migrant protesters to asylum hotel Essex Police initially denied that it had brought Stand up to Racism activists to the Bell Hotel in Epping amid claims by anti-migrant protesters that the arrival of counter-demonstrators sparked the violence on July 17 Read the full story at our linked article 🖇️ #epping #protest #uknews