Yahoo News Monday evening news briefing: Countries warn against visiting UK amid riots
Good evening. Australia, Nigeria, Malaysia and Indonesia have all issued travel alerts to their nationals visiting the UK, warning them to stay away from demonstrations as the country faces a wave of rioting.
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected demands to recall Parliament to debate far-Right rioting across the UK.
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Countries warn against visiting UK amid riots
Violence has broken out in several towns and more than 420 people have been arrested after riots following the knife attack on children attending a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club.
Australia’s government advised its citizens to “exercise a high degree of caution”, adding: “Avoid areas where protests are occurring due to the potential for disruption and violence.”
Starmer rejects demands to recall Parliament amid riots
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the “focus” of the Government is on tackling the rioting and co-ordinating with the police instead.
Downing Street has also suggested that foreign state actors may be amplifying online disinformation that has fuelled the past week of riots on Britain’s streets. Read more here.
Almost half of Hamas’s battalions ‘have been rebuilt’
Nearly half of Hamas’s battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt themselves despite nearly 10 months of Israeli pummeling, according to a new report.
The research shows that as of July 1 only three of Hamas’s 24 battalions have been destroyed. Among the reasons are the group’s ability to replenish their ranks, make effective use of scarce resources and employ guerilla tactics.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
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Olympics briefing: Today’s essential headlines
By John Macleary
Deputy Head of Digital Publishing, Sport
Team GB’s mixed relay triathlon athletes – Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Samuel Dickinson and Beth Potter – set the tone for the day when, after appearing to claim silver it was downgraded to bronze.
Medal hope Molly Caudery crashed out of the women’s pole vault having failed to clear the bar in all three of her attempts. Holly Bradshaw had an equally poor session and was also eliminated.
Britain’s dreadful day in the athletics continued when sprinter Zharnel Hughes pulled out of the men’s 200 metres with a tight hamstring.
However, Joe Clarke and Kimberley Woods claimed silver and bronze medals respectively as kayak cross made a wet and wild entry onto the Olympic programme.
Pole vault | Team GB medal hopeful Molly Caudery crashes out after tactic backfires
Gymnastics | Simone Biles falls off beam before bouncing back to land floor silver
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Pictured: Bangladesh’s PM flees country amid deadly riots
The prime minister of Bangladesh has resigned and fled the country for a “safer place” amid violent protests demanding her resignation.
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters stormed Sheikh Hasina’s palace in Dhaka’s capital on Monday.
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