Miguel Uribe Turbey, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful who was hospitalized after being shot at a campaign event more than two months ago, has passed away, his wife announced Monday.

Uribe, a potential presidential candidate for the right-wing opposition, was shot dead in his head on June 7th during a rally in the Colombian capital, Bogota.

The Santa Fe de Bogota Foundation said the hospital where Uribe was being treated was in a “dangerous condition” on Saturday due to a “hemorrhagic episode of the central nervous system.”

“I ask God to show me how to learn to live without you,” Uribe’s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, wrote on social media to announce his death.

Ivan Duquet Marquez, the president of Colombia from 2018 to 2022, paid tribute to Uribe, saying that “terrorism” took away the country as “upright and transparent leader.”

“Colombia is grieving, but will not surrender to the criminals who have taken the lives of stunning young people,” said Duque, who led the Democratic Center Party, which Uribe represented.

Alvaro Uribe, another former president with no connection to the senator, said, “Evil destroys everything. They killed hope. Miguel’s struggle could be a light that illuminates the right path for Colombia.”

Police have arrested six people in connection with the Uribe shooting, including a 15-year-old boy charged with attempted murder. The prosecutors in the case later claimed that the minors were “immersed in the Hitman Network.” All of the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.

The murder of Uribe from a prominent Colombian politician is a frightening echo of the country’s history of political violence for many people in Colombia.

Uribe’s mother, Diana Turbey, was a journalist who was lured by a drug trafficker at the Medellin Cartel under Pablo Escobar. She was murdered during a rescue operation in 1991. Uribe was later raised by her father, a city council member in Bogota.

A Harvard graduate, Uribe began his career in local Bogota politics before entering the Senate in 2022. Last year, Uribe announced his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election, where his mother was murdered.

“I could have grown up looking for revenge, but I decided to do the right thing.

Uribe’s grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbey Ayala, served as president from 1978 to 1982, and his grandmother, Nizia Quintero Turbey de Barcazar, was the founder of solidarity with Colombia, an activist group that promoted the rights of the country’s workers.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday that his country will recognize the Palestinian state in September and join the list of Western allies, where international condemnation and rage have been built over Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Formal approval will be made at the UN General Assembly next month, with “Australia acknowledging the rights of Palestinians to their own state based on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian authorities,” Albanese said at a press conference.

On Monday, New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters said his country is also considering perceptions of the Palestinian state and would make a decision at the Cabinet meeting in September.

“For some time, New Zealand is about when, not when, the Palestinian state perception,” Peters said in a statement, reflecting the language used by Australian officials in the weeks leading up to Monday’s announcement.

Describing the situation in Gaza as an “absolute human catastrophe,” New Zealand Prime Minister Chrisfer Luxon said at a press conference that “it is perfectly appropriate to take the time to ensure that we actually raise our decisions and work in a wise way.”

Australia will join the UK, France and Canada in September to announce plans to recognize the Palestinian state. The move has made the United States more and more isolated from some of its nearest allies in defending Israel’s escalating military campaign that destroyed the enclaves that were besieged after almost two years of war.

Wellington also moves to mean that four of the Five Eyes Intelligence shared networks that make up the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will recognize the Palestinian state.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a call Sunday that he called Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio to advance notice of Australia’s imminent announcement. Readings of the US call did not mention the Palestinian state.

In an interview with Catholic broadcaster EWTN last week, Rubio said the declaration of support for the Palestinian state was “largely symbolic” and “has made it difficult to encourage Hamas to achieve peace.”

Albanese said Australia received assurance from Palestinian authorities President Mahmoud Abbas that Hamas would not play a role in the future Palestinian nation.

Other conditions include unarmed and holding general elections, a “system of payments to prisoners and martyrs’ families,” as well as governance and education reform, and “international surveillance to prevent inciting violence and hatred.”

“The two states’ solution is humanity’s best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and end the suffering and starvation of the Gaza conflict,” he said.

“This is more than drawing a line on a map. It’s about providing a lifeline for the people of Gaza.”

“This is starving, pure and simple.”

Canada and France say they will recognize the Palestinian state in September, when world leaders meet in New York for the UN General Assembly. The UK says that if Israel fails to meet the conditions that include agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza, it will do so too.

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a rare press conference with international media who called steps from the West to recognize the Palestinian state as “embarrassing.”

“Marking European countries and Australia like that into such a rabbit hole will fall soon and be a shame to buy this canard,” Netanyahu said. “But that’s not going to change our position. We don’t commit suicide from the public to get a good surgery for two minutes.”

Australia’s Foreign Minister Wong said, “We cannot continue doing the same thing and hope for a different outcome. We cannot continue to wait for the end of the peace process, where there is a basis for a halt.”

Wong was “the only outlook for peace” as “an opportunity as a nation to contribute momentum to the two states.”

Israel announced the expansion of the war in Gaza on Friday, with a planned military takeover of Gaza city expected to involve forced evacuation of up to one million people.

On Sunday, UN officials and members of the UN Security Council denounced the plan, saying it would lead to “another disaster” and constitute “a further violation of international law.”

Ramesh Rajasingham, head of the UN office of Geneva’s Humanitarian Coordination (OCHA), said what is unfolding in Gaza is “no longer an impending hunger crisis – this is hunger, pure and simple.”

Last month, the Unsupported Food Security Agency’s Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC) warned that “the worst-case scenario of hunger” is being unfolded in Gaza.

Rajasingham told the UN Security Council that hunger-related deaths are on the rise among enclaves, particularly among children. Since October 2023, 98 children have died of severe acute malnutrition. He said 37 people have cited Gaza health authorities for the first time since July 1st.

Israel faces an increase in global condemnation for its actions in Gaza, with massive protests in large cities, including London. And Sydney, Australia – as people show fear and anger towards hunger on the territory.

More than 460 people were arrested in a massive protest in London on Saturday and last week. Over 90,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbor Bridge to protest Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. Organizers are bringing the figures closer to 300,000 and planning more protests than this month.

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High-tech company Nvidia’s H20 chips raises security concerns in China, a social media account associated with China’s state-run media.

China can choose not to buy the H20 chips from US tech company Nvidia, the account of Yuyuan Tantian, who is affiliated with the state broadcaster CCTV, said as it claims that artificial intelligence (AI) chips have a “background” that affects functionality and security.

“If the type of chip is not environmentally friendly, sophisticated, safe, consumer-safe, we certainly can choose not to buy it,” said the commentary that came after China’s cybersecurity administration raised concerns about backdoor access for these chips.

Nvidia has repeatedly denied that its products have a backdoor.

Access to American technology, particularly high-end chips that can be used to develop artificial intelligence, have become a key issue of trade and technology friction between rival economies.

The trade ceasefire between the two countries, which reduced triple-girder tariffs, is expected to expire on August 12, but authorities have indicated that the extension could come into effect after talks in Sweden last month.

Nvidia said last month that it would resume selling H20 chips to China after the White House changed course on export restrictions imposed in April as trade frictions deepened with China. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent told Bloomberg in an interview that Nvidia’s export controls are “negotiation tips” for large US-China trade talks.

NVIDIA and another high-tech company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), in exchange for export licenses, have agreed to pay 15% of revenue from semiconductor sales to the US government to China, with 15% of revenue from China, Financial Times reported on Sunday.

The unprecedented Quid Pro Quo arrangement is part of a contract with the Trump administration, obtaining export licenses to sell Nvidia’s H20 chips and AMD’s Mi308 chips in China, reported that the FT cites people familiar with the situation, including US civil servants. The New York Times and Reuters also reported a 15% commission deal, citing sources later.

Nvidia released H20 chips last year, maintaining access to the Chinese market, increasing processing capacity and halting chip exports, following strict export controls set under the Biden administration.

Last month’s Nvidia announcement announced that H20 chips could be exported to China. This has sparked concern among US lawmakers who support close control to prevent China from using American technology to advance military and AI systems.

China’s concerns about chip security come after the White House last month recommended that export controls be implemented to verify the location of advanced artificial intelligence chips. China’s cyberspace regulator summoned Nvidia later last month on security concerns about the “tracking and positioning” and “remote shutdown” features.

In a blog post published last week, Nvidia reiterated that its chip does not have backdoors, spyware or kill switches, saying, “Embedded backdoors and killing switches on the chip would be a gift for hackers and hostile actors.”

China’s security concerns appear to reflect what the US has expressed about China’s technology in the past. Most notably, the first Trump administration’s campaign against the growth of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s foothold in global communications infrastructure.

The Chinese leader is also pushing the country’s tech companies to become self-sufficient and achieve Beijing’s AI and tech ambitions by reducing their reliance on American-made chips, with experts saying chip controls like the H20 could encourage China to speed up their own innovations.

However, the only technique that suggests a report is not the only technique that reports being caught up in negotiations between the two parties.

China wants the US to facilitate export control of key elements of artificial intelligence chips as part of a trade deal ahead of the possibility of a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Chinese officials told Washington experts that Beijing hopes the Trump administration will ease export restrictions on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, and the FT reported citing several people familiar with the issue.

The US government imposed export controls on the sale of such memory chips to China last year.

Jerusalem
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Israeli strike in Gaza city late Sunday night killed seven people, including at least four journalists, from news network Al Jazeera.

Israeli forces have said they targeted and killed Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al Sharif. Anas al-Sharif claimed that he had previously denied al-Sharif, a well-known journalist who had extensively covered the war from within Gaza – after accusing him of leading Hamas cell.

Another Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza, Mohamed Kreike, and photojournalists Ibrahim Al Taha and Mohamed Nofal, were also killed in the strike, the network said.

“The order to kill Anas Al Sharif, one of Gaza’s brave journalists, along with his colleagues, is a hopeless attempt to silence his voice ahead of Gaza’s occupation,” Al Jazeera said in a statement after the attack.

In the minutes before he was killed, Al Sharif said on social media: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to the abandoned ins, their voices will be silent and their faces will be erased.

According to the hospital’s director Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiyah, Al Sharif was in a tent with other journalists near the entrance to Al Shifa Hospital when he was killed. The tent had a “press” sign, Abu Salmiyah told CNN. The strike killed at least seven people, Salmiya added.

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) accused Al-Sharif of leading Hamassel in Gaza, “an advanced rocket attack on Israeli civilians and IDF forces.” The IDF previously presented documents that claimed to have provided “clear evidence” of Al-Sharif’s relationship with Hamas. “The IDF previously disclosed intelligence news information and many documents found in the Gaza Strip, confirming its military affiliation with Hamas,” the military said in a post-strike statement.

He responded in a social media message last month after IDF accused Al-Sharif, 28, of being a Hamas member.

“I reaffirm. I, Anas Al Sharif, is a journalist with no political affiliation. My only mission is to report the truth from the ground. “When fatal hunger is destroying Gaza, speaking the truth has become a threat to the eyes of occupation.”

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in July that he was “significantly worried” about Al-Sharif’s safety, and that the journalists feared his life, saying they were “a target of Israel’s military smear campaign.”

The organization added that 186 journalists have been killed since the start of the war almost two years ago, and that “178 of the journalists are Palestinians who have been killed by Israel.”

Since the start of the war, Israel has not allowed international journalists to enter the Gaza Strip to report independently. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said foreign journalists would be allowed to enter Gaza hours before the strike that killed Al Sharif and his colleagues, but only accompanied the IDF’s approval, the same embedded policy has been in place since the start of the war.

Palestinian reporters from major news outlets like Al Jazeera have become the eyes and ears of people suffering within Gaza during the conflict, living in the same difficult conditions as other populations.

Hamas on Sunday denounced Israeli forces of “targeting and murdering” Palestinian journalists and called on journalists and international media to be given “freedom of admission.”

The United Nations was previously called the Israeli allegation.

“I am deeply wary of repeated threats and accusations by Israeli forces against Anas Al-Sharif, the last surviving journalist in Al Jazeera in northern Gaza,” said two weeks ago UN Special Rapporteur Eileen Khan.

Al-Sharif, who was married and had two children, had prepared a final message at the time of his death, shared by his colleagues at the time of his death.

“My beloved daughter, Shams, the light of my eyes, urging me to take care of my eyes, which I did not allow to grow as I had dreamed,” Al-Sharif wrote. “And I would encourage you to take care of my dear son, Sarah, who wanted to be support and companion on his journey until he was fully empowered enough to share the burden and continue his message,” he added.

“I urge you to be silent in the chains, to be hampered by borders, or to be a bridge towards the liberation of the land and its people.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Gaza’s planned military takeover in the face of international condemnation and rage, and UN officials warned on Sunday that the move would lead to “another disaster” for the hungry, hungry Enclave.

In a rare press conference with international media, Netanyahu said the controversial operation to take over what was once the biggest city in Gaza is the fastest way to end the war, facing incredible internal and international opposition.

“Contrary to false claims, this is the best way to end the war and the best way to get it to end quickly,” he said. “This is how we end the war.”

Earlier on Friday morning, Israeli security ministers approved a plan to capture Gaza, claiming that the goal was to destroy Hamas and save hostages held at the fork. However, the move has exacerbated the already tragic humanitarian crisis, causing fear that further battles would only put prisoners at risk.

Israel faced denunciations at the United Nations on Sunday, with Britain, Russia, China and France expressing their strong opposition to Netanyahu’s military program in Gaza, which constitutes “a further violation of international law.”

“If these plans are implemented, they will cause another disaster in Gaza, echoing across the region, causing more forced displacement, killing and destruction, further exacerbating the unbearable suffering of the population.”

Ramesh Rajasingham, head of the UN office of Geneva’s Humanitarian Coordination (OCHA), said what is unfolding in Gaza is “no longer an impending hunger crisis – this is hunger, pure and simple.”

Rajasingham said hunger-related deaths are on the rise in enclaves, especially among children who are severely malnourished. Since October 2023, 98 children have died of severe acute malnutrition. On July 1 alone, 37 people spoke to the Security Council, citing Gaza health authorities.

“We’ve been frankly running out of words,” said Rajasingham, the humanitarian conditions “are beyond horrifying.”

The US is increasingly separate from its Israeli allies

The expansion of Israeli military operations is “a path to bloodshed, not a path to resolution,” the UK said. Russia has condemned Israel’s plan to put Gaza under security forces’ control as “a dangerous measure that undermines the already vulnerable prospect of a peaceful reconciliation against the Middle East conflict.”

Denmark, South Korea, Greece, Slovenia and Guyana have voiced the chorus of opposition and have called for Israel to reverse course.

“After 22 months of forced evacuation, hunger and ethnic cleansing, such an operation would not simply ruin Gaza, but destroy the rest of it,” Algeria said.

In order to defend Israel’s actions in Gaza, the United States, increasingly isolated at the global stage, said it was “uncontinuous efforts” to release hostages and end the war. U.S. ambassador to UN Dorothy Shea has denounced members of the Security Council of “actively extending the war by spreading lies about Israel” and “to hand over the victory of propaganda to terrorists.”

“The simple truth is that if Hamas lets all of Gaza free, this war could end today,” Siah said, adding that the genocide accusations against Israel are “politically motivated and resolutely false.”

Israel faces global condemnation for its actions in Gaza, and protests in major cities are increasing as people show fear and anger over territorial starvation.

Last week, tens of thousands marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to protest Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. And London police arrested 466 people on Saturday in protest of the UK government’s decision to ban Palestinian action group under the Counter Terrorism Act.

Within Israel itself, the families of Israeli hostages are detained in Gaza.

Netanyahu The plan also brings it closer to Gaza, which is fully occupying Israel, and has not been in nearly 20 years. Israeli forces already control about 75% of Gaza after almost two years of war.

Analysts argue that the plan launched and promoted by Netanyahu himself almost certainly reveals his domestic political manipulation than evidence of well-thought-out military strategy. According to analysts, the plan gives Netanyahu time to fight for his political survival.

Netanyahu described the besieged enclave Gaza city and the central camp as “two remaining bases” in Hamas.

“Given Hamas refused to put his arms on, Israel has no choice but to finish his job and complete Hamas’ defeat,” he said.

In response, extremist groups on Sunday said the only way to ensure “survival” of Israeli hostages is to halt military campaigns in Gaza and reach a peace deal.

“Netanyahu continues to invade and manipulate the issue of (the Israeli hostages) as an excuse to mislead public opinion,” Hamas said in a statement.

“The only way to ensure their survival is to stop the aggression and reach an agreement rather than continue bombing or blockade.”

Also on Sunday, Netanyahu again argued that there is no hunger crisis in Gaza despite reports of opposition from international organisations, including the United Nations.

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on social media that the number of cases of malnutrition among children in Gaza is “surprising.” According to UNICEF, “the highest number ever recorded,” nearly 12,000 children were identified as acute malnutrition in July alone.

Netanyahu blamed Hamas for food shortages and said the group of looting aids “deliberately created a shortage of supplies.”

When asked about President Donald Trump two weeks ago in Gaza, saying there was “real hunger,” Israeli leaders said they were grateful for Trump’s support.

Netanyahu and Trump spoke about plans for the war in Gaza on Sunday, according to a short read from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.

“The two discussed Israeli plans to control the remaining Hamas hubs in Gaza, in order to end the war with the release of hostages and Hamas defeat,” readout said.

“The Prime Minister thanked President Trump for his continued support of Israel since the start of the war.” That continued.

CNN reached out to the White House for comment.

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Summary of this week’s travel news: In addition to the secret tunnel city under Rome, the “8D city” in China where trains pass through the walls, a new report reveals the world’s busiest flight routes, the largest aviation market and the most popular planes.

Isn’t the data just delicious?

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its 2024 World Air Transport Statistics Report, full of fascinating nuggets.

Here are a few to surprise your Avgeek friends.

The United States is the world’s largest aviation market, with 876 million passengers per year in 2024, and is primarily domestic flights. This is four times more populated than India, the world’s most populous country and the fifth largest aviation market.

China is hotter with the state’s second-highest heel, with 741 million passengers growing 18.7% year-on-year in 2024, compared to the modest 5.2% in the US.

The UK is just an island nation with 94,000 square miles, but in 2024 it is the world’s third largest aviation market with 261 million passengers scooping over the land and the ocean.

Many of these Brits would have been heading to vacation hotspot Spain, the fourth largest aviation market with 241 million passengers last year.

Busiest flight routes and most popular planes

Continue with more information from the IATA report.

Nine of the 10 busiest flight routes in the world are located in the Asia-Pacific region. However, the number one in the world is domestic flights in Korea. It’s an 1 hour 15 minute trip between the Island Resort City (CJU) and the capital Seoul (GMP). Over 13 million passengers flew the route in 2024.

North America’s busiest route is a classic airport pairing, just like ketchup and hot dogs. It was LAX (or as if we didn’t know from New York to Los Angeles), and last year 2.2 million passengers sailed.

The most popular European route is a one-hour flight between Spanish vacation hotspots Barcelona (BCN) and Palma de Mallorca (PMI), with 2 million passengers in 2024. Do you need a flight that’s not busy? Take a look at our guide to the Spanish region that is not fed up with tourists.

Latin America’s busiest route (with 3.8 million passengers) is an hourly flight between Bogota (BOG), the capital of Colombia, and Medellin (MDE), the second largest city in Colombia.

With 3.3 million passengers, Africa’s most popular route is a two-hour domestic South Africa flight between Cape Town (CPT) and Johannesburg (JNB).

Finally, the Boeing 737 Max had a history of disaster, but the Boeing 737 (including all variants) earned 10 million flights in 2024.

The No. 2 and No. 3 planes are also narrow aircraft made by Boeing’s European rival Airbus. The A320 flew 7.9 million flights, and the A321 flew 3.4 million times.

Let’s talk fully about your journey and about your destination. There are three things to consider for your next big trip.

Halfty in southeastern Turkey was one of several towns and cities that were intentionally flooded when the Bilekik Dam was built in 2000.

Angola in southern Africa is twice the size of Texas and boasts the spectacular natural wonders most visited by tourists. After being cut off from the world decades later, the country is open, infrastructure is improved, and discovery awaits.

Located in the mountainous region of southwestern China, Chonggin attracts young travelers thanks to its heartfelt, multi-faceted terrain. Check out this train that passes through residential buildings to see what we mean.

Look at the ancient tunnels that go 75 feet below the city of Rome

Look at the ancient tunnels that go 75 feet below the city of Rome

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Italy gave Go-Aard for the Landmark Sicily Bridge Project.

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A fire broke out on Sunday at Arthur’s seat, a sleepy volcano on land in Edinburgh, Scotland, a local government said.

The Scottish Fire Rescue Service said in a statement Sunday evening that the Scottish Fire Rescue Service said a “large area” of plants was affected by the flames. No victims have been reported, he added.

The first call regarding the fire came at 4:05pm local time (11:05am ET), firefighters said they told CNN more than five hours later that the flames had not gone out.

The cause of the fire was not shared by the firefighters.

A video posted on social media showed thick smoke clouds from the site.

Chris Murray is a member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the district where Arthur sits, and posts on social media about the fire, telling people near the landmark to “be careful.”

Police advised drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area.

According to the Scotland Tourism Authority, Arthur’s seats are located at 251m (823.5 feet) above sea level, providing hikers with a view of the country’s capital.

According to the Tourism Commission, the landmark is the site of a large fort 2,000 years old, and also the chapel of St. Anthony, a picture-perfect medieval futs of the 15th century.

It is located in Holyrood Park, near the Palace of Holyrood House, the official Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh home.

In recent years, Scottish firefighters have responded to Arthur’s seat flames in 2022, 2020 and 2019.

According to Scottish Water, 2025 had the driest start of all of Scotland since 1964. In May, Scotland was asked by a utility company to use water “as efficiently as possible” to “protect and maintain resources across the country.”