The images of a child with a skeletal structure currently pouring from Gaza are shocking, but not surprising. Humanitarian groups with decades of experience since Israel began washing away aid have been warning about this scenario for months.

Unforgettable footage of a vibrant body with sharp bones that penetrate the extended skin can be seen all over the world. Gaza’s star pics are horrifying, painful and inevitable.

A major UN agency for Palestinians said Thursday that “people are hungry, but supermarkets a few kilometres away are packed with food.”

On this week’s popular US-Canadian podcast, listeners learned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefers Burger King over McDonald’s. Netanyahu did not introduce the topic, but the public debate on fast food by the person in charge of putting food into Gaza is deaf in its most generous tone.

A US correspondent for Israeli newspaper Haaretz noted that Netanyahu “had “expended valuable time” on hamburger chats rather than answering legitimate questions about Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and delays in hostage trade and ceasefire.

World leaders see the same hunger photos as everyone else, but stopping them seems helpless.

It is true that criticism is becoming more collective and targeted. More than 20 European foreign ministers jointly criticised Israel’s “drips of aid and inhuman murders of civilians,” and Israel’s Foreign Ministry was rejected, saying it was “separated from reality.”

Over 100 international humanitarian organisations warn Israel’s restrictions on aid are putting the lives of physicians and aid workers at risk.

But these are words, and words can be ignored.

Writing about the EU’s response, former Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin said it was “still a piece of paper. The trash can of history is how Israeli state handles it.”

So, what can reverse what the UN chief calls Gaza’s “horror show”?

In a nutshell, it’s Trump.

The US president had publicly scathed Netanyahu when Israel ravaged Iran in the last hour before the ceasefire. After the call, Israel was pulled back.

When Israel struck Gaza’s only Catholic church, Trump had no “positive response” called Netanyahu, according to the White House. The Israeli leader said he deeply regretted it and called the strike a mistake.

An infuriating call from leaders in the free world appears to be the quickest way to induce a change of heart from leaders who appear to be in motion by increasing international criticism.

A White House spokesman said Trump “want to end the murders” but that visible anger, frustration and criticism from the US president over the humanitarian crisis is at least publicly minimal.

The US focus has been on securing ceasefires and hostage deals, but despite words of hope and optimism from the Trump administration in recent weeks, it is still elusive.

Arab leaders denounced Israel, sought an immediate ceasefire, devised plans to rebuild postwar Gaza, and countered plans to drive Trump’s entire population off the strip. The Gulf Cooperation Council’s executive director this week called Israeli policy “crimes of the century.”

Israel has long rejected accusations of humanitarian blockade, claiming that its policy was designed to prevent Hamas from stealing supplies, aid agencies have refused.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who visited Gaza on Wednesday, says Israel is observing international law and it is Hamas that is trying to hamper the aid process.

Cogat, the agency responsible for aid to Gaza, says the military is “working to allow and promote the transfer of aid, including food.”

Israel also pushed the phone back to allow more assistance. They say there are trucks waiting to be collected at the border by aid agencies. The United Nations and others on earth have rebutted that Israel does not always grant permission to move aid or approve routes deemed dangerous.

Comments from the far right of Netanyahu’s Union seeking starving Gaza until the hostages are released.

Hamas’ brutal attack on October 7, 2023 killed around 1,200 Israelis and was lured as about 250 hostages, reinforcing Israel’s views on its Palestinian neighbors. However, recent polls show that 71% of Israelis asked to end the war.

Netanyahu has lost his mission to continue the fight, but there are no indications of plans for his coalition to ease the restrictions on aid to Gaza, where nearly 60,000 people have been killed since the start of the war. And Israeli media is focusing on concerns about the remaining hostages and soldiers fighting in Gaza rather than in the light of the besieged Palestinians. For them, hope now rests on a ceasefire. This is a transaction that allows for flooding of supplies into devastated territory.

But it is agreed to how quickly it opens up to life-saving aid, and how many will die in the meantime?

Malnutrition tolls have been rising recently this week as directors at Alsifa Hospital warned that they were “towards a horrific death.”

The UN workers on earth added, “The Gaza people are not dead (and are alive), they are walking their bodies.”

Bangkok, Thailand
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Fatal violence has rekindled at the controversial border between Thailand and Cambodia, rekindling a prolonged, but lesser-known conflict.

Thailand deployed fighter jets against Cambodian military targets on Thursday as troops from both countries collided along the border. The escalation comes after a second Thai soldier in a week lost his leg in a landmine explosion.

Diplomatic relations are getting worse as full-scale conflicts are threatened, just as both sides condemn their aggression.

Thailand’s health ministry said Thursday that 12 people, including 11 civilians and one Thai soldier, were killed in clashes with Cambodian troops. Another 31 people were injured, the ministry said. Cambodian authorities have yet to report any deaths on their part.

Here’s what you need to know about conflict borders:

Tensions worsened in May when Cambodian soldiers were killed in a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops in the contested border area of the Emerald Triangle, where Cambodia, Thailand and Laos meet.

Thai and Cambodian troops blamed others for skirmishes saying they were acting in self-defense.

Military leaders in Thailand and Cambodia said they wanted them to escalate, but both sides were engaged in troops and strengthened troops along the border.

Thailand has managed border checkpoints, imposed restrictions on intersections, and threatened to cut electricity and internet on Cambodian border towns. In return, Cambodia stopped importing Thai fruits and vegetables and banned Thai films and TV dramas.

The recent mine explosion has downgraded relations between the two countries, reminiscing about diplomatic staff.

The first soldier lost his leg in a mine explosion on July 16th. The second incident occurred Wednesday. The violence on Thursday showed a serious escalation.

Thailand and Cambodia have developed complex relationships with both cooperation and competition over the last few decades.

The two countries share a 508-mile (817km) land border mapped primarily by the French when they ruled Cambodia as a colony.

Cambodia has previously sought a ruling from the United Nations International Court of Justice over a disputed area, including the site of its latest conflict.

However, Thailand does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICJ and claims that some areas along the border are not completely bounded, including the locations of several ancient temples.

In 2011, Thai and Cambodian forces clashed in nearby areas surrounding the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, kicking out thousands of people on either side and killing at least 20 people.

The flare-up in May had a major political influence in Thailand.

Thai Prime Minister Paetong Tarun Sinawatra was suspended from duties in July after a call was leaked with Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen.

Petonggaan comes from a powerful dynasty and last year he became Thailand’s youngest prime minister at just 38 years old. She could be completely fired on a 17-minute call.

The scandal and her halt have brought new uncertainty to the Southeast Asian Kingdom, which has been unfolding through years of political turbulence and leadership reforms.

Both forces accused each other of setting up a fire on Thursday morning. Cambodia then fired rockets into Thai soil, Thailand said. Thai fighters later dropped two bombs on Cambodia’s territory, Cambodia said.

Cambodia’s Ministry of Defense has condemned what it called “brutal, wild and violent military attacks” and accused Thailand of violating international law. The ministry said the Thai F-16 dropped two bombs on a road near the ancient Purihaa temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

“Cambodia reserves the right to legal self-defense and will respond decisively to Thailand’s violent attacks,” the statement said, adding that the military is “fully prepared to protect the sovereignty of the kingdom and its people.”

Thailand’s Region 2 Military Command in the northeast states that F-16 fighters had been deployed in two regions, claiming that they had “destroyed” two regional military support units in Cambodia. Army spokesman Colonel Richa Squanont said the strike was intended solely for military targets.

Thai proxy caretaker, Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, said Cambodia would launch heavy weapons at Thailand with a clear target, leading to civilian deaths. According to Reuters, the acting prime minister also said the conflict has not spread to more states.

He added that negotiations will not be made with Cambodia until they fight along the border.

They are two of the most populous countries in the world, and their neighbors are looking for more tourists, but for the majority of the past five years it has been difficult for Indians and Chinese citizens to take vacations in each other’s countries.

It appears to change in the end as the previous strange relationship between the two Asian giants finally begins to thaw.

India issuing tourist visas for Chinese citizens for the first time in five years, allowing citizens from neighboring countries to visit each other freely, marking a critical reset of relations after a fatal border conflict has led to a deep freeze.

From Thursday, July 24th, Chinese people can apply for tourist visas to India, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said on Wednesday.

The “positive news” lies in the “common interests of all parties,” said Guo Zi-Kung, a Chinese foreign spokesman. “China is willing to maintain communication and consultation with India to continuously improve the level of facilitating personnel exchanges between the two countries.”

After deep tensions in June 2020, it gradually normalized between India and China. At least 20 Indians and four Chinese soldiers have been killed in the brutal hand-to-hand battle in the Galwan Valley.

Both countries maintain a heavy military presence along the de facto 2,100 miles (3,379 km) boundary known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The 2020 clash in the conflict zone between Indian Ladakh and China-controlled Aksai Jaw marked the first fatal conflict along the Indian-China conflict border for more than 40 years.

Tension escalated in the aftermath. India has banned multiple Chinese apps, increased scrutiny of Chinese investment, and direct air routes between two neighbors have been cancelled.

Both countries have closed their borders to foreign tourists due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but visa restrictions continue even as global travel begins to resume.

According to Reuters, China lifted tourist visa restrictions for Indian citizens in March after Beijing and New Delhi announced they would work to resume direct air travel.

Today, mutual movements in India are seen as a welcome move by many.

According to Sarvjeet Sankrit, founder of Delhi-based travel agency Ghum India Ghum India Roam, “Inbound tourism has been going through a tough period since Covid, so it’s good for us that another market has opened.”

The lifting restrictions in India are “good for vehicle owners, guides and hotel owners,” he said. “Everyone will get more business.”

Kate Hu, China’s national team of state whose boyfriend is from India, said he was excited by the prospect of finally being able to visit his family.

The Hong Kong-based comedian had already booked tickets to visit India for her sister’s wedding in April.

“I lost a bit of money there,” Hu said. “We were talking about getting married just to get married with a visa, so now I’m happy to hear that I don’t need to get married with a visa alone,” she joked.

Her boyfriend is currently in India to take care of his sick mother. “If this (the news) came out early, I could have gone with him,” she said.

Delhi consultant Pradeep K adds that it is a “good thing” called India’s latest move, “it will allow more interaction between India and China.”

He said he was excited about the prospect of traveling to China to see the pandas.

“Will paper diplomatic moves change your mindset and bring people closer? Your guess is as good as mine.”

Flights and pilgrimage resume

The decision to remove India’s visa restrictions is the latest in a series of measures New Delhi and Beijing took to reset their ties after Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a bystander of Russia’s BRICS summit, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October last year.

In January, India and China agreed to resume direct commercial flights, and Beijing recently agreed to reopen Rush Manasarovar in West Tibet to Indian pilgrims for the first time in five years.

According to a statement from the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this month’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met with Beijing’s Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Harsh V. Pant, head of foreign policy at the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation think tank, said there was a “gradual normalization of India-China relations.”

“There is a certain recalibration from both ends, but this also reflects India’s unique challenges in China’s management,” he added.

Despite ongoing tensions, India remains economically dependent on China, seeing the “potential to build an economic partnership” while clarifying the red line, Pants said.

Saurabi Singh, a Delhi-based teacher, said while India and China have fought wars in the past, “relationships should change and change.”

She added: “We have labor, markets, manufacturing capabilities and a love for food, tea and electronics that connect people from both countries.”

Hong Kong
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China’s leader XI Jinping urged the European Union to make the “right strategic choice” and strengthen cooperation with China, but EU leaders called for trade rebalance Tie as both sides tackle the complaints that were sitting deep at Beijing’s tense summit.

Council of Europe President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leien met with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on Thursday morning and in the afternoon, reported by China’s state broadcaster CCTV.

European leaders have used the conference to express concern over many troubling issues, ranging from the major trade imbalance between the two economies to China’s continued support for Russia in the Ukrainian war, and more recently to Beijing’s chokehold on rare earth supply chains.

Von Der Leyen told Xi that the EU’s economic ties with China have run in a trade deficit of 300 billion euros ($350 billion) last year – reached an “inflection point.”

“As we work together more deeply, so are our imbalances,” she said. “It is essential that we readjust our bilateral relations. It is important that China and Europe acknowledge their own concerns and advance real solutions.”

Meanwhile, Costa urged XI to use Chinese influence to end the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

The summit, which was in favour of a planned two-day to one-day event, is ostensibly intended to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Beijing and the EU.

But instead, facing President Donald Trump’s global tariff war, it’s exposing a growing rift between the two sides, even though they both informed them that they would show hope for a reset of relations just a few months ago.

On Thursday, Xi told Costa and von der Leyen at the People’s Conference that the challenges facing Europe today “doesn’t come from China,” and that the EU “urged them to properly deal with differences and friction.” He called on the block to keep the market open to imports and investments. Exercising “control” when using restricted trade, etc. According to a read from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, economic measures are taken.

“Faced with the accelerated change and turbulent international landscapes that are not seen in the century, China and the EU leaders must… make the right strategic choices to meet people’s expectations and stand the test of history,” XI said.

Without directly mentioning Trump’s trade war, Xi emphasized that both China and the EU are “constructive forces to support multilateralism and defend openness and cooperation.”

“The more serious and complicated the international situation becomes, the more China and the EU need to strengthen communication, strengthen mutual trust and deepen cooperation,” Xi quoted.

But for the EU, a long list of complaints has been in the way of closer bonds.

BLOC raised concerns about “continuous systematic distortion and over-production over-production growth” in Beijing, according to an EU press release.

European leaders have also urged China to take concrete action to address Chinese companies’ access to the Chinese market, ending “unfair and retaliatory” trade measures on EU exports, and raising export controls for rare earths and permanent magnets.

In the veiled threat, EU officials have vowed to take “proportionately and legally compliant actions” to protect the bloc’s interests if the negotiated solution is not reached.

The EU has also repeatedly called on Beijing to not provide significant support He expressed concern over Russian military industrial bases and China’s policies in New Jiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, as well as rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the eastern and Chinese Sea.

However, on a rare agreement, the two sides issued a joint climate statement, pledging and pledging to “play leadership together.” An ambitious plan to reduce planetary heat pollution before the COP30 climate conference scheduled for November.

The pledge is in stark contrast to the climate policy of the Trump administration, which retracted the United States from the Paris Agreement and oversaw climate negotiations for career State Department staff.

The EU was not shy about its complaints about its introduction to the summit. Officials in recent weeks have repeatedly been concerned about the European market, which they say what they say is cheap Chinese products, Beijing’s recent move to squeeze the rare earth supply chain, and ongoing support for Russia, which is waging war in Ukraine.

Beijing was hit by these concerns, including the move of the 27-person block last year raising tariffs on electric vehicles, and in clear retaliation, it launched its own trade probe range.

After the EU announced last month that it would ban Chinese companies from taking part in public bids for medical devices beyond certain values, Beijing fought back on its own curb on government purchases of European-made devices.

China’s Commerce Ministry has also denounced the EU’s decision to include two Chinese banks and a few other companies in its latest sanctions against Russia over Ukrainian invasion. He argued that the move would have a major negative impact on the economic and trade relations between China and the EU.

On Tuesday, Minister Wang Wento-Commerce asked for a strict statement over sanctions on video calls with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic.

Trump’s trade war and his negotiations with both major economies cast a long shadow over the summit.

Earlier this year, there were indications that Beijing wanted to share adversity in the face of tariff threats from the US.

However, in separate speeches to G7 leaders and European lawmakers in recent weeks, Vondel Reyen has made it clear that the Bloc’s deep concerns about Beijing have not been resolved.

“China is using this quasi-monopoly (rare earth) not only as a negotiation chip, but also to undermine competitors in major industries,” she told G7 leaders in Canada in June.

Beijing has extensive control over the supply chain of these important mineral keys, from EV batteries and mobile phones to fighter jets. In a trade spat with the US, it launched global manufacturing after conducting export controls on such minerals in April. China agreed during a ceasefire with the US in June to facilitate management of these.

Von Der Leyen said, “We have called for a unified G7 action to put pressure on Beijing as it is flooding global markets with an overpowered subsidies that it cannot absorb.

Reported by Simone McCarthy of Hong Kong and Olesia Domitrakova and Laura Padison of London.