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Israel's army said it was air-dropping aid into Gaza, while denying that there was starvation

in the besieged territory. It also said that its combat operations were not stopping.

A few hours earlier, Kier-Starmer said that Britain would move forward with plans to pursue

airdrops with Jordan.

The British leader shared details during a call with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Mertz,

his French and German counterparts, about collaborating on a long-term solution for Gaza.

Alliance Life said that the personal information of the majority of its customers had been stolen

in a cyber attack. The American Life Insurance Company, which shared some details of the breach

with TechCr Crunch, a technology

website, revealed that the attack took place on July 16th. It was discovered a day later.

Alliance Life has yet to reveal if it received a ransom demand.

La Chinka, Taiwan's independence-minded president, suffered a setback when recall votes of 24 opposition Kuomintang lawmakers all failed.

Successful recalls could have helped Mr. Lai's Democratic Progressive Party claw back its legislative majority at subsequent by-elections.

The island's political gridlock, which has seen the China-friendly KMT,

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