Why Traore has opened a new front with Burkina Faso’s Muslim community
New legislation and arrests are driving a rift between Burkina Faso's military government and Muslim scholars.
Mysterious white foam draws crowds on Nigerian highway
The environmental agency has warned people to avoid going near the substance as it could pose a health risk.
Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat
All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows.
Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat – BBC
- Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat BBC
- Houthis deploy missiles and drones to attack ships in southern Red Sea, naval group says CNBC
- Houthi Red Sea threat would challenge a stretched US military Channel 3000
- Houthis enforce Red Sea blockade, bringing fears of further economic disruption The Washington Post
- Iran War Latest: Key Oil Chokepoints in Mideast Face Disruption as Threats Mount Bloomberg.com
Andy Burnham’s domestic revolution could unobtrusively pull Britain closer to Europe
The new PM talks less about the continent than his predecessor, but his agenda is more closely aligned with the EU’s
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Europe’s leaders queued up this week to welcome Andy Burnham as Britain’s seventh prime minister since the Brexit vote – all expressing the hope that his tenure would continue the thaw in EU-UK relations initiated by his predecessor, Keir Starmer.
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission chief, said she was looking forward to strengthening cross-Channel ties, adding that a “very good” first discussion had confirmed a common commitment to “bringing the EU and UK closer and closer”. France’s Emmanuel Macron said he hoped for a deeper relationship that gave “new momentum to the partnership” between the EU and the UK. Germany’s Friedrich Merz said he, too, was looking forward to forging an even closer bond.
Continue reading...Ukraine’s strike on Russian retail giant Wildberries’ warehouses may have cost sellers at least 150 billion rubles – Meduza
- Ukraine’s strike on Russian retail giant Wildberries’ warehouses may have cost sellers at least 150 billion rubles Meduza
- Russia’s Amazon-style retail giant Wildberries is now in Ukraine’s crosshairs. Here's why CNBC
- A New Target for Ukraine’s Long-Range Attacks: Russia’s Version of Amazon The New York Times
- Ukrainian drones hit Russian online giant retailer Wildberries for second time BBC
- Ukraine war briefing: War on Wildberries burns two more warehouses The Guardian
British woman jailed for blackmail after accusing banker of rape in Hong Kong
Isabel Rose was convicted of trying to extort £100,000 from the UK banker and perverting the course of justice.
British woman jailed for blackmail after accusing banker of rape in Hong Kong
Isabel Rose was convicted of trying to extort £100,000 from the UK banker and perverting the course of justice.
Food price fears after Europe’s heatwave destroys estimated €2bn of crops
Record June temperatures expected to cut grain harvest by 9m tonnes to its lowest level since 2018
The heatwave that swept across Europe in June is estimated to have cost the continent’s grain farmers €2bn (£1.7bn) in lost revenue and destroyed 9m tonnes of crops, sparking concern about the impact on the price of food.
Coceral, the European cereals and oilseeds trade association, made the estimate for the harvest of crops such as wheat, barley, maize and oats following the heatwave.
Continue reading...Zelenskyy sacks Syrskii: How many generals have Ukraine, Russia fired?
Several Ukrainian and Russian generals have been sacked from their militaries over the course of the war in Ukraine.
Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo
According to WHO figures, 999 people have died in DRC and two in Uganda due to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
France becomes first European Union country to ban social media for kids under 15 – CBS News
- France becomes first European Union country to ban social media for kids under 15 CBS News
- French lawmakers approve a sweeping social media ban for children under 15 NPR
- France becomes the first EU country to ban social media for children CNN
- France passes law banning under-15s from social media BBC
- French lawmakers race to introduce an under-15 social media ban before the new school year AP News
Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts – NPR
OpenAI says its AI model ‘went rogue’: What do we know?
The system hacked into another company without being prompted by a human.
UK’s Miliband, Streeting: What are their foreign policy, defence records?
Miliband, Trump critic who once opposed strikes on Syria, joins Streeting, defence novice with shifting Israel views.
Nicaragua’s congress announces ‘work plan’ to suspend elections
US secretary of state says international community should ‘join forces’ against authoritarian Ortega regime
Nicaragua’s congress, controlled by the country’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has announced a “work plan” to implement the authoritarian leader’s order that the country should no longer hold elections.
The UN and the US strongly condemned Sunday’s announcement by Ortega, who has been in power since 2007 and, after a controversial constitutional change last year, now governs alongside his wife, Rosario Murillo, as “co-president”.
Continue reading...Daniel Siad—Model Recruiter With Epstein Ties—Found Dead Amid Investigation – Forbes
- Daniel Siad—Model Recruiter With Epstein Ties—Found Dead Amid Investigation Forbes
- Model recruiter who introduced young women to Jeffrey Epstein found dead in France CNN
- Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris The Guardian
- Modeling agent who introduced women to Jeffrey Epstein found dead in France The Washington Post
- Daniel Siad, Model Scout Who Connected Women to Epstein, Is Found Dead in France The New York Times
Israeli strike leaves two Palestinians burnt beyond recognition
An Israeli strike hit a civilian vehicle in central Gaza, killing two Palestinians.
The Indian football tournament where goats replace trophies
GOATs are not players, but prizes at this football tournament in eastern India.
Rubio warns of dangerous precedent in Iranian Strait of Hormuz demands – The Hill
- Rubio warns of dangerous precedent in Iranian Strait of Hormuz demands The Hill
- Iran war live: Rubio says Tehran ‘clearly not serious about making a deal’ Al Jazeera
- Rubio says Iran ‘begging for a deal’ with US but not ready to make one Al Jazeera
- Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio warns Asian leaders AP News
- Oil prices rise after Rubio says Iran is not serious about a deal CNBC