- Treasury Targets Financial Network Supporting Iran’s Military U.S. Department of the Treasury (.gov)
- US slaps new sanctions on individuals and firms that help Iran sell its oil Al Jazeera
- US sanctions target financing of Iran's military, Treasury says Reuters
- US sanctions Iranian financiers, others over $100M in cryptocurrency transfers from Iran oil sales AP News
- US sanctions Iranian oil network tied to IRGC and MODAFL The Jerusalem Post
Kenya seeks arrest of former British soldier over alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru
High court judge issues arrest warrant, saying a suspect has been charged in relation to 2012 death of 21-year-old
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a British national on suspicion of the murder of the Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru, who was found dead in the grounds of a hotel near an army base in 2012.
The high court judge Alexander Muteti issued the arrest warrant earlier on Tuesday in Kenya, with the prosecution telling the court a suspect had been charged with murder, and his extradition to Kenya was being sought.
Continue reading...Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione
Judge Gregory Carro also ruled a second-degree murder charge against Mangione could stand during a hearing on Tuesday.
Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione
Judge Gregory Carro also ruled a second-degree murder charge against Mangione could stand during a hearing on Tuesday.
No 10 denies ‘one in one out’ migrant deal with France is ‘shambles’
Plans to forcibly remove people who arrived in small boats abandoned for second day
Downing Street has denied that the government’s returns deal with France is in chaos after plans to forcibly remove from the UK people arriving in small boats were abandoned for a second day.
Asked by reporters if the latest delay meant the so-called “one in one out” agreement was “a shambles”, the prime minister’s spokesperson said “No”.
Continue reading...Israel strikes the Yemeni port of Hodeida as Houthi rebels activate air defenses – AP News
- Israel strikes the Yemeni port of Hodeida as Houthi rebels activate air defenses AP News
- Israel launches series of strikes on Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah Al Jazeera
- ‘Whoever Attacks Us, We Will Reach Them’: After Qatar, Israel Fires on Yemen The New York Times
- Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa Kills Journalists Human Rights Watch
- Katz says Yemen strikes part of ‘naval and aerial blockade’ on the Houthis The Times of Israel
Denmark leads drills in Greenland at time of tensions with the US – Euronews.com
- Denmark leads drills in Greenland at time of tensions with the US Euronews.com
- Analysis: Greenland’s defenses are being bolstered against Russia and China, but Trump may be the real target CNN
- Denmark pledges $253 million for Greenland's infrastructure, healthcare Reuters
- Greenland Arctic Training chronicleonline.com
- Denmark to Spend $250 Million on Greenland’s Infrastructure Bloomberg.com
Watch: The Sundance Kid’s life in the spotlight
The BBC's David Sillito takes a look at the career of the Hollywood icon who has died aged 89.
TikTokers arrested for insulting Somalia’s president in a dance video
The young men are seen dancing to a remix of a campaign song, with altered lyrics.
Bloomberg thinks Putin finally went too far (he didn’t) – Euromaidan Press
- Bloomberg thinks Putin finally went too far (he didn’t) Euromaidan Press
- These Charts Show How Putin Is Defying Trump by Escalating Airstrikes on Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- Why Putin won’t end his war against the West politico.eu
- Did Putin Finally Overplay His Hand With Ukraine? Bloomberg.com
- Lucas: Putin expanding war Boston Herald
Under US pressure, Syria and Israel inch toward security deal – Reuters
- Under US pressure, Syria and Israel inch toward security deal Reuters
- Talks with Israel could lead to results ‘in days’, says Syria’s al-Sharaa Al Jazeera
- Syria’s Sharaa: Security pact talks with Israel could yield results ‘in coming days’ The Times of Israel
- Scoop: Israel presented Syria with proposal for new security agreement Axios
- Syrian army pulls back heavy weapons in south | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
Ukraine says Russia’s new jet-powered attack drone is full of foreign parts and immune to electronic warfare – Business Insider
Lesotho villagers complain of damage from water project backed by African Development Bank
About 1,600 people file complaint to AfDB demanding transparency over forced relocations and compensation
Eighteen rural communities in Lesotho have filed a complaint with the African Development Bank (AfDB) over its funding of a multibillion-pound water project whose construction process they claim has ruined fields, polluted water sources and damaged homes.
About 1,600 people living in the villages in Mokhotlong district in north-east Lesotho are demanding transparency over planned forced relocations and compensation they say they have not been consulted on.
Continue reading...Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.
Qatar, US near defence deal after Israeli strike in Doha – Reuters
- Qatar, US near defence deal after Israeli strike in Doha Reuters
- Israel's Qatar attack was a costly failure Axios
- Netanyahu defends 'justified' Qatar strike, says Doha is 'tied to Hamas,' could apply much more pressure if it wanted to The Times of Israel
- Israel threatens Hamas 'wherever they are' as Qatar hosts summit Reuters
- Arab states’ response to Israel’s strikes on Doha has been mostly angry bombast The Economist
Europe’s Delayed Reckoning With Russia: A Plan to Beat the Kremlin on Its Own Terms – Foreign Affairs
- Europe’s Delayed Reckoning With Russia: A Plan to Beat the Kremlin on Its Own Terms Foreign Affairs
- What a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Would Mean for the West The New York Times
- 'What's with Russia violating Polish airspace?' - Trump reacts to Moscow drone incursion on Nato ally BBC
- How a No-Fly Zone Could Save Ukraine Bloomberg.com
- The War Room newsletter: Why Russia really sent drones into Poland The Economist
South Sudan’s leaders engage in ‘systematic looting’ in poor nation: UN – Al Jazeera
- South Sudan’s leaders engage in ‘systematic looting’ in poor nation: UN Al Jazeera
- South Sudan’s wealth ‘stolen at the top,’ UN warns Radio Tamazuj
- UN report details 'systematic looting' by South Sudan's rulers as citizens went hungry Reuters
- South Sudan: UN report denounces 'systematic' government corruption amid food crisis africanews.com
- UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens FOX4KC.com
Israel launches ground offensive deep inside Gaza City
IDF says advance aims to ‘dismantle Hamas’s grip’ as UN report says Israel has committed genocide in territory
Israel unleashed its long-threatened ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, sending tanks and remote-controlled armoured cars packed with explosives into its streets, in defiance of international criticism and the findings of a UN commission that it was committing genocide in the Palestinian territory.
“Gaza is burning. The IDF is striking terror infrastructure with an iron fist,” Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, wrote on X as the attack was launched in the early hours of the morning, adding: “We will not relent until the mission is completed.”
Continue reading...Sweden to implement nationwide mobile phone ban in schools
From autumn 2026 all schools and after-school clubs must collect and hold students’ phones until the end of the day
Sweden is to implement a nationwide mobile phone ban in all schools in an attempt to improve security and study conditions for students.
From the next school year, starting in autumn 2026, it will be compulsory for all schools and after-school clubs to collect students’ phones and hold them until the end of the day.
Continue reading...Chinese, Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China Sea – Al Jazeera
- Chinese, Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China Sea Al Jazeera
- China says it fired water cannon at Philippine ships in South China Sea NBC News
- What is the Scarborough Shoal and what is China planning there? Reuters
- Why is China setting up a nature reserve in one of the world’s most contested waterways? CNN
- US Reacts to Confrontation Between China and Treaty Ally Newsweek