Senior Ukrainian intelligence official jailed for life for spying for Russia
Col Dmytro Kozyura agreed to share state secrets and systematically disclosed classified information, prosecutors say.
Senior Ukrainian intelligence official jailed for life for spying for Russia
Col Dmytro Kozyura agreed to share state secrets and systematically disclosed classified information, prosecutors say.
Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’ – Euronews
- Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’ Euronews
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy declares 40-day Russia blitz to ‘influence the aggressor state’ The Guardian
- Zelenskyy Orders 40-Day Campaign to Influence Russia to End War Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he approved 40-day campaign to 'influence' Russia to end the war Reuters
Moment woman pulled from rubble alive after Venezuela earthquake
First responders and volunteers pulled a survivor from under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.
Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online
Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groups
A rickshaw driver in Somalia has been sentenced to three years in prison for comments she made on social media, in a case that has caught the public’s attention and provoked outrage in the country.
Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old nursing graduate, was originally charged with insulting government institutions and incitement to commit a crime, but convicted only of the former. Her sentence, immediately condemned as “fundamentally unjust”, was handed down on 25 June.
Continue reading...Housing board votes to freeze New York rents in victory for Mamdani
The decision was welcomed by many tenants - but landlords fear it will worsen housing conditions.
Trump’s Friend in Poland Is Doing Putin a Huge Favor – The Bulwark
- Trump’s Friend in Poland Is Doing Putin a Huge Favor The Bulwark
- Poland, Ukraine, and the Ongoing Battle Over the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Foreign Policy
- Ukraine war briefing: Dispute over second world war army unit threatens to divide Poland and Ukraine The Guardian
- Polish opposition seeks to block Ukraine’s EU bid Financial Times
- Ukraine FM Sybiha Warns Polish Diplomatic Dispute Benefits Moscow Kyiv Post
Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago – NBC News
- Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago NBC News
- Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI CNN
- Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time Reuters
- Scientists Have Deciphered the Surviving Fragments of a 2,000-Year-Old Philosophical Treatise Frozen in Time by Mount Vesuvius' Eruption Smithsonian Magazine
- Scientists decipher new secrets from ancient scrolls scorched by Vesuvius eruption: "Finally able to read them" CBS News
EU proposes extending Ukrainian protection to 2028, limit men of fighting age – Reuters
- EU proposes extending Ukrainian protection to 2028, limit men of fighting age Reuters
- EU moves to prolong protection for Ukrainians but not new arrivals eligible for military service AP News
- EU to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection Euronews
- Denmark to stop granting protection to Ukrainian men of conscription age Українська правда
- EU to propose blocking military-age Ukrainian men from refugee status TVP World
King becomes first monarch to reveal tax bill as royal public funding to double to £100m – BBC
- King becomes first monarch to reveal tax bill as royal public funding to double to £100m BBC
- King Charles III Has Paid More Than $39.6 Million in Taxes, Palace Discloses in a U.K. First The New York Times
- Taxpayer funding for royals will rise to £138mn amid Buckingham Palace works Financial Times
- Royal tax disclosures raise more questions than they answer The Times
- King Charles reveals his personal tax bill. Spoiler alert: He’s very rich. The Washington Post
Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks – The New York Times
- Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Belarus – remove Russian relay stations or ‘we’ll do it’ The Guardian
- Ukrainian intelligence detects construction of military infrastructure in Belarus near Ukrainian border – Zelensky Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Belarus halts equipment used to guide Russian strikes, Zelensky says, after Ukraine's ultimatum The Kyiv Independent
Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government
Minns government waited on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park
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A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging.
The assistant climate change minister, Josh Wilson, said the government had approved a regulatory change that allowed state governments to earn carbon credits by storing carbon dioxide in native forests on public land.
Continue reading...US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel — report – The Times of Israel
- US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel — report The Times of Israel
- How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base—and Caused a U.S. Recalculation WSJ
- Iran Rained Drones On Major US Base. It Made America Rethink Its War Strategy NDTV
- Iran shook US Gulf fortress. The scale of war damage is finally coming into focus India Today
- US considering moving Gulf bases damaged by Iran to Israel Middle East Eye
Russia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea – AP News
- Russia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea AP News
- Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia NBC News
- Zelenskyy says Russia is shifting air defenses to protect Moscow and other key sites after drone strikes PBS
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia-Ukraine: Drones Target Russian City With Three Rosneft Oil Refineries Bloomberg.com
Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.
Iran war day 119: Israel hits Lebanon as IAEA says it will return to Iran – Al Jazeera
- Iran war day 119: Israel hits Lebanon as IAEA says it will return to Iran Al Jazeera
- IDF: 4 soldiers hurt in clash with Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon The Times of Israel
- 2 Dead After Israeli Soldiers Open Fire In Southern Lebanon, Health Officials Say The New York Times
- Israel fire kills two in Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire Reuters
- Three Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Vehicle in South Lebanon, Local Reports Say Haaretz
Oil prices ease after spiking over halt to Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan – Al Jazeera
- Oil prices ease after spiking over halt to Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan Al Jazeera
- Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz CNN
- Iran behind attack on cargo vessel near Oman in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official tells MS NOW CNBC
- UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel NPR
- Iran Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Pausing Escort Operations Time Magazine
Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds
Fears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmes
Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached “alarming” levels, according to the largest ever survey of under-fives in the country.
The new figures came just over a year after USAID, the former US flagship agency closed by the Trump administration in 2025, stopped funding work on child nutrition in Nepal.
Continue reading...Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.
Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.