US’ and Iran’s options for ending war narrow the longer it goes on
Iran shows no sign of climbdown, while air power alone cannot achieve the US' main goal.
Blast that injured two was ‘terrorist attack’, Ukrainian authorities say
The suspect is a 21-year-old local resident who claims he was blackmailed and forced to plant explosives.
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies at 43
Leo Radvinsky became a billionaire after investing in the site, known for its pornographic content.
‘Good decision.’ Le Pen supports Hungary blocking EU’s Ukraine loan – politico.eu
- ‘Good decision.’ Le Pen supports Hungary blocking EU’s Ukraine loan politico.eu
- Hungary's Orbán accused of disloyalty and blackmail over Ukraine loan veto BBC
- Ukraine war briefing: EU president von der Leyen vows to pay loan to Kyiv despite block by Hungary The Guardian
- Ukraine Suffers Money Setback After Hungary Blocks $100 Billion From Europe WSJ
- Europe Today: Orbán claims victory at tense EU summit focused on Ukraine and Iran Euronews.com
‘Stop, stop, stop’: Listen to LaGuardia control tower audio during collision
An Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew initially landed safely from Montreal on Sunday evening before colliding with a firefighting vehicle.
Nigerian police arrest 15 after viral videos of alleged sexual assault at festival
The videos sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media.
Europe’s ‘staggering’ clean power gains undermined by failure to phase out fuel-burning machines
The EU’s reluctance to replace petrol cars and gas boilers keep it hooked on foreign fuels, say industry groups
Europe has made “staggering progress” in producing clean power but neglected efforts to phase out fuel-burning machines, the head of an industry group said as the global oil crisis deepens.
Adrian Hiel, director of the Electrification Alliance, said the EU has “radically transformed” its power supply and must now focus on getting “more electricity into the stuff we use every day”.
Continue reading...Queensland government criticised over ‘absurd’ decision to appoint former police officer to Legal Aid board
Barrister who represented Indigenous Palm Island community says appointing Darren Robinson to the Legal Aid board is a ‘slap in the face to the family of Mulrunji Doomadgee’
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A barrister who acted for Mulrunji Doomadgee’s family says it is “unacceptable” for a former police officer criticised for his conduct in investigating the 2004 death in custody to serve on the Queensland’s Legal Aid board.
Andrew Boe represented Doomadgee’s family and the Palm Island community council at an aborted coronial inquest in 2005 and then in subsequent inquests in 2006 and 2010.
Continue reading...Madrid protest against US blockade of Cuba
Protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Madrid as sanctions pushed Cuba into an electricity blackout.
‘False flag attack’: Iran denies claims it fired missiles at Diego Garcia
Esmaeil Baghaei denies the long-range missile attack, which could change the calculus of the war for US allies.
US-Israeli war on Iran strains food, water and fuel prices in India
Locals in northern India have a growing concern over costs of essential resources due to the Iran war.
‘NATO joining US-Israel’s war on Iran is between slim and none’
‘NATO joining US-Israel's war on Iran is between slim and none’
‘Substantial evidence’ of double-tap strike in killing of Gaza’s Hind Rajab
Avaaz analyses the timeline of events to conclude that violations show Israel systematically kills first responders.
New UN climate report says the past decade was the hottest on record
A new UN report confirms the past decade was the hottest on record.
Pope Leo says aerial military strikes should be banned – Reuters
- Pope Leo says aerial military strikes should be banned Reuters
- Pope Leo says aerial bombing should be banned in fresh condemnation of war The Guardian
- ‘This is regression’: Pope Leo calls for ban on aerial military strikes amid Iran war The Independent
- Opinion | Pope Leo tells broadcasters to reject Trumpian war propaganda MS NOW
- Pope Leo XIV: “War Is Not a Spectacle” EWTN Vatican
Russia’s Primorsk Oil Port Hit by Drones With Fuel Tank on Fire – Bloomberg.com
- Russia’s Primorsk Oil Port Hit by Drones With Fuel Tank on Fire Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine hits major Russian oil port near Finland France 24
- Ukraine Strikes Primorsk Port in Northwestern Russia, Damaging Fuel Reservoirs The Moscow Times
- General Staff confirms strikes on Transneft – Port Primorsk terminal and Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil refinery Ukrinform
- Saratov Oil Refinery Burns for Second Day After Ukrainian Drone Strike Мілітарний
UK PM Starmer says no threat from Iran on Britain, calls for de-escalation
UK PM Keir Starmer says routine assessments conclude that the UK is not a target of Iran amid global tensions.
‘Sahel is no longer fooled’ Niger civil society leader
Niger civil society leader Abdourahamane Oumarou has called for mass protests across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
Trump shares SNL skit mocking Starmer as he speaks to UK PM over Iran war
Trump shares SNL-style skit mocking Starmer's panic over his call, the day the two leaders spoke about the war in Iran.
UK police investigate Jewish charity ambulance arson as hate crime
Four ambulances owned by Hatzola Northwest were torched in what PM Keir Starmer described as 'deeply shocking'.