Tehran seeks to punish Trump in midterms with oil price pain, Iranian officials say – The Washington Post

  1. Tehran seeks to punish Trump in midterms with oil price pain, Iranian officials say  The Washington Post
  2. Strait of Hormuz crisis traps 6,000 sailors as attacks on ships mount, UN maritime chief says  Fox News
  3. Iran war updates: ‘Violating’ vessel on fire in Hormuz after sea mine blast  Al Jazeera
  4. Iranian fishermen scramble for loot from sunken container ship after explosion  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Hormuz ship attacks hit record high as Iran escalates strikes with little U.S. response  NBC News
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Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say – The New York Times

  1. Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say  The New York Times
  2. Bulgarian authorities seek arrests Germans in arson of Starlink antennas  AP News
  3. Bulgaria seeks suspects in Germany after Starlink sabotage  DW.com
  4. Lithuania to increase security at critical infrastructure, prime minister says  Reuters
  5. Lithuania says attempted arson of Starlink station sabotage is aimed at influencing Ukraine  Українська правда
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Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan preacher who led hundreds to starve to death – Reuters

  1. Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan preacher who led hundreds to starve to death  Reuters
  2. Shakahola forest deaths: Paul Mackenzie's son says siblings were starved weeks before Kenya trial  BBC
  3. Doomsday Cult Leader Found Guilty of Murdering 190 Children  People.com
  4. Cult Leader Convicted of Mass Murder by Court in Kenya  The New York Times
  5. Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of deaths of nearly 200 children  Reuters
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Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over ‘indecent acts,’ and other Mideast news – AP News

  1. Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over ‘indecent acts,’ and other Mideast news  AP News
  2. Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens' execution by Saudi Arabia  BBC
  3. Executed in Saudi Arabia: Grieving father seeks justice, return of son’s body  The Daily Star
  4. Execution of two Bangladeshis in Mecca: Dhaka seeks explanation from Saudi ambassador  The Star
  5. Trump Ally Carries Out Double Execution Over ‘Indecent Act’  The Daily Beast
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People scour strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships

At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours that they were carrying valuable goods

People have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships passing through the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.

Some ships have been hit by drones, others by mines. On Sunday, a ship was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade launched from a small boat 75 miles (120km) north-east of the Saudi port of Jubail.

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