Israeli strikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah targets ground troops
Lebanon's prime minister warns of a 'critical' situation as Israel says it is working to dismantle Hezbollah.
Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians | Yuli Novak – The Guardian
- Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians | Yuli Novak The Guardian
- ‘This is an apartheid regime’: Critics decry Israel’s new death penalty law Al Jazeera
- Eight Muslim countries slam Israel’s new death penalty law as risk to regional stability The Times of Israel
- Smirking Past the Gallows The Atlantic
- Israel Passes Law to Hang Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks The New York Times
Wreck of Danish warship, remains of sailor found 225 years after attack by Horatio Nelson’s British fleet – CBS News
- Wreck of Danish warship, remains of sailor found 225 years after attack by Horatio Nelson's British fleet CBS News
- Danish Warship Sunk by Britain’s Lord Nelson 225 Years Ago Is Found nytimes.com
- Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discovery CNN
- Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago The Guardian
- Priceless Golden Helmet Swiped in Firework Bomb Heist Miraculously Recovered The Daily Beast
US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez
US moves towards reestablishing working relations between two countries after abducting President Nicolás Maduro
The US has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, in the latest step towards normalising relations between the two countries after US forces abducted her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.
The couple were taken to New York after their abduction in January to face charges of alleged drug trafficking, to which both have pleaded not guilty.
Continue reading...Goldman Paris under police watch after bomb threat linked to Iran group – ایران اینترنشنال
- Goldman Paris under police watch after bomb threat linked to Iran group ایران اینترنشنال
- Goldman and Citi tell Paris staff to work from home after thwarted BofA attack Financial Times
- French Prosecutors Link Foiled Attack on American Bank to a Pro-Iranian Group nytimes.com
- Paris police tighten security after foiled bomb attack reuters.com
- US bank Goldman Sachs placed under police surveillance in Paris Euronews.com
Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago
Divers in race against time to unearth wreck of the Dannebroge before seabed becomes construction site
More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen harbour by marine archaeologists.
Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15 metres (49ft) beneath the waves, divers are in a race against time to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it becomes a construction site in a new housing district being built off the Danish coast.
Continue reading...‘It’s amazing’: stolen 2,500-year-old Romanian gold helmet has been found
Priceless artefact snatched in Netherlands museum heist has been recovered, ending international search
A priceless gold 2,500-year-old helmet from Romania, stolen last year in the Netherlands, has been recovered, according to a Dutch art detective.
“It’s amazing. It’s the best news we could have got,” Arthur Brand said on Thursday, confirming that the Helmet of Coțofenești had been found.
Continue reading...First Thing: Trump claims Iran war is ‘nearing completion’ in address to nation
Democrats criticize speech as doing little to answer Americans’ ‘most basic questions’. Plus, how rap lyrics were used to help sentence a man to death
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Donald Trump declared the month-long US-Israeli war against Iran a success “nearing completion” in his prime time address to the nation on Wednesday evening – despite the conflict wreaking global economic chaos, damaging transatlantic alliances and hitting his approval ratings.
What is the significance of Trump’s comments on HEU? The apparent decision to leave it appears to conflict with his assertions that a key war aim was to ensure Iran could never make a nuclear bomb.
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What has Houston said about the rocket’s deployment? Flight controllers confirmed that all four solar arrays, which will provide the spacecraft with continuous electrical power throughout its lunar journey, were deployed successfully.
Continue reading...2,500-year-old golden helmet found over a year after it was stolen from Dutch museum, art detective says – CBS News
- 2,500-year-old golden helmet found over a year after it was stolen from Dutch museum, art detective says CBS News
- ‘It’s amazing’: stolen 2,500-year-old Romanian gold helmet has been found The Guardian
- Priceless ancient golden helmet recovered more than a year after theft from Dutch museum The Hill
- 'Extraordinary News': Dutch Recover Stolen Gold Romanian Helmet Barron's
- Breaking News: The Helmet from Coțofenești has been recovered ArtDependence
‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on
Last April, the president unleashed a tidal wave of tariffs on ‘liberation day’. Analysts say the policy has failed, even by the Trump administration’s own terms
Before Donald Trump declared “liberation day” on 2 April 2025 and shocked the world by raising import tariffs on nearly every country the US did business with, he had spent almost three months causing chaos in Washington.
The wholesale slashing of government jobs under Doge (the “department of government efficiency”) and the defunding of US aid agencies had shown White House watchers that the US president was in a hurry to upset institutions he considered profligate or useless.
Continue reading...Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief
Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president’s displeasure with Iran war testimony
Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
It is not clear that Trump will actually fire Gabbard over the episode. Currently, there is no standout candidate to take the job, and advisers have cautioned that creating a high-profile vacancy before a successor is ready could cause unhelpful political distractions.
Continue reading...Brazil grants joint custody over pets in new law for separated couples
Lawmakers in the Brazilian Congress view the law change as a reflection of pets' importance for their owners.
Brazil grants joint custody over pets in new law for separated couples
Lawmakers in the Brazilian Congress on Tuesday viewed the law change as a reflection on the importance people place on their pets.
After Sting Operation, Cousin of Bashar al-Assad Convicted in Arms for Drugs Deal – The New York Times
Moira Deeming to secure top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket
Reversal of fortune comes just one week after she was dumped in favour of Dinesh Gourisetty, who then withdrew his nomination
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Moira Deeming will secure a top spot on the Victorian Liberal party’s upper house ticket unopposed – less than a week after members voted to dump her – after the withdrawal of candidates from a re-run ballot.
Deeming was on Sunday ousted from the number one spot for the western metropolitan region by Dinesh Gourisetty.
Continue reading...Iran army chief tells commanders to prepare for any attack, state media reports – yahoo.com
- Iran army chief tells commanders to prepare for any attack, state media reports yahoo.com
- Iran threatens to ‘rain fire’ on US troops as possible ground war looms CNN
- Iran warns the US against a ground invasion as regional powers meet in Pakistan AP News
- Iran says it's 'waiting' for a possible U.S. ground assault as 3,500 troops arrive in Middle East NBC News
- Iran says its forces 'waiting' as US troops arrive in region BBC
From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan’s remarkable makeover – Reuters
- From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan's remarkable makeover Reuters
- Pakistan to continue with Iran-US mediation despite ‘obstacles’ Al Jazeera
- Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East The Guardian
- Analysis: Why the nation trying to broker US-Iran peace talks risks being drawn into the conflict CNN
- Pakistan is playing peacemaker in one war while fighting another NBC News
Office Hours: What will be the BIGGEST long-term consequence of Trump’s war in Iran? – Robert Reich | Substack
- Office Hours: What will be the BIGGEST long-term consequence of Trump's war in Iran? Robert Reich | Substack
- What the Iran War Could Mean for Stocks, Bonds and Growth nytimes.com
- The Trump team’s ever-changing list of 4 goals in Iran edition.cnn.com
- Niall Ferguson: How Great Powers Lose Wars They’re Winning The Free Press
- What’s Next for the Iran War? foreignpolicy.com
Man dies in storm as Saharan dust shrouds Crete
A man dies in flooding near Athens as rain lashes several regions in Greece, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped Crete.
Alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram denied suppression order over identities of family members
Lawyers for accused had argued names of family members should be suppressed due to fears for their mental and physical safety
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The alleged Bondi attacker has been denied a suppression order over his family member’s names and home and work addresses after a collective of media organisations won a challenge against the bid.
In the Downing Centre local court on Thursday, judge Hugh Donnelly decided to deny the request for a 40-year suppression order, ending an interim suppression order that was granted for Naveed Akram’s mother, brother and sister in early March which banned the publication of their names and addresses.
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