Iran footballers pay tribute to victims of school strike at start of war
The Iran national team played for the first time since the Middle East conflict began, losing 2-1 to Nigeria.
Former US defence chief says more war won’t bring peace to Middle East
Leon Panetta, former US Secretary of Defence, says that there is no clear end to the war in Iran.
Diop debut for Morocco adds latest twist in Senegal post-AFCON dispute
Issa Diop makes Morocco debut only hours after receiving clearance and turning down Senegal advances.
US embassy in Mexico prompts outrage with AI video promoting ‘self-deportation’
AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including ‘return to your roots’
An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to “self-deport” has sparked disbelief and outrage online.
The video posted this week on official embassy social media accounts depicts a group of men wearing black caps and sporting tattoos performing a kind of traditional Mexican ballad known as a corrido.
Continue reading...Young voters shake Italy’s political calm as referendum exposes tensions for Giorgia Meloni
Prime minister is scrambling to clean up her government after youth vote powered a damaging referendum defeat
Filippo Michelini was having a drink at San Calisto, a popular bar in Rome’s Trastevere neighbourhood on Wednesday night. As he chatted to his friends, Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government was reeling from a failed referendum, and her beleaguered tourism minister, Daniela Santanchè, had just resigned.
Michelini, a 29-year-old computer scientist who lives in Brussels, was spending a few days in the Italian capital after returning home last weekend to cast his ballot in the plebiscite on judicial changes.
Continue reading...One killed, several wounded in Iranian ballistic missile attack on central Israel – The Times of Israel
- One killed, several wounded in Iranian ballistic missile attack on central Israel The Times of Israel
- Nineteen injured near Beit Shemesh, reports of shrapnel impact in Eilat as Iran targets Israel The Jerusalem Post
- No injuries reported in concurrent Iranian and Hezbollah attacks on Israel The Times of Israel
- Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors The Washington Post
- Man killed Friday by missile shrapnel in Tel Aviv named Vyacheslav Vidmant Haaretz
Protests in Yemen against US-Israeli attacks as Houthis warn of action
Protesters in Yemen took to the streets to voice support for Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon amid US and Israeli attacks.
Rubio tells allies Iran war will continue 2-4 more weeks – Axios
As Russian oil profits soar, so do Ukraine’s drone attacks on refineries – The Kyiv Independent
- As Russian oil profits soar, so do Ukraine's drone attacks on refineries The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine Says It Attacked Russia’s Yaroslavl Refinery Bloomberg.com
- Damage at drone-hit Russian oil depot laid bare by satellite images The Telegraph
- Ukrainian Strikes Cause 'Most Serious Threat' To Russian Oil Exports Since War Began Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia's Novatek halts operations at Ust-Luga complex following drone attack, sources say Reuters
Qatar and Ukraine sign defence agreement amid Zelenskyy Gulf tour – Euronews.com
- Qatar and Ukraine sign defence agreement amid Zelenskyy Gulf tour Euronews.com
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signs air defence deals with UAE, Qatar on Gulf tour Al Jazeera
- Ukraine Finalizes Air Defense Deals With Gulf Nations Amid War in Mideast nytimes.com
- Zelenskyy visits Gulf Arab states to talk drone defense and seek strategic ties AP News
- Ukraine closes on Mideast deals to help counter Iranian drones Reuters
Orbán loses his cool as crowd boos him over Ukraine – TVP World
- Orbán loses his cool as crowd boos him over Ukraine TVP World
- In Hungary, the First Post-Reality Political Campaign The Atlantic
- EU hopes Hungarian election will bring end to Orban's blockades Reuters
- MAGA is growing anxious over Orbán’s fate Politico
- EU’s €1.8 trillion budget talks hinge on Hungarian election politico.eu
Pope Leo’s message to the rich in his first foreign trip of the year – CNN
- Pope Leo’s message to the rich in his first foreign trip of the year CNN
- Pope Leo visits billionaires' tax haven Monaco, urges wealthy to help needy NBC News
- Pope Leo heads to Monaco 488 years after the last papal visit theguardian.com
- 10 Catholic facts about Monaco: Billionaires, martyrs, and Europe’s last Catholic state EWTN News
- Pope Leo urges residents of Monaco to use wealth, "the gift of smallness" to do good cbsnews.com
A Female Royal Navy Sailor Found Guilty of Repeated Sexual Assaults on Warship Crew – Yahoo
- A Female Royal Navy Sailor Found Guilty of Repeated Sexual Assaults on Warship Crew Yahoo
- Female sailor who assaulted shipmates ‘picked victims who would not complain’ The Telegraph
- ‘Opportunistic’ sailor groped male and female shipmates, court told thetimes.com
- 'Cancer' of HMS Dauntless with 'bisexual tendencies' guilty of groping men and women portsmouth.co.uk
- Female sailor accused of 'groping shipmates' breasts and bums' on Royal Navy destroyer Daily Star
Hundreds of organised protests show resilience of Iranian regime, experts say
More than 850 public demonstrations of support held since start of war and at least 1,400 arrests, research reveals
Iran’s regime has organised more than 850 public demonstrations of support of the government since the beginning of the war and launched a continuing crackdown on unrest that has led to at least 1,400 detentions, research reveals.
The high number of pro-regime gatherings and the increasing number of detentions underlines the resilience of the Islamic Republic despite a month-long campaign of intensive airstrikes by the US and Israel, experts said.
Continue reading...North Carolina woman forgives mom for disappearing without a word 24 years ago
Amanda Smith was reunited with her mother, Michele Hundley Smith, on Thursday after decades-long search
A North Carolina woman whose mother was missing without a word for 24 years before authorities managed to locate her – alive and well – has reunited with her and says she forgives her.
“I know everything is not black and white – there’s a whole gray area,” Amanda Smith said of her mother, 62-year-old Michele Hundley Smith, after they embraced in front of a courthouse on Thursday. “And so I mean, look – life’s too short for me to hold a grudge against her because she’s my mom.”
Continue reading...House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial US government shutdown
Airport security agents have not been paid in more than a month due to a congressional impasse, causing travel chaos across the US.
House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial US government shutdown
Airport security agents have not been paid in more than a month due to a congressional impasse, causing travel chaos across the US.
Hundreds of North Sea licences granted by Conservatives have ‘so far produced only 36 days worth of gas’
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on claims new drilling would help cut bills and boost energy security, researchers say
Hundreds of licences granted for new oil and gas projects in the North Sea under the Conservatives have so far produced only 36 days’ worth of gas, according to analysis.
Research by the energy consultancy Voar and the campaign group Uplift found that between 2010 and 2024, the government handed out hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences in seven licensing rounds.
Continue reading...Nepal’s ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown
More than 70 people were killed during an uprising last year which ousted Oli's government.
Nepal’s ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown
More than 70 people were killed during an uprising last year which ousted Oli's government.