- A Twist in Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is ‘Really Hurting the Russians’ The New York Times
- Ukraine's mid-range drones are its new ace against Russia, but many don't arrive war-ready, pilot says Business Insider
- Ukraine Is Not Losing. Russia Is Not Winning. The Atlantic
- Technology for autonomous interception of Shahed drones created in Ukraine, defence minister says – video Українська правда
- Ukraine is Not Losing Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum
The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from Venezuela
Billboards are being painted over and former allies seem eager to forget the man they once glorified
For years, his bewhiskered face stared down from propaganda billboards glorifying the supposedly revolutionary rule of a dictator who styled himself as “the protector of the people”.
The spin-doctored adoration was such that factories churned out plastic action figures exalting Nicolás Maduro as an “indestructible” and “iron-fisted” caped crusader nicknamed “Super Moustache”.
Continue reading...Argentina World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad
Messi is hoping to overcome injury to help Argentina become the first back-to-back World Cup champions since 1962.
Anti-immigration protests break out in Belfast after knife attack
Northern Ireland’s political leaders call for calm after a knife attack led to anti-immigration protests in the capital.
Rising from the rubble: A Gaza tech incubator defies Israel’s war
Israel's war on Gaza has decimated the tech sector, killing experts and destroying incubators that offered opportunity.
Spidercam crashes onto pitch during Hungary match
A spider camera crashed near the touchline during a football friendly between Hungary and Kazakhstan.
Twelve killed in Johannesburg mass shooting, manhunt under way – Al Jazeera
- Twelve killed in Johannesburg mass shooting, manhunt under way Al Jazeera
- Multiple attackers kill 12 in late-night mass shooting in South Africa CNN
- Manhunt under way in South Africa after 12 killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg BBC
- At Least 12 Dead and 9 Injured in Mass Shooting After 'More Than 10 Suspects' Open Fire in Residential Area People.com
- 12 killed, 9 injured in mass shooting in Johannesburg settlement, police say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Sorry, That’s the Wrong Kind of ‘Invasion’ – The Bulwark
- Sorry, That’s the Wrong Kind of ‘Invasion’ The Bulwark
- House Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’ Bloomberg.com
- Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach 'invasion' D-Day speech BBC
- House Republican criticizes Hegseth ‘inappropriate’ D-Day remarks The Hill
- Hegseth's D-Day take vilifying immigration is inappropriate, xenophobic Chicago Sun-Times
Europe’s next fighter jet problem has no easy answer – politico.eu
- Europe’s next fighter jet problem has no easy answer politico.eu
- Airbus leans towards Saab as Franco-German fighter unravels Reuters
- Germany welcome in GCAP, but new Leonardo boss warns about timing Defense News
- Scrapping of Franco-German fighter jet leaves allies at odds on defence future BBC
- Europe's $116B fighter jet 'failure' raises fresh doubts about ability to defend itself without US Fox News
Hannah Thomas: NSW admits to police ‘battery and false imprisonment’ of pro-Palestine protester
State admits former Greens candidate entitled to damages and agrees to pay medical costs, but denies malicious prosecution and malfeasance in public office
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The state of New South Wales has admitted that a police officer punched Hannah Thomas in the eye while holding a torch at a pro-Palestine protest – and it has offered to pay her medical costs.
Court documents seen by Guardian Australia reveal the state has admitted to false imprisonment and battery in its defence to a civil action launched by the former Greens candidate in October.
Continue reading...Middle East: UN chief warns of risk of ‘full war’ – DW
- Middle East: UN chief warns of risk of 'full war' DW
- UN's Guterres calls for end to violence in Middle East Reuters
- UN’s Guterres expresses alarm over escalation in Middle East The Times of Israel
- Middle East LIVE: Diplomacy in focus as US-Iran negotiations falter and strikes resume UN News
- UN chief warns of 'full resumption of conflict' as Middle East pulled 'deeper into crisis' Anadolu Ajansı
Twelve killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg, police say
Another nine people were injured at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday.
US strikes Iran in response to downing of military helicopter
President Donald Trump earlier accused Iran of shooting down the US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond.
Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt ‘suffocated and scared’
West claims the encounter on a music video set was part of a "provocative theatrical performance".
Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt ‘suffocated and scared’
West claims the encounter on a music video set was part of a "provocative theatrical performance".
Charities in England and Wales ‘donate millions to illegal Israeli settlements’
MP Melanie Ward calls on Charity Commission to look into 32 organisations she says have given at least £28m
Thirty-two charities in England and Wales have donated at least £28m to Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, an MP has said.
Labour’s Melanie Ward said that if gift aid were claimed against the donations in the usual way, it would mean taxpayers had subsidised illegal settlements to the tune of £5.6m, a situation she described as deplorable. The foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced on Tuesday that the Charity Commission has been tasked with investigating UK charities’ links to settlements.
Continue reading...Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness
Leading global brands including Amazon, Ericsson and Sony are “likely” to have sourced minerals linked to a militia accused of widespread sexual violence, summary executions and torture, a new investigation claims.
The companies allegedly, but unknowingly, acquired coltan smuggled from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that are occupied by the M23 militia, which has committed myriad atrocities in eastern DRC.
Continue reading...Air Canada pilot flew passengers for years with a fake pilot’s license, police say – CNN
- Air Canada pilot flew passengers for years with a fake pilot’s license, police say CNN
- Air Canada pilot accused of flying over 900 flights without valid license: "Like a movie script" CBS News
- Police allege ex-Air Canada captain flew flights for decades with fraudulent licensing Global News
- Air Canada pilot accused of flying for 17 years without correct licence BBC
- Former Air Canada pilot flew hundreds of flights without proper license, police say NBC News
Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests
Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack
European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests, with only one in 10 people across 15 countries seeing the US as an ally and majorities in all doubting it would come to their aid if they were attacked.
The survey, published on Wednesday by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank before critical G7 and Nato summits in France and Turkey over the coming weeks, revealed “deep European distrust in the US”, the authors said.
Continue reading...Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with another 19 offences
Naveed Akram, 24, is already facing 59 charges over an attack on a Jewish festival in December.