- Pirates hijack cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia’s coast, official says AP News
- One beneficiary of the Iran war? Pirates. Politico
- Somali pirate menace returns as U.S.-Iran war stokes regional chaos and saps enforcement resources CNBC
- Tanker off Yemen boarded by armed people, diverted towards Somalia, UKMTO says Reuters
- Gunmen seize tanker off Yemen amid resurgence of Somali piracy Al Jazeera
Alarms blare in South Korea during annual air raid defence drill
South Korea has held a nationwide drill simulating an air raid to coincide with joint military exercises with the US.
Swiss tourist given year in jail for insulting Bali religious day – Euronews.com
- Swiss tourist given year in jail for insulting Bali religious day Euronews.com
- Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence BBC
- Tourist Gets 1-Year Prison Sentence After Defying Bali’s Day of Silence Fodors Travel Guide
- Swiss tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence AP News
- Swiss tourist jailed for insulting Bali sacred day SWI swissinfo.ch
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time – BBC
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime.
‘You have got to go’: former NSW minister tells Icac ‘something strange at play’ when she was sacked by Perrottet
Eleni Petinos tells inquiry her sacking as a minister in Dominic Perrottet’s government was potentially motivated by her reluctance to get rid of the building commissioner
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The former New South Wales fair trading minister Eleni Petinos has given evidence at a corruption inquiry that she may have been used by fellow Liberals to try to get rid of the building commissioner David Chandler, recounting numerous attempts in 2022 to persuade her he was “dodgy” and should be sacked.
She has also told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) inquiry that her subsequent sacking as a minister in the Dominic Perrottet government in July 2022 – allegedly for bullying staff – was unfair and potentially motivated by her reluctance to sack the building commissioner.
Continue reading...SpaceX recovers Starship spacecraft Elon Musk once feared lost to sea – USA Today
- SpaceX recovers Starship spacecraft Elon Musk once feared lost to sea USA Today
- Christmas Island Resident Spots SpaceX Rocket Floating in the Ocean During Morning Commute: ‘Really Incredible’ People.com
- Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea Ars Technica
- On 7 August, Elon Musk said Ship 40's ocean recovery was “not looking good.” Eleven days later, on 18 August, it was towed intact to waters off Christmas Island — the first Starship upper stage ever recovered intact after returning from space. Space Daily
- SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it The Guardian
Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud
Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty fines
The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.
Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once named by Forbes as China’s richest man, with a net worth of $42.5bn (£31.2bn) in 2017, pleaded guilty in April to eight charges.
Continue reading...Lost city in area tied to biblical Exodus may have finally been discovered in Egypt – Fox News
- Lost city in area tied to biblical Exodus may have finally been discovered in Egypt Fox News
- Archaeologists May Have Just Revealed a Lost Egyptian City Popular Mechanics
- Lost city of Mesn: Ramesses II find strengthens case for its location in Egypt Archaeology News Online Magazine
- News - New Discoveries Link Sinai Site with Lost Egyptian City Archaeology Magazine
- Archaeologists ‘find’ 3,000-year-old lost city in Middle East Arabian Business
Who was Hind Rajab and why is Israel investigating her killing? – Al Jazeera
- Who was Hind Rajab and why is Israel investigating her killing? Al Jazeera
- Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of 5-year-old and paramedics NPR
- What to Know About Israel’s Probe Into the Killing of Hind Rajab Time Magazine
- Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers The New York Times
- Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed The Guardian
Bangladesh’s government under pressure as youth demand jobs
Six months into Prime Minister Tariq Rahman’s term, Bangladesh faces an energy crisis and rising prices.
Missing hiker found dead in Australia as police apologize for ‘miscommunication’ that she was still alive – CNN
- Missing hiker found dead in Australia as police apologize for ‘miscommunication’ that she was still alive CNN
- Hiker's body recovered as authorities apologise for mistakenly announcing she was found alive Sky News
- Lily Hooper: Missing teen hiker found dead in Australian bush after eight-day search BBC
- Australian police recover body of missing teenage hiker near Sydney Reuters
- Lily Hooper’s family was told she’d been found alive. ‘She’s coming home,’ her father said – then tears of joy turned to grief The Guardian
Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’
Alessandro Rapinese denies he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlash
The mayor of Como has set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historical centre of the lakeside city after being hit by one.
Alessandro Rapinese’s ban, which comes into force in September, targets about 30 streets and means cyclists, whether on e-bikes or push bikes, will have to dismount and walk through those areas.
Continue reading...Ukraine hits Russia’s TANECO oil refinery, oil terminal, military says – Reuters
- Ukraine hits Russia's TANECO oil refinery, oil terminal, military says Reuters
- Ukraine Strikes Major Oil Refinery Deep Inside Russia Bloomberg.com
- Drones attack Perm in Russia's Urals, home to Lukoil oil refinery – photo, video Українська правда
- Fire Breaks Out at Rosneft-Owned Refinery After Ukrainian Drone Strike Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Ukrainian Drone Strikes Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan The Moscow Times
Former Liberian vice-president charged in drug-trafficking probe
Jewel Howard-Taylor was arrested at Liberia's international airport and has not commented on the allegations.
At least 15 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages
Blocks of flats and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, Ukrainian officials say.
Updated: Investigators release new tapes implicating top Zelensky staffer in corporate raiding – The Kyiv Independent
- Updated: Investigators release new tapes implicating top Zelensky staffer in corporate raiding The Kyiv Independent
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis The Guardian
- Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections AP News
- Zelenskyy’s Woes Deepen After Graft Raid and Election Call Bloomberg.com
- Prosecutor reveals 13 names in new anti-corruption cases Українська правда
New Details Emerge About Ukraine’s Vyrivnyuvach Glide Bomb, Which Can Be Dropped From MiG-29, Su-24, Su-27 Fighter Jets – Defense Express
- New Details Emerge About Ukraine's Vyrivnyuvach Glide Bomb, Which Can Be Dropped From MiG-29, Su-24, Su-27 Fighter Jets Defense Express
- Ukraine’s ‘Equalizer’ bomb aims to blow up reliance on US, European weapons Fox News
- Ukraine's New Vyrivnyuvach Guided Bomb Is Built With 90% Domestic and Western Parts UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine has started serial production of a guided munition called Firefly, and the drones meant to carry it already fly Vozpopuli
- New Details Emerge About Ukraine’s Homegrown “Equalizer” Glide Bomb TWZ
Australian hiker Lily Hooper, 18, found dead after family mistakenly told she was alive during 8-day search – New York Post
- Australian hiker Lily Hooper, 18, found dead after family mistakenly told she was alive during 8-day search New York Post
- Lily Hooper: Missing teen hiker found dead in Australian bush after eight-day search BBC
- Missing hiker found dead in Australia as police apologize for ‘miscommunication’ that she was still alive Yahoo News Singapore
- From ‘elation’ to ‘terrible news’ in 10 minutes: how the confusion over missing bushwalker Lily Hooper unfolded The Guardian
- Lily Hooper: Family of bushwalker tragically found dead was wrongly told she was alive Nine.com.au
A Prince at 26: Once-Secret Son of Belgian Royal Gains Legal Recognition – The New York Times
- A Prince at 26: Once-Secret Son of Belgian Royal Gains Legal Recognition The New York Times
- Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed BBC
- Belgian prince recognises illegitimate son after 26 years The Telegraph
- Car salesman becomes Belgian prince after DNA test confirms royal paternity The Times of India
- Belgian royals quietly make former car salesman a prince The Times