- Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis Reuters
- Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing CNN
- As Taliban marks 5 years in power in Afghanistan, U.S. warns of a rights crisis Los Angeles Times
- Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan The Guardian
- Afghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule The New York Times
Sedition to anthem: Many lives of ‘Azadi’ chants in India’s youth protests
A decade ago, student leaders were jailed for shouting 'Azadi', which means freedom.
How blind football is helping women overcome barriers in Mexico
Mexico is sending its first blind women's football team to compete in an international tournament. Players cannot wait.
In Germany, record heat meets climate action fatigue – dw.com
- In Germany, record heat meets climate action fatigue dw.com
- Heat Deaths in a ‘Cold’ Country Are a Warning to the Rest of Europe The New York Times
- A Week Of Extreme Heatwave In Europe Shot Up Deaths By 16,000 NDTV
- Mortality during heatwaves: Key housing, inequality and hospital factors remain overlooked Le Monde.fr
- Germany records around 12,500 heat-related deaths so far this year Anadolu Ajansı
Alaska candidate for US Senate rejects Kamala Harris’s unsolicited support
Former VP sent fundraising appeal for Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign – with half of donations going to Harris’s organization
Alaska US Senate candidate Mary Peltola has rejected the support of Kamala Harris, her fellow Democrat, after the 2024 presidential candidate sent out a seemingly unsolicited fundraising appeal on Peltola’s behalf.
Harris, who lost Alaska – typically a Republican-voting state – by 13 points during her unsuccessful White House run, on Wednesday sent an email from her political organization to supporters of Peltola, a former US House member.
Continue reading...Bill Maher, 70, Offers Brutal Theory on Trump’s Catering-Truck Escape – The Daily Beast
- Bill Maher, 70, Offers Brutal Theory on Trump’s Catering-Truck Escape The Daily Beast
- How Do You Report on a Presidential Ruse? The New York Times
- They were on the plane when Trump secretly left. Here’s what they noticed. The Washington Post
- The Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane Escape The Atlantic
- DOJ refers to Air Force One threat as ‘assassination attempt’ in ballroom appeal thehill.com
South Korea proposes talks to officially end war with North
Lee Jae Myung offers chance to end the conflict, which has been frozen since an armistice in 1953.
The next Yemen war might be different
Drones are no longer the advantage for only one side.
Safety check calls after Irish teenager electrocuted taking shower in Greece
Alex McKee died when picking up showerhead in ‘outdoor and rudimentary’ bathroom on Kimolos
The death of an Irish teenager, electrocuted while taking a shower in a holiday home in Greece, has led to calls for tighter checks on appliances at tourist accommodation.
Alex McKee, 17, is said to have died instantly when picking up the showerhead in a bathroom described as “outdoor and rudimentary” on Kimolos.
Continue reading...Archaeologists uncover mysterious face hidden for centuries in Book of Revelation city – Fox News
- Archaeologists uncover mysterious face hidden for centuries in Book of Revelation city Fox News
- In Turkey, a 2,500-year-old colossal statue surfaced after centuries as a paving stone Yahoo
- Why Did the Ancient Romans Bury This Monumental Marble Statue Facedown? They Wanted to Repurpose It as a Paving Stone Smithsonian Magazine
- 2,500-year-old Lydian homes reveal everyday life frozen in time at Sardis Türkiye Today
- Archaeologists Surprised to Unearth Face-Down 2500-Year-Old Statue Almost Completely Intact The Debrief
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 in worst toll since June truce
Rescue services search for survivors and bodies after airstrikes hit homes in Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani
Eleven people have been killed, including three children, and 19 injured in two Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, the worst toll since deals in June brought a lull in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israeli warplanes bombed a home on the outskirts of the village of Ansar, killing seven people and flattening the building early on Saturday morning. Rescue services were working at the site to try to find survivors and locate bodies.
Continue reading...Teenager pleas guilty to attacking California sea lion in viral video
Tyler Muehl, 18, could face a year in prison for kicking marine animal four times on La Jolla coast
An 18-year-old California man has admitted he kicked a sea lion in a video that went viral recently – while referring to himself by the name of an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor – and has pleaded guilty to a federal crime.
Tyler Muehl, of San Diego’s La Jolla neighborhood, faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine after acknowledging in court on Thursday that he violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s prohibition on harassment of wildlife, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
Continue reading...Family stranded at sea for 16 hours after jet ski capsized in Thailand
A father and his two young sons spent a night adrift before being rescued off the coast of the island of Koh Samui.
Family stranded at sea for 16 hours after jet ski capsized in Thailand – BBC
- Family stranded at sea for 16 hours after jet ski capsized in Thailand BBC
- Father and 2 young sons on capsized jet ski rescued after 16 hours stranded off Thai island CBS News
- French family rescued after night adrift off Samui bangkokpost.com
- French father and two children rescued after 16 hours adrift off Thai island Inbox.eu
- French father and sons rescued after night at sea off Koh Samui Nation Thailand
World’s Ugliest Dog contest crowns 2026 winner
The annual contest has been taking place in Santa Rosa, California.
Mali and Liel planned their disappearance. The one thing police still can’t explain: why – Ynetnews
- Mali and Liel planned their disappearance. The one thing police still can’t explain: why Ynetnews
- Yahalomi mother, daughter's AI history used by authorities to find them The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in Argentina Haaretz
- Senior police officer: Still unclear why Mali and Liel Yahalomi left Israel and vanished for a week The Times of Israel
- ‘They hugged him’: new footage shows Mali and Liel after being found in Argentina Ynetnews
‘He had magnetism’: Lula returns to site of political origins to launch fourth-term campaign – The Guardian
- ‘He had magnetism’: Lula returns to site of political origins to launch fourth-term campaign The Guardian
- Brazil faces its most uncertain election yet: Lula turns his re-election bid into a referendum on the future of democracy Atalayar
- Lula campaign cites ‘Colombia effect’ and steps up social media efforts Valor International
- Lula Seeks a Fourth Term Promising Strength Sovereignty, Security and Equality teleSUR English
- Lula previews reelection pitch with jobs, attacks on betting Valor International
Afghans mark five years of Taliban rule
Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark five years since the Taliban returned to power.
Black professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row found dead
Dr Jason Arday has been found dead days after resigning from Cambridge University due to plagiarism allegations.
Vienna woman sues city for discrimination over toilet fees
An Austrian activist in Vienna is challenging the city over public toilet fees.