- US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler violence in Qusra Al Jazeera
- U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a 'horrific act of terror' NPR
- Israeli settlers’ siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke AP News
- Palestinians trapped in West Bank settler siege fear ‘catastrophe’ if soldiers withdraw NBC News
- Israel Puts West Bank Village on Lockdown Over Settler Siege WSJ
A second passenger train derails in England in 2 days – AP News
Iberian orca known for ramming boats seen with suspected gunshot wounds
Marine conservationist says deliberate attack would be ‘act of extreme cruelty’ against endangered population
Spanish officials have launched an investigation after the matriarch of an orca pod known for jostling and ramming boats off the Iberian Peninsula was spotted with wounds suggesting she had been shot by a pellet gun.
On Friday, Spain’s environment ministry said Toñi, the oldest living member of the pod, had been seen swimming in the Strait of Gibraltar with markings on her dorsal fin that were “consistent with shots from a pellet gun”.
Continue reading...Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves – The New York Times
- Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves The New York Times
- Europe’s economy faces a one-two punch from extreme weather and war CNN
- Britain and France swelter again as western Europe is hit by another heat wave abcnews.com
- Alarm bells are ringing for investors on climate Financial Times
- Five Ways the Hot Summer Is Hurting Europe’s Economy Bloomberg.com
Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
American missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after nine months
Kevin Rideout, who was abducted by unknown assailants in Niamey, said to be in good health and in care of US officials
An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organisation has said.
Serving in Mission International said Kevin Rideout “is in good health in the care of US officials” and would soon be reunited with his extended family.
Continue reading...Second train derails in England in less than 24 hours amid record heatwave – CNN
- Second train derails in England in less than 24 hours amid record heatwave CNN
- Derailed Wickford train to London derails leads to cancellations BBC
- National Rail says heat poses ‘exceptional challenges’ after two trains derail in 24 hours The Guardian
- Probe into UK train derailment after 20 people injured Financial Times
- Passenger train derails and flips in southern England abcnews.com
Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe – Reuters
- Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe Reuters
- Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures 36 Reuters
- Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire BBC
- One dead, dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatian wildfires – as it happened The Guardian
- Croatia's raging wildfires seen from above Yahoo
Russia’s Black Sea’s Sheskharis terminal halts loadings after drone attack, sources say – Reuters
- Russia's Black Sea's Sheskharis terminal halts loadings after drone attack, sources say Reuters
- Russian Strikes on Dozens of Grain Ships Threaten Global Food Supplies The New York Times
- Russia-Ukraine War Is Squeezing Another Global Chokepoint: The Black Sea WSJ
- World in Brief: America accuses China of evading tariffs; Israel removes settlers from West Bank The Economist
- Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack BBC
Race to reach trapped Colombia quake survivors offers hope – Reuters
- Race to reach trapped Colombia quake survivors offers hope Reuters
- How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died The Washington Post
- A $10 Billion Earthquake Bill Imperils Colombia Austerity Drive Bloomberg
- Buenaventura residents criticise state neglect after Colombia’s earthquake Al Jazeera
- Inside Colombia's big quake – and why more could be coming : Short Wave NPR
Count Binface wins hearts, if not the election, in bid to defeat Trump ally Nigel Farage in U.K. – CBS News
- Count Binface wins hearts, if not the election, in bid to defeat Trump ally Nigel Farage in U.K. CBS News
- Farage puts seat on the line over ‘establishment hit job’ — voters send him right back Fox News
- ‘Disgraceful’: what one election photo tells us about British politics in 2026 The Guardian
- Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election NBC News
- Nigel Farage wins election in which his main rival was a trash can CNN
BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration
Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January
BP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield.
BP will partner with two oil firms with close links to the Trump administration to develop the second phase of the Loran gasfield, in one of the first large-scale foreign investments in Venezuela since the US ousted its leader Nicolás Maduro in January.
Continue reading...Head of extinct thylacine sells for £60k at auction – BBC
European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent – AP News
Pope Leo XIV on liturgy: Priests must remain faithful to Mass rubrics – EWTN News
- Pope Leo XIV on liturgy: Priests must remain faithful to Mass rubrics EWTN News
- Pope Leo calls on priests to ‘respect’ the post-Vatican II liturgies in new letter America Magazine
- Pope: Sunday Mass must form Catholics through reverent worship Vatican News
- Pope urges clergy to stick to ‘approved texts’ in liturgy The Catholic Herald
- Pope Leo XIV: Attendance at Sunday Mass cannot be replaced by virtual participation EWTN News
Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property – BBC
- Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property BBC
- Builders discover £7.6m of gold hidden in wall The Telegraph
- Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer The Guardian
- Construction Workers Dig Up Mysterious $10M Gold Stash While Working on Sewer System People.com
- $10M of gold found hidden in brewery cellar while laying sewage pipe New York Post
Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
Russia jails man on Poland spying charges after Warsaw foils hit job – Euronews.com
- Russia jails man on Poland spying charges after Warsaw foils hit job Euronews.com
- Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw CNN
- Poland says it thwarted Russian assassination attempt on U.S. citizen in Warsaw The Washington Post
- Kremlin hired assassin to murder American on Polish soil, says Tusk The Telegraph
- Russian hitman in Warsaw targeted Ukrainian rapper Kyivston Українська правда
Record-breaking rain floods Chiba east of Tokyo, killing at least 5 people – AP News
- Record-breaking rain floods Chiba east of Tokyo, killing at least 5 people AP News
- 'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people BBC
- Japan's record rains strand thousands at Narita airport; kill eight Reuters
- ‘Unprecedented’ rain kills five in Japan as thousands stranded at airport The Guardian
- Record rainfall leaves four dead, thousands stranded in Japan Al Jazeera