Football, war and solidarity: Why Gaza fans turned to Spain this World Cup
Football fans in Gaza showed overwhelming support for Spain against Saudi Arabia during Sunday's World Cup clash.
Two children found dead in car in France as heatwave hits Europe
Number of countries issue alerts with sustained and rising temperatures expected to present danger to health
Two children aged four and two have been found dead in their family’s car in south-eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast to shatter absolute temperature records.
“The causes of death are yet to be determined, but the heat is the leading line of inquiry,” said Hélène Mourges, the prosecutor in the town of Carpentras, where the temperature was expected to exceed 39C (102.2F) on Monday afternoon.
Continue reading...At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion
The city's main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in the Ras Laffan industrial zone.
At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion
The city's main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in the Ras Laffan industrial zone.
Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at age 100
Greenspan presided over economic turbulence, including crises and booms, during his 18-year tenure as Fed chairman.
European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit is postponed
Ursula von der Leyen, Friedrich Merz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say British PM helped increase security
European leaders have paid tribute to Keir Starmer after he announced his resignation as the British prime minister, triggering the postponement of an upcoming EU-UK summit.
The European Council president, António Costa, said: “For sure we need to postpone it, but we are reassessing the opportunity to hold this new summit …
Continue reading...What the World Cup looks like from Gaza
Gaza's footballers train on broken pitches with no shoes. Why has FIFA's rebuilding plan gone nowhere?
Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife
Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia’s north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possible
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Brown skuas and giant petrels are a common sight offshore in southern Australian waters in the winter months, but they will rarely risk venturing on to land.
So when two of these birds were discovered sick – on beaches a few kilometres apart on Western Australia’s southern coastline – it was a sign something might be wrong.
Continue reading...No Gas, No Summer Camps, Sporadic Power: Ukraine Escalates Crimea Attacks – The New York Times
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- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 21, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine intensifies attacks on Crimea to raise cost of Russian occupation The Guardian
- Russia-Occupied Crimea Halts Fuel Sales After Ukrainian Attacks Bloomberg
- Crimea suspends children's summer camps as Ukraine strikes squeeze fuel supplies Reuters
Ukraine says it hit missile electronics plant in western Russia
Ukraine says facility a 'critical component' in defence production as local Russian authorities confirm attack.
Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova banned for refusing drug test
Marketa Vondrousova, who won Wimbledon in 2023, was issued a four year suspension after she refused to submit a sample.
Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens, says energy minister – Arab News
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- Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13 as workers tried to resume operations Yahoo
- At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion BBC
- Thirteen dead, dozens injured, after blast inside Qatar's Ras Laffan complex Reuters
- Dozens injured, 18 missing after blast during restart at giant Qatar LNG site CNBC
Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over?
The United Kingdom will have its seventh prime minister in a decade.
2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3 – NPR
- 2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3 NPR
- Philippines: School shooting leaves three dead, seven wounded BBC
- Two Boys Arrested After Deadly School Shooting in the Philippines The New York Times
- 3 dead, 7 wounded in rare Philippines school shooting, police say; 2 students arrested CBS News
- Guns in Tacloban shooting belong to suspect’s cop aunt, security agency Inquirer.net
Qatar PM denies snubbing US vice president in viral video
Qatar's Prime Minister told Al Jazeera that reports of him snubbing the US vice president were unfounded.
Guinea bans exports of raw gold to boost local refining
The prohibition is intended to boost the country's economy by refining gold domestically.
Argentina vs Austria LIVE: World Cup 2026
Follow updates as Messi's Argentina play Austria in Group J, including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.
Britain’s economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after historic vote to leave EU – AP News
- Britain’s economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after historic vote to leave EU AP News
- Opinion | 10 Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In The New York Times
- Ten years on, Britain counts the cost of Brexit CNN
- What to know about the legacy of Brexit, which still divides Britain 10 years on PBS
- We need to talk about Brexit Financial Times
AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
Signal agencies in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada sound alarm after Trump blocks foreign nationals from Anthropic’s Fable AI model
Powerful AI models capable of taking down governments and businesses are mere months away, cyber intelligence agencies for the Five Eyes have warned in a rare joint statement, urging leaders to “act now”.
The surprising public intervention by signals agencies for Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada comes after the Trump administration earlier this month decided to block “foreign nationals” from using a much-hyped AI model built by tech company Anthropic, called Fable.
Continue reading...China adds 10 US firms, including rare-earth miner, to export control list
Export ban follows move by Pentagon to blacklist major Chinese companies such as Alibaba and Baidu.