35 Dead in Attack on African Country’s Main Airport – Newser

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  1. 35 Dead in Attack on African Country's Main Airport  Newser
  2. Attack on Niger airport kills 11 members of security forces, government says  Reuters
  3. Brazen attack on Niger’s airport shows jihadis are expanding to cities in Africa’s Sahel  AP News
  4. Niger airport attack: Thirty-five die in attack on Niamey airport  BBC
  5. Gunmen Attack a Major Airport in Niger  The New York Times
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US-Iran peace talks abruptly cancelled amid renewed Israeli strikes in Lebanon | First Thing

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JD Vance lambasts Israeli critics of proposed deal but does not travel to Europe as planned. Plus, at 82 years old, Keith Richards still gives some of the best interview quotes in town

Good morning. Talks due to take place today between the US ⁠⁠and ​Iran to implement a peace deal were abruptly cancelled. The White House said the US still looked forward to “beginning technical talks as soon as possible”. Hezbollah-linked media reported Tehran was delaying sending its delegation due to Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon.

The talks had been set to begin in the Swiss village of Obbürgen two days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that opened a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme, while reopening the strait of Hormuz. The centre of the strait is blocked with about 80 mines that will need clearing for normal shipping to resume, the independent tanker owner trade body has said.

What is happening in Lebanon? Hezbollah targeted Israeli forces near Nabatieh with several salvoes of rocket fire after Israeli shelling. Israel responded with a wave of airstrikes, killing at least 18 people and injuring 33. Iran has said Israel’s attacks on Lebanon must end as part of any peace deal.

What did JD Vance say to Israeli critics of the deal? In sharp words, the vice-president said: “Donald J Trump is the only head of state in the entire world ‌who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this ‌moment in time. If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left ‌in the entire world.”

Why does Trump’s Iran entanglement echo the Jimmy Carter years? In this excellent analysis piece, Robert Tait reminds us that one of Trump’s earliest political forays was lambasting the Democratic president during the 1980 Iran hostage crisis. Tait says Trump now finds himself in a position that uncannily resembles that of his predecessor – unable to bend Iran to his will despite superior US military power.

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Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation

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Over 40 years, Italy’s Il Cinema Ritrovato – or ‘rediscovered cinema’ – has evolved into an influential international gathering

Bologna will be transformed into an open-air museum of cinema on Saturday as a nine-day festival dedicated to restored, rediscovered and overlooked films – some dating back more than a century – gets under way in the northern Italian city.

Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, Il Cinema Ritrovato, or “rediscovered cinema”, has evolved from its niche origins into an influential international gathering captivating a new generation of cinephiles.

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St Kilda pier wins peak Victorian architecture award as judges praise playful and ‘deeply civic’ design

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State government project among range of works celebrated for community-centred design that goes beyond utility

The reimagined St Kilda pier has added more accolades to its burgeoning trophy cabinet, taking out some of the top gongs at the 2026 Australian Institute of Architects’ Victorian awards.

The $53m Victorian government project redesigned by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, alongside Site Office Landscape Architecture and AW Maritime, took home the Victorian architecture medal on Friday, the award given to the most outstanding project of the year.

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‘He thought Ukraine was going to lose’: French President Macron says Trump changed his view on Russia’s war in Ukraine – Meduza

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  1. ‘He thought Ukraine was going to lose’: French President Macron says Trump changed his view on Russia’s war in Ukraine  Meduza
  2. The G7 has nudged open a window for diplomacy in Ukraine  The Economist
  3. Macron, Zelensky heard on hot mic talking about Trump at G7 meeting  The Hill
  4. The G7’s Alignment on Iran and Ukraine Is Deeply Fragile  Council on Foreign Relations
  5. Russia’s war in Ukraine comes back into Trump’s focus with no end in sight  The Washington Post
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Mayor accused of faking her kidnapping in $2 million embezzlement scheme in Mexico – CBS News

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  1. Mayor accused of faking her kidnapping in $2 million embezzlement scheme in Mexico  CBS News
  2. Mayor Accused of Faking Her Own Kidnapping  The Daily Beast
  3. Mexican mayor accused of staging her own kidnapping in $2 million embezzlement scheme; husband, brother-in-law also involved  The Times of India
  4. Mayor accused of faking her kidnapping in embezzlement scheme  AOL.com
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Máxima stuns in red for an engagement with Japan’s Emperor, reviving an antique pearl and diamond brooch – HOLA

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  1. Máxima stuns in red for an engagement with Japan’s Emperor, reviving an antique pearl and diamond brooch  HOLA
  2. Japanese Emperor, Empress Attend Royal Banquet in Amsterdam, Wish for Further Development of Bilateral Relations  The Japan News
  3. Emperor and empress watch World Cup match with Dutch royals  The Japan Times
  4. Emperor seeks World War II reconciliation on Dutch visit  朝日新聞
  5. Netherlands Japan Royals  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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