First trial of Assad-era Syrian official starts in Damascus
Syria begun its first public trial of former Assad-era officials, with ex-security chief Atef Najib appearing in court.
Thai police arrest Indonesian wanted for $10m cyberfraud
The 33-year-old Indonesian taken into custody at luxury resort on island of Phuket after FBI tip-off.
Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’
Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’
Royal Mail is investigating allegations that a postal worker claimed to have “dumped” Reform UK campaign leaflets in a bin ahead of Thursday’s local elections.
A post on a Facebook group for Royal Mail staff said: “My DO had reform party’s D2D today. I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me! Idgaf!”
Continue reading...Is The Everest Icefall Problem Solved? Sherpa Teams Send Contradictory Messages – Explorersweb »
- Is The Everest Icefall Problem Solved? Sherpa Teams Send Contradictory Messages Explorersweb »
- The Elite ‘Doctors’ Who Care for Mount Everest The New York Times
- Ice block stalls hundreds of Everest climbers at base camp The Guardian
- Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season BBC
- Hundreds of Everest hopefuls are waiting at base camp as glacier blocks route to summit CNN
Iran shifts economic focus to essentials during war uncertainty
The government is partly reversing a currency decision for basic items and tapping into the country's sovereign fund.
El-Sisi warns Middle East faces ‘attempts to redraw map’, calls for Gulf role in any Iran deal – Euronews.com
- El-Sisi warns Middle East faces ‘attempts to redraw map’, calls for Gulf role in any Iran deal Euronews.com
- Sinai Liberation Day and Egypt’s Changing Threat Perception ISPI
- Egypt warns against attempts to redraw ME map under 'extremist ideological pretexts': President El-Sisi Ahram Online
- Senate speaker highlights Sinai Liberation Day in speech الهيئة العامة للاستعلامات
- 602 inmates released from jail on occasion of Sinai Liberation Day Egypt Today
Abbas loyalists sweep Palestinian elections, including some seats in Gaza
Voter turnout in Gaza remained low due to the ongoing impact of the genocide.
Final steps taken before audacious plan to tow whale stranded in Germany to North Sea
Millionaire funded operation called ‘pure animal cruelty’ after environment minister sent threats on social media
Final preparations are reportedly under way for a millionaire funded plan to tow a sickly humpback whale into the North Sea.
The 12-tonne whale, nicknamed Timmy, has been stranded on the Baltic Sea coastline for almost a month. A barge resembling a giant steel aquarium will attempt to transport Timmy 400km (248 miles) towards the North Sea, and then hopefully back to the Atlantic Ocean from where it is believed to have arrived.
Continue reading...Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots
Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights back
Greggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.
The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time, and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their shops.
Continue reading...Trump tells Fox News Iran can call US if it wants to negotiate – Reuters
- Trump tells Fox News Iran can call US if it wants to negotiate Reuters
- Live updates: Iran foreign minister presses on with regional tour despite Trump canceling envoys’ visit CNN
- Live Updates: Iran's foreign minister returns to Pakistan after U.S. envoys' trip canceled CBS News
- Live updates: Top Iranian diplomat arrives back in Pakistan after talks with US canceled AP News
- Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Says Iran Peace Talks Can Happen by Phone. ‘They Can Call Us.’ WSJ
Trump claims gala shooting gives urgency to White House ballroom plan
President presses case for controversial $400m project following White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
The shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel gives new urgency to the project to construct a 1,000-seat ballroom at the White House, Donald Trump claimed after the incident on Saturday night.
The US president pressed the case for his controversial ballroom initiative at the press conference he held at the White House on Saturday and a social media post on Sunday, after an armed attacker was arrested as he rushed towards the Hilton’s ballroom, where Trump was attending the White House Correspondents Association’s annual dinner.
Continue reading...40 years after Chernobyl, war brings new rounds of disaster and displacement – The Washington Post
- 40 years after Chernobyl, war brings new rounds of disaster and displacement The Washington Post
- Surviving in a poisoned land: Chernobyl's wildlife is different, but not in the ways you might think BBC
- 40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl The New York Times
- Rare photos from the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster Reuters
- Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of humans The Conversation
Mood in Russia turns bleak as war in Ukraine drags on and economy suffers – The Washington Post
- Mood in Russia turns bleak as war in Ukraine drags on and economy suffers The Washington Post
- Putin's approval rating falls to lowest since before Ukraine war, state pollster says Reuters
- Nearly 1 in 4 Russians say they distrust Putin, highest share since start of full-scale war Meduza
- Russian government poll shows lowest support for Putin since start of war in Ukraine Новая газета Европа
- Putin’s Approval Rating Hits Four-Year Low Amid Economic Slump and Internet Ban Kyiv Post
In Japan, the Fight Is on Against Unruly Tourists – The New York Times
- In Japan, the Fight Is on Against Unruly Tourists The New York Times
- Travel Japan Now: Mount Fuji’s Fujiyoshida Takes Action Against Overcrowding and Disruptive Tourist Behaviour in 2026 Travel And Tour World
- This Japanese town cancelled its cherry blossom festival to stop overtourism. It didn’t work CBC
- ‘TOURISM POLLUTION’ TAINTS BLOSSOM BEAUTY: Japanese town sours on cherry blossom season Travel Industry Today
- In the foothills of Mount Fuji, the fight is on against unruly tourists The Business Times
Russia Sends 3 Tons Of Supplies To The ISS In High-Stakes Orbital Resupply Mission – The Daily Galaxy
- Russia Sends 3 Tons Of Supplies To The ISS In High-Stakes Orbital Resupply Mission The Daily Galaxy
- Progress 95 Cargo Craft Launches to Resupply Station Crew NASA (.gov)
- Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video) Space
- Russia launches Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft to ISS news.cgtn.com
- Бойқўнғирдан Союз-2.1а ракетаси Прогресс MS-34 кемасини коинотга олиб чиқди Zamin.uz
New footage shows moment of deadly bus bombing in Colombia
Newly released dashcam video shows the moment that a bomb-laden bus exploded in Colombia.
Peru’s Fujimori, leftist Sanchez deadlocked in presidential runoff poll – Reuters
- Peru's Fujimori, leftist Sanchez deadlocked in presidential runoff poll Reuters
- Police raid Peru’s election authorities after outcry over slow vote count Al Jazeera
- Peru grapples with selecting new leader amid ongoing election chaos Financial Times
- Peru’s Electoral Chaos Is an Ugly Regional Omen Bloomberg.com
- Peru confirms election runoff date, court says no to Lima re-vote The Anniston Star
‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza – Al Jazeera
- ‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israeli fire kills 12 in Gaza, medics say Reuters
- Palestinians hold funerals for pregnant woman and her children killed in Israeli strikes AP News
- Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say BBC
- U.S. Asked IDF to Curb Gaza Strikes; Source: Israel Agreed, but Failed to Comply Haaretz
‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza
Israel escalates attacks and expands control in Gaza Strip, sidelining the new US-backed technocratic administration.
World’s longest tiramisu record broken in London – BBC
- World's longest tiramisu record broken in London BBC
- Chefs beat 3,000 eggs for tiramisu that rivals Empire State Building The Times
- Italian chefs break record for world's longest tiramisu in London Metro.co.uk
- 100 Italian chefs break world record with 1,445-foot tiramisu Dexerto
- Longest Tiramisu London: Record Broken at Chelsea Town Hall El-Balad.com