At least 27 dead as fire engulfs popular Bangkok pub near Chatuchak market
At least 27 people were killed and 63 injured, many critically, after a fire ripped through a popular pub in Bangkok.
Japan’s pet care industry booms as ‘fur babies’ outnumber infants
Japanese baby product manufacturers turn their attention to the pet market amid collapsing birthrate.
Iran Live Updates: After Intense U.S. Strikes, Iran Targets Gulf States and Claims Strait is Closed – The New York Times
- Iran Live Updates: After Intense U.S. Strikes, Iran Targets Gulf States and Claims Strait is Closed The New York Times
- Iran war live: US bombs Iranian cities again as Hormuz standoff intensifies Al Jazeera
- Live updates: Trump orders new round of strikes to "hold Iranian forces accountable," CENTCOM says as two sides exchange threats CBS News
- US Renews Iran Strikes as Both Sides Dispute Hormuz Status Bloomberg.com
- U.S. launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates PBS
Can Nigeria’s drone industry deliver Africa’s defence sovereignty
Military manufacturing may be growing, but defence sovereignty depends on far more than production.
Iran launches attacks on Gulf states after heaviest U.S. strikes in months – The Washington Post
US launches more strikes on Iran as Strait of Hormuz standoff deepens
The US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran targeting Tehran's ability to threaten shipping in the strait.
How Indian scientists are mapping the brain’s last frontier
India's new brainstem atlas offers scientists an unprecedented map of one of the brain's least known regions.
10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch ’em all
Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
The Chinese graduate accused of being Mexico’s ‘fentanyl king’
Cartel members and ex-colleagues describe how Zhang Zhidong allegedly linked Chinese chemicals to Mexican drug labs.
Iran war live: Tehran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan after US bombings
Iranian state media report explosions in port cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Jask, as well as Qeshm Island.
US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia
The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia
The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire – BBC
At least 28 killed, 25 critically injured after fire engulfs Bangkok bar
Firefighters arrived at the scene in the Chatuchak district to find patrons running through flames to escape.
Mitch McConnell releases health update, says he is ‘regaining’ strength
The US Republican senator has been absent from Congress during a weeks-long hospitalisation, spurring party concern.
New era for Gibraltar with removal of 118-year-old border controls with Spain
It is hoped that free movement between the UK territory and Spain will provide an economic boost.
Disney’s live-action Moana fails to make a splash at box office with underwhelming opening
Latest film in franchise takes just $43m in North America and $95m globally, against a $250m budget
The Walt Disney Company’s live-action remake of Moana may be the No 1 movie at the North American box office but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters.
The movie, which cost a reported $250m (£187m, A$360m) to produce, earned just $43m from ticket sales in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Continue reading...Thousands may have died in UK’s exceptional May and June heatwaves – BBC
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US launches new wave of strikes against Iran, aimed at ‘degrading’ military
Sunday's attacks follow three previous days of tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and US as a June ceasefire deal frays.
Lindsey Graham tributes from Israel and Ukraine point to complicated, often bloody legacy
Republican senator, who died Saturday, had a global reach few could rival and was vital in shaping Trump’s worldview
It was revealing that one of the first tributes to Lindsey Graham, a US senator who died on Saturday aged 71, came from Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, a far-right provocateur who recently caused widespread anger by sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been trying to sail to Gaza with aid.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was not far behind, calling Graham a “great friend of Israel and a cherished friend of mine”, and he was quickly followed by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who described him as “a true defender of freedom and the values that make our world safer”.
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