- IDF strikes in Iran target drones, F-14 jets and missiles; UAV hits home in Beit She’an The Times of Israel
- Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Trump joins IDF, strikes Iran nuke sites The Jerusalem Post
- IDF says it hit primed missile launchers in fresh strikes on western Iran The Times of Israel
- Iran's F-14 Tomcats are the last of their kind. Israel's been blowing some of them up. Business Insider
- One Dead And Several Injured In Northern Israel After Iranian Missile Attacks | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
Aid seekers in Gaza continue to be targeted as Israeli attacks kill 26
Gaza’s Health Ministry says that in the last 48 hours, 202 people have been killed in Israeli attacks.
Suspect in ‘No Kings’ rally shooting death in Utah released from jail
Police say Arturo Gamboa was carrying a rifle when safety volunteer fired on him and accidentally killed bystander
A man jailed on suspicion of murder for allegedly brandishing a rifle at a “No Kings” rally in Utah before an armed safety volunteer fired and inadvertently killed a protester has been released from custody.
Local district attorney Sim Gill’s office said on Friday that it was unable to make a decision on charges against Arturo Gamboa after the 14 June shooting that killed demonstrator Arthur Folasa Ah Loo – but that the investigation into the slaying continues.
Continue reading...Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou facing second trial as more women come forward
Prosecutors weigh possibility that the Chinese student, who treated his victims as ‘sex toys’, could face further action
Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou is facing a second trial with police and prosecutors preparing to charge the Chinese student with a second round of offences.
Zou, 28, is already serving a minimum 24 years for attacking 10 young women in London and China.
Continue reading...Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed from jail, says wife
Tsikhanousk's arrest and activism sparked unprecedented protests in Belarus, challenging Lukashenko's decades-long rule.
Day after day, Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey in desperate search for food – NPR
- Day after day, Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey in desperate search for food NPR
- A deadly race for food: Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey day after day AP News
- Humanitarian Aid Trickles Into Northern Gaza The New York Times
- UN Warns of Water Shortage; Reports: Israeli Forces Kill 202 in Gaza in Last 48 Hours Haaretz
- Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems The Guardian
Brazil hot-air balloon crash kills at least eight people amid ‘desperate’ scenes
Witnesses say some of those onboard hurled themselves out to escape flames as reports say fire started from torch in balloon’s basket
At least eight people have died after a hot-air balloon carrying more than 20 people caught fire and plunged through the sky in Brazil’s deep south.
Footage posted on social media showed the moment the multi-coloured aircraft fell to earth, engulfed in flames, in the state of Santa Catarina on Saturday morning. At least two of the balloon’s occupants can be seen plummeting to the ground as the fire spreads. “My God!” one witness can be heard gasping as the basket hurtles towards the ground.
Continue reading...Salvagers fully raise Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian from sea off Sicily
Vessel to be transported to port where investigators will try to find cause of fatal sinking during storm
Salvage teams in Sicily say they have lifted Mike Lynch’s superyacht “fully and finally out of the water” for the first time since it sank last year during a storm, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.
The rusting hulk of the Bayesian, which ran into trouble off the coast of the Italian island in August last year, has been slowly raised from the seabed over the last three days. Covered with algae and mud, it was visible clear of the sea in the holding area of a yellow floating crane barge, a witness told the Associated Press.
Continue reading...Key RFK Jr advisers stand to profit from a new federal health initiative
The Maha campaign seeks to warn Americans of the dangers of ultra-processed foods
Federal health officials are seeking to launch a “bold, edgy” public service campaign to warn Americans of the dangers of ultra-processed foods in social media, transit ads, billboards and even text messages.
And they potentially stand to profit off the results.
Continue reading...Real Madrid vs Pachuca: FIFA Club World Cup – start, team news, lineups
Five-time winners Real Madrid take on Mexico's Pachuca in the group stage of FIFA Club World Cup in Charlotte.
Israel Says It Killed Top Iran Commander Who Oversees Proxy Militias – The New York Times
- Israel Says It Killed Top Iran Commander Who Oversees Proxy Militias The New York Times
- Israel says it killed Iranian commander who helped fund, arm Hamas Fox News
- Iran–Israel conflict: Iran has run out of good options Chatham House
- IDF says fighter jets struck head of IRGC’s drone unit, a week after killing his predecessor The Times of Israel
- Israel says it’s preparing for possibly long war as Iran calls U.S. involvement ‘dangerous’ PBS
‘My husband is free!’ Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail
Syarhei Tsikhanouski arrested shortly after announcing candidacy in rigged 2020 election won by Lukashenko
One of the leaders of Belarus’s opposition movement, Syarhei Tsikhanouski, has been released from jail after being pardoned after almost five years behind bars.
His wife, the exiled politician Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after his jailing, on Saturday shared a video of him smiling and embracing her after his release.
Continue reading...Can divided European powers help end Israel’s war on Iran?
European countries are divided over their approach to the conflict and talks on Friday did not yield results.
Exclusive: Senior Iranian official: European proposals in Geneva unrealistic – Reuters
- Exclusive: Senior Iranian official: European proposals in Geneva unrealistic Reuters
- Nuclear diplomacy stuck, Israel says strikes southwestern Iran military targets CNBC
- Iran Remains Defiant as Pressure Builds to End Nuclear-Fuel Enrichment WSJ
- EXCLUSIVE: TEHRAN READY TO ABANDON ENRICHMENT BUT NEEDS A FACE-SAVING EXIT IranWire
- Iran says Europe’s nuclear proposals ‘unrealistic’ as it is pressured to make concessions The Times of Israel
As a heatwave approaches, experts say US sunscreens are less effective than those abroad
Other countries have approved a wider range of UV-filtering ingredients, which allow for more advanced sunscreens
Many dermatologists and experts say US sunscreens are still not as effective as many available overseas when it comes to protecting against ultraviolet radiation linked to skin cancer and premature ageing – despite years of research.
The concern comes as a brutal heatwave, with a suffocating “heat dome”, is arriving for more than 200 million people across vast swaths of the US this weekend, bringing extreme heat and humidity . Studies have shown that the global climate crisis is making heatwaves more severe, frequent and long lasting.
Continue reading...Nuclear Fears Become a Call for Regime Change in Iran – Rolling Stone
- Nuclear Fears Become a Call for Regime Change in Iran Rolling Stone
- Israel Tests Theory That War Can’t Be Won With Air Power Alone WSJ
- Trump’s Strike on Iran Cements Netanyahu’s Political Comeback The New York Times
- Here’s what a post-Ayatollah Iran could look like if war with Israel leads to regime’s fall Fox News
- The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran The Atlantic
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors – The New York Times
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors The New York Times
- Israel-Iran war: Wary of assassination, Supreme Leader Khamenei names successors, military replacements, says report Mint
- Under attack from Israel, Iran’s supreme leader faces a stark choice AP News
- Israel vows to hold Iran's leader accountable for "war crimes" after Iranian missile slams into hospital CBS News
- Israel has threatened to kill Iran’s supreme leader. Here’s what could come next CNN
“Turkey is obviously afraid” of a bigger war between Israel and Iran
"Turkey has over 700km of borders with Iran.”
Israel says it killed Iran’s military coordinator with Hamas
Saeed Izadi had been in charge of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps's ties with Palestinian armed groups.
The Latest: Israel-Iran war enters a second week with renewed strikes – AP News
- The Latest: Israel-Iran war enters a second week with renewed strikes AP News
- Israel-Iran Conflict Live: Trump Says He Won't Push for Cease-Fire; Israel Signals Prolonged War With Iran WSJ
- Israel strikes Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, buildings on fire in Tel Aviv Al Jazeera
- Israel-Iran live updates: Israel targets Iranian nuclear facility as conflict enters 9th day The Washington Post
- Live Updates: Israel Kills Iranian Commander as Both Countries Trade Strikes The New York Times