G7 leaders meet in France with Iran and Ukraine high on agenda
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday’s lunch summit would focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran fans react to team’s first World Cup match amid political schisms
Iran fans react to team’s first World Cup match amid political schisms
Rope Jumper Falls to Her Death After Operators Fail to Secure Harness – The New York Times
- Rope Jumper Falls to Her Death After Operators Fail to Secure Harness The New York Times
- Brazilian woman killed after being thrown off bridge without rope is buried in Sao Paulo South China Morning Post
- Rope jumper died after instructors failed to attach cord, investigators say The Independent
- Three instructors charged in bridge-jumping death of woman not secured to rope NBC News
- 6 arrested after video captures bungee jumper thrown from 'Skeleton' bridge without cord WBMA
What to know about this week’s US primary elections
Primaries are set to take place in Alabama, California, Oklahoma, Georgia, and the capital, Washington, DC, on Tuesday.
US-Iran deal leaves Qatar on top – www.israelhayom.com
- US-Iran deal leaves Qatar on top www.israelhayom.com
- Gulf Countries Confront Questions About Relying on U.S. for Protection The New York Times
- View / The Gulf’s other postwar challenge Semafor
- How the Gulf will manage collective security after the Iran war ends Al Jazeera
- Gulf states could be left in the lurch and exposed by the US-Iran deal The Times of Israel
Football fans celebrate the World Cup across continents and cultures
Fans in jerseys and painted faces gather to watch World Cup matches, celebrating unity and rivalry alike.
Former CAR president on trial in absentia over crimes against humanity
The alleged crimes committed by Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape.
Eight people killed in US Air Force B-52 bomber crash: What we know
The aircraft, one of the US Air Force's longest-used bombers, goes down during a routine test mission.
Palestine weekly wrap: World sanctions settlers, Israel funds settlements
Amnesty calls West Bank ethnic cleansing 'state-sponsored' and international allies bar Finance Minister Smotrich.
Israel uses ‘battlefield evidence’ to prosecute Palestinians abroad
Palestinian activists are being put on trial in Europe for supporting Hamas on the basis of Israeli evidence.
‘My voice is being heard’: A month of India’s Cockroach Janta Party
Satirical party launches nationwide Gen Z protest to demand federal education minister's removal over exam paper leaks.
Iran war day 109: Tehran, Washington, sign MoU electronically
Iran’s National Security Council said on Monday that the deal ends fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon.
Indonesia hit by 6.7 magnitude earthquake – DW.com
- Indonesia hit by 6.7 magnitude earthquake DW.com
- 6.7-magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, causing damage and injuries ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, killing at least 1, causing damage and injuries NBC News
- Magnitude 6.7 quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi island, agency says Reuters
- A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, causing damage and injuries SFGATE
Japan’s central bank raises interest rates to highest level since 1995
Bank of Japan hikes benchmark rate to 1 percent, continuing shift away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs.
US-Iran deal may get oil flowing again, but region’s root problems are unsolved
Few analysts believe final settlement can be reached in 60 days – and even if it is, war and instability could soon return
In much of the Middle East, news that the US and Iran had come to a fragile agreement was greeted with relief tempered with doubt that any deal would resolve the turbulent region’s deep problems or even prevent a future return to war.
In Kuwait, a frequent target of Iranian drone strikes during the 15-week conflict, Iyad Joumma, a 37-year-old Jordanian engineer, spoke for many.
Continue reading...Trump may release US-Iran deal before Friday, Vance says
The US vice-president says the agreement is "about a page and a half" and "very general", meaning many details will be worked out later.
‘Dancing girl’s’ bare torso restored in Indian textbook after backlash
A picture in a new school textbook had covered up the naked torso of the famous figurine with dark shading.
Venezuela signs power deal with US energy giant
Venezuela has signed an agreement with General Electric Vernova aimed at boosting electricity generation
Football upstages politics as Iranians rally behind their team at World Cup
In opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles, Iran's Team Melli gets cheers from thousands of anti-regime supporters.
AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists
Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi data
The rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the “race against extinction” faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
New technology is enabling scientists to track how flowering times have shifted by weeks around the world, rapidly identify new specimens and even get crucial genetic data from 180-year-old fungus specimens, potentially opening a “genomic goldmine”. Digitisation and online access to millions of specimens that were until now only accessible in archives is also producing new insights, especially in the global south.
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