- A $300,000 Ukrainian Drone Just Crippled a $200 Million Russian Tanker — It's Now a Drifting Time Bomb Headed Toward Libya's Coast Yahoo
- Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril The New York Times
- Libya abandons Arctic Metagaz as ghost ship floats aimlessly in Mediterranean MaltaToday
- Damaged Arctic Metagaz is drifting out of control again safety4sea
- Damaged Russian LNG carrier drifts uncontrolled north of Benghazi after towline failure PortNews IAA
Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church’s focus on sex – Reuters
Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding – AP News
- Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding AP News
- DR Congo to establish US-backed paramilitary guard for mines Al Jazeera
- Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines With US, UAE Funding Bloomberg.com
- Congo president orders probe into copper and cobalt export revenues, document shows Reuters
- DR Congo creates $100mn ‘Mining Guard’ to protect critical minerals Financial Times
Global military spending surges and reaches record high – Defense News
- Global military spending surges and reaches record high Defense News
- Military spending surges in Europe and Asia, pushing world to levels not seen in 16 years, report says CNN
- SIPRI: Record arms spending, again dw.com
- Europe’s rearmament push drives global military spending to record $2.9 trillion despite U.S. pullback CNBC
- Buoyed by European rearmament boost, global military spending jumps to $2.89 trillion Breaking Defense
Pro-choice campaigners in Malta create lockboxes containing abortion pills
Critics hit out at ‘dire’ situation in the country which has the strictest laws around abortion in western Europe
Rights campaigners have affixed lockboxes containing abortion pills to sites across Malta, in a campaign designed to highlight the country’s near-total ban on abortion.
The 15 black boxes aim to provide practical help to women grappling with the EU’s strictest abortion laws; anyone who is less than nine weeks pregnant and in need of an abortion is invited to send an email to obtain the location and codes to access the pills.
Continue reading...Russian superyacht crosses Strait of Hormuz as shipping traffic remains muted – The Jerusalem Post
- Russian superyacht crosses Strait of Hormuz as shipping traffic remains muted The Jerusalem Post
- Russian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- Iran war: Russian-linked superyacht slips through blockaded Strait of Hormuz The Independent
- Russian Billionaire’s Yacht Slips Through Closed Strait Of Hormuz Despite Restrictions UNITED24 Media
- Russian superyacht crosses Strait of Hormuz despite blockade The Telegraph
Sri Lankan monks arrested after cannabis discovered in luggage – BBC
- Sri Lankan monks arrested after cannabis discovered in luggage BBC
- 22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after record drug bust CBS News
- Sri Lanka arrests 22 monks with US$3.5 million worth of cannabis in record haul South China Morning Post
- Buddhist monks detained at airport after record drug bust The Independent
- ‘Law will take its course as for any citizen’ dailynews.lk
Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage
Officials say each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush - a particularly potent form of the drug - hidden within "false walls" in their luggage.
Hezbollah Vows to Keep Its Weapons as Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed 14 – The New York Times
- Hezbollah Vows to Keep Its Weapons as Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed 14 The New York Times
- Hezbollah, Lebanese Government Accuse Each Other of Treason WSJ
- Negotiating with Israel 'not treason,' Lebanon's Aoun says, stressing goal is to end war The Jerusalem Post
- Lebanon and Hezbollah at odds over peace talks with Israel as strikes continue despite ceasefire Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of violating Lebanon ceasefire France 24
French Teenager Faces Jail In Singapore After Posting Video Of His “Disgusting” Vending Machine Prank – Bored Panda
- French Teenager Faces Jail In Singapore After Posting Video Of His "Disgusting" Vending Machine Prank Bored Panda
- French teenager faces jail for licking vending machine straw in Singapore Le Monde.fr
- French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore BBC
- Teenager Could Face 2 Years in Jail for Licking Vending Machine Straw and Putting It Back: Police People.com
- Teen charged with mischief over iJooz straw incident The Straits Times
Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover during shooting
Oz Pearlman - a self-described "mentalist" - was speaking to Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and press secretary Karoline Leavitt as the attack happened.
What we’re learning about suspected Washington press dinner gunman
The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump appeared in court on Monday.
India and New Zealand sign a free trade agreement to deepen economic ties – AP News
- India and New Zealand sign a free trade agreement to deepen economic ties AP News
- India, New Zealand Sign ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Trade Deal Bloomberg.com
- How India benefits from ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade deal with New Zealand - 0% tariffs, visas for professionals, $20 billion investment The Times of India
- India free trade deal: The NZ sectors set to benefit most RNZ
- Cheers! India-New Zealand FTA Promises Wine Drinkers A New High NDTV
How Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier at the London Marathon
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.
Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister
Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels
Mali has been left reeling from sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels who seized several towns and military bases and killed the defence minister and military intelligence chief.
The weekend assault on the west African state’s security architecture was coordinated by al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the separatist Tuareg-led movement Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) – former foes with distinct agendas.
Continue reading...Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack
Officials say a rebel leader known as "Marlon" ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed.
Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack
Officials say a rebel leader known as "Marlon" ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed.
Suspected pirates seize vessel carrying cement off Somalia, the second hijacking incident in days – AP News
- Suspected pirates seize vessel carrying cement off Somalia, the second hijacking incident in days AP News
- Somalia piracy: Another vessel seized as threat level increased BBC
- Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia Al Jazeera
- Suspected pirates hijack cargo ship off Somalia, vessel steered toward coast The Jerusalem Post
- Pirates on the prowl again off Somalia’s coast Financial Times
Archbishop praises Pope’s anti-war comments during Vatican visit – BBC
- Archbishop praises Pope's anti-war comments during Vatican visit BBC
- Pope Leo meets Sarah Mullally, first woman to be Archbishop of Canterbury The Washington Post
- Pope: Anglicans and Catholics must continue working to overcome differences Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV meets archbishop of Canterbury amid deepening church divides EWTN News
- Archbishop of Canterbury preaches at St. Paul’s Within the Walls during 4-day Rome pilgrimage Episcopal News Service
Archbishop praises Pope’s anti-war comments during Vatican visit
Dame Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church of England, had a private discussion with Pope Leo during the trip.