- South Korea’s opposition leader Lee wins election as voters punish conservatives after martial law chaos CNN
- Lee Jae-myung: South Korea's new president has a Trump-shaped crisis to avert BBC
- Global trade chaos threatens South Korea’s ‘survival’ says Lee Jae-myung in inauguration speech The Guardian
- Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea's president, closing period of political tumult AP News
- Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korean presidency, ending months of political turmoil NBC News
As Russia reels from drone attack, Ukraine targets vital Crimean Bridge – The Washington Post
- As Russia reels from drone attack, Ukraine targets vital Crimean Bridge The Washington Post
- Ukraine claims new underwater bomb attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge ABC News
- Crimea bridge reopens after Ukraine says it carried out underwater explosion BBC
- Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives The Guardian
- Ukraine Reports Striking Russia-Crimea Bridge With Underwater Explosives The New York Times
US Navy to rename ship honouring gay rights leader and veteran Harvey Milk
The Navy is also considering renaming ships named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Harriet Tubman.
South Korea’s new president has a Trump-shaped crisis to avert
Lee Jae-myung secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day.
Investigators search abandoned building linked to Madeleine McCann’s disappearance 18 years ago – 9News
- Investigators search abandoned building linked to Madeleine McCann's disappearance 18 years ago 9News
- New search underway in Portugal for Madeleine McCann, the toddler missing since 2007 NBC News
- Madeleine McCann search back on 18 years after disappearance NewsNation
- Police Renew Searches in Madeleine McCann Investigation in Portugal The New York Times
- Madeleine McCann search goes on but is it 18 years too late? BBC
Israel attacks Syrian targets after projectiles launched toward its territory
Israel’s defence minister says he holds Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa responsible for the two projectile launches
Israel hit southern Syria with a series of strikes overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, saying it had targeted weapons belonging to Syrian authorities after the launch of projectiles towards its territory
Israel launched the two attacks after reporting projectiles had been fired from Syria on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the two projectiles.
Continue reading...Ukraine war briefing: Satellite pictures show Russian warplanes prey to ‘Spiderweb’ – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: Satellite pictures show Russian warplanes prey to ‘Spiderweb’ The Guardian
- After Ukraine’s surprise drone assault on Russia, new attention drawn to sensitive sites stateside Fox News
- Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 13 planes, visuals show The Washington Post
- Ukraine’s Warning to the World’s Other Military Forces The Atlantic
- Satellite imagery shows Ukraine attack destroyed and damaged Russian bombers Reuters
Pornhub owner to suspend site in France in protest at new verification law
Parent company Aylo criticizes requirement that adult website visitors must confirm age with credit card or ID document
French visitors to the adult sites Pornhub, Youporn and RedTube will on Wednesday be greeted with a message denouncing the country’s age verification requirements, the company said on Tuesday.
Parent company Aylo, in reaction to a French law requiring adult sites to take extra steps to verify that their users are 18 or older, will stop operating in France, a spokesperson said.
Continue reading...Gaza food hub stops operations for second day as access routes remain ‘combat zones’
Extended closure said to be for maintenance and follows deaths of at least 27 people killed by Israeli troops near distribution site
A US-backed group operating food distribution sites in Gaza has announced that its operations would be suspended for a second day on Thursday, due to “maintenance and repair work”, as the Israeli army warned that roads leading to distribution centres were considered “combat zones”.
After Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, killing at least 27 and injuring hundreds, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) pressed Israel to improve civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites.
Continue reading...Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters – Politico
- Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters Politico
- Ukraine seeks air defense systems as Western backers meet without the Pentagon chief AP News
- US defence secretary to skip NATO-led meeting on Ukraine military aid Euronews
- US remains ‘completely committed’ to Nato says secretary general ahead of Ukraine military aid meeting – Europe live The Guardian
- US hasn't decided yet on new Ukraine aid, focuses on peace, NATO envoy says. The Kyiv Independent
Back to the Future stars seek help in hunt for missing Marty McFly guitar
Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd make plea to help track down cherry red Gibson, 40 years after film’s release
Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in Back to the Future and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.
The guitar, in real life, wasn’t as lucky.
Continue reading...On the hunt for Tiger, the fugitive linked to illegal South African gold mine where 78 died
The BBC tracks down people close to the alleged crime kingpin who escaped custody while awaiting trial.
Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible – The Times of Israel
- Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible The Times of Israel
- Israel launches strikes on weapons in southern Syria BBC
- Syria says Israeli attack on Deraa causes ‘significant’ losses Al Jazeera
- Israel attacks Syrian targets after projectiles launched toward its territory The Guardian
- Israel-Gaza War Day 606 Live Updates Haaretz
Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible – The Times of Israel
- Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible The Times of Israel
- Israel launches strikes on weapons in southern Syria BBC
- Syria says Israeli attack on Deraa causes ‘significant’ losses Al Jazeera
- Israel attacks Syrian targets after projectiles launched toward its territory The Guardian
- Israel-Gaza War Day 606 Live Updates Haaretz
Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council – AP News
- Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council AP News
- UN General Assembly elects 5 non-permanent members to Security Council Anadolu Ajansı
- Security Council Elections 2025 , June 2025 Monthly Forecast Security Council Report
- Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council UN News
- Five countries elected to UN Security Council for 2026/27 Reuters
Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council – AP News
- Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council AP News
- UN General Assembly elects 5 non-permanent members to Security Council Anadolu Ajansı
- Security Council Elections 2025 , June 2025 Monthly Forecast Security Council Report
- Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council UN News
- Five countries elected to UN Security Council for 2026/27 Reuters
US judge rules prisons must provide gender-affirming care for trans people
Ruling in Washington comes despite executive order signed by Donald Trump that targeted funding for such care
A US judge on Tuesday ruled the US Bureau of Prisons must keep providing transgender inmates gender-affirming care, despite an executive order Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office to halt funding for such care.
US district judge Royce Lamberth in Washington DC allowed a group of more than 2,000 transgender inmates in federal prisons to pursue a lawsuit challenging the order as a class action. He ordered the Bureau of Prisons to provide them with hormone therapy and accommodations such as clothing and hair-removal devices while the lawsuit plays out.
Continue reading...Oreo maker sues Aldi in US over ‘copycat’ packaging
The discount supermarket is being sued in a US court, accused of imitating the American biscuit brand.
UEFA Nations League: Germany-Portugal – Start, team news, lineups, Ronaldo
Host nation Germany face Portugal with Ronaldo and Fernandes set to start in first semifinal of UEFA Nations League.
Elon Musk slams Trump’s signature budget bill as a ‘disgusting abomination’
Donald Trump's budget bill faces Republican discord in Senate, where some lawmakers reject increase to US national debt.