One month in, disapproval high but US lawmakers take no action on Iran war
Republicans and Democrats remain entrenched despite public polling showing dismay over war, petrol prices.
Police in Paris foil attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America building
Incident in the city’s 8th arrondissement reportedly involved a homemade explosive device
French police prevented an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris on Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off a homemade explosive device, officials and sources close to the case said.
The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the city’s 8th arrondissement, a couple of streets away from the Champs-Élysées.
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Humpback whale freed by rescuers in Baltic Sea has become stranded again – AP News
- Humpback whale freed by rescuers in Baltic Sea has become stranded again AP News
- Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast BBC
- A whale stranded at a Baltic Sea resort has swum off a sandbank. But it isn’t safe yet CNN
- Whale stranded off Germany swims to freedom after days of efforts to save it The Guardian
- Video: Stranded Humpback Whale Beats the Odds and Swims Out to Sea The New York Times
Iran has a new demand to end the war – and it could bring in billions – CNN
- Iran has a new demand to end the war – and it could bring in billions CNN
- Iran Turns Back Two Chinese Ships From Strait of Hormuz WSJ
- U.S. troops wounded, planes damaged in Iranian strike on Saudi air base, official says PBS
- Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a ‘toll booth’ regime AP News
- IRGC Opens Tolled Passage for Merchant Ships in Strait of Hormuz, Transit Continues to Trickle Through news.usni.org
Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea
Poor weather and a lack of food and water contributed to the deaths, the Greek coastguard says.
Ancient DNA finds 15,800-year-old dogs in Anatolia, buried like humans – Phys.org
- Ancient DNA finds 15,800-year-old dogs in Anatolia, buried like humans Phys.org
- Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic Nature
- Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms The New York Times
- 16,000-Year-Old Dog Is World’s Oldest Domesticated Canine, You Can't Make A Clone Of A Clone More Than 57 Times Over, And Much More This Week IFLScience
- New research uncovers more of the story of man’s best friend The Economist
Morocco claims AFCON case closed, despite Senegal appeals to CAF and CAS
Morocco believe their successful appeal against their 1-0 defeat by Senegal means the case of the AFCON crown is closed.
France foils Paris bomb plot outside US bank, opens anti-terror probe – France 24
- France foils Paris bomb plot outside US bank, opens anti-terror probe France 24
- Police in Paris foil attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America building theguardian.com
- France Probes Attempted Attack Near BofA Headquarters in Paris Bloomberg.com
- French police foil apparent bomb attack outside of Bank of America building in Paris cbsnews.com
- France opens terror probe after attack attempt at Bank of America's Paris headquarters CNBC
Expectant mothers in Cuba struggle under fuel blockade
The BBC's Will Grant speaks to two women experiencing starkly different realities as the country's energy crisis impacts their pregnancies.
Ukraine Says It Attacked Russia’s Yaroslavl Refinery – Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine Says It Attacked Russia’s Yaroslavl Refinery Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian oil industry as Kremlin reaps export windfall CNN
- Russia's Ust-Luga port damaged by Ukrainian drones, fire breaks out Reuters
- Ukraine fends off increased attacks, strikes Russian oil revenue Al Jazeera
- Key Russian Oil Terminal Hit Again By Drones; Zelenskyy Threatens More Strikes On Russia Facilities Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
At least 22 migrants die off Greece after 6 days at sea
Survivors tell authorities the bodies of those who died were thrown overboard by people smugglers.
HORMUZ TRACKER: Ships Exit Persian Gulf Through Iranian Corridor – Bloomberg.com
- HORMUZ TRACKER: Ships Exit Persian Gulf Through Iranian Corridor Bloomberg.com
- Hormuz is not the only weak spot for global trade economist.com
- Watch: Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz? BBC
- The world’s most important 21 miles AP News
- Iran's Hormuz toll booth points toward an L-shaped price plateau, not the V-shaped recovery traders want fortune.com
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff meet in Miami Open final
Sabalenka seeks tennis's 'Sunshine Double', while Florida's own Gauff has reached the final for the first time.
Iran warns neighbours not to let ‘enemies run the war’ from their land
President Pezeshkian's warning is the latest by Tehran to neighbours not to allow their territory to be used in the war.
Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular arrested on battery charge in Florida
Peters is accused of instigating a fight between two women and then posting a video of it online, authorities say.
She was slipped a note by the convicted rapist Bradley Trengrove – facebook.com
Verstappen calls his Red Bull ‘undriveable’ after more F1 woes at Japan GP
Kimi Antonelli and George Russell claim a Mercedes 1-2 at Suzuka but Max Verstappen's Red Bull struggles continue.
How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries
More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drilling
The Iran war has sent petrol and diesel prices to their highest levels in years, sparked warnings of fuel rationing across Europe and triggered calls for Britain to drill more North Sea oil and gas. But analysis suggests the UK is looking for solutions in the wrong places – and that one of them is sitting on people’s driveways or parked in the street.
If more drivers switched electric vehicles, Britain would sharply reduce its petrol and diesel consumption, with every car charged from the grid rather than the pump extending the country’s fuel reserves – and experts say the potential impact goes far beyond that.
If more drivers switched to electric vehicles, Britain could sharply reduce its petrol and diesel consumption. Every car charged from the grid rather than the pump extends the country’s fuel reserves – and experts say the potential impact goes far beyond that.
As US troops sail to Middle East, how likely is Trump to order boots on the ground?
Secretary of state Marco Rubio repeats administration’s belief that US can achieve its aims without a ground war
Amid tentative White House efforts at diplomacy to end the war in Iran, US troops have also been arriving in the region to deliver what Donald Trump has hoped could be a knockout blow if he can’t negotiate a ceasefire with Tehran.
Thousands of US marines aboard navy amphibious ships from the 31st and 11th expeditionary units have been deployed to the Middle East from Asia. Another 2,000-odd paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne are also being sent to the theatre – they are tasked with deploying worldwide within 18 hours of notification and execute parachute assaults, including against a “defended airfield” to prepare for further ground operations.
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