- 4 Americans among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash, including Telemundo executive NBC News
- José Suárez, president and GM of Telemundo 31, 49 and Ft. Myers dies in helicopter crash NBC 6 South Florida
- Safari helicopter crash kills 7 people in Kenya, including 5 Americans CBS News
- Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in helicopter crash in Kenya CNN
- 5 Americans among 7 dead after helicopter crashes in Kenya abcnews.com
Multiple deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza in under 24 hours
BBC Verify looks at footage from two deadly strikes in under 24 hours in Gaza.
Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks
President says he plans to meet dictator this year but Kim Yo-jong says Washington remains Pyongyang’s enemy
Donald Trump has said he is planning to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-un later this year, though the reclusive leader’s younger sister cast doubt on their communications and dampened hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough between them.
Trump, who also claimed North Korea had 57 nuclear weapons, had suggested he and Kim were holding secret negotiations on Tuesday after announcing the US would downgrade its participation in military exercises held by South Korea, a US ally. Asked whether Kim had responded to his request for a conversation, Trump said: “Yeah, he has.”
Continue reading...South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request
It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed
Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024
The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing.
The killing of Hind and her family was one of the most high profile of a series of incidents involving civilian casualties during the first months of the Gaza conflict which prompted international outrage.
Continue reading...Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project – BBC
- Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project BBC
- UK’s Miliband Plans Sanctions Over Israeli Settlement Expansion Bloomberg.com
- Britain denounces Israel’s launch of tender for E1 settlement project, summons envoy The Times of Israel
- Palestinians condemn Israeli step to advance illegal E1 settlement plan aljazeera.com
- First 1,400 housing units to be marketed in controversial E1 area of West Bank The Jerusalem Post
Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis
Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisis of governance” and needed to hold a wartime presidential election.
Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff, was dismissed by decree after multiple reports in Ukrainian media that her house was being searched by officials investigating an alleged money-laundering scheme.
Continue reading...US Air Force plane turns back from Antarctica after Russian missile threat – The Hill
- US Air Force plane turns back from Antarctica after Russian missile threat The Hill
- US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after space activity warning CNN
- 150 Minutes To Nowhere: US Air Force Scraps C-17 Globemaster Flight Over Russian Missile Alert Simple Flying
- US Antarctic Flight Turns Back Over Missile Warning MiGFlug
- Russia’s Fake Missile Test Warning to New Zealand The Diplomat – Asia
Why extreme heat is much more dangerous for the elderly than we realised – Al Jazeera
- Why extreme heat is much more dangerous for the elderly than we realised Al Jazeera
- When climate change hits an aging population: Heat’s threat is underestimated, study says NBC News
- Impact of extreme heat ‘underestimated’ on those 60 and older: Lancet study Global News
- New research reveals increasing health impact of heatwaves on over-60s – here’s why The Independent
- Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought The Guardian
Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.
Trial of mum accused of killing her three children puts postpartum psychosis on the map
Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.
How Saudi Arabia’s Neom Megacity Dream Collapsed – WSJ
US ally on Putin’s doorstep braces for war as Russia tensions take ominous turn – Fox News
- US ally on Putin’s doorstep braces for war as Russia tensions take ominous turn Fox News
- Russia Is Already Waging Hybrid War in Europe, Latvia Says Bloomberg.com
- Report to Congress on Russian Hybrid Warfare in Europe USNI News
- Deterring Russia’s Threat to the Baltics National Review
- Poland's Deputy Defense Minister Announces Preparations for Potential War News.by
Two detained after French influencer’s scorched body found in vineyard
Sonia Bellina's body was "abandoned" after "a murder of rare savagery", the family's lawyer says.
At 37, she pretended to be 12. Now she’s on trial for fraud. – The Washington Post
At 37, she pretended to be 12. Now she’s on trial for fraud. The Washington Post
Sacking turns former Zelenskyy loyalist into potent political opponent
Mykhailo Fedorov’s blistering critique comes at a time of growing pressure for democratic renewal in Ukraine
For more than a month, demonstrators have gathered in Ivan Franko Square outside Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office. The protesters have been chanting a name – not that of Ukraine’s embattled president but that of the man he recently sacked as defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. On Sunday evening, 2,000 people marched along Khreshchatyk, Kyiv’s main boulevard, waving cardboard banners in support of their ousted hero.
Zelenskyy has refused to reinstate Fedorov, who during his six months in the job was widely seen as an effective and reforming figure. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s parliament, the Rada, voted to approve a successor as defence minister, Yevhen Khmara. The move shows that Fedorov has been shut out from government permanently, and confirms his transition from trusted insider and Zelenskyy loyalist to a potent political opponent.
Continue reading...Jellyfish mesmerise in their own museum in Florida
The Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach is believed to be the first in the US dedicated entirely to the floating predators.
Why is Ukraine’s ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections?
Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, without addressing concerns over how they could be held while at war.
Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation
The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives.
‘I was born in South Africa’, says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her
Chidimma Adetshina is challenging efforts to have her deported from South Africa, which she says is her home.