- Russia arrests Japanese journalist on espionage charges Financial Times
- Russia arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying The Guardian
- Russia arrests Japanese journalist for alleged espionage BBC
- Russia authorities announce detention of Japanese reporter | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News NHKニュース
- Russia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged Espionage The New York Times
Cornell bans all fraternity parties over gang sex assault allegations
The school has faced an uproar over how it handled assault allegations brought by a woman known as Jane Doe.
‘If we don’t scream, they won’t listen to us’: Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris
Student protesters in France have told the BBC's James Waterhouse that they will continue to take action until change has been made. The protests have now entered their fourth week.
Far-right and Iran add to mix of terror threats UK faces – not to mention AI
Annual update from MI5 chief highlighted a complex cocktail that could have real-life consequences for Britain
MI5’s annual threat update covers so much ground it is easy to feel anxious. The terror threat has become more diverse, with far-right anti-migrant threats on the rise; while Iran has now firmly emerged alongside Russia as a country seeking to undertake violent and deadly plots in the UK.
“There is no law of physics dictating that rising state threats will be accompanied by diminishing terrorist threats,” MI5’s director general, Ken McCallum, said, although one of his core messages was that people and the country at large needed to focus on being more resilient. “In this new world, we should expect to be tested.”
Continue reading...Why advanced U.S. weapons aren’t stopping Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia – NBC News
- Why advanced U.S. weapons aren’t stopping Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia NBC News
- Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks CNN
- Why Saudi Arabia has struggled to defend itself against the Houthis’ recent attacks AP News
- Iran war updates: Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia Al Jazeera
- Military briefing: Houthis expose limits of Saudi Arabia’s vast arsenal Financial Times
EU opens two more Ukraine accession clusters as Hungary lifts veto – Euronews
- EU opens two more Ukraine accession clusters as Hungary lifts veto Euronews
- Ukraine takes step forward in EU membership talks after Hungary drops objections Reuters
- Ukraine's EU accession bid advances with new chapter Le Monde.fr
- Zelenskyy signs education law amendments sought by Hungary to unblock Ukraine's EU accession talks Українська правда
- EU States Unanimously Agree to Open 2 New Accession Clusters for Ukraine Kyiv Post
Iran shifts focus to “harder targets, like military sites” with mounting sabotage attacks, U.K. spy chief warns – CBS News
- Iran shifts focus to "harder targets, like military sites" with mounting sabotage attacks, U.K. spy chief warns CBS News
- U.K. intelligence chief warns Iran is shifting plots to ‘harder targets’ The Washington Post
- MI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chief BBC
- Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says Reuters
- Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says The Guardian
Israel’s Settlers Are Willing to Lose America. One Told ’60 Minutes’ Why – Haaretz
- Israel's Settlers Are Willing to Lose America. One Told '60 Minutes' Why Haaretz
- Some Israeli settlers use sheep as tool to push Palestinians from their West Bank homes CBS News
- Bari’s Stahl Showdown Status
- Israeli extremist settlers use sheep farms, intimidation to expand West Bank control, CBS reports The Jerusalem Post
- Jewish extremist attacks surge in West Bank: officials accuse ministers of backing rioters Ynetnews
Argentina targets UK in legal claim over Falklands oil exploration
The action filed with an international maritime tribunal is the latest development in an escalating row over the Falkland Islands.
Greta Thunberg is the personification of empty activism – Yahoo
- Greta Thunberg is the personification of empty activism Yahoo
- Greta Thunberg backs French high school protests over run-down schools AP News
- France’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers The Guardian
- French student protesters are being 'exploited' by political forces, Macron says France 24
- French protests draw parallels with 1968 student demonstrations The Christian Science Monitor
Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen and says missiles launched toward location of Saudi Aramco HQ
Civilians warned to leave target area near Sana’a before attacks as conflict between Riyadh and Houthi forces escalates
Saudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, while later on Tuesday it said it had intercepted missiles launched toward Dharan, location of the headquarters of the huge national energy company Saudi Aramco.
The attacks on both sides were a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi forces. Before its offensive on Tuesday, a Saudi spokesperson warned civilians to leave the target area, in an apparent attempt to strike fear into the local population before the biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructure.
Continue reading...Horrified witnesses recount fatal rollercoaster incident at Six Flags
Police say preliminary information suggests the man who died at the Georgia amusement park fell from a ride.
MI5 chief warns against overstating Russian interference in Brexit vote – BBC
- MI5 chief warns against overstating Russian interference in Brexit vote BBC
- Brexiters can’t cope with the fact that Putin was cheering them on | Rafael Behr The Guardian
- UK prime minister say it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum AP News
- UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote Reuters
- Brexit result 'not in dispute' despite PM's Russia meddling claim, MI5 chief says Sky News
Inside Katie Zacharia’s very brief White House briefing
The BBC's Sarah Smith was in the room and describes Zacharia's performance and the moment she broke news about Kimberly Guilfoyle being asked to resign.
Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes almost 300 homes
Hundreds of people displaced in Bangka Belitung with conditions described as worst in a decade with wildlife also badly hit
A forest fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra island fuelled by El Niño has razed nearly 300 homes, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, an official has said, as the country battles devastating blazes and haze.
Residents first spotted the fire approaching their village in Bangka Belitung province on Saturday and tried to put it out themselves with portable water pumps, said the head of South Bangka regency, Riza Herdavid.
Continue reading...Activist Greta Thunberg joins French student protests – Al Jazeera
- Activist Greta Thunberg joins French student protests Al Jazeera
- Violence in Paris as tens of thousands attend France student protests Euronews
- At least 160,000 people take to streets in third week of French school protests The Guardian
- Police, protesters clash in Paris as tens of thousands rally across France Axios
- In French high schools, protests give way to students' political awakening Le Monde.fr
Ethiopian troops enter town on border with Eritrea, stoking war fears – Reuters
- Ethiopian troops enter town on border with Eritrea, stoking war fears Reuters
- From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War The New York Times
- What the Ethiopian War Means for Stability in the Horn Geopolitical Futures
- High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs Responsible Statecraft
- Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Put India’s Sea Lanes at Risk StratNews Global
‘Peace through strength’: Trump Gaza plan gains global backing one year on – Fox News
- ‘Peace through strength’: Trump Gaza plan gains global backing one year on Fox News
- Wringing Hope From the Rubble of Gaza The New York Times
- One year into ceasefire, vexed Gazans say they’re still living like war never ended The Times of Israel
- In three years, Israel's war on Gaza hasn't just changed the Middle East, it's changed the world | Steve Bloomfield The Guardian
- One-Year Anniversary of the Gaza Peace Summit U.S. Department of State (.gov)
Did Ukrainian strikes on Russian datacentres reduce online disinformation? – The Guardian
- Did Ukrainian strikes on Russian datacentres reduce online disinformation? The Guardian
- Is Zelensky right to say data centre strikes have taken down Russian bots? BBC
- Ukrainian Drones Hit Sberbank Data Center After Yandex Attacks The Moscow Times
- Drone Strikes Didn’t Take Out a Russian Bot Farm, But We Were Primed to Believe It Mother Jones
- Kremlin says the government is discussing Yandex's problems after Ukrainian strikes on its data centres Reuters
Europe’s alternative to Trump’s China trade war – Axios
- Europe's alternative to Trump's China trade war Axios
- Germany to Push EU to Impose Caps on Additional Chinese Imports Bloomberg.com
- China says it is willing to work with EU to boost stability of trade ties Reuters
- How Europe should deal with the new China shock The Economist
- Germany shifts toward tougher EU trade defenses as pressure from Chinese competition grows DW.com