Algeria says cutting diplomatic ties with UAE
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Twenty-five dead after fire on cargo ship in eastern China
Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated, CCTV reports.
Twenty-five dead after fire erupts on cargo ship in Qingdao, eastern China – state media – bbc.com
- Twenty-five dead after fire erupts on cargo ship in Qingdao, eastern China - state media bbc.com
- Cargo Ship Fire in Eastern China Kills 25 The New York Times
- At least 25 dead after cargo ship catches fire in Chinese port, state media says CNN
- Cargo vessel fire at east China shipyard kills 25 Reuters
- At Least 20 Dead and 5 Missing After Cargo Ship Catches Fire While Being Docked for Repairs people.com
Twenty-five dead after fire on cargo ship in eastern China
Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated, CCTV reports.
Is Egypt’s Hamza Abdelkarim set to be Barcelona’s next breakout star?
Four goals in five games made the 18-year-old striker Barcelona's top scorer during preseason.
Malta warned of corruption crisis after ‘utter disbelief’ over Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict
Labour peer tells Council of Europe inquiry failure to implement legal protections still putting journalists at risk
Malta is vulnerable to “repeated instances of high-level corruption” unless it strengthens the rule of law and protections for journalists, the Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti said at the opening of an inquiry into judicial failures following the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Chakrabarti, a member of the House of Lords and former director of the human rights group Liberty, has been named special rapporteur for a Council of Europe investigation into the fallout from the assassination of the anti-corruption journalist, who died in a car bombing in October 2017.
Continue reading...Israel will never stop me speaking up for Palestine
Israel’s decision to bar British MPs exposes how far it will go to avoid scrutiny over its treatment of Palestinians.
Drug use may have begun 25,000 years ago, new research finds – bbc.com
- Drug use may have begun 25,000 years ago, new research finds bbc.com
- Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth The New York Times
- Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds The Guardian
- Earliest evidence of habitual drug use found in teeth in Indonesia New Scientist
- Ancient teeth reveal the Ice Age origins of the world’s 4th most common addictive drug The Conversation
Spain’s spy agency warned of Ceuta border breach before crisis, declassified files show – cbsnews.com
- Spain's spy agency warned of Ceuta border breach before crisis, declassified files show cbsnews.com
- Spain’s spy agency warned of plans to storm Ceuta before mass migrant crossing, documents show CNN
- Spain Declassifies Warning to Morocco About Migrant Crossing Plans The New York Times
- Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge BBC
- Spain’s spy agency warned of mass crossings into Ceuta before border crisis Al Jazeera
Why star TV presenter Sarah Khalifa faces the death penalty in Egypt and what comes next? – Euronews.com
- Why star TV presenter Sarah Khalifa faces the death penalty in Egypt and what comes next? Euronews.com
- TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case bbc.com
- Sarah Khalifa: Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to death on drug charges edition.cnn.com
- Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime The Guardian
- Former crime show host sentenced to death in drug trafficking case Syracuse.com
Man ‘planned to torch drone factory in Russian sabotage plot’, court told – bbc.com
- Man 'planned to torch drone factory in Russian sabotage plot', court told bbc.com
- British man charged with aiding Russian spies in UK sabotage plot AP News
- British man charged with volunteering to sabotage UK drone factory for Russia Financial Times
- Man in Swindon charged with assisting Russian intelligence agency The Guardian
- UK man charged with assisting Russian military spies in sabotage plot Al Jazeera
Calls grow for investigation after ICE attacks protesters
Calls grow for investigation after ICE attacks protesters
Zelenskyy visits Canada to seek further military support for Ukraine – AP News
- Zelenskyy visits Canada to seek further military support for Ukraine AP News
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Canada CBC
- Zelenskiy says Canada has agreed a big air defense package for Ukraine Reuters
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Canada seeking air support dw.com
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Calgary ahead of meeting with PM Carney CTV News
E-bike crime crackdown leads to 187 arrests in Westminister – bbc.com
- E-bike crime crackdown leads to 187 arrests in Westminister bbc.com
- London police use tech to tackle masked phone snatchers CBS News
- Cops are Fighting Back Against E-Bike Gangs with E-Bikes of Their Own Yahoo
- 187 arrested in London operation against street thefts UA.NEWS
- Crackdown on thieves using mopeds in tourist hotspot leads to 187 arrests Daily Express
Tourist caught allegedly having sex in public on vacation banned from island for 10 years – New York Post
Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coast
Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widens
Houthi forces in Yemen are making a concerted drive to take over the country’s Red Sea coast fully, claiming control of the key port of Mocha in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years, bringing the Iran-aligned group closer to full control of a key shipping route.
Seizure of the coast and some of the islands in the sea would be a strategic disaster for Saudi Arabia and the US, taking Iran and its proxies closer to full control of two choke points for western shipping on opposite sides of the Arabian peninsula: the Bab al-Mandab at the southern end of the Red Sea and the strait of Hormuz in the Gulf.
Continue reading...Putin sends bones of warrior prince to Ukraine in desperate bid to boost morale – The Independent
- Putin sends bones of warrior prince to Ukraine in desperate bid to boost morale The Independent
- Orthodox church sends medieval prince’s remains to Russian troops in Ukraine The Guardian
- Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale Reuters
- Russia Sends 14th-Century Prince’s Relics to Front Line to Help Troops “Win” in Ukraine UNITED24 Media
- ‘More patriotic than priestly’ uncovering of Dmitry Donskoy’s relics The Orthodox Observer
A journalist is named king of a Ugandan monarchy that just lost its onetime ‘boy king’ – NBC News
- A journalist is named king of a Ugandan monarchy that just lost its onetime ‘boy king’ NBC News
- Uganda's King Oyo death: Royal family rejects UBC presenter Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new monarch BBC
- A Succession Battle Erupts Over a Late Ugandan Monarch The New York Times
- Secret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdom The Guardian
- Ugandan kingdom picks new monarch to succeed King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest Reuters
The Houthis are testing the limits of Saudi restraint
Riyadh needs to restore deterrence without being pulled back into a prolonged Yemen war.
IAEA accuses Iran of ‘noncompliance’
Nuclear watchdog has gone more than a year without inspecting key sites; Iran says US attacks have made access unsafe.