- Le Pen seeks to woo French business leaders by vowing to cut spending Financial Times
- 4 takeaways from France’s first presidential debate politico.eu
- French presidential candidates clash at first debate before upcoming elections France 24
- France’s Debt Difficulties Dominate First Presidential Debate Bloomberg.com
- Le Pen seeks to woo French business leaders at first presidential debate Reuters
Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz, top security official Rezaei says – Reuters
- Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz, top security official Rezaei says Reuters
- Iran war updates: IRGC says ‘decisive control’ over Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
- Tehran engages in renewed diplomatic push, touts proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz CBS News
- Oil settles lower on clues about Fed policy, rumors of Hormuz deal Reuters
- White House silent on Iran-Oman Hormuz plan Tehran says would ban US warships Fox News
The Iran War at Six Months: A Region—and Its Relationship With the U.S.—Transformed – Council on Foreign Relations
- The Iran War at Six Months: A Region—and Its Relationship With the U.S.—Transformed Council on Foreign Relations
- After six months, the Iran war has reached its endgame — a costly stalemate Reuters
- Six months on, Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ risks igniting crises far beyond the Middle East CNN
- Six months into the Iran war: Markets become accustomed to stalemate with no end in sight CNBC
- Six months on, the Iran war has changed the Middle East, but not in the way its architects had hoped AP News
Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children
Prosecutors argued Clancy made a calculated decision to murder the children, while the defence argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches European weather satellite to orbit (video) – Space
- Powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches European weather satellite to orbit (video) Space
- MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio European Space Agency
- Ariane 6 launches European weather satellite in first GTO mission SpaceNews
- MTG-I2 safely in orbit, unlocking faster and sharper weather monitoring across Europe Eumetsat
- In China, Robots Held a Sports Show: They Fell, Fought the Air, and Danced Inbox.eu
Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb commander found guilty of genocide, dies in prison – The Washington Post
- Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb commander found guilty of genocide, dies in prison The Washington Post
- Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war BBC
- Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83 The New York Times
- Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague The Guardian
- Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies Al Jazeera
After six months of war in Iran, the US is diminished as both ally and rival – The Christian Science Monitor
- After six months of war in Iran, the US is diminished as both ally and rival The Christian Science Monitor
- How the Iran war has made the US more vulnerable Politico
- Iran inflicted billions in damage to U.S. intelligence sites, sources say NBC News
- Jaw-Dropping Cost of Damages in Trump’s War Exposed The Daily Beast
- How six months of war could make US rethink Middle East role for ever The Times
World’s nuclear watchdog endorses Trump’s push for Kim Jong Un meeting – The Washington Post
- World’s nuclear watchdog endorses Trump’s push for Kim Jong Un meeting The Washington Post
- Trump's perplexing North Korean nukes assessment Axios
- Why North Korea Doesn’t Want to Meet With Trump Foreign Policy
- A Trump North Korea deal The Hill
- Trump’s Korean gambit exposes a shifting East Asian order Al Jazeera
Shell shock! 130,000 killer octopuses unleashed to fight crab invasion – New York Post
- Shell shock! 130,000 killer octopuses unleashed to fight crab invasion New York Post
- Scientists just unleashed an army of 130,000 baby octopuses to fight off a blue crab invasion Scientific American
- Octopuses released into Adriatic Sea to tackle invasive crabs New Scientist
- Italy tackles blue crab invasion with army of octopuses The Telegraph
- Invasive blue crabs cost Italy’s shellfish industry tens of millions of euros; scientists release 130,000 octopuses into Adriatic Sea to keep them in check The Times of India
French presidential candidates clash at first debate before upcoming elections – France 24
- French presidential candidates clash at first debate before upcoming elections France 24
- Le Pen seeks to woo French business leaders at first presidential debate Reuters
- France Needs a President Who Isn’t for the Bosses Jacobin
- French presidential candidates clash in first debate of campaign Euronews.com
- 4 takeaways from France’s first presidential debate politico.eu
IDF kills Hamas terrorist who held three hostages, Sinwar’s ex-bodyguard, others in Gaza strikes – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF kills Hamas terrorist who held three hostages, Sinwar's ex-bodyguard, others in Gaza strikes The Jerusalem Post
- IDF: Former bodyguard of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in southern Gaza strike The Times of Israel
- IDF: The IDF killed a Hamas commander who took part in holding Edan Alexander, Matan Zangauker, and Avera Mengistu hostage in the Gaza Strip news.cgtn.com
- Shafaq News..Israel kills two Hamas operatives in Gaza شفق نيوز
- IDF says it eliminated Hamas commander in Gaza Breakingthenews.net
Exclusive: US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say – AP News
- Exclusive: US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are 'beyond critical' due to Iran war, officials say AP News
- U.S. weapons shortage from Iran war alarms allies confronting China The Washington Post
- Trump’s Missile Math Problem Foreign Policy
- AP: Europe faces "beyond critical" Patriot missile shortage Українська правда
- Australia wanted more US missiles. The Iran war may make them harder to get. Politico
Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn
Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe
The devastating flash flood that has ripped through the border communities of Nepal and Tibet has heightened fears that the climate crisis is destabilising the geology of mountain and polar regions, threatening millions of people.
Satellite imagery suggests a glacier collapse high in the Himalayas was the primary cause of the deadly torrent of mud, water and ice that tore along the Bhotekoshi River on Wednesday. It swept away buildings and roads and left at least 360 dead and 1,400 missing.
Continue reading...Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war
BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.
Iran Talks Sputter as Trump Spurns a Return to His June Deal – WSJ
- Iran Talks Sputter as Trump Spurns a Return to His June Deal WSJ
- Trump says Iran is ‘DEAD’ — experts point to the real sign Tehran is nearing the brink Fox News
- Trump Says He’s Not Trying To Force Iran Back To Bargaining Table With New Strikes forbes.com
- Trump says Iran deal 'isn't worth the paper it's written on' Middle East Eye
- Iran war latest: US embassies issue security alert after Tehran's neighbours condemn 'heinous' attacks news.sky.com
A fire at a gas and chemical plant in Russia’s Far East has killed 15 – AP News
- A fire at a gas and chemical plant in Russia’s Far East has killed 15 AP News
- Six Chinese nationals among seven killed in Russian gas plant fire Reuters
- Deadly Fire Extinguished at Russian Gas Plant Near China Bloomberg.com
- Fire at Russia’s Amur Gas Chemical Complex — one of the world’s largest chemical plants — kills 15 Meduza
- Chinese nationals among casualties in Russia gas plant fire news.cgtn.com
I Teach at Yale. There Are Gen Z Catholics All Around Me. I Know What Must Be Done. – Slate
Woman found guilty of indecent assault against two pupils at London boys’ school in 1980s
Sally-Anne Bowen, now 65, convicted of assaulting boys at Christ’s College, Finchley, where she was chemistry teacher
A chemistry teacher has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage pupils at an all-boys school in the late 1980s.
Sally-Anne Bowen, who taught at Christ’s College in Finchley, north London, assaulted the teenage boys when they were aged around 14 to 15 and she was in her mid-20s.
Continue reading...Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White
Jes Staley made the comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to Jeffrey Epstein
The former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White, after being questioned about an infamous email exchange about Disney princesses with Jeffrey Epstein.
The comments were detailed in newly released transcripts from a closed-door interview last month with US lawmakers as part of their investigation into Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on child sex-trafficking charges.
Continue reading...Greek Orthodox priest and cult musician clarifies views on homosexuality
Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of Orthodox church, ‘nothing more, nothing less’
A Greek Orthodox priest whose home-recorded album of drone metal and religious dubstep has made him a cult figure in experimental music circles has issued a statement in which he has clarified his stance on homosexuality and the Greek radical right.
“As can be seen from my musical expression, I am in favour of unity, love, empathy and help for every needy, wronged and suffering person in life,” Father Dionysios Tabakis said in a public statement shared with the Guardian. “Whoever they are, whatever they believe, whether they are a saint or a sinner.”
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