US withdraws troops from Nigeria after Islamic State mission
The US said the joint operation, which began in December last year, was a success.
Russia’s advance collapses in Ukraine, ‘40,000’ troops killed in June – Al Jazeera
- Russia’s advance collapses in Ukraine, ‘40,000’ troops killed in June Al Jazeera
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Even as It Bombards Kyiv, Russia’s Wider Military Campaign Has Largely Stalled The New York Times
- The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, July 1, 2026 Russia Matters
- Ukraine frontline frozen in June as Russian momentum ebbs Euronews
Interpol names Ukrainian woman as suspect in Monaco bombing – Al Jazeera
- Interpol names Ukrainian woman as suspect in Monaco bombing Al Jazeera
- Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man is main suspect in Monaco attack CNN
- Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man' BBC
- Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted Russia-linked Ukrainian tycoon ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Woman From Ukraine Was Behind Monaco Bomb Attack, Officials Say The New York Times
Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war – AP News
- Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war AP News
- It’s Day 1 of the Supreme Leader’s Funeral, and Allies Gather in Iran The New York Times
- Iran war live: Millions expected in Tehran for funeral of Ali Khamenei Al Jazeera
- Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran The Guardian
- Crowds enter Khamenei’s funeral venue ahead of processions The Times of Israel
Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdoğan and Islam in Turkey crackdown
Deniz Göktaş is regarded as one of Turkey's most popular comedians and is accused of "inciting hatred and hostility" on stage.
Monaco bomb suspect is a woman from Ukraine – Financial Times
Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine – AP News
- Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine AP News
- Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia The New York Times
- Novorossiysk suspends gasoline sales to private drivers as Russian fuel crisis bites Reuters
- Russia’s Oil-Port City on Black Sea Is Fast Running Out of Fuel Bloomberg.com
- What is Nayara, the Indian firm Russia is reportedly importing oil from? Al Jazeera
How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers – Reuters
- How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers Reuters
- Recipient of heroin from flight attendant identified Bangkok Post
- Australia Heroin Bust Spurs Thai Airport Screening Overhaul Bloomberg.com
- Silk shirts used to hide heroin in overseas parcel plot Khaosod English
- Thai Laotian couple arrested in Loei linked to heroin trafficking and the jailed Thai Airways hostess Thai Examiner
World Cup: Police criticise timing of decision on pubs staying open for England match – BBC
- World Cup: Police criticise timing of decision on pubs staying open for England match BBC
- England fans can drink till 5 a.m. for Mexico World Cup game after government intervention NBC News
- More than two million Brits are preparing to call in sick on Monday after England's late-night match Yahoo Sports
- Keir Starmer to allow pubs to stay open until 5am for England v Mexico match The Guardian
- Mexico vs England: Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am for Three Lions' World Cup last-16 tie Sky Sports
UN human rights chief sounds ‘red alert’ over violence around Sudan’s el-Obeid city – AP News
- UN human rights chief sounds ‘red alert’ over violence around Sudan’s el-Obeid city AP News
- Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan's al-Obeid, says UN's Turk Reuters
- UN warns of impending ‘catastrophe’ as paramilitaries close in on Sudanese city Financial Times
- Sudan’s people subject to ‘relentless’ drone strikes in El Obeid UN News
- Fears of new massacre in Sudan’s el-Obeid: What do we know? Al Jazeera
A Man Filming in Public Was Told He Would Be Arrested to Prevent a Crime That Had Not Happened Yet — He Asked If This Was Minority Report – Yahoo
Albania’s flamingos meet the Trump family bulldozers – Financial Times
- Albania’s flamingos meet the Trump family bulldozers Financial Times
- Protests Over Kushner-Linked Project Turn Violent in Albania Bloomberg.com
- Man who sold land for Kushner-backed Albania development probed over alleged money laundering, drug trafficking CBS News
- Albania warned EU accession at risk over Jared Kushner-backed resort plans The Guardian
- Albania’s PM denounces ‘beautiful’ Flamingo Revolution protests turning violent politico.eu
Russia’s triumphant tone shifts as Ukraine deploys ‘asymmetrical tactics’ – Al Jazeera
- Russia’s triumphant tone shifts as Ukraine deploys ‘asymmetrical tactics’ Al Jazeera
- Putin Retaliates With New Strikes After Ukraine Takes the War to Russia The New York Times
- Ukraine is raising the cost of war for Russia — and testing Putin's resolve CNBC
- Ukraine’s Plan to Unnerve Putin The Atlantic
- Putin’s Two Pillars of Russian Resilience Are Crumbling Newsweek
Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope
A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
At least 40 killed in passenger bus crash in southwest Pakistan – Al Jazeera
- At least 40 killed in passenger bus crash in southwest Pakistan Al Jazeera
- Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 40 passengers and injuring 8 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Bus Plunges 70 Feet Into a Ravine in Pakistan, Killing 40 The New York Times
- 40 killed, 8 injured as passenger bus falls into ravine near Balochistan-KP border Dawn
- Pakistan: Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine, killing at least 32 BBC
Zohran Mamdani to deliver speech to mark US’s 250th birthday in New York
New York mayor’s remarks at city hall to come just hours before Trump is set to deliver address at Mount Rushmore
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, is expected to deliver a speech on Friday morning to mark America’s 250th birthday.
The address, scheduled to begin at 10am local time and streamed live, will be delivered from behind George Washington’s desk in New York city hall. Mamdani will be surrounded by recently naturalized citizens.
Continue reading...Salvaged steel and a slice of countryside: Caro sculptures on show in Oxfordshire fields
Visitors can get free peek at works by one of UK’s most significant 20th-century artists and one of his successors
Swifts screech overhead, hares lope along the grassy paths and butterflies flutter in the woodland fringe. There is an orchard; there are chickens, beehives. It seems simply a lovely, if conventional, slice of English countryside – until you happen upon striking sculptures fashioned out of chunks of reclaimed steel or machinery parts salvaged from factories, shipyards and farms.
The pieces are the stars of a show called Heavy Metal, which brings together work by one of the UK’s most significant 20th-century artists, Anthony Caro, and one of his successors, James Capper.
Continue reading...At least 32 dead after overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan
The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range.