- Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago NBC News
- Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI CNN
- Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time Reuters
- Scientists Have Deciphered the Surviving Fragments of a 2,000-Year-Old Philosophical Treatise Frozen in Time by Mount Vesuvius' Eruption Smithsonian Magazine
- Scientists decipher new secrets from ancient scrolls scorched by Vesuvius eruption: "Finally able to read them" CBS News
EU proposes extending Ukrainian protection to 2028, limit men of fighting age – Reuters
- EU proposes extending Ukrainian protection to 2028, limit men of fighting age Reuters
- EU moves to prolong protection for Ukrainians but not new arrivals eligible for military service AP News
- EU to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection Euronews
- Denmark to stop granting protection to Ukrainian men of conscription age Українська правда
- EU to propose blocking military-age Ukrainian men from refugee status TVP World
King becomes first monarch to reveal tax bill as royal public funding to double to £100m – BBC
- King becomes first monarch to reveal tax bill as royal public funding to double to £100m BBC
- King Charles III Has Paid More Than $39.6 Million in Taxes, Palace Discloses in a U.K. First The New York Times
- Taxpayer funding for royals will rise to £138mn amid Buckingham Palace works Financial Times
- Royal tax disclosures raise more questions than they answer The Times
- King Charles reveals his personal tax bill. Spoiler alert: He’s very rich. The Washington Post
Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks – The New York Times
- Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Belarus – remove Russian relay stations or ‘we’ll do it’ The Guardian
- Ukrainian intelligence detects construction of military infrastructure in Belarus near Ukrainian border – Zelensky Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Belarus halts equipment used to guide Russian strikes, Zelensky says, after Ukraine's ultimatum The Kyiv Independent
Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government
Minns government waited on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park
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A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging.
The assistant climate change minister, Josh Wilson, said the government had approved a regulatory change that allowed state governments to earn carbon credits by storing carbon dioxide in native forests on public land.
Continue reading...US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel — report – The Times of Israel
- US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel — report The Times of Israel
- How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base—and Caused a U.S. Recalculation WSJ
- Iran Rained Drones On Major US Base. It Made America Rethink Its War Strategy NDTV
- Iran shook US Gulf fortress. The scale of war damage is finally coming into focus India Today
- US considering moving Gulf bases damaged by Iran to Israel Middle East Eye
Russia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea – AP News
- Russia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea AP News
- Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia NBC News
- Zelenskyy says Russia is shifting air defenses to protect Moscow and other key sites after drone strikes PBS
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia-Ukraine: Drones Target Russian City With Three Rosneft Oil Refineries Bloomberg.com
Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.
Iran war day 119: Israel hits Lebanon as IAEA says it will return to Iran – Al Jazeera
- Iran war day 119: Israel hits Lebanon as IAEA says it will return to Iran Al Jazeera
- IDF: 4 soldiers hurt in clash with Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon The Times of Israel
- 2 Dead After Israeli Soldiers Open Fire In Southern Lebanon, Health Officials Say The New York Times
- Israel fire kills two in Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire Reuters
- Three Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Vehicle in South Lebanon, Local Reports Say Haaretz
Oil prices ease after spiking over halt to Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan – Al Jazeera
- Oil prices ease after spiking over halt to Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan Al Jazeera
- Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz CNN
- Iran behind attack on cargo vessel near Oman in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official tells MS NOW CNBC
- UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel NPR
- Iran Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Pausing Escort Operations Time Magazine
Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds
Fears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmes
Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached “alarming” levels, according to the largest ever survey of under-fives in the country.
The new figures came just over a year after USAID, the former US flagship agency closed by the Trump administration in 2025, stopped funding work on child nutrition in Nepal.
Continue reading...Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.
Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.
Myanmar torches $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs – AP News
King Charles won’t live in Buckingham Palace, reveals taxes – dw.com
- King Charles won't live in Buckingham Palace, reveals taxes dw.com
- King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after costly refit, reveals $17 million tax bill CNN
- King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations BBC
- King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after $487 million renovation CBS News
- King and queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refit The Guardian
South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’
All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a ‘game changer on the battlefield’, says defence minister
All of South Korea’s military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy, the defence minister has said.
“All soldiers should be able to use drones like a second personal firearm,” Ahn Gyu-back, who heads the defence ministry in Seoul, said on Friday.
Continue reading...Aerial footage reveals destruction in coastal Venezuela
Multi-storey buildings have collapsed in La Guaira following two major earthquakes on Wednesday.
Aerial footage reveals destruction in coastal Venezuela
Multi-storey buildings have collapsed in La Guaira following two major earthquakes on Wednesday.
Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel – Reuters
Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz – Euronews
- Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz Euronews
- Iran war updates: Rubio calls Gulf discussions frank; Iran talks next week Al Jazeera
- Rubio in Bahrain as US-Iran diplomacy ramps up Yahoo
- Rubio’s new job? Selling Trump’s Iran deal to a worried Gulf. The Washington Post
- Gulf FMs say Iran proxies, missiles must be addressed for ‘lasting’ peace The Times of Israel