Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts
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Israeli strikes have not knocked out Iran’s nuclear programme – or its nuclear ambitions
Damage done since Friday could be rebuilt within months, and the attacks are likely to fuel both government and popular desire for a nuclear deterrent
In just a few days of war, Israel has killed more than a dozen of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, taken out much of its top military hierarchy and attacked key parts of its nuclear programme.
It has been a powerful display of Israeli military and intelligence dominance, but has not critically damaged Iran’s widely dispersed and heavily protected nuclear programme, Israeli military commanders and international nuclear proliferation experts agree.
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Iran state TV urges public to delete WhatsApp, claiming app gathered info for Israel – The Times of Israel
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Iran fires pair of overnight missile barrages at Israel; Khamenei: ‘The battle begins’ – The Times of Israel
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- Thousands of Iranians flee Tehran bombing; Trump said to consider joining Israel in strikes Reuters
- FM to envoys at site of deadly Iranian strike: 'No negotiations taking place, we will achieve our goals' The Times of Israel
- One number could define the Iran-Israel conflict’s outcome CNN
- Fear Stalks Tehran as Israel Bombards, Shelters Fill up and Communicating Grows Harder U.S. News & World Report
‘Spectacular’ moment an enormous tornado crosses a rainbow
Stormchasers captured footage of the major twister swirling near Dickens, Nebraska.
U.K. parliament votes to bar prosecution for abortions in England and Wales – The Washington Post
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- Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales The New York Times
- MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales BBC
These Iran nuclear sites are the focus of Israel’s attacks – The Washington Post
- These Iran nuclear sites are the focus of Israel’s attacks The Washington Post
- Exclusive | Israel Built Its Case for War With Iran on New Intelligence. The U.S. Didn’t Buy It. WSJ
- The history of Netanyahu’s rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear ambitions Al Jazeera
- Built inside a mountain and hardened against bunker-busting bombs. Here’s what we know about Iran’s Fordow nuclear site CNN
- Israeli strikes have not knocked out Iran’s nuclear programme - or its nuclear ambitions The Guardian
Trump’s Iran dilemma exposes bitter split in president’s circle
The conflict has pitted the isolationist and hawkish wings of the US leader's party against one another.
Trade, a sudden exit, Middle East conflict – five takeaways from G7
This year's summit in Canada did not go as planned, but leaders of the world's wealthiest nations still secured some wins.
Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack – CNN
- Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack CNN
- Blackout in Spain and Portugal caused by 'voltage surge' DW
- Full-scale power failure that shut down Iberian peninsula had no single cause but was not cyber-attack, Spain says – as it happened The Guardian
- Spain's government blames huge blackout on grid regulator and private firms BBC
- Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report finds Reuters
Minnesota’s ‘nice’ culture shattered by political violence
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Meta ‘concerned’ by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says – CBS News
- Meta 'concerned' by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says CBS News
- Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices AP News
- Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp after snooping claims Al Jazeera
- WhatsApp decries ‘false reports’ after Iran tells public to delete the app The Times of Israel
- Iran urges public to delete WhatsApp; claims app sends data to Israel amid conflict; company denies alleg Times of India
Trump to extend US TikTok ban deadline, White House says
The app was supposed to be banned in the US after its Chinese owner refused to sell it by a January deadline.
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Every scorched cable, nut and bolt will be examined along with the black box to determine why it went down 30 seconds after take-off.
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- G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump’s exit AP News
- Inside Trump’s decision to bail on the G7 early: A Middle East crisis and a distaste for group projects CNN
US Senate passes stablecoin bill in milestone victory for crypto sector
If passed, it will establish for the first time a regulatory regime for stablecoins, a fast-rising financial product.
Tennis icon Navratilova defected to the US 50 years ago. Would she do the same today?
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Female baboons with strong relationship to fathers found to live longer
Study suggests role of male parents may be under-appreciated in some primate species
If male baboons were subject to the same kind of cultural commentary as humans, the phrase “deadbeat dads” might be called for, such is the primate’s relatively limited involvement in raising their young.
But a study suggests that even their little effort might go a long way, with female baboons who experience a stronger relationship with their fathers when young tending to live longer as adults.
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