Why the Iran conflict is becoming a problem for BRICS
Second BRICS meeting in a row collapses without joint position because of disagreements over the war on Iran.
UAE Will Double Oil Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz by 2027 – Bloomberg.com
- UAE Will Double Oil Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz by 2027 Bloomberg.com
- UAE fast tracks second West-East oil pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz CNBC
- UAE to complete second oil pipeline bypassing strait of Hormuz by 2027 The Guardian
- UAE to accelerate oil pipeline project to bypass Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
- UAE to accelerate oil pipeline project to help bypass Hormuz amid Iran war fallout The Times of Israel
David Beckham becomes first British billionaire sportsman
Beckham and his wife Victoria's collective wealth reached the milestone this year, according to Sunday Times Rich List.
Health officials raise alarm over new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Concern is high regarding the potential spread of the virus amid a precarious security situation in the affected area.
Russian MiG-25 Foxbat Fired a Missile at an SR-71 Blackbird — The Missile May Have Locked Back Onto the MiG-25 That Fired It – National Security Journal
Men in the mirror: Trump and Xi’s suits put ‘chameleon effect’ to test in Beijing
Mirroring of each other’s attire may signal alignment – though the look wasn’t a huge departure for either leader
When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for a welcome ceremony in Tiananmen Square this week with the world’s gaze on them, they mirrored one another in strikingly similar suits.
Both were blue, single-breasted with flap pockets. Both had two buttons with only the top one done up. Both wore red ties.
Continue reading...Why is Ireland not taking part in this year’s Eurovision?
Ireland's boycott is the latest in a series of moves that has seen the country at odds with Israel over its war in Gaza.
Minnesota Democratic lawmakers stage sit-in over gun violence protection bill
Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura leads action after Republican speaker rescinds promise to bring bill to vote
Democratic state representatives in Minnesota staged an overnight sit-in in their house chamber on Thursday after the Republican speaker failed to put a gun violence prevention bill up for a vote.
Samantha Sencer-Mura, a Democratic representative from Minneapolis, first announced the plan on Wednesday from the floor of the state’s house of representatives, giving speaker Lisa Demuth, a candidate for governor, 24 hours to give the bill a vote before the sit-in would start.
Continue reading...UAE to complete second oil pipeline bypassing strait of Hormuz by 2027
State oil company fast-tracks previously undisclosed project, which is expected to double export capacity
The United Arab Emirates has announced it will complete a new oil pipeline bypassing the strait of Hormuz by next year to secure its future crude exports against the threat of disruption.
The current blockade of the vital waterway, through which 20% of oil and seaborne gas flowed before the Iran war, is approaching the 11-week mark, sending energy prices soaring around the world and throttling Gulf economies.
Continue reading...Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virus
An outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials said.
There have been 246 suspected cases of the haemorrhagic fever reported so far in the conflict-hit Ituri province, which shares borders with Uganda and South Sudan.
Continue reading...5 Italian tourists killed in Maldives cave diving accident; search for bodies suspended due to bad weather – CBS News
- 5 Italian tourists killed in Maldives cave diving accident; search for bodies suspended due to bad weather CBS News
- 5 dead in scuba diving accident in deep underwater cave in the Maldives: Officials ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- How sole survivor of ill-fated Maldives scuba dive that killed 5 narrowly escaped death New York Post
- 5 Tourists, Including a Professor and Her Daughter, Die During Vacation Scuba Dive to Remote Ocean Cave People.com
- Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather AP News
ICE violently arrested a US citizen and filmed it ‘like a documentary’, videos reveal
Exclusive: DHS made social media posts out of a protester’s arrest at gunpoint. Christian Cerna speaks out about the lengthy prosecution that derailed his life
Christian Cerna, 28, was driving with his partner and their two young children through Los Angeles, when two vehicles rammed his car and a group of men jumped out and trained their guns on them.
It was 11 June 2025, and as Cerna exited his vehicle with his hands raised, he realized the masked men weren’t street criminals as he initially feared. They were Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Continue reading...Finland ends drone alert amid regional fears of Ukraine war spillover
Finnish defence authorities scramble fighter jets; defence chief warns of more alarms as Russian war persists.
Israeli activists protest at New York Times building after article exposes rape of Palestinians – Middle East Eye
- Israeli activists protest at New York Times building after article exposes rape of Palestinians Middle East Eye
- Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians The New York Times
- Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale WSJ
- Israel’s Netanyahu says suing New York Times over Palestinian rape article Al Jazeera
- How ‘The New York Times’ Laundered a Conspiracy The Free Press
This is the Palestinian Nakba, measured in land taken
On May 15, Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba. The count of land Israel has taken keeps growing today.
Norway defends its decision to cancel missile system sale to Malaysia – AP News
- Norway defends its decision to cancel missile system sale to Malaysia AP News
- Norway Cancels Kongsberg-Malaysian Government Contract for Naval Strike Missiles, Launchers USNI News
- Norway defends move to cancel missile system sale following criticism from Malaysia Euronews.com
- Malaysia to seek compensation from Norway over scrapped defence deal Reuters
- Malaysia slams Norway for revoking export license for a naval missile system AP News
Finland faces no ‘direct military threat’ despite drone scare, president insists – politico.eu
- Finland faces no ‘direct military threat’ despite drone scare, president insists politico.eu
- Finland ends drone alert amid regional fears of Ukraine war spillover Al Jazeera
- Finland says Helsinki drone threat has ended, reopens airport Reuters
- Finnish intelligence agency warns drone incidents could affect public support for Ukraine Українська правда
- Finland’s First Drone Scare Near Helsinki Disrupts Flights Bloomberg.com
Ukraine attacks Russia with drones after suffering three days of massive strikes
Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv
Ukraine has launched a large-scale long-range drone attack targeting several regions in Russia including the huge Ryazan oil refinery, after three days of massive strikes by Moscow against Ukraine.
Kyiv’s attack on Friday followed a series of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, including on the capital, Kyiv, where a cruise missile hit an apartment block on Thursday, killing 24 people including three children.
Continue reading...India hikes fuel prices as Iran crisis bites
The world's third-largest oil importer announced increased fuel prices and austerity measures due to the energy crisis.
13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’
All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities
A five-month investigation has named 13 previously unidentified victims of US attacks on boats allegedly carrying narcotics in a campaign that has killed nearly 200 people in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.
It is unclear if the US has ever identified any of its 194 victims before attacking them, and the names of just three had previously emerged, after their families launched legal cases against the White House.
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