Sudan blames Ethiopia, UAE for recent drone attacks: What we know
Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa as drone attacks shatter sense of calm after years of civil war.
Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor
The staunch Trump ally emerged victorious in one of a series of closely-watched primary contests held in the US Midwest.
Poland warns Russia is moving from low-cost recruits to professional sabotage cells – SFGATE
Poland warns Russia is moving from low-cost recruits to professional sabotage cells – AP News
Venezuela tells the World Court it has no jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana over oil-rich territory – Reuters
- Venezuela tells the World Court it has no jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana over oil-rich territory Reuters
- Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial era AP News
- A Tiny Pin Stokes High-Stakes Rift Between Venezuela, Guyana Bloomberg.com
- Venezuela to ICJ: Rights to oil-rich region 'inalienable' KMVU FOX 26 Medford
- ICJ opens oral hearings as Guyana asks court to affirm century-old boundary with Venezuela Jurist.org
Saudi Arabia posts $33.5bn budget deficit amid drop in oil sales
Kingdom announces sharp rise in budget shortfall amid the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
China calls for immediate full ceasefire, opposes renewed conflict, stresses priority of talks on Iran situation: Chinese FM – Xinhua
- China calls for immediate full ceasefire, opposes renewed conflict, stresses priority of talks on Iran situation: Chinese FM Xinhua
- Analysis: Could China push Iran into a peace deal? Only if it gets something in return CNN
- Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war Al Jazeera
- China presses Iran against resuming war, urges Hormuz reopening ahead of Trump-Xi summit CNBC
- Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump's Beijing trip Reuters
Israeli attacks on southern, eastern Lebanon kill at least six people
Israel issues forced displacement orders for 12 villages in southern Lebanon.
Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood
Owner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us – as a country – by the United States’
A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge, while citizens from any other country pay just $20 for access, and Mexicans and other Latin Americans pay only $14.
The Instagram announcement from the nightclub Japan in the Roma Norte neighborhood has been liked over 26,000 times and received more than 200 comments, mostly supporting the policy as part of a broader revolt in the capital against what many see as a US takeover.
Continue reading...China calls for Strait to be reopened ‘as soon as possible’ in Iran talks
Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.
‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce
Dozens killed despite ceasefire announced by Zelenskyy, after Moscow asked for Saturday truce for its annual military parade
Kyiv has criticised Russia for attacking several Ukrainian cities overnight with more than 100 combat drones and three missiles, in spite of a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire called by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukraine’s president had announced the truce after the Kremlin said it wanted a ceasefire on Saturday during its annual military parade in Red Square – but he said he would reciprocate if Vladimir Putin broke Ukraine’s ceasefire, which ends at midnight on Wednesday.
Continue reading...The war in Ukraine is forcing a rethink of the Western obsession with ‘perfect’ weapons – Business Insider
North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South – Financial Times
- North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South Financial Times
- North Korea’s New Constitution Gives Kim Formal Power Over Nukes Bloomberg.com
- North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula NBC News
- North Korea drops reunification goal from constitution DW.com
- North Korea drops mention to unification with South from constitution Euronews.com
North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South – Financial Times
Giant squid detected in deep-sea canyon off coast of Australia – BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Giant squid detected in deep-sea canyon off coast of Australia BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Giant Squid Detected in Deep Underwater Canyon in Western Australia for the First Time in Over 25 Years People.com
- Giant squid found in Western Australian waters in eDNA study Oceanographic Magazine
- Giant squid among creatures of the deep hiding off WA’s Ningaloo Coast, research reveals WAtoday
- Evidence of giant squid discovered — bodacious beast is bigger than a school bus with eyes the size of a large pizza New York Post
Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza – NPR
- Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza NPR
- 8,000 bodies still buried under Gaza rubble, with below 1% cleared | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
- 8,000 bodies still under Gaza rubble as less than 1% cleared: Report Anadolu Ajansı
- Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls Reuters
- The search for loved ones in Gaza NCPR: North Country Public Radio
Italy’s PM slams sexualised AI-generated images of herself – Euronews.com
- Italy’s PM slams sexualised AI-generated images of herself Euronews.com
- Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack AP News
- ‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral The Guardian
- Giorgia Meloni shares AI deepfake image of herself in warning to Italy The Independent
- Italy’s prime minister outsmarted AI abusers by posting a surprising image Fast Company
Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor
He spent much of the race criticising the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the Democrat nominee.
French company confirms one of its vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz – The Jerusalem Post
- French company confirms one of its vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz The Jerusalem Post
- CMA CGM container ship hit in Strait of Hormuz, injuring crew Reuters
- US petrol prices hit highest level in years – as it happened The Guardian
- Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East The Jerusalem Post
- A cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz reports being attacked NBC News
School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained – NBC News
- School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained NBC News
- 13-year-old student kills 2 women at school in Brazil, authorities say CBS News
- Teen arrested after two killed in Brazil school shooting RTE.ie
- 2 Women Dead After 13-Year-Old Student Allegedly Carries Out School Shooting People.com
- Students of Instituto Sao Jose school in northeast Brazil take shelter on the roof during a rampage by a teen shooter, who killed two staff memers and injured two other people, including a 11-year-old girl IslanderNews.com