New train service connects Finland and Sweden for first time in decades
The service will enable rail travel from Portugal to Lapland - what is believed to be the longest train journey in Europe.
Oman trying to contain extensive oil spill from stricken tanker – Al Jazeera
- Oman trying to contain extensive oil spill from stricken tanker Al Jazeera
- Oil spill off Oman from tanker under sanctions against Russia spreads over huge area NBC News
- Oman Handles Oil Slick More Than Six Times the Size of Manhattan Bloomberg.com
- Oman says grounded tanker oil spill covers 400 square km Reuters
- Satellite image shows the Caroline Bezengi vessel lufkindailynews.com
Colombia becomes second country to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights, joining US – The Jerusalem Post
- Colombia becomes second country to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights, joining US The Jerusalem Post
- Colombia’s far-right government recognises Israeli claim over Golan Heights Al Jazeera
- New Colombian government recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights The Times of Israel
- Colombia’s New President Vows Stronger Ties With Israel, Alliance Against Terrorism VINnews
- Israel's Sa'ar Deepens Latin America Ties in Pushback Against Diplomatic Isolation Yahoo
11 arrested for allegedly torturing teen boy tied to tree in ‘orchestrated’ attack – New York Post
Labour peer urges Tories to sack former neo-Nazi who abused her
Badenoch adviser Joshua Bonehill-Paine was found guilty in 2016 of racially aggravated harassment of then MP Luciana Berger
The Labour peer Luciana Berger has urged Kemi Badenoch to “listen to victims” and reverse her decision to give a national advisory role to a former neo-Nazi.
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed in 2015 for more than three years after posting antisemitic material online before a planned neo-Nazi rally. In 2016, he was found guilty of racially aggravated harassment for abuse directed at Berger, an MP at the time. He was also the founder and leader of the National British Resistance, a far-right group.
Continue reading...Scientists find 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste in the ocean – Yahoo
Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies
Israeli prime minister faces incompatible demands from his far-right government ministers and from Donald Trump
Benjamin Netanyahu’s public rejection of a US-backed deal for Gaza drew scepticism in Israel, amid reports he was personally hammering out details of a pilot military withdrawal days earlier.
The Israeli prime minister is struggling to balance incompatible demands on Gaza policy from his key domestic and international allies.
Continue reading...Italy police say businessman with ties to Berlusconi is mastermind behind journalist bomb attack – CBS News
- Italy police say businessman with ties to Berlusconi is mastermind behind journalist bomb attack CBS News
- Ranucci attack: Valter Lavitola arrested for wanting to "boost the journalist's popularity." agenzianova.com
- Italy arrests former Berlusconi associate over journalist bomb attack Courthouse News
- Valter Lavitola arrested for Ranucci attack, mafia-style tactics challenged L'Unione Sarda.it
- Valter Lavitola Arrested in Ranucci Attack L'Unione Sarda.it
Russian Supreme Court Bars Yabloko Party From State Duma Elections – The Moscow Times
- Russian Supreme Court Bars Yabloko Party From State Duma Elections The Moscow Times
- Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans voting against the war The Guardian
- Yabloko, Russian Antiwar Party, Is Banned From Parliament Elections The New York Times
- Russia’s top court bars anti-war party from parliamentary vote NBC News
- The Kremlin let Russia’s only anti-war party, Yabloko, onto the ballot to bleed protest votes. But when it started polling at 6%, the Supreme Court stepped in. Meduza — Новости
Drought declared in ‘almost three-quarters’ of England, UK government says – Euronews.com
- Drought declared in 'almost three-quarters' of England, UK government says Euronews.com
- Could England and Wales ever run out of water? The Guardian
- ‘Green and Pleasant’ No More, England Turns a Parched Brown The New York Times
- As the climate hurts Britain’s wheat farmers, it’s time to adapt The Economist
- From Stonehenge to the Serpentine - satellite images show impact of hot, dry summer BBC
‘We have no one’: Palestinians react to Israel’s rejection of Gaza plan – Al Jazeera
- ‘We have no one’: Palestinians react to Israel’s rejection of Gaza plan Al Jazeera
- Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions The Washington Post
- In rejecting Trump’s Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered AP News
- Netanyahu’s veto and the limits of American power Al Jazeera
- Netanyahu Walks Tightrope on Trump’s Gaza Disarmament Deal The New York Times
Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13
Attack hundreds of miles from border would be among deadliest of war as Kyiv aims to strangle Russian economy
A Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial city deep inside Russia has killed at least 13 people, according to the local mayor, as Kyiv steps up its campaign of long-range strikes on targets far from the frontline.
Kyiv said it hit the Taneco refinery in the city of Nizhnekamsk, about 750 miles (1,200km) from the Ukrainian border. Footage circulating online appeared to show smoke rising from the refinery.
Continue reading...‘Total incinerated destruction’: Canada wildfire evacuees wonder if they still have homes
More than 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate over the weekend after a wildfire quickly tore through Canada's picturesque Okanagan region.
How a rare rocket failure led to knock-on effects on China’s space launches – South China Morning Post
- How a rare rocket failure led to knock-on effects on China’s space launches South China Morning Post
- China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly Reuters
- Chinese rocket explodes less than 90 seconds after liftoff (photos) Space
- One of China’s workhorse rockets just exploded in flight arstechnica.com
- Chinese Rocket Fails While Launching Communications Satellite Bloomberg.com
Despite Mideast wars, 20 million gather in Iraq for Shia pilgrimage – NPR
- Despite Mideast wars, 20 million gather in Iraq for Shia pilgrimage NPR
- Shiite Muslims join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of US-Iran escalation AP News
- Senior cleric thanks Iraq for hospitality in Arbaeen Mehr News Agency
- The Biggest Red Banner of Vengeance Rises in Karbala tehrantimes.com
- Iran Operates 1,100 Arbaeen Flights, Serving 141,000 Pilgrims تسنیم
Diver on Discovery Off Sicily: ‘My Heart Stopped’ – Newser
- Diver on Discovery Off Sicily: 'My Heart Stopped' Newser
- Italian Diver Discovers Hundreds of Ancient Amphorae in Sicily The New York Times
- Divers find 2,000-year-old Roman ship full of wine and oil jars Yahoo
- Shipwreck, jars more than 2,000 years old found off Italian coast USA Today
- News - Roman Shipwreck Discovered Off Sicilian Coast Archaeology Magazine
US intelligence ‘believes Russia was behind Leipzig airport drone bomb’
German government talks of a ‘new level of danger’ but declines to say who it thinks was responsible for device
American intelligence experts believe Russia was behind an attack on a German airport last week with a drone laden with explosives, US media have reported, as Berlin remained silent on the likely culprit.
Last week’s security emergency prompted the interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, to break off his summer holiday in Italy and rush to the scene in the eastern city of Leipzig, as he spoke of a “new level of danger” for Germany.
Continue reading...US intelligence ‘believes Russia was behind Leipzig airport drone bomb’ – The Guardian
- US intelligence ‘believes Russia was behind Leipzig airport drone bomb’ The Guardian
- U.S. Intel Links Russia to Explosive Drone at German Airport WSJ
- ‘New level of danger’: Drone incidents scare Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war Al Jazeera
- Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident BBC
- Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says Reuters
Watch: What we know about suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan
Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan, one of the world's most wanted men, has spent his first night in custody in Ireland after being extradited from Dubai.
The transgender controversy surrounding the WNBA
After the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham said it was "common sense" to ban transgender women from women's sports, a row has emerged in the WNBA - with former NBA players saying eligibility rules mean they can enter the 2027 Draft.