- Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin’s visit to disputed islands AP News
- The Kuril Islands: how a visit from Putin reignited a 150-year-old dispute between Japan and Russia The Guardian
- Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks Reuters
- Russia protests Japan PM’s comments after Putin’s Kuril visit Al Jazeera
- Putin Revealed His True Intentions With Japan by Visiting Disputed Islands The Moscow Times
UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told
Government assessment warns of supply shock that could leave homes and businesses without gas within a decade
Great Britain risks running out of gas in the 2030s despite its growing clean energy sources, unless ministers take “unprecedented” action to guard against a future supply shock, according to an official assessment.
The government is considering plans to provide direct financial support to safeguard the country’s ageing gas infrastructure after a consultation found that a “high stress scenario” could mean homes and businesses run out within the next decade.
Continue reading...Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors
Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licence
The Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate claims that companies linked to Reform UK donors and allies of Nigel Farage have been operating without a licence.
The Labour party’s chair, Bridget Phillipson, has written to the watchdog asking it to look into Tether.bet, a Montenegro-based gambling company, and Fispay, a UK company owned by Reform’s data protection officer, Mowbray Jackson.
Whether Tether.bet, and its operators, provided or advertised remote gambling facilities to consumers in UK without the required licence
Whether Fispay Ltd, or any other UK company, provided or supported gambling facilities or services to consumers in the UK without the required licence.”
Continue reading...Who is Wassim al-Assad, sentenced to death for Syria war atrocities? – Al Jazeera
- Who is Wassim al-Assad, sentenced to death for Syria war atrocities? Al Jazeera
- Syrian court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death for war crimes Al Jazeera
- What the death sentence for former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad tells us about the future of the country CNN
- Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia for War Crimes The New York Times
- Syrian Torture Survivors Respond to Death Sentences for Assad and Others New Lines Magazine
The Blackout That Could Devastate America – The New York Times
The Blackout That Could Devastate America The New York Times
Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Environmentalists have heavily criticised the exploratory drilling in the sea off the mouth of the Amazon.
Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Environmentalists have heavily criticised the exploratory drilling in the sea off the mouth of the Amazon.
The super-rich are building Swiss bunkers to stash their Ferraris, gold and fine wine – nypost.com
- The super-rich are building Swiss bunkers to stash their Ferraris, gold and fine wine nypost.com
- The Swiss company digging bunkers to safeguard the super-rich The Times
- End-of-world bunkers being built in Switzerland for billionaires to store gold, cars & wines | The excavation began in early 2026 | Inshorts Inshorts
- Mega-bunker for the super-rich being built in Swiss Alps SWI swissinfo.ch
- This Swiss Company Is Building Bunkers For Billionaires To Store Their Gold, Cars And Wine NDTV
Ship attacked while exiting Strait of Hormuz – The Hill
- Ship attacked while exiting Strait of Hormuz The Hill
- Live updates: Trump says no talks taking place with Iran, as global oil prices now highest since July CNN
- Ship attack in Hormuz results in one casualty while Trump says strait is 'open and operating' CNBC
- Ship Exiting the Strait of Hormuz Is Attacked The New York Times
- Iran strikes ship, doubles down on closing Strait of Hormuz newsnationnow.com
Qatar rejects Iran’s ‘false’ claims about missing pilots – Al Jazeera
- Qatar rejects Iran’s ‘false’ claims about missing pilots Al Jazeera
- Iran Says Pilots Missing After a Brazen Bombing Run Are Prisoners in Qatar WSJ
- Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts of captured Iranian personnel Reuters
- Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects The New York Times
- Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets BBC
An 81-year-old admits to 1994 killing of American tourist as trial opens in Germany – AP News
Russian missile attack kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, Zelenskiy vows response – Reuters
- Russian missile attack kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, Zelenskiy vows response Reuters
- Ukraine, Russia trade strikes; Wildberries site hit again DW.com
- At least 10 killed in Russian strike in northeast Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says Euronews.com
- Five people, including child, injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv region Ukrinform
- Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village Temple Daily Telegram
New tremors jolt Spain’s Granada, injuring three and damaging some buildings – Reuters
- New tremors jolt Spain's Granada, injuring three and damaging some buildings Reuters
- Spain rocked by 4.8 magnitude earthquake Yahoo
- Major tourist spot closed as three more earthquakes hit southern Spain The Independent
- Three injured as new tremors hit Granada in Spain RTE.ie
- Map: 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Spain The New York Times
Turkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants – apnews.com
- Turkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants apnews.com
- Opinion | Turkey and the Kurds Show a Way Forward The New York Times
- Türkiye enacts legal framework for PKK disarmament Hürriyet Daily News
- Türkiye's terror-free initiative law enters into force Daily Sabah
- Has Turkey Really Resolved Its Kurdish Question? Foreign Policy
UK will support Ukraine “100%” despite Russian warning, PM Burnham says – Reuters
- UK will support Ukraine "100%" despite Russian warning, PM Burnham says Reuters
- UK 'supports Ukraine 100%', Burnham says, after Russia's drone warning BBC
- ‘We Won’t Be Bullied’: U.K. Responds to Russian Threat Over Ukraine Drone Support Time Magazine
- Why is Russia threatening UK with ‘consequences’ over Ukraine drones? Al Jazeera
- UK drones used for ‘deep strikes’ in mainland Russia for first time The Times
Moscow threat of ‘consequences’ will not alter UK support for Ukraine, says Burnham
Prime minister responds to Russian anger over Kyiv’s use of British-made drones in ‘deep strike’ campaign
Andy Burnham says the UK will continue to “support Ukraine 100%” after Russia threatened consequences after strikes by British-made drones.
The Russian embassy to the UK said on Monday that Britain had been deliberately escalating the Ukraine conflict and the deeper its involvement, “the higher the price it will pay”.
Continue reading...Student killed in Philippine school shooting – Al Jazeera
- Student killed in Philippine school shooting Al Jazeera
- Philippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting before taking own life, official says Reuters
- Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says AP News
- Student and teen gunman dead in rare Philippines school shooting, officials say CNN
- 1 Dead After Student Livestreams School Shooting in the Philippines The New York Times
Lake Kariba disaster: Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry accident rises to 93 – BBC
- Lake Kariba disaster: Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry accident rises to 93 BBC
- Pope Leo grieves for victims of Zimbabwe ferry disaster Vatican News
- At Least 15 Dead and Dozens Missing After Boat Carrying Over 100 People Capsizes on Lake people.com
- Lake Kariba ferry tragedy: death toll of Zimbabwe's worst maritime accident now at 84 Baird Maritime
- Zimbabwe police: death toll from Lake Kariba boat accident rises to 80 Reuters
Kariba ferry death toll rises to 93, making it Zimbabwe’s deadliest transport disaster
Recovery efforts continue in what is the country's deadliest transport disaster.
Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election – apnews.com
- Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election apnews.com
- Zambia's Hichilema re-elected though cost-of-living pressures dent his support Reuters
- Analysing Africa newsletter: Zambia’s strange election The Economist
- Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term Al Jazeera
- Zambia’s election was flawed and may need to be rerun theafricareport.com