How the world is reacting to Israel attacks on Iran nuclear, military sites
The Israeli military says 200 jets struck more than 100 sites across Iran in large-scale attack.
How deadly Air India crash shattered dreams, wiped out entire families
The dead include a young man who won a visa lottery; families returning from a wedding and Eid; a student eating lunch.
Israel’s attack on Iran “part of a broad plan” for regional escalation
The US knew about the Israeli plan to strike Iran, says researcher Ali Akbar Dareini
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,205
These are the key events on day 1,205 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
New Zealand PM to meet Xi Jinping as former leaders warn against becoming an ‘adversary’ of China
Christopher Luxon’s visit to Beijing comes as former NZ PMs warn the country must not become part of defence arrangements ‘explicitly aimed at China’
New Zealand’s prime minister will meet Xi Jinping on a formal visit to China next week, his office has confirmed, a week after an open letter signed by some of his predecessors warned against positioning New Zealand as an “adversary” of its biggest trading partner.
Christopher Luxon is scheduled to travel to Shanghai and Beijing, before going to Europe. His office said he will meet Xi and China’s premier, Li Qiang, for a visit focused on trade, but which would also discuss “the comprehensive bilateral relationship and key regional and global issues”.
Continue reading...Brazil to auction oil exploration rights months before hosting Cop30
Sale covering 56,000 square miles set to go ahead despite opposition from Indigenous and environmental groups
The Brazilian government is preparing to stage an oil exploration auction months before it hosts the Cop30 UN climate summit, despite opposition from environmental campaigners and Indigenous communities worried about the environmental and climate impacts of the plans.
Brazil’s oil sector regulator, ANP, will auction the exploration rights to 172 oil and gas blocks spanning 56,000 square miles (146,000 sq km), an area more than twice the size of Scotland, most of it offshore.
Continue reading...Israel attacks Iran: What we know so far
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has warned that Israel faces a 'bitter and painful' fate following the attack.
North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try
The 5,000-ton destroyer was damaged when it capsized during the first attempted launch in May.
North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try – BBC
- North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try BBC
- North Korea claims to have successfully repaired and relaunched into the water its damaged destroyer CNN
- N Korea’s Kim eyes more warships as damaged destroyer relaunched Al Jazeera
- Balloons and Human Strength: How North Korea Righted a Toppled Warship The New York Times
- North Korea’s Partially Sunk Frigate Has Already Been Ceremoniously Relaunched The War Zone
Hossein Salami, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel
Just last month, Salami had warned that Tehran would "open the gates of hell" if attacked by Israel or the US.
‘My kids are the reason I’m alive’: Backstage with Shakira
Shakira says the situation facing immigrants in the US is "painful" as she talks to the BBC in Miami.
Credit Suisse was ‘warned’ about Greensill three years before firm collapsed
Anonymous messages questioned judgment of senior managers in dealing with Greensill, says Swiss regulator
Bosses at Credit Suisse were warned against dealing with the Australian financier Lex Greensill’s eponymous company three years before the collapse of his Greensill Capital, which once employed the former UK prime minister David Cameron as an adviser.
The “character judgment” of senior Credit Suisse managers was challenged in anonymous messages they received as early as 2018, which raised concerns over the Swiss bank’s dealings with Greensill, according to a report by the Swiss regulator Finma, released under a London court order after a request by the Guardian and other media.
Continue reading...South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women
A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile cases of violence against women and children in the country.
Friends of Mongale, a former journalist who had been studying for a master’s degree in ICT policy, raised the alarm when she stopped checking in with them while on a date in Johannesburg on 25 May. Her body was found that day.
Continue reading...Watch: Footage shows explosions and buildings ablaze in Iran
Israel says it has carried out strikes on Iran's nuclear programme, with blasts and fires seen in Tehran and elsewhere.
First images from Tehran after Israeli attack on Iran
Israel carried out a “major strike” on Iran early Friday morning, hitting a range of targets in the capital, Tehran.
French court releases New Caledonia independence leader detained over deadly riots
Christian Tein, who denies accusations of instigating violence in the French territory in 2024, will remain under judicial supervision
A French court freed an independence leader from the overseas territory of New Caledonia who had been detained for a year over deadly riots in 2024.
Christian Tein, who is indigenous Kanak , was charged and incarcerated over the rioting on the Pacific archipelago in May last year that left more than a dozen dead.
Continue reading...Blasts heard in Tehran as Israel defence minister announces strikes on Iran – live
Explosions heard in capital Tehran as Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, says counter attack is expected
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the nation, saying the IDF had targted Iran’s leading nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb.
He said that Iran’s main enrichment facility in Natanz had been targeted.
This operation will continue for as many days as it takes … We are at a decisive moment in Israel’s history.
Continue reading...Trump to merge wildland firefighting forces, despite warning of chaos
Order aims to centralize efforts, which are now split among five agencies and two cabinet departments
Donald Trump has ordered the US government to consolidate its wildland firefighting force into a single program, despite warnings from former federal officials that it could be costly and increase the risk of catastrophic blazes in the middle of peak wildfire season.
The order aims to centralize firefighting efforts, which are now split among five agencies and two cabinet departments. Trump’s proposed budget for next year calls for the creation of a new Federal Wildland Fire Service under the US interior department.
Continue reading...Explosion in Sydney apartment blows out brick wall and damages adjoining units
Cause of blast in Lidcombe unit unknown, with one person taken to hospital
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Officials are unsure of the cause of an explosion at an apartment block in western Sydney that saw one person taken to hospital, saying “there is no fire”.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to reports just before 6.30am on Friday of an explosion at an apartment block in Lidcombe.
Continue reading...Judge seems skeptical Trump can call in national guard and will rule ‘very soon’
California governor Gavin Newsom filed suit challenging US president calling up troops to suppress protests against Ice
A federal judge expressed skepticism on Thursday with the Trump administration’s arguments that the president has the power to federalize national guard troops and deploy them to suppress protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles.
The US district judge, Charles Breyer, said he intends to rule on California’s request for an injunction halting the deployment “very soon”, and that he was hopeful his ruling would come by the end of the day. He said he would also decide on whether the justice department could stay the order pending appeal.
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