Path cleared for Everest climbers after huge ice block
Experts warn there are still risks of further ice collapses, and there are fears climbers will again have to queue to reach the summit.
Path cleared for Everest climbers after huge ice block
Experts warn there are still risks of further ice collapses, and there are fears climbers will again have to queue to reach the summit.
Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Tuapse refinery for third time
Ukraine targeted a major Russian oil refinery in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse for the third time within two weeks.
Sri Lanka Arrests 22 Monks After 240 Pounds of Cannabis Found in Luggage – The New York Times
- Sri Lanka Arrests 22 Monks After 240 Pounds of Cannabis Found in Luggage The New York Times
- Sri Lanka arrests 22 Buddhist monks allegedly carrying over 110 kilos of cannabis at airport CNN
- 22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after record drug bust CBS News
- Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage The Guardian
- Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage BBC
Indian billionaire’s son offers to save Escobar’s hippos
Anant Ambani - son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani - says he can take care of the animals roaming free since the drug lord's death.
Indian billionaire’s son offers to save Escobar’s hippos
Anant Ambani - son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani - says he can take care of the animals roaming free since the drug lord's death.
Indian billionaire’s son offers to save Escobar’s hippos – BBC
- Indian billionaire's son offers to save Escobar's hippos BBC
- Billionaire's son offers home for Colombia's "cocaine hippos" rather than have them killed CBS News
- Descendants of Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' to be killed in Colombia USA Today
- Anant Ambani urges Colombia to halt killing of 80 hippos, offers relocation to Vantara Moneycontrol.com
- Colombia To Kill Dozens of Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’—Here’s Why Yahoo
What next for Mali’s junta after shock of rebel offensive? – BBC
- What next for Mali's junta after shock of rebel offensive? BBC
- Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup Al Jazeera
- Mali Rebels Strike Major Blow Against Junta and Russia’s Africa Corps The New York Times
- Mali attacks: Russia's Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Kidal BBC
- Mali’s junta leader meets Russian ambassador after attacks the Kremlin called a coup attempt AP News
What next for Mali’s military leaders after shock of rebel offensive?
The military came to power to bolster security but the weekend's attacks have brought that into question.
Russia Hoped Africa Corps Would Replicate Wagner’s Success. It’s Not Going Well. – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia Hoped Africa Corps Would Replicate Wagner's Success. It's Not Going Well. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russian paramilitary carried out air strikes in Mali as rebels advanced, footage shows BBC
- What role has Russia played in Mali’s security and the Sahel region? Al Jazeera
- Mali turmoil threatens Russian push for influence and mineral wealth in Africa Reuters
- Putin is abandoning his dream of Russia as a global power The i Paper
Is a US-Iran deal still possible?
As the Strait of Hormuz stays largely shut and Washington sends mixed signals, talks run through Islamabad and Moscow.
Is a US-Iran deal still possible?
As the Strait of Hormuz stays largely shut and Washington sends mixed signals, talks run through Islamabad and Moscow.
United Arab Emirates to quit oil cartel Opec
The UAE's decision, after nearly 60 years of membership, is seen as a potential death knell for the oil cartel.
Hezbollah drone strikes target Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
Ceasefire frays further as Israel also carries out airstrikes and issues new displacement orders for south Lebanon
Hezbollah launched several drones at Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, while Israel issued new displacement orders for south Lebanon and carried out airstrikes, as the fraying ceasefire failed to stop fighting between the two sides.
Hezbollah claimed Tuesday’s attack injured several Israeli soldiers, but no confirmation was given from the Israeli military, apart from a statement saying interceptor missiles had been fired at incoming Hezbollah drones.
Continue reading...UAE leaves OPEC in blow to oil cartel amid war on Iran
The United Arab Emirates has announced it’s withdrawing from OPEC and OPEC+.
Japanese Crude Supertanker Manages Hormuz Exit in War First – Bloomberg.com
- Japanese Crude Supertanker Manages Hormuz Exit in War First Bloomberg.com
- First Fully Loaded L.N.G. Tanker Since War Began Appears to Have Crossed the Strait The New York Times
- Idemitsu Maru tanker carrying Saudi oil crosses Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- Oil-Starved Japan Lobbied Iran To Get Tanker Through Strait of Hormuz Newsweek
- First full gas tanker exits Strait of Hormuz since Iran war began New York Post
UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened
US president has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil prices
The United Arab Emirates has quit the Opec oil cartel after 60 years of membership, in a heavy blow to the group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, as global energy markets contend with the biggest supply crisis in history.
The shock loss of the UAE, Opec’s third-largest oil producer, is expected to weaken the group, which for decades has worked together to use its collective oil production to influence global oil market prices.
Continue reading...Argentina’s Milei walks fine line on Falklands amid US–UK tensions – Reuters
- Argentina’s Milei walks fine line on Falklands amid US–UK tensions Reuters
- Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain BBC
- Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them The New York Times
- Argentina Eyes the Falklands Again. This Time, the U.S. May Not Back Britain Time Magazine
- Why is Donald Trump threatening the Falklands? The Week
German bid to rescue ‘Timmy’ the whale passes key hurdle – Phys.org
- German bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale passes key hurdle Phys.org
- Stranded whale Timmy swims on to barge in German rescue attempt The Guardian
- Humpback whale 'Timmy' being transported towards ocean DW.com
- Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany's Baltic coast Reuters
- Whale strandings draw emotional responses. But repeated rescues can cause more harm The Conversation
LIVE: PSG vs Bayern Munich – Champions League semifinal first leg
Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the semifinal first leg from Parc des Princes in Paris.