Dozens killed in Syria after Assad loyalists ambush government forces
Dozens have been killed after Assad loyalists ambushed government forces in Syria’s port city of Latakia during a raid.
How spy ring did Russia’s dirty work from the UK
A spy cell tracked the Kremlin's enemies across Europe, plotting honeytraps, kidnap and murder.
How spy ring did Russia’s dirty work from the UK
A spy cell tracked the Kremlin's enemies across Europe, plotting honeytraps, kidnap and murder.
Fears of destruction as ‘erratic’ cyclone nears Australia
Four million people across Queensland and northern New South Wales are in the firing line.
‘We have nothing left to lose’: Gazans respond to Trump’s warnings
The US president's threats mean little to a population battered by 16 months of total war
UN crew member killed in attack on helicopter in South Sudan
White Army militia linked to Machar blamed for deadly attack on UN helicopter amid fragile peace in South Sudan.
‘The American empire is over’: Economist Richard Wolff
Marc Lamont Hill talks with economist Richard Wolff about Trump’s economic policies and global relations.
Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France – ABC News
- Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France ABC News
- WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure Yahoo
- Unexploded World War II Bomb Found at Gare du Nord in Paris Halts Trains The New York Times
- Paris Gare du Nord travel chaos draws to a close as police defuse WWII bomb FRANCE 24 English
- WWII bomb defused after forcing rail shutdown and Eurostar chaos in London and Paris Sky News
Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France – ABC News
- Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France ABC News
- Unexploded World War II Bomb Found at Gare du Nord in Paris Halts Trains The New York Times
- Paris train services to resume after WW2 bomb defused but Eurostar still disrupted BBC.com
- Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels The Associated Press
- ‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France CNN
Donald Tusk announces military training plan for all Polish men
Poland's prime minister said his government plans to have a model ready by the end of the year.
U.S. foreign aid cuts threaten to choke off information from Iran – The Washington Post
- U.S. foreign aid cuts threaten to choke off information from Iran The Washington Post
- Trump cuts: Humanitarian aid’s extreme donor dependency problem in five charts The New Humanitarian
Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia? – The Guardian
- Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia? The Guardian
- It’s time to ditch Virginia subs for AUKUS and go to Plan B Breaking Defense
- New submarine qualification pilot program to support local business Manufactures Monthly
- Major milestone for South Australia’s skills and training academy Australian Industry Defence Network
- Australian Government publishes AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy Baird Maritime
Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills
King Okpabi, ruler of Ogale, says Shell has caused chronic pollution, while oil firm argues it is not responsible
His Royal Highness King Godwin Bebe Okpabi has carried bottles of water drawn from the wells of his homeland in the Niger delta to the high court in London.
It stinks. “This is the water that Shell has left for my people,” said the ruler of the Ogale community in Ogoniland, Nigeria. “This is poison, and they are spending millions of dollars to pay the best lawyers in the world so that they will not clean my land.”
Continue reading...Women in Afghanistan: Spend a day with those living under Taliban rule – BBC.com
- Women in Afghanistan: Spend a day with those living under Taliban rule BBC.com
- Unveiled: A History of Afghan Women's Rights UN Web TV
- Latest Bennett Report: Taliban’s Law for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Spares No One Hasht-e Subh Daily
- On the eve of Women Int’l Day: Rural and project women, the two separate worlds Harici
- Celebrating women’s contribution in education and culture in Afghanistan UNESCO
The world cannot ignore Trump’s death threat to the people of Gaza
No, this is not just a “warning”, another “controversial” statement by the US president.
Saudi Arabia is hosting more Ukraine talks – but how neutral is it?
The US and Ukraine will meet in Jeddah next week, but the Saudi crown prince’s closeness to Putin is a concern
On the surface, the announcement that Saudi Arabia will host talks between the US and Ukraine in Jeddah next week appears promising news.
After the disastrous meeting between the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Donald Trump in the White House last week, a more neutral location for this meeting of lower-level figures makes sense in terms of trying to dial down the temperature.
Continue reading...Trump’s rug-pull presidency – Axios
Keir Starmer welcomes EU moves to boost defence spending – BBC.com
90,000 Muslims ascend Temple Mount for Ramadan prayers – JNS.org
- 90,000 Muslims ascend Temple Mount for Ramadan prayers JNS.org
- Israel limits Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa by age during Ramadan Reuters
- Israel tightens reins on Palestinians' Al-Aqsa access for Ramadan | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
- Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli police protection Middle East Eye
- Israel Palestinians Ramadan Citrus County Chronicle