- India flights impacted by Ethiopia volcano ash cloud dw.com
- Volcano in Ethiopia erupts for first time in nearly 12,000 years: "It felt like a sudden bomb" CBS News
- Ethiopian volcano ash forces Indian carriers to cancel flights Reuters
- This volcano erupted for the first time in 10,000 years sending ash clouds across continents CNN
- Ethiopian volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations BBC
Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key
The International Association for Cryptologic Research - created to study secure communication - said it was an "honest human mistake."
What Russia wants from the peace deal with Ukraine – NPR
- What Russia wants from the peace deal with Ukraine NPR
- The wrong sort of peace leads to the next war The Economist
- For Putin, ‘peace’ is a continuation of war by other means The Telegraph
- Russia is willing to keep on fighting in Ukraine The Spectator
- Europe and the Lukewarm War Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
U.S. Air Force Searches for Fallen Reaper Drone in Yellow Sea – The New York Times
- U.S. Air Force Searches for Fallen Reaper Drone in Yellow Sea The New York Times
- US Air Force Reaper drone crashes off South Korea CNN
- MQ-9 Goes Down Off the Coast of South Korea Air & Space Forces Magazine
- Investigation underway into recent crash of U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone upi.com
- 44 Billion Won MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ Drone Crashes Off Gunsan Coast 조선일보
Xi Puts Biggest US-China Flashpoint Back on Agenda in Trump Call – Bloomberg.com
- Xi Puts Biggest US-China Flashpoint Back on Agenda in Trump Call Bloomberg.com
- Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April The New York Times
- China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump The Guardian
- Trump Says Xi ‘Pretty Much’ Agreed to Expand Agricultural Buys Bloomberg.com
- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold first call since trade truce Financial Times
First recorded eruption of Ethiopian volcano sends ash plumes across Red Sea – NBC News
- First recorded eruption of Ethiopian volcano sends ash plumes across Red Sea NBC News
- Volcano in Ethiopia erupts for first time in nearly 12,000 years: "It felt like a sudden bomb" CBS News
- Ethiopian volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations BBC
- Volcanic in Ethiopia Spews Ash Into Asia, Disrupting Flights The New York Times
- Volcano Erupts after Lying Dormant for 12,000 Years, Sending Scientists Scrambling Scientific American
Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano is stirring. Could this seismic giant soon erupt? – NPR
China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 stranded astronauts – NPR
- China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 stranded astronauts NPR
- China launches spacecraft to bring 3 stranded astronauts back from space station sometime next year CBS News
- Shenzhou-22 docks at Tiangong space station, resolving human spaceflight emergency SpaceNews
- Marooned no more! Stranded Chinese astronauts finally have a way home following launch of unmanned 'lifeboat' Live Science
- China completes first emergency mission to Tiangong space station Reuters
Footage shows Palestine Action member allegedly fracturing UK cop’s spine with sledgehammer – The Times of Israel
- Footage shows Palestine Action member allegedly fracturing UK cop’s spine with sledgehammer The Times of Israel
- Police officer 'unable to dress after hammer attack' BBC
- Moment Palestine Action activist ‘broke police officer’s back with sledgehammer’ The Telegraph
- Bodycam footage of alleged sledgehammer attack on police shown at trial of Palestine Action activists Sky News
- Police release footage of Palestine Action activists in alleged attack on Bristol factory Channel 4
Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after dying canal green – The Jerusalem Post
- Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after dying canal green The Jerusalem Post
- Climate activist Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after Grand Canal dyed green ABC News
- Greta Thunberg fined, banned from Venice after Extinction Rebellion dyes Grand Canal green Fox News
- Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after activists dye Grand Canal bright green in protest The Independent
- Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after dyeing canal green The Telegraph
Ukraine says ‘understanding’ reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin
President Trump says the original peace plan has been "fine-tuned", and that he will send his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow.
Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway counter-sues pro-Israel activist, claiming he trespassed to ‘ambush’ staff
The Newtown eatery is counter-suing Ofir Birenbaum, who launched defamation action against the popular restaurant
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
An Egyptian restaurant in Sydney is counter-suing a pro-Israel activist over a News Corp stunt, alleging he trespassed on the popular eatery in a bid to get a “negative reaction” from staff.
Ofir Birenbaum went to Cairo Takeaway, a popular restaurant in Sydney’s Newtown, in February wearing a Star of David cap and necklace alongside reporters from the Daily Telegraph. The undercover operation, later revealed to be dubbed “undercover Jew” internally by the paper, made international headlines after it backfired.
Continue reading...Criminal charges against Australian debt collection company Panthera Finance dismissed
Consumer Affairs Victoria ordered to pay costs after firm successfully argues it is not technically engaged in debt collection owed to another person
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Criminal charges against one of Australia’s biggest debt collection firms have been dismissed after the company successfully argued it was not technically engaged in debt collection.
In a committal hearing at the Melbourne magistrates’ court on Tuesday, magistrate Michelle Hodgson dismissed the charges against Panthera Finance and ordered that Consumer Affairs Victoria pay costs.
Continue reading...Britain’s unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth – ABC News
- Britain's unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth ABC News
- Budget Will Be a Big Test for the UK’s Most Unpopular Chancellor in Decades The New York Times
- Reeves Finally Faces Day of Reckoning on Her Long-Trailed Budget Bloomberg.com
- 'We earn £60,000 and want stamp duty scrapped' BBC
- What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more The Guardian
UK minister flags visa ‘abuse’ as student asylum claims surge
More than 14,000 students on study visas sought asylum this year to June 2025 according to Home Office figures.
‘Once-in-300-years’ rain leaves Thai city flooded and maternity ward stranded – CNN
- ‘Once-in-300-years’ rain leaves Thai city flooded and maternity ward stranded CNN
- Thai military takes charge of flood crisis as heavy rains hobble relief effort Reuters
- ‘Flood after flood’ hits Thailand and Vietnam, with Malaysia next in line South China Morning Post
- Deadly Floods Hit Southeast Asia as More Rain Forecast Bloomberg.com
- Southern floods submerge 10 provinces, causing daily trade and tourism losses of up to 1.5 billion baht Nation Thailand
South Korea’s ‘TV dad’ Lee Soon-jae dies at 91
Lee became a beloved household name for his famous roles in films and on TV for nearly 70 years.
South Korea’s ‘TV dad’ Lee Soon-jae dies at 91
Lee became a beloved household name for his famous roles in films and on TV for nearly 70 years.
Watch: Moment truck collides with sign on Ohio highway
The vehicle was travelling along Ohio’s I-70, with the dramatic collision occurring in Columbus last Thursday.
Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan
The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city
Pakistan strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan have killed 10 people – among them nine children – a Taliban government spokesperson has said, a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city.
“The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident ... As a result, nine children (five boys and four girls) and one woman were martyred” in Khost province, Zabihullah Mujahid said on X.
Continue reading...