- NATO fighters scrambled, air defenses alerted amid deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine ABC News
- Video shows gas tanker ship on fire after attack on Ukrainian Danube port BBC
- Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone breach during Russian strike on Ukraine Reuters
- Russian strike hits Turkish LNG tanker in Ukraine's Odesa Euronews.com
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato member Romania evacuates villages after Putin’s attack on tanker The Independent
Mountain of illegally dumped trash near Oxford river causes outcry in England – AP News
- Mountain of illegally dumped trash near Oxford river causes outcry in England AP News
- Mountain of waste dumped in Oxfordshire field contains rubbish from councils The Guardian
- Trucks seen dumping mountain of waste for months BBC
- Waste mountain branded 'utterly appalling' by PM grew 40 feet high within months Sky News
- Green quango accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over waste mountain The Telegraph
Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria – NPR
- Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria NPR
- Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions France 24
- GGCSS Maga: Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says BBC
- Gunmen kidnap 25 schoolgirls from Nigerian school, kill vice principal CNN
- 25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria The New York Times
Senate agrees to pass Epstein files bill after near-unanimous House vote | First Thing
The bill’s support in the House and Senate is a rare moment of bipartisan agreement. Plus, Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s visit
Good morning.
The Senate moved swiftly yesterday to approve legislation that would force the release of investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, hours after a near-unanimous vote in the House, almost wrapping up a bipartisan effort Donald Trump had fought for months.
How did we get here? The Epstein case returned dramatically to the public eye in July, when the justice department and FBI released a memo saying they had nothing further to disclose about the investigation. That contradicted statements that the administration would release more information about Epstein in office.
Why has Trump been unable to escape this case? The Epstein scandal is a core issue for a swathe of Trump’s rightwing base, some of whom believe in conspiracy theories that surround Epstein and his coterie of powerful friends. Unlike many other issues, the Epstein files have prompted rebellions from Trump’s supporters.
Continue reading...Poland to close last Russian consulate over ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’
Moscow accuses Poland of Russophobia, pledges to respond by reducing Polish diplomatic and consular presence in Russia.
Zelensky under pressure to fire chief of staff over ‘Golden toilet scandal’ – Yahoo
- Zelensky under pressure to fire chief of staff over ‘Golden toilet scandal’ Yahoo
- Zelenskyy faces pressure to fire top aide Yermak amid corruption scandal politico.eu
- Who is Andriy Yermak and can Ukraine's corruption scandal finally sink him? The Kyiv Independent
- Zelenskyy made it clear there will be no dismissals in his team Українська правда
- Not a change of faces, but a change of paradigm. Otherwise, the "dragon" will win anyway Liga.ua
Israeli air strike on Lebanon refugee camp kills 13 people
An Israeli airstrike on the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon killed at least 13 people.
Epstein files: Who is Clay Higgins, US congressman who voted no on release?
The House approved the measure by an overwhelming margin of 427, including 216 Republicans, with one vote of dissent.
Bangladesh’s test: After Hasina conviction, will it repeat her mistakes?
The interim government should aim to reform the democratic institutions to break with the politics of vendetta.
Zelensky visits Turkey in a bid to ‘intensify’ peace talks – BBC
- Zelensky visits Turkey in a bid to 'intensify' peace talks BBC
- Zelensky Will Try to Revive Peace Talks With Russia During Turkey Visit The New York Times
- US Peace Draft Calls For Major Ukraine Concessions As Zelenskyy Pushes Talks In Turkey Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Zelenskiy says Ukraine will try to restart diplomatic process to end war Reuters
- Zelenskyy heads to Turkey to restart diplomatic process with Russia Euronews.com
Which teams are in the FIFA World Cup 2026, and who can still qualify?
Al Jazeera's breakdown of the qualified teams, playoffs and shock omissions from the FIFA World Cup in North America.
3 massive changes you’ll see as the climate careens toward tipping points – NPR
- 3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points NPR
- At the limit: A call for action as the Earth reaches cascading tipping points Coast Reporter
- PI Briefing | No. 42 | Tipping Points Progressive International
- First climate tipping point breached as activists storm COP30 Revolutionary Communist Party
- The Climate Disaster’s Tipping Point: Are Our Reefs at the Point of No Return? thewatchdogonline.com
US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran – Reuters
- US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran Reuters
- IAEA board passes resolution demanding answers and access from Iran Reuters
- UN atomic agency board urges Iran to provide full information about its nuclear stockpile ABC News
- US, European nations urge Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog The Times of Israel
- Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors International Atomic Energy Agency
Social Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election losses
PM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 years
Mette Frederiksen has admitted that a fall in support for the Social Democrats was “greater than we had expected” after her party suffered sweeping defeats across Denmark and lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in more than 100 years.
While the Social Democrats remain the largest municipal party in Denmark, the prime minister’s centre-left party lost more than five percentage points across the country in Tuesday night’s municipal and regional elections, dropping from 28.4% in 2021 to 23.2%. Support for the far-right Danish People’s party, meanwhile, rose slightly from 4.09% to 5.9%.
Continue reading...New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests
Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last year
A new treatment for tuberculosis could boost cure rates and shorten the time needed to treat the disease by months, trial results suggest.
Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB last year and 1.23 million died from it.
Continue reading...Family of Indian man lynched over beef rumours vows to keep fighting for justice
Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched to death in 2015 over rumours that he had eaten beef.
True climate justice demands a reckoning with colonialism
By acknowledging how empire deepened climate vulnerability, the African Court can do what the ICJ refused to.
Message from the World Health Organization on World Toilet Day – World Health Organization (WHO)
- Message from the World Health Organization on World Toilet Day World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Toilet Day is today! Um ... is that really the best name? : Goats and Soda NPR
- Kweku Quansah writes: ‘We’ll always need the toilet; The urgent need for the toilet conversation’ Modern Ghana
- Don’t flush things other than the “Three Ps” Lake Okeechobee News
- World Toilet Day 2025: We’ll Always Need the Toilet Adafruit
Klimt painting second-most expensive artwork sold at auction
The portrait of Austrian heiress Elisabeth Lederer was looted by the Nazis and almost destroyed.
Klimt painting second most expensive artwork sold at auction
The portrait of Austrian heiress Elisabeth Lederer was looted by the Nazis and almost destroyed.