Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance – The New York Times
- Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance The New York Times
- Yemen attacks Houthis, Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval, and other Middle East news AP News
- Houthis on Alert for Possible Attack by Govt Forces on Multiple Fronts ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- Yemeni armed forces launch multi-front operation against Houthis; warn against further escalation Big News Network.com
- Yemen's army attacks Houthis, Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval, and other Middle East news SFGATE
The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world
Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency
MI6 has the swagger of James Bond; its French equivalent, DGSE, the complexities of the television drama Le Bureau. The film and TV shows may be fictional, but a survey run by a French magazine that placed the British spy agency above the French as No 1 across all of Europe this week is not.
L’Express, a news weekly, conducted a Eurovision-style poll of 60 current and former spies from across the continent, plus the CIA and Israel’s Mossad. Each was asked to rank their top five foreign intelligence agencies, in secret, naturally enough. MI6 was first with 251 points ahead of DGSE on 169, with other agencies trailing behind.
Continue reading...Yemen’s collapsing healthcare forces the sick to seek alternative medicines
Patients in Yemen who cannot afford healthcare or access relevant treatment are turning to alternative medicine.
Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up
Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered following record heat and drought conditions
Record-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi past, with dozens of second world war ships emerging from the riverbed during an intense drought.
In the middle of the river on the Serbian and Romanian border, a broken-up hull was visible on a sandbank that is normally underwater. Other vessels were partly submerged, some still believed to be laden with weapons.
Continue reading...How Israel’s occupation fuels resistance
Israel is trapped in a cycle it created.
EU’s Internal Borders Start to Harden as Dispute Grows Over Migrants – WSJ
- EU’s Internal Borders Start to Harden as Dispute Grows Over Migrants WSJ
- Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row AP News
- Spain to establish border controls on travellers from Italy amid migration dispute Reuters
- ‘We have no tents or blankets’: Ceuta migrants struggle to survive brutal heat and freezing nights The Guardian
- Spain's migrant surge reignites debate over Europe’s Islamist terror threat Fox News
Trump’s former personal lawyer narrowly confirmed as US attorney general
US Senate confirms Todd Blanche in narrow vote despite concerns over independence of office.
‘We saw death and suffering’: Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in jihadi captivity – AP News
- ‘We saw death and suffering’: Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in jihadi captivity AP News
- Nigeria's largest rescue operation frees 308 hostages held by militants in Kwara State Fox News
- Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages in ‘largest single-day recovery’ The Guardian
- Nigerian president hails ‘largest ever’ single-day rescue as 308 abductees are freed in country’s north NBC News
- 25 children from Kebbi, Kwara, Niger died in terrorists’ captivity — Lawmaker Vanguard News
Drones spotted above German military base two days after suspected drone attack – Reuters
- Drones spotted above German military base two days after suspected drone attack Reuters
- U.S. Intel Links Russia to Explosive Drone at German Airport WSJ
- Drones Sighted Over German Military Base After Airport Incident Bloomberg.com
- Germany warns of ‘new threat’ after explosives-packed drone targets airport CNN
- The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe The Guardian
Fiji rugby player dies in Japan of suspected heatstroke as high of 35C hit
Saimoni Vunilagi was hospitalised with symptoms of heatstroke after rugby team training on Monday, but died on Friday.
Mount Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy’s Catania airport
Catania international airport services the eastern part of Sicily, one of Italy's most popular tourist destinations.
A Lost Civilization Is Baffling Experts and Rewriting China’s Origin Story – WSJ
Cambridge students demand to have grades reviewed after professor resigns amid plagiarism row – lbc.co.uk
- Cambridge students demand to have grades reviewed after professor resigns amid plagiarism row lbc.co.uk
- Star Scholar Resigns as Cambridge Announces Investigation Into His Record The New York Times
- Cambridge student newspaper silent on Jason Arday row The Times
- Jason Arday: Queens University Belfast to investigate work BBC
- The Jason Arday affair has much to say about the current state of academia | Letters The Guardian
Newcastle say they “didn’t want to sell” Guimaraes, as Arsenal move looms
Bruno Guimaraes looks set to move to Premier League champions Arsenal, but Newcastle say they did not want to sell.
US announces $400m investment in Australian rare earth mine
Deal aims to secure scandium supply as China restricts exports for defence products.
Italy’s Heat Will Spread to Western Europe Ahead of Solar Eclipse – The New York Times
- Italy’s Heat Will Spread to Western Europe Ahead of Solar Eclipse The New York Times
- Extreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe The Guardian
- Italy swelters, Hungary and Romania turn off the lights as Europe's heatwave rages on Reuters
- Opinion: Europe's summer of heat NPR
- Another heat wave targets Europe next week: How hot will it get? The Weather Channel
High divers take the plunge in Paris for a new test of reclaimed Seine’s water
European Aquatics Championships taking place in city
Threat to water quality tested two years after Games
Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-metre platform in front of the Eiffel Tower – a spectacular new test of the city’s effort to reclaim its river for sport. The event on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim has also exposed the fragility of that ambition.
Organisers suspended training on Thursday when traces of hydrocarbons were detected upstream. By Friday, the French Swimming Federation said the affected area had been treated, allowing athletes to return to the water and the event to proceed as planned. High diving concludes on Saturday with the final two rounds and medal events, while the broader European Aquatics Championships run through to 16 August.
Continue reading...Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day
The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts say
Being the subject of mockery may be the most intense of all Donald Trump’s known aversions.
Yet more than five months after embarking on a war of choice against Iran, the US president risks attracting ridicule as he struggles to secure a military victory – while repeatedly threatening devastating bombardment against the Tehran regime, only to back down on the pretext of renewed negotiations.
Continue reading...Scratch of the day: local football season postponed due to ‘rock hard’ pitches
Drought and record heat have forced the Norfolk and Suffolk league to move kick-off to the end of August as the ground is deemed too dangerous to play on
This summer’s record drought has forced a football league to delay the start of its season because “rock hard” pitches are a danger to its players.
The 2026/27 season in the Anglian Combination League of 85 amateur teams in Norfolk and Suffolk was due to start next weekend.
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