What different world maps get right – and what they get wrong
As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.
Israel claims control of Lebanon’s key Ali al-Taher ridge: What that means
Israeli Defence Ministry asserts operational control over strategic highland; Hezbollah yet to comment.
US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers after attacks on warships
US Central Command says its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday.
Israeli campaign of West Bank destruction moves on to region’s food basket
Palestinian farmland razed as violent Israeli settler expansion spreads into Area A of the occupied West Bank.
Rescuers pull Chinese worker, Nepali woman from flood wreckage alive
Rescues fuel hope more could be found alive as Nepal's flood death toll passes 1,331, with people missing on both sides.
Iran rebuilding its axis of resistance for attack, Israeli intelligence. suggests – jpost.com
- Iran rebuilding its axis of resistance for attack, Israeli intelligence. suggests jpost.com
- Israel sees rising risk of Iranian attack as Tehran weighs escalation before US midterms Ynetnews
- Is Iran losing Hezbollah or playing it more carefully? Arab News
- Iran Expands Maritime Pressure on the US as Hormuz Becomes a Bargaining Tool Межа. Новини України.
- Iran preparing coordinated attack with Hezbollah, proxies, Israeli report says Naharnet
Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees
BRICS, SCO and other organisations can offer relief from great power pressure but do not provide collective defence.
Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates – The Guardian
- Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates The Guardian
- Yemen government launches own air attacks on Houthis: What that means Al Jazeera
- Yemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west DW.com
- Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates The New York Times
- Over 120 killed in Yemen clashes as Houthis push toward key strait The Times of Israel
How escalating attacks are upending daily life in Kyiv – Reuters
- How escalating attacks are upending daily life in Kyiv Reuters
- Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in ‘major escalation’ The Guardian
- Russian drone hits Ukranian security headquarters, Zelensky says BBC
- Kyiv Adapts to New Reality of Life Under Constant Russian Drone Attack Bloomberg.com
- Russia strikes Ukraine Security Service headquarters in central Kyiv CNN
Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates
Houthi rebel offensive against government forces on west coast leads to some of deadliest clashes in years
Clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel movement have killed more than 60 people, including civilians, as the Houthis pushed forward with a military offensive on Yemen’s western coast.
Twenty-six government troops and 31 Houthi fighters were killed during several hours of fighting in the country’s south-west on Saturday, medical and military sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP). A missile strike also killed six civilians and injured seven others travelling by bus in the city of Taiz.
Continue reading...‘Holy grail’: Antique ‘fox head’ bought at a flea market turns out to be an ancient extinct species valued at $85K – nypost.com
- ‘Holy grail’: Antique ‘fox head’ bought at a flea market turns out to be an ancient extinct species valued at $85K nypost.com
- Antique 'Fox Head' Bought at Auction Wasn't a Fox at All. It Was a Long-Extinct Species. ScienceAlert
- Looking beyond the label Solicitors Journal
- A UK collector paid £62,000 for a mounted 'fox' head; X-rays revealed the skull of an extinct thylacine hidden inside timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- It has been discovered that a 'weird fox head' that was won at auction was actually from an extinct animal, not a fox. GIGAZINE
Alamolhoda seeking presidency of Iran’s Assembly of Experts – report – Iran International
Alamolhoda seeking presidency of Iran’s Assembly of Experts - report Iran International
Scoop: Trump administration drafting post-war Middle East plan – Axios
- Scoop: Trump administration drafting post-war Middle East plan Axios
- Trump Planning "Something Much Bigger" For Middle East After Iran War: Report ndtv.com
- US said drafting postwar plan to create alliance against Iran, expand Abraham Accords The Times of Israel
- Trump administration developing post-war Middle East strategy for Iran, Israel - report jpost.com
- US drafting post-war plan for the Middle East, report says Euronews
Iran President Pezeshkian calls for unity as US ramps up economic pressure – Al Jazeera
- Iran President Pezeshkian calls for unity as US ramps up economic pressure Al Jazeera
- Iran's president says Tehran will reciprocate if US honours interim deal commitments Reuters
- Iran’s President Signals Willingness to Resume Peace Talks. What Stands in the Way? Time Magazine
- Iran says it will return to June ceasefire deal if US does the same Euronews
- Iran says continuing war ‘not in our interest’ after fighting flares France 24
Tens of thousands rally in Zagreb over Croatia waste cleanup delays – Reuters
Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances – The New York Times
- Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances The New York Times
- Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses PBS
- Putin denies fresh mobilization campaign in Ukraine war DW.com
- ‘Complete Nonsense’: Putin Dismisses Mobilization Rumors The Moscow Times
- How Russia prepared for a mobilisation that Putin says won’t happen (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,653) EUobserver
US envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to hold talks with Russia before travelling to Ukraine on Sunday.
Masked men block traffic to UK’s Port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest – CNN
- Masked men block traffic to UK’s Port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest CNN
- Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent The Guardian
- Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest BBC
- Who are the masked protesters who brought Dover to a standstill? The Telegraph
- Masked protesters block Dover port roads Financial Times
Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next?
District attorney must decide whether to retry case after jury’s failure to reach verdict despite hours of deliberation
Lindsay Clancy, prosecutors, defense lawyers, the judge and millions watching on are back where they started after her five-week trial over the murder of her three children ended in a mistrial.
America’s saddest case has ceased for the moment, but the legal wrangling is not over, and a second trial could now be on the horizon, prolonging and repeating an agonizing spectacle that has gripped America and the world.
Continue reading...Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster
Chinese man at Trishuli hydropower project and Nepali woman in Nuwakot found 10 days into rescue operation
Emergency responders have rescued a Chinese man and a Nepali woman in two separate operations as authorities continued to search for thousands of people missing 10 days after massive floods hit Nepal.
The Nepali military said on Saturday a joint team comprising personnel from its army and South Korean disaster experts rescued the man from a 225-metre (740ft) tunnel in the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project, and that he was undergoing a health assessment. Pictures showed him being evacuated by helicopter after being carried out of the tunnel.
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