Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand
The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.
Live Updates: Seized ship taken toward Iran as Trump and China’s Xi agree Strait of Hormuz “must remain open” – CBS News
- Live Updates: Seized ship taken toward Iran as Trump and China's Xi agree Strait of Hormuz "must remain open" CBS News
- Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk NPR
- 'Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran BBC
- Ship seized near Strait of Hormuz by ‘unauthorized personnel,’ brought toward Iran Fox News
- Ship reported seized and another attacked near Strait of Hormuz NBC News
UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer – AP News
- UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer AP News
- Opinion | In Some Other Universe, This Might Be Funny The New York Times
- What would potential Labour leadership candidates do differently to Starmer? The Guardian
- Leading challenger to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits government CNN
- Why hasn't Wes Streeting launched a leadership bid? Sky News
Hormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers Exit – Bloomberg.com
Student stabbed with 21cm knife, murder trial told – BBC
- Student stabbed with 21cm knife, murder trial told BBC
- Student stabbed to death with 'extremely large' knife after night out with football team in Southampton, court told Sky News
- UK Horror: Teen Stabbing Victim Dies After Police Arrest Him Rather Than Sikh Attacker The Daily Signal
- Stabbed Student Was Handcuffed After Racism Allegation, Court Hears The European Conservative
- Student stabbed to death with 'extremely large' knife after night out, court told Inbox.eu
Warning of record global temperatures
Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows
Ukraine says Russia launches “massive and virtually nonstop” strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 12 – CBS News
- Ukraine says Russia launches "massive and virtually nonstop" strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 12 CBS News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24 NPR
- Russia hammers Ukraine in biggest prolonged drone attack since war began CNN
- At least 24 killed in Kyiv in one of deadliest Russian attacks since start of war – Europe live The Guardian
Latvia’s PM resigns in fallout over stray Ukrainian drones – dw.com
- Latvia's PM resigns in fallout over stray Ukrainian drones dw.com
- Latvian PM Evika Silina resigns over response to drone incursions BBC
- Latvian government collapses amid dispute over breaches by Ukrainian drones The Washington Post
- Latvia prime minister resigns days after ‘stray’ drone incursion – as it happened The Guardian
- Latvian government collapses over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones Financial Times
Canadian officer accused of spying for China acquitted of charges
William Majcher was accused of helping Chinese police coerce a Vancouver-area real estate investor, accused of fraud, to return to China
A retired police officer Canada accused of being an agent for China has been acquitted of national security charges after prosecutors failed to prove he acted illegally.
William Majcher, who served in the RCMP’s financial crime unit, was charged in 2023 over allegations he had breached Canada’s Security of Information Act by helping Chinese police coerce a Vancouver-area real estate investor, accused of fraud, to return to China.
Continue reading...Prominent Australian academic denies links to powerful Iranian politician
Prof Abbas Rajabifard of the University of Melbourne says he was listed as a co-author of research with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator in recent peace talks, without his knowledge
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A University of Melbourne academic has denied collaborating on research with the speaker of Iran’s parliament – who has been leading Tehran’s peace negotiations with the US – saying he was named as an author on a journal article without his knowledge.
On Monday Guardian Australia revealed that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, had built extensive ties to Australia over the past decade, including links to a University of Melbourne engineering research centre.
Continue reading...NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you?
Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know
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Funding for some services within the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be slashed – even in cases where participants could be left with a funding gap – as part of a sweeping proposal to drastically curb the scheme’s annual growth.
The proposed changes, revealed on Thursday, will also grant the health minister, Mark Butler, god-like powers to reduce overall funding for support categories, determine pricing guides and caps for services and support, and the ability to change NDIS rules without state and territory approval for the first 12 months.
Continue reading...In pictures: Trump hosted by Xi Jinping in Beijing on two-day summit
President Trump was welcomed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing for what will be a whirlwind tour.
Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say – The New York Times
- Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say The New York Times
- How Secret U.A.E. and Saudi Strikes on Iran Shattered an Uneasy Coexistence WSJ
- Exclusive: Saudi warplanes struck militias in Iraq during war, sources say Reuters
- Saudi Arabia and the UAE Bombed Iran for Totally Different Reasons Zeteo
- Why did Saudi Arabia and the UAE allegedly carry out secret bombing raids on Iran? France 24
How stray Ukrainian drones pushed Latvia’s prime minister to resign – France 24
- How stray Ukrainian drones pushed Latvia's prime minister to resign France 24
- Latvian PM Evika Silina resigns over response to drone incursions BBC
- Latvian government collapses over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones Financial Times
- Latvian government loses majority in parliament over handling of Ukraine drone incidents Reuters
- Latvia in turmoil: PM resigns over drone incursion — what now? Euronews.com
Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees, Netanyahu says – Reuters
- Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees, Netanyahu says Reuters
- Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians The New York Times
- Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners The Guardian
- Israel’s Netanyahu says suing New York Times over Palestinian rape article Al Jazeera
- Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale WSJ
Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows
As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.
Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows
As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.
‘Floating armoury’ ship reportedly seized by Iran
A vessel said to be a “floating armoury” in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to reports.
A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate – NPR
- A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate NPR
- Video Shows Philippine Senator Outrunning Agents and Avoiding I.C.C. Warrant The New York Times
- Arrest Warrant for Philippine Senator Sparks Dramatic Cat-and-Mouse Game WSJ
- Bato dela Rosa: What we know about Senate shooting in Philippines BBC
- Philippine politician wanted by ICC makes 'escape' after Senate chaos Reuters
Blackouts And Protests As Cuba Says Fuel Has ‘Run Out’ – Barron’s
- Blackouts And Protests As Cuba Says Fuel Has 'Run Out' Barron's
- Cuba says oil and diesel supplies have run dry under U.S. sanctions CNBC
- Cuba’s energy crisis to worsen as donated Russian oil runs out, minister warns CNN
- Cuba out of fuel oil, diesel under US sanctions, minister says The Hill
- ‘Absolutely no fuel’: Cuba hit by blackouts, protests amid power outages Al Jazeera