- Chinese Flotilla Surges East of Taiwan Amid Spat with the Philippines, Japan USNI News
- Taiwan says China coast guard 'harassed' commercial shipping off its coast Reuters
- The Taiwan crisis nobody is watching Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- China Escalates Patrols Near Taiwan Over Japan-Philippines Talks Bloomberg.com
- Taiwan hits back at Beijing’s ‘cognitive warfare’ after coastguard patrols South China Morning Post
Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt
Netanyahu acknowledges pause in fighting in TV speech but vows forceful response to future attacks
Fears of a return to a full-scale regional war in the Middle East eased on Monday as Israel and Iran said they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from Donald Trump to “immediately stop shooting”.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran in a televised speech, but vowed to respond “with force” to future attacks.
Continue reading...‘We basically lost’: Tel Aviv residents react after Israel-Iran strikes
Residents in Tel Aviv voiced mixed reactions after a day of missile exchanges between Israel and Iran.
Gaza cancer patient waits for a chance at life
A school director and novelist in Gaza needs urgent life-saving cancer surgery that she cannot access inside the Strip.
How significant is Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea?
Beijing is Pyongyang's main political and economic backer.
‘City’s gonna be crazy:’ Knicks run electrifies NYC, as Trump’s attendance locks down arena
The Knicks' stunning winning streak has energised New York as the team prepares for the third game of the NBA Finals at home.
France and Germany scrap fighter jet in hit to European defence cooperation
The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent.
Will the FIFA World Cup be the economic bonanza US cities were promised?
Cities remain optimistic despite lagging hotel bookings and high ticket prices that might deter foreign travellers.
CCTV captures moment of deadly strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
CCTV footage captured the moment a missile struck Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 23.
War in the Middle East is flaring again. Here’s how each side sees the stakes – AP News
- War in the Middle East is flaring again. Here’s how each side sees the stakes AP News
- Why ceasefires haven’t stopped deadly strikes in Gaza, Lebanon or the Gulf NBC News
- Opinion | End the Phony Cease-Fire With Iran WSJ
- Stop Calling It a Ceasefire The Intercept
- Trump’s failure to maintain ceasefires is part of the new world disorder – and ordinary people pay the price The Guardian
US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty
Thomas Massie suggests the deadly assault was not an accident and calls on the US government to honour its survivors.
Floods tear through homes and farmland in China’s Guizhou province
Drone footage shows entire neighbourhoods, roads and farmland submerged by floodwaters in China's southwestern Guizhou.
Has Trump lost control of the Iran war?
For the first time since the start of a precarious ceasefire two months ago, Israel and Iran have traded missile strikes.
China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meet in Pyongyang
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met on Monday at a rare summit in Pyongyang.
Albanian PM Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort
Albanian Prime Minister Rama vowed to press ahead with a billion-dollar luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner.
17 Fuel Tanks in the Crosshairs: Ukraine Strikes Major Oil Facility Near Simferopol – Defense Express
- 17 Fuel Tanks in the Crosshairs: Ukraine Strikes Major Oil Facility Near Simferopol Defense Express
- Ukraine targets St. Petersburg in what Russia calls an ‘unprecedented’ attack CNN
- Ukrainian strikes set off fires at oil facilities in Russia and Crimea NBC News
- Ukraine hits St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects talks DW.com
- Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg in Long-Range Drone Attack The New York Times
Southern Philippines hit by 7.8-magnitude earthquake
Offshore quake rocks Mindanao, killing at least 35 and injuring more than 200.
NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia, extending Ukraine spillover fears – Al Jazeera
- NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia, extending Ukraine spillover fears Al Jazeera
- French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace Reuters
- Concern of Ukraine war spreading as Latvia says drone shot as "result of Russian electronic warfare" CBS News
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drone as Latvia issues air threat alert The Independent
- NATO shoots down drone over Latvia as concern about Ukraine war’s spread grows The Washington Post
Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project – Reuters
Watch: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space
This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.