Watch: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space
This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.
NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia, extending Ukraine spillover fears
The drone entered Latvian airspace due to 'Russian electronic warfare', the military says.
US imposes restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan officials after activist’s death
The death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has prompted calls from UN experts for an independent investigation.
Moment Israeli helicopter fires missile on Gaza City target
Footage shows the moment an Israeli helicopter launched a missile at an unknown target in the Gaza City neighbourhood.
WHO chief lauds Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak
Tedros said the country had responded promptly and capably, but called for it to reopen the border with DR Congo.
Airline profits plummet as US fuel costs nearly double
IATA forecasts $350bn airline fuel bill for 2026, with profits dipping to their weakest margin since the COVID-19 years.
UN watchdog, Western nations call on Iran to restart nuclear cooperation
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi urges Tehran to re-engage. US and E3 demand information on whereabouts of uranium.
Complex relationship between Trump and Netanyahu continues to undermine Middle East ceasefire
Recent exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel highlights diverging views between US president and Israeli PM
The latest eruption of hostilities between Iran and Israel appears to have been contained for now after Donald Trump insisted he called “all the shots” in the Middle East, but in a dangerously fragile region Benjamin Netanyahu has again shown he is ready to take shots of his own.
The exchange of missiles on Sunday and Monday was ample demonstration of the inherent instability of the current limbo between war and peace, but it also shone a bright light on the complex and conflicted relationship between the US president and the Israeli prime minister, frenemies who could determine the fate of the current ceasefire.
Continue reading...FIFA World Cup: the politics and profits of the beautiful game
The World Cup has yet to start, but politics, war, and controversy are already competing with football.
‘Wasn’t even good’: US tourist says she was charged €44 for two ice creams in Rome
Post on Facebook received more than 900 comments, with one Italian writing that they were ‘ashamed’
A US tourist has warned visitors to Rome after paying €44 (£38) for two ice-creams in the Italian capital.
Nicole Ann, from Florida, advised fellow tourists to “avoid Don Nino”, an ice-cream parlour on a street off Piazza Navona. She claimed she had ordered two small cups of ice-cream but instead was charged for two large cones topped with trimmings that were allegedly not requested, including macarons, cannoli and panna (whipped cream).
Continue reading...At least 35 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines
The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
Jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon
The former leader of crypto platform FTX, currently serving a 25-year sentence, on Monday officially applied to be pardoned.
US truck carrying fireworks catches fire, sparking spectacular display
No one was harmed in the incident, which saw motorists treated to an early Fourth of July show.
EU sanctions Iranians over restricting naval traffic in Hormuz – Reuters
- EU sanctions Iranians over restricting naval traffic in Hormuz Reuters
- New EU sanctions against Iran: "Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable" Eunews
- Gharibabadi Dismisses New EU Sanctions as a “Political and Hypocritical” Move WANA News Agency
- Iran dismisses EU sanctions over Strait of Hormuz Middle East Eye
- EU sanctions Iranians over curbs to maritime traffic, Kallas says Arab News
How Eriksen’s heart device kicked into action
Denmark's team doctor said an ICD implanted into the footballer's chest responded as it should after he collapsed on Sunday.
Two US pilots killed after plane bound to pick up former MLB star crashes
Plane on way to pick up Yadier Molina and his family crashed in Dominican Republic, killing pilot and co-pilot
A pilot and co-pilot from the United States have died in a fiery plane crash as they attempted an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.
Former major league baseball all-star catcher Yadier Molina said on social media that the plane was bound for Texas to pick him up, along with family and friends.
Continue reading...Eriksen at home and ‘doing well’ after collapse
Christian Eriksen says he is "doing well" and is at home with his family following his collapse in Sunday's game against Ukraine.
Pope Leo Condemns the Church’s ‘Scourge’ – Newser
- Pope Leo Condemns the Church's 'Scourge' Newser
- Pope Leo XIV meets with abuse victims in Spain Vatican News
- Pope Leo denounces what he calls "scourge" of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy CBS News
- Pope meets with 6 clergy abuse survivors in Spain, hopes to improve response AP News
- Pope Leo XIV meets with 6 abuse victims in Madrid EWTN News
Kenya’s ex-chief justice arrested at protest against building on national park
Activists allege there is a plan to build a car park on protected land belonging to a wildlife sanctuary.
Russia sanctions teen son of anticorruption campaigner Bill Browder over report on alleged crypto laundering – CBS News
- Russia sanctions teen son of anticorruption campaigner Bill Browder over report on alleged crypto laundering CBS News
- I’m a 17-year-old schoolboy. Yet Putin sanctioned me over my crypto discoveries The Telegraph
- ‘I Touched a Nerve’: British Teenager Banned From Russia Over Work on Crypto Sanctions Evasion The Moscow Times
- ‘I Was in High School Class When I Found Out I Got Sanctioned by Putin at 17’ The Daily Beast
- How a 17-year-old landed on Russia’s sanctions list over Crypto investigation financialexpress.com