RSS chief’s visit to US denounced as ‘goodwill tour’ for Hindu nationalism
Activists say Hindu nationalists have sought to mask far-right politics through broad appeals to the Indian diaspora.
Israeli attacks across Gaza kill two people, hit hospital supply warehouse
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports rising casualties amid escalated Israeli attacks, with victims trapped under rubble.
James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London
Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effect
James Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London.
The Tory heavyweight, who was once home and foreign secretary and is shadow minister for housing, communities and local government, told the Sunday Times he will resign with immediate effect.
Continue reading...Iceland’s EU referendum sees high preliminary voter turnout in expected close race – Euronews.com
- Iceland's EU referendum sees high preliminary voter turnout in expected close race Euronews.com
- A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump CNN
- Iceland votes in tight referendum on whether to start EU membership talks Reuters
- Trump’s grab for Greenland rattles Iceland, which considers joining E.U. The Washington Post
- Trump's Greenland threats cast a shadow on Iceland's vote on whether to trigger EU membership talks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Before The Nepal Flood, A Glacial Fall: Tracing The Trigger, And A 100-km Killer Surge – NDTV
- Before The Nepal Flood, A Glacial Fall: Tracing The Trigger, And A 100-km Killer Surge NDTV
- Nepal's collapsing glacier. L.A.'s humid heat wave. A supercharged El Niño. Why does the weather suddenly feel so weird? Yahoo
- Nepal’s Glaciers Will Flood Again. Can Scientists Predict the Next One? National Geographic
- A Cascading Disaster on the China–Nepal Border: What to Know About the August 2026 Rasuwa Flood, 72 Hours Later Stimson Center
- Nepal disaster exposes threat of living on shifting ground ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Number of missing in Nepal and Tibet rises to 3,000 as bad weather hampers search
Nepal requests foreign help in identification and storing of bodies, DNA testing and rescuing people from tunnels
Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China continued.
The combined toll in Nepal and Tibet rose to 691 dead and more than 3,000 people missing after China’s latest update on Sunday. Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, while Nepal’s disaster agency said late Saturday that the death toll had climbed to 675 with 2,498 people missing.
Continue reading...After CIA head’s visit to Moscow, Poland’s PM warns Russia is preparing to escalate war. He puts critical window at seven or eight months – Euromaidan Press
- After CIA head's visit to Moscow, Poland's PM warns Russia is preparing to escalate war. He puts critical window at seven or eight months Euromaidan Press
- Polish PM: Russia is preparing for escalation, next 7–8 months will be critical Українська правда
- NATO and Moscow must increase dialogue to avoid accidental war, Russian envoy says politico.eu
- Minute by minute, how a Russian attack on Europe would unfold The i Paper
- Tusk after talks with Rutte: Ukraine needs greater air support amid Russian escalation Ukrinform
Man United vs Ipswich Town: Premier League – preview, team news, prediction
United put in a sorry display as they lost 2-0 to Hull last weekend, while newly promoted Ipswich beat Sunderland 2-1.
Sarah Ferguson to return to UK after relocating amid Epstein revelations
Former Duchess of York moved to Swiss chalet during fallout over her friendship with convicted child sex offender
Sarah Ferguson will return to the UK after relocating to a Swiss chalet amid the fallout over the friendship between her and her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports.
The pair were stripped of their royal titles in October over the scandal of their relationship with Epstein. According to the Sun, the former Duchess of York, 66, is renting a six-bedroom gated property in the home counties.
Continue reading...Liverpool net late in Forest draw to avoid Anfield debut defeat for Iraola
Victor Munoz scores late goal to secure 2-2 draw for Liverpool after Nottingham Forest scare in Premier League.
FBI no longer treating applicants’ experience with sex workers as automatic bar against hiring
Bureau will still dismiss those engaged with sex workers within past 10 years, three or more times overall, or while in public safety capacity
The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar with the matter.
The move away from an automatic disqualification falls along a continuum of evolving recruitment standards within federal law enforcement and at the buttoned-up bureau, which several years ago relaxed its approach to candidates’ past marijuana use and has drawn more recent concern among some current and former agents about a perceived loosening of recruitment requirements as it seeks to replenish its ranks.
Continue reading...Serbia’s president criticizes UN court for not releasing war criminal Mladic to die at home – AP News
- Serbia’s president criticizes UN court for not releasing war criminal Mladic to die at home AP News
- Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’ CNN
- ‘The butcher may be gone, but to many he is a hero’: victims condemn glorification of Mladić The Guardian
- Mladic died a happy man. He won Al Jazeera
- Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83 The New York Times
People stranded for days on dilapidated Nigerian highway
Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.
Deadly strike on Kyiv warehouse prompts evacuations
Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv after the deadly strike, which authorities said killed more than 30 people.
Korea divided: A sister’s long wait and a defector’s bid to save his mother
An elderly South Korean waits to see a brother in the North one last time, while a North Korean defector risks it all.
Ukraine chooses three Western fighters to build its air force around. One of them can fly again from stretch of road in 15 to 20 minutes – Euromaidan Press
- Ukraine chooses three Western fighters to build its air force around. One of them can fly again from stretch of road in 15 to 20 minutes Euromaidan Press
- Sweden to Transfer 10 High-Speed Boats to Ukraine The Defense Post
- Sweden to Donate 10 Coast Guard Vessels to Ukraine Bloomberg.com
- Swedish FM arrives in Kyiv Ukrinform
- Sweden announces $28 million in additional defense support for Ukraine Hromadske
Russian drone strike on Kyiv warehouse storing weapons kills at least 37
Ukrainian prosecutors open investigation into why munitions were stored so close to residential buildings
At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv’s western suburbs that was storing “explosive objects”.
The attack damaged at least 50 residential buildings, including a care home for elderly and disabled people, and sparked a huge fire and explosions in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region. The regional governor, Tymur Tkachenko, said a further 42 people, including four children, had been injured in the strike.
Continue reading...Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for Trump speech bets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speeches
A White House teleprompter operator who left his post amid accusations that he used inside knowledge to make bets on Donald Trump’s speeches on an online prediction market has been fined $172,000, according to federal regulators.
Gabriel Perez exploited “material, nonpublic information” that he gathered through his work for the president in order to place wagers on the Kalshi platform “for his personal benefit”, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) maintained in a news release on Friday.
Continue reading...Mladic died a happy man. He won
He fought for fascism to triumph. And it did.