- Israeli Strike Kills 3 Lebanese Soldiers, Days After Truce Was Signed The New York Times
- Lebanese general among three soldiers killed in Israeli attack on car BBC
- Israeli airstrikes kill 9 including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal AP News
- Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill 10 people, including high-ranking soldiers Al Jazeera
- Two IDF Soldiers Killed in Lebanon Haaretz
Lebanon and Israel’s perpetual war machine
Why Lebanon remains central to Israel's multi-front wars.
Pope calls for end to polarisation during visit to Spain
Huge gatherings are expected in the coming days for the first visit to Spain by a pope since 2011.
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit placed on a lung transplant list – AP News
- Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit placed on a lung transplant list AP News
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Is Placed on Lung Transplant List The New York Times
- Norway crown princess awaits lung transplant amid 'dramatic deterioration' of health Reuters
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Visits Hospital with Family as Health Concerns Grow People.com
- Norway’s crown princess on waiting list for lung transplant CNN
A Viral Gen-Z Protest Movement Draws Thousands to India’s Capital – The New York Times
- A Viral Gen-Z Protest Movement Draws Thousands to India’s Capital The New York Times
- India’s youth are fuming. A Boston University graduate wants to fix that CNN
- Giant viral cockroach threatens to bring down Modi The Telegraph
- Supporters of the Cockroach People’s Party hold protest in New Delhi Al Jazeera
- India news: CJP demands minister's removal in seven days DW
All-white jury selected in murder trial over killing at 2025 Texas high school
Karmelo Anthony, who is Black, is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf, who was white, at track meet in an affluent Dallas suburb
After a 2025 high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, ended with one student dead and another accused of murder, Karmelo Anthony, then 17, was indicted on first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17. Social media posts about the death divided the case into racial lines, sparking national outrage. Anthony, who is being tried as an adult, is Black; Metcalf was white.
This week marked the beginning of Anthony’s murder trial.
Continue reading...Rescuers stop search for last two men lost in Laos cave
The search and rescue team say it is 'high risk' to continue the operation.
Groom killed hours before his wedding in Gaza
Muhannad Farwana never got to wear his wedding suit, Israel killed him in an air strike hours before his wedding.
Hundreds brave freezing weather in La Paz to line up for affordable food
Hundreds of Bolivian residents are braving near-freezing temperatures to queue for affordable chicken in La Paz.
Spain’s World Cup 2026 team preview: Players to watch, group matches, squad
Led by some outrageously young and talented players, are Spain set to repeat another Euro-World Cup double in 2026?
Iran 2026 World Cup squad heads to Mexico as US visa dispute erupts
Iranian officials say a 'large' number of key staff denied visas as the team is set to travel to Mexico.
‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply
Cold storage and logistics body warns food supplies at risk from fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather
Ministers have been accused of being complacent about the risks to vital supplies of food into the UK amid concerns over fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather.
The trade body for cold storage and logistics has urged the government to make potential disruption to the UK’s food system an “immediate national priority”.
Continue reading...Trump relaunches tariffs war after court struck down levies – Financial Times
- Trump relaunches tariffs war after court struck down levies Financial Times
- Trump is quietly rebuilding his tariff engine CNN
- US cites forced labor concerns as grounds for new tariffs Reuters
- EU slams Trump’s forced labor tariff as ‘unjustified’ politico.eu
- Trump Aims New Tariffs at 59 Countries and the European Union The New York Times
Grave in Norfolk of 119 sailors may be exhumed due to coastal erosion threat
Bodies were buried in Happisburgh after HMS Invincible sank in 1801 on way to join Nelson at Battle of Copenhagen
A mass grave for 119 sailors who drowned more than 200 years ago could be exhumed to avoid their remains being exposed by coastal erosion.
HMS Invincible sank off the Norfolk coast in 1801 on its way to join Horatio Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen. The recovered bodies of those who drowned were buried at St Mary’s church in Happisburgh, the nearest village to the shipwreck.
Continue reading...Planned Parenthood to offer ‘just in case’ abortion pills at some US clinics
Patients in Washington and Hawaii will be able to obtain medication before pregnancy in expansion of early access
Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington and Hawaii will now offer “just in case” abortion medication, bringing wider attention to the option of receiving the pills in advance of pregnancy amid growing challenges to access.
Leaders at the organization hope their name recognition will help community members understand their options for accessing care despite federal, state and personal challenges to getting abortion care.
Continue reading...Russia says hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed as economic forum ends
Russia's defence ministry said the drones were downed over 16 areas and regions, including Crimea.
‘Cockroach Party’ leader returns to India for first New Delhi protest
'Cockroach Party' leader returns to India for first New Delhi protest.
5 Unsung Heroes Who Carried the Memory of D-Day – The New York Times
- 5 Unsung Heroes Who Carried the Memory of D-Day The New York Times
- The Last of the D-Day Veterans The Atlantic
- World War Two veterans arrive in France on anniversary of D-Day BBC
- A message from Normandy, 82 years later Breaking Defense
- A D-Day Model of Leadership America Should Seek to Follow National Review
Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron
Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank and injured his parents after opening fire on the family’s car, despite it having complied with an order to stop.
Soldiers opened fire on Friday on a car carrying the infant and his parents in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron. The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was critically injured, evacuated in critical condition to a hospital, where he later died.
Continue reading...South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage – Reuters
- South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage Reuters
- South Korea's President Orders Probe Into Ballot Shortage Issue U.S. News & World Report
- Seoul Protesters Demand Election Revote After Ballot Snafu Bloomberg.com
- Young voters gather to challenge election results The Korea Herald
- Park Bo-young Downplays Ballot Shortage Trolling 조선일보