UN ‘adds Israel to blacklist’ for conflict-related sexual violence
Israeli ambassador to the UN says Tel Aviv will cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres over the upcoming report.
Joint Statement on Public Health Travel Measures Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 – U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Joint Statement on Public Health Travel Measures Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- US, Mexico, Canada announce Ebola-related travel measures ahead of World Cup Reuters
- Ugandans, Congolese and South Sudanese in Canada got visas suspended in wake of Ebola travel restrictions CBC
- Trilateral statement from the United States, Mexico and Canada on public health travel measures canada.ca
- US, Mexico, Canada rolling out Ebola-related travel measures ahead of World Cup The Hill
Latvia parliament approves new gov’t after drone dispute toppled coalition
Latvia's government reform ensures a pro-Western path as regional drone incidents heighten security concerns.
Russia Lets Private Firms Buy Heavy Weapons to Defend Sites From Drone Attacks – RBC – The Moscow Times
- Russia Lets Private Firms Buy Heavy Weapons to Defend Sites From Drone Attacks – RBC The Moscow Times
- Russia to task bankers with shooting down Ukrainian drones Al Jazeera
- Ukraine war briefing: Shoot down drones yourself, Russia tells its banks The Guardian
- Russia just passed a law allowing its central bank to down drones CNBC
- Russian banks to arm themselves against Ukrainian drones Financial Times
Are US and Iran close to peace or sliding back to war?
Neither side seems interested in a return to all-out conflict, despite the latest exchange of strikes.
US inflation surges to three-year high amid tensions with Iran
Heightened petrol prices led the inflationary pressures, with prices that jumped 5.5 percent in April.
US justice department launches criminal investigation into Trump accuser E Jean Carroll
The case centres on whether the former columnist lied about the funding she received for her civil lawsuit against the US president.
Smoke rises over Beirut after Israeli strike
Footage shows smoke billowing over south Beirut following an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital.
‘Premature and disconnected’: Gulf states see Trump Abraham Accords demand as empty bargaining chip – The Jerusalem Post
- 'Premature and disconnected': Gulf states see Trump Abraham Accords demand as empty bargaining chip The Jerusalem Post
- The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords The New York Times
- Trump’s Hail Mary on Abraham Accords falls flat The Hill
- Trump asked Muslim leaders to join Abraham Accords after Iran war ends Axios
- Press Review - Trump met with 'laughter and silence' by US allies in Gulf region France 24
Hundreds flee India crackdown on undocumented migrants
Hundreds flee India crackdown on undocumented migrants
Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel
Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel's soldiers and civilians.
Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel
Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel's soldiers and civilians.
Ukrainian Gripen Fighters To Arrive In 2027, Long-Range Meteor Missiles Claimed To Be Included – The War Zone
- Ukrainian Gripen Fighters To Arrive In 2027, Long-Range Meteor Missiles Claimed To Be Included The War Zone
- Ukraine to buy 20 new Gripen jets, Sweden to donate older jets sooner Reuters
- Sweden Agrees to Saab Jet Fighter Deal With Ukraine WSJ
- Ukraine to receive long-range Meteor missiles alongside first batch of Gripen fighters Українська правда
- Ukraine and Sweden take steps towards Ukrainian Gripen acquisition Saab
Australian woman charged over travel to Syria to join Islamic State – NPR
- Australian woman charged over travel to Syria to join Islamic State NPR
- Australian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group AP News
- Islamic State-linked women and children return to Sydney and Melbourne BBC
- Australia charges alleged ISIL-linked woman after return from Syria Al Jazeera
- Planes carrying 19 Australians linked to the Islamic State group land in Melbourne and Sydney Yahoo
Very Low-IQ Trump Too Stoopid to Win War – The Bulwark
- Very Low-IQ Trump Too Stoopid to Win War The Bulwark
- Trump’s ambush diplomacy comes with long-term costs The Hill
- Trump doesn't understand 21st-century warfare — and it cost America dearly Alternet
- [Brahma Chellaney] Cost of Trump's crony diplomacy The Korea Herald
- Opinion - Trump’s ambush diplomacy comes with long-term costs AOL.com
Spain distances itself from call for EU to get tougher on China – politico.eu
- Spain distances itself from call for EU to get tougher on China politico.eu
- Europe Is Edging Closer to a Trade War With China. Here’s Why. The New York Times
- EU Warns Trade Relationship With China Is ‘Not Sustainable’ Bloomberg.com
- EU to discuss potential restrictions on Chinese imports amid fears of overreliance The Guardian
- China Threatens to Launch Trade Probes Against the European Union WSJ
Questions over safety as 16 pupils die in another Kenya school fire
Several parents were still waiting for news of their children roughly 12 hours after the fire.
Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station
A 31-year-old Swiss man has been arrested, police say, as images from the scene show parts of the station cordoned off.
Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station – BBC
- Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station BBC
- Three wounded in Swiss train station stabbing labelled ‘act of terror’ Al Jazeera
- Switzerland stabbing: Attacker injures three with knife at Swiss train station CNN
- Swiss Police Say Train Station Attack Was a ‘Terrorist’ Incident Bloomberg.com
- Police say a man stabbed and wounded 3 people at a Swiss train station before being arrested Yahoo
Fire kills 16 students at Kenyan girls’ boarding school
At least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through the dormitory of a girls’ school in Kenya.