Exclusive | Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Exclusive | Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports  CNN
  3. Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada  The Guardian
  4. Russia accused of plotting to plant explosives aboard US-bound airplanes: report  Fox News
  5. Russia Suspected of Planning to Send Incendiary Devices to US  Bloomberg
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Tropical Storm Rafael triggers hurricane warning for Cayman Islands

Storm expected to bring heavy rain to US Gulf coast later this week

Forecasters posted a hurricane warning in the Caribbean on Monday afternoon after a late-season disturbance south of Cuba strengthened into Tropical Storm Rafael and set its sights on the US Gulf coast.

The 17th named storm of an overactive Atlantic hurricane season will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and probably hitting Cuba, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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Butchered remains of dolphin discovered on New Jersey beach

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration investigates discovery of remains of common dolphin

The butchered remains of a dolphin were found on a New Jersey beach, and federal authorities are investigating.

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, which responds to reports of dead or distressed marine animals that come ashore in New Jersey, said the remains of a common dolphin were found on Wednesday on the beach in Allenhurst, just north of Asbury Park.

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Israel formally tells UN of intent to sever all ties with Unrwa relief agency

Country’s allies and aid workers say move could cripple services for Palestinians who increasingly depend on them

Israel has formally informed the United Nations of its intention to sever ties entirely with the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees in a move the country’s allies and aid workers warn will deepen the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.

The Knesset passed two bills last week banning Unrwa from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli state contact with the agency on the basis of allegations that Hamas had infiltrated it.

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Two more UK mpox cases found in household contacts of first case

Total of three cases of Clade Ib strain now detected in UK but health security agency says risk to population still low

Two more UK cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to spread more easily have been detected in household contacts of the first case, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases of the Clade Ib mpox strain in the country to three.

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IDF strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence unit in Syria, issues rare confirmation – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence unit in Syria, issues rare confirmation  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel says it struck Hezbollah target near Damascus, Syria says civilian sites hit  Reuters
  3. Israel at war: What happened on day 395?  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Analysis: Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah’s intelligence branch in Syria  Long War Journal
  5. In rare acknowledgement, IDF confirms strikes in Syria against Hezbollah infrastructure  The Times of Israel
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Tucker Carlson credits demons for the invention of nuclear technology

Ex-Fox News host makes bizarre claim on Steve Bannon’s podcast, days after saying a demon attacked him in his sleep

Demons that Tucker Carlson claimed attacked him as he slept were also responsible for the invention of nuclear technology, the conservative former Fox News host said on Monday in another bizarre contention.

Carlson made the claim on the War Room podcast hosted by his fellow rightwing extremist Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser in the Trump administration who was released from prison last week after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.

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Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada

Suspect DHL package bound for Britain that started fire in Leipzig possibly part of Russian plan to cause ‘mayhem’

An incendiary device hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent by air to the UK as part of a suspected Russian sabotage plot that may also have been a dry run for a similar attack on the US and Canada.

The device, reported to have been secreted in shipments of massage pillows and erotic gadgets, started a fire on the ground in Leipzig that was feared to be capable of downing a plane – similar to a package that ignited at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham on 22 July.

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