- Toronto police officer killed in raid linked to US consulate shooting BBC
- 19-year-old to be charged after Toronto police officer shot in investigation tied to U.S. consulate shooting CBC
- Police constable killed on the job in Toronto + alleged shooter arrested, another suspect still at large Toronto Star
- Toronto officer killed in raid linked to US consulate shooting probe Minute Mirror
- Tributes pour in for slain Toronto constable as suspect remains at large The Spec
Pope Leo slams Europe for treating migrants like ‘numbers or files’ – politico.eu
- Pope Leo slams Europe for treating migrants like ‘numbers or files’ politico.eu
- Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath AP News
- Pope Leo hits beaches of popular European migrant entry point after criticizing global immigration policies Fox News
- Pope Leo’s visit lays bare Spain’s tangled politics of faith and migration Al Jazeera
- Pope Leo warns Europe’s migrant traffickers to repent or face hell Reuters
Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world’s rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
Albania Holds Biggest Protest Yet Against Jared Kushner’s Private Island – Forbes
- Albania Holds Biggest Protest Yet Against Jared Kushner’s Private Island Forbes
- I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster Al Jazeera
- Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Spreads From Kushner Resort to Political Elite Bloomberg.com
- Brussels presses Albania as Kushner resort threatens to flout EU environmental law Reuters
- Who is the man funding Albania's controversial property deal? Euronews
Artan to referee Uefa Super Cup after losing World Cup role
Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after being denied a spot at the World Cup.
German, Spanish FCAS companies rally to preserve breakthrough fighter tech – Defense News
- German, Spanish FCAS companies rally to preserve breakthrough fighter tech Defense News
- Europe’s next-gen fighter jet is dead. What does that mean for the continent’s security ambitions? CNN
- France-Germany jet plans crash: Can Europe end reliance on US for security? Al Jazeera
- Airbus leans towards Saab as Franco-German fighter unravels Reuters
- Germany welcome in GCAP, but new Leonardo boss warns about timing Defense News
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.
Russia ‘not looking for conflict’, says Nato’s top US commander – Financial Times
- Russia ‘not looking for conflict’, says Nato’s top US commander Financial Times
- Baltic reorganisation signals a return to multi-corps warfare The International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Why is Putin threatening the Baltics? Euractiv
- Lithuanian Interior Ministry: Russia may be preparing provocations against Baltic states Наша Ніва
- The commander of NATO forces assessed the threat of a Russian invasion of the Baltic states UA.NEWS
Why thousands of Americans are giving up their citizenship – CNN
- Why thousands of Americans are giving up their citizenship CNN
- Exodus of Americans Ditching Their Citizenship Soars Under Trump The Daily Beast
- The document that could define post-Trump conservatism Washington Examiner
- How to Reclaim American Citizenship with Chris Griswold Commonplace | Substack
- Reclaiming American Citizenship Commonplace | Substack
Major Russian Refinery Burns After Drone Strike as Explosions Reported Across Crimea – Kyiv Post
- Major Russian Refinery Burns After Drone Strike as Explosions Reported Across Crimea Kyiv Post
- Ukrainian drones target Moscow again, mayor says, as Kyiv claims oil refinery strike ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Ukraine hits two refineries in Russia's Tatarstan – video Українська правда
- Ukrainian Drone Attacks Target Tatarstan Refineries and Samara Petrochemical Plant on Russia Day The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian military says it struck Afipsky refinery in southern Russia Reuters
Bessent Says US Will Extract Funds From Iran Accounts If Needed – Bloomberg.com
- Bessent Says US Will Extract Funds From Iran Accounts If Needed Bloomberg.com
- Treasury Department plans to use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover, source says CBS News
- Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies Reuters
- U.S. eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies' reconstruction, source says CNBC
- Trump Administration Vows to Offset Hormuz Tolls With Seized Iranian Funds gCaptain
India Says U.S. Strike on Tanker in Iran Blockade Killed Three Nationals – WSJ
- India Says U.S. Strike on Tanker in Iran Blockade Killed Three Nationals WSJ
- Three ships attacked by the US in three days: What we know BBC
- India demands end to US attacks on ships after three sailors killed Reuters
- U.S. Strikes on Ships Off Oman Continue After Deaths of Indian Sailors The New York Times
- India says US hit another ship off Oman, confirms 3 dead in separate attack Al Jazeera
ECB raises eurozone interest rates as Iran war stokes inflation
European Central Bank increases main deposit rate to 2.25%, with two further rises expected by next spring
The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 in response to higher inflation caused by the war in Iran.
The ECB raised its main deposit rate from 2% to 2.25% in a move that financial markets expect to be the first of three rises by next spring.
Continue reading...Cuba hopes for World Cup respite from US sabre-rattling – but prepares for the worst
With some matches being held in nearby Miami, a Cuban response to US military action could mar the tournament
As Cuba crumbles under a nearly five-month-long US oil blockade, many on the island hope that the World Cup might save the island from US attack – or at least offer a respite until the competition ends on 19 July.
“The beginning of the World Cup will make it more difficult for the United States to carry out a military action in Cuba,” said Carlos Alzugaray, Cuba’s former ambassador to the EU. “Cuba is very close to the US, and can hit many targets inside the US, especially in south Florida, with drones or other weapons.”
Continue reading...Knicks fans go wild as New York team makes biggest comeback in NBA Finals history
Wednesday's result means the team are now just one win away from a famous Finals win.
Two Men Sentenced to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing – The New York Times
- Two Men Sentenced to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing The New York Times
- Erawan Shrine: Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing CNN
- Thailand: 2 men sentenced to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing DW.com
- Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing BBC
- Thailand Sentences Two Uyghurs to Death Over Deadly 2015 Blast Bloomberg.com
Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing
Twenty people were killed and 120 injured in the attack at the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist destination
A Thai court has handed out death sentences to two Uyghur men from the north-western Chinese region of Xinjiang for a 2015 bombing in the centre of Bangkok that killed 20 people.
The explosion occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre of Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists. As well as the 20 people killed, another 120 were injured. Five of the dead were from mainland China and two from Hong Kong.
Continue reading...5 Grim Warning Signs for Putin in Ukraine – Newsweek
- 5 Grim Warning Signs for Putin in Ukraine Newsweek
- The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I The New York Times
- Ukraine’s fight is longer than the First World War, and looks similar in the trenches The Globe and Mail
- Ukraine war now longer than the first world war – the similarities are unsettling The Conversation
- Ukraine’s war is now longer than the first world war The Economist
Crans-Montana fire bereaved ask for murder charges against bar owners
Lawyers ask prosecutors to upgrade charges from manslaughter in light of text messages discussing fire risk
Lawyers for victims of the deadly New Year’s Eve fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have formally asked prosecutors to upgrade the charges against the bar’s owners after text messages emerged discussing the danger.
Forty-one people were killed and 115 injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar, which investigators believe started in the basement when sparklers attached to champagne bottles were held too close to sound-insulating foam on the ceiling.
Continue reading...What we know about US sea drone used in helicopter crew rescue mission
BBC Verify examines what we know about the drone boat and how the mission took place.