- IDF tightens siege on Hezbollah terrorists trapped in underground Lebanon complex ynetnews.com
- Israel destroys school, strikes Ashura site in southern Lebanon Yeni Safak English
- Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes on South Kill One, Damage Ambulance ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- Airstrikes, shelling and detonations continue in south Lebanon despite ceasefire Naharnet
- Israeli Drone Strike Hits Ambulance Crews in S. Lebanon Despite Truce Menafn
Famed tourist destinations evacuated as wildfire threatens California’s Big Sur
Nearly 500 personnel battle Timber fire in Los Padres national forest as blaze grows to 2,000 acres
Evacuations have been ordered for areas along California’s famous Big Sur coast as a wildfire burns in the nearby steep, rugged mountains.
The Timber fire in Monterey county started on Sunday and grew to 2,000 acres by Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire, the state’s fire agency. Nearly 500 fire personnel had been assigned to the fire in the Los Padres national forest.
Continue reading...Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed seven people - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education – Yahoo
- Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education Yahoo
- ‘We are still here’: a day in the life of 12 Afghan women The Guardian
- UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further education Al Jazeera
- The ICC is all the women of Afghanistan have left Financial Times
- 2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school during 5 years of Taliban rule, UN says PBS
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes – AP News
- Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes AP News
- Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia NPR
- Assad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war Reuters
- Bashar al Assad sentenced to death in absentia by Syrian court for war crimes news.sky.com
- Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes The Guardian
Watch: Tide of rubbish blankets Philippines river
Workers in Manila waded through the river, collecting waste that washed in during days of heavy rain.
Hormuz Strait to remain closed unless U.S. meets Iran’s conditions, Iranian security council says – Reuters
- Hormuz Strait to remain closed unless U.S. meets Iran's conditions, Iranian security council says Reuters
- Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control WSJ
- Iran refutes Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks? Al Jazeera
- Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until Trump Agrees to Demands The New York Times
- Iran demands U.S. pay for war damage before agreeing to reopen Strait of Hormuz PBS
Watch: Was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
US media reports say the president secretly left via a catering truck to avoid a threat to his life from Iran.
Hungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new president
Baka replaces Orban appointee Tamas Sulyok, ousted weeks ago during Tisza’s campaign against Orban-era power structures.
Live updates: Iran holds to demands on Strait of Hormuz; Trump evades Tehran threat – The Hill
- Live updates: Iran holds to demands on Strait of Hormuz; Trump evades Tehran threat The Hill
- Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control WSJ
- Iran digs in on demands over Hormuz as mediators assert progress made toward deal The Times of Israel
- Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until Trump Agrees to Demands The New York Times
- Ex-Trump Pentagon chief on Iran: ‘We seem to be on our back foot’ The Hill
Rwanda: The genocide against the Tutsi
How colonial identity, extremist politics and 'hate radio' helped turn Rwanda’s genocide into organised mass murder.
Air India captain’s confirmatory drug test positive for marijuana, source says – Reuters
- Air India captain's confirmatory drug test positive for marijuana, source says Reuters
- Air India Pilot Tests Positive for Illegal Drugs After Drop Bloomberg.com
- Inside The Cockpit: What Went Wrong On Air India's Phuket-Delhi Flight ndtv.com
- Air India Phuket Delhi flight suffered rare flight-control event before 300-foot altitude drop thehindu.com
- Phuket-Delhi Air India pilot tests positive for marijuana in 2nd dope test: Sources India Today
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty – BBC
- Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty BBC
- Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote AP News
- Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so Al Jazeera
- Lebanon: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the abolition of the death penalty consilium.europa.eu
- Lebanon abolishes death penalty in first for region Reuters
Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so
Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.
Thailand suspends new gun permits after mass shooting
Authorities promise tough new laws in the country, which has high levels of firearms ownership.
Thailand suspends new gun permits after Nonthaburi school shooting – BBC
- Thailand suspends new gun permits after Nonthaburi school shooting BBC
- Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say The New York Times
- Thai PM suspends firearm purchase licences after school shooting Reuters
- Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say CNN
- At a temple in Thailand, parents mourn a 12-year-old mass shooting victim, and a father pleads for forgiveness The Guardian
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine
Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its “crippling” sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, the groups – the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute – argued that the administration’s targeting of the ICC, as well as of groups and individuals affiliated with it or assisting its work, amounts to a “blatantly illegal attack on international justice”, the groups said.
Continue reading...DC residents debate safety gains a year into Trump’s Guard deployment
Mixed reactions persist in Washington, DC, a year after Trump deployed the National Guard to address crime concerns.
Total solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday?
Millions will see the sun disappear as the eclipse sweeps from the Arctic to Europe, bringing two minutes of totality.