‘The hardest mission of my life’: A rescuer’s loss in the Lebanon War
A Lebanon rescuer’s work is shaped by the daughter he lost in an Israeli attack on his station.
Trump’s secret flight switch indicates severity of assassination threat by Iran
Iran lost top leaders in the war and US ‘humiliation ... a form of revenge’, say experts, after administration’s flight ruse
Since the joint US-Israeli strikes in February that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and scores of other senior Iranian officials on the first day of the war, a revenge plot to kill Donald Trump should not have appeared far-fetched.
But the US administration’s elaborate ruse to spirit Trump off of Air Force One in Turkey last month indicates a credibility to the Iranian threat that has surprised many in Washington – including the Trump aides and journalists left on the jet that may have remained the target of an Iranian missile strike.
Continue reading...Drone footage shows rare bird’s-eye view of stingrays off New York coast
With wing spans up to 3ft, the shy cownose ray species typically arrive in Long Island waters in the warmer months
Drone footage of dozens of stingrays in the ocean off New York has captivated beachgoers and marine enthusiasts, offering a rare bird’s-eye view of a species that scientists say has visited the area for decades.
The footage was captured las`t Friday off the coast of Southampton on the Long Island peninsula by Joanna Steidle, a Hamptons-based professional drone pilot known for her aerial ocean shots. It shows cownose rays gliding through the water en masse near the surface.
Continue reading...Trump’s Gaza plan and Board of Peace face ticking clock – The Hill
- Trump’s Gaza plan and Board of Peace face ticking clock The Hill
- Inside the White House bet that Netanyahu’s peace plan rejection is for show Politico
- Netanyahu’s veto and the limits of American power Al Jazeera
- Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions The Washington Post
- Opinion | Netanyahu is sabotaging Trump's Gaza Plan. Will the President Care? Haaretz
‘Tolerating the Netanyahu two-step’: Why the White House can live with Israel rejecting its peace plan – Politico
- ‘Tolerating the Netanyahu two-step’: Why the White House can live with Israel rejecting its peace plan Politico
- Trump’s Gaza plan and Board of Peace face ticking clock thehill.com
- Netanyahu calculates upsetting Trump is his least-bad option CNN
- Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions The Washington Post
- The West Bank, Not Gaza, Should Be Trump’s Priority Foreign Policy
Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves
Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed.
The officials make up 0.3% of staff within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Continue reading...Four crewmembers, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; U.S. strikes ship in Gulf of Oman – NBC News
- Four crewmembers, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; U.S. strikes ship in Gulf of Oman NBC News
- Politics The Economist
- Crew of Yemeni vessel recount their chaotic rescue after Houthis’ deadly attack AP News
- New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse Reuters
- Houthi attack kills six in Red Sea; Trump slams Iran as hopes for Hormuz Strait deal dim CNBC
More than 100 passengers rescued after Indonesia ferry fire
More than 100 passengers rescued after Indonesia ferry fire
David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong to win Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
Crowley pulls off last-minute victory in tight race after polls had shown his progressive opponent as a clear frontrunner
David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, pulled off a last-minute victory after re-entering the Wisconsin governor’s race and snagging an endorsement from Tony Evers, the outgoing governor.
The race came down to the wire, with Francesca Hong and Crowley running close to each other as each batch of results came in.
Continue reading...Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted – Reuters
- Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted Reuters
- Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels AP News
- Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels Al Jazeera
- Putin Threatens Retaliation if Europe Seizes Russian Ships The Moscow Times
- Putin Opens New Front in Shadow Fleet Fight With Threat to Seize EU Ships Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They? – The New York Times
They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They? The New York Times
Close Trump aides — but no Cabinet officials — made secret catering truck move – The Washington Post
- Close Trump aides — but no Cabinet officials — made secret catering truck move The Washington Post
- Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape The New York Times
- First Thing: Anger after Trump’s secret flight swap appears to offer up staff and media as decoys The Guardian
- What Trump’s catering-truck escape says about a war that won’t end CNN
- Live updates: Trump says he was taken off of Air Force One last month due to threat AP News
Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election – NBC News
- Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election NBC News
- How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton The New York Times
- Nigel Farage paints himself as local hero in fight to win Clacton politico.eu
- How the Clacton by-election count will take place BBC
- Letter: Why Clacton makes history Financial Times
He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free. – The New York Times
Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran to step down in February
Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment when his term ends due to a lack of support from the Tata Sons board.
Incredible Footage Shows Dolphins Hunting With Shells Off The East Coast of Australia – And Possibly Passing The Skill on – ScienceAlert
- Incredible Footage Shows Dolphins Hunting With Shells Off The East Coast of Australia – And Possibly Passing The Skill on ScienceAlert
- Dolphins recorded using sea shells to catch fish for first time Oceanographic Magazine
- "I started screaming." Scientists were filming dolphins in Australia, when this happened BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Dolphins that hunt with sponges may show traces of culture in their gene activity, study finds Yahoo
- Dolphins use seashells to help catch fish, scientists say BBC
Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant? – Al Jazeera
- Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant? Al Jazeera
- Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian refinery 800 miles from the border, sparking a fire AP News
- She is Russia’s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames. The Japan Times
- Ukrainian Drones Attack Wildberries Hub and Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan The Moscow Times
- 'People are losing everything': Ukraine's drones could crash Russian banks ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pope at Audience: The liturgical year renews Christ’s saving work – Vatican News
- Pope at Audience: The liturgical year renews Christ’s saving work Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV: Attendance at Sunday Mass cannot be replaced by virtual participation EWTN News
- Pope encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours Diocese of Raleigh
- General Audience of Pope Leo XIV from August 12th, 2026 Relevant Radio
- Pope Leo says Sunday is 'foundation and kernel' of liturgical year usccb
How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against a Man Dressed as a Trash Can – The New York Times
- How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against a Man Dressed as a Trash Can The New York Times
- Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election AP News
- Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr The Guardian
- Clacton By-election Poll: What do voters say the election is about? Survation
- Count Binface, wearing a trash can, aims to unseat Nigel Farage in a U.K. local election NPR
Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in
Angus Taylor and other Coalition members not supporting shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers, which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000s
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The Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has stood by his proposal to lower net migration to 180,000 a year in a wide-ranging speech where he lamented not stopping the Morrison government’s “madness” – even as colleagues side-stepped supporting the target figure publicly.
The opposition frontbencher said a housing “shortfall” – comparing the number of dwellings against population size – could be rectified if the net overseas migration (Nom) target was set at 180,000 or under over four years.
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