Evo Morales defiant after new Bolivia arrest warrant
Bolivia's former president is being investigated 'for armed uprising' against the state, among other things.
Rescue operation in Argentina to free more than 100 snow-trapped tourists
Emergency services have rescued more than 100 tourists, trapped by a snowstorm in Argentina.
Death of 15 elephants in Kenyan national park sparks outrage, investigation – The Washington Post
- Death of 15 elephants in Kenyan national park sparks outrage, investigation The Washington Post
- Amboseli elephant deaths: Kenya Wildlife Service suspects cyanide in tomato pesticide to be the cause BBC
- Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning The Guardian
- What Lindsey Graham Taught Us About Political Weakness: Wolff The Daily Beast
- 15 Elephants Die of Suspected Cyanide Poisoning After Eating Contaminated Tomatoes people.com
Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation
US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’
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Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’s chief medical adviser at the start of the pandemic, has described a book by News Corp investigative journalist Sharri Markson backing the “lab leak” theory of Covid-19’s origins as a “bunch of nonsense” in his newly released diaries.
This week, Fauci, 85, was subpoenaed by the Republican senator Rand Paul to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19 and his handling of the pandemic.
Continue reading...‘Like volcanic ash falling’: Inside Aeon mall after Japan’s earthquake
Japanese PM Takaichi says 'race against time' to rescue those trapped in the mall and others affected by the quake.
How Vladimir Putin’s refinery dream became Ukraine’s target – Financial Times
- How Vladimir Putin’s refinery dream became Ukraine’s target Financial Times
- Russia's Ryazan refinery has halted oil processing after drone attack, sources say Reuters
- True Scale of Putin’s Humiliating Crisis Is Exposed The Daily Beast
- Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump AP News
- Ukraine Says It Attacked Lukoil’s Volgograd Oil Refinery Bloomberg.com
US launches another round of attacks on Iran
Targets across southern Iran hit, including on strategic Qeshm Island.
Israeli strikes leave buildings burning in Gaza City
Israeli strikes have displaced dozens of families in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp.
Dramatic sea rescue as firefighters die on the Greek island of Crete
The Greek Coast Guard is rescuing people trapped by rapidly spreading wildfires on the island of Crete.
US launches ‘heavy’ strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
After a short period of relative calm when hostilities were paused, both sides have now restarted missile attacks.
Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explosion near village
Polish PM visits scene of crater thought to have occurred during deadly wave of attacks on Ukraine
Russia has been accused of violating Polish airspace, after a missile exploded in a field in the east of the country, triggering Nato air defences, in the midst of a massive air raid that killed 13 people in neighbouring Ukraine.
Polish authorities said that the explosion near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia, close to Lublin, had created a 10-metre-wide crater. Residents of Tarnawa-Kolonia reported hearing an explosion at about 4am that shook the windows of their homes, police said.
Continue reading...US hits dozens of targets in Iran overnight as peace efforts under threat
Central Command says strikes aimed at diminishing Iranian military while mediators say talks are continuing
The US struck Iran overnight and Tehran retaliated at US allies in the region, reigniting the low-intensity, tit-for-tat war as mediators struggled to pull the two countries back to the negotiating table.
The US carried out overnight strikes on Iran – the first in more than five days – hours after Donald Trump vowed to hit the country “very hard” following Tehran’s targeting of a base in Jordan that hosts American troops.
Continue reading...Why did Anthony Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment? Senate hearing explained
The former top US health official invoked the amendment as Republicans questioned him over COVID-19.
Australia takes Telegram to court over alleged failure to remove ‘pro-terror’ material
Telegram told the BBC it rejects the allegations and will contest them in court.
Singapore fines French teen $465 for viral straw-licking stunt
The 19-year-old was "truly sorry" for causing trouble, his lawyers said.
Living with fear: Inside a southern Lebanon village divided by Israel
Southern Lebanon’s Mansouri village is divided by Israel's Yellow Line, a military boundary separating area it occupies.
After a deadly raid, a displaced Nigerian mother finds a lifeline in sewing
After losing her husband and two children, Safiya now fears losing the fragile future she rebuilt.
Japan turns to Canadian crude as Asia feels Hormuz supply pinch
Uncertainty over crude oil supplies via the Strait of Hormuz is pushing Asian states towards Canada's TMX crude oil.
See the New Fronts of the Iran War Erupting Across the Middle East – WSJ
- See the New Fronts of the Iran War Erupting Across the Middle East WSJ
- Trump is stuck in Iran. Here’s one idea that could offer a way out CNN
- Trump ‘exasperated’ on Iran as top officials can’t agree on strategy, sources say NBC News
- New strikes in Iran show the weakness of Donald Trump’s deal The Economist
- How to End the Iran War Foreign Policy
Trump pushes fighter jet sale to Turkiye despite Israeli opposition
US President Donald Trump has again signalled support for selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkiye.