President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academy
The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.
Ceuta ‘on the brink of collapse’ as Spain seeks Frontex support – Euronews.com
- Ceuta 'on the brink of collapse' as Spain seeks Frontex support Euronews.com
- Spain asks EU for help to process 5,000 Ceuta migrants amid local unrest Al Jazeera
- Spain asks Frontex for help in processing Ceuta migrants DW.com
- Spanish government says sorry to people of Ceuta for migrant crisis BBC
- Spain declares national security crisis in Ceuta. Israel can help Morocco make the enclaves costly Ynetnews
Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials say
But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy plans to hit Russia with ‘1,000 drones’ a day
Ongoing Russian attacks have killed several people and wounded dozens across Ukraine.
Police fire teargas at Kenyan traders protesting higher taxes on imports
Kenyan police fired teargas at traders in the capital Nairobi on Friday, during a protest against higher taxes.
Yemen’s divided education system leaves students’ futures in limbo
Students in Houthi areas fear lost opportunities after government decision not to authenticate some certificates.
Deadly Russian strikes hit civilian targets in Ukraine
Russia intensified attacks across Ukraine, killing civilians and damaging homes and warehouses near Kyiv
Ousted Ukrainian defense chief Fedorov takes advisory role with Italy – politico.eu
- Ousted Ukrainian defense chief Fedorov takes advisory role with Italy politico.eu
- Ukraine's Fedorov takes adviser role at Italian Defence Ministry Reuters
- Ex-defence minister Fedorov agrees to become adviser to Italy's defence minister Українська правда
- Ukrainian ex-Minister Fedorov becomes adviser to Italian official, plans to visit US The Kyiv Independent
- "A very interesting person" - Honcharenko assesses Fedorov's "rating" among Americans ukranews.com
He Fell Into a Crevasse in 1963. He Just Got His Stuff Back – Newser
- He Fell Into a Crevasse in 1963. He Just Got His Stuff Back Newser
- Man, 86, reunited with backpack 60 years after abandoning it during hiking accident CNN
- Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria The Guardian
- Mountaineer Reunited with Backpack Lost in Glacier More Than 60 Years Ago People.com
- Austrian climber gets backpack back 63 years after losing it in glacier Gulf News
Destruction of East India Company Gives US Lawmakers a Blueprint for Confronting Big Tech: Historian – Common Dreams
Russia’s ‘Doomsday Radio’ erupts with coded messages after CIA chief’s Moscow visit – Ynetnews
Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in West Bank’s Jenin
Israel's prime minister and defence minister praise the attack as Hamas calls for Israeli 'crimes' to stop.
Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas
Critics call move to gain long-term access to country’s massive energy reserves ‘predatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’
Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as “predatory” and a “rapacious” land grab.
Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, in January and has steered the South American country ever since – hopes to secure long-term access to its oil and gasfields.
Continue reading...‘Terrorist connection’ alleged in Trump’s Scotland golf course damage case
Seven people have been charged in connection with damage to Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland in 2025.
Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.
US judge denies injunction against Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
The rejection is a temporary setback for immigrant rights advocates, who have been instructed to revise their petition.
Thieves steal 600-diamond necklace from Vienna museum in broad daylight
Police are hunting two suspects they believe bought a ticket for the exhibition to get at the jewellery.
US Fed chair warns inflation progress insufficient, hints at rate hikes
Kevin Warsh in speech underscores Fed's commitment to tackling inflation, with rate hikes possibly on horizon.
DNA Study Probes Secrets of Sickle-Bound ‘Vampire’ Grave – Newser
- DNA Study Probes Secrets of Sickle-Bound 'Vampire' Grave Newser
- Why Was This 17th-Century Polish Woman Buried With a Padlock on Her Toe and an Iron Sickle Across Her Neck? Smithsonian Magazine
- Archaeologists investigate a feared young woman's 17th century vampiric grave in Poland Phys.org
- Meet Zosia, the 17th-Century Vampire Suspect Buried With a Sickle at Her Throat Gizmodo
- Gruesome Discovery Shows 17th-Century Villagers Were Terrified of What Lurked in 'Grave 75' ScienceAlert
Mother reunited with 8-year-old who climbed trees to survive Nepal floods – Reuters
- Mother reunited with 8-year-old who climbed trees to survive Nepal floods Reuters
- Young survivor of catastrophic flooding in Nepal reunites with his mother — who feared her 2 kids were dead New York Post
- Mother describes reunion with son she thought lost in Nepal's floods Yahoo
- NEPAL FLOODS: Schoolchildren Reunited with Families Save the Children charity
- Boy survives Nepal's deadly floods with 20 rupees. Vietnam.vn