Whale graveyard dating back five million years discovered
The Indian Ocean site is "far beyond anything we had imagined", one researcher says.
‘I will never get over watching my home burn’: Belfast residents reel after night of unrest
A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city.
This 500-year-old clam outlived empires — then scientists accidentally killed it to see how old it was – Yahoo
IDF Strikes Kill 30 in Lebanon Over Past Day, Health Ministry Says – Haaretz
- IDF Strikes Kill 30 in Lebanon Over Past Day, Health Ministry Says Haaretz
- Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 17, reports say BBC
- Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, as Tehran attacks countries in region AP News
- Israel orders Tyre residents to evacuate ancient Lebanese city NBC News
- Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon's Tyre before warning Reuters
The World’s Most Peaceful Countries Have Been Revealed — and the U.S. Is Near the Bottom – Fodors Travel Guide
- The World’s Most Peaceful Countries Have Been Revealed — and the U.S. Is Near the Bottom Fodors Travel Guide
- What it's like to live in the world's safest countries for 2026 BBC
- The 10 Safest Countries In The World, Per 2026 Global Peace Index Forbes
- These are the most peaceful places in the world to travel to right now Euronews.com
- Finland world's ninth most peaceful country Yle
Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman
India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 crew had been rescued after the hit on the Settebello off the coast of Oman.
‘Appalling’ Musk Accused of Fueling Belfast Riots – Newser
- 'Appalling' Musk Accused of Fueling Belfast Riots Newser
- Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast The Guardian
- Labour slams ‘appalling’ Elon Musk after Belfast riots politico.eu
- British Politicians Accuse Elon Musk of Stoking Racist Violence in Belfast Truthout
- UK Unrest Highlights Elon Musk’s Role in Anti-Migrant Protests Bloomberg.com
Senior Russian Military Official Is Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow – The New York Times
- Senior Russian Military Official Is Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow The New York Times
- Russia probes two car bombs in Moscow NBC News
- Ukraine war briefing: Moscow car bomb kills Russian ammunition chief – reports The Guardian
- Russia probes two car bombing incidents, one military official dead The Jerusalem Post
- Moscow car bomb kills 1 person, investigators say, with victim yet to be identified ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Just 1 in 10 Europeans now view the U.S. as an ally, according to new poll: “Collapse in faith” – CBS News
- Just 1 in 10 Europeans now view the U.S. as an ally, according to new poll: "Collapse in faith" CBS News
- Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests The Guardian
- Home alone: Europeans are ready to defend themselves European Council on Foreign Relations
- Trump Hit by Humiliating Poll as Trust in the U.S. Plummets The Daily Beast
- Europeans back higher defence spending and more EU-made weapons, poll finds Euractiv
Iran Updates: U.S. will hit Iran “hard” again after “playing us for suckers,” Trump says – CBS News
- Iran Updates: U.S. will hit Iran "hard" again after "playing us for suckers," Trump says CBS News
- Live updates: Iran war; Trump vows to attack Iran again today CNN
- RTX and Other Defense Stocks Fall Despite Trump’s Promise of More Iran Strikes Barron's
- Trump boils over after Tehran kept him waiting Axios
- Live updates: U.S. will hit Iran very hard today, Trump says, after two sides launch fresh attacks NBC News
Three Indian seafarers missing after US strike on tanker off Oman – Reuters
- Three Indian seafarers missing after US strike on tanker off Oman Reuters
- Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman BBC
- U.S. Forces Disable Non-Compliant Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman centcom.mil
- US strikes tanker near Oman, sparking India protest over missing crew Euronews.com
- US military says it fires on oil tanker trying to transport oil from Iran in violation of its blockade on Iranian ports 10TV
A new wave of anti-immigrant violence hits U.K. as riots convulse Belfast – The Washington Post
- A new wave of anti-immigrant violence hits U.K. as riots convulse Belfast The Washington Post
- Water cannon fired in latest disorder after Belfast knife attack BBC
- Police blast water cannons at protesters amid unrest over stabbing in Belfast NPR
- Police use water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland The Guardian
- Violence in Belfast After Brutal Stabbing Attack: What to Know The New York Times
Trump the unreliable narrator fails to force reality to match his story on Iran
A cycle of threat, detente and deadlock repeats itself wearisomely as the president’s war in Iran drags on
As the story of the US-Iran war is written direct to social media, Donald Trump may be the genre’s premier unreliable narrator.
Since the war began, Trump has again and again threatened Iran with fearsome consequences if Tehran doesn’t come to the table and sign a peace deal that the US president said was imminent weeks ago. And he has also repeatedly claimed that an Iran deal is “close” – without any result. (A CNN tally put the number of times he’s claimed it at 38.)
Continue reading...Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds – The Guardian
- Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds The Guardian
- Recent Landslides in Indonesia Devastated Rare Orangutans, Study Finds The New York Times
- Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says Yahoo
- One storm pushed world's rarest great ape closer to extinction in Sumatra Phys.org
- How devastating floods killed at least 58 of the world’s rarest orangutans The Independent
Russian Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina misses Putin’s interest rate meeting — and hasn’t been seen in public for a week – Meduza
- Russian Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina misses Putin’s interest rate meeting — and hasn’t been seen in public for a week Meduza
- Putin signals key rate cuts as his central banker is on sick leave Reuters
- Putin expects Russia central bank to cut key rate next week Investing.com
- Kremlin says there should be no conspiracy theories about central bank chief's sick leave marketscreener.com
- Russian central bank head Nabiullina vanishes from public life The New Voice of Ukraine
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13 people, Taliban official says – AP News
- Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13 people, Taliban official says AP News
- Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan kill 26 as tensions re-ignites BBC
- Pakistani air strikes kill at least 13 in Afghanistan, Taliban says Reuters
- Pakistan claims killing 26 Afghan fighters; Taliban says civilians killed Al Jazeera
- Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill at least 13 - in escalation of fighting Sky News
Israeli settlers impeded firefighting near Christian West Bank village, Palestinians say – Reuters
- Israeli settlers impeded firefighting near Christian West Bank village, Palestinians say Reuters
- Israeli settlers attack Christian village as West Bank violence escalates Middle East Eye
- Reports: Settlers set fire to area near West Bank Christian village of Taybeh The Times of Israel
- Facing settler violence, Palestinian farmers race to harvest France 24
- Israeli occupiers burn Palestinian vehicle in attack in occupied West Bank Anadolu Ajansı
Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring weapons in visit to Guantánamo Bay
US defense secretary continues ramp-up of pressure against country including sanctions and devastating oil blockade
Pete Hegseth has warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could threaten the United States, during a visit to the US military base at Guantánamo Bay.
Washington has ramped up pressure against Cuba with sanctions and a devastating oil blockade, and Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled that the Cuban government could be the next after Venezuela to fall to US pressure.
Continue reading...IDF confirms airbase was damaged during Iranian missile attack this week – The Times of Israel
- IDF confirms airbase was damaged during Iranian missile attack this week The Times of Israel
- Iran war updates: Israeli army says missiles fired from Iran Al Jazeera
- Opinion | Israel Fights While Trump Talks WSJ
- Trump tells Netanyahu not to strike Iran Axios
- IDF confirms damage to airbase during Iranian missile fire this week, no injuries The Times of Israel
May 2026 was the world’s second-warmest May on record – Yale Climate Connections
- May 2026 was the world’s second-warmest May on record Yale Climate Connections
- May was the world's second-hottest on record, EU scientists say Reuters
- Cited 9 June 2026: Europe’s ‘exceptional’ heatwave | Warming forecast | AMOC observations ‘at risk’ Carbon Brief
- Wild temperature swings are becoming the ‘new normal’, EU agency says Financial Times
- EU monitor warns of 'new normal' following record temperatures in May Euronews.com