Iran touts military response as US maintains blockade, hits tankers
Tehran says time for proportionate retaliation is over after a US strike on Iranian tankers inside the blockade line.
More than 300 fighters killed in Yemen clashes over last 4 days, amid Houthi offensive – The Times of Israel
- More than 300 fighters killed in Yemen clashes over last 4 days, amid Houthi offensive The Times of Israel
- Yemen War Escalates As Saudi-aligned Forces And Houthis Clash In Deadly Offensive i24NEWS
- Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates theguardian.com
- Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates The New York Times
- Fighting increases in Yemen as Houthis look to al-Mandab Strait as potential pressure point jpost.com
Far-right AfD wins vote in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state: Exit polls
Party hails 'historic' result, but it is not immediately clear whether it will be able to form a government.
Maitland-Niles stuns Manchester United as Everton claim last-ditch point
Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko goals cancelled out as Everton come from behind to win point in 2-2 draw with United.
Warning after dead fish found in Bristol waterway – BBC
Volcano eruption leaves 170,000 passengers stranded in Indonesia
More than 170,000 airline passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.
Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support
Schools and councils express financial concerns as EHCP applications surge before potential change in provision
Schools and councils across England are expecting the proportion of children with special needs plans to double to one in 10, with families rushing to secure support before ministers bring in changes.
Headteachers have reported an “unreal” surge in applications for education, health and care plans (EHCPs) mandating support for needs or disabilities such as speech and learning difficulties, autism or ADHD. In 2025, just one in 20 school-age children had EHCPs.
Continue reading...Putin’s next gamble could be devastating for Russia – The i Paper
- Putin’s next gamble could be devastating for Russia The i Paper
- Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances The New York Times
- Putin, war leader and election campaign chief, prepares Russia for military escalation Le Monde.fr
- Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses PBS
- Putin denies fresh mobilization campaign in Ukraine war dw.com
Niger military accuses France of orchestrating failed mutiny: What to know
French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.
China prepares £40bn stimulus for financial sector amid fears over sluggish growth
Beijing wants banks and insurers to bolster investment in stock market as it helps to replenish cash reserves
China will inject $54bn (£40bn) into its financial sector as Beijing attempts to shore up banks and insurers in the face of faltering economic growth.
A host of financial institutions said they were due to receive billions of yuan in capital from state institutions including the ministry of finance and even the company that runs the country’s tobacco monopoly.
Continue reading...Greens criticise Labor after former IDF officer’s ‘reprehensible’ comments on Zomi Frankcom strike
Greens defence spokesman says ‘words are just distractions’ until government takes action
‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike
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The Greens have criticised inflammatory statements from the former Israel Defense Forces officer who ordered the attack which killed Zomi Frankcom, accusing the Albanese government of weakness over its failure to halt military exports and impose new sanctions.
Australian aid worker Frankcom and six of her colleagues were killed in 2024 while bringing food to the people of Gaza. Former IDF reserve colonel Nochi Mendel has said he would do “exactly the same thing” again and that those killed in the World Central Kitchen (WCK) humanitarian convoy in Gaza were “not innocent”.
Continue reading...Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports
Ash cloud from Anak Krakatau affects hundreds of flights and some school and fishing activities
Indonesia halted operations at eight airports on Sunday, including from its main international hub, affecting hundreds of flights as a result of an ash cloud from the Anak Krakatau volcano.
Saturday’s eruption, which produced lava and booming sounds that were heard up to 435 miles (700km) away, according to Indonesia’s geology agency, also interrupted some school activities and fishing. Two more eruptions were recorded on Sunday.
Continue reading...Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners
Far-right linked group able to mobilise at scale due to police ‘inaction’, says founder of Hope Not Hate
The group of masked, black-clad vigilantes who blockaded roads in Dover could repeat the disruption unless police step up efforts to stop them, politicians and campaigners have said.
Responsibility for the demonstration has been claimed by Patriot Platform, an anti-immigration group with links to the far right, which styles itself as having a “fierce love for our homeland”.
Continue reading...How significant are the Yemeni government’s military gains against Houthis? – Al Jazeera
- How significant are the Yemeni government’s military gains against Houthis? Al Jazeera
- Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates The Guardian
- Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of air raids, missile strikes timesofisrael.com
- Yemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west dw.com
- Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates The New York Times
Angry locals block famous beach as mass tourism protests escalate at vacation hot spot – foxnews.com
- Angry locals block famous beach as mass tourism protests escalate at vacation hot spot foxnews.com
- ‘The island is not for sale’: Ibiza locals take over beach in overtourism protest KTSA
- ‘Everywhere you look, tourists’: Ibiza locals protest overtourism Ynetnews
- Hundreds flood popular Ibiza beach in protest against tourists the-sun.com
- Anti-tourism activists descend on ‘overcrowded’ beach at iconic vacation destination for partygoers New York Post
The invasion of Ceuta has driven Spain to breaking point – spiked-online.com
- The invasion of Ceuta has driven Spain to breaking point spiked-online.com
- Tens of thousands flood streets to protest Spain border crisis foxnews.com
- Spanish Leader Says 5,000 Migrants Are Still in Ceuta, Weeks After Border Surge The New York Times
- Protests in Spain against government's handling of Ceuta migrant crisis BBC
- A month after migrants surged into Ceuta, thousands of kids are still stranded on the streets CBC
Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case – France 24
- Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case France 24
- Sarah Khalifa: Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to death on drug charges cnn.com
- Popular Egyptian TV presenter to appeal drug-related death sentence Euronews.com
- TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case BBC
- Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime The Guardian
Italian Woman Dies After Ex-Boyfriend Allegedly Throws Her and Himself From Bridge – TMZ
- Italian Woman Dies After Ex-Boyfriend Allegedly Throws Her and Himself From Bridge TMZ
- Woman, 45, killed in Florence in seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August The Guardian
- Dumped boyfriend allegedly hurled his kidnapped ex off 131-foot bridge in horrific murder-suicide New York Post
- A City Gathers to Honor Lorena Isceri Il Mattino
- Violence against women: politicians respond to the call for unity from Lorena Isceri’s father Il Sole 24 ORE
At flood-destroyed border, China teams scour ruins of once-busy port – Reuters
- At flood-destroyed border, China teams scour ruins of once-busy port Reuters
- On the ground in China’s wiped-out border zone, the fate of hundreds is still unknown CNN
- Nepal floods: The remote Nepal-China border crossing at the heart of a Himalayan tragedy BBC
- Junior Chinese customs officer killed in mudslide just 4 days into job deeply moves public scmp.com
- Nepal’s Floods Upset Its China-India Balancing Act The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
Iran war likely to drag on for another six months, ex-US defense secretary warns
Leon Panetta tells Guardian US is risking ‘forever war’ and says Pentagon ‘turmoil’ sending message of weakness
Donald Trump’s war with Iran is likely to drag on for another six months, Leon Panetta, the former US defense secretary, has warned, as the US president struggles to find his way out of the controversial conflict.
Panetta declared in an interview that the war with Iran – launched by Trump over six months ago – risks becoming another “forever war in the Middle East”, with no clear end in sight.
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