Why have the wildfires in S Korea been so devastating?
Strong wind, dry land and pine trees are a dangerous combination for wildfires, experts say.
Exclusive: Syria’s sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites, residents say – Reuters
- Exclusive: Syria's sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites, residents say Reuters
- The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions War On The Rocks
- Investigating their own killings: Alawites claim the new regime was behind massacre The Times of Israel
- Killings in Syrian village foreshadowed flare-up of sectarian violence The Washington Post
- The Alawites caught between revenge and a new Syria The New Humanitarian
Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at F1 Red Bull Racing
Yuki Tsunoda becomes the latest driver elevated to the famous F1 Red Bull team to drive alongside Max Verstappen.
With his main rival in jail, Erdogan turns Turkey into an ‘assumed autocracy’ – FRANCE 24 English
- With his main rival in jail, Erdogan turns Turkey into an ‘assumed autocracy’ FRANCE 24 English
- Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital The Associated Press
- Ekrem Imamoglu’s wife on how his arrest has turned a mayor into a movement The Economist
- Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America? The New Yorker
- Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Protests After Arrest of Istanbul Mayor The New York Times
Search underway for 4 US Army soldiers missing in Lithuania – CNN
- Search underway for 4 US Army soldiers missing in Lithuania CNN
- NATO clarifies comments that four missing US soldiers had died during training in Lithuania The Associated Press
- President Bystander: Trump appears out of the loop in his own White House MSNBC
- Recovering 4 Soldiers From Lithuanian Swamp Is ‘Incredibly Complex,’ Army Says The New York Times
- Missing U.S. soldiers' vehicle submerged more than 16 feet in peat bog as search continues NBC News
Why is Pakistan’s new canal project sparking water shortage fears?
Protesters fear than a plan to modernise agriculture could leave the lower riparian province of Sindh without water.
Israeli air attack targets charity kitchen in Gaza
An Israeli attack in central Gaza hit Palestinians who were waiting at a charity kitchen for a meal.
Hamas claims growing Gaza protests against its rule actually aimed at Israel – The Times of Israel
- Hamas claims growing Gaza protests against its rule actually aimed at Israel The Times of Israel
- Gazans Demand End to 18 Years of Hamas Rule The New York Times
- Amid rubble of Gaza, protesters decry Hamas The Washington Post
- ‘Enough war’: Why Gazans are protesting Hamas now CNN
- Militants warn against helping Israel with Gaza protests Reuters
Trump calls Signal chat fallout a ‘witch hunt’ amid calls for probe
Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, Donald Trump focused on air strikes in Yemen rather than Signal chat leaks.
Pete Hegseth says Signal chat had no ‘war plans’. He’s wrong, say experts
Signal app messages revealed Yemen bombing timelines, prompting debate about their classification and implications.
Trump says he may cut China tariffs to secure TikTok deal
Trump says he will be willing to extend TikTok sale deadline in exchange for trade concessions.
North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment – The Associated Press
- North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment The Associated Press
- North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says CNN
- In Brief: What Lessons Is North Korea’s Military Taking from the Russo-Ukrainian War? War On The Rocks
- North Korea sends 3,000 more soldiers to fight in Ukraine war as thousands of troops killed New York Post
- North Korea Sent More Troops and Weapons to Russia, South Korea’s Military Says The Moscow Times
South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 27 – Reuters
- South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 27 Reuters
- South Korea Wildfires Kill 26 and Destroy 1,000-Year-Old Temples The New York Times
- South Korea wildfires: How strong wind, pine trees and dry land fuelled the blaze BBC.com
- South Korea struggles to contain wildfires that have killed 26 The Associated Press
- South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis The Guardian
Trump’s reactions to cyber breaches
We compare and contrast Donald Trump criticising Hillary Clinton for risking sensitive data with a private email server
Ukrainian F-16 pilot says Russia’s battlefield actions show its troops think NATO jets are higher quality and fear them – Business Insider
Poland suspends migrants’ right to apply for asylum
The law will allow Polish authorities to temporarily spend asylum rights at the border with Belarus.
Poland suspends migrants’ right to apply for asylum – BBC.com
- Poland suspends migrants' right to apply for asylum BBC.com
- Poland Suspends Right To Asylum Amid EU Clash With Belarus Over Border Forbes
- Poland suspends right to asylum at Belarus border Notes From Poland
- Poland accused of brutality as Belarus border crackdown escalates POLITICO Europe
- Poland's president signs new law restricting asylum rights The Washington Post
Taiwan jails four soldiers, including three who worked in presidential office, for spying for China
Soldiers had worked for ‘extremely sensitive and important units’ and ‘their acts betrayed the country’, Taipei court says
A Taiwan court has sentenced four soldiers, including three who worked in the president’s security team, to jail for up to seven years on charges of spying for China.
The men were convicted of violating the national security law by passing “internal military information that should be kept confidential to Chinese intelligence agents for several months” between 2022 and 2024, the Taipei district court said on Wednesday.
Continue reading...War Machines or Instruments of Peace? – The Dispatch
- War Machines or Instruments of Peace? The Dispatch
- 'A lot of problems for Russia' — How Ukraine's new 3,000km drone could boost Kyiv's war effort Kyiv Independent
- How the Pentagon Could Recoup Investment on Ukrainian Drones Air & Space Forces Magazine
- At secret test-flight facility, Ukraine's drone makers fear Russia ceasefire won't hold BBC.com
- Russia to Train 1.5 Million Drone Operators Over 5 Years, Will Use Kids to Build Them Kyiv Post