More US Marines and warships being moved to Middle East, reports say
The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an official told CBS, the BBC's US partner.
Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025
Greenhouse gases dropped just 0.1% last year as environment minister criticises lack of improvement
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection Act and barely fell at all in 2025.
Emissions decreased by just 0.1% last year compared to the previous year, according to data from the German Environment Agency.
Continue reading...Gazans urged to shelter as sandstorm turns skies orange
Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave.
Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs – AP News
- Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs AP News
- China slams Trump's trade investigation, as it approves a 5-year economic plan NPR
- US Starts Second Trade Probe in Trump’s Tariff Policy Revival Bloomberg.com
- US targets UK, EU and Canada in new round of tariff probes Financial Times
- Trump administration launches new forced labor investigations into dozens of countries as it fights to restore tariffs CBS News
Explosion at Amsterdam Jewish school ‘a deliberate attack’ says mayor
Security had been increased at Jewish public institutions following an earlier incident in Rotterdam.
Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says – NPR
- Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says NPR
- Former Brazil President Bolsonaro's kidney function worsens but pneumonia stabilized, hospital says abcnews.com
- Brazil’s jailed ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalised with lung infection Al Jazeera
- Brazil's Bolsonaro stable but test results worsen, medical note says Reuters
- Imprisoned former Brazil leader Bolsonaro taken to hospital: son News24
Where are the Houthis? – Financial Times
- Where are the Houthis? Financial Times
- This military rebel group could join the Iran war next against the U.S. Axios
- Why haven’t the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, stepped into the war? Reuters
- Why Iran’s Allies Have Yet to Join the War Effort The New Yorker
- Iran’s regional proxies hold back from all-out war with US and Israel The Guardian
Hezbollah goes ‘all in’ on an ‘existential’ war against Israel. It could be its last – The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah goes ‘all in’ on an ‘existential’ war against Israel. It could be its last The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah’s Gamble Phenomenal World
- Exclusive: Hezbollah returns to guerrilla roots, awaits Israeli invasion Reuters
- Two wounded as Hezbollah continues attacks on Israel’s North The Jerusalem Post
- 'Just Follow the Money': How Hezbollah Recovered and Resurged in Lebanon Haaretz
Global food supplies could be badly hit if Iran war drags on, says fertiliser boss – The Guardian
- Global food supplies could be badly hit if Iran war drags on, says fertiliser boss The Guardian
- The Iran war's looming economic threat: Higher food prices NBC News
- Fertilizer isn't getting through the Straight of Hormuz, which could lead to a global food crisis. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- ‘The sums don’t add up’: UK farmers struggle as Iran war drives up costs The Guardian
- Fears of a food shock rise as midterms loom Axios
Entire families wiped out and towns emptied as Israel’s war on Lebanon intensifies – The Guardian
- Entire families wiped out and towns emptied as Israel’s war on Lebanon intensifies The Guardian
- For a surgeon treating Lebanon's wounded children, their horrific injuries bring back memories from Gaza NBC News
- UN chief launches major humanitarian appeal from war-torn Lebanon UN News
- UN chief Guterres says ‘no military solution, only diplomacy’ for Lebanon Al Jazeera
- War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese, and aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis AP News
Fly-tippers could get points on driving licences under new government plans – BBC
- Fly-tippers could get points on driving licences under new government plans BBC
- ‘Police-like’ powers could see Environment Agency arrest extreme fly-tippers The Telegraph
- Fly-tipping in the UK has reached record levels Facebook
- Litter louts face losing their driving licences GOV.UK
- Fly-tipping: Government plans police-style powers for environment offficers BBC
Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Bombs ‘Obliterated’ Military Targets on Kharg Island – WSJ
- Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Bombs ‘Obliterated’ Military Targets on Kharg Island WSJ
- Iran war live: US bombs Iran’s Kharg Island, warns oil facilities next Al Jazeera
- Iran threatens to strike oil facilities after U.S. hits military targets on Kharg Island, a critical oil hub NBC News
- Middle East crisis live: Iran threatens US ‘hideouts’ in UAE after Trump says military targets on Kharg Island ‘obliterated’ The Guardian
- Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Says It Bombed Key Iranian Island With Oil Hub The New York Times
Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem – The New York Times
- Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem The New York Times
- A Visual Guide to How Iran Is Holding the Strait of Hormuz Hostage WSJ
- Iran unleashes oil shock to blunt US firepower Reuters
- How one of Iran's most destructive weapons could threaten the U.S. Axios
- Hegseth, Trump faces perilous options in the Strait of Hormuz The Hill
Exclusive: Iran Kurdish Leader Says Ready to Join War if US Gives Support – Newsweek
- Exclusive: Iran Kurdish Leader Says Ready to Join War if US Gives Support Newsweek
- Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime BBC
- Why the next escalation in the Iran conflict could be between the US and Turkey The Conversation
- Iran's war within a war may be about to begin ABC News
- Small, divided and wary, Kurdish rebels won’t be the ones bringing down Iran’s regime The Times of Israel
‘Deliberate attack’: explosion damages Jewish school in Amsterdam
Mayor condemns ‘cowardly act’ on south side of Amsterdam which caused limited damage and no reported injuries
An explosion has damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community”.
The explosion early on Saturday in a residential neighbourhood on the south side of the city caused limited damage, the mayor, Femke Halsema, said in a press release, as police and firefighters arrived at the scene quickly.
Continue reading...Explosion rocks Amsterdam Jewish school in wave of antisemitic violence – CNN
- Explosion rocks Amsterdam Jewish school in wave of antisemitic violence CNN
- Explosion at Amsterdam Jewish school 'a deliberate attack' says mayor BBC
- Blast Outside Jewish School in Amsterdam Causes Limited Damage Bloomberg.com
- ‘Deliberate attack’: explosion damages Jewish school in Amsterdam The Guardian
- Explosion lightly damages Jewish school in Amsterdam Reuters
Indian-owned Sunrisers face backlash after signing Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed
Post announcing Abrar’s signing was met with thousands angrily questioning patriotism of the Indian owners.
‘Kill the people’: How men were left to starve in a South African gold mine
Deep underground, artisanal miners face a fight for survival when a police operation cuts off their only lifeline.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea hold military drills
Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff say approximately 10 ballistic missiles were fired by Pyongyang.
‘Israel is targeting civilian infrastructure as a matter of policy’
Nicholas Noe says Israel’s strategy in Lebanon appears to be aimed at targeting civilian infrastructure.