More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
The government says all of the migrants, who were attempting to cross to the UK, will be returned to France.
Pakistan teams search on foot for remains of climbers as weather grounds helicopters – AP News
- Pakistan teams search on foot for remains of climbers as weather grounds helicopters AP News
- Nirmal Purja: How a generation of record-setting guides died in a disaster which klled a climbing legend BBC
- World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 killed in Pakistan avalanche CNN
- Broad Peak: Mingma G Determined to Get Purja’s Body Down, Despite the Risk Explorersweb »
- Ten Climbers Dead After Avalanche on Pakistan Mountain WSJ
US Army wants a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones – Defense News
Arrests in Egypt after people allegedly impersonate judges
Egyptian authorities say the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court as part of a plot to defraud people.
Washington wildfire arson suspect twice linked to other blazes, authorities say
Aaron Farinacci, 37, was allegedly spotted near the latest blaze and was found to have matches and a lighter.
Iran’s unseen supreme leader becomes weapon in escalating power struggle, experts say – Fox News
- Iran’s unseen supreme leader becomes weapon in escalating power struggle, experts say Fox News
- Iran’s president denies threatening to resign during talks over strait of Hormuz theguardian.com
- Political Troubles In Iran As Mojtaba Issues "Final Ultimatum" To Pezeshkian NDTV
- Claims of Iranian President’s Resignation Refuted تسنیم
- Khamenei warns Iranian president Pezeshkian over resignation threats The Jerusalem Post
Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in ‘human safari’ drone attack – BBC
- Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in 'human safari' drone attack BBC
- Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack BBC
- 'I showed it our vegetables – it flew at me,' Ukrainian vendor hunted by Russian FPV drone recalls the attack Euronews.com
- Russia accused of war crime after video showing ‘sadist’ drone pilot hunting market vendor independent.co.uk
- 'The world must see': Zelenskyy shares video of drone hunting down vegetable seller ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in ‘human safari’ drone attack
A video shows a Russian drone pursuing a street vendor in the Kherson region before exploding.
Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
The World’s Oldest President Is Absent – Newser
- The World's Oldest President Is Absent Newser
- Cameroon's President Biya reshuffles army amid unease at his long stay in Switzerland BBC
- Cameroon: President Biya changes communication strategy during Geneva stay africanews.com
- Fifty-three days and counting: 93-year-old leader’s record absence fuels health speculation The Guardian
- Cameroon: What to know about Biya’s latest military reshuffle The Africa Report
EU commends Spain’s ‘swift response’ to Ceuta migrant crisis
About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says.
Iran’s president denies threatening to resign during talks over strait of Hormuz
Masoud Pezeshkian dismisses talk of internal rift as hardline Assembly of Experts call US negotiations ‘futile’
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president, has been forced to deny claims that he has repeatedly threatened to resign as he battles hardline factions opposed to reaching a settlement with the US over the strait of Hormuz.
The US and Europe hope a deal is imminent to reopen the strait and they are putting pressure on Oman to accept a temporary agreement that officials in Muscat fear will leave Iran retaining near permanent dominance of the vital oil shipping channel. Ships would enter the strait in a route close to Iran, but leave on a route that passes through Iranian and Omani waters.
Continue reading...How to avoid the worst of the Italian heat
From supermarkets to night-time tours, experts share how to make the most of Italy during this latest heatwave.
The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine – npr.org
- The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine npr.org
- Opinion | My company’s drones hit Russia — and showed what the Pentagon doesn’t know The Washington Post
- Opinion | The fastest way to help Ukraine stop Russia’s missile threat The Washington Post
- LONG READ: Zelenskiy sounding increasingly desperate as the hunt for air defence ammo fails IntelliNews
- 'Shoot the Archer': There Might Be Only One Way for Ukraine to Stop Putin's Deadly Missile Attacks and it Involves F-16 Fighters National Security Journal
Dinghy carrying 173 people capsizes in Channel after engine catches fire
All passengers thought to have been taken to Boulogne after large air and sea rescue operation by France and UK
A dinghy carrying 173 people has capsized after its engine caught fire as it attempted to cross the Channel from France.
The people onboard were rescued from the water after a large air and sea operation was launched using UK border security and French vessels along with an RNLI boat.
Continue reading...Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in ‘human safari’ attack
Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.
More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
The government says all of the migrants, who were attempting to cross to the UK, will be returned to France.
Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike
Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed
Mourners gathered in central Gaza on Tuesday for a mass funeral for 112 people, including 40 children, who were killed in 2023 in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war.
Their bodies could not be recovered until now because of Israel’s continuing strikes, which have slowed, though not halted, since the ceasefire in October.
Continue reading...US and Qatar report progress on Iran ceasefire and reopening Hormuz strait
Optimism echoes Trump’s claims on Monday that deal is close as mediators say they are exchanging proposals
US and Qatari officials have said progress is being made in restoring a ceasefire in the US-Iran war and reopening the strait of Hormuz.
The optimistic speculation on Tuesday brought oil prices down 2%, but the strait remained closed to shipping and a cargo vessel was reportedly struck by an unidentified projectile off Oman’s coast close to the strait.
Continue reading...EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine turns to alternative grain export routes, counts losses as Russia blocks ports – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine turns to alternative grain export routes, counts losses as Russia blocks ports Reuters
- Russian strikes may keep Ukraine's grain from reaching markets The Economist
- Ukraine Railway Seeks New Grain Routes as Russia Strikes Ports Bloomberg.com
- RBC: Russian insurers effectively stop covering war risks for cargo ships in Azov, Black Seas Meduza
- Russia Steps Up Ship Protection in Black Sea as Attacks Threaten Grain Exports The Moscow Times