- Man sleeps through massive container ship running aground on his front lawn CNN
- Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden BBC
- Man in Norway Wakes Up to Find Huge Ship Has Crashed into His Backyard: 'It Was So Unreal' People.com
- Cargo Ship Crashes Into Norway Man’s Backyard The New York Times
- Helmsman Of Cargo Ship Run Aground In Norway Was Likely Asleep: Reports Barron's
UN says Gaza in ‘cruellest phase’ of war as 9,000 trucks’ worth of aid ready at border – BBC
- UN says Gaza in 'cruellest phase' of war as 9,000 trucks' worth of aid ready at border BBC
- Updates: Gaza enduring ‘cruelest phase’ of Israel’s war, UN chief says Al Jazeera
- Israel-Gaza latest: Gaza enduring 'atrocious death and destruction', UN boss warns - as he demands Israelis allow 'flood' of aid Sky News
- UN chief says Palestinians enduring ‘cruellest phase’ of Gaza conflict – as it happened The Guardian
- UN's Guterres pledges new role for hostage situations, says Gaza needs 'flood' of aid The Jerusalem Post
Report: Russian army hackers target Western aid supply to Ukraine – Euronews.com
- Report: Russian army hackers target Western aid supply to Ukraine Euronews.com
- Western countries reveal major Russian cyber-espionage campaign politico.eu
- Russian hackers target Western firms shipping aid to Ukraine, US intelligence says AP News
- US, allies warn Russian cyber group targeting Western IT, defense firms to hamper aid to Ukraine Breaking Defense
- Russian Hackers Exploit Email and VPN Vulnerabilities to Spy on Ukraine Aid Logistics The Hacker News
Watch: ‘I didn’t hear anything’ – man who woke to find cargo ship in garden
The 135m-ship (443ft) missed Johan Helberg's house in Norway by metres, but he didn't notice a thing.
Elderly woman rescued from flood ravaged Australian home
Taree, a city in New South Wales, Australia has been among the worst impacted by record levels of rainfall.
Joseph Kabila: DR Congo senate strips ex-president of immunity over treason charges – BBC
- Joseph Kabila: DR Congo senate strips ex-president of immunity over treason charges BBC
- DRC’s ex-president Kabila slams justice system after losing immunity Al Jazeera
- Former DR Congo president Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 links France 24
- DR Congo's parliament votes to lift immunity of former President Joseph Kabila Euronews.com
- Congo lifts immunity of former president Kabila over his alleged support of rebels AP News
Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple – Al Jazeera
- Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple Al Jazeera
- Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice The New York Times
- How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job BBC
- Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power CNN
- Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far? AP News
Sinwar killed when IDF targets high-level Hamas meeting, is buried quietly, report – Ynetnews
- Sinwar killed when IDF targets high-level Hamas meeting, is buried quietly, report Ynetnews
- Zakaria Sinwar — brother of Yahya and Muhammad — said to succumb to wounds from IDF strike The Times of Israel
- Exclusive | Israeli Airstrike That Killed Top Hamas Leader in Gaza Hit Meeting of Top Militants WSJ
- Militant’s Death Would Be Blow to Hamas, but May Have Limited Long-Term Consequences The New York Times
- Mohammed Sinwar killed in Gaza strike last week – report The Jerusalem Post
Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden
Johan Helberg says he was "quite astonished" to look out of his window and see the vessel.
Ukraine’s Drone Wall – Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
- Ukraine's Drone Wall Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
- Ukraine scrambles to overcome Russia’s edge in fiber-optic drones The Washington Post
- Inside a Drone Factory in Ukraine NPR
- How Putin’s new drone war is getting deadlier The Times
- As Russia’s fiber optic drones flood the battlefield, Ukraine is racing to catch up The Kyiv Independent
G7 glosses over tariffs, pledges to cut global economic imbalances – Reuters
- G7 glosses over tariffs, pledges to cut global economic imbalances Reuters
- World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices The Guardian
- G7 Finance Ministers Show Unity in Support of Ukraine Against Russia The New York Times
- Bessent Wins G-7 Partner Plaudits in First Conference Abroad Bloomberg
- G7 threatens further sanctions if Russia fails to agree Ukraine ceasefire Al Jazeera
US sanctions Sudan after ruling chemical weapons used during civil war
The US will cut exports to Sudan and lines of government credit after determining that banned weapons were used.
Thunder-Wolves 118-103: MVP SGA sets up 2-0 NBA West final lead
NBA's MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 2 win over Minnesota Timberwolves in West finals.
Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II – CNN
- Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II CNN
- Watch: German troops to be permanently sent to Lithuania's eastern border BBC
- Germany set to defend NATO neighbours with new brigade in Lithuania Reuters
- Merz hails 'new era' for German military at brigade launch dw.com
- Germany deploys permanent troops beyond its borders for the first time since WWII NBC News
Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far? – AP News
- Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far? AP News
- How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job BBC
- Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple Al Jazeera
- Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice The New York Times
- Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands Reuters
Australia news live: new analysis links NSW floods to climate change; count in Bradfield narrows teal’s lead over Liberal to a handful of votes
BoM says heavy rainfall will extend south through NSW today with some areas set to receive up to 160mm. Follow Australia news and NSW floods live updates today.
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Darren Chester says focus on Coalition split ‘frustrating’
Nationals MP Darren Chester says “there are bigger issues” than the makeup of the coalition.
It’s been frustrating to be talking about ourselves at a time when, you know, much of the mid coast, the central coast and north coast of New South Wales is facing devastating floods including loss of life. And in close to home in Victoria central and western Victoria and northern Victoria right through South Australia there’s a devastating drought.
We need to resolve our issues as quickly as we can, because there are bigger issues facing rural and regional Australians than the make-up of the coalition. We need to make sure we get back being a strong and incredible opposition as quickly as possible and I’m hoping that these negotiations can consider – can continue now in a positive and constructive way.
Continue reading...G7 ends finance summit with show of unity amid tariff uncertainty – France 24
- G7 ends finance summit with show of unity amid tariff uncertainty France 24
- Global Finance Officials Gloss Over Trade Tensions at G-7 Summit WSJ
- US condemns Russia’s ‘brutal war’ in surprise announcement Yahoo
- Bessent Wins G-7 Partner Plaudits in First Conference Abroad Bloomberg.com
- G7 members agree to counter China’s global trade practices The Guardian
Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban
No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group's recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.
UK travellers face road and rail disruption over bank holiday weekend
Motoring organisations warn of heavy traffic, and delays and cancellations will hit two rail routes out of London
The bank holiday getaway is likely to be a tricky one, with transport analysts predicting congested roads and the year’s busiest day so far for departing airports, while long-distance rail passengers dodge the start of more engineering work.
Motoring organisations forecast traffic to be at its worst on Friday, with many drivers surveyed apparently taking an extra day off before the long weekend and half-term break for most schools in England and Wales.
Continue reading...Loan scheme to rearm Europe could be ‘important breakthrough’ in Ukraine support
EU defence commissioner says he expects a lot of loan requests from member states under €150bn programme
A €150bn (£126bn) loans programme to rearm Europe that was finalised this week could be “a very important breakthrough” in the EU’s military support for Ukraine, the bloc’s defence commissioner has said.
Andrius Kubilius, a former prime minister of Lithuania who is the EU’s first defence commissioner, said he expected a lot of member states to request EU-backed loans under the €150bn Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme, which was approved on Wednesday.
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