South Africa’s police chief to appear in court over controversial health contract
South African authorities declined to disclose the charges he will face when he stands in the dock.
Deadly US attack on Iraqi military base sparks condemnation
The US killed seven Iraqi soldiers in a strike in Iraq as it targeted the Popular Mobilisation Forces.
What it would take to end the Iran war
The termination of the US-Israeli war on Iran would require solid guarantees and a credible guarantor.
Is war turning Tehran’s air into a chemical weapon?
Black rain follows Tehran oil strikes, spreading toxic fallout into air, soil and water.
Which teams can still qualify for the World Cup, and when are the playoffs?
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Iran, Nigeria, and Africa’s oil dependency
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Greenland independence party wins seat in Danish parliament at key moment – Reuters
- Greenland independence party wins seat in Danish parliament at key moment Reuters
- In Denmark, It’s All About the Pigs The New York Times
- Denmark’s Frederiksen bruised in election, as voters put Trump’s Greenland ambitions to the side CNN
- Dane who lit up outside White House ‘real winner’ of elections Financial Times
- Danish PM fails to secure majority in party's weakest election showing since 1903 BBC
Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors – The Washington Post
- Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors The Washington Post
- Israel’s Missile Defense Under Scrutiny After Iranian Attack The New York Times
- David’s Sling vs Arrow 3: How Israel’s layered defence system hunts & destroys Iranian missile threats at different levels WION
- Understanding the interception failures in Arad & Dimona: How does the IDF decide which interceptor system to use? All Israel News
- Israel’s David’s Sling is Leaking Missiles! Why IDF’s Much-Vaunted Air Defense Shield Is Failing Iran Test? EurAsian Times
War on Iran: What troops is the US moving to the Gulf?
Growing US military presence around Iran suggests shift from air campaign to potential ground operations.
Skeleton of Three Musketeers hero d’Artagnan may have been found
Archaeologists believe remains found in Maastricht, Netherlands, may be of soldier who inspired novel character
More than three-and-a-half centuries after a musket ball to the throat put an end to decades of exemplary swashbuckling, the French soldier who inspired Alexandre Dumas and went on to be immortalised on the stage and screen – not to mention as a plucky cartoon dog – may rise again.
Workers repairing a church in the Dutch city of Maastricht have discovered a skeleton that could belong to the 17th-century Gascon nobleman Charles de Batz-Castelmore – better known as d’Artagnan – whose exploits led Dumas to make him the hero of the Three Musketeers.
Continue reading...‘Men need to be perp-walked’ after Epstein files release, US Congressman Massie tells BBC
The US congressman responded to a BBC Newsnight interview with a group of survivors of the late financier's abuse.
Denmark’s prime minister given first chance at forming government after election
Danish palace says it has asked Mette Frederiksen to try to form new majority with her Social Democrats and leftwing parties
Denmark’s outgoing prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has been given the first shot at forming another coalition government after an election which saw her leftwing bloc and the opposing rightwing parties fail to win a parliamentary majority.
A statement released by the Danish palace on Wednesday said Frederiksen had been asked to see if she could pull together a new majority involving her Social Democrats, who had their worst general election since 1903 but remain the biggest force in parliament.
Continue reading...Iran Rejects US Peace Plan in Blow to Efforts to End War – Yahoo Finance
- Iran Rejects US Peace Plan in Blow to Efforts to End War Yahoo Finance
- Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire offer, demands sovereignty over Strait of Hormuz CNBC
- Iranians Reject Trump’s Offer for Cease-Fire but Signal Openness to Talk The New York Times
- Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran AP News
- Iran still reviewing US proposal despite negative initial response, senior Iranian official says Reuters
Could the continent’s far right be suffering from a Trumplash?
France’s National Rally missed key targets in local elections ahead of next year’s seismic presidential vote – and the mainstream is doing OK elsewhere, too
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The Rassemblement National is not invincible. A year out from a make-or-break presidential vote, that might be the main lesson (though there are others, which may prove more significant) from last weekend’s local elections in France. What’s more, news elsewhere – Giorgia Meloni’s referendum defeat in Italy, Janez Janša beaten in Slovenia, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán in trouble, the left bloc largest in Denmark – might suggest the rest of Europe’s far right are not having it all their own way, either.
But let’s focus first on France – if only because while local elections are rarely a wholly accurate guide to future national outcomes, these ones seem to provide some pointers – and the stakes in the country’s next major election are vertiginously high.
Continue reading...Iran war threatens to delay large offshore wind projects in EU and UK
Industry fears strait of Hormuz closure could disrupt shipping of crucial parts for UK and German North Sea projects
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A string of large offshore wind projects in Europe are facing potential delays as the Iran war threatens to disrupt shipping of crucial parts manufactured in the Gulf.
Industry sources are concerned that components ordered from suppliers in the United Arab Emirates could become trapped if shipping remains effectively blocked through the strait of Hormuz.
Continue reading...Iran calls US proposal to end war ‘maximalist, unreasonable’
Diplomatic source tells Al Jazeera that Tehran is dismissing the 15-point plan from Washington as unworkable.
Democrats flip Florida state seat that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
Emily Gregory’s projected victory comes in a legislative district which a Republican candidate won by 19 percentage points in 2024.
Missiles overhead, silence below: Israel’s home front holds firm
Censorship and unity in the face of the Iranian threat combine to stifle dissent as Israel's war with Iran drags on.
Anthropic’s case against the Pentagon could open space for AI regulation
A California judge says US DoD may be 'attempting to cripple Anthropic' for pushing for restrictions on AI weapons.
Musketeer d’Artagnan’s remains believed found under Dutch church
D'Artagnan was killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 and later immortalised in the stories of Alexandre Dumas.