- EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza’s recovery AP News
- Gaza Strip: EU conference pledges €900m in donations dw.com
- EU unveils $1bn fund for Gaza war recovery Al Jazeera
- EU launches $1 billion aid initiative for Gaza, urges disarmament of Hamas The Times of Israel
- EU and partners launch $1 billion scheme to help Gaza recover from war Reuters
Trump reinstates Iran port blockade and imposes 20% charge on cargo passing through Hormuz – BBC
- Trump reinstates Iran port blockade and imposes 20% charge on cargo passing through Hormuz BBC
- Live updates: Ceasefire disintegrates as Trump says US will reinstate blockade of Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz CNN
- Trump says the U.S. will reinstate its blockade on Iran and charge a toll on ships NPR
- Trump proposes 20% toll on cargo through Strait of Hormuz; restarts Iran blockade CNBC
- Trump says U.S. military will reimpose blockade on Iranian ports The Washington Post
Fire in Bangkok Bar Leaves at Least 27 Dead – The New York Times
- Fire in Bangkok Bar Leaves at Least 27 Dead The New York Times
- People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorway BBC
- Bangkok pub fire kills 27, wounds dozens: What we know Al Jazeera
- Inaccessible Exits and Flammable Foam Made Bangkok Bar Fire Deadly The New York Times
- 'No way out': Survivors describe deadly Bangkok bar inferno Reuters
Israel courted Iran’s former hardline president for post-regime role, reports claim
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from Khamenei
Israel tried to recruit Iran’s intensely anti-Zionist former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lead a new post-Islamic regime in Tehran, and even sent its top spy to Budapest to meet him, according to media reports.
The remarkable quest to turn a leader who had denied the Holocaust and called for Israel’s erasure began in 2022, according to reporting by the New York Times and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and continued even after Israel became engaged in a brutal campaign in Gaza against Hamas, a key Iranian ally.
Continue reading...Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety – BBC
- Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety BBC
- Spain identifies nine victims of deadly wildfire Reuters
- Residents of Spanish Towns Caught in Fierce Blazes Recount Harrowing Escapes The New York Times
- Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12 AP News
- British couple named among 13 killed in Spanish wildfires The Guardian
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
Bison rams grandfather in Yellowstone Park, knocking him metres into the air
The man and his grandson appeared a safe distance away from the bison before it quickly chased them down.
Watch: Horses evacuated as fire approaches riding centre near Paris
The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day.
Volkswagen planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs globally
The group, which includes Porsche and Audi, has faced a steep fall in profits and tough competition from China.
Anti-terror police take over probe into death of UK politician Widdecombe – Al Jazeera
- Anti-terror police take over probe into death of UK politician Widdecombe Al Jazeera
- Ann Widdecombe suspect not known to Prevent as counter terrorism police take over investigation BBC
- Tice finally gauges the mood on the death of Ann Widdecombe The Guardian
- UK counter-terror police lead investigation into suspected murder of former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe CNN
- U.K. Police Make New Arrest in Killing of Ex-Lawmaker The New York Times
UK-Switzerland deal to scrap roaming charges and allow Britons to use e-gates
The UK signs a new services deal with Switzerland it says will increase exports by £5.2bn annually "in the long run".
EU fails to agree 21st sanctions package, making Russian oil windfall more likely – The Kyiv Independent
- EU fails to agree 21st sanctions package, making Russian oil windfall more likely The Kyiv Independent
- EU Fails to Adopt Russian Sanctions and Freeze Oil Price Cap Bloomberg.com
- Sanctions should be ‘economic’ not ‘symbolic’, Bulgarian FM says Euronews.com
- No EU agreement yet on 21st Russian sanctions package, Kallas says Reuters
- EU Drops Sanctions on Lukoil Founder and Russian Patriarch Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles – AP News
- Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles AP News
- Leaders arrive for Ukraine talks in Paris as Macron hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ – Europe live The Guardian
- Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russia ballistic missile threat Reuters
- European Powers Join Forces to Build Anti-Ballistic Systems Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine updates: 'Coalition of the willing' meeting in Paris dw.com
British couple killed in Spanish wildfires as authorities race to identify victims
Appeal for DNA to help identify bodies as local government leader says ‘we are in a state of climate chaos’
A British couple have been named as two victims of the wildfires in Spain that have killed 13 people, as authorities race to use DNA to identify those who did not manage to escape the blaze.
Pete and Fran Gillam, who lived in Bédar, the village that bore the brunt of the wildfires on Thursday, are believed not to have survived.
Continue reading...Musicians, DJ among 10 dead after plane crashes in the Bahamas – USA Today
- Musicians, DJ among 10 dead after plane crashes in the Bahamas USA Today
- Bahamian music group "still shocked" after bandmates killed in small plane crash CBS News
- Multiple Members of Beloved Band Among 10 Victims Killed in Bahamas Plane Crash Yahoo
- Musicians Among 10 Dead in Bahamas Plane Crash Newser
- Ten Killed in Plane Crash on the Bahamas’ Largest Island The New York Times
Explainer: Venezuela’s complex and contested debt puzzle – Reuters
- Explainer: Venezuela's complex and contested debt puzzle Reuters
- Inside the power struggle over Venezuela’s debt restructuring Who Wins Venezuela's $240 Billion Debt Fight? Atlantic Council
- Venezuela says oil output unharmed as quake recovery drives economic push Miami Herald
- Quake-Hit Venezuela's Push for a Swift Debt Deal Raises Fears of Future Crisis U.S. News & World Report
- Venezuela oil production 'not affected' by quakes: president news.cgtn.com
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport, vow retaliation – Reuters
- Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport, vow retaliation Reuters
- Conflict Over Iranian Planes Imperils Yemen’s Fragile Peace The New York Times
- Houthis fire at Saudi Arabia after attack on Yemeni airport, Saudi officials say The Times of Israel
- Iran-backed Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Yemen’s international airport AP News
- Yemen government says its forces attacked Sanaa airport Al Jazeera
Russian Refining Slumps to New 21-Year Low – Kyiv Post
- Russian Refining Slumps to New 21-Year Low Kyiv Post
- Russian Refinery Runs Plunge to Lowest in More Than Two Decades Bloomberg.com
- EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s gasoline output covers 65% of demand after Ukrainian strikes, sources say Reuters
- Russia bans diesel exports after Ukrainian attacks, straining tense global market CNN
- Russian fuel shortages bite – but will Putin change tack in Ukraine war? BBC