World faces growing diesel supply crunch as Russia cuts off exports – Financial Times
- World faces growing diesel supply crunch as Russia cuts off exports Financial Times
- 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
- How Ukraine’s drones brought war home to 50mn Russians Financial Times
- Russia bans oil exports as Ukraine strikes cause fuel shortages France 24
Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies
The attacks appear to be the latest phase of Ukraine's bid to choke off supplies and routes into and out of occupied Crimea.
Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies
The attacks appear to be the latest phase of Ukraine's bid to choke off supplies and routes into and out of occupied Crimea.
Factory fire kills at least 28 in China’s ‘shoe capital’
Footage shows huge flames rising from a building and thick, black smoke rising into the sky.
‘It was back-to-back explosions’: Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on port cities
Residents in Bandar Abbas and Sirik regions describe communities in fear and ‘feeling abandoned’ after US strikes
Residents in southern Iran have described two nights of fear this week after explosions shook coastal communities as the US launched fresh strikes on targets including the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik.
US Central Command confirmed the attacks, saying they were carried out to “further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the strait of Hormuz”.
Continue reading...Big fall in oil, gas and cargo ships taking US-backed Hormuz route after new strikes
Data shows a decline in the number of ships - many carrying oil and gas - going through the waterway after attacks this week.
Russia’s Saratov oil refinery at a halt since Wednesday’s drone attack, sources say – Reuters
- Russia's Saratov oil refinery at a halt since Wednesday's drone attack, sources say Reuters
- Drone offensive hits Russian oil tankers and refineries at 'industrial scale' as Moscow bans diesel exports Fox News
- Drones strike fuel depots, defence plant and oil terminal in Azov and Taganrog – photos, videos Українська правда
- Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze AP News
- Omsk Residents Describe 'Huge Shock' At Surprise Ukrainian Attack Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation
The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".
Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation
The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".
‘Not Nigel Farage’: Who is Count Binface, contesting as MP for Clacton, UK? – Al Jazeera
- ‘Not Nigel Farage’: Who is Count Binface, contesting as MP for Clacton, UK? Al Jazeera
- Farage left fighting a trash can as the UK populist leader’s election gamble backfires CNN
- The strange and surprisingly moving story behind Count Binface, the man taking on Farage The Independent
- Reform byelection campaign risks a replay of the Johnson error The Guardian
- Farage’s Resignation Risks Becoming Farce as U.K. Parties Boycott Clacton By-Election The New York Times
‘She doesn’t give up that easily’: France’s Le Pen eyes the Elysee – Al Jazeera
- ‘She doesn’t give up that easily’: France’s Le Pen eyes the Elysee Al Jazeera
- Le Pen Launches Presidential Campaign, in a Twist for French Politics The New York Times
- Opinion polls see France's Le Pen winning 2027 election despite guilty verdict Reuters
- Farage and Le Pen make the same defiant pitch: Only the people can judge us CNN
- Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president of France after court lifts ban NBC News
Trump targets Spain, NATO backs Ukraine: Is the alliance still united? – Al Jazeera
- Trump targets Spain, NATO backs Ukraine: Is the alliance still united? Al Jazeera
- Trump’s NATO Summit, and Everyone Else’s The New York Times
- Trump says NATO failed two key tests during high-stakes Turkey summit: 'Not happy' Fox News
- Why Trump left NATO summit on a positive note after seething about Iran, Spain and Greenland CNN
- Trump's NATO trouble tour Axios
Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland
Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude could lie beneath territory and claims it has permission to bring drilling kit ashore – a claim denied by Nuuk
On 10 June, a snowy-haired American in his 60s addressed the residents of a remote Greenland hamlet. He was there to tell them about a business venture supported by figures linked to Donald Trump. “So,” Robert Price said via an interpreter, “we have a project to drill for oil here.”
The Texas oil company that Price represents, Greenland Energy, hopes to prove that billions of barrels of crude lie underground by bringing in 300 shipping containers of drilling kit.
Continue reading...Live Updates: Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes ahead of Ali Khamenei’s burial – CBS News
- Live Updates: Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes ahead of Ali Khamenei's burial CBS News
- Inside Trump’s Oval Office Decision to Ditch the Iran Ceasefire WSJ
- Iran war live: Tehran retaliates in Kuwait and Bahrain after second day of US strikes Reuters
- U.S. intensifies strikes on Iran’s coast along Strait of Hormuz The Washington Post
- Europe Faces Fresh Volatility After Iran Flare-Up, Officials Say Bloomberg.com
“When will war end” searches peak in Russia – The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
- “When will war end” searches peak in Russia The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
- Ukraine Finally Has a Theory of Victory. Will It Work? Foreign Policy
- The War in Ukraine Is Shifting Against Putin but He Isn’t Giving In WSJ
- Will Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions' decide the war? The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine’s Resilience Is Making a Truce Russia’s Best Bet Bloomberg.com
LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away
Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers told of change as one of those onboard says they will ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’
An LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt.
The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone, woke on Thursday morning to find a note placed under their cabin doors informing them that the ship was urgently looking for alternative ports.
Continue reading...Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce – Reuters
- Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce Reuters
- Tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz slows after Iranian attacks trigger renewed fighting with U.S. CNBC
- Iran’s Attacks on Ships Betray Its Concern Over Losing Its Grip on Hormuz WSJ
- What are the risks of an LNG tanker explosion? Reuters
- US-Iran strikes: Strait of Hormuz ship traffic falls steeply BBC
Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals
Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining
Life has colonised every corner of the planet by evolving ingenious survival strategies but these are increasingly being overwhelmed by destructive human activities, this year’s red list of endangered species has revealed.
Many snails, limpets and clams have adapted to life at crushing depths in the oceans on hydrothermal vents where water temperatures can reach 450C (842F). But an assessment for the red list found that two-thirds of the hundreds of mollusc species found only on deep sea vents were at risk of extinction because of deep-sea mining.
Continue reading...Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze – AP News
- Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze AP News
- Drone offensive hits Russian oil tankers and refineries at 'industrial scale' as Moscow bans diesel exports Fox News
- Ukraine says it hits more Russian fuel tankers The Detroit News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 7, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine’s drone playbook is wreaking havoc in Russia — and upending where NATO wants to invest CNBC