Israel’s president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form next government
Isaac Herzog formally gives Gadi Eisenkot 28 days to secure 61 Knesset seats and replace Netanyahu as prime minister.
More than 140,000 rally as new protests against rising costs sweep France
Tear gas fired in Paris and Lyon as interior minister warns authorities are 'ready and waiting' for rioters and looters.
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia faces threat as Russian drones close in
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, once a refuge for those fleeing the war, is now facing growing danger.
Paraguay’s ousted president appears before prosecutors after impeachment
Former Paraguayan President Santiago Pena has appeared before prosecutors.
Richard Lloyd, founding member and guitarist of punk band Television, dies aged 75
Known for sophisticated musical style in band that played significant role in emerging 1970s punk rock movement
Richard Lloyd, known for his sophisticated musical style as a founding member and guitarist for the influential punk band Television, has died at the age of 75.
His family confirmed that Lloyd died Saturday morning at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “His loving wife Sheila and his dog Willie Mays were with him at the end,” his family said in a statement to Rolling Stone.
Continue reading...FAA announces first US digital air traffic control towers in Florida and Alaska
Systems provide 360-degree view of airport operations, but concerns have been raised about the technology
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the first digital air traffic control towers in the US are officially operational, bringing new technology first to smaller airports in Florida and Alaska as the Trump administration presses ahead with updating the country’s ageing aviation infrastructure.
The systems are now online at the Bartow executive airport (KBOW) in Florida and the Kenai municipal airport (PAEN) in Alaska, with five additional regional airports slated to receive the technology next.
Continue reading...Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government
Knesset has been deadlocked since the election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority
Israel’s president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival, to try to form a new government, after a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power.
Isaac Herzog’s office said he had informed Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar party, on Saturday night “of his intention to task him with forming a government”.
Continue reading...Masked protesters set off firecrackers and block roads in Albania
Police used water cannons to disperse masked protesters in Albania’s capital, Tirana.
Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats for ‘threatening’ people
Trump lashed out at Democrats on Truth Social days after the party won control of Congress.
Paraguay’s former president charged after bank collapse
Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.
Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes kill 33 near Yemen capital – Reuters
- Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes kill 33 near Yemen capital Reuters
- Houthis say at least 33 killed in Saudi air strike BBC
- Yemeni gov’t forces, Houthis trade blame for deadly strikes on Taiz market Al Jazeera
- An airstrike has killed 22 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- More Than 50 Killed in Yemen in One of the Deadliest 24 Hours of the War The New York Times
B.C. grizzly attack: How did a casual walk turn fatal? – CBC
- B.C. grizzly attack: How did a casual walk turn fatal? CBC
- Grim details emerge after apparent grizzly bear attack kills woman and daughter in Canada CBS News
- Canadian Officials Search for Bears After Mother and Daughter Are Killed on Hike The New York Times
- Captured bear undergoes DNA testing to determine involvement in deadly attack Global News
- ‘Multiple’ Grizzly Bears May Have Mauled Mom and Daughter Found Dead People.com
Scientists Discover Two Enormous Tears in a Tectonic Plate Beneath Iran – ScienceAlert
- Scientists Discover Two Enormous Tears in a Tectonic Plate Beneath Iran ScienceAlert
- Seismic evidence for double slab tears at the Neo-Tethyan subduction–collision transition Nature
- Two tears in the Arabian Plate discovered beneath southeastern Iran — ScienceAlert UA.NEWS
- Scientists Find Two Giant Tears in Plate Under Iran, Likely to Merge Around Prague
A Big Build royal commission helped Ben Carroll become premier. Will it be his downfall?
Two weeks of public hearings will begin on Monday morning, right in the middle of the state election campaign
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The commitment that made Ben Carroll premier may ultimately cost him the election.
On Monday morning, right in the middle of a state election campaign, the royal commission into Victoria’s Big Build will begin two weeks of public hearings.
Continue reading...US offers $20m reward for information about Iran’s nuclear programme
Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of renewing strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.
US offers $20m reward for information about Iran’s nuclear programme
Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of renewing strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.
IRGC claims a self-imposed limit on ballistic missile range ‘has been lifted’ – The Times of Israel
- IRGC claims a self-imposed limit on ballistic missile range ‘has been lifted’ The Times of Israel
- Iran says it has lifted its self-imposed limit on missile ranges, and other Mideast news AP News
- Iran’s IRGC says building underground sites for weapons production, storage Al Jazeera
- Iran says missiles no longer bound by range limits Iran International
- Major construction ongoing near Iran missile bases, satellite images suggest BBC
Ancient Maya unknowingly poisoned Yucatán water with mercury – Live Science
- Ancient Maya unknowingly poisoned Yucatán water with mercury Live Science
- Mercury from Maya cities leaked into Yucatán lakes at toxic levels for centuries, study finds Archaeology News Online Magazine
- Mercury contamination found at more ancient Maya sites Reuters
- Ancient Maya mercury use may have come at a severe environmental cost Phys.org
- The Maya's Prized Red Pigment Contaminated Lakes for Centuries Discover Magazine
Gaza wedding festival sees 250 couples married at the same time
A mass wedding for Palestinian brides and grooms has taken place in the rubble-strewn streets of Gaza.
French far-left presidential hopeful pledges ‘revolutionary’ remaking of society – Financial Times
- French far-left presidential hopeful pledges ‘revolutionary’ remaking of society Financial Times
- French presidential hopeful Melenchon pledges economic stimulus, renews NATO exit call Reuters
- Mélenchon presents party manifesto as France social unrest continues Euronews.com
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon puts Gaza at heart of foreign policy proposals, sidelines Ukraine Le Monde.fr
- French far left enshrines leaving NATO in official presidential platform POLITICO.eu