Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees
BRICS, SCO and other organisations can offer relief from great power pressure but do not provide collective defence.
Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates – The Guardian
- Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates The Guardian
- Yemen government launches own air attacks on Houthis: What that means Al Jazeera
- Yemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west DW.com
- Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates The New York Times
- Over 120 killed in Yemen clashes as Houthis push toward key strait The Times of Israel
How escalating attacks are upending daily life in Kyiv – Reuters
- How escalating attacks are upending daily life in Kyiv Reuters
- Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in ‘major escalation’ The Guardian
- Russian drone hits Ukranian security headquarters, Zelensky says BBC
- Kyiv Adapts to New Reality of Life Under Constant Russian Drone Attack Bloomberg.com
- Russia strikes Ukraine Security Service headquarters in central Kyiv CNN
Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates
Houthi rebel offensive against government forces on west coast leads to some of deadliest clashes in years
Clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel movement have killed more than 60 people, including civilians, as the Houthis pushed forward with a military offensive on Yemen’s western coast.
Twenty-six government troops and 31 Houthi fighters were killed during several hours of fighting in the country’s south-west on Saturday, medical and military sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP). A missile strike also killed six civilians and injured seven others travelling by bus in the city of Taiz.
Continue reading...Wild coachman flies into hateful rage after kind tourist offers his horse water – New York Post
‘Holy grail’: Antique ‘fox head’ bought at a flea market turns out to be an ancient extinct species valued at $85K – nypost.com
- ‘Holy grail’: Antique ‘fox head’ bought at a flea market turns out to be an ancient extinct species valued at $85K nypost.com
- Antique 'Fox Head' Bought at Auction Wasn't a Fox at All. It Was a Long-Extinct Species. ScienceAlert
- Looking beyond the label Solicitors Journal
- A UK collector paid £62,000 for a mounted 'fox' head; X-rays revealed the skull of an extinct thylacine hidden inside timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- It has been discovered that a 'weird fox head' that was won at auction was actually from an extinct animal, not a fox. GIGAZINE
Mysterious Island Seen Floating in Canadian Lake Before Vanishing – Yahoo
- Mysterious Island Seen Floating in Canadian Lake Before Vanishing Yahoo
- Peekaboo island: the floating forest confounding nature watchers in western Canada The Guardian
- How the Hell Did an Island Suddenly Appear, Then Vanish? 404 Media
- How this Canadian island pulled a disappearing act scientificamerican.com
- How a Phantom Island in a Canadian Lake Appeared, Vanished, Then Reappeared The New York Times
Alamolhoda seeking presidency of Iran’s Assembly of Experts – report – Iran International
Alamolhoda seeking presidency of Iran’s Assembly of Experts - report Iran International
Scoop: Trump administration drafting post-war Middle East plan – Axios
- Scoop: Trump administration drafting post-war Middle East plan Axios
- Trump Planning "Something Much Bigger" For Middle East After Iran War: Report ndtv.com
- US said drafting postwar plan to create alliance against Iran, expand Abraham Accords The Times of Israel
- Trump administration developing post-war Middle East strategy for Iran, Israel - report jpost.com
- US drafting post-war plan for the Middle East, report says Euronews
Iran President Pezeshkian calls for unity as US ramps up economic pressure – Al Jazeera
- Iran President Pezeshkian calls for unity as US ramps up economic pressure Al Jazeera
- Iran's president says Tehran will reciprocate if US honours interim deal commitments Reuters
- Iran’s President Signals Willingness to Resume Peace Talks. What Stands in the Way? Time Magazine
- Iran says it will return to June ceasefire deal if US does the same Euronews
- Iran says continuing war ‘not in our interest’ after fighting flares France 24
Tens of thousands rally in Zagreb over Croatia waste cleanup delays – Reuters
Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances – The New York Times
- Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances The New York Times
- Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses PBS
- Putin denies fresh mobilization campaign in Ukraine war DW.com
- ‘Complete Nonsense’: Putin Dismisses Mobilization Rumors The Moscow Times
- How Russia prepared for a mobilisation that Putin says won’t happen (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,653) EUobserver
‘Stop calling it aid; the world owes Nepal climate debt’: Greta Thunberg backs Kathmandu’s call for compensation – Telegraph India
- ‘Stop calling it aid; the world owes Nepal climate debt’: Greta Thunberg backs Kathmandu’s call for compensation Telegraph India
- Nepal’s Request for Flood Payout Tests New Climate-Aid System Bloomberg.com
- Visual Analysis Points to Bedrock as Likely Cause for Nepal’s Flash Floods The New York Times
- Catastrophic floods warn Nepal of more disasters to come The Economist
- Why early warning signs of glacier collapse in Nepal were difficult to detect France 24
US envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to hold talks with Russia before travelling to Ukraine on Sunday.
Jordan keeps quiet under Iranian missile fire and this may be why – Ynetnews
- Jordan keeps quiet under Iranian missile fire and this may be why Ynetnews
- Jordan’s alliance with the US makes the kingdom a target for Iranian strikes apnews.com
- What is Iran’s Castle Breaker missile, used against US bases? Al Jazeera
- Jordan’s military deterrence has collapsed Atlantic Council
- US says unaware of reported Iranian missile attack on its bases in Jordan aa.com.tr
Families of missing pilgrims in Tibet demand answers from China – Reuters
- Families of missing pilgrims in Tibet demand answers from China Reuters
- In Tibet, China grapples with flooding aftermath at the ‘roof of the world’ NBC News
- China exerts tight grip on information after floods along the border with Nepal AP News
- ‘Everyone seems to have forgotten’: In Tibet, flood-hit families search for the missing and grapple with China’s silence The Guardian
- China Falls Victim To Own Secrecy After Nepal’s Deadly Floods Newsweek
Masked men block traffic to UK’s Port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest – CNN
- Masked men block traffic to UK’s Port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest CNN
- Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent The Guardian
- Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest BBC
- Who are the masked protesters who brought Dover to a standstill? The Telegraph
- Masked protesters block Dover port roads Financial Times
Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next?
District attorney must decide whether to retry case after jury’s failure to reach verdict despite hours of deliberation
Lindsay Clancy, prosecutors, defense lawyers, the judge and millions watching on are back where they started after her five-week trial over the murder of her three children ended in a mistrial.
America’s saddest case has ceased for the moment, but the legal wrangling is not over, and a second trial could now be on the horizon, prolonging and repeating an agonizing spectacle that has gripped America and the world.
Continue reading...Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours – Euronews.com
- Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours Euronews.com
- Last week, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ died. Here’s how one Revere man survived the worst of his atrocities. The Boston Globe
- EU official Marta Kos cancels Serbia trip over planned Mladic tribute Al Jazeera
- Serbian, Bosnian Serb Officials Join Hundreds at Ratko Mladic Commemoration Balkan Insight
- In Serbia, Few Frankly Reckon With Ratko Mladić’s Crimes Jacobin
NABU searches Prosecutor General Kravchenko’s office in probe into criminal group protecting scam call centers – The Kyiv Independent
- NABU searches Prosecutor General Kravchenko’s office in probe into criminal group protecting scam call centers The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian anti-corruption agency conducts special operation at Prosecutor General's Office – video, photo Українська правда
- Ukraine's Prosecutor General denies involvement in scam call center protection racket Yahoo
- Prosecutor General’s Office responds to possible involvement of employee in fraudulent call centers ukrinform.net
- Kravchenko denied involvement in covering up illegal call centers Українські Національні Новини (УНН)