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Putin makes rare admission of fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes
The Russian president acknowledged Ukraine's attacks were "obviously creating problems" but denied the shortages were "critical".
Putin makes rare admission of fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes – BBC
- Putin makes rare admission of fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes BBC
- Russia is burning, but don’t expect Putin to blink CNN
- Putin says Ukrainian strikes on infrastructure causing "problems" for Russia CBS News
- Putin’s fuel shortage admission signals growing strain on Russia’s energy infrastructure CNBC
- Putin admits Ukrainian drone strikes are driving Russian fuel shortages The Guardian
Putin makes rare admission of fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes
The Russian president acknowledged Ukraine's attacks were "obviously creating problems" but denied the shortages were "critical".
Russian Elites Contemplate Exit Strategies Over Economic Strain and War Escalation – UNITED24 Media
- Russian Elites Contemplate Exit Strategies Over Economic Strain and War Escalation UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine's drones take the war to Russia Axios
- Ukraine is raising the cost of war for Russia — and testing Putin's resolve CNBC
- Some Russians are turning on Putin as drones hit Moscow. Does it matter? CBC
- Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine strikes deep Reuters
Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as man rescued from rubble after being trapped for 106 hours – as it happened
No damage reported in 4.6 magnitude aftershock; At least 1,450 people are known to have died in initial quakes but number is expected to rise
In an update to X, El Salvador’s president has said that after hours of intensive work rescuers have freed Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, 21, who was trapped under a building in Caraballeda, La Guaira, calling the operation “a miracle”.
“This rescue was made possible thanks to the coordinated effort of the rescue teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador, who worked tirelessly to reach Aaron,” Nayib Bukele wrote in a social media post, adding that the 21-year-old is now receiving specialised medical attention.
Continue reading...Supreme Court blocks Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
The decision, seen as a win for central bank independence, sends the fight over removal back to the lower courts.
Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz
Tehran believes it should control the shipping route but its neighbour has its own plans for reopening it
The strait of Hormuz is Iran’s chief bargaining tool in the negotiations with the US and so it was always likely to be the greatest point of contention. Every inch of the 24-mile-wide waterway is being contested in a test of wills and patience.
For Iran, the continuation of the dispute is not a problem so long as it does not lose control.
Continue reading...Pakistani strikes kill at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says
Pakistan claims it was targeting militants near its border, but the Taliban government calls it an "atrocity".
Crocodile attacks, kills 28-year-old at popular Mexico beach and drags him out to sea, reports say – AZ Family
- Crocodile attacks, kills 28-year-old at popular Mexico beach and drags him out to sea, reports say AZ Family
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Andy Burnham says he’d hand more power to local governments if he becomes UK leader – AP News
- Andy Burnham says he’d hand more power to local governments if he becomes UK leader AP News
- Andy Burnham sets out plans to devolve power to regions with new 'No 10 North' in Manchester BBC
- UK's prime minister-in-waiting vows to rip up politics as usual Reuters
- Burnham sets out vision to transform Britain and fix ‘broken’ system The Guardian
- Burnham pledges devolution and discipline if he becomes UK prime minister Al Jazeera
Israel could go to war with Iran ‘tomorrow,’ Katz warns – Ynetnews
- Israel could go to war with Iran 'tomorrow,' Katz warns Ynetnews
- Israel warns war could resume 'within two days' as US pushes ahead with Iran technical talks in Doha Fox News
- Defense Minister Katz: IDF is prepared for independent action against Iran www.israelhayom.com
- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Update: Israel Says If Tehran Attacks Military ‘Ready to Finish the Job’ as Israel Continues Clash with Iran Amid Trump’s Urge to End War The Sunday Guardian
- Israel's Defense Minister says renewed war with Iran is possible Apa.az
The show must go on: musical theatre cancellations lead to industry calls for urgent government help
In the space of a week, two major musicals, Waitress and Beetlejuice, and a $20m opera were forced to cancel shows amid skyrocketing costs, putting hundreds out of work
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Australia’s theatre industry is in desperate need of tax reform to keep it alive, experts have warned the federal government, after two major touring musicals and a $20m opera cancelled shows in the space of a week, citing skyrocketing costs and soft box office sales.
Broadway musical Waitress, starring Rob Mills and Natalie Bassingthwaighte, announced on Sunday that it would end in Melbourne on 19 July and will not tour to Sydney in August as planned.
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Continue reading...DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola
Opposition politicians accuse the government of using the outbreak to halt a planned protest.
Archbishop of Westminster receives pallium: ‘It’s a very powerful sign’ – Vatican News
- Archbishop of Westminster receives pallium: ‘It’s a very powerful sign' Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV: Peter and Paul show the path to Christian unity EWTN News
- Pope Leo XIV: Sts. Peter and Paul show us how to be ‘servants of the truth in charity’ OSV News
- Pallium Mass and Pilgrimage The Clarion Herald
- New archbishops say Pope Leo offers unifying message to US society, church National Catholic Reporter
Why Pakistan’s Afghan air strikes aren’t stopping armed attacks – Al Jazeera
- Why Pakistan’s Afghan air strikes aren’t stopping armed attacks Al Jazeera
- Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30 The New York Times
- Afghanistan's Taliban claims Pakistan airstrikes killed 36 civilians, Pakistan says it was 29 militants CBS News
- At least 28 killed in Pakistan air operations on Afghanistan, UN says Reuters
- Pakistan airstrikes kill dozens in latest cross-border tension with Afghanistan NBC News
Europe heatwave shows need to reject climate denial ‘lies’, says EU green chief
Teresa Ribera blames ‘ideologically driven’ falsehoods, driven by those with vested interests in fossil fuels, for attacks on green policy
The heatwave wreaking chaos across Europe is a “dramatic warning” to reject climate naysayers, a European Commission vice-president says.
Teresa Ribera, executive vice-president for a clean, just and competitive transition, lambasted those who listened to the “vested interests” of the fossil fuel industry rather than scientists and their own citizens.
Continue reading...Senior South African police officer survives assassination attempt
Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was due to appear before an inquiry into police corruption this week.
Weather tracker: North-west US hit by snow ahead of eastern heatwave
Western states experience unseasonally low temperatures but New York and Washington DC could reach 40C by end of week
Unseasonal snow has fallen in some parts of the US, while other parts of the country brace for a heatwave this week.
A strong cold front spread into the western US from the northern Pacific over the weekend, bringing an abrupt change in conditions to a region that had been experiencing high summer temperatures amid drought. Temperatures from the Canadian border to California have widely been 5-10C below the norm since Friday, and more than 10C below in some parts farther north. The pattern is expected to remain for much of the coming week.
Continue reading...Biden blasts Trump ‘vanity projects’, calling him a ‘loser’ at fundraising event
The former US president took aim at his successor's projects in Washington DC, including a planned new White House ballroom.