Satellite images show scale of destruction in Venezuela earthquakes
Satellite images show the before and after of parts of Venezuela left in ruins by two devastating quakes.
The Trump Pentagon appointee who has divided top Republicans – The Washington Post
The Trump Pentagon appointee who has divided top Republicans The Washington Post
‘Digging with a needle’: Generals stall peace as Sudan’s el-Obeid burns
The battle for el-Obeid exposes the foreign arms and polarised narratives stalling peace in Sudan’s grinding war.
Complaints filed to police watchdog over Met’s handling of Al Fayed abuse allegations
IOPC confirms complaints from three survivors of alleged sexual misconduct by late Harrods owner in addition to ongoing investigation
Survivors of abuse at the hands of the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have complained to a watchdog about how the Metropolitan police handled allegations.
More than 400 claims of sexual misconduct have been made against Al Fayed, including rape and human trafficking, dating between 1977 and 2014.
Continue reading...Saudi Arabia helicopter crash kills all 14 on board – Al Jazeera
US strikes Iran for second day: Is it a violation of war powers resolution?
Days after Congress tells Trump he needs to seek its approval or end Iran war, Trump returns to attacks. Is it legal?
Good-faith lawsuit? LDS church in fight with podcaster over Mormon name
Church sues excommunicated member over Mormon Stories podcast but John Dehlin says name free for all to use
Trademark changes and copyright infringement disputes take many forms. Dunkin’ Donuts changed its name to Dunkin’ because Donuts did not suggest the vigorous, on-the-go attitude the coffee company wants to project.
But what happens when a church changes its name, but former adherents continue to use the original term in ways it may not like?
Continue reading...Ugandan army chief orders closure of major news platform – Politico
- Ugandan army chief orders closure of major news platform Politico
- Uganda's NTV and Daily Monitor say they are under 'military siege' BBC
- Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets Reuters
- Uganda military chief shuts leading media outlets DW.com
- Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets Al Jazeera
At least 11 dead as skydiving plane crashes in France – Al Jazeera
France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave – Reuters
Ukraine Launches Record Wave of Strikes on Russia’s Defense Industry in June – UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine Launches Record Wave of Strikes on Russia’s Defense Industry in June UNITED24 Media
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine hits defence plant in Russia’s Volgograd region, Zelenskyy says NBC News
- Ukraine Hits Volgograd Military Plant With Flamingo Missiles Bloomberg.com
- Number of confirmed Flamingo missile hits rises to six, says OSINT analyst Українська правда
Ukrainian strike sets fire to an oil refinery in southern Russia – AP News
- Ukrainian strike sets fire to an oil refinery in southern Russia AP News
- Ukraine Targets Russian Refineries in Fresh Drone Strikes Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelensky pledges more strikes after Kyiv hits oil refineries The Independent
- EXCLUSIVE: Moscow oil refinery hit by drone attacks is unlikely to resume production this year, sources say Reuters
- Ukraine's Security Service strikes again Vtorovo station supplying fuel to Moscow Українська правда
Uganda’s NTV and Daily Monitor say they are under ‘military siege’ – BBC
- Uganda's NTV and Daily Monitor say they are under 'military siege' BBC
- Ugandan army chief orders closure of major news platform Politico
- Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets Reuters
- Military lays siege to Daily Monitor, NTV after Gen Muhoozi orders shutdown Daily Monitor
- Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets Al Jazeera
Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel – AP News
- Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel AP News
- West Asia war LIVE: Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel The Hindu
- Damascus races to reassure Beirut as Trump pushes Syria to take on Hezbollah Middle East Eye
- US-Iran War Live Updates: Trump’s ‘Syria solution’ for Hezbollah sparks concern amid fresh US-Iran strikes The Indian Express
- The Syrian solution to Hezbollah Al Majalla
‘Tech firms are losing the public’: social media age bans near tipping point
UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbs
Arturo Béjar, a former employee turned whistleblower at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, has talked to parents around the world. He says they share the same perspective: they dread the day their children are old enough to go online.
Governments appear to be listening too. This month the UK became the latest country to state that it would set a minimum age of 16 for accessing major social media platforms. Social media bans are becoming a legislative trend after the precedent set by Australia last year, when it imposed an age limit on platforms including Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, Google’s YouTube, Elon Musk’s X, TikTok and Snapchat.
Continue reading...Anti-ICE organizers shift focus to defend democracy from Trump assault
Citizens in Minnesota using lessons learned from migrant crackdown to protect elections from president’s threats
When thousands of immigration agents flooded Minnesota earlier this year, a loose network of neighbors sprang into action. They fed each other. They got kids to and from school safely. They tracked the surge that tore through their communities.
After organizing, block by block, to monitor Donald Trump’s extraordinary crackdown on their state, the same neighbors are shifting their focus to a different threat. What if the US president tries to steal an election?
Continue reading...Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’ – The New York Times
Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’ The New York Times
Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID
Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in January
This week’s dual earthquakes in Venezuela are a test for the new era of American power in the western hemisphere, as the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster response mission to a country that it now calls an ally in Latin America, after a US special forces raid in January deposed the country’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro.
The US is marshalling what secretary of state Marco Rubio called a “big, fast, effective” and “whole-of-government” response as the state department sent three specialised urban search and rescue teams and pledged a $150m assistance fund that one former disaster relief expert called the largest he had seen within 24 hours of an incident.
Continue reading...Vatican accuses EU of double standards on war – politico.eu
- Vatican accuses EU of double standards on war politico.eu
- Opinion | It’s Time to Put This Catholic Teaching to Rest The New York Times
- The Vatican’s extraordinary talkfest The Economist
- Pope Leo XIV closes consistory with appeal to help world find God’s paths to peace EWTN News
- JD Vance Faces the Ultimate Clapback From Pope Leo The Daily Beast
Iranian FM Araghchi heads to Iraq amid rumors of Baghdad Green Zone raid – The Jerusalem Post
- Iranian FM Araghchi heads to Iraq amid rumors of Baghdad Green Zone raid The Jerusalem Post
- Araghchi visits martyr Gen. Soleimani’s memorial site in Iraq Mehr News Agency
- Iraqi Prime Minister and Iranian Foreign Minister Discuss Ceasefire and Regional Security Kurdistan24
- Iraq proposes new initiative to bring Iran in discussion with GCC countries commonspace.eu
- Iraq pushes for GCC-Iran summit in Baghdad as Tehran backs regional security framework The National