The port city of Latakia on the Mediterranean Sea came under heavy attack, the BBC reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “Israeli warplanes” had damaged or sunk about 10 Syrian naval vessels and levelled “the Barzeh scientific research center” in the town. That same facility was hit in 2018 by Western countries, … Read more
A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara Desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more water than many had seen in decades. Southeastern Morocco’s desert is among the most arid places in the world and rarely experiences rain in late summer. The … Read more
Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. After a landslide win in the last general election, support for the United Kingdom’s governing Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. The opposition Labour Party made gains across the country, although it appeared to pay an electoral price due to … Read more