Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Facility, Defense Minister Says WSJ The South Pars natural gas complex is an energy lifeline for Iran apnews.com Israel hits Iran’s South Pars petrochemical plant as mediators float new ceasefire proposal MS NOW Second petrochemical plant struck, Iran says The Times of Israel Plan in place to strike strategic Iran sites if deal not … Read more
Up to 150,000 people attend protest against immigrant organised by far-right leader Tommy Robinson. Between 100,000 and 150,000 people have demonstrated in London against immigration, with arrests made after violent clashes with police. The rally was organised by Tommy Robinson – a far-right activist with criminal convictions – backed by billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk. … Read more
A huge plume of ash, gas and rock has spewed forth from Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population. Images showed a massive grey cloud billowing from the volcano on the island of Sicily, beginning about 11.24am local time on Monday, according to the … Read more
Russia targeted Ukraine on Sunday with one of its largest drone bombardments of the war, an apparent show of force only a day before President Trump is expected to talk with President Vladimir V. Putin as he pushes Russia to accept a cease-fire deal. The drone barrage, in which an estimated 273 exploding drones and … Read more
Residents in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were fleeing on Monday after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as fighting escalated despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for the rebels to withdraw. Gunshots rang … Read more
CNN — Ukraine claimed Saturday to have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone attack, starting a fire at the facility more than 700 miles into Russian territory. The attack on the Taneco refinery in the city of Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan – one of the largest and most modern refineries in Russia – … Read more
Australian Federal Police say the 2.3-tonne seizure has a street value of $494m. Australian police have arrested 13 people in what authorities described as the largest-ever cocaine bust in the country’s history. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Monday that they had charged 11 men and two juveniles after tracking a fishing boat that … Read more
When you think New Zealand, you might think All Blacks. And if you think All Blacks, you think haka. Thousands gathered in Eden Park in Auckland to break the record of the largest haka performance. France held the previous official world record since 2014. The haka is a ceremonial dance performed in a group, combining … Read more
Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk share their views on the largest incursion into Russian territory since the start of the war Meduza Satellite images show Ukraine’s expanding attacks inside Russia NBC News Ukraine’s daring strike on Kursk boosts Kyiv’s morale, may put Putin in a box USA TODAY Ukraine has crossed Moscow’s and Washington’s red lines Financial Times Zelenskyy … Read more
Survey finds a fivefold increase in concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) among top 500 companies. More than half of the top 500 companies in the United States now see artificial intelligence (AI) as posing a potential risk. That is a fivefold increase in just two years, according to a new survey. And some believe the … Read more