First came the alert message, then the boom of interceptions
Everybody’s phone buzzed at once with an alert at around 19:30 local time. It read: “You must enter a protected area immediately and remain there until further notice.” The message was…
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X agrees to pay Brazil fines, court orders finances unblocked
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the bank accounts of Elon Musk's X in the country after the social media platform agreed to pay more than $5 million in fines. The…
'Middle East erupts' and OBE for Queen's funeral horse
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Blunt and bold - Kenya's 'truth speaker' faces the sack
Kenya's embattled Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, calls himself the “truthful man”, attributing his remarkable rise to the fact that he speaks truth to power. But as he faces…
Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti's coast killing 45, UN says
DJIBOUTI (AP) — Two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The boats had departed…
Indian travel vlogger says he was racially abused in South Korea
[Source] Nomadic Indian, a travel vlogger from India with over 1.7 million YouTube followers, claimed he was subjected to racial discrimination during a recent visit to South Korea. The…
Chinese astronauts' spacesuit for 2030 moon visit unveiled
[Source] The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has unveiled a new spacesuit designed for its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 and establish an international lunar…
Iran closes airspace over Tehran after missile attack on Israel
Iran has closed the airspace over Tehran after it launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening. Flights at the capital's airport have been cancelled until 10 am (0700 GMT)…
Iran claims launch of dozens of missiles fired at Israel
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it fired dozens of missiles at Israel. Earlier, the US government had warned of an "imminent" Iranian attack on Israel, cautioning that…
Israel-Hezbollah conflict in maps: Tracking the violence in Lebanon
Israel says it has begun an invasion of southern Lebanon after two weeks of attacks that Lebanese authorities say have killed more than 1,000 people and forced up to a million to flee…
Milan-Bergamo airport closed after plane's tyres burst during landing
Flights have been suspended at Milan-Bergamo airport in northern Italy after an aeroplane's tyres burst during a landing on Tuesday, damaging the runway. None of the aeroplane's passengers…
Israel mobilizes further brigades in fight against Hezbollah
Israel's military has mobilized four more reserve brigades after the launch of its ground offensive against the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. "This will enable the continuation of…
Kremlin says it does not expect NATO to change course under Rutte
Russia does not expect NATO to change course under the leadership of its new Secretary General Mark Rutte, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, just hours after the former…
Nigeria president pleads for 'patience' amid tough economy
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu has pleaded with his compatriots for "patience" as they continue to grapple with a tough economic situation. In an independence day speech, Tinubu defended…
Scholz Adviser Says EV Tariffs Not ‘Good Idea’ Ahead of Vote
(Bloomberg) -- Germany remains skeptical about European Union tariffs on imported electric vehicles made in China and is still hoping for a negotiated solution ahead of Friday’s ballot…
Nigeria’s independence anniversary is marked by protests and frustration over economic hardship
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians on Tuesday staged protests against economic hardship as the West African nation marked its 64th independence anniversary with its president calling for…
Germany's Constitutional Court strikes down some surveillance powers
(L-R) The First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court, Miriam Meßling, Heinrich Amadeus Wolff, Josef Christ, Ines Härtel, Stephan Harbarth (Chairman of the Senate and President of the…
Lufthansa Group extends flight stop to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Tehran
Europe's Lufthansa Group airlines will not resume flights to Israel, Lebanon or Iran in the near future and have cancelled additional scheduled connections because of the growing conflict…
A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 7 at a Ukrainian market, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An apparent Russian artillery strike hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding three others,…
Africans in Lebanon: ‘Everyone is nervous on campus’
Farai Makamba, a 27-year-old student from Zimbabwe, used to keep his university books on his desk at home in Beirut. Now they’ve been replaced by his passport, travel documents, and cash.…
Japan Gas Lobby Urges Government to Help With Open Contracts
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s liquefied natural gas buyers — among the world’s biggest — are struggling to ensure supply contracts are flexible enough, and need the government to help negotiate…
How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel forever
Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the…
How Kenya's president has fallen out with his deputy
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been threatened with impeachment proceedings by lawmakers amid intense speculation that he has had a major fallout with President William…
UK charters flight for British nationals to leave Lebanon
The UK government has chartered a commercial flight out of Lebanon to assist British nationals trying to flee the fighting, the foreign secretary has announced. The situation was…