Kai McKenzie: Australian loses leg but promises surfing return (www.bbc.com)
Kai McKenzie, was surfing near Port Macquarie in New South Wales (NSW) last Tuesday, when what he describes as “the biggest shark I’ve ever seen” attacked him....
Bob Ballard: Olympics commentator axed over sexist remark (www.bbc.com)
A veteran sports commentator has been sacked from his Olympics role after making a sexist remark about Australian female swimmers following their gold medal win....
Syrian Druze Militia: ‘Hezbollah, Iran Declared War Against Druze Community’ (www.jewishpress.com)
In recent months, Iran, along with Hezbollah, has imposed a military siege on the province of as-Suwayda, taking control of all airports and military units surrounding the province. They have begun to exert pressure in various ways and directions on the people of the province, who oppose the Iranian presence in southern Syria....
Beirut flights cancelled, delayed amid fears of Israeli attack (www.reuters.com)
Flights at Beirut airport have been cancelled or delayed with Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines (MEA) saying disruptions to its schedule were related to insurance risks, as tensions escalate between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah....
‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand (www.theguardian.com)
Leading Māori figures from across New Zealand have sounded the alarm over the government’s changes to policies that affect Māori, after analysis by the Guardian highlighted the far-reaching scope of the proposals....
Maduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls (www.reuters.com)
UK is ‘broke and broken,’ new government says as it prepares to tackle shortfall in public finances (apnews.com)
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new left-leaning government said Sunday that the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of a major speech on the state of the public finances that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes....
Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election as opposition claims irregularities (www.nbcnews.com)
Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25901452
US high rejections of African student visas “steadily rising” (www.semafor.com)
U.S. warned Israel against targeting Hezbollah in Beirut after deadly strike (www.axios.com)
Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian witnessed the Rapid Action Battalion, the elite unit of Bangladesh’s police forces, fire teargas from a helicopter on crowds below and army forces fire at protesters with what appeared to be light machine guns, leaving about 200 people dead and thousands injured. Analysis of footage from protest scenes by Amnesty...
Ukraine drones reportedly hit Russian airfield in Arctic (www.politico.eu)
The drones struck a long-range missile carrier at the Olenya base, Ukrainian Pravda reported....
Ancient Roman Appian Way becomes Italy’s 60th Unesco world heritage site (www.theguardian.com)
Highway that consolidated Roman empire joins modernist Romanian sculptures as latest sites added to list...
Erdogan open to hosting Assad, Putin as Syria-Turkey channels widen (www.al-monitor.com)
The IDF Just Destroyed a Key Rafah Water facility (www.theinteldrop.org)
On Friday, I discovered a video posted on Instagram (link is to YT copy) by an Israeli soldier from the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, showing the calculated demolition of a chief water facility in Rafah. The video, in three parts, shows Israeli soldiers planting explosives inside and around the water pumps of a facility in...
Italy and China sign a 3-year action plan as Italian leader Meloni tries to reset relations (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18504861
Is Zelenskyy responsible for corruption in Ukraine? Yes (visitukraine.today)
Is Zelenskyy responsible for corruption in Ukraine? Yes (visitukraine.today)
Putin warns US against deploying long-range missiles in Germany (www.theguardian.com)
Russian leader says Washington risks triggering cold war-style missile crisis and promises to respond in kind...
Venezuela votes in election that could end 25 years of socialist rule (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday against a backdrop of hope and fear in a presidential election that could end 25 years of socialist rule – if a free and fair vote is allowed....
Russian mercenaries suffer heavy losses in Mali clash (defence-blog.com)
Russia cracks down on personal phones on the frontline (www.politico.eu)
Ukrainian open-source investigators said the new restrictions will make it harder to analyze Russian movements....
### Kyiv Court Sent Propagandist Jean Novoseltsev to Pre-Trial Detention
Kyiv Court Sent Propagandist Jean Novoseltsev to Pre-Trial Detention...
Putin warns US against deploying long-range missiles in Germany (www.theguardian.com)
Vladimir Putin has warned the US that if Washington deploys long-range missiles in Germany from 2026, Russia will station similar missiles within striking distance of the west....