Lyse Doucet: Strait of Hormuz remains the fault line as the Iran and US drift back into war
Last night, far from the thunder of this escalation, its parliament quietly introduced a new bill to manage the strait called the Strategic Action for the Security and Sustainable Progress of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. That news was…
War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran? – The Debate
Who needs nuclear weapons when you’ve got the Strait of Hormuz? Sure, ordinary Iranians are far worse off than on February 28th when the US and Israel launched a war that killed the Supreme Leader on Day One but the Islamic Republic’s since…
Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation
US President Donald Trump has paid writer E Jean Carroll more than $5m (£3.7m) in damages three years after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case, her lawyers confirmed. «Today, we are pleased to report that she has…
‘My heart is on fire’: Fontainebleau forest blaze leaves community reeling
Wildfires have scorched roughly 2,050 hectares of the famed Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris since breaking out Sunday, forcing around 1,000 people to evacuate as some 850 firefighters work to contain the two ongoing blazes, backed by water-bomber…
Israeli strike on police post in Gaza kills seven, officials say
An Israeli air strike on a post belonging to Gaza’s Hamas-run police force has killed at least seven people, including a senior officer and a woman, health and police officials say. Witnesses told the BBC that an Israeli drone fired four missiles…
Firefighters battle flames in Fontainebleau historic forest
Wildfires are tearing through parts of France, with authorities pointing to suspected arson. Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the massive blaze in Fontainebleau, which has already scorched over 1,900 hectares, sending the small…
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby’s in New York. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
What the Lviv draft riot tells us about Ukraine’s struggle to send men to fight
A draft riot broke out in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv last week. On Wednesday evening, territorial recruitment officers – the official name for the military personnel charged with conscripting military-age men – stopped a man in the street they…
Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
A woman who held the legs of her husband as he was nearly sucked head-first out of a Ryanair cabin window on Friday said «half of his body was sticking out of the plane». Svetlana Grković, who was travelling with her husband Ljubisa Karović from…
Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan’s tourist jewel tested by development and climate change – Focus
In just a few decades, the Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, a remote mountainous region of northern Pakistan, has undergone a dramatic transformation. Expanded access to education, improved healthcare and strong local development have reshaped the area,…