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US military says it downed Iranian attack drones – as it happened

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Has the US really carried out a secret mission to get oil through Hormuz?

Trump says hundreds of tankers have escaped Iran’s blockade. Data suggests shipments are increasing but many questions remain

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian man unable to claim Italian lottery win gains residency permit

Former street seller celebrates newfound rights after debacle in claiming €500,000 scratchcard prize while undocumented

The Guardian - UK

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Israeli and Palestinian groups urge action on two-state solution in Paris

Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups will meet in Paris on Friday to urge the international community not to abandon a two-state solution, as France seeks to keep the issue on the agenda amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Radio France Internationale

What's in the landmark EU migration reform hardening border protections?

A major reform of European migration rules aimed at hardening border procedures and overhauling the asylum process comes into force on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

S. Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30-year jail term over drone incursion

SEOUL — A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in ⁠prison on Friday for charges linked to his ordering an incursion of military drones over North Korea to help create a pretext for his ‌failed December 2024 martial law declaration.

Bangkok Post

In 1812, a powerful earthquake made the Mississippi River flow backwards and created a lake that still exists today

Rivers are often treated as fixed features of the landscape. They bend, flood, and shift over long stretches of time, but they seem permanent enough that entire towns and economies are built around them. The Mississippi River, in particular, has long been regarded as one of North America's defining geographical…

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'Netanyahu was not warned in advance': Israeli PM blindsided as Donald Trump scrapped Iran strike plans

US President Donald Trump surprised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by cancelling planned strikes against Iran and announcing a potential diplomatic deal within days. Trump claimed Iran's leadership approved a draft framework, aiming to extend a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Netanyahu, reportedly caught off guard, had urged…

The Times of India

Friday briefing: Inside Taylor Swift’s 20-year rise to pop superstardom

In today’s newsletter: As Guardian culture launches a mammoth breakdown of one of pop’s biggest artists, we ask what her success means for the industry, her fans and the future

The Guardian - UK

Air China C909 hits bird as Chinese jets face growing 'real-world' tests

A suspected bird strike on a Chinese-made C909 regional jet in Beijing has reportedly left some marks on its nose and airframe, but experts said the likelihood of any severe damage was very low.

Bangkok Post

Has Donald Trump ruled out a strike on Iran's Kharg Island?

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (local time) that a possible operation to seize Iran’s key Kharg Island would be “off the table” if both sides sign an agreement to end the war, which he said could be reached “as early as this weekend.”

The Times of India

Luisana and Ana are new to Melbourne, but their journey there was ‘totally different’ to other refugees

Bucking heated politics on immigration, Labor is making a trial program that resettles refugees across Australia permanent

The Guardian - AU

Who Is Zara Jabbi? Suspect Wanted After Toronto Officer Killed During Raid Linked to US Consulate Shooting

Ontario police are searching for Zara Jabbi, wanted in connection with a US Consulate shooting in Toronto. The search intensified after an officer was fatally shot during related investigations.

International Business Times UK

South Korea sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over North Korea drone incident

South Korea on Friday sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea in 2024 in a bid to "heighten inter-Korean military tensions and manufacture a national crisis" enabling him to declare martial law. Yeol was in February given a life imprisonment…

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'Two Hellfire missiles fired': US admits attack on tanker that killed three Indian seafarers

US President Donald Trump's administration has admitted "to firing two Hellfire missiles" at a third commercial vessel carrying Indian crew members off the coast of Oman on Thursday. This comes as the latest in a series of attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf region that have left three Indian…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine

Zelensky said he also spoke to Trump on the phone as the leaders discussed ‘what would bring peace closer’

The Guardian - UK

Video of visually impaired Palestinian boy crying over broken glasses draws global attention

Ayoub Junaid, seven, given new pair but needs surgery as Gaza’s children remain unable to access treatment

The Guardian - UK

‘The birds will fly away’: can Albania’s flamingo revolution keep its wetlands free from Trumps and tourists?

A luxury resort backed by the US president’s family may be built on a wildlife-rich nature reserve in one of Europe’s poorest nations

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He survived 7 near-death disasters and then won the lottery: The unbelievable story of Frano Selak

In parts of the former Yugoslavia, stories often travel faster than the records that might confirm them, carried in conversation, retold in passing, and gradually shaped into something that sits between biography and folklore. Frano Selak is one of those names that keeps resurfacing in that space. A man born…

The Guardian - AU

Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang

South Korea’s former president was given a life sentence in February for leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial law declaration

Bangkok Post

Happy Birthday Mr. President: Trump to turn 80 with cage fight

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - It's the ultimate symbol of American politics under Donald Trump -- a blood-soaked cage match on the lawn of the White House for the US president's 80th birthday.

The Times of India

South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 30 years in jail over 2024 drone case

A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on charges of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea in an attempt to heighten cross-border tensions and create a basis for his martial law declaration in December 2024.

France 24

Trump to celebrate 80th birthday with cage fight on White House lawn

US President Donald Trump will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday with a characteristically unique event: a $60 million UFC match will see bare-knuckle fighters battle it out in a mesh-framed cage on the White House's famed South Lawn. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the event as "a gift…

Bangkok Post

‘All of us are migrants,’ pope says on last day in Spain

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain - Pope Leo XIV told migrants at a reception centre on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Friday that “all of us are migrants”, on the final day of a weeklong visit to Spain focused on the plight of irregular immigrants.

France 24

US deal covers ending naval blockade, Hormuz will not return to pre-war era, Iran’s FM says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said a draft deal with the US included ending a naval blockade of Iran's ports. Tehran has decided that the administration of the Strait of Hormuz "will not return to the pre-war era", Araghchi added. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded…

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