Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant again, reports say, in heavy overnight drone attack
June 26 – Ukraine struck a chemical plant in Russia’s Tula region for the second time in two weeks as part of a massive wave of overnight drone attacks, according…
NATO allies promised Trump they’d secure the Arctic; they’ve got work to do
EVENES, Norway, June 26 – During a frozen morning in Arctic Norway, a group of British and Norwegian soldiers padded softly through a snow-blanketed birch forest. Read More
Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report shows
Cocaine production surged to roughly 4,100 tonnes of pure product in 2024. Read More
Double take: Twin Nigerian couples with same names marry
The Oguntoye brothers are fraternal twins, while the Adediran sisters are identical twins. Read More
Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel
MANAMA, June 26 – President Donald Trump’s administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state…
Screams echo as Venezuela searches for survivors after quakes
Soccer fields were filling with makeshift camps as families pitched tents, preparing to spend another night outdoors. Read More
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre shuts in US: Official
Critics had accused the government of holding detainees in harsh conditions and denying them meaningful due process. Read More
What Europe can learn from the Gulf about surviving extreme heat
Air conditioning has shaped modern life in the Gulf since it first arrived in the 1930s. Read More
MIT ‘embarrassed’ by new book on campus anti-Semitism, professor says
The book will be self-published on July 7. Read More
Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine’s Kherson left with no power, Moscow official says
June 26 – Power was fully or partially cut off across the Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Kherson region bordering Crimea, the Russian-installed governor, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram early on…