Biden introduces Zelenskiy as ‘President Putin’ at Nato summit ( www.theguardian.com )
Did he do it for the memes?
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England fans injured in attacks before Euro 2024 semi-final ( www.independent.co.uk )
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Israeli snipers accused of attacking fleeing civilians in Gaza ( www.aljazeera.com )
Several civilians in Gaza City say people were shot dead by snipers after the Israeli military issued a new evacuation order and told Palestinians to head south as it steps up its offensive across the enclave....
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Indian arrested in Canada for ‘groping spree’ at public water park, victims include minors ( theprint.in )
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US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine ( www.cnn.com )
US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode....
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BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Finite Carbon, created in 2009 and bought by British multinational oil and gas giant BP in 2020, is responsible for more than a quarter of the US’s total carbon credits, which it says it generates from protecting more than 60 “high credibility, high integrity projects” across 1.6m hectares (4m acres)....
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Ukraine seizes cargo ship, detains captain for exporting 'looted' grain ( www.reuters.com )
Ukraine seized a foreign cargo ship on the Danube River and detained the captain on suspicion of helping Moscow export Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied Crimea, officials said on Thursday....
Israeli weapons packed with shrapnel causing devastating injuries to children in Gaza, doctors say | The Guardian ( www.theguardian.com )
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U.S. military fails to reconnect Gaza pier, says mission will end soon ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, a spokesman, said in a statement that U.S. troops tried to reconnect the floating pier to the shoreline Wednesday but were unable to do so because of “technical and weather-related issues.” The pier and its support vessels were taken back to the Israeli port of Ashdod, where they had sheltered amid...
The sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet' revealed by AI ( www.bbc.com )
Sperm whales communicate with each other using rhythmic sequences of clicks, called codas. It was previously thought that sperm whales had just 21 coda types. However, after studying almost 9,000 recordings, the Ceti researchers identified 156 distinct codas. They also noticed the basic building blocks of these codas which they...
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Norway to give Ukraine $93 mln to boost air defences, PM says ( www.reuters.com )
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/14709660
Russian plot to kill European weapons chief foiled by US and Germany ( www.politico.eu )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24848057
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US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine ( www.cnn.com )
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China constructs secret Tajikistan military base amid fears of Taliban ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
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New cargo rail service that connects Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China kicks off ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17871459
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Israeli weapons packed with shrapnel causing devastating injuries to children in Gaza, doctors say ( www.theguardian.com )
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Spain sentences 15 schoolchildren over AI-generated naked images ( www.theguardian.com )
Teenagers each given a year’s probation after creating and spreading faked images of female classmates in south-west Spain...
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More than 40 sentenced to life in UAE for 'terror' offences ( www.bbc.com )
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed life sentences to 43 activists after finding them guilty of terror offences....
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Taiwan sees single-day record of Chinese planes in airspace ( www.dw.com )
Taiwan reported an increase in Chinese airforce activity, detecting 66 Chinese planes around the island in a single-day record for this year....
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Starmer ‘shocked’ about prisons crisis as early release scheme prepared | Prisons and probation | The Guardian ( www.theguardian.com )
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Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years ( abcnews.go.com )
Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a speed of 141 mph (227 kph)....
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Nato summit: Ukraine on 'irreversible path' to membership ( www.bbc.com )
Nato members have pledged their support for an "irreversible path" to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid....
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Journalist in Gaza Describes Last 24 Hours as the Deadliest in Months ( truthout.org )
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China accelerates green steel shift as EU levies loom, researchers say ( www.reuters.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17862836