Ukraine launched a massive drone attack causing fires near Moscow and hitting a Rostov fuel facility, while former minister Mykhailo Fedorov estimates domestic ballistic missiles in months. Concurrently, Russian strikes killed civilians in Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia.
An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovers three tombs at Sheikh Sobi in Bahariya Oasis, spanning the Late Period and Roman era, with findings including mummies, sarcophagi, pottery, and votive figurines, shedding new light on the region's history.
Rescuers race against time past the 72-hour window following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia that left 265 dead, thousands injured, and hundreds missing.
The death toll from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia has reached 265, with 496 people missing and thousands of homes and buildings damaged, President Abelardo de la Espriella announced.
Russia launched overnight missile attacks across Ukraine, including Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv, killing six people and injuring at least 19, according to Ukrainian officials.
Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes on temporary deployment sites and UAV control centers of Ukrainian units in the Donetsk, Kharkov, and Sumy regions.
Nvidia has partnered with six major Wall Street firms to raise over $500bn for AI infrastructure, including datacentres, chip factories, and power stations, amid warnings from the Bank of England over financial stability risks.
Russian forces carried out airstrikes using FAB-3000 and FAB-500 bombs on Ukrainian UAV command posts and a Marine brigade base in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Kherson Region.
The Jurassic Coast in Dorset sees a surge in fossil hunting, driven by rising market value, with professionals and amateurs alike searching for valuable specimens, despite concerns over overseas sales of significant collections.
India is advancing low-cost precision weapons like powered glide bombs to address the high costs of advanced cruise missiles during prolonged conflicts.
US photojournalist Paula Bronstein documents wounded Ukrainian servicemen losing their sight to drones and blasts in her project 'Blinded by War', highlighting their resilience amid ongoing conflict.
Evolutionary biologists discover snakes have five distinct spinal regions, including a short neck (7-12 vertebrae), challenging the notion of simple snake anatomy and highlighting evolutionary adaptations from lizard ancestors.
En explosion inträffade vid ett flerfamiljshus, där polisen spärrade av platsen. Inga personskador rapporterades, men skador vid porten och krossade fönster. Polisen utreder händelsen som grov allmänfarlig ödeläggelse och söker efter en misstänkt.
Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8361 (EIP-8361) proposes cutting validators' staking yield from 2.6% to 1.2%, threatening DeFi products, lending markets, and leveraged staking loops.
Federal police investigate a defence manufacturer vandalism incident as terrorism, Aboriginal community police officers sue the NT government over discrimination, and world oil companies face criticism over massive profits.
L'Élysée et l'Arabie saoudite discutent d'un projet de parc d'attractions Dragon Ball à Courdimanche, près de Paris, qui pourrait concurrencer Disneyland Paris.
Marlen Reusser, Swiss world time-trial champion, leads Tour de France Femmes after winning Stage 4, holding a 14-second advantage over Demi Vollering and 2min 13sec over defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.
Former NSW finance minister Damien Tudehope admitted during an ICAC hearing to leaking a draft parliamentary report on branch stacking, imperilling his political career.
Cross-border attacks between Russia and Ukraine leave at least 12 dead. Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian warehouses and a Black Sea resort, while Russian glide bombs strike Zaporizhzhia.
Były ambasador Niemiec w Moskwie Graf Lambsdorff ocenił, że techniczne warunki do mobilizacji w Rosji są lepsze niż w 2022 roku dzięki cyfryzacji i systemom rozpoznawania twarzy. Wskazał też na skutki ukraińskich ataków na rosyjskie rafinerie.
Der ehemalige deutsche Botschafter in Russland, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, berichtet über Putins Entschlossenheit, die umfassende staatliche Überwachung durch den FSB und die russische Propaganda. Er betont, dass der Krieg durch ukrainische Angriffe auf Moskau spürbar wird und eine weitere Mobilisierung wahrscheinlich ist, sieht aber auch eine friedliebende Zivilgesellschaft.
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, ehemaliger deutscher Botschafter in Russland, beschreibt Putins Überwachungsstaat, die widersprüchliche Propaganda und die spürbaren Auswirkungen des Ukraine-Krieges in Moskau. Er warnt vor einer möglichen neuen Mobilisierung und betont die Widerstandsfähigkeit der Zivilgesellschaft.
The Bank of England's MPC maintained the UK interest rate at 3.75%, warning that an escalation of the Iran war could drive inflation above 4% by 2027, intensifying cost of living pressures. Governor Andrew Bailey dismissed immediate rate hike expectations, despite three MPC members dissenting for an immediate rise to 4%.
In 1935, the US military bombed Mauna Loa's lava flow with 40 bombs to divert it from Hilo, in one of the first attempts at lava flow diversion, with debated effectiveness.
