U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months
A confidential intelligence community assessment delivered to the White House also finds that Iran retains a substantial missile and drone arsenal.
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U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months
A confidential intelligence community assessment delivered to the White House also finds that Iran retains a substantial missile and drone arsenal.
Continue ReadingSweden plans electronic bracelets to monitor children at risk of gang recruitment
Published on 07/05/2026 – 17:14 GMT+2 Sweden said on Thursday that it planned to introduce electronic bracelets to monitor children at risk of being recruited by criminal gangs, the government’s latest measure aimed at cracking down on deadly gang violence. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Authorities would be able to assign the bracelets to children and youths aged […]
Continue ReadingFrench professor facing probe for creating fake Nobel-style prize – only to award it to himself
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A French professor is being investigated after he allegedly invented a Nobel Prize-like body to grant himself a prestigious award and advance his career. Florent Montaclair is accused of […]
Continue ReadingA dispute over chicken thighs divides France
The controversial fast food restaurant of the Master Poulet chain in Saint-Ouen near Paris.Image: IMAGO / ABACAPRESS The mayor of Saint-Ouen wants to kick a fast food restaurant out of his municipality. Behind this lies a hard-fought cultural and class struggle. May 7, 2026, 5:03 p.mMay 7, 2026, 5:03 p.m follow me The young woman […]
Continue ReadingHow worried should we be about hantavirus?
Some passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus have already taken flights to numerous countries.
Continue ReadingSuperdry co-founder James Holder jailed for rape
Holder, who appeared via video link from prison, showed no emotion as he was sentenced by Recorder David Chidgey, who said the attack was “about your sense of entitlement and your sense of doing what you wanted and your causal disregard for the victim’s absolute right to say what she wanted to do with her […]
Continue ReadingMeloni and Magyar cement post-Orbán ties
Italy and Hungary signaled Thursday that ties will remain strong after Viktor Orbán’s departure, as his successor Péter Magyar and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed close cooperation. Meloni welcomed Magyar to Rome, writing on X that the relationship between the two countries “is strong and well-established, and we intend to continue strengthening it further.” “Long […]
Continue ReadingActivists storm the Venice Biennale
Video: Watson/Lucas Zollinger May 7, 2026, 4:37 p.mMay 7, 2026, 4:37 p.m The Biennale opens in Venice on Saturday. This time Russia also wants to take part in the renowned art exhibition that takes place every two years. It is the first time since the country began its war with Ukraine in 2022. So-called preview […]
Continue ReadingFears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stall
Israeli media reports suggest Israel is preparing to resume fighting because of the impasse in talks with Hamas.
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