Passengers seen standing on ferry after it capsized near northern Cyprus
“We’ve not seen anything like this before. It’s by far the worst tragedy. We think most of the passengers were Turks and Turkish Cypriots,” Mehmet Harmancı, the mayor of Turkish-held Nicosia, told the Guardian, after at least eight people died and 18 went missing when a ferry carrying nearly 270Continue Reading
Summer 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office | BBC News
Summer 2026 was the UK’s hottest on record, according to provisional data from the Met Office. Figures for the months of June, July and August show that the average mean temperature – which includes day and overnight temperatures – was 16.5C, the warmest on record in a dataset going backContinue Reading
WATCH: GOP Rep. Massie names 14 Epstein associates he wants DOJ to investigate, prosecute
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US military says it struck IRGC targets in Iran after attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz
Hostilities sparked back into life on Sunday after the US carried out fresh strikes on what it said were IRGC minelaying forces in the Strait of Hormuz.Continue Reading
SCO challenges West as diverse group of nations pursues multipolar future
The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which represents almost half of the world’s population, ended with an aim to signal the rise of a global powerhouse challenging the West. Yet the SCO’s diversity also revealed significant disagreements and divergent interests.Continue Reading
America Is Buying an Army It Cannot Command
The U.S. Army has committed to a million small drones by 2028. The Department of Defense has not decided who will authorize how they fire. That is not a materiel gap. The volume is on order; Nvidia’s latest earnings guidance says the compute to run it is on the way.Continue Reading
The Cultural Roots of Strategic Surprise and Resilience: the Israeli case of October 2023
October 7th, 2023, 06:29 AM. Probably the most tragic day in Israel’s history. A surprise attack conducted by Hamas from the Gaza Strip caught Israel completely off guard. Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, killing more than 1200 Israelis and abducting more than 250 individuals into the Gaza Strip. They exercised massContinue Reading
FBI Lowers Hiring Standards To Approve Applicants Who Admit To Having Sex With Animals
As the The Traitor administration continues to chase away actual talent in order to staff federal agencies with loyalists and/or people who don’t know any better, it has had to lower hiring standards to keep the federal cupboards stocked. ICE went on a hiring surge following the imposition of impossibleContinue Reading
Pitso Mosimane appointed by South Africa ahead of AFCON qualifiers
Pitso Mosimane replaces Hugo Broos as manager of the South Africa national football team following World Cup exit., Pitso Mosimane replaces Hugo Broos as manager of the South Africa national football team following World Cup exit. Pitso Mosimane was confirmed as South Africa coach on Tuesday, 24 days after theContinue Reading
China’s Xi makes first visit to Egypt in a decade, amid regional turmoil
Chinese President Xi visits Egypt to deepen economic ties and align strategies amid Middle East crises., Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for his first visit in a decade, marking 70 years of diplomatic relations and aiming to bolster economic cooperation amid regional crises. China President Xi Jinping hasContinue Reading
Amid Severe Water Crisis & Drought, Puerto Rico Marks 10 Years of “La Junta” Oversight
Juan Carlos Dávila reports from Puerto Rico as the island grapples with a severe water crisis. A record-breaking drought has led to severe shortages and a system of water rationing that residents say could have been prevented by better infrastructure maintenance. Climate scientists have warned for years that changing weatherContinue Reading
Maxion and Novelis develop InVolt aluminum battery housing for electric buses and trucks
Maxion Structural Components and Novelis have jointly developed Maxion InVolt, a battery housing for electric commercial vehicles stamped from rolled aluminum using a new alloy created for the application. The companies say the InVolt housing is about 35% lighter than an extruded aluminum housing built to the same technical requirements.Continue Reading