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The United States and Iran have engaged in a fresh exchange of naval strikes, escalating a conflict that has recently intensified. The US targeted Iranian oil tankers in response to an Iranian missile attack on US Navy ships.
The United States and Iran have engaged in a fresh exchange of naval strikes, escalating a conflict that has recently intensified. The US targeted Iranian oil tankers in response to an Iranian missile attack on US Navy ships.
Serhii Beskrestnov, a defence technology adviser to President Zelenskyy, cautions that neither side can win the intensifying conflict, predicting "destroyed economics, infrastructures" and increased risks to civilians from deep strikes. He warns of potential energy outages in Kyiv this winter and discusses the evolving drone warfare capabilities of both nations.
Spanish rescuers found 44 survivors and five bodies aboard a vessel that had been adrift in the Atlantic for 27 days, with a charity estimating dozens more died during the crossing from West Africa.
A large-scale overnight Russian attack on Kyiv killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, as Poland activated defensive measures and a Russian-controlled nuclear plant lost external power.
Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States have collapsed, leading to new US tariffs on Canadian exports and Canada’s announcement of retaliatory duties. The dispute has intensified concerns over bilateral relations and prompted warnings from Canadian figures about a fundamental shift in the global order and implications for Western allies.
Trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa broke down over the weekend, prompting retaliatory tariffs and raising questions about how far Canada is willing to push back against US pressure under Donald Trump.
Thousands of foreign workers trafficked into south-east Asia's cyber-fraud compounds escaped during recent crackdowns, but many remain stranded in Cambodia without passports, money or a route home, as aid groups warn of a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Vietnam's government has put forward a draft amendment to its Penal Code that would remove capital punishment for six offences, as part of a wider reform of the country's justice system, state media reported.
