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A Yandex data centre in Russia’s Ryazan region caught fire and was taken offline after what the company said was a Ukrainian drone attack. #DroneAttack #YandexFire #UkraineRussiaConflict

Fire rages at Yandex data centre after Ukraine drone attack
BBC 2h

Hundreds have pitched their tents in central Madrid, while the Spanish prime minister has called a snap election. #HousingCrisis #Spain #VultureFunds

Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis

The author asked how European media would react if a figure mocking Ursula von der Leyen were displayed in the US Congress. They said the European Parliament treated mockery of Donald Trump, president of a key ally, as normal. https://t.co/v0MNBEz5PB #Politik #Europa #Medien #US #EU

BBC 5h

The US will provide $1.5bn (£1.1bn) under the deal that was negotiated after Trump cut USAID funding. #Zambia #HealthAgreement #USAid

Zambia signs US health deal after disputes over data-sharing

The revised indictment includes several mentions of the involvement of Venezuela’s feared DGCIM military intelligence agency #NicolasMaduro #HumanRightsAbuses #Torture

US charges former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with torture
BBC 6h

Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled. #GazaConflict #CeasefireViolations #HumanRights

'Every day there is killing': Palestinians in Gaza face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls

Around 280,000 people are registered as missing in Ukraine alone, with 10,000 new cases added each month, part of a 70% global rise since 2019. Forensic experts meeting in Baku said the obstacle was not forensic capacity but governmental reluctance. #MissingPersons #Ukraine #ForensicScience

Experts in Baku urge action as missing persons surge worldwide and in Ukraine
BBC 7h

Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker, Acers. #MaritimeSecurity #GulfIncident #IranWar

Tanker hit by multiple projectiles in Gulf off Qatar, maritime agency says

Two commercial vessels were hit within 24 hours — one off Qatar, the first attack in that area in six months, and one off Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman — as IRGC-affiliated outlets suggested Tehran had extended operations beyond the crucial strait. #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #MaritimeSecurity

Iran strikes tankers outside Hormuz in signs of expanding campaign

The author wondered why the Greek government was proceeding with a new agreement for the purchase of American weapons, when, as he mentioned, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had described a Greek-Turkish conflict as "unthinkable" and had stated that the United States would never allow such a thing to happen. #Ελλάδα #ΗΠΑ #Διπλωματία #US #GR #TR (translated)

Drone strikes hit Eritrean vehicles around the northern city of Adigrat overnight, with witnesses reporting destroyed lorries and retreating troops, days after Ethiopia expelled Eritrean diplomats and Eritrea severed ties. #Ethiopia #Eritrea #TigrayConflict

Ethiopian drones hit Eritrean forces accused of backing rebels in Tigray
BBC 9h

The families allege that men with links to the Saudi government helped those who carried out the 2001 attacks, something the country denies. #September11 #SaudiArabia #JusticeForVictims

New York court hears arguments in ongoing 9/11 families' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia