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  16m ago Top Iranian officials will only travel to mediator Pakistan under “appropriate conditions,” says foreign ministry Iranian high-level officials will only travel to mediator Pakistan only under the “appropriate conditions,” the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday.In recent days, multiple Iranian officials, including the minister of economic affairs and the minister of the … Read more

Zelensky says Ukraine attacked Russian oil refineriesOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchA WHO warehouse full of medical equipment and other humanitarian supplies has been struck and destroyed in a Russian strike on Ukraine.The WHO’s director-general said UN … Read more

Typhoon Dolphin: China evacuates more than 1 million people as massive storm arrives bbc.comAirport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan AP NewsHeavy rains drench Beijing as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin ReutersTyphoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year theguardian.comTyphoon Dolphin hits Japan’s Okinawa, China shuts … Read more

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, has made landfall on the country’s east coast, bringing torrential rain and strong ⁠winds and triggering warnings ​of flooding and landslides.The storm has already swept through Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings.Dolphin made landfall … Read more

TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a U.S.-backed plan Sunday for Hamas to lay down its weapons in Gaza in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from the territory — a proposal President Donald Trump recently touted as a breakthrough toward ending the conflict there.

British Columbia declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes and forced more than 20,000 people to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in western Canada, with dozens rescued by aircraft.Premier David Eby announced the emergency as more than 100 wildfires burned across the province, nearly half of them out of control … Read more

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appears in court after extradition bbc.comSuspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appears in court in Dublin after extradition bbc.comAlleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s return to Ireland ends global game of cat-and-mouse The GuardianUAE extradites alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan CNNSuspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after being extradited … Read more

You’ll have to sit down for this one … The UK council for the heart of London is pushing a bonkers new policy that would ban drinkers from standing up while having a drink. The Westminster City Council — which oversees one of the busiest nightlife districts in Europe — wants to ban what it … Read more

Suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan due to arrive in Dublinpublished at 17:32 BST17:32 BST Image source, Solarpix.comAn Irish government jet carrying suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan is expected to land in Dublin soon following his extradition from Dubai.He is accused of being a senior figure in a crime cartel involved in international drug … Read more

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported.Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the U.S.-made Patriot systems — the sole air defense weapon … Read more