Israel is taking a new step toward its controversial plan to guard Palestinian prisoners with Nile crocodiles. The government has revoked the reptiles’ protected status, which appears to pave the way for a detention complex surrounded by crocodiles.
Now that the Taliban is actively promoting tourism, the regime is trying to position Afghanistan as a destination for adventurous travelers. Yet for many visitors, the country remains a destination with clear risks, even as the first Western tourists are once again flocking there for its natural beauty, historical sites, and Afghan hospitality.
Trump Media wants to charge stock traders for access to U.S. President Donald Trump’s posts on Truth Social that is just a few milliseconds faster.
Russian blogger and former Kremlin loyalist Ilya Remeslo has been arrested on suspicion of spreading false information about the military. This was reported by the Russian state news agency TASS, citing police sources.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has accused Israel of trying to influence U.S. public opinion to prolong the war with Iran. In a conversation with podcaster Joe Rogan, he said that, in his view, some figures within the Israeli government are actively working to undermine U.S. diplomacy.
Thirty years after its sinking, the sunken Soviet submarine Komsomolets continues to cause a stir in the Norwegian Sea. Although recent measurements show that the nuclear-tipped torpedoes are not yet leaking plutonium, the wreck’s nuclear reactor is indeed still emitting radioactive substances.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed the head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), Yevhen Chmara, as acting Minister of Defense. Chmara is to temporarily take over the ministry’s duties following the resignation of Mykhailo Fedorov, who held the position for only six months.
The Japanese parliament has approved a reform of the imperial line of succession, but a female emperor remains excluded. With this decision, Tokyo has opted for a limited modernization of the centuries-old succession system, without altering the male line that has formed the basis of the Chrysanthemum Throne for generations.
Volodymyr Zelensky has removed his popular defense minister, Mychajlo Fedorov, in a major cabinet reshuffle. This occurred just on the eve of a visit by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Kyiv.
France is in the grip of an unprecedented wave of wildfires. During a visit to the heavily affected Fontainebleau Forest, President Emmanuel Macron said that the country “hasn't experienced a situation like this since the end of World War II.” According to him, some 35,000 hectares of natural areas have already gone up in flames, including more than 2,000 hectares in the iconic forest southeast of Paris.