Sunday, June 28, 2026

World

US launches second consecutive night of strikes on Iran

The US military has struck multiple targets inside Iran for a second straight night, citing Tehran's continued drone attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has threatened to "militarily complete the job" as air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait, signaling the conflict is rattling the broader Gulf region. The strikes hit sites on Sirik and Qeshm Island, with Centcom confirming the action as a direct response to an Iranian drone hitting a cargo vessel on Saturday.

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World

Venezuela earthquake victims blocked from rescue by military

Anger is mounting in Venezuela as the military bars civilians from entering zones devastated by recent earthquakes, with families keeping vigil outside collapsed buildings where they believe relatives remain trapped. The country's US-backed interim leader Delcy Rodríguez faces accusations of a catastrophically slow emergency response. The death toll continues to climb as heavy debris blocks rescuers and frustrated citizens alike.

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Climate

Record heatwave scorches Europe, 150 million affected

Germany, Denmark, and the Czech Republic have all broken temperature records as a historic heatwave pushes temperatures above 35°C across the continent. An estimated 150 million people are currently living through the extreme heat, which is dominating headlines from London to Prague. The UK's Sunday papers are leading with the story alongside Andy Burnham's planned economic policy speech.

Politics

Serbia's Vucic announces resignation amid protest pressure

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he will resign within weeks, bowing to months of sustained anti-government protests that have shaken his grip on power. The announcement marks a potentially dramatic political turning point for one of the Balkans' most dominant leaders of the past decade. No date for a formal handover has been set.

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Science

AI deciphers Herculaneum scrolls buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Artificial intelligence has successfully read text from the carbonized Herculaneum scrolls — ancient papyrus documents destroyed and preserved simultaneously when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The breakthrough opens a path to unlocking around 800 more scrolls that have sat physically unreadable since their excavation, representing one of the largest untapped caches of classical literature in existence. The scrolls survived nearly 2,000 years intact beneath volcanic material before modern imaging and AI made decipherment possible.