Air force colonel shot dead by hitmen in Ecuador

Police said Colonel Porfirio Cedeño, who led an air force special operations unit, was the passenger in a van when more than 20 shots were fired.

Source: CBS News

Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar

Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems

Japan is to flood the market with almost …

Source: The Guardian

Jurassic bird fossil rewrites history of avian evolution

The fossil of a Jurassic bird unearthed in southeastern China has major implications for the history of avian evolution, researchers say.

Source: NBC News

Goa man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker eight years ago

Family of Danielle McLaughlin say justice has finally been achieved after Vikat Bhagat convicted in India

The family of a young Irish woman raped and murdered in India eight years …

Source: The Guardian

US Vice President JD Vance blasts Europe over free speech, lax migration

The US vice president calls Trump a 'new sheriff in town' as he offers harsh words for Washington's European allies.

Source: Al Jazeera

Resignations after DOJ tells prosecutors to drop NY mayor case

Top New York attorney Danielle Sassoon is among several prosecutors to quit over an order to drop a corruption case against Eric Adams.

Source: BBC

Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges

Claudia Scheinbaum warns of reciprocal action if Washington designates country’s cartels as terrorist groups

Mexico’s president has warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action as accomplices of organized …

Source: The Guardian

Chernobyl radiation shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says

There has been no increase in radiation levels at the plant, Ukraine's president says.

Source: BBC

JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders

US vice-president questions whether European values are worth defending as he rails against ‘threat from within’

• Explainer: how do JD Vance’s Europe claims stand up?

The US vice-president, JD Vance, …

Source: The Guardian

Camera captures moment kayaker says he was briefly swallowed by humpback whale in Chilean Patagonia

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

Source: NBC News

Hamas says it will release Israeli hostages Saturday, amid ceasefire strain

Hamas said it would carry out the ceasefire agreement “according to the specified timetable,” reversing a vow to delay prisoner releases over alleged Israeli violations.

Source: Washington Post

Cyclone Zelia makes landfall in Western Australia as Category 5 storm

Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 5 storm, lashing the Pilbara region with strong wind and heavy rain. The cyclone moved south and weakened to …

Source: NBC News