In northern Yemen, under Houthi control, Houthi air defenses are firing at PLC/Saudi UAVs. The situation continues to be highly volatile, and Saudi-supported Yemeni forces are working to drive back Ansarallah. According to reports the rapid fighting has killed hundreds #Yemen #Houthis #Snnfinland

Slovenia denied permission for a plane from an Israeli airline to land in its capital, Ljubljana. #Slovenia #Israel #Snnfinland

According to Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the Kherson region, roughly 2,000 people nearly 50 of them children are still in the city and lack dependable access to food, water, or electricity. Ukraine is trying to send food across the Dnipro by drone. #Russia #Ukraine #snnfinland

The Irish team voted in favour of playing Israel in Hungary today. The only player boycotting is goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. Because of his absence, Ireland had to register defender Jimmy Dunne as their third-choice goalkeeper. #Ireland #Bazunu #Hungary #Snnfinland

Saudi Arabia has carried out major airstrikes in southwest Yemen aimed at defeating a Houthi offensive. A reported Saudi raid on a central market in Taiz killed at least seven people, with civilians caught in the crossfire. #SaudiArabia #BabAlMandebStrait #Snnfinland

At least 19 people have died because of heavy flooding and landslides in India and Nepal. Another 10 workers are missing after an avalanche in the Himalayas. In India’s Uttar Pradesh, 19 times the usual amount of rain fell in one day. #India #Nepal #Snnfinland

Flights at Catania Airport in Sicily have been halted until midnight after Mount Etna sent volcanic ash into the atmosphere. Passengers at Italy’s fifth-busiest airport have been told to contact their airlines before travelling. Etna, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano. #Sicily #snnfinland

Google has placed new sanctions on Iran, making it harder for Iranian users to create new accounts. Iranian users report problems with their +98 country code, and this stops them from verifying their accounts. To use Gmail, Google Play, Google Drive, photos and many others #Iran #Google #Snnfinland

At least 27 people died and 26 others were hurt in two mass shootings in South Africa. In one, 17 people were killed at a bar west of Johannesburg. In the other, 10 people died in a Cape Town suburb.
#SoutthAfrica #Capeatown #Snnfinland

With more than 40 MWh of batteries on board, the 130-meter China Zorrilla has just arrived in Uruguay. It can hold 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles, and will soon carry people between Buenos Aires and Colonia entirely on electric power. #chinaZorrilla #China #Uruguay #Snnfinland

Kazakhstan has dismissed its defense minister after military drills in the Caspian Sea ended in a deadly disaster. Sudden strong winds swept away 17 servicemen during training off the Mangystau coast; only three survived. Five defense officials have been immediately charged #Kazakhstan #Snnfinland

Near Mount Ararat, a boat-shaped formation is drawing researchers back to the Noah’s Ark mystery. Teams in Turkey are investigating the Durupınar site, which for decades has prompted speculation that it could be the biblical ark. #MountArarat #Turkey #Snnfinland

A village beside RAF Fairford has been evacuated after explosives were found. The base is the same one Iran reportedly threatened to strike. RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, is the only site in Europe where the U.S. keeps heavy bombers ready to fly. In March. #Gloucestershire #Iran #Snnfinland

Israel has reportedly killed the militant accused of abducting Noa Argamani at the Nova music festival. #Israel #NoaArgamani #Snnfinland

The Pakistan Navy conducted an anti-smuggling operation in the Arabian Sea, recovering more than 2,800 kilograms of drugs worth an estimated 750 million US dollars. #Pakistan #Snnfinland

U.S. troops joined pre-dawn home raids in Ecuador and helped capture a group linked to Mexico’s Jalisco cartel.
Around 50 U.S. Southern Command personnel and DEA agents teamed up with more than 320 Ecuadorian police officers. #snnfinland

Iran is reported to have launched at least six anti-ship missiles at tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz without Iranian approval.
Reports say the IRGC Navy fired at least six anti-ship cruise missiles toward the strait over the past two hours. #Iran #Snnfinland

A child was pulled to safety from powerful flash floods in Prachin Buri as severe flooding swept across Thailand.
Bangkok is not the only place affected—21 other provinces are also dealing with floodwaters. #Bangkok #Snnfinland

Israeli soldiers entered Birzeit University in the West Bank while students were in the middle of exams.
Summer final exams were underway today at the university north of Ramallah when troops came onto campus cameras recording. They filmed a memorial then left without detaining anyone. #Snnfinland

At the Gothenburg Book Fair, a person described as an anti-Israel activist threw red paint at Swedish Jews and an Israeli flag. The event is held annually and draws about 100,000 visitors, making it one of Sweden’s well-known popular fairs. #Sweden #Snnfinland