Iraqi tribal combatants sailed directly into waters controlled by pirates and successfully recovered their vessel. When Somali pirates hijacked an oil tanker owned by a member of Iraq’s Al Shaghanba tribe and issued a ransom demand, they chose the wrong target. #SomaliPirates #Iraq #Snnfinland

A child was reportedly left in freezing water while men climbed into a dinghy. The child has since been confirmed safe, but the incident has been widely condemned as appalling. #Snnfinland

Bangkok on red alert; city declares flood disaster as massive rainfall causes widespread flooding. #Bangkok #Snnfinland

The UK Ministry of Defence has disclosed that it has identified 97 million documents that could be examined as part of a public inquiry into alleged war crimes by British special forces in Afghanistan.
#Britisharmy #Snnfinland

Ethiopia edges toward new war as seven armed groups unite against PM Abiy. TPLF, Fano, and OLA join coalition. Tigrayan forces seize Mekelle, Axum, and Shire airports; Ethiopian Airlines halts flights. Former enemies become allies.#Ethiopia #Snnfinland

A Ukrainian man slipped away from the military recruitment office. #Ukraine #snnfinland

After Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq unable to export its oil by sea opened its borders with Syria. Thousands of oil-laden tankers are now being sent overland through Syria to the world market. Iraq has also closed its airports to Iranian planes. #Iraq #Syria #snnfinland

Street protests continue across Venezuela against economic mismanagement, with demonstrators calling for quick democratic elections and the safe return home of opposition leader María Corina Machado. #Venezuela #Snnfinland

Five officials from Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry have been detained after 14 servicemen died in the Caspian Sea. Those held include the first deputy commander of the Naval Forces. Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry said they are suspected of negligence and violating navigation rules. #snnfinland

Saudi jets reportedly hit a Houthi command centre in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital. #SaudiArabia #Snnfinland

Ukrainian long-range drones hit Russia’s Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai. The refinery is now in flames. #Ukraine #Russia #snnfinland

A plane crashed at the edge of Kenge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) today, bursting into flames on impact. All 13 people aboard, including the pilot, were killed. According to initial reports, the pilot ran into technical problems and tried to make an emergency #Snnfinland

Two men were taken into custody after emerging from a manhole in Manhattan close to the hotel that was to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the NYPD, Kevin Rodriguez, 26, and Samuel Reveron, 25, were allegedly recorded on surveillance video #snnfinland

Russian drones hit a McDonald’s warehouse in Kyiv, in what was a double-tap strike against the American company. #Kyiv #Russia #Snnfinland

The new American bomber, the B-21 Raider, completed a test flight in the skies above California. #California #Snnfinland

A Russian attack has hit the Inkom business center in Kyiv. Three people were killed and seven others were injured. The bodies of the dead are lying in the street. #Russia #Kyiv #snnfinland

A Greek ferry caught fire in the Aegean Sea. The fire started in the cargo area. All the passengers and crew got off safely. #Greek #Snnfinland

Scientists have picked up radio signals from an exoplanet for the first time ever. The source is Beta Pictoris b, a gas giant around 63 light-years away and about 10 times Jupiter’s mass. the emissions are natural, caused by charged particles hitting the planet’s magnetic field #Snnfinland

In New York, demonstrators outside the UN set fire to a Netanyahu effigy. Officers did eventually stomp out the flames, but no one seemed in much of a hurry to rescue him. #Newyork #Snnfinland

Sweden and Finland launched their first-ever joint fighter-jet operation yesterday, intercepting and identifying Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland. #Sweden #Finland #Snnfinland