France, Germany and the UK threw their weight behind the UN agency as Iran said it cannot guarantee IAEA inspectors’ safety. Meanwhile, Israel expressed openness to normalization with Syria, Lebanon. European countries condemn Iranian “threats” to UN nuclear watchdog chief
Tehran says it cannot guarantee IAEA inspectors’ safety following Israeli/US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
Israel is “interested” in normalizing ties with Syria, Lebanon, foreign minister says
European countries criticize Iran ‘threats’ to IAEA head
Friar tried in Palermo for abusing five boys ‘Assaulted minors while confessing them’ say prosecutors
A66-year-old friar originally from Colombia went on trial in Palermo for allegedly sexually abusing five boys under the age of 14 in the Sicilian capital.
The episodes of sexual violence allegedly took place while he was confessing the boys, prosecutors said, and in one case during a spirtual retreat.
3 dead in Terengganu boat capsize: Operator, travel agency did not have valid licences, says minister –
KUALA LUMPUR: The authorities have uncovered a string of offences in a deadly boat capsize off two well-known resort islands in Terengganu last Saturday (Jun 28) that killed three people.
The travel agency and boat operator did not have valid licences and failed to ensure passengers wore life jackets, a minister said on Sunday, adding an investigation would be conducted into the fatal incident off Perhentian Islands.The boatman also tested positive for drugs and has been arrested, said the district police chief of Besut in Terengganu state.
The boat, carrying 15 passengers aged between three and 40, capsized during a storm at around 10.30pm last Saturday near the islands off peninsula Malaysia’s northeastern coast. Two children aged three and 10 were among the three people who died.
A spokesperson for the BBC has said the remarks by frontman Bobby Vylan were antisemitic and “utterly unacceptable”, and the performance should have been taken off air.
In a statement issued on Monday morning, the BBC said: “The team were dealing with a live situation but with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen. Ofcom Says It Is Treating Bob Vylan Glastonbury Controversy ‘As A Matter Of Urgency’
The BBC has expressed regret at not pulling the live stream of Bob Vylan’s performance during Glastonbury on Saturday, saying the “antisemitic sentiments” expressed by the group were “utterly unacceptable”.
The corporation has faced mounting criticism over airing the performance on Glastonbury’s West Holts Stage, during which the rap-punk duo’s frontman Bobby Vylan led chants of: “Free, free Palestine” and: “Death, death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)”.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the remarks, while festival organiser Emily Eavis said they “crossed a line” – and media watchdog Ofcom has now also released a statement raising concerns.
Footage from the event showed some of the crowd joining in, as the group performed in front of a screen that said Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to “genocide”.On Monday, a spokesperson released an updated statement, saying the comments were antisemitic and the performance should have been taken off air.
“The BBC respects freedom of expression but stands firmly against incitement to violence,” the statement said. “The antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable and have no place on our airwaves. We welcome Glastonbury’s condemnation of the performance.”
A judgement to issue a warning on screen while streaming online was in line with editorial guidelines, the spokesperson added, and the performance has not been made available to view on demand.
“The team were dealing with a live situation but with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen.
“In light of this weekend, we will look at our guidance around live events so we can be sure teams are clear on when it is acceptable to keep output on air.”
British rap duo who chanted ‘Death to the IDF’
British rap duo who chanted ‘Death to the IDF’
may be barred from entering US”As a reminder, under the Trump administration, the US government will not issue visas to any foreigner who supports terrorists,” a senior State Department official says.Robinson-Foster, known on stage as Bobby Vylan, and his bandmate are due to tour the United States in October, supporting anti-Trump rapper Grandson on The Inertia Tour.The move comes amid pressure from Republican lawmakers and advocacy groups.
A senior State Department official told The Daily Caller: “As a reminder, under the Trump Administration, the US government will not issue visas to any foreigner who supports terrorists.”
Brutal murder on ‘date’ exposes robbery gang suspected of targeting dozens of women in South Africa
Thirty-year-old Olorato Mongale made sure to take all the measures necessary for a safe first date in South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg. After meeting other victims of the syndicate, she was shocked to hear details of almost identical abductions.
“This other girl was surprised because we went through the exact same situation. They also approached her with the same tactic – let me take you out to lunch to get to know you – only for her to be robbed.”
South Africa has one of the highest femicide rates in the world – an average 15 women are killed a day, many by their intimate partners.
According to police statistics, more than 5,500 women were murdered in South Africa last year. An increase of 33.8% compared with the previous year.
“South Africa has six times the average rate of femicide – hundreds of women have already been killed since Olorato’s murder,” says Cameron Kasambala from Women for Change.
The advocacy group raises awareness of rising cases of femicide and gender-based violence across South Africa.
In the hours after her murder, Olorato’s friends contacted Women for Change to share her missing poster after receiving little immediate help from the local police station.
“I think her friends were the real heroes in that moment,” says Cameron.
“Two police stations that were 10 minutes apart, one finds a body and one has a missing case, don’t make a connection for hours. It’s not the most reassuring police work. And if the friends had not come forward, how long would it have taken?
“Unfortunately, Olorato’s case is an exception. Most cases are not handled that quickly.”
The owner of the Lindsey oil refinery has crashed into insolvency.
Putting hundreds of jobs at risk at the energy conglomerate behind the Lincolnshire site
Sky News has learnt that State Oil, the parent company of Prax Group, which has oilfield interests in the Shetlands and owns roughly 200 petrol stations, has been forced to call in administrators amid mounting losses at the refinery.One of the sources said the Official Receiver had appointed FTI Consulting to act as special manager for the Lindsey facility, with Teneo hired as administrator for the rest of the group.
About 180 people work at State Oil Ltd, Prax Group’s parent entity, while roughly 440 more are employed at the Prax Lindsey Refinery.
The rest of the group is understood to employ hundreds more people.
Prax Group is owned by Sanjeev Kumar Soosaipillai, who also acts as its chairman and chief executive, according to its website.
The crisis at the Lindsey refinery, which is located on a 500-acre site five miles from the Humber Estuary, echoes that at Britain’s dwindling number of oil refineries.
According to the company, the site has an annual production capacity of 5.4 million tonnes, processing more than 20 different types of crude including petrol, diesel, bitumen, fuel oil and aviation fuels.
The refinery, which was bought from France’s Total in 2020, is understood to have become a growing drain on cash across the wider Prax Group, with which it has cross-guarantees.
Some of the company’s assets, including the petrol stations and oilfields, are not themselves in administration but will be the subject of insolvency practitioners’ decisions about their future ownership.
It was unclear on Monday morning whether bidders would step in to salvage some of the company’s assets, although industry executives believe there are likely to be buyers for many of its fuel retailing and oilfield assets.
Prax Group also bought its West of Shetland oil assets from Total after a deal struck last year.
New satellite imagery shows ongoing activity at Iran’s Fordow nuclear complex
After US airstrikes
Maxar Technologies imagery shows excavators and personnel attempting repairs at damaged Fordow enrichment facility
Recent satellite imagery has revealed ongoing activity and fresh evidence of significant damage to tunnels and access roads at Iran’s underground Fordow uranium enrichment site caused by last week’s airstrikes.
The facility was targeted by Israeli forces on June 23, one day after the U.S. carried out strikes using bunker-buster bombs.
The new high-resolution satellite imagery, collected by Maxar Technologies, shows an excavator and several personnel positioned immediately next to the northern shaft on the ridge above the underground complex.
The crane also appears to be operating at the entrance to the shaft, where several additional vehicles are seen below the ridge, parked along the access path that was built to access the site.
US STRIKES SET IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM BACK ‘MANY YEARS,’ ISRAELI ASSESSMENT FINDS
New satellite images of Fordow
This satellite image from June 29, 2025, provided by Maxar Technologies, shows damage at the Fordow enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes. (Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies)
Maxar’s photos also reveal the complete destruction of a facility north of the site, surrounded by more craters and scattered dust. One more crater and visible burn marks are seen on a western access route.
Analysts believe the primary goal of the strikes was to hinder access to the sites and complicate repair efforts.
US AIRSTRIKES LEAVE A MARK ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR SITES, MAXAR SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL
Satellite view of Fordow enrichment facility
Maxar Technologies imagery taken on June 29, 2025, captures aftermath of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s Fordow uranium facility, revealing damaged tunnels and repair operations underway. (Satellite image ©2025
US: At least 2 killed in ambush on firefighters in Idaho –
Two firefighters deployed to a fire near Coeur d’Alene, in the northwestern state of Idaho, have been shot dead in an ambush. The suspected gunman, who is thought to have acted alone, has also been found dead.
Two firefighters deployed to a fire near Coeur d’Alene, in the northwestern state of Idaho, have been shot dead in an ambush. The suspected gunman, who is thought to have acted alone, has also been found dead.
An armored police vehicle travels towards an area where multiple firefighters were attacked when responding to a fire in the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, United States
The local sheriff said police were fired at by a sniper but that those that have so far perished were both firefighters
At least two people were killed Sunday after shots were fired at firefighters who were tackling a blaze near the city of Coeur d’Alene in the northwestern US state of Idaho, officials said.
US authorities said late on Sunday that one suspected shooter had been found dead and is believed to have acted alone.
“Based on preliminary information we believe that was the only shooter,” Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris told a news conference, adding “there is no threat to the community at this time.”
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said the firefighters had been deployed to the blaze at Canfield Mountain at around 1:30 p.m. local time (19:30 GMT).
Norris said police responding to the incident were “still taking sniper fire” on Sunday afternoon.
Initially, authorities were not sure how many snipers were involved in the ambush.
Iran said Sunday it posed no threat to the head of the UN nuclear watchdog and its inspectors after an Iranian newspaper called for the execution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi.
“No, there is not any threat” against the inspectors or the director general, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said in an interview with US broadcaster CBS when asked about calls in an ultra-conservative newspaper for the agency’s chief to be executed as a spy. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday that Tehran poses no threat to the head of the UN nuclear watchdog nor its inspectors, after an Iranian newspaper claimed that Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi was an Israeli spy and called for him to be executed.
Iran’s ultra-conservative Kayhan newspaper recently alleged that unspecified documents showed Grossi to be an Israeli spy.
“It should therefore be officially announced that he will be tried and executed upon arrival in Iran for spying for the Mossad and participating in the murder of the oppressed people of our country,” the newspaper said.