Author: admin
Priya Sippy & Jacob BoswallBBC News & BBC MonitoringAl-ZallaqaAl-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.On 1 July, the group said it had carried out a major coordinated attack on seven military locations in western Mali, including near the borders with Senegal and Mauritania.There is growing concern about the impact JNIM could have on the stability of the region.Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have struggled to contain the violence – and this is one of the factors that…
The scrappy, feisty, big-hearted $330 million Mets failed to sweep the Subway Series, as they couldn’t overcome yet another impossibly uneven pitching matchup. But this seriously depleted team from Queens still deserves a gold star (and maybe a medal of black and blue) for surviving their stretch from hell and somehow posting a winning record for this brutally painful week. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza’s makeshift pitching plans, featuring a carousel of hurlers who’ve been DFA’d or may soon be, somehow won them two straight series against winning teams. The Mets have five starters on the injured list, they’re calling up…
Two quick coyote notes while we work on other stories: A texter sent that photo today from Camp Long, after seeing the coyote “on the west edge, on the path a little bit north of Schurman Rock.” Earlier this week, we had a note from Gay, reporting, “Wanted to let you know that my wife saw a coyote running down Marshall … about 9:30 am. It was heading south toward the greenbelt at the end of the block. Keep your kitties and small dogs inside.” The official advice on coexisting with coyotes is here, and advises encouraging them to keep…
Princely Umanmielen’s relationships with quarterbacks were largely impact based. As in, he hit them, they went down. In his four years playing defensive end at Florida, Umanmielen’s experience with the quarterbacks on his own team were obligatorily cordial. As in, he was teammates with them, but they mostly kept to their own orbit. And so it came as quite a shock when he hit the transfer portal and he was bombarded with a heavy dose of recruiting fervor from a quarterback he really did not know, other than facing him and his team in the Southeast Conference. Yes, one of…
A Republican who ran for mayor in 2021 is now throwing his support behind incumbent Eric Adams — as he urged President Trump to step in to help on Sunday. Fernando Mateo, who is a spokesman for the United Bodegas of America, is asking the commander-in-chief to convince Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa to drop out as this year’s GOP candidate to get Adams to appear on the Republican Party line. “Of course, we need the president’s help, ” Mateo said on WABC’s 770 the “Cats Roundtable” program with host John Catsimatidis. “We need the President to basically tell Curtis…
Israeli forces say they killed the commander of Hamas’s naval force in northern Gaza in a strike on a seaside cafe in which dozens of civilians were killed.After the attack on the popular al-Baqa cafe in Gaza City on Monday, family members in Gaza and abroad told the BBC of their shock at the scale of civilian casualties.In a statement on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strike killed Ramzi Ramadan Abd Ali Saleh, along with Hisham Ayman Atiya Mansour, deputy head of Hamas’s mortar unit, and Nissim Muhammad Suleiman Abu Sabha.Saleh was a “significant source of knowledge”…
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s plans to hike taxes on corporations and wealthy New Yorkers has general election voters split, a new poll showed. Some 48% of voters were in favor of increasing the corporate tax on Big Apple-based companies to pay for free public transit and affordable housing — while 42% were in favor of upping taxes on the five boroughs’ wealthiest residents, according to the poll by Honan Strategy Group. But support for corporate taxes plunged to 36% when voters were asked if they’d support a higher corporate tax if it meant chasing businesses out of Gotham. New…
Not like you need an excuse to go to the beach on an afternoon like today, but if you do … this month’s edition of the Makers Art Market has more than 20 vendors, just east of the Alki Beach Bathhouse, until 5 pm. Want to combine sun protection and fashion? See Campelle hats at the east end of the market, made by Simge: If you sense a bit of tropical vibe, that might be because Simge founded Campelle in Miami. Meantime, on the north side of the market, it’s all Pacific Northwest inspiration for what Dan‘s selling at Dannomyte!:…
Delegations from Israel and Hamas have begun an indirect round of ceasefire talks in Qatar, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington to meet Donald Trump. Netanyahu said he thinks his meeting with the US president on Monday should help progress efforts to reach a deal for the release of more hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza.He said he had given his negotiators clear instructions to achieve a ceasefire agreement under conditions Israel has accepted.Hamas has said it has responded to the latest ceasefire proposal in a positive spirit, but it seems clear there are still gaps between…
A woman in her 50s is believed to have lost an arm when a lion mauled her at an Australian zoo Sunday morning, according to authorities and reports. The terrifying incident unfolded around 8:20 a.m. at the Darling Downs Zoo near Towoomba in Queensland as the woman — a long-time visitor — watched zookeepers caring for the beast, according to the zoo. A Queensland woman was mauled by a lion at an Australian zoo Sunday. 7News “This morning, a much-loved member of our family was watching keepers working in the carnivore precinct,” the zoo said in a statement. The woman…