Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the country

Military strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime, military and legal experts say, after reviewing media reports and visual evidence of a 10 June strike on Bemani, a small district about 2 miles from the strait of Hormuz.

It’s unclear if the strikes deliberately targeted the district’s water tanks, or if they unintentionally destroyed a key reservoir for about 20,000 people living nearby. But if the tanks were the target, then the legal question becomes critical, Brian Finucane, a former state department lawyer, said. “It’s either a military objective or it’s a civilian object: attacking one is lawful, attacking the other is a war crime,” Finucane said.

Washington claims vessel was violating its blockade of Iranian ports and failed to comply with instructions

The Indian government has voiced a “strong protest” after three Indian seafarers were killed in US military strikes against oil tankers travelling through the strait of Hormuz.

US Central Command confirmed that its aircraft had fired two Hellfire missiles at the engine room of the MT Settebello as it sailed through the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday.

Responding to an incident in which she was verbally abused, the actor said that ‘evil forces are rising everywhere’, as well as expressing support for MobLand co-star Tom Hardy

Helen Mirren has commented on being called an “evil Zionist bitch” while being harassed in the street in London, saying she was “attacked by mistake by a man who was maybe a little over passionate or maybe mentally not quite stable”.

Footage circulated last month of an incident, believed to have taken place last year, while Mirren was walking with her husband, film-maker Taylor Hackford. They were approached and filmed by an unidentified person, who commented on Mirren’s support of Israel and then launched a volley of abuse at her.

Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy in Southwark despite living for much of year at presidential lodge in Freetown

A social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady has been seized by a London council.

Southwark council confirmed it had repossessed the two-bedroom home in Walworth previously occupied by Fatima Jabbe-Bio, whose tenancy was reported by the Times last year.

Dr Osman Dar writes about how one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo still has ramifications for its people today

GSMA warned 810 million women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) still do not use mobile internet, flagging slow progress in closing the digital gender gap.

In its latest Mobile Gender Gap Report 2026, the industry association found that in comparison, 595 million men in the same markets are not connected to mobile internet. Indeed, women in LMICs were 12% less likely than men to use mobile internet, leaving 200 million fewer women online.

Smartphone ownership remains a major barrier, as women in LMICs are 13% less likely than men to own a smartphone, equivalent to around 210 million fewer female owners.

The report found awareness of mobile internet is high and almost equal among men and women, but adoption continues to be held back by handset affordability, literacy and digital skills gaps. Even after women are connected, usage remains restricted due to safety and security concerns, data affordability and poor connectivity.

GSMA explained women are disproportionately affected due to social norms and structural inequalities, including lower education and income.

The report found the divide most acute in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where mobile internet adoption stands at 26% and 25% respectively. The regions together also account for more than two-thirds of the 810 million unconnected women.

Women in rural areas continue to face a sharper divide, with the report stating the gender gap is typically two to three times wider outside urban areas. The disparity is particularly pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

Looking ahead, the industry association estimated closing the mobile internet adoption gap in LMICs between 2023 and 2030 could add $1.3 trillion to GDP. Meanwhile, narrowing the wider mobile ownership and usage gap could generate $230 billion in additional revenue for the mobile industry.

It called for coordinated action on handset and data affordability, digital skills, safety, services designed for women and wider structural inequalities.

Claire Sibthorpe, head of digital inclusion at GSMA, said “much more is needed to address the persistent and significant gender gaps in mobile internet adoption and use”. She warned AI and other emerging technologies are “creating greater digital divides and inequities”, making digital inclusion increasingly urgent.

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Iranian leadership has not confirmed claim, after the US president announced that planned strikes on Iran had been cancelled

Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that Washington and Tehran were on the verge of signing a peace agreement, and announced that he was cancelling fresh missile strikes, after two days of escalating attacks on Iran that threatened to collapse the fragile ceasefire.

His comments followed a new bout of public diplomacy by social media, but were dismissed by Iran’s foreign ministry, which said a final decision on an agreement had not been reached.

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A wave of US strikes represents the gravest test yet of the fragile truce. Here’s what happened, what officials are saying and whether the deal can survive

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The US launched strikes across southern Iran for a second consecutive day on Thursday. Although there have been several breaches of the ceasefire agreed between the two sides in April, the attacks this week – launched after the downing of a US helicopter over the strait of Hormuz – represent the most serious and extensive breakdown of the truce to date.

The US president, Donald Trump, raised the prospect of further attacks, while his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, told reporters that if strikes “have to happen … they will be strong and they will be clear”.

Come nel 2010, anche l’edizione 2026 dei Mondiali di calcio si aprirà con il match tra il Messico e il Sudafrica. 16 anni fa si giocò a Johannesburg, in Sudafrica, e finì 1-1 con gol di Tshabalala e Marquez. Oggi si gioca a Città del Messico, allo stadio Azteca, dove si svolgerà la prima delle tre cerimonie inaugurali previste. Il Messico è infatti uno dei tre Paesi ospitanti insieme a Canada e Stati Uniti, dove l’indomani – seppur in forma ridotta – ci saranno altri due show pre-match.

Dopo qualche ora toccherà invece a Corea del Sud e Repubblica Ceca, che si sfidano sempre in Messico. Negli ultimi giorni a prendersi la scena dei Mondiali sono stati i discorsi extra campo – con le grosse polemiche che hanno riguardato i rigidissimi controlli tra aeroporti e stadi e l’esclusione dell’arbitro somalo Omar Artan – si torna a parlare di calcio giocato e si entra nel vivo della competizione che da quest’anno vede 48 squadre anziché 32, l’aggiunta di un altro turno nella fase finale (i sedicesimi) e le otto migliori terze qualificate.

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Mondiali 2026, le partite di oggi 11 giugno

Messico-Sudafrica (girone A)
Orario: 21:00
Stadio: Azteca (Città del Messico)
Dove vedere in tv e streaming: DAZN, Rai 1 e RaiPlay

Corea del Sud-Repubblica Ceca (girone A)
Orario: 4:00 (notte tra l’11 e il 12 giugno)
Stadio: Estadio Akron (Zapopan)
Dove vedere in tv e streaming: DAZN

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L'articolo Mondiali 2026, le partite di oggi: la gara inaugurale sarà (di nuovo) tra Messico e Sudafrica | Orari, programma e dove vedere in tv (anche in chiaro) proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

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Three Indian seafarers were killed in a US attack on an oil tanker earlier this week, India’s shipping minister, ‌Sarbananda Sonowal, said.

“It is deeply unfortunate to learn of the tragic incident aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello. Sadly, three Indian seafarers initially reported missing are now confirmed dead after bodies have been located and identified,” he wrote in a post on X.

The Middle East is being pulled deeper into crisis & the consequences reach far beyond the region.”

O Governo de Portugal vai apoiar as micro, pequenas e médias empresas (MPME) de Moçambique com 17 milhões de euros através do Fundo Empresarial de Cooperação Portuguesa (FECOP), cuja assinatura ocorreu em dezembro, foi anunciado esta quarta-feira.

“O FECOP é um instrumento de cooperação financeira, neste momento tem um orçamento de cerca de 17 milhões de euros. É um fundo exclusivamente direcionado para o setor privado moçambicano, especificamente para Micro, Pequenas e Médias Empresas, também para associações de produtores e cooperativas”, disse a chefe de Cooperação na embaixada de Portugal, Helena Guerreiro, durante o segundo Fórum de Negócios Moçambique – União Europeia (Global Gateway), que termina hoje em Maputo.

Segundo a responsável, o fundo – criado em 2014 – constitui um instrumento importante da cooperação entre Portugal e Moçambique, orientado para mitigar alguns dos principais desafios enfrentados pelo país, passando agora a contar com novas facilidades para o seu desembolso.

“Fizemos uma avaliação no ano passado e identificámos alguns constrangimentos à utilização do FECOP, pelo menos da forma que nós gostaríamos”, reconheceu.

Helena Guerreiro indicou que o instrumento, agora melhorado, está organizado em diferentes linhas de apoio.

A primeira é destinada a empresas, associações e cooperativas, financia projetos de investimento e pode garantir até 90% do crédito, com um limite máximo de cerca de 25,5 milhões de meticais (345,4 mil euros), exigindo um nível mínimo de capitais próprios de 20%.

A segunda abrange empresas localizadas em zonas afetadas por calamidades, permitindo financiar tanto investimento como tesouraria, com garantias até 85% e um teto de cerca de 6,5 milhões de meticais (88 mil euros).

A terceira destina-se às instituições de microfinanças, para reforçar as suas carteiras de crédito, podendo beneficiar de garantias até 90% e um limite de financiamento aproximado de cinco milhões de meticais (67,7 mil euros), numa abordagem que permite que o financiamento chegue de forma indireta a mais empresas, através destas entidades intermediárias.

Além disso, o fundo inclui uma linha de subvenções destinada a micro e pequenas empresas, particularmente ligadas a jovens e iniciativas prioritárias, que oferece apoios diretos até cerca de 450 mil meticais (60,9 mil euros) para promoção da competitividade e desenvolvimento empresarial.

“Nas subvenções, as candidaturas são muito simplificadas para tentarmos, de facto, que a adesão seja aquela que nós esperemos”, assinalou Helena Guerreiro.

No geral, os instrumentos preveem taxas de juro bonificadas, baseadas na “prime rate” com reduções significativas, tornando o crédito mais acessível às empresas moçambicanas.

Em dezembro, Portugal e Moçambique assinaram, no Porto, 22 instrumentos jurídicos de cooperação durante a sexta cimeira bilateral, incluindo uma adenda ao Programa Estratégico de Cooperação 2022-2026 entre ambos os governos.

Na altura, o Governo português assinou com a Associação Moçambicana de Bancos um acordo para a operacionalização do protocolo de apoio financeiro do FECOP, lançado em 2014, em Maputo, na altura com uma dotação de 13 milhões de dólares (11,1 milhões de euros), para apoio ao desenvolvimento empresarial.

Federal prosecutors unsealed indictment against activists trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel

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Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.

The indictment also describes vandalism against some companies that operate in Michigan and against the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.