Your daily round-up of today's news...
- Aside from pursuing a formal agreement for joint military exercises and patrols, France is discussing the possible sale to the Philippines of submarines, fighter planes, and other defense hardware.
- A secret US spy program is targeting top Venezuelan executives, flouting international law. In its 15-page 2018 memo, it details a covert operation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
- The United States has approved the plan for strikes on Iran-related targets in retaliation for the killing of three US troops by Iran-made drone attacks from Jordan. According to reports, the strikes in Syria and Iraq will take place over the coming days.
- The Biden administration has sanctioned four Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians in the West Bank, saying violence is at "intolerable levels".
- According to the US Central Command, two ballistic missiles launched from Houthi-controlled areas are likely towards the M/V KOI ship in the Red Sea.
- The World Health Organization predicts that global cancer rates will rise by more than 75% by 2050.
- London alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi was convicted of a sex offense in 2018 and later granted asylum, according to reports.
- The NEOM McLaren XE Team named Mattias Ekstrom and Cristina Gutierrez as drivers for Extreme E Season 4.
- Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is officially moving to Ferrari in the 2025 season as Carlos Sainz announced his departure.
- Andretti Autosports responds following F1's rejection of its bid to join for the 2025/2026 season. F1 world champion Mario Andretti says he's devastated by the decision.
- Mazda restarted its rotary engine development division.
- The sixth-generation Ford Explorer received a minor change for the 2025 model year.
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- Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve says he will only direct three Dune movies despite there being six books.
- The Messenger start-up digital news site was sued by ex-workers over mass layoffs without notice. Hundreds of workers at the national digital news site were laid off without severance.
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