Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:23:53 +0000 Sott.net tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/:signsofthetimes tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506781 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:11:31 +0000

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near western Cuba on Monday, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers) in waters just west of the capital, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Flavia Pupo, a manager at the Pinar del Río hotel, in Pinar del Rio, described how the building shook and caused some fear. "Everyone here is OK," she said by telephone. "The people on the street are a little bit scared." The latest earthquake was felt as far away as Florida. The National Weather Service in Miami said in a tweet that it received several reports of shaking in the southwestern part of the state. The Oriente fault zone is located just off Cuba's southeast coast and has unleashed damaging earthquakes in recent centuries, including a 7.7 magnitude quake on January 2020 in open waters that caused damage in Cuba and the Cayman Islands. AP

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506780 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:55:38 +0000

This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on June 6, at 1:38 local time (equivalent to June 5 at 23:38 universal time). At the start of the video, the fireball has been sonified by for outreach purposes: its light was converted into sound by means of a new technique developed by Dr. Madiedo in the framework of the SMART survey. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 90,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Córdoba and Badajoz. It began at an altitude of about 102 km over Hinojosa del Duque (province of Córdoba), moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 58 km over Zarza Capilla (province of Badajoz). This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Sevilla, Otura (Granada), and Mazagón (Huelva). The event has been...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506779 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:52:29 +0000

Last night, June 5th, the department of Santa Ana experienced a resurgence of vulnerability due to the intense rainfall that battered the region. The storms that occurred during the night caused the immediate collapse of drainage systems in various parts of the city, leaving several streets and avenues completely flooded. In a matter of minutes, the streets were transformed into raging rivers, causing serious problems for pedestrians and completely paralyzing vehicular traffic. The force of the currents and flash floods took dozens of people by surprise as they tried to return home. Among the most serious incidents reported overnight, emergency crews had to be urgently deployed to 25th Street West. There, the force of the current trapped a driver, whose vehicle began to be dangerously swept away by the water. Thanks to the swift intervention of the rescue teams, the individual was safely evacuated and taken to a protected area, preventing the situation from escalating or resulting...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506778 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:52:19 +0000

The waters of the Pacific Ocean are getting extremely warm, and that could provide fuel for an immensely destructive climate event that is unlike anything we have ever seen before. Even the United Nations has issued an ominous warning about the El Niño event that is in the long-term forecast, because it will have a dramatic impact on every man, woman and child on the entire planet. We are being told that there is more than an 80 percent chance that El Niño conditions will arrive by the end of next month due to rapidly warming equatorial waters in the Pacific. Meanwhile, an unprecedented "9,000-mile marine heatwave" has developed in the North Pacific. Many experts are concerned that the confluence of those two factors could produce a "Godzilla El Niño"... The chance of an El Niño event emerging by July is now over 80 percent, which will likely make 2026 one of the hottest years on record. At the same time, an exceptionally large 9,000-mile marine heatwave has been forming in the...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506777 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:25:25 +0000

Washington has made Brussels another offer the Europeans are too slavish to refuse - even if it paints a giant target on their backs. There's an old treaty that, if you have signed up to it, says that you can't spread nuclear weapons. So, if you don't have any nukes and you sign the treaty, you can't get any. Simple as that. You'd think. But leave it to the West, with all its 'values' and 'rules-based order' to, you know, not really break the rules. Just bend them a little. Bend them so much, in fact, that just breaking them would be more honest and less embarrassing. The agreement we are talking about is, of course, the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), according to the International Atomic Energy Agency "the centerpiece" - no less - of much that is good, beautiful, and eminently reasonable. Namely "global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of nuclear...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506776 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:05:31 +0000

Egypt faces the acute risk of alienating its traditional allies by failing to meet their military and strategic expectations in the current confrontation By pivoting towards a mediating role, Cairo can present itself as a sincere ally of Gulf Cooperation Council states, without directly entering a conflict it can ill afford. Since the outbreak of regional war in February, through to the initial collapse of Pakistan-led negotiations between the US and Iran this month, Egypt has behaved differently than Gulf states might have expected. While the Egyptian foreign ministry swiftly condemned Iranian attacks against Gulf states and Jordan on the first day of the war, signalling an official alignment with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), this was followed by a diplomatic pivot towards neutrality - one synchronised with Turkey and Pakistan. While some analysts viewed this as a progressive step in Egyptian foreign policy, others labelled it a dramatic and adventurous shift.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506775 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:59:08 +0000

The US and Israeli aggression against Iran, which began on February 28, has undermined confidence in the American administration, especially given that Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to renounce new wars of aggression. It has shaken international affairs, led to a serious energy crisis, seriously complicated the economic life of many countries in the Global South, primarily in Asia, and caused serious problems for all countries in the region. In the American press and in media outlets in the Global South, most commentary suggests that the American Gulf War was a clear failure, "making the region more dangerous and diplomacy more detached from reality." In the United States itself, it has caused significant divisions, resulting in political forces within American society. Washington's actions were condemned not only by the Democratic Party, which opposes the president, but also by some Trump supporters in the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. The US military campaign...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506774 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:54:26 +0000

Rashida Tlaib's bill calling to end U.S. support for Israel's ongoing invasion of Lebanon upset Democratic Party leaders who want to avoid a vote on Israel. Now, Congress may take a groundbreaking vote to rein in Israeli aggression. On Thursday afternoon, the House of Representatives voted down a bill submitted by Congress member Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) that would have forced the President to end support for Israel's ongoing invasion of Lebanon. Ninety-one Democrats supported the bill, a surprising number, and as did one Republican (outgoing Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie), reflecting the changing tides of Middle East politics on Capitol Hill. Still, the 177 Democrats who voted against it show there is still a long way to go. But Tlaib wasn't done. Knowing this bill would go down to defeat, on Wednesday, she introduced a second war powers resolution. This updated version, which was written in consultation with Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Meeks (D-NY), allows...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506773 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:52:59 +0000

Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost. Power lines across the country weren't designed for a changing climate, with much of the nation's grid built more than half a century ago. Today, stronger storms and heavier precipitation cause hundreds of outages a year, many because of trees falling on above-ground power lines. In northern Michigan, some utilities want to change that. In March 2025, a devastating ice storm hit the region, knocking down trees and snapping utility poles. Thousands of people lost power for weeks.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506772 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:51:01 +0000

This week in the Anthropocene The road is dusty and trash-strewn. My friend and collaborator Colby Groves is hanging out the car window as I drive, gazing at a patchwork of solar panels lined up behind a chain-link fence. "This has to be it," declares Colby, balancing a large camera on his lap, hoping it doesn't bounce off as we traverse a series of bumps and divots. We are in this land of scorching sun and heat, searching for a large Amazon solar installation in rural San Bernardino County, California. This is the home of the endangered desert tortoise and Joshua trees, but more recently, it's become a plaything for greedy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. In 2024, Jeff Bezos' Amazon connected its Baldy Mesa solar-and-storage project, which helps to power the company's nearby data centers, to the electrical grid, earning accolades for its use of renewable energy. It's the first of its kind in California. Despite its gargantuan size, the project faced very little opposition, as is...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506771 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:13:34 +0000

Israel Pauses Iran Strikes At Trump's Request Israel's N12 News is reporting that Israel is halting strike on Iran at President Trump's request. There are widespread initial reports that Israeli forces are indeed pausing the attacks, which persisted overnight through Monday morning, and included attack on a major petrochemical complex. However, the latest Israeli messaging has included a warning on the Lebanon front, per Bloomberg: Senior Israeli official says Israel is stopping strikes in Iran at Donald Trump's request, but confirms operations in southern Lebanon will continue at full intensity in the coming days. The official also warns that Dahieh in Beirut could be targeted if attacks on Israeli settlements and civilians continue. There are also emerging reports (via CBS) that Trump did not order any US defensive efforts to protect Israel from the latest Iranian ballistic missile attacks - which were the first against Israel since the early April ceasefire. Meanwhile, in a...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506770 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:18:41 +0000

Lebanon's Ministry of Environment has formally accused the Israeli military of committing 'an act of ecocide,' resulting in an estimated $25 billion in damages A report by The New York Times (NYT) published on 6 June gathers thorough documentation that the Israeli military has repeatedly deployed white phosphorus over populated areas in southern Lebanon during its ongoing war and invasion of the country. Visual evidence collected by NYT, including verified social media footage and news coverage, shows distinctive smoke trails and airbursts over cities like Nabatieh and Tyre, as well as smaller towns like Qlayaa, Khiam, and Yohmor, with incidents documented as recently as May 2026.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506769 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:52:09 +0000

Update (2200ET): In a stunning shift, 9 days after the actual election day, LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman has suddenly overtaken former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for second place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary race on Sunday, the latest election results show. With 83.2% of the expected vote in, Democratic incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who NBC News projected on election night will advance to the November runoff, maintained her lead with 250,871 votes, or 34.68%, according to the updated vote tally released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Sunday afternoon. Raman has 27.12% of the ballots counted so far, surpassing Pratt, who has 26.69%. She is now ahead of him by 3,113 votes.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506768 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:47:38 +0000

The City of Ottawa is investigating after a teenager was attacked by several coyotes at Lalande Conservation Park in Orléans this week. The mother of a 14-year-old boy says her son was attacked by three coyotes in the park. CTV News Ottawa has agreed not to share her identity over privacy concerns. She says her son was biking home through the park at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday when a coyote started charging at him without provocation. Two more then came from the side. "One of them was clamped to his shoe and then the other one got to his leg," she said. "There was three of them, one was pretty big. He said it pretty much at his waist, and the other one a little bit smaller, and the other one a little bit smaller than that."

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506767 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:37:58 +0000

The SPCA has euthanised eight dogs after an unidentified woman was allegedly mauled to death by dogs in Klerksdorp, North West, in the early hours of Friday morning. The South African Police Service (Saps) has registered an inquest docket and is investigating the gruesome death of a woman believed to be in her 30s. Unidentified woman mauled to death North West police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh said the incident, which occurred on Magaretha Prinsloo Street, was reported on 5 June at around 5:45am. "It is alleged that the body of the deceased was discovered by a man from a nearby residence while on his way to work," Myburgh said. The man immediately reported the matter to the police, and Emergency and Medical Rescue Services declared the woman dead at the scene.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506766 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:42:23 +0000

A lightning strike killed three people, including two young children, and seriously injured two others while they were working in a rural rice field yesterday, local police said. The incident occurred during a heavy thunderstorm in Prey Russey village, located in the Phnom Sruoch district of Kampong Speu province. According to authorities, a group of five local farmers was out ploughing the fields when the lightning struck. Police identified the deceased as Sem Rin, 22, and two children, Chan Chetra, 6, and Chan Van, 4. The two survivors, identified as Hul Sona, 23, and Tut Leap, 21, suffered severe injuries and were rushed to a regional hospital, where they remain hospitalised.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506765 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:28:11 +0000

A motorcyclist was seriously injured after being struck by lightning while riding on the Ratchavibha flyover in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 3.40pm on the flyover heading towards the Ratchayothin intersection on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. Authorities identified the victim as a male delivery rider. Heavy rain was falling at the time, and he was travelling on the flyover when a lightning bolt struck, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle and crash. Rescue workers from the Poh Tech Tung foundation rushed to the scene and found the 46-year-old rider lying unconscious on his back. A long burn mark extended from the left side of his neck toward his chest, according to local media reports. Preliminary findings indicated that lightning struck his helmet, leaving burn marks and causing a necklace holding an amulet to break. He was subsequently transported to a hospital for urgent medical treatment.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506764 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:02:28 +0000

Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in parts of Chongqing, Guizhou and Guangxi, with water levels reaching up to two metres and submerging vehicles, authorities said. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters dispatched a working group to Chongqing on Sunday, urging enhanced emergency duty and strict implementation of 24-hour duty and leadership shifts. The Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration issued a red alert for mountain torrents at 6pm on Sunday. From Sunday evening to Monday evening, parts of southwestern Hunan, northern Guangxi and southern Guizhou are at very high risk of mountain torrent disasters. In Chongqing, a 500-600 metre section of road in the High-tech Agricultural Industry Avenue was flooded, with only vehicle roofs visible. A resident said rain started around 1am and by 7am water was about one metre deep, reaching over two metres by morning. The Chongqing Hechuan District education authority confirmed that three...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-08:/article/506763 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:29:34 +0000

A powerful offshore earthquake struck southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 32 people and injuring over 200. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake also triggered tsunami waves exceeding a metre that impacted nearby coastlines. The city of General Santos bore the brunt of the event, experiencing building collapses and significant damage to critical infrastructure. The bustling port city is home to some 700,000 people and a hub for the tuna export industry. Tsunami damage was reported in at least one coastal village while smaller waves were observed as far afield as Indonesia, Palau, and southern Japan. "It's a major earthquake and we're expecting damage," Teresito Bacolcol, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506762 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:09:22 +0000

Israel is reportedly seeking intelligence to find out whether President Trump and his advisors will resume full-scale war against Iran The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israeli intelligence's efforts to spy on top US officials and has raised the counterintelligence threat level for its closest foreign ally to the highest level, NBC News reported on 5 June. Citing current and former officials, the US outlet revealed that the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) recently issued a new counterintelligence threat assessment amid differences between Washington and Tel Aviv over how to proceed with the war of aggression against Iran. The DIA reportedly posted an internal message raising the espionage threat level regarding Israel to "critical." It also identified a series of specific incidents that heightened US concerns, one of the officials said.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506761 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:52:00 +0000

Days after California's primary election, the votes are still being counted, and the winners are still unknown, and no one, save for California officials, seems happy about it. "The fact that California elections often can't be resolved for weeks is kind of insane and not common in other electoral systems around the world," Political data analyst Nate Silver wrote on X on Tuesday. "Like honestly 'it's going to take us several weeks to tell you who won the election' is failed state sh-t and should be much more stigmatized. The fact that it's tolerated is bad too a textbook example of learned helplessness." And President Donald Trump is now demanding answers.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506760 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:30:22 +0000

As Headline USA exclusively revealed in April 2024, the FBI's troubling memo was crafted by analysts involved in an investigation into a schizophrenic man who began attending a traditional Catholic church in early 2022... Several FBI analysts who drafted a 2023 memo that cited Southern Poverty Law Center information to justify targeting "radical-traditionalist Catholics" as potential violent domestic extremists were fired Friday, according to their lawyer, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of its director Kash Patel. The fired employees included four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst. The FBI declined to comment. The January 2023 intelligence product produced by analysts in the FBI's Richmond, Virginia, field office emerged as a political flashpoint after it was issued, with Republicans in Congress repeatedly citing it as part of their broader contention that the FBI during the Biden administration was targeting conservatives.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506759 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:10:05 +0000

Many of the most promising quantum technologies, including advanced sensors and future quantum computers, depend on a phenomenon known as entanglement, where particles become deeply connected and influence one another in ways that cannot be explained by classical physics. Creating the complex entangled states needed for these technologies has traditionally required sophisticated equipment and carefully designed experimental systems. Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) have now proposed a much simpler approach. Their new theoretical method can generate and control a wide range of entangled quantum states using tools that are already common in many quantum physics laboratories. The work, published in Physical Review X, could help advance ultra precise quantum sensing and open new opportunities for exploring fundamental physics.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506758 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:39:24 +0000

Ukraine's drone waves continue hitting Russia, last week targeting St Petersburg right as its annual 'Russian Davos' forum opened, Azerbaijani grain ships in the Sea of Azov, and the nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye. The Ukrainian puppet regime, egged on as ever by the Western Consortium that runs it, is feeling invincible, but its days are surely numbered. Meanwhile the American side of the 'US-rael partnership' is showing rare signs of unease over their pact, with anonymous Pentagon sources complaining about the 'critical' extent of Israeli espionage inside the US. Trump has been noticeably subdued in recent weeks regarding threats to 'obliterate' Iran, so it's worth considering rumors originating in Tehran that its leadership is preparing to demonstrate a 'new-found' nuclear weapons capability. In the meantime, Iran is poised to send new waves of missiles to defend the Lebanese people from Israeli assault... Running Time: 01:43:16 Download: MP3 — 142 MB

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506757 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:05:14 +0000

The West's "victim" regime is trying to blow up Europe with a nuclear catastrophe using EU and NATO funding and weapons. The biggest civilian nuclear power station in Europe was hit for the first time in a direct air strike - and the Western "news" media gave zero reporting on the incident, even though the damage could have had catastrophic consequences for the whole of Europe. Since Russian forces took over the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in March 2022, the huge facility has come under repeated drone and missile attack from the NATO-backed Ukrainian regime. The latest strike on May 30, however, explosively penetrated one of the turbine halls in the central part of the plant, not the periphery as in previous attacks. There were no injuries nor radiation fallout, according to Russia's state-owned atomic energy company, Rosatom.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506756 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:52:38 +0000

The Russian president has given his take on an "open letter," in which the Ukrainian leader reiterated Kiev's demands while calling for one-on-one talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he sees "no sense" in meeting with Vladimir Zelensky, responding to an open letter from the Ukrainian leader. The "author of the letter" has done everything to make such talks impossible, Putin stated at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), adding that even his latest call for talks included "elements of insolence." On Thursday, Zelensky published what was described as an "open letter" on his website, where he called on the Russian president to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict during a personal meeting. In the letter he described the conflict as Putin's "personal choice" that would allegedly bring "negative consequences" for Russia.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506755 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:52:01 +0000

The raid came after Vladimir Zelensky suggested that Ukrainian drones could 'pay a visit' to the International Economic Forum. St. Petersburg has come under a major Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional authorities, on the closing day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). More than 140 drones were downed in the early hours of Saturday morning, Leningrad Region Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on social media. No casualties or major infrastructure damage were immediately reported. An air alert was declared overnight and residents were warned to stay indoors. Operations at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport were suspended, with dozens of flights delayed and aircraft diverted to other airports. The strike follows another major drone raid on the region on June 3, the opening day of the forum, which attracted participants from more than 130 countries this year.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506754 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:51:22 +0000

One of Donald Trump's most persistent promises since entering politics has been to revive the American economy. He always understood that the United States doesn't have much left of its once-massive real (i.e., production) economy and that it has been mostly replaced by what President Vladimir Putin aptly called the economy of imaginary entities. Trump's initial idea seems to have been the return of civilian manufacturing back to the US, but as soon as he took power, it became clear that this cannot be done. American workers are paid far more than those in countries to which the US outsourced most of its production economy. Relocating manufacturing back to America would be exorbitantly expensive and would inevitably bankrupt the US, as products made in the country would be completely noncompetitive on the global market. Namely, even if the quality were far superior to that produced in other countries, the price tag would make it unviable for mass production. In other words, such...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506753 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:49:36 +0000

Ireland has taken a firm and principled stand by barring the two extremist Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, from entering the country over their direct role in the ongoing genocidal war against Gaza and their aggressive, racist policies toward the Palestinian people. Speaking to reporters in Montenegro on Friday, Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Michael Martin sharply condemned the ministers' actions and statements, declaring that they "amount to a desire to see the elimination of Palestinians from Palestine." Martin confirmed that Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has instructed officials to prevent any entry by Ben-Gvir, the so-called national security minister, and Smotrich, the finance minister. The Irish leader further urged the European Union to impose broader measures against the two hawkish figures. Martin said: "In my view, their behavior justifies sanctions at the EU level as well, and that's something we will raise. Whether we can secure sufficient...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506752 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:47:45 +0000

Images appear to contradict US claims that they intercepted all Iranian missiles fired at the Gulf country. Satellite imagery appears to show damage to a US air base in Kuwait following Iranian strikes on Wednesday. New imagery of the site released by Soar Atlas seems to show a destroyed shelter at the US Ali Al Salem Air Base, despite US Central Command (Centcom) insisting that all the missiles and drones targeting the site were "defeated". Soar Atlas noted that the area surrounding the base "appears charred, with multiple impact craters visible nearby". In a statement, Centcom said that Iran had fired "several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbours", but claimed that "all failed to hit their intended targets". It added that the two missiles fired at Kuwait "fell short or broke apart enroute" and that three missiles launched at Bahrain "were immediately intercepted" by air defences. Kuwait's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a volley of Iranian missiles had struck the...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506751 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:33:15 +0000

Have you seen a mainstream headline about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) so far this year? Probably not. What used to be a regular on the front page has been curiously absent. What stories there are have been tucked away, and the tone is decidedly changed: Is a digital euro necessary for monetary sovereignty? Rethinking the CBDC debate That's from Santander, riffing off a report from the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), "Central bank digital currency and monetary sovereignty", which concludes [emphasis added]: the case for CBDC as a prerequisite for monetary sovereignty is weaker than often claimed. History suggests that sovereignty ultimately rests on legal authority and public balance sheets, not on universal access to public money. Confusing money with payments risks misdiagnosing the problem and misallocating policy effort. For Europe, the digital euro may play a useful symbolic role, but the effective defence of monetary sovereignty will continue to depend...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506750 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:10:15 +0000

A very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 107 km (66 mi) from Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, in the evening of Sunday, Jun 7, 2026 at 9.41 pm local time (GMT +11). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506749 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:47:10 +0000

Residents of Laem Ngop district were startled on June 2 when a waterspout formed over the sea before moving ashore near a coastal community, prompting authorities to monitor the situation and assess possible damage. According to a report from Laem Ngop Police Station, the phenomenon was observed at approximately 12:45 p.m. in the Laem Ngop area of Trat province. Witnesses reported seeing the waterspout develop over the waters of Chong Chang before gradually moving toward shore and making landfall near the Laem Ngop community, creating concern among local residents who watched the dramatic weather event unfold. Authorities said initial inspections were underway to determine whether any homes, fishing facilities, boats, or other property had been affected. No immediate reports of injuries were released. Relevant agencies are continuing to monitor weather conditions and evaluate the extent of any damage caused by the waterspout. Officials have advised residents in coastal areas to...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506748 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:17:11 +0000

A three-month-old child has died Saturday morning after an alleged dog attack inside a home, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said they were called to a residence in the 500 block of Hillwood Circle around 9:21 a.m., after receiving a report of a deceased infant who may have been attacked by a dog. When deputies arrived, they found the infant, Zamora Robinson, dead inside the home. Officials said the scene was secured, and everyone inside the residence was safely removed. Authorities say a Cane Corso was removed from the residence by Animal Services as part of the investigation. According to the Richmond County Coroner's Office, Zamora was pronounced dead at 11:00 a.m. An autopsy has been scheduled. The sheriff's office said the investigation remains active and ongoing. Investigators are continuing to conduct interviews and gather more information.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506747 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:04:57 +0000

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin ordered the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources to conduct an urgent investigation after millions of pink sea cucumbers washed ashore along Suan Son Beach in Tambon Phe, Mueang District, Rayong Province, on June 6, turning several hundred meters of coastline a vivid pink-red and drawing considerable attention from beachgoers. The Minister directed the Department's Director-General, Dr. Pinsak Suraswadi, to dispatch officials to the site immediately to investigate the situation. A joint survey team from Marine and Coastal Resources Regional Office 1 confirmed the organisms are sea cucumbers—specifically the pink sea cucumber with the scientific name Cercodemas anceps. The species is a soft-bodied, cylindrical invertebrate that inhabits the seabed, identifiable by small surface spines and a color range from vivid pink to red-orange. Marine experts explained that sea cucumbers play a vital role in marine ecosystems,...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506746 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:54:06 +0000

Sakurajima Volcano unleashed one of its most intense eruptions on June 7, 2026, sending a towering plume of volcanic ash across Kagoshima City. What started as a clear June morning turned into a blanket of gray chaos within hours—visibility dropped to dangerous levels, ash coated streets, vehicles, and rooftops, and thousands of tourists found their summer vacation plans upended. The eruption was no minor event. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) immediately raised alert levels, classifying it as high-intensity with ash plumes reaching kilometers into the sky. Residents and tourists received urgent warnings: stay indoors, wear masks, avoid all non-essential travel. The timing couldn't have been worse. Summer tourism season was in full swing, and travelers from across the globe were converging on Kagoshima to experience one of Japan's most dramatic natural attractions.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506745 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:22:21 +0000

Over the past 150 years, Earth's entire surface has been warming, except for one patch of the north Atlantic. Located south-east of Greenland, this area has cooled by as much as 1°C and is known as the "warming hole" or the "cold blob". Scientists have been split over why this cold blob exists, but the latest evidence backs up the idea that it is caused by a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents that transports warmth from the tropics to Europe. The AMOC carries warm, salty water from the Gulf of Mexico towards the north Atlantic, where it cools and sinks, flowing back south along the ocean floor. Scientists are concerned that the surge of freshwater from Greenland's melting ice is making this salty water less dense, so it sinks more slowly, weakening the circulation. Some research suggests the AMOC could cross a tipping point within decades, locking in a future collapse that would freeze Europe and disrupt monsoon rains crucial...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506744 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:04:46 +0000

Storm Dave, which swept across northern Europe over the Easter weekend, is an example of what new research from the University of Gothenburg has revealed. Spring storms forming over the North Atlantic have become more common than they were 80 years ago, and this is due to climate change. In the Northern Hemisphere, storm seasons follow a seasonal cycle. Storms are weakest and least frequent in summer and most intense in winter. As a result of global warming, storm patterns and their course have changed, and several studies have indicated that winter storms appear to be occurring more frequently and with even greater intensity. Less Arctic sea ice "One factor that may be contributing to the formation of more storms is the reduction in Arctic sea ice. Open water can release more heat and moisture into the atmosphere than when there is a layer of ice covering the sea. The shrinking sea ice also means that storms can take new paths across the Arctic oceans," says Zhi-Bo Li, a...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506743 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:42:00 +0000

The eruption of the Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East has sent a massive plume of ash 10 kilometers into the sky and triggered red-level aviation alerts for the area and nearby regions. The ash cloud from Saturday's eruption stretched some 50 kilometers from the volcano as it traveled east toward the Bering Sea, according to the Volcanology and Seismology Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A more powerful explosion that could send ash up to 12 kilometers into the sky "could occur at any time," the institute warned. A video recorded by scientists and published on social media showed a massive plume of grey smoke and ash rising high into the sky above the volcano.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506742 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:22:59 +0000

A KRQE News 13 viewer captured a stunning sight on camera. Shauna Yazzie of Gamerco, New Mexico, sent video from her Ring doorbell around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, showing a bright streak falling through the sky. People across northern New Mexico and Colorado also reported seeing the meteor.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506741 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:03:34 +0000

We received 25 reports about a fireball seen over Abruzzo, Basilicata, Campania, Lazio, Toscana and Umbria on Thursday, June 4th 2026 around 20:31 UT. For this event, we received one video.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-07:/article/506740 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:57:27 +0000

A new study compares the carved symbolism of Göbekli Tepe's Vulture Stone with ritual imagery from the Trypillia culture, suggesting that early farming societies in Anatolia and Eastern Europe may have shared cosmological ideas about time, death, sacred space and the movement of the heavens. At Göbekli Tepe, the famous Vulture Stone has never been easy to read. Its carved birds, snakes, scorpion, abstract signs and headless human figure have inspired competing interpretations for decades. Was it a scene of death ritual, an astronomical code, a mythic narrative, or something more complex? A new study argues that the answer may not lie in choosing one explanation over another, but in seeing the pillar as part of a wider symbolic system linking architecture, timekeeping and cosmology across early farming societies. A new reading of one of Göbekli Tepe's most debated pillars The study, published in the International Journal of Culture and History by Oleksandr Zavalii, focuses on the...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506739 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:20:57 +0000

'Their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well,' Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Irish officials have been instructed to block any attempts by hardline Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich to travel to the State, a symbolic but significant sanction of the Israeli government. Confirming the effective travel ban on Friday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said a direction had been given to prohibit the Israeli politicians from entering the country. "Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, [it] is my understanding, has instructed his officials to prohibit any travel into Ireland [for] both minister Ben-Gvir and minister Smotrich," Martin told reporters in Tivat, Montenegro, where he was attending a meeting bringing together EU leaders and their counterparts from the western Balkans.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506738 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:23:15 +0000

A century of football comes to an end After 106 years of Chicago Bears football in Chicago, the franchise announced it will relocate to pursue a new stadium development about 25 miles away in Hammond, Indiana. "Yesterday, the Chicago Bears Board of Directors met and voted to advance our stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact site yet to be selected," Chicago Bears Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren wrote in a statement. The statement continued, "We believe a world-class stadium project in Hammond will transform the region, connecting Northwest Indiana to the South Side of Chicago through the Loop and across neighborhoods and suburbs stretching north of the city. It will bring Chicagoland together and deliver new opportunities to its residents and businesses."

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506737 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:58:57 +0000

There is a strange disconnect developing between financial markets and the average person. Most people still see the situation with Iran as another distant geopolitical story. It appears on television for a few minutes, disappears behind domestic political news, and then returns a few days later when another headline emerges. Investors, however, are beginning to treat it very differently. They are not watching the negotiations because they care about diplomatic symbolism. They are watching because a growing number of traders believe the global economy may be far more vulnerable to a prolonged disruption than policymakers are willing to admit. The irony is that the biggest threat is no longer war itself. The biggest threat is uncertainty. For months, markets convinced themselves that a deal between Washington and Tehran was only a matter of time. There would be disagreements, public threats and last-minute complications, but eventually economic reality would force both sides toward...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506736 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:40:53 +0000

A Bardella-Mélenchon election matchup is being described as a "nightmare scenario" for the EU by the Politico outlet With French national elections approaching in 2027, the mass riots seen in Paris following the PSG victory in the Champions League are leading to an even sharper electoral shift towards the right-leaning National Rally's Jordan Bardella. Verian's June barometer, published by Le Figaro Magazine, places Jordan Bardella at the top of political figures, with 47 percent of those questioned wanting to see him occupy an important place in public life. This rating, up six points in one month, reveals a record result for the National Rally. Marine Le Pen comes in second position and is also progressing. Several other personalities located on the right are also rising in the ranking, including Marion Maréchal, Éric Ciotti and Robert Ménard.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506735 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:24:05 +0000

Newly surfaced footage obtained by CNN indicates that a severe fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford - the world's largest aircraft carrier - inflicted far more extensive damage than the Trump administration initially admitted to the public. Early in the conflict it was forced to depart Mideast regional waters and retreat West in the Mediterranean, before undergoing extensive repairs at port in Croatia. Pundits were skeptical of official explanations, which suggested an accidental fire was sparked in the laundry room aboard the giant vessel. The major blaze erupted in March at a moment Iran claimed to have directly hit US naval vessels, but crisis was consistently downplayed by Pentagon officials at the time.

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506734 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:12:21 +0000

At all times and places it has been difficult to speak freely. Even the founding fathers had their Sedition Act of 1798 that criminalized statements against the US government. Shortly afterward President Thomas Jefferson got most of it repealed. President Abraham Lincoln during his 1861-1865 invasion of the Confederate States of America had a de facto sedition act. Lincoln used executive orders, military directives, martial law, and the suspension of habeas corpus to shut down free speech. At one time Lincoln had 300 Northern newspaper editors in prison. In 1918, Congress passed a new Sedition Act that applied when the US government was at war. The law prohibited speech and opinion that put the US government and its war effort in a bad light. The bad light was that US President Woodrow Wilson promised Germany no territorial loss and no reparations in exchange for an armistice, and betrayed the promise. The result was the Treaty of Versailles that as British economist John Maynard...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506733 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:11:45 +0000

If you watched "Game of Thrones," you know the pattern by heart. Every season, someone captures a castle, claims a throne, or raises a banner over an ancient wall and declares victory. Yet the story is never decided by who occupies the fortress. The castle changes hands. The banners change. The kingdom keeps bleeding. The men obsessed with holding stone are usually the last to realize the battle has moved elsewhere. Southern Lebanon, 31 May 2026. The "lord" is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The castle is Beaufort, a 900-year-old Crusader fortress on a cliff above the Litani River, seized by the occupation army's Golani Brigade and crowned with an Israeli flag for the first time since 2000. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed the invaders would hold it "as part of the security zone in Lebanon," and Netanyahu declared the occupation had returned stronger than ever. The same brigade took the same rock in 1982, buried its own men doing it, held it for 18 years, and...

tag:en.sott.net,2026-06-06:/article/506732 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:10:35 +0000

Summary: Increasing Number of Globalist CEOs Concerned About Swiss Population Vote Nestle CEO Warns Against Swiss Population Cap Vote UBS CEO Warns Swiss Population Cap Is An 'Extreme' Measure Switzerland's "Ten Million" Vote Nears Nestle CEO Warns Against Swiss Population Cap Globalist CEOs who ignored more than a decade of Europe's mass migration invasion from the third world because it was good for business may soon face headwinds from Swiss voters: a June 14 referendum that would cap the country's permanent resident population below 10 million through 2050. Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil is the latest to warn Swiss citizens that a vote to cap the population at 10 million would not be good for business. "Switzerland has established and created the conditions that enable a global company like us to thrive," Navratil said at the Swiss Economic Forum in Interlaken on Friday, who was quoted by Bloomberg. "It is important that these conditions and advantages in Switzerland remain in...