Masked demonstrators chanting “stop the boats” blocked roads around the Port of Dover, briefly stopping traffic and causing major disruption. Police said no arrests were made and the port later reopened.
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The U.S. military said it disabled or destroyed three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC ballistic missiles targeted two American warships. CENTCOM said no U.S. personnel were harmed, while Iranian media reported no casualties from a tanker strike near Kharg Island.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for renewed peace talks as Russia launched overnight strikes across Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said at least five people were killed at an industrial site in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow, according to Russian media, with a U.S. proposal to end the war in Ukraine. They are expected to travel to Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid intensified Russian and Ukrainian aerial attacks.
Explosions at a Bolivian military facility storing pyrotechnic material killed at least 10 people, injured dozens and left seven missing, authorities said. Officials warned residents to stay away from the Viacha base because of the risk of another blast.
EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos canceled a planned Serbia visit, condemning honors surrounding the return of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić’s remains to Belgrade. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić rejected her criticism as Mladić’s funeral plans moved ahead.
Romanian prosecutors indicted Andrew Tate on charges of trafficking minors, sex with a minor and money laundering, while his brother Tristan was indicted for complicity. The brothers deny wrongdoing and are being held in Miami as they fight a U.K. extradition request.
The UN General Assembly backed a non-binding African-led resolution promoting the Equal Earth projection over the Mercator map. Supporters say the change corrects a distortion that has long made Africa appear far smaller than it is.