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View All 9At least 10 dead after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean as search operation launched
At least 10 people have died and a search operation has been launched after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean.The boat was carrying about 60 people and had departed from Libya, capsizing about 45 nautical miles off the coast of Malta, the Italian coastguard said.The coastguard added: "According to the latest information, a fishing boat in the area rescued around 48 people alive, out of about 60 reported to have set off."The Italian coastguard immediately dispatched a patrol boat to the area, which has so far recovered 10 bodies. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "Search operations in the area are continuing, coordinated by the Maltese authorities."Italian authorities said Malta had requested help in the ongoing search and rescue operation after the migrant boat capsized.At least 827 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean so far this year, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).Migrants crossedthe sea from North Africa to Italy and Malta, a route which killed more than 1,330 migrants last year, IOM said.IOM has declared the North Africa to Italy route to be the most dangerous sea journey taken by refugees.At least 34,907 migrants have died or went missing on the Mediterranean route, according to IOM.The vast majority - 32,153 - died by drowning.Afshan Khan, Unicef Regional Director and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Response Crises in Europe, said the route was particularly dangerous for women and children in 2017.MIGRANT CRISIS - READ MORE:Andy Burnham opens door to handing illegal migrants jobs while Britain's youths battle unemploymentHome Office told control of asylum system 'all but lost' after 'losing' illegal migrants in BritainMinisters accused of 'turning blind eye' to yacht gangs smuggling asylum seekers into Britain"The route is mostly controlled by smugglers, traffickers and other people seeking to prey upon desperate children and women who are simply seeking refuge or a better life," she said."We need safe and legal pathways and safeguards to protect migrating children that keep them safe and keep predators at bay."In September 2014, a ship departing from Damietta, Egypt, sank off the coast of Malta, killing around 500 migrants.In 2015, the EU struck an agreement with the Libyan Government to cut the number of migrants making the journey.The European bloc has given the African country £605million, most of which has been spent on reinforcing border management.Italy's migration policies in the Mediterranean rely on cooperation with Libya to curb departures, including support, training and equipment for the Libyan coastguard to intercept migrant boats.In August last year, at least 27 people died after a boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.Of the 27 deceased migrants, two were identified as a 21 and 20-year-old Egyptian man and three as Somali citizens, including a 17-year-old boy, a 30-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
Royal Mail delivers father’s parenting magazine almost two decades late in ‘bizarre’ mishap
Royal Mail has delivered a father's parenting magazine almost two decades late in a "bizarre" mishap by the postal service. Paul Edwards, 52, originally bought a copy of Mother & Baby in 2007 when his daughter was just 18 months old and his wife was expecting their son three months later.The magazine only arrived on Friday, accompanied by an apology for "any inconvenience caused".Mr Edwards's children, now 18 and 20, have both left home and are currently studying at university.The science-fiction author described the experience as "just bizarre". "I'm not sure we realised at the time that the magazine was missing. Then it's suddenly arrived in the post," he told the BBC."You get a half-torn screwed up bag and you think, 'what on earth is this?', with the 'sincere apologies' on it."Mr Edwards, who frequently checks his post hoping for news of a publishing deal, took great pleasure in the irony. He said: "It just really tickled me, it's the contradiction. You're constantly checking for any publishing offer then this turns up. It's just marvellous."What really got me was the apologies for the inconvenience. My two children have now left home."His post about the delayed delivery on social media has attracted considerable attention, garnering 1.6 million views and around 60,000 likes.He wrote: "Well done Royal Mail took a mere 19 years to deliver this magazine.ROYAL MAIL - READ THE LATEST:Ofcom launches investigation into Royal Mail over missed delivery targetsRoyal Mail handed boost as Labour welcomes pay rise despite another year of missed delivery targetsRoyal Mail doubles down on scrapping weekend deliveries after missing postal targets"Inconvenience? Well, the kids have now left home...."The viral response to his post took the father-of-two by surprise. "I guess a big part of British culture is to complain about the post or trains being late, so it rings true for so many," he said.Mother & Baby ceased printing physical editions in 2020, though it continues to publish online.A Royal Mail spokesman told the BBC: "Once an item is in the postal system, then it will be delivered to the address.""Over the last year more than 92 per cent of letters arrived on time and over 99 per cent within seven working days."Recent statistics reveal Royal Mail delivered only 75.7 per cent of first-class post within one working day in the year ending March.This means nearly a quarter of letters fail to arrive on time.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
Israel and Iran trade air strikes as ceasefire falters
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Tsunami alert and at least four dead after 7.8-magnitude quake hits the Philippines
Tsunami alerts have been issued and four people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
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View All 10Israel and Iran trade strikes, imperiling fragile ceasefire in war's 100th day
New Updates 12m ago Israel and Iran target each other in war's 100th day Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Israeli authorities said two waves of Iranian missiles targeted the country and urged the public to seek shelter. Explosions could be heard in central Israel as Israeli air defenses sought to intercept the incoming Iranian fire. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted two military bases in Israel, describing the attack as being part of Operation Nasr, or "Victory." The Guard said it launched the missiles after Israel targeted radar sites in three areas of Iran. Israel and Iran both said Israel hit an Iranian petrochemical plant. Israel launched strikes on central and western Iran early Monday in response to missile fire from Tehran, in the most serious crossfire since an April 8 ceasefire was reached in the Iran war. Tehran warned of retaliation on Sunday after Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning in defiance of Washington's request days ago to stand down. Monday marked the 100th day of the Iran war, launched Feb. 28 when Israel and the United States killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian leaders. CBS/AP link copied PM Israeli military says it struck military targets in Iran The Israeli military says it conducted strikes on military targets in western and central Iran early Monday local time, according to a statement posted on X. The strikes came after Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday and after President Trump had called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge him not to retaliate immediately for the Iranian missile attack, according to a senior U. The official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to describe a private phone call, said that Mr. Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to wait. Iran had warned that an Israeli attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan and other mediators try to restart talks between Tehran and Washington. "U. S. forces across the Middle East remain vigilant and ready," the U. Central Command posted on X shortly before the missile launches. Embassy in Israel later directed employees and family members to shelter in place. CBS/AP link copied PM / June 7, 2026 Trump to Iran: "You've shot your missiles, that's enough" The White House confirmed to CBS News on Sunday that President Trump has been briefed on the escalation between Iran and Israel.
Greeted as Liberators?
At the site of a school struck by U. S. missiles in Minab, Iran, May 2026 Majid Asgaripour / West Asia News Agency / Reuters JANINA DILL is Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Share & Download Print unlock this feature or Sign in. Save Sign in and save to read later Copy This is a subscriber-only feature. or Sign in. Chicago MLA APSA APA Chicago Cite not available at the moment MLA Cite not available at the moment APSA Cite not available at the moment APA Cite not available at the moment Request reprint permissions here. Local consent substantially increased respondents’ support for military intervention. When almost all members of the ethnic minority group supported the operation, respondents were 19 percentage points more likely to favor it than they were in scenarios in which the military action had almost no local backing. That increase was roughly the same as the difference in respondents’ favorability toward the mission when the odds of success were 95 percent compared with 50 percent. Expectations of civilian casualties had an effect on a similar scale. Respondents’ support for military action was 24 percentage points higher in scenarios that were projected to have zero civilian casualties among the ethnic minority group than in scenarios with 2,000 expected casualties, and there was a 22-point difference in support between scenarios with zero and 2,000 bystander casualties. Local views matter to Americans. The findings indicate not just that consent matters but also why it matters. One potential explanation would be that local support is a signal: if the people being rescued want the intervention, it is probably more likely to succeed. S. troops might encounter more effective resistance, and Washington’s political aims might be harder to achieve. Yet our experimental design allowed us to rule out the possibility that this signaling function is the only way in which consent matters. We told respondents the projected costs and likelihood of success upfront, and these variables were not dependent on the estimates of local support in the different intervention scenarios. Respondents still cared about consent. That suggests a more likely explanation: principle. Even in scenarios projected to be essentially costless in terms of civilian casualties, respondents were more likely to support intervention when it had the blessing of the local public. They apparently viewed consent not merely as a practical concern but as a matter of moral principle. It is more difficult to pinpoint how local consent shapes the American public’s support for real-world military campaigns, because many factors affect public support for war, and most polls do not ask Americans if they believe that the local population welcomes U.
The Day After in Cuba
Marching with a Cuban flag in Havana, May 2026 Claudia Daut / Reuters RICARDO ZUNIGA is a retired U. Foreign Service Officer who served on the National Security Council as President Barack Obama’s adviser for the Americas from 2012 to 2015 and participated in Obama’s diplomatic opening to Cuba. More & Download Print unlock this feature or Sign in. Save Sign in and save to read later Copy This is a subscriber-only feature. or Sign in. Chicago MLA APSA APA Chicago Cite not available at the moment MLA Cite not available at the moment APSA Cite not available at the moment APA Cite not available at the moment Request reprint permissions here. The Trump administration’s measures have changed Havana’s calculus. Cuba’s leaders appear convinced, with good cause, that these actions are a prelude to a U. S. military assault or invasion. But so far, Washington’s moves have failed to coerce the Cuban government into serious reforms. There are two simple reasons for the inaction: first, the Cuban leadership has long resisted reforms such as expanding the role of the private sector because they fear such steps will irretrievably erode their power. Second, Cuba’s leaders do not trust U. S. officials to offer relief in exchange for change. Instead, they appear to have concluded that the Trump administration is determined to remove them from power no matter what, just as it did with Maduro in Venezuela and with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his associates in Iran. As a result, they see little upside to trying to mollify Washington. Those officials, of course, might be right. Trump has favored force over diplomacy during his second term, so he could well be preparing to either kill or capture Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and former president Raúl Castro (who remains an emblematic and powerful figure, despite having just turned 95). The Trump administration could then try to replace them with leaders who are happy to jettison the country’s revolutionary system in favor of cooperation with the United States. Cuba’s military posture is built around waging an extended insurgency against an occupying force. But the Venezuela operation worked because members of Maduro’s regime, most notably Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, appeared to anticipate his ouster and were immediately ready to cooperate with U. Such an outcome is unlikely in Havana. The Cuban government is far more entrenched and cohesive than was Maduro’s.
Who won Tony Awards for 2026? See the full winners list here
New Updates PM Best Musical "Schmigadoon!" — Winner "The Lost Boys" "Titaníque" "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" PM Best Performance a Leading Role in a Musical Joshua Henry, "Ragtime" — Winner Nicholas Christopher, "Chess" Luke Evans, "Richard O'Brien's 'The Rocky Horror Show'" Sam Tutty, "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" Brandon Uranowitz, "Ragtime" PM Best Performance a Leading Role in a Musical Caissie Levy, "Ragtime" — Winner Sara Chase, "Schmigadoon!" Stephanie Hsu, "Richard O'Brien's 'The Rocky Horror Show'" Marla Mindelle, "Titaníque" Christiani Pitts, "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" PM Best Revival of a Play "Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'" — Winner "Becky Shaw" "Every Brilliant Thing" "Fallen Angels" "Oedipus" PM Best Performance a Featured Role in a Play Alden Ehrenreich, "Becky Shaw" — Winner Christopher Abbott, "Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'" Danny Burstein, "Marjorie Prime: Brandon J. Dirden, "Waiting for Godot" Ruben Santiago-Hudson, "August Wilson's 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone'" Richard Thomas, "The Balusters" PM Best Revival of a Musical "Ragtime" — Winner "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" "Richard O'Brien's 'The Rocky Horror Show'" PM Best Performance a Leading Role in a Play Lesley Manville, "Oedipus" — Winner Rose Byrne, "Fallen Angels" Carrie Coon, "Bug" Susannah Flood, "Liberation" Kelli O'Hara, "Fallen Angels" PM Best Performance a Featured Role in a Musical Ali Louis Bourzgui, "The Lost Boys" — Winner André De Shields, "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" Bryce Pinkham, "Chess" Ben Levi Ross, "Ragtime" Layton Williams, "Titaníque" PM Best Play "Liberation" — Winner "The Balusters" "Giant" "Little Bear Ridge Road" PM Best Performance a Featured Role in a Musical Shoshana Bean, "The Lost Boys" — Winner Hannah Cruz, "Chess" Rachel Dratch, "Richard O'Brien's 'The Rocky Horror Show'" Ana Gasteyer, "Schmigadoon!" Nichelle Lewis, "Ragtime" PM Best Direction of a Play Joe Mantello, "Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'" — Winner Nicholas Hytner, "Giant" Robert Icke, "Oedipus" Kenny Leon, "The Balusters" Whitney White, "Liberation" PM Best Direction of a Musical Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" — Winner Michael Arden, "The Lost Boys" Lear deBessonet, "Ragtime" Christopher Gattelli, "Schmigadoon!
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View All 10Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg
Clegg spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/ View image in fullscreen Clegg spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/ Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons Silicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for “rather more self-interested” reasons, the former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said. Clegg, who spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs, told The Rest is Money podcast that it felt like “a very good time for me to move on” when he left the company in March 2025, three months into the second Trump administration. Executives who had previously shunned politics pivoted right; the products themselves “changed utterly: from being human-centric to being much more about content, often synthetic content, algorithmically recommended to you”, Clegg said. He also called into question the UK’s contract with the US software company Palantir, expressing distaste for the US spyware firm’s ideology and saying there were legitimate concerns as to whether “Palantir is making itself too sticky” – inculcating dependency in its clients. Palantir’s contracts with the UK have been a subject of mounting controversy in the past months. Last week, a report from parliament’s science, innovation and technology committee said Palantir was the “most concerning example of the public sector’s growing reliance on a small number of major technology providers”. The committee urged the government to end its contract with Palantir in 2027, when it is permitted to do so ’s break clause. The day after that report, the former health secretary Wes Streeting described Palantir executives as “Blofeld villains” at an event at London’s SXSW conference but defended Palantir’s stewardship of UK health data and refused to say whether the contract should end. A Palantir spokesperson said: “We’re proud that our software is helping to deliver better care, including an additional 110,000 operations to date, a 15% reduction in discharge delays and a 7% increase in the number of people finding out whether or not they have cancer within 28 days. As the former secretary of state said himself this is ‘absolutely critical to the future of the NHS and there aren’t many platforms and providers in the world who can do this’.” Clegg suggested that with the rise of artificial intelligence, Palantir could be easily “disrupted or challenged” by AI-powered rivals and perhaps replaced .
Democrats in Congress Grapple With Concerns Over Platner Allegations
Representative Ro Khanna said that he believed the account of a woman who accused Graham Platner of physically threatening behavior, and urged his campaign not to criticize her.
Treasury intends to use Iranian assets for Gulf allies to rebuild: CBS report
The Treasury Department is planning to use Iranian assets to assist Gulf allies in the rebuilding process resulting from Iranian damage from the war, according to a new report. CBS News, citing a source aware of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s thoughts, reported Saturday that Iranian assets are set to be used by the department in…
Bob Packwood, Oregon senator forced to resign due to sex scandal, dies at 93
Former Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Oregon), who resigned from the Senate in 1995 after the Senate Ethics Committee voted to expel him for sexual and official misconduct, has died, according to multiple reports. The Oregonian reported Saturday that Packwood, 93, died that day. A family friend said that he died in California, according to the outlet. …
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View All 10WWDC 2026: News on Siri, iOS 27, Tim Cook and More (Live)
Live Apple's software event gives us an early look at new features for iOS, MacOS and more. Siri is rumored to get a major overhaul. And this is Tim Cook's last WWDC as CEO. David Lumb See full bio Patrick Holland See full bio David Lumb Patrick Holland June 7, 2026 p. m. PT Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference runs next week and kicks off Monday, June 8, at 10 a. m. Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNETApple's midyear software show, WWDC 2026, starts tomorrow, June 8, at 10 a. m. BST) with a keynote from Apple Park. We'll get a closer look at what the tech giant has in store for the software updates going out to millions of iPhones, Macs and Apple Watches worldwide later this year. More importantly, Apple's WWDC announcements could hint at what's coming later this year for its device lineup, like the iPhone 18 and the rumored iPhone Fold. We can be fairly confident about what will be announced: new versions of iOS, iPadOS, MacOS and WatchOS coming later this year, likely with beta versions that developers can download right after the show ends. Apple historically releases betas of its future software to the public in July. Apple is expected to share updates on other projects, like integrating Google's Gemini AI models into its Siri assistant and other upgrades to Apple Intelligence. What is absolutely certain is the honor that will be given to outgoing CEO Tim Cook, who will be running WWDC one last time before he turns over the reins to John Ternus in September. Live 1 hour ago How do I watch WWDC 2026? 's WWDC 2026 keynote will be held at Apple Park, the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California. Those of us not attending in person can watch the event from home on Apple's website, the Apple TV app or the company's YouTube channel. The WWDC 2026 keynote will kick off at 10 a. m. PT on June 8, and we expect current CEO Tim Cook to host the event for the last time. After that, there's a Platforms State of the Union for software developers at 1 p. m. PT, followed -focused talks and presentations. Live 2 days ago The Apple Watch has a battery problem that software alone can't fix , Whoop band and new Fitbit Air. Vanessa Hand Orellana/CNETWatchOS 27 is expected to bring more accurate heart rate tracking, new watch faces and modest battery improvements to the Apple Watch. But even the most efficient software update won't close the gap that's costing Apple ground in the health tracking race.
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 8, #623
Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 8, No. 623. Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls. Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. Expertise , entertainment, lifestyle, travel, food, shopping and deals, product reviews, money and finance, video games, pets, history, books, technology history, and generational studies Credentials Co-author of two Gen X pop-culture encyclopedia for Penguin Books. Won "Headline Writer of the Year" award for 2017, 2014 and 2013 from the American Copy Editors Society. Won first place in headline writing from the 2013 Society for Features Journalism. See full bio Gael Cooper June 7, 2026 p. m. PT 2 min read Here are the answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition. James Martin/CNET Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you're struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published , the subscription-based sports journalism site owned . It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online. : NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Hoops roles. Green group hint: Think Tom Brady. Blue group hint: They excel in beam and floor exercise. Purple group hint: The Big Apple. Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: First words of basketball positions. Green group: Things a QB does with the football. Blue group: Women's gymnastics all-around gold medal winners.
Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse?
Microsoft recently announced major pricing changes for GitHub Copilot — changes that were drastic enough that a Reddit user said their company has started calling it the Tokenpocalypse. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed what those changes might mean for the larger AI ecosystem. After all, as Anthropic and other big AI companies plan to go public, leading to awkward questions about profitability, we’re likely to see similar price increases for other AI products, and more usage restrictions as businesses try to keep costs under control. “Can these AI labs collapse that cost [and] progress the tech enough in a way that it eventually meets in the middle with customers’ appetite for spending?” Sean wondered. Kirsten, meanwhile, suggested that this also reflects “how quickly things are moving.” In just a few months, companies became obsessed with “tokenmaxxxing,” then turned against it due to the high costs. So as AI companies write their IPO filings, she asked, “How do you even write these risks in, because they are evolving before our eyes?” Keep reading for a preview of our conversation, edited for length and clarity. Anthony Ha: When we were planning for this, Sean, you called this the Tokenpocalypse. And I want to hear more about what you think about it, but there was an example of Microsoft deciding with GitHub Copilot that they’re going to start charging more per token [instead of a flat rate]. This whole ecosystem is heavily, heavily subsidized . And so stuff that seems like it has no cost is, in fact, incredibly expensive. And now we’re going to get to a point where more of that cost is going to get passed on to the end consumer, to the customer. How is that going to change behavior? I don’t think we know, but there’s going to be a lot of pain. Sean O’Kane: I mean, how many token-related risk factors do we think are going to be in the Anthropic’s S-1? This is a big question. It’s something that I’ve mentioned a lot on this show and we seem to just keep running into it, where Uber has done like the full arc in the span of a month and a half of saying, “Boy, we kind of blew through our budget on this stuff way quicker than we thought this year.” And then, “Ooh, maybe this is going to be a little too expensive, we need to put caps on this, and we need to limit people’s usage inside the company.” That’s just a little worrying.
‘Spyro the Dragon’ is Back With His First New Game in Years
Games ‘Spyro the Dragon’ is Back With His First New Game in Years Toys for Bob takes everyone's favorite dragon off the shelf for 2027's 'Spyro: A Realm Beyond.' 7, 2026, pm ET Reading time 2 minutes © Toys for Bob Read Later Read Later Comments (5) The 2020s are full of old game franchises returning, and now that includes Spyro the Dragon. During Sunday’s Xbox showcase, developer Toys for Bob announced Spyro: A Realm Reyond. Plot-wise, the game will lil dragon stranded in a new realm. (Hence the title.) It’s also under threat of an invading force called the Scavs, so it falls to him to stop them and their leader while making new friends and finding his way home. At time of writing, it’s unclear who the big bad is, and whether we’ll see any returning faces—particularly Sparx, his longtime buddy that’s also been an in-game health bar. Realm Beyond’s biggest feature is Spyro’s ability to fully fly. As a tiny dragon, he could only glide and hover in the previous games, with the occasional boost from gateways in specific levels. Here, he’s got bigger wings and he can fly to his heart’s content at the push of a button. Lou Studdert, Toys for Bob’s associate creative director, told IGN this was the studio’s first focus in the prototype phase, and that it’ll “amplify what it means to be a dragon.” Open flight was a “natural” extension of previous entries imbuing a sense of discovery and “zen-like flow.” But this doesn’t mean levels are now a cakewalk, as Spyro will have to dive down to increase flight speed or ignite campfires so the wind helps his movement. For a while, it seemed unlikely that a new Spyro game would happen Toys for Bob was relegated to Call of Duty support after a number of Crash Bandicoot spinoffs, dashing hopes that it’d make good on a tease in the Crash 4 art book. Now independent, the studio is building off a framework established with the remakes of the original Spyro games. Realm Beyond’s setup isn’t that dissimilar from Spyro 2, and Tom Kenny’s voicing Spyro again after he first joined the series with the second entry. Implicit or not, A Realm Beyond is basically Spyro 4, and we can’t wait for it to hit PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S in spring 2027.
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View All 10Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart
Click for next article This visible light mosaic shows the LMC and SMC. The Small and Large Magellanic Clouds (SMC and LMC for short) are two dwarf irregular galaxies passing close to the Milky Way. The LMC is about 163,000 light years away from us, while the SMC is further away at about 200,000 light-years from us. Both are subject to disruption from the Milky Way's gravity, which triggers bursts of star formation within them and rips away a stream of gas from both, called the Magellanic Stream. However, new results from the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal mountaintop site in Chile have shown the Milky Way isn't the only galaxy affecting the SMC. It turns out that the diminutive galaxy's bigger brother, the LMC, is also a disruptive influence. As part of VISTA's Survey of the Magellanic Clouds (VMC), the four-meter aperture telescope has spent the past 11 years carefully mapping the motions of millions of individual stars in the Magellanic Clouds. There were no major shocks there, but the results of the SMC measurements have caught everyone by surprise. Previous measurements implied that the motion of stars in the SMC were indicative of the rotation of the dwarf galaxy, but according to these new results, that was a misinterpretation. Instead, stars are moving en masse outwards from the core of the SMC, in directions generally aligned along an axis pointing from (as seen from Earth) southeast to northwest. Extend that line, and it points all the way back to the LMC. This is exactly what we would expect if gravitational tidal forces from the LMC were tugging on the part of the SMC closest to it, stretching the SMC. The average velocity of these stars is 10.6 miles (17 kilometers) per second, and over the course of a few hundred million years these stars could travel several thousand light-years. This gives an indication of how much the SMC has been distorted perhaps over billions of years. In the past its structure must have been more compact and defined, as opposed to its amorphous shape today. An animation indicating the radial motion of the stars in the SMC. (/VISTA VMC/AIP/S. Vijayasree)"The results reveal large-scale tidal expansion throughout the SMC and challenge long-standing assumptions that the Small Magellanic Cloud behaves like a rotating disk," said the AIP's Sreepriya Vijayasree, who is the lead author of the research paper describing the findings. "The study shows that the internal motions of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud are dominated not , but ." The motions of the stars are like a time machine, a legacy of past events that have become imprinted on how the stars travel through space.
10 best Spanish beaches to see the total solar eclipse 2026
For the Aug. 12, 2026, total solar eclipse, Spain's beaches will be among the most sought-after locations — but not all will deliver. The path of totality crosses the north and east of the country just before sunset, with the sun low in the west-northwest. Many top resorts face east for sunrise views, so at the crucial moment, the sun may be blocked . To experience totality — the brief period during a solar eclipse when the sun is completely covered — clearly, being on the coast isn't enough — you need a clear, unobstructed view to the west-northwest, ideally over open water. That's why the best eclipse beaches are either on Spain's Atlantic-facing north coast, where the horizon is open, or in carefully chosen Mediterranean spots where development is low, and sightlines are clean. The altitude of the eclipsed sun matters: in Galicia, Asturias, and the Cantabrian Coast, it's 12 to 9 degrees above the horizon — manageable but low. On the Mediterranean and Balearic Islands, it's just 4 to 2 degrees, turning totality into a fleeting event easily obscured . Choose your beach wisely (checking tide times a few weeks in advance on Surf Forecast or Tide Forecast), and you'll watch the moon's shadow race in from the Atlantic before revealing the corona during totality, just minutes before sunset. Get it wrong, and you could miss everything. Essential resources for checking and re-checking intended destinations for totality include Xavier Jubier's Interactive Google Map, which has timings and built-in sightlines from Peak Finder, as well as The Eclipse App, Eclipse Horizon Checker and the Instituto Geográfico Nacional. The best advice is to test your location the day before the eclipse. Let's look at some of the best beaches in Spain for eclipse viewing, complete with details on timing and conditions. 1. Praia de Alba e Sabón, Galicia Location: Praia de Alba, Municipality of Arteixo, Galicia, Spain Time and duration of totality: p. m. CEST; 1 minute, 9 seconds Height of eclipsed sun above west-northwest: 12.1 degrees Chance of clouds: 54% (since 2000) Easily accessible just south of A Coruña, this broad, open beach offers excellent infrastructure and long, flat stretches of sand. Its clear west-northwest outlook makes it ideal for a low, pre-sunset eclipse, with uninterrupted ocean horizons, coastal paths, and easy access. 2. Playa de Langre, Cantabria Location: Cantabric coast, Spain Time and duration of totality: p. m. CEST; 1 minute, 55 seconds Height of eclipsed sun above west-northwest: 9 degrees Chance of clouds: 56% (since 2000) A wild, cliff-backed beach east of Santander, Langre offers a dramatic natural amphitheater facing west-northwest.
Look up! Venus and Jupiter are sharing a 'cosmic kiss'
Jupiter and Venus will appear close together in the sky Monday and Tuesday in what astronomy calls a "conjunction." NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW Science Look up! Venus and Jupiter are sharing a 'cosmic kiss' June 7, 20268:14 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday Ayesha Rascoe Look up! Venus and Jupiter are sharing a 'cosmic kiss' Listen · Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www. npr. org/player/embed/nx-s1-5848654/nx-s1-9800372" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Jupiter and Venus will appear close together in the sky Monday and Tuesday in what astronomy calls a "conjunction." (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: If you looked at the sky last night and thought to yourself, wow - those two stars are really bright and really big - congratulations. You probably caught an early glimpse of the planets Venus and Jupiter in their closest alignment for years. Venus and Jupiter are sharing what's being called a cosmic kiss. Though they are actually hundreds of millions of miles apart, the planets will appear so close in the night sky that if you stretch out your hand, your pinky might just barely fit between them. This is called a conjunction, and it's the best conjunction for Jupiter and Venus that the Northern Hemisphere will see until 2028. If you want to catch this cosmic kiss, look to the west about 45 minutes after sunset. How long the kiss is visible will depend on exactly where you are on Earth. If you're somewhere without much light pollution from cities, you might be able to catch it up to two hours after the sun goes down. Venus and Jupiter will be closest to Earth and most visible to us tomorrow and Tuesday, but you can still catch these planetary lovebirds until June 11.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Copyright © 2026 NPR. Accuracy and availability of NPR transcripts may vary. Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio. Audio on npr. org may be edited after its original broadcast or publication. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.
It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers
One of the world's most isolated islands is being transformed The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants. It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers June 7, 20267:51 AM ET By Omkar Khandekar , Leesha K Nair Bulldozers in paradise: how a massive infrastructure project threatens an isolated island community Listen · Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www. npr. org/player/embed/g-s1-125586/nx-s1-9800651" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Apart from the indigenous people, the Great Nicobar island's population consists mainly of a few thousand settlers, who live in sleepy villages alongside dense forests. A major development project would dramatically alter the scene. Omkar Khandekar/NPR hide caption toggle caption Omkar Khandekar/NPR THE GREAT NICOBAR ISLAND, India — Fireflies illuminate the edge of a forest on the Great Nicobar Island as field biologist Sumit Kumar tries to find a particularly shy creature. A soft hoot wafts through the thicket. Kumar scans the trees with his flashlight: Sitting on a branch is a rare, wide-eyed, fat Nicobarese Scops owl. It narrows its eyes into what feels like a death-glare. Kumar smiles: "When you spot them, they look at you as if to say, 'You don't belong here.'" And he says, they're not wrong. The Great Nicobar Island is part of an archipelago that lies deep in the Indian Ocean. Until mainland Indians started settling here a few decades ago, its humans consisted of around a thousand indigenous folks. It's governed a flight from the mainland and a 30-hour ferry ride to arrive. The Indian government hopes to change all that. Great Nicobar Islanders clean vessels near Campbell Bay. Satish Babu/AFP/via hide caption toggle caption R. Satish Babu/AFP/via The upcoming Great Nicobar Project is set to transform this sleepy island into a bustling township over the next three decades. Once complete, the island will have a civilian and military airport, a transshipment port that caters to container ships, a power plant and a new town equipped to host a million tourists a year — nearly 100 times its current population. The project will cover an area twice the size of Manhattan, and potentially feature high rises, discos, even Disneyland-like theme parks. Environmentalists and critics have a list of concerns.
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View All 10Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700 million to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal
This story was originally published and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. President Donald Trump is using wartime presidential authority to hand $700 million to coal-fired power plants in the U. S., the latest move “clean, beautiful coal,” despite it being the dirtiest of fossil fuels. “Today, we’re taking historic action to bring down the price of energy and the cost of living for all Americans with the power of clean, beautiful coal,” he said at a press conference on Thursday. Trump is using the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era statute used to accelerate American industrial output in times of national need, to provide grants to more than a dozen existing coal plants across the U. S., including facilities capable of exporting coal. “As a result of the $700 million investment that I’m announcing today, we will protect 14 coal plants and 42 coalmines, a tremendous number, and build two new coal plants and one massive new export terminal,” Trump said. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist. Here's How Read Next Why the government is trying to make coal cute Kate Yoder The funds will be used to bring a new coal export terminal online in Oakland, California, and to restart an existing facility in Maryland. They will also keep online plants across 10 states: West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Each of those 10 states voted for Trump, the president boasted on Thursday. “We won them all,” he said. The two new coal plants will be in Alaska and West Virginia. Trump has long been a champion of reviving the United States’ ailing coal industry. Thursday’s White House event featured supportive governors and lawmakers from coal-rich states such as Wyoming and West Virginia. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist. Here's How In the past year, the Trump administration has doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to the coal industry, signed orders forcing ratepayers to pay extra for aging plants to stay open, and dismantled environmental rules that limit toxins from coal leaching into Americans’ shared air and water. The administration’s attempts to provide a cuddly rebranding to coal have even extended to creating a new mascot with giant eyes, called Coalie, and gushing social media posts that include an image of a lump of coal wearing sunglasses as if it were on the TV show Love Island.
Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk
When pathologists cut open dead sloths from a planned Florida tourist attraction, they found a plethora of pathogens. Parasites, bacteria and viruses were all lurking in animals weakened , according to necropsy records and a state inspection report obtained . The sloths had distended stomachs, diarrhea matted into fur and lungs congested with pneumonia. The Orlando business where they died, called Sloth World, closed before ever opening to the public amid a backlash after an April investigation . But wildlife scientists, epidemiologists and veterinary pathologists say the details of the mass deaths spotlight broader public-health concerns with the multi-billion-dollar legal wildlife trade in an era where three-quarters of new infectious diseases originate in animals. The industry creates a pipeline for viruses, parasites and fungi to mutate, spread and threaten humans and animals alike—helped along . ICN Weekly Saturdays Our #1 delivers the week’s climate and energy news – our original stories and top headlines from around the web. Get ICN Weekly Inside Clean Energy Thursdays Dan Gearino’s habit-forming weekly take on how to understand the energy transformation reshaping our world. Get Inside Clean Energy Today’s Climate Tuesdays A once-a-week digest of the most pressing climate-, written . Get Today’s Climate Don’t miss a beat. Get a daily email of our original, groundbreaking stories written -winning reporters. Get ICN Sunday Morning Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and ICN reporters as they discuss one of the week’s top stories. Get ICN Sunday Morning Justice & Health A digest of stories on the inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. Neil Vora, a physician and epidemiologist who spent nearly a decade working with the U. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including on the frontlines of Ebola outbreaks. As a person, Vora said he’s heartbroken about the suffering of the animals Sloth World imported from the forests of Peru and Guyana—more than 50 have died. As an epidemiologist, he is deeply concerned . Vora pointed to the 2002 SARS outbreak in China, sparked , and the 2003 Mpox outbreak in Wisconsin, linked to the exotic pet trade, as clear historical warnings of what happens when species are artificially commingled under intense stress. “It is like conducting a dangerous genetic experiment,” Vora said of the trade. “It’s just a ticking time bomb that has huge risk—it’s like pandemic roulette.” Pathogens crossing species barriers have driven many of the world’s most consequential outbreaks, including HIV/AIDS, influenza and West Nile virus.
A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation
ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa—James Hepp is sick of excuses. The 36-year-old farmer manages about 1,600 acres of corn, soy and small grains in northern Iowa. He keeps a close eye on his bottom line and says he wants to build a business that his three young children would be foolish not to join. For Hepp, a first-generation farmer, that means doing things differently from his neighbors. In an effort to preserve soil health, he tills only narrow strips of land, leaving much of his field undisturbed. Hepp also avoids applying nitrogen fertilizer when he’s not growing crops. At first, Hepp’s approach to farming focused on cutting costs. It let him make fewer passes with the tractor, saving money , herbicides and fertilizer. The benefits for soil and water quality were a bonus. ICN Weekly Saturdays Our #1 delivers the week’s climate and energy news – our original stories and top headlines from around the web. Get ICN Weekly Inside Clean Energy Thursdays Dan Gearino’s habit-forming weekly take on how to understand the energy transformation reshaping our world. Get Inside Clean Energy Today’s Climate Tuesdays A once-a-week digest of the most pressing climate-, written . Get Today’s Climate Don’t miss a beat. Get a daily email of our original, groundbreaking stories written -winning reporters. Get ICN Sunday Morning Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and ICN reporters as they discuss one of the week’s top stories. Get ICN Sunday Morning Justice & Health A digest of stories on the inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. Fifth-generation farmers Matthew Bormann and Zack Smith round out the squad. Bormann, Hepp and Smith are hardly the first Iowans to call for policies that target the environmental footprint of a relatively unregulated industry. Regulation has been a rallying cry in the last year for environmental groups, politicians and citizens who fear the state’s poor water quality could be linked to its rising cancer rates. But as award-winning farmers and former county Farm Bureau board members who’ve made a living growing thousands of acres of Iowa’s two biggest commodity crops, Bormann, Hepp and Smith represent a different demographic in the reform camp: industry insiders. In March, the men began posting short videos to Facebook demonstrating regenerative practices at work on their farms and calling for policy interventions to improve water quality. Their posts quickly gained traction on social media feeds across the state.
Fisher with a mission: first woman to chair Grayling Society wants to protect ‘lady of the stream’
A grayling in the River Anton in Hampshire. ‘They are elegant, charismatic and absolutely deserve the same respect as salmon and trout,’ says Lovejoy. Photograph: Paul Colley/Getty/iStockphoto View image in fullscreen A grayling in the River Anton in Hampshire. ‘They are elegant, charismatic and absolutely deserve the same respect as salmon and trout,’ says Lovejoy. Photograph: Paul Colley/Getty/iStockphoto Fisher with a mission: first woman to chair Grayling Society wants to protect ‘lady of the stream’ Marnie Lovejoy hopes to inspire other women to fish, protect England’s rivers and lift up the ‘beautiful’ grayling With its iridescent pink scales and elegant dorsal fin, the grayling is known to anglers as the “lady of the stream”, yet the society fighting for its protection has never been led by a woman, until now. Angling, and fly-fishing in particular, has always been a very male-dominated sport. The fly-fisher’s club in Mayfair, London, where anglers meet to lunch on dover sole and drink fine wine, did not allow women to cross the threshold even as guests until 2024. One of Britain’s few high-profile female anglers, Marina Gibson has said she’s faced sexism from men in the fishing world. “I was constantly reminded that some people would always resent my presence in fishing simply because I was young, blond and female.” View image in fullscreen Dr Marnie Lovejoy, chair of the Grayling Society, was inspired to fish in Hampshire by a ‘wonderful female instructor’. Photograph: Marnie LovejoyBut Dr Marnie Lovejoy, a criminal lawyer who has been appointed the chair of the Grayling Society, hopes to forge a new path for female fishers. She has had the backing of the former rockstar turned river campaigner Feargal Sharkey, who is the honorary president of the society. “Women have been less likely to get involved, perhaps because it is traditionally male dominated,” she said, “but if you look at historic texts, a lot of fly-tying was done by females – there were some nuns who used to fish as well.” Fly-tying is the process of creating artificial fishing flies , fur, thread and tinsel to a hook. Lovejoy, originally from Switzerland, has “always loved the outdoors” but got into fly-fishing a few years ago as she was inspired by a “wonderful female instructor” on a river in Hampshire near where she lives. She hopes to inspire other women to get fishing. “Fishing is a wonderful activity and it makes no difference whether you are a woman or a man,” she said. “We need to open up new communications channels, we had a Facebook site which wasn’t really active.
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View All 5Today: Light Rain, Minimum Temperature: 8°C (47°F) Maximum Temperature: 16°C (61°F)
This video can not be played This morning will see any early rain gradually clear. It will then turn mostly dry with sunny spells and patchy cloud, with just a chance of the odd shower. Tonight will see a band of cloud and scattered showers move in from the west, mainly during the early hours. The showers will largely ease by dawn, with clear spells developing from the west. Tomorrow morning will see widespread patchy cloud cover develop, along with isolated showers. In the afternoon, showers will become more frequent, heavy at times, and potentially thundery. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will see sunny spells, areas of cloud, and scattered showers, which will ease . There is a risk of thunder. Thursday is set to turn cloudy and breezy, with outbreaks of rain moving in from the west during the morning. In the afternoon, the rain will clear to variable cloud and a few showers, and similar conditions may persist into Friday. Average wind speed 3 Miles per hour, South South Easterly3Average wind speed 5 Kilometres per hour, South South Easterly5 Humidity: Humidity: 94%,94% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1009 millibars, Falling,1009mb, Falling Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Standish, Wigan Northern Rambler Reported , Cheshire East MeanderingManshipsReported , Rochdale EarthstarReported , Stockport sunset_twilightReported by sunset_twilight
Tuesday: Light Rain Showers, Minimum Temperature: 8°C (47°F) Maximum Temperature: 15°C (59°F)
This video can not be played This morning will see any early rain gradually clear. It will then turn mostly dry with sunny spells and patchy cloud, with just a chance of the odd shower. Tonight will see a band of cloud and scattered showers move in from the west, mainly during the early hours. The showers will largely ease by dawn, with clear spells developing from the west. Tomorrow morning will see widespread patchy cloud cover develop, along with isolated showers. In the afternoon, showers will become more frequent, heavy at times, and potentially thundery. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will see sunny spells, areas of cloud, and scattered showers, which will ease . There is a risk of thunder. Thursday is set to turn cloudy and breezy, with outbreaks of rain moving in from the west during the morning. In the afternoon, the rain will clear to variable cloud and a few showers, and similar conditions may persist into Friday. Average wind speed 3 Miles per hour, South South Easterly3Average wind speed 5 Kilometres per hour, South South Easterly5 Humidity: Humidity: 94%,94% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1009 millibars, Falling,1009mb, Falling Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Standish, Wigan Northern Rambler Reported , Cheshire East MeanderingManshipsReported , Rochdale EarthstarReported , Stockport sunset_twilightReported by sunset_twilight
M7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao generates 1 m (3.3 feet) tsunami waves and damages buildings, Philippines
Damage caused by M7.8 earthquake in Philippines on June 7, 2026. Credit: IFRC Asia Pacific The epicenter was located 27 km (17 miles) SW of Kablalan (population 2 698), 31 km (19 miles) SW of Glan (population 24 256), 50 km (31 miles) SSW of Malapatan (population 19 439), 56 km (35 miles) SSW of Lun Pequeño (population 11 541), and 104 km (65 miles) SSE of Koronadal (population 195 398), Philippines. 1.2 million people are estimated to have felt severe shaking, 3.76 million very strong, 7 million strong, and 10 million moderate. NWS PTWC reported that tsunami waves reaching 1 to 3 m (3.3 to 9.8 feet) above tide level are possible along some coasts of the Philippines. Tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to 1 m (1 to 3 feet) above tide level are possible for some coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked people in areas vulnerable to tsunamis to immediately go to higher ground. Indonesian and Malaysian authorities also issued warnings to their nearby coastal areas, AP reported. Epicenter of M7.8 earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines on June 7, 2026. Credit: TW/SAM, Google The USGS issued a Yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities and an Orange alert for economic losses. Significant damage is likely and the disaster is potentially widespread. Estimated economic losses are less than 1% of GDP of the Philippines. Past events with this alert level have required a regional or national level response. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake-resistant construction. The predominant vulnerable building types are reinforced concrete and heavy wood frame construction. Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as tsunamis and landslides that might have contributed to losses. Liquefaction triggered /or spatial extent. The number of people living near areas that could have produced liquefaction in this earthquake is extensive. Landslides are expected to be significant in number and/or spatial extent. The number of people living near areas that could have produced landslides in this earthquake is significant. Epicenter of M7.8 earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines on June 7, 2026. Credit: TW/SAM, Google The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Director Teresito Bacolcol said land-based tsunami watch stations observed 1 m (3 feet) waves in Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani, with smaller waves observed in at least one other province. President Marcos said a tsunami warning was in effect across several coastal provinces in Mindanao and directed government agencies to act immediately. The Office of Civil Defense and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council began coordinating disaster response and monitoring, while the Department of Social Welfare and Development was directed to pre-position relief goods and prepare evacuation centers.
At least one injured as severe storms hit southern Pennsylvania, tornado surveys planned
At least one person was injured after severe thunderstorms swept across parts of southern Pennsylvania on June 6, 2026, producing wind gusts of 115 to 130 km/h (70 to 80 mph) and causing damage across portions of Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette counties. The National Weather Service plans to survey affected areas on June 7 amid reports that tornadoes may have occurred. At least one person was injured after severe weather struck parts of southern Pennsylvania on June 6, with wind gusts of 113 to 129 km/h (70 to 80 mph) reported across southeastern Washington, southern Westmoreland, and northern Fayette counties. Local reports indicate that tornadoes may have affected the region, although this has not yet been confirmed. The National Weather Service (NWS) plans to deploy a damage assessment team on June 7. “Our damage assessment team will be deploying tomorrow to areas most likely impacted by a tornado. Your reports help guide their efforts. If you have any storm damage that you didn’t already share with us over the last 24 hours, please share it,” the NWS office in Pittsburgh said. One injury was reported near Lynnwood-Pricedale and Glister Road in Fayette County after a mobile home rolled over in strong winds. The incident was reported at approximately local time. While the stormy weather spared Pittsburgh, the threat of severe weather led to the cancellation of the Morgan Wallen concert at Acrisure Stadium. “After talking with local officials and my team, there is no choice but to cancel tonight’s show due to severe adverse weather conditions expected throughout the rest of the day and night,” Morgan Wallen said. “Safety for my fans and crew is the highest priority. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.” Severe weather also affected parts of West Virginia, where strong winds injured at least five people in Granville after a tent was blown off Randy’s Ridge during a Super Regional baseball game on June 6. At least one person suffered two broken legs, according to an NWS Local Storm Report. Five injured after tent collapses during Super Regional game in Granville, West Virginia References: 1 Preliminary Local Storm Report – NWS – June 6, 2026 2 Morgan Wallen cancels 2nd Pittsburgh concert – TRIB – June 6, 2026 Feature Electric Utilities Rishav Kothari I am an Assistant Editor and Severe Weather & Science Journalist at The Watchers, specializing in real-time severe weather coverage, geophysical event reporting, and research-driven scientific analysis. You can reach me at rishav(at)watchers(.)news.
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