US and Iranian forces have resumed direct military engagement in the Strait of Hormuz, with the US targeting mine launchers on Larak Island following a month of relative quiet. Meanwhile, rescue operations continue in the Grand Canyon after devastating flash floods left one person dead and many missing. In Ukraine, Russian strikes on publishing houses have destroyed millions of textbooks, a move characterized as an attempt to undermine national identity. South Korean authorities have sentenced the leader of the Unification Church to two years in prison for a coordinated bribery operation involving high-ranking political figures. On a personal note, 85-year-old actor Peter Marinka is returning to the stage despite an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, while researchers at Macquarie University have successfully reared a baby echidna, providing rare insights into the evolution of egg-laying mammals.
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