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Thai Royal Family
Thai Princess Dies After Three Years in Coma

Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol has died after being in a coma for more than three years, the Thai royal family said in a statement. She was 47 years old.

The princess was the king's eldest daughter and known in Thailand as "Princess Bha". She fell into a coma in December 2022 due to a mycoplasma infection. According to the royal family, she died peacefully.

NATO's Future
Task: US to Withdraw Fighter Jets from NATO

The United States will withdraw large parts of its fighter jets and warships that have assisted NATO operations in Europe, two senior officials told the New York Times.

The decision would reduce NATO's ability to carry out long-range strikes and conduct surveillance.

The plan is to reduce the number of F-16 and F-15E fighter jets from 150 to 100. They also want to withdraw all eight aerial refueling aircraft that have been available in Europe.

It is unclear when the reduction may take place, but according to American officials it is about the near

future.

Climate threat  El Niño
El Niño has begun – expected to be record hot

The weather phenomenon El Niño has officially begun, writes CNN.

It is the American oceanic and atmospheric agency NOAA that states that they see conditions that show that the weather phenomenon has gained momentum, including through the recent increase in sea temperatures and changed air currents.

The temperature in the sea water has increased by 0.5 degrees, which is the average that scientists use to define the phenomenon.

It is expected to develop into a “super” El Niño, or even make it a record-breaking heatwave next year.

Beijing: Spy turtles steal state secrets

China claims that foreign intelligence services are using innovative methods to monitor the country’s waters and steal marine data, writes The Guardian. Among other things, Beijing claims that spies are attaching sensors to turtles and fish to create underwater maps of the Chinese coastline.

According to China’s Ministry of State Security, the animals collected “sensitive data on water temperature, salinity and ocean currents, then transmitted it overseas via satellite.”

This is far from the first time that allegations have emerged that animals are being used for espionage. In 2023, for example, Britain’s intelligence service stated that Russia was using specially trained dolphins at its Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol.