A coronal mass ejection, a storm of charged particles and radiation unleashed by the sun, will hit the Earth over the next few days. Aside from the Northern Lights extending in visibility to Illinois and Oregon, the storm may affect power systems, radio transmissions, and even GPS devices. (Albany Daily Star)
The new EU migrant policy, cemented with Turkey last month, took effect yesterday. The first migrants from Greece were transported by Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to Turkey. Meanwhile, 32 Syrians were accepted into Europe from Turkey. Protests to this new policy are springing up in Greece and Turkey. (BBC)
Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan flared again as fighting in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh exclave left at least 30 dead. The regional dispute, which is often referred to as a “frozen” conflict, may draw in neighbouring powers with interests in the region such as Turkey and Russia. (Al Jazeera)
A German newspaper, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, released 2.6 terabytes of data leaked from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm based in Panama city. The leaked information includes embarrassing financial connections between offshore accounts and the leaders of Iceland, Ukraine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other countries. (BBC)
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama via BBC