WAO ART #22

The UK government has unveiled a new law aimed at stopping people from reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel, which has been heavily criticised by refugee rights groups. The law will bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches the UK by unauthorised means.

Yuga Labs, the studio behind Ethereum NFT projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club, has raised $16.5m in an auction of its TwelveFold collection of 300 generative art NFTs, which were a test of Bitcoin ordinal market. The quasi-NFTs are inscriptions saved on the smallest fraction of a bitcoin - satoshi.

North Korea has warned that it would be a "clear declaration of war" if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The warning comes as the US and South Korea prepare to hold their largest joint drills in five years.

Argentina has cancelled a 2016 agreement with the UK regarding the Falkland Islands after a Declassified UK story revealed allegations that the Argentine minister who negotiated the deal was drunk at the time. The agreement aimed to "remove all obstacles" to developing oil deposits.

An alligator named Tewa, believed to have been stolen from a Texas zoo 20 years ago, has been returned after being discovered at a nearby home. The 8-ft gator was probably taken by a volunteer at the Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo and was found near Austin by the Texas Game Warden.

Gulf stock markets ended mixed on Tuesday as investors awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that could offer clues on the US central bank’s rate-hike path. Crude oil prices, a major driver for Gulf economies, edged lower on Tuesday as data shows crude shipments into China fell.

Dozens of bushfires are spreading across Australia's east coast due to a severe heatwave, with temperatures hitting 40C for the first time since January 2021. New South Wales state is experiencing its worst fires since the 2019/2020 "Black Summer". Residents have been urged to evacuate.