UK says Russia plotting to sabotage Ukrainian grain tankers with sea mines (www.theguardian.com)
Based on ‘declassified intelligence’, UK says Russia targeting civilian shipping on approaches to Black Sea ports...
Armenia’s parliament defies Russia in vote to join international criminal court (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow criticises ‘inappropriate’ decision that would oblige former ally to arrest Putin if he visits...
Trump ally is first to plead guilty in Georgia elections case (www.theguardian.com)
Former Republican bail bondsman Scott Hall, one of the 19 people charged alongside Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia, entered into a plea agreement on Friday, becoming the first defendant to plead guilty in the sprawling criminal case....
Interview - ‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil launches biggest ever operation against illegal cattle farms in Amazon (www.theguardian.com)
The Brazilian government has launched its biggest ever operation to remove thousands of cows owned by illegal land grabbers from indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest....
‘Alarming’ scale of marine sand dredging laid bare by new data platform (www.theguardian.com)
New Zealand woman discovers surgical instrument ‘size of a dinner plate’ left in her body after operation (www.theguardian.com)
Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity (www.theguardian.com)
Invasive species are costing the world at least $423bn every year and have become a leading threat to the diversity of life on Earth, according to a UN assessment....
Banks pouring trillions to fossil fuel expansion in global south, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
“They say that money makes the world go round, but money is making the world go backwards,” Teresa Anderson, global lead on climate justice for ActionAid International, told reporters....
Canada study debunks stereotypes of homeless people’s spending habits (www.theguardian.com)
The widely held stereotype that people experiencing homelessness would be more likely to spend extra cash on drugs, alcohol and “temptation goods” has been upended by a study that found a majority used a $7,500 payment mostly on rent, food, housing, transit and clothes....
Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s Georgia arrest reduces Republican rivals to a sideshow (www.theguardian.com)
Monday briefing: Are the vanished British Museum relics the tip of the iceberg? (www.theguardian.com) Japanese
In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent
Gotthard rail tunnel, world’s longest, closes for months after Swiss derailment (www.theguardian.com)
Nato official apologises over suggestion Ukraine could give up land for membership (www.theguardian.com)
Russia’s central bank to hold extraordinary meeting after rouble falls to 16-month low (www.theguardian.com)
Bank will discuss interest rate after high spending on war in Ukraine and drop in export revenues put further pressure on Russia’s economy.
‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy (www.theguardian.com)
China a ‘ticking time bomb’ because of economic woes, Joe Biden warns (www.theguardian.com)
At Utah fundraiser, US president says China’s employment and workforce issues pose a risk, because ‘when bad folks have problems, they do bad things’
AI hysteria is a distraction: algorithms already sow disinformation in Africa (www.theguardian.com)
AI hysteria is a distraction: algorithms already sow disinformation in Africa::Forget ‘AI doomerism’ hype over ChatGPT, big tech’s colonial attitude lets hateful electoral propaganda be fed to millions
More than 40 feared dead after boat sinks in Mediterranean near Lampedusa (www.theguardian.com)
In previous downturns the world turned to China as an engine of growth – this time that driver may not be there (www.theguardian.com)
Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland (www.theguardian.com)
They found extremely high levels of E coli in the waters due to sewage being released, but it wasn’t published until after the event.
From Big Macs to Baftas: the incredible story behind the hit video game Vampire Survivors (www.theguardian.com)
Luca Galante went from flipping burgers in Thornton Heath to accidentally creating a gaming sensation in one of the few true indie developer rags-to-riches tales...
Google to launch privacy tools which remove unwanted personal images (www.theguardian.com)
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‘It’s exciting, it’s powerful’: how translated fiction captured a new generation of readers (www.theguardian.com)
