Italy wildfires encircle Palermo as temperatures hit 47C (www.theguardian.com)
Tennessee toughens voting rules for people with felony convictions (www.theguardian.com)
TIL in New York you can apply to have a fire hydrant opened during hot weather (www.theguardian.com)
Heatwave last summer killed 61,000 people in Europe, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Prigozhin wig pictures appear to be genuine, analysis shows (www.theguardian.com)
Skin cancer cases reach record high in UK with sharp rise among older adults (www.theguardian.com)
How Europe’s far right is marching steadily into the mainstream (www.theguardian.com)
Canadian judge rules thumbs-up emoji can represent contract agreement (www.theguardian.com)
‘Stereotypes are evolving’: female divers shake up conservative Jordan (www.theguardian.com)
Finland coalition in chaos as far-right minister quits over ‘climate abortion’ remark (www.theguardian.com)
The good people of Finland decided to elect the most right wing government in the history of the country just a couple of months ago. The government is a coalition of an extreme right wing party, a right wing christian party, and a "fiscally conservative" party – ie. they mostly leave saying the bigoted shit out loud to the...
Russia reducing its presence at nuclear plant, says Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Kerala is rolling out free broadband for its poorest citizens. What’s stopping your government? (www.theguardian.com)
UN concern over disciplinary case against UK lawyer for ‘boys’ club’ remarks (www.theguardian.com)
In 2022, Proudman wrote on X she was troubled by Cohen referring in a judgment to the relationship between a woman and her part-time judge and barrister ex-husband as “tempestuous”, and his use of the word “reckless” to describe the alleged domestic violence....
US ‘pressuring UK to block ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant’ (www.theguardian.com)
Labour officials at the weekend told the Guardian that in opposition Labour had rejected the Conservative legal challenge to the ICC jurisdiction and its policy remained unchanged in government, but did not say if the claim was being withdrawn as a result.
Yellowstone gunman told woman held at gunpoint he planned mass shooting, park officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Nato’s 2023 military spending produced about 233m metric tonnes of CO2 – report (www.theguardian.com)
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people (www.theguardian.com)
Georgia accused of stopping defense lawyers visiting ‘Cop City’ protest site (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of Palestinians flee amid heavy Israeli attack on Gaza City (www.theguardian.com)
At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
A prime mover behind the Shirion Collective, a conspiracy-minded, pro-Israel disinformation network seeking to shape public opinion about the Gaza conflict in the US, Australia and the UK, is a tech entrepreneur named Daniel Linden living in Florida who co-wrote a guidebook for OnlyFans users, the Guardian can reveal....
Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level rise (www.theguardian.com)
A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections....
‘The grey zone’: how IDF views some journalists in Gaza as legitimate targets (www.theguardian.com)
As Israel’s offensive in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for journalists in recent history, its military has repeatedly said it is not deliberately targeting the media....
