World Bank warns 108 countries risk being stuck in ‘middle-income trap’ (www.theguardian.com)
Almost quarter of big fashion brands have no decarbonisation plan, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
DKNY, Tom Ford and Reebok among companies to score 0% in Fashion Revolution report ranking top 250 firms...
More than 100 arrested in London as violence flares after Southport stabbings (www.theguardian.com)
US Forest Service failing to protect old growth trees from logging, critics say (www.theguardian.com)
They are the ancient giants of America – towering trunks of sequoias or beech or ash that started to sprout in some cases before the age of the Roman empire, with the few survivors of a frenzy of settler logging now appreciated as crucial allies in an era of climate and biodiversity crises....
Trump’s Truth Social network records second-worst audience decline (www.theguardian.com)
User drop suggests ‘rejection of harsh rhetoric’ spewed by the former US president, rightwing media analyst says...
Doctors told Pelosi of concern for Trump’s mental health, ex-speaker says in book (www.theguardian.com)
In early 2019, at a memorial service for a prominent psychiatrist, a succession of “doctors and other mental health professionals” told Nancy Pelosi they were “deeply concerned that there was something seriously wrong” with Donald Trump, “and that his mental and psychological health was in decline”....
US man who planned 2020 Venezuela coup attempt arrested for arms smuggling (www.theguardian.com)
Number of plastic bags found on UK beaches down 80% since charge introduced (www.theguardian.com)
Hailing the success of carrier bag laws, the Marine Conservation Society urges nations to push forward with plans for other single-use items...
USA’s Katie Ledecky makes Olympic history with gold in 1500m freestyle (www.theguardian.com)
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson could face up to 15 years’ prison in Japan if convicted (www.theguardian.com)
Gun reform advocates embrace a new tactic: running for office (www.theguardian.com)
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‘It puts everyone in a really bad position’: Black journalists react to Trump joining NABJ panel (www.theguardian.com)
Many criticize ex-president’s appearance at Black journalists’ conference as irresponsible...
Far right attack police outside Southport mosque after knife killings (www.theguardian.com)
Global methane emissions rising at fastest rate in decades, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers call for immediate action to reduce methane emissions and avert dangerous escalation in climate crisis...
Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in raid on Iran residence, says Palestinian group (www.theguardian.com)
‘Conditions were perfect’: how the breathtaking image of Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina was taken (www.theguardian.com)
On a distant reef 16,000km from Paris, surfer Gabriel Medina has given Olympic viewers one of the most memorable images of the Games yet, with an airborne celebration so well poised it looked too good to be true....
Global methane emissions rising at fastest rate in decades, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers call for immediate action to reduce methane emissions and avert dangerous escalation in climate crisis...
Keir Starmer says Southport rioters will feel ‘full force of the law’ (www.theguardian.com)
Global methane emissions rising at fastest rate in decades, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
JD Vance calls Trump ‘morally reprehensible’ in resurfaced emails (www.theguardian.com)
Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity (www.theguardian.com)
Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found....
Mexico president asks cartels not to fight each other after arrest of drug lords (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico’s president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week’s detention of the top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López....
‘Deep moral deterioration’ being normalised in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk accused of spreading lies over doctored Kamala Harris video (www.theguardian.com)
Doctored campaign video featuring US vice-president reposted by Tesla chief executive watched 128m times...
