China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine, says Nato in stern rebuke (www.theguardian.com)
Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya? (www.theguardian.com)
Widow of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi given death sentence by Iraqi court (www.theguardian.com)
A game of football, a boom, then scattered bodies: video shows moment of Israeli strike on Gaza school (www.theguardian.com)
The scene shows a moment of respite and relative calm in Gaza: a crowd of people watching a football match in a school playground. A player fails to control a long pass from a teammate. The opposing goalkeeper gathers the ball and looks to launch it back up the pitch....
First F-16 jets heading to Ukraine after months of training and negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch and Danish leaders say Ukraine will be ‘flying operational F-16s this summer’ as Kyiv seeks battlefield wins...
Japan adds ‘most severe’ category to its heatstroke index amid deadly summer (www.theguardian.com)
Hospitals are stretched to their limits during unseasonably early heatwave, as medical authorities liken public health risk to a ‘natural disaster’...
Urban heat island effect making temperatures 8F hotter in 65 US cities – study (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly 34 million people in those cities, or 15% of the US population, experiencing temperatures higher than in surrounding areas...
US mountaineer buried by avalanche 22 years ago found preserved in ice, police say (www.theguardian.com)
Yellowstone gunman told woman held at gunpoint he planned mass shooting, park officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Singapore has approved 16 insects to eat as food: here’s everything you need to know (www.theguardian.com)
US justice department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation (www.theguardian.com)
US Gaza aid pier to be permanently dismantled after operating for just 20 days – reports | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout (www.theguardian.com)
Company could endure biggest US strike of 2024 as unions accuse it of intimidation during contract negotiations...
Leaders head to Nato summit amid Biden doubts and concern for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
World leaders flew into Washington DC on Tuesday for a two-day Nato summit where they are expected to agree enhanced military support for Ukraine against a backdrop of questions about Joe Biden’s mental sharpness....
‘I was handed to a complete stranger’: the survivors fighting to end child marriage in 37 US states — and the people who want to keep it legal (www.theguardian.com)
Child marriage, which activists describe as one or both parties entering a union while under age 18, remains legal in 37 US states. There are no federal laws against it, meaning minors can marry, with parental consent, before they can vote, drink, or buy lottery tickets in the majority of the country. Some states have a minimum...
Spanish tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa (www.theguardian.com)
A Spanish tourist has been trampled to death by elephants in a South African national park after apparently trying to take pictures of a breeding herd that included three calves....
Nato’s 2023 military spending produced about 233m metric tonnes of CO2 – report (www.theguardian.com)
US heatwave tied to four Oregon deaths as temperature records are shattered (www.theguardian.com)
More than 146 million Americans under extreme heat alerts as dangerous weather fuels outbreak of new wildfires...
Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate...
Project 2025: inside Trump’s ties to the rightwing policy playbook (www.theguardian.com)
Trump has disavowed the manifesto, but his goals for civil service cuts, deportation and more show a shared vision...
Chinese developers scramble as OpenAI blocks access in China (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)
Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of Palestinians flee amid heavy Israeli attack on Gaza City (www.theguardian.com)
