Iceland declares state of emergency over volcanic eruption threat (www.theguardian.com)
Powerful earthquakes rock country’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, increasing likelihood of event
Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities (www.theguardian.com)
Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water.
Experts call for global moratorium on efforts to geoengineer climate (www.theguardian.com)
‘Threatened and vulnerable’: Cop City activists labeled as terrorists pay high price (www.theguardian.com)
Protesters say classification as ‘domestic terrorists’ for opposing planned Georgia police facility has upended their lives...
Spanish football federation threatens to sue player Jenni Hermoso over kiss ‘lies’ (www.theguardian.com)
In a statement, the federation said that it would take the “necessary legal action” and told the female players that “playing for the national team is an obligation on any member of the federation called upon to do so”.
‘This is barbarism’: shock at Russian strike on Odesa cathedral (www.theguardian.com)
Greek shipwreck: hi-tech investigation suggests coastguard responsible for sinking (www.theguardian.com)
China and US reportedly agree to rare nuclear arms control talks (www.theguardian.com)
Talks expected on Monday would be first since Obama administration and follow visit to Washington by Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister...
Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win (www.theguardian.com)
UK rents rise faster in deprived areas – and drag more people into poverty (www.theguardian.com)
Cost doubles in some poor urban districts, driven in part by mortgage rate rise, UK-wide study shows
Robert Jenrick has cartoon murals painted over at children’s asylum centre (www.theguardian.com)
When you’ve got nothing to do but be cruel
Support for Israel and verbal sparring propel fiery third Republican debate (www.theguardian.com)
“I will be telling Bibi [Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu] to finish the job once and for all with these butchers Hamas. They’re terrorists. They’re massacring innocent people. They would wipe every Jew off the globe if they could,” Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, said. Haley, a former ambassador to the...
Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland (www.theguardian.com)
About 2,000 people participated in the events last weekend, which included a swim off Sunderland’s blue flag Roker beach. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it would be testing samples from those who were ill to establish the cause of the illness and any common pathogens....
UN warns violence against civilians in Sudan ‘verging on pure evil’ (www.theguardian.com)
Japan asks court to strip Unification church of religious status (www.theguardian.com)
Japan’s government has asked a court to strip the Unification church of its status, amid growing criticism of the group’s fundraising activities after the assassination last year of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe....
Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork told to repay funding. (www.theguardian.com)
Twitter traffic sinks in wake of changes and launch of rival platform Threads (www.theguardian.com)
Data shows the micro-blogging website has been shedding users since early 2023, not long after Elon Musk’s takeover
As Gaza crumbles, those speaking up for innocent Palestinians are being silenced and sacked (www.theguardian.com)
Portugal to scrap ‘unjust’ tax breaks for foreign residents (www.theguardian.com)
Serbia pulls some troops back from Kosovo border after warning from US (www.theguardian.com)
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction (www.theguardian.com)
Ireland’s criticism of Israel has made it an outlier in the EU. What lies behind it? | Una Mullaly (www.theguardian.com)
Rashida Tlaib claims in video that Biden supports Palestinian genocide (www.theguardian.com)
US supreme court blocks ‘ghost gun’ makers again from selling at-home kits (www.theguardian.com)
Justices reverse federal judge’s order that allowed manufacturers to sell unregulated kits that convert into firearms...
Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
