Israeli foreign minister says decision on all-out war against Hezbollah is near (www.theguardian.com)
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C | At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress (www.theguardian.com)
World First: California to welcome cannabis for sale and consumption at State Fair (www.theguardian.com)
‘Will I ever retire?’: millennials wonder what’s on the other side of middle age (www.theguardian.com)
Claire*, 42, was always told: “Follow your dreams and the money will follow.” So that’s what she did. At 24, she opened a retail store with a friend in downtown Ottawa, Canada. She’d managed to save enough from a part-time government job during university to start the business without taking out a loan....
Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months (www.theguardian.com)
Mary Morrissey apologizes after being filmed dumping liquid into backpack of Democratic legislator Jim Carroll
Stanford disappoints critics of fossil fuel donations by hiring PR firm with big oil ties (www.theguardian.com)
University hires Brunswick Group amid anger from campus organizers at its sustainability school’s funding...
Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains (www.theguardian.com)
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...
‘Terrified of losing their rights’: abortion is a leading issue for Arizona’s Latino voters (www.theguardian.com)
Organizers hope those disillusioned by electoral politics will vote with an eye on abortion rights after fall of Roe...
US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms (www.theguardian.com)
Dr Vivek Murthy asks for required labels that state ‘social media is associated with significant mental health harms’...
US avocado inspectors stop work in Mexican state over ‘security situation’ (www.theguardian.com)
Mango inspections also suspended ‘until further notice’ in state troubled by gang violence, but USDA says produce already in transit not affected...
Trial opens of ‘esoteric’ wing of alleged German coup plotters (www.theguardian.com)
GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger...
Millions face record-high temperatures as heat dome intensifies over US (www.theguardian.com)
Cities in midwest and north-east brace for heatwave with some to experience highs of 105F – 25 degrees above normal...
‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 years (www.theguardian.com)
Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war...
‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 years (www.theguardian.com)
Landmark California hotel, nearly 100 years old, destroyed by fire (www.theguardian.com)
How North Korea’s lucrative trade in human hair is helping it skirt the impact of sanctions (www.theguardian.com)
Judge blocks Iowa law allowing police to charge people facing deportation (www.theguardian.com)
Megachurch pastor and former Trump spiritual adviser admits sexual abuse (www.theguardian.com)
US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms (www.theguardian.com)
‘Making this film was forbidden’: how Agnieszka Holland’s migrant thriller inflamed the Polish right (www.theguardian.com)
Teachers and GPs ‘staggering’ under extra demands caused by poverty in Great Britain (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese firm sought to use UK university links to access AI for possible military use (www.theguardian.com)
Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China...
Chinese firm sought to use UK university links to access AI for possible military use (www.theguardian.com)
Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China...
At least 14 pilgrims die during hajj pilgrimage amid soaring temperatures (www.theguardian.com)
‘We’re excited’: arthouse hits draw young UK filmgoers to a summer of subtitles (www.theguardian.com)
This time last summer, British cinemas were holding their collective breath, looking forward to the biggest box office weekend of the year. “Barbenheimer” came to the rescue, with the doubleheader of blockbusters jointly chalking up an initial total of £30m when released in mid-July....
