Why more women get cancer in India – but more men die
Women account for just over half of all new cases, but men make up the majority of deaths.
The Bright Side: Earth’s ozone layer is healing thanks to international action, UN says – France 24
- The Bright Side: Earth's ozone layer is healing thanks to international action, UN says France 24
- Healing the ozone layer: ‘Guided by science, united in action’ UN News
- The ozone layer above the Arctic has thickened The Barents Observer
- WMO Ozone and UV Bulletin No. 3 – September 2025 World Meteorological Organization WMO
- Tracing journey of ozone layer discovery Times of India
Netanyahu does not rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders abroad
At a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Netanyahu said every country had the right "to defend itself beyond its borders".
Trump to send national guard to Memphis and says Chicago is ‘probably next’
Move is latest push by administration to expand military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run cities
Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would send national guard troops into Memphis, in a “replica” of the administration’s expanding military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run cities.
The move was welcome by Tennessee’s Republican governor, Bill Lee, who stood behind Trump in the Oval Office as he signed a presidential memo establishing a Memphis Safe Task Force.
Continue reading...Trump’s state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
Months of preparations have gone into the state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.
Denmark’s Parenting Test Becomes the Latest Flashpoint in Greenland – The New York Times
Denmark’s Parenting Test Becomes the Latest Flashpoint in Greenland The New York Times
First ‘one in, one out’ deportation flight reportedly takes off without migrants
Group of people who crossed Channel by boat understood not to have been on Air France plane after legal challenge
The first flight to France carrying people who crossed the Channel under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal has not taken place as planned, according to reports.
A small group of individuals were removed from an Air France flight on Monday due to travel from Heathrow to Paris after a legal challenge, according to multiple newspaper reports.
Continue reading...Scoop: Netanyahu spoke to Trump before Israel bombed Qatar – Axios
- Scoop: Netanyahu spoke to Trump before Israel bombed Qatar Axios
- Israel's Qatar attack was a costly failure Axios
- The Gulf states want Donald Trump to choose: them or Israel The Economist
- Trump says he was not informed by Netanyahu before Israel's strike in Qatar Reuters
- Updates: Islamic states declare Qatar ‘solidarity’, Israel kills 51 in Gaza Al Jazeera
US destroys alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing three
The attack came after the Venezuelan president said Caracas would defend itself against US "aggression".
US destroys alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing three
The attack came after the Venezuelan president said Caracas would defend itself against US "aggression".
Reeves to host bosses of UK and US financial firms as Trump visit begins
Chancellor hosting Downing Street talks with Treasury secretary, which are aimed at securing more US investment
Rachel Reeves will host the bosses of top US and UK financial firms in Downing Street on Tuesday morning, as Donald Trump begins his official state visit.
The meeting, which will be jointly hosted by US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, will be attended by senior figures from BlackRock, Barclays and Blackstone, who will have roundtable talks with officials hoping to highlight economic cooperation between the two countries.
Continue reading...DC-style crackdown on crime coming to Memphis, Tennessee, Trump says
Trump signs a proclamation establishing a task force to take on crime in the Democrat-led city despite opposition from its mayor.
Beijing parade was a military showcase and a confession of vulnerabilities – Washington Times
- Beijing parade was a military showcase and a confession of vulnerabilities Washington Times
- ‘Everyone should be worried’: life in the crosshairs of China’s ‘Guam killer’ missiles The Guardian
- Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance The Conversation
- Why were China’s generals missing in action during the Victory Day parade? South China Morning Post
- China’s massive military parades conceal its key weaknesses The Hill
Beijing parade was a military showcase and a confession of vulnerabilities – Washington Times
- Beijing parade was a military showcase and a confession of vulnerabilities Washington Times
- ‘Everyone should be worried’: life in the crosshairs of China’s ‘Guam killer’ missiles The Guardian
- Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance The Conversation
- Why were China’s generals missing in action during the Victory Day parade? South China Morning Post
- China’s massive military parades conceal its key weaknesses The Hill
Report those who celebrate Charlie Kirk death to employers, Vance says
The vice-president's remarks come amid a wave of firings over posts deemed inappropriate about Kirk's death.
Australia: Climate report reveals rising oceans threat – DW
- Australia: Climate report reveals rising oceans threat DW
- Rising seas will threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050, landmark climate report warns BBC
- Warnings $500 billion could be wiped from property values by 2030 realestate.com.au
- Dedicated disaster force needed to prevent ADF being overwhelmed: report Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australia’s climate risk assessment prompts deluge of misinformation from the usual suspects | Temperature Check The Guardian
Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say – CNN
- Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say CNN
- Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study yahoo.com
- World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find Live Science
- The oldest human mummies were slowly smoked 14,000 years ago New Scientist
- Oldest Human Mummies Discovered, And They're Not What We Expected ScienceAlert
US judge rejects lawsuit challenge to SpaceX launch site over risks to wildlife
FAA ruled to have satisfied obligations in granting approval for expanded SpaceX operations next to wildlife refuge
A US district court judge on Monday rejected a suit by conservation groups challenging the Federal Aviation Administration approval in 2022 of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in south Texas.
The groups said noise, light pollution, construction and road traffic also degrade the area, home to endangered ocelots and jaguarundis, as well as nesting sites for endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles and for threatened shorebirds. US district judge Carl Nichols in Washington said FAA had satisfied its obligation “to take a hard look at the effects of light on nearby wildlife”.
Continue reading...Gulf leaders call on Trump to rein in Israel after Qatar emergency summit
Arab states say US should use its leverage and influence as they promise to ‘activate joint defence mechanisms’
Gulf leaders meeting at an emergency summit in Qatar have called on the Trump administration to use its leverage to rein in Israel following the unprecedented Israeli attempt last Tuesday to assassinate Hamas negotiators in Doha.
Speaking after the meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the group’s secretary general, Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi, said: “We … expect our strategic partners in the United States to use their influence on Israel in order for it to stop this behaviour … they have leverage and influence on Israel, and it’s about time that this leverage and influence be used.”
Continue reading...Hillsborough law will mean serious wrongdoing is punished, says Lammy
Deputy PM says legislation will ensure public officials have duty to act with ‘honesty and integrity at all times’
Public servants who deliberately cover up state-related disasters will face up to two years in jail under a new Hillsborough law, David Lammy has promised, following concerns from campaigners that it could be watered down.
Writing in the Guardian, the deputy prime minister and lord chancellor said legislation would ensure that state actors from “the bobby on the beat to the highest office in the land” will face “serious punishments for serious wrongdoing”.
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