India can’t wish away coal – but can it be made cleaner?
The country heavily relies on coal-powered thermal plants to meet its daily energy requirements.
Haiti police kill suspected Jamaican traffickers during historic cocaine bust – Miami Herald
- Haiti police kill suspected Jamaican traffickers during historic cocaine bust Miami Herald
- Shootout on high seas leads to seizure of 2,300 pounds of cocaine, 3 suspects killed off coast of Haiti CBS News
- PNH seized record 1.05 tonnes of cocaine in historic raid The Haitian Times
- Jamaican and Bahamian nationals die in Haiti Jamaica Gleaner
- iciHaiti - Turtle Island : Seizure of more than a ton of cocaine iciHaiti.com
Beyoncé’s unreleased music stolen from car during Cowboy Carter tour
Authorities say they've issued an arrest warrant for a suspect but it's unclear whether the stolen items have been recovered.
Reeves to say cuts to City red tape will bring trickle-down benefits to households
Chancellor to announce raft of deregulation changes as City regulators move to pare back transparency rules
Rachel Reeves will claim that cutting red tape for City firms will have trickle-down benefits for households across Britain, as she tries to drum up support for a new financial services strategy.
A raft of regulatory reforms are due to be announced by the chancellor on Tuesday, in what the Treasury says will be the “biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade”. It will come before her Mansion House address to City bosses during a dinner at Guildhall in London on Tuesday evening.
Continue reading...Five-year-olds in England with special educational needs 20 months behind peers – report
Children from lower-income families also remain significantly behind their peers as impact of pandemic continues to be felt
Five-year-olds with special educational needs in England are lagging a record 20 months behind their peers, according to a report that says the country’s youngest learners face a “deepening crisis”, five years after the pandemic.
Since Covid closed schools, disrupting learning and triggering falls in attendance, there has been widespread concern about the growing attainment gap that leaves disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs significantly behind their peers.
Continue reading...Secondary schools in England to tackle ‘incel’ culture and teach positive role models
Government says new guidance will challenge ‘manosphere’ myths as DfE reports epidemic-scale misogyny
Secondary school pupils in England are to be taught about “incel” culture and the links between pornography and misogyny as part of long-awaited statutory government guidance due to be published on Tuesday.
It will include a new focus on positive role models for boys and challenge “myths about women and relationships that are spread online in the ‘manosphere’”, but will warn schools against “stigmatising boys for being boys”.
Continue reading...Australia hosts largest-ever Talisman Sabre military exercise – Defense News
- Australia hosts largest-ever Talisman Sabre military exercise Defense News
- In the Hills of Australia, Pacific Allies Are Training to Fight China - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Australia hosts largest-ever military exercise with 19 nations, likely to draw Chinese attention ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Australia fires first HIMARS long-range rocket in war game with US Reuters
- U.S., Australia Kick Off Talisman Sabre 2025 USNI News
Israel bombards Gaza, killing 78, as truce talks stall
The attacks come amid a worsening hunger crisis as Israel severely restricts entry of food, fuel, water and medicines.
Musk’s Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row
The deal is part of the Trump administration's push for more aggressive adoption of artificial intelligence in the government.
Slovakia hints it won’t block 18th sanctions package following EU assurances – The Kyiv Independent
- Slovakia hints it won't block 18th sanctions package following EU assurances The Kyiv Independent
- EU envoys near agreement on lower Russian oil price cap Reuters
- EU Offers Slovakia Assurances on Proposed Ban of Russian Gas Bloomberg
- Ukraine updates: EU fails to approve new Russia sanctions DW
- Czech PM urges Fico to back sanctions, cites shared Soviet past Euractiv
UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again
Decisions were paused more than seven months ago, following the fall of the Assad regime.
UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again – BBC
- UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again BBC
- Syrian asylum seekers returned from UK for first time in 13 years The Times
- Processing of Syrian asylum claims to resume Free Movement
- Decision making resumes for Syrian asylum claims, as seven new Home Office country information reports published Electronic Immigration Network
- Syrian asylum seeker says freeze on claims 'like slowly dying' BBC
US top court lets Trump proceed with mass layoffs at Education Department
Supreme Court ruling clears the way for the Trump administration to continue dismantling the Education Department.
States sue Trump over more than $6bn in education funds
Officials from California, New York, Kentucky and 20 other states allege US administration acted unconstitutionally.
China launches new spacesuits, other supplies to Tiangong space station (video) – Space
- China launches new spacesuits, other supplies to Tiangong space station (video) Space
- China launches Tianzhou-9 to Tiangong space station with record cargo and upgraded EVA suits SpaceNews
- Launch Roundup: Chinese cargo resupply mission, Eris, and Falcon 9 to launch NASASpaceFlight.com -
- Chinese astronauts enter Tianzhou-9 cargo ship after docking news.cgtn.com
- Successful launch at first light Global Times
Andrew Cuomo announces run for New York City mayor as an independent
Former governor lost the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani by more than 12 points last month
Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, said on Monday that he will run as an independent in New York City’s mayoral race, after losing in the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani.
Many saw Cuomo as the favorite in the primary, but he ultimately lost to Mamdani, a current member of the New York state assembly, by more than 12 points.
Continue reading...Faroes-style tunnels could ‘transform’ fortunes for Shetland isles
The local council says it is pushing ahead with plans to build tunnels to four outlying isles in the archipelago.
Israeli jets hit Syrian forces seeking to quell sectarian clashes in the south – The Washington Post
- Israeli jets hit Syrian forces seeking to quell sectarian clashes in the south The Washington Post
- Dozens killed in clashes between Druze and Bedouin in southern Syria BBC
- Israel Strikes Southern Syria in New Flare-Up of Violence The Wall Street Journal
- Attacks on Syrian security forces sent to quell sectarian clashes leave 18 dead as Israel strikes targets to protect Druze Reuters
- Clashes Between Bedouin and Druse in Syria Kill More Than 50, Health Official and Rights Group Say The New York Times
Pam Bondi fires US justice department’s top ethics adviser
Move is latest in series of dismissals as Trump and allies seek etribution against civil servants in the agency
The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, fired the justice department’s top ethics adviser on Friday, the latest in a series of dismissals that comes as Donald Trump and allies have sought retribution against civil servants in the agency.
Joseph Tirrell, who had served as the head of the justice department’s ethics office, since 2023, revealed he had been fired in a post on LinkedIn. He shared Bondi’s letter to him, which misspelled his name and did not give a reason for his termination.
Continue reading...Florida man, 80, becomes oldest person to complete ‘world’s toughest foot race’
Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale finished the Badwater 135 ultramarathon held in California’s sweltering Death Valley
An 80-year-older runner has made history as the oldest person to complete the Badwater 135, nicknamed “the world’s toughest foot race”.
Last week, Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, became one of 93 people to complete the ultramarathon course – which covers 135 miles, beginning 282 feet below sea level in California’s sweltering Death Valley and climbing to 8,360 feet at the trailhead to Mt Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
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