Wildfires force more evacuations in Turkiye and Greece
A week-long heatwave has helped to fuel wildfires in Turkiye and Greece, where thousands of people have had to flee.
Landmark US study reveals sewage sludge and wastewater plants tied to Pfas pollution
New study finds troubling levels of Pfas near wastewater plants and sludge sites in 19 states
Sewage sludge and wastewater treatment plants are major sources of Pfas water pollution, new research finds, raising questions about whether the US is safely managing its waste.
A first-of-its-kind study tested rivers bordering 32 sewage sludge sites, including wastewater treatment plants and fields where the substance is spread as fertilizer – it found concerning levels of Pfas around all but one.
Continue reading...Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump’s truce bid
Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.
American bombs in Iran also reverberate in China and North Korea – AP News
Gaza’s hunger crisis is not a tragedy – it’s a war tactic
The destruction of food systems is a deliberate tool of domination, not a by-product of war.
Elephant kills British and New Zealand tourists in Zambia
The two tourists were trampled to death by a female elephant that was with a calf, police say.
Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye
No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western Turkiye.
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
The foreign minister in Kabul called Moscow's decision "courageous".
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
The foreign minister in Kabul called Moscow's decision "courageous".
Pakistan’s army says it killed 30 fighters trying to cross Afghan border
Islamabad has blamed India for backing groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, something New Delhi denies.
The New Red Line: Bilawal Bhutto on India’s new ‘abnormal’
Is Pakistan legitimately able to claim that it no longer provides safe harbour to extremist groups that attack India?
Hamas in consultations with Palestinian factions over Gaza ceasefire
Palestinian group says will announce its 'final decision' after the consultations are over.
The New Red Line: Shashi Tharoor on India’s stance vs Pakistan
Does India have evidence to blame Pakistan for the attack in Kashmir?
Bodies of two men in dilapidated Sydney house could have been undiscovered by housemate for weeks
Landlord made welfare concern call about one tenant – but when police arrived they found two bodies
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The decomposing bodies of two men found inside a dilapidated terrace on a busy inner Sydney street could have gone undiscovered by their roommate for several weeks, police have said.
On Thursday afternoon, Eleanor Barker, 63, made a welfare concern call to police about one of her tenants. She has owned and lived at the Cleveland Street property in Surry Hills since the 1980s, and rented it out to the two men for at least a decade.
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Continue reading...US and Colombia recall envoys as diplomatic rift deepens
Prosecutors in Colombia open a probe into an alleged plot to overthrow President Petro as ties sharply deteriorate.
Are Israeli soldiers intentionally firing at aid seekers in Gaza?
Israeli troops reportedly said they were ordered to shoot civilians at Gaza aid sites—claims Israel denies.
Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit
Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.
‘A dark day for our country’: Democrats furious over Trump bill’s passage
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned bill’s expansion of immigration enforcement and cuts to social benefits
Democrats have erupted in a storm of outrage over the passage of Donald Trump’s budget bill, delivering scathing critiques that offered signs of the attack lines the party could wield against Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.
Party leaders released a wave of statements after the sweeping tax and spending bill’s passage on Thursday, revealing a fury that could peel paint off a brick outhouse.
Continue reading...The So-Called Experts Are Proven Wrong at Every Turn in First Six Months of Trump’s Second Term – The New York Sun
Trump says US to start sending tariff rates letters to trading partners
Letters to be sent to countries without a deal in place before end of 90-day pause on 9 July
Donald Trump has said the US will start sending letters to trading partners setting out tariff rates that countries will have to pay from the beginning of next month.
The US president told the media that about “10 or 12” letters would be sent out on Friday, with further letters sent out over the “next few days”.
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