Why is Israel arming illegal settlers?
As settler attacks reach record levels, the government has distributed more than 100,000 assault rifles to Israelis.
High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children
Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected
A clinical trial of drugs that can delay puberty can go ahead after a high court judge threw out a legal challenge on Friday.
Campaigners had launched the attempt to halt the planned research into puberty blockers, to be run by researchers at King’s College London (KCL), on the grounds that they believed it could harm the children taking part.
Continue reading...New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are ‘illegal gambling’
New York is one of many states with cases against Kalshi and others in dispute with Trump gov't on who gets to regulate.
Is the cyclosporiasis outbreak slowing? Test-makers are hopeful
Data by one test-maker shows a positivity drop, but rate could be influenced by number of people taking test
The maker of a popular laboratory test said the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US may be slowing. An outbreak of infections from the single-celled parasite has grown to more than 18,000 suspected and confirmed cases in late July, the nation’s largest on record.
The midwest has been hit particularly hard in the outbreak, where public health officials have linked infections in nine states to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms’ Mexico operations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said people in at least nine states appeared to have connected cases.
Continue reading...FIFA COO Lamour says staff deceived over Infantino’s World Cup plan
Senior FIFA executive, Kevin Lamour, says staff were deceived over President Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan.
India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’
António Guterres says strengthening El Niño will help push the world’s climate crisis into ‘uncharted territory’
India’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Niño weather system is taking hold, weather experts have warned.
António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said the strengthening El Niño was “adding fuel to a planet already on fire” and pushing the world into “uncharted territory”.
Continue reading...Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz – Reuters
- Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz Reuters
- Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war The Guardian
- Oil prices rise after Iran says it attacked two tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz CNBC
- Iran Strikes 2 Tankers Trying To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Under US "Air Escort" NDTV
- Two Violating Oil Tankers Disabled in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency تسنیم
In France’s beloved vineyards, raging wildfires threaten a way of life – NBC News
- In France’s beloved vineyards, raging wildfires threaten a way of life NBC News
- Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee AP News
- In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules The New York Times
- What the fires burning near Bordeaux's vineyards could mean for France's wine industry CBS News
- Thousands in France allowed to return home as Europe tackles wildfires and heatwave npr.org
Western allies warn North Korean IT workers funding nuclear arsenal
Pyongyang accused of using hard currency earned by AI-assisted workers to power armaments programme.
BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
Move will end six decades of production in area, as new CEO tries to simplify company and cut debt
BP has put its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale as it looks to end six decades of production from the basin.
The firm announced on Friday morning it had launched a formal process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale. The move comes as BP’s new chief executive, Meg O’Neill, tries to simplify the company and cut its debt levels.
Continue reading...Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I Believe
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have scored the longest running UK No 1 single in history with Rein Me In, beating a record that has stood since 1953.
Back then, the UK singles chart had been running for less than a year and contained just 12 songs when I Believe, a bombastic ballad by US crooner Frankie Laine, hit No 1 and spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart.
Continue reading...UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’ – AP News
- UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’ AP News
- Fierce floods or wild waves? How San Diego is preparing for a winter of extreme weather under El Niño. CalMatters
- India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’ theguardian.com
- Powerful El Nino to intensify heat on ‘a planet already on fire’: UN Al Jazeera
- UN weather agency warns strong El Nino to intensify from August Reuters
Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in – Reuters
- Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in Reuters
- Violence surges in West Bank as Israeli settlers escalate attacks on Palestinians PBS
- Palestine weekly: West Bank in flames after Tal killings Al Jazeera
- Photos show the aftermath of settler violence in the West Bank and strikes in Gaza AP News
- Jewish Settlers Plan 'Memorial Hikes' Through West Bank Villages After Deadly Clashes Haaretz
Pakistani rescuers recover 3 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche – AP News
- Pakistani rescuers recover 3 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche AP News
- Broad Peak avalanche strikes world-famous climber Nims Purja in Himalayan tragedy National Geographic
- Renowned Netflix documentary climber among those missing in avalanche USA Today
- 4 Bodies Found and 6 Climbers Missing After Avalanche in Pakistan The New York Times
- Broad Peak Search Continues, Shocked K2 Teams Abort Summit Push Explorersweb »
Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics – CNN
- Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics CNN
- Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop Reuters
- Receding Danube reveals potential centuries-old catapult stone Euronews.com
- Nazi boat uncovered in Danube drought The Telegraph
- Sunken Nazi warship uncovered in shrinking river during heatwave The Independent
Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics – CNN
- Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics CNN
- Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop Reuters
- Receding Danube reveals potential centuries-old catapult stone Euronews.com
- Nazi boat uncovered in Danube drought The Telegraph
- Sunken Nazi warship uncovered in shrinking river during heatwave The Independent
Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave
Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too late
The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late.
Severe wildfires have burned across Spain and France since early July, killing people, destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee.
Continue reading...TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using ‘smart glasses’ – BBC
- TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using 'smart glasses' BBC
- TikTok influencer under investigation over secret filming on Ullapool to Stornoway ferry Ross-shire Journal
- CalMac rule change after man filmed crew and customers with Meta glasses Largs and Millport News
- Police investigate YouTuber for secretly filming Scots with Meta glasses STV News
- TikToker Is Under Police Investigation for Secret Filming With Smart Glasses Gadget Review
Thousands of Ukrainians gather for a march in downtown Kyiv, as protests enter 3rd week – The Kyiv Independent
- Thousands of Ukrainians gather for a march in downtown Kyiv, as protests enter 3rd week The Kyiv Independent
- Political Turmoil Will Not Derail Killer Robot Program, Ousted Minister Says The New York Times
- Thousands take to Kyiv's main street, firm on calls for defence minister's return Reuters
- Ex defence minister Fedorov pledges not to oppose Zelenskyy until war ends Українська правда
- Ukraine’s ex-defence minister blames procurement reforms for dismissal Financial Times
Why Ukraine is targeting Russia’s ‘Amazon’ Wildberries with major strikes – The Independent
- Why Ukraine is targeting Russia’s ‘Amazon’ Wildberries with major strikes The Independent
- Ukraine hits more outlets of Russia's largest online marketplace to bring the war home PBS
- Russian e-retailer Ozon says Ukrainian drone alert forces it to evacuate Tatarstan warehouse Reuters
- Ukraine Hits Wildberries Logistics Center and Energy Facility in Volgograd, Killing At Least One The Moscow Times
- The Wildberries Theory of Russian Defeat Foreign Policy