Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud as it erupts again
Following a series of eruptions three weeks ago, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun spewing hot ash and lava again.
‘Fungi fatale’ and ‘death cap stare’: how the world’s media reported Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict
For more than two months, the Australian mushroom triple-murder trial has gripped the world – here’s how it finished up on the front page
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The murder trial has spawned podcasts, documentaries, thousands of column inches, viral social media posts – and a rapt global audience.
After a week of deliberation, a supreme court jury found Victorian woman Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder and one of attempted murder after three guests died and one almost died after eating her homemade beef wellington lunch.
Continue reading...Tuesday briefing: Is a ceasefire in Gaza on the table as Netanyahu and Trump meet in Washington?
In today’s newsletter: As Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump meet at the White House, a look at what is at stake for everyone involved
Good morning. The war in Gaza – which began with the horror of the Hamas slaughter and kidnapping of innocent Israelis on 7 October 2023, and has brought unimaginable death and destruction to the civilian population of Gaza almost every day since – has entered its 21st month.
So far every attempt to end the conflict has failed. But the the fraying patience of the US president, Donald Trump, who has promised to deliver peace to Gaza, has seen Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatch a team of negotiators to Qatar for indirect talks with Hamas, with the Israeli leader expected to come under pressure on this week’s trip to Washington DC to agree to a ceasefire.
Immigration | Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel at a summit in London this week, but a wider deal on returning asylum seekers is still up in the air.
Iran | The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him by bombarding an area in which he was holding a meeting.
Poverty | Children in England are living in “almost Dickensian levels of poverty” where deprivation has become normalised, the children’s commissioner has said, as she insisted the two-child benefit limit must be scrapped.
Environment | Millions of tonnes of treated sewage sludge is spread on farmland across the UK every year despite containing forever chemicals, microplastics and toxic waste. An investigation by the Guardian and Watershed has identified England’s sludge-spreading hotspots and shown where the practice could be damaging rivers.
US news | The Texas senator Ted Cruz ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding – a disaster that critics say was worsened by cuts to meteorology.
Continue reading...Tiny fungus farming beetle from WA could wreak havoc on Sydney’s heritage trees
Invasive shot-hole borer only found in Perth in Australia, but as WA moves from eradication to management of pest, risk of spread is ‘heightened’
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The chief scientist of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney is warning of an imminent and deadly risk to the city’s trees posed by an invasive beetle that has led to the removal of thousands of trees in Perth.
The tiny polyphagous shot-hole borer, which is native to south-east Asia, is a “fungus farmer” that burrows into trees and can spread a fungus that kills the host tree.
Continue reading...First malaria treatment for babies approved for use
Until now, there had only been drugs for older children which carried an overdose risk for the young.
‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail
Exclusive: Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’
The extent of John le Carré’s meticulous research and attention to detail are among insights into his working methods that will be revealed when the master of spy thrillers’ private archive goes on display for the first time this autumn.
His classic cold war-era espionage novels have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide and inspired acclaimed films and television adaptations.
Continue reading...US to send more weapons to Ukraine, Trump says
US president says Ukraine must be able to defend itself and is 'getting hit very hard'.
The Islamic Republic’s New Lease on Life – Foreign Affairs
- The Islamic Republic’s New Lease on Life Foreign Affairs
- A Defiant Iran Draws on the Lessons of an Earlier War WSJ
- How Israel’s intelligence operations are crippling Iran from within The Jerusalem Post
- What the War Changed Inside Iran Foreign Policy
- Beyond War and Appeasement: Why the World Must Embrace Iran’s ‘Third Option’ National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
US delays higher tariffs but announces new taxes for some countries
Trump says the US will impose a raft of levies after pausing his Liberation Day tariffs.
Nairobi is locked down as Kenyan police clash with protesters – Politico
- Nairobi is locked down as Kenyan police clash with protesters Politico
- 11 dead and hundreds arrested in Kenya’s anti-government protests CNN
- Saba Saba protests: At least 11 dead in Kenya protests as central Nairobi sealed off BBC
- Kenya human rights watchdog says 10 killed, 29 hurt in anti-government protests Reuters
- Eleven Dead in Kenya Protests as Police Shut Capital City Down Bloomberg
Texas floods death toll climbs to at least 107
Search and rescue teams have been wading through mud-piled riverbanks for a fourth day as more flash floods threaten the region.
‘Hero’ dad, twin girls and riverside campers among Texas flood victims
At least 107 lives were lost after a rapid deluge in the centre of the US state on Friday.
Poland starts spot checks at German border – DW
- Poland starts spot checks at German border DW
- Poland's border checks: Beginning of the end of Schengen? DW
- Poland imposes controls on Germany, Lithuania borders to check migration Al Jazeera
- Poland begins controls on borders with Germany and Lithuania The Guardian
- Poland imposes checks on German and Lithuanian borders amid migration fears Reuters
Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at White House meeting
US leader upbeat on Gaza ceasefire prospects but does not share any additional details on preparations
Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump that he would nominate him for the Nobel peace prize on Monday, as the two leaders met for the first time since the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear program as part of a short-lived war between Israel and Iran.
Trump was expected to press Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Israel’s 21-month-old war against Hamas in Gaza amid an outcry over the humanitarian cost of an offensive that has led to nearly 60,000 deaths, most of them Palestinian.
Continue reading...Families confirm five people died in blast at California fireworks warehouse
Remains of two victims of seven people who went missing in the explosion are yet to be recovered
Family members are still searching for answers following last week’s explosion at a fireworks warehouse in northern California. Authorities confirmed on Sunday that the remains of the seven people missing in the blast have been recovered.
Family and community members have confirmed five of the victims as Jesus Ramos, Jhony Ramos, Joel “Junior” Melendez, Angel Voller and Carlos Rodriguez. Two victims are still unidentified.
Continue reading...Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks despite lack of breakthrough
The US president said talk were going "very well", but a Palestinian source tells the BBC they have not made headway.
Two dead in Houthi speedboat attack on cargo ship in Red Sea
Greek-owned carrier Eternity C attacked by rebels who claim to have sunk another vessel
Two seafarers on a bulk carrier have been killed in a drone and speedboat attack in the Red Sea blamed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the second incident in a day after months of calm.
The Red Sea, which passes Yemen’s coast, is a critical waterway for oil and commodities but traffic has dropped since the Iran-aligned Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Continue reading...In Taiwan, migrants flee oppressive workplaces for life on the periphery
The island's population of undocumented migrants has doubled since 2021 amid concerns about rigid broker system.
Donald Trump threatens ‘un-American’ BRICS countries with 10 percent tariff
Brazilian President Lula responded to Trump's tariff threats by saying the world does not 'want an emperor'.
Epstein had no ‘client list’, died by suicide, US Justice Department says
Admission about sex offender signals a retreat from narrative once pushed by President Trump’s administration.