UK to join EU ocean science scheme to better predict extreme weather events

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Cooperation on OceanEye, which aims to create ‘real-time’ model of world’s oceans, comes amid efforts to boost EU ties

Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme, led by the EU, to better forecast extreme weather and climate events, the environment secretary is to announce in New York.

The announcement on Wednesday will come as Andy Burnham’s government aims to rebuild the UK’s relationship with Europe, and follows warnings this year’s “supersized” El Niño, tracked in the Pacific Ocean, will fuel more extreme weather globally.

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Eleven killed in mass shooting at house in South Africa – BBC

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  1. Eleven killed in mass shooting at house in South Africa  BBC
  2. Gunmen attack South Africa house party, killing 11, including woman believed to be pregnant  CNN
  3. South African house party shooting kills 11, could be gang violence  Reuters
  4. South Africa: 11 killed in attack on house party  dw.com
  5. A knock at the door, then gunshots: Mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11  The Boston Globe
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China’s 80% Grip on Iranian Oil Looms Over Trump-Xi Summit – oilprice.com

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  1. China's 80% Grip on Iranian Oil Looms Over Trump-Xi Summit  oilprice.com
  2. Iran Has a Secret Weapon in Its War With America: Help From China  WSJ
  3. Xi Jinping's White House visit: Shifting Chinese views & skirting Iran oil sanctions  NPR
  4. Bessent is sitting down with Iran's biggest oil customer  Yahoo Finance
  5. Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Risks U.S. Ties With China  Foreign Policy
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Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP – AP News

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  1. Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP  AP News
  2. Why the Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia Are Back at War  The New York Times
  3. Houthi Leverage over the Red Sea Escalates Threats for Africa  Africa Center for Strategic Studies
  4. A simple guide to the Yemen conflict  aljazeera.com
  5. Saudi Arabia’s Houthi crisis is partly of its own making, analysts say  Jewish Insider
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Delcy Rodríguez poses with Trump in New York as Maduro languishes in jail nearby

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Venezuela’s interim president hails ‘historic meeting’ and does not say whether she will visit snatched predecessor

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has celebrated a “historic” meeting with Donald Trump in New York, posing for a smiley photo with the US president, less than nine months after he ordered the abduction of her boss, Nicolás Maduro.

The former foes met at a five-star hotel a few blocks from Trump Tower in Manhattan late on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN general assembly. The hotel is about 7 miles from the Brooklyn prison where Maduro has been held since he was snatched during a special forces raid on Caracas in January.

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Maricarmen: Eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain’s housing shortage – BBC

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  1. Maricarmen: Eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage  BBC
  2. Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis  Reuters
  3. Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home  The Guardian
  4. Eviction of 87-year-old woman sparks housing protests in Madrid  DW.com
  5. Spain: Protests after 87-year-old woman evicted from home by force  Euronews.com
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Russian military helicopter entered Polish airspace briefly, Polish army says – Reuters

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  1. Russian military helicopter entered Polish airspace briefly, Polish army says  Reuters
  2. NATO jets scrambled in Poland, Romania as Russia strikes Ukraine  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace  BBC
  4. Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace, fighter jets scrambled  Euronews.com
  5. Lavrov Smiles at Rubio as Russia Gambles With Disaster in NATO’s Poland  Newsweek
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Is Nepal’s flood a harbinger of what’s to come in the Himalayas? – NPR

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  1. Is Nepal's flood a harbinger of what's to come in the Himalayas?  NPR
  2. From a Nepal in Pain, a Young Leader Makes a Case for Climate Reparations  The New York Times
  3. After deadly floods, Nepal needs funding and not 'sympathy,' environment minister tells DW  DW.com
  4. Shrinking, Fast And Slow: The Nepal Flood Reveals Growing Risks To Hydropower From Glacial Retreat  Forbes
  5. Nepal flood victims look to PM Shah to press climate case at UN  Yahoo
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Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts – Reuters

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  1. Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts  Reuters
  2. Ethiopia's Mekelle airport in Tigray seized by local forces, residents tell the BBC.  BBC
  3. Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to three northern Tigray airports  Al Jazeera
  4. News Alert: Tigray says armed forces ordered into ‘defensive combat’; reports of fighting emerge  Addis Standard
  5. Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as soldiers take over airport  AP News
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