- Scientists identify a crocodile they never knew existed The Washington Post
- Ancient crocodile species discovered in the same stone that built the Great Sphinx CNN
- An extinct crocodilian was found among rocks that built the Great Sphinx Science News
- New crocodile species found fossilized in stone used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx Mongabay News
- Crocodile Rock The Economist
Ten injured in knife attack at Polish school – Reuters
- Ten injured in knife attack at Polish school Reuters
- One dead, two injured in Poland's second school attack in two days Reuters
- Caretaker killed and two teachers injured in knife attack at Poland school BBC
- Machete rampage at Polish school leaves 10 injured TVP World
- Knife attack at Polish school: in Ostroleka a student injures seven, two are in critical condition Euronews.com
Merz’s conservatives in new crisis over alleged support for AfD – Financial Times
- Merz’s conservatives in new crisis over alleged support for AfD Financial Times
- Germany news: Merz rails against extremism, AfD sympathizers DW.com
- Germany’s Merz vows to fight ‘extremism’ after AfD, far-left election gains Al Jazeera
- AfD Smashes Through Firewall with CDU Votes, Sending Shockwaves to Berlin Hungarian Conservative
- German Chancellor Warns of Extremism After AfD Wins Key State Post Global Banking & Finance Review
Nude gold statue of Trump ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled – USA Today
Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness – BBC
- Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness BBC
- Canada Makes It Harder to Die, but There’s a Catch The Free Press
- Canada Halts Plan to Allow Medically Assisted Death for the Mentally Ill The New York Times
- Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness CBC
- Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia The Guardian
Palestinian killed, 16 wounded in Israeli pogrom in occupied West Bank – Al Jazeera
- Palestinian killed, 16 wounded in Israeli pogrom in occupied West Bank Al Jazeera
- Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering violence in West Bank The Washington Post
- Residents of West Bank’s last Christian village ‘living in fear’ Vatican News
- Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank The Guardian
- IDF on death of Palestinian in the West Bank: Soldier fired at man running toward him with suspicious object The Times of Israel
Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.
Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.
Three years after Oct. 7, Israeli strikes in Gaza grind on and deaths climb – The Washington Post
- Three years after Oct. 7, Israeli strikes in Gaza grind on and deaths climb The Washington Post
- 3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks NPR
- Israel marks three years since October 7 attack with memorials and protests ABC7 Eyewitness News
- Three Years After October 7, I Moved Back to Nahal Oz The Atlantic
- Commemorations for victims of the 7 October Hamas attacks – in pictures The Guardian
Israelis scarred by Oct. 7 attack weigh Netanyahu’s political future – The Washington Post
- Israelis scarred by Oct. 7 attack weigh Netanyahu’s political future The Washington Post
- Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election AP News
- 3 years later, Netanyahu faces reckoning over Oct. 7 in Israeli election Axios
- Cheers for hardliners on Israel's campaign trail as security drowns out social and economic problems The National
- Will Netanyahu Escape His Reckoning? The New Yorker
Trump seems pretty sore over Republicans not wanting to campaign with him – CNN
- Trump seems pretty sore over Republicans not wanting to campaign with him CNN
- The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope BBC
- Most Republicans in tight midterm races distance themselves from Trump, Reuters review finds Reuters
- Embattled Republicans Rebuff Trump as Their Senate Races Tighten Bloomberg.com
- Trump Hit by Brutal Count of Republicans Running From Him The Daily Beast
Greens investigate party member behind Zionism motion – BBC
- Greens investigate party member behind Zionism motion BBC
- Stop working with Greens on councils, anti-Semitism campaigners tell Burnham The Telegraph
- UK Greens are wrong – Zionism is not racism Al Jazeera
- Tony Blair: Britain’s Fastest-Growing Party Has an Anti-Jewish Problem The Free Press
- In Britain, ‘Jewish Greens’ chief mulls quitting party after ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion passes Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Europe Hits Putin With Double Whammy on His Birthday – Newsweek
- Europe Hits Putin With Double Whammy on His Birthday Newsweek
- EU envoys approve new Russia sanctions listings, diplomats say Reuters
- EU Approves Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Citizens and Entities The Moscow Times
- EU agrees to sanction over 1,600 people and entities linked to Russia's war Euronews.com
- EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions The Kyiv Independent
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai – The New York Times
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai The New York Times
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai BBC
- A Nobel for illuminating life’s asymmetry The Economist
- 2026 Chemistry Nobel awarded for chiral chemistry advances Chemical & Engineering News
- Nobel chemistry prize goes to pair who solved mystery of 'mirror image' molecules Reuters
Camilla Suffers Heartbreaking Losses After Report Charles Is in ‘Agony’ Following a Devastating Health Update – StyleCaster
- Camilla Suffers Heartbreaking Losses After Report Charles Is in 'Agony' Following a Devastating Health Update StyleCaster
- Husband of ‘Murdered’ Royal Family Doctor Accused of Striking Her with an Axe and Strangling Her: Reports People.com
- Tribute - Hannah Cain Norfolk Constabulary
- Queen Camilla’s doctor killed while hosting sleepover for kids, husband arrested for murder Page Six
- Royal GP struck with axe as children slept, court told The Telegraph
‘Another coup d’état’: fears grow as Flávio Bolsonaro vows to ‘re-democratise’ Brazil
After a surprise first-round victory, critics suggest son of disgraced ex-president could seek to continue his father’s authoritarian project
Flávio Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president, has vowed to “re-democratise” the South American country, increasing fears about a move into authoritarian rule if he wins power.
Brazil was re-democratised in the 1980s after a brutal 21-year dictatorship that Flávio’s father, the disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, has long praised.
Continue reading...Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies
The number of pharmacies stocking the MS-2 Step medication increased from 2,228 to 4,107 after rules relaxed in 2023
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The number of Australian pharmacies stocking an abortion pill increased by almost 50% when prescribing restrictions were relaxed, with researchers saying the findings suggest deregulation of abortion promotes safer and faster healthcare.
A study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open on Thursday examined the impact of changes by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in 2023 which meant the medication, MS-2 Step, could be prescribed by any GP.
Continue reading...‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds
Researchers found the shift from open woodland to dense forest after 1788 led to more intense fires, consistent with loss of cultural burning practices
The drastic land use changes wreaked by colonisation created a “catastrophic wildfire loop” that rendered south-east Australia more susceptible to climate-fuelled bushfires, experts say.
A team of researchers, working with the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, an organisation that represents traditional owners, reconstructed 1,000 years of vegetation and fire history at Purghagoolah, a lake surrounded by forest in Croajingolong national park in Gippsland, Victoria.
Continue reading...World’s largest penguin colony hit by ‘alarming’ decline in numbers – BBC
- World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers BBC
- World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’ The Guardian
- Iconic penguin colony sees "population collapse" driven by climate change, study finds CBS News
- This island was home to the planet’s largest penguin colony. Here’s why it just lost that title CNN
- Inside the Collapse of Earth's Largest Penguin Colony National Geographic
Zelensky condemns ‘vile’ large-scale Russian attacks that killed 24 – BBC
- Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 24 BBC
- At least 24 killed in Ukraine, Zelenskiy condemns one of Russia's most 'vile strikes' Reuters
- Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 25 in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming The Hill
- Russia hits Ukrainian apartment buildings in deadly overnight strike, Zelenskyy says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin The Guardian