Texas lawmakers approve redistricting map favouring Republicans
Facing opposition from Democrats who fled the state to stall the vote, Republicans hope the new maps will lead to more seats in Congress.
Californians brace for worst multiday heatwave of the year
Temperatures are expected to spike with a trio of heat, thunderstorms and fire risks compounding dangers
Californians are bracing for the first major heatwave of the year, a multiday scorcher that could bring triple-digit temperatures, pose significant threats to public health and sharply heighten wildfire risks.
After a notably cooler summer, temperatures are expected to spike across the American south-west starting on Wednesday and extending through the weekend, as severe conditions expand north along the coast into British Columbia by the end of the week.
Continue reading...Mexico City mayor says police have arrested 13 in connection with killings of her staffers – AP News
With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry – The New York Times
- With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry The New York Times
- Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement project BBC
- Israel approves settlement plan to erase idea of Palestinian state Reuters
- Smotrich rejoices as settlement plan that ‘erases 2-state delusion’ gets final greenlight The Times of Israel
- Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement plan DW
Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times
PostNord blames sharply falling demand - will other post firms around the world follow suit?
Treatment that can double bladder cancer survival rates available to 1,000 patients in England
People with disease that has spread have been found to live twice as long when given treatment hailed as ‘hopeful’
More than 1,000 patients living with bladder cancer in England will be eligible for a treatment which can double survival rates from the disease.
In England, 18,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, and only about 10% of people with stage 4 bladder cancer will survive five years or more after they are diagnosed.
Continue reading...Gordon Brown calls for apologies over forced adoptions in England and Wales
Campaigners say time running out to issue formal apology to women who had babies taken away in 1950s, 60s and 70s
Gordon Brown has called on the UK government to issue a formal apology to women whose babies were forcibly adopted in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
The former Labour prime minister said the state should apologise for its role in the “terrible tragedy” of forced adoptions involving about 200,000 women in England and Wales.
Continue reading...Zelensky’s impossible choice – Spiked
- Zelensky’s impossible choice Spiked
- The ‘Big Tactical Error’ in the Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Politico
- Analysis: What Progress Has Trump Really Made in Ukraine Peace Talks? The New York Times
- Who will America’s president listen to next on Ukraine? The Economist
- Repairing the damage done in Alaska? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
US court allows Trump to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants
Appeals court pauses an order that had protected status for Nepalese, Hondurans and Nicaraguans.
A fierce war of words keeps Thailand and Cambodia on edge
The two sides are waging an information war to win international sympathy and shore up support at home.
Saving China’s finless porpoise from the brink of extinction
Scientists are racing to protect what some view as "the most important animal" in the Yangtze.
Poland calls a drone crash in the country’s east a Russian provocation amid peace talks – ABC News
- Poland calls a drone crash in the country's east a Russian provocation amid peace talks ABC News
- An unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in Poland’s east PBS
- Polish army believes drone that exploded in eastern Poland was launched from Russia – as it happened The Guardian
- Early findings show military drone fell in Poland, prosecutor says Reuters
- War in Ukraine: Poland calls drone crash in country's east a Russian provocation France 24
Watch: Are museums in DC too ‘woke’? We ask visitors what they think
President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".
US court allows Trump officials to end protected status for 60,000 migrants
Administration officials given legal right to move towards deportation of people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua
A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal.
This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose temporary protected status designations expired on 5 August. The TPS designations and legal status of 51,000 Hondurans and 3,000 Nicaraguans are set to expire 8 September, at which point they will become eligible for removal.
Continue reading...Under growing Arab pressure, Hamas signals new willingness to compromise – The Washington Post
- Under growing Arab pressure, Hamas signals new willingness to compromise The Washington Post
- Netanyahu Faces Pressure From Far Right Over New Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Proposal The New York Times
- Israel weighs Hamas offer of 60-day Gaza truce and hostage release Reuters
- Updates: Israel yet to respond to Gaza ceasefire proposal Al Jazeera
- Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after a ‘positive response’ from Hamas AP News
UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships
Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still stranded
Nine students in Gaza with full scholarships to study at British universities have been told the UK government is working to facilitate their evacuation.
The students – who have all been awarded Chevening scholarships, funded by the Foreign Office in recognition of their potential as future leaders – welcomed the development on Wednesday, but dozens more Palestinians in Gaza with university places are still awaiting news.
Continue reading...Tulsi Gabbard revokes security clearances of 37 US intelligence officials
The director of national intelligence accuses the officials, who served under Biden and Obama, of politicising intelligence for partisan or personal gain.
Massacres in eastern Congo cast doubt on U.S. mediated peace deal – NPR
- Massacres in eastern Congo cast doubt on U.S. mediated peace deal NPR
- DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process, Human Rights Watch says BBC
- Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says Reuters
- DR Congo: M23 Mass Killings Near Virunga National Park Human Rights Watch
- After Trump-backed peace deal, survivors recount rebel massacre in Congo The Washington Post
Israeli military says first stages of assault on Gaza City have begun – BBC
- Israeli military says first stages of assault on Gaza City have begun BBC
- As Israel begins offensive on Gaza City, an exhausted military may face a manpower problem CNN
- Israel will call up 60,000 reservists as it plans a new phase of war in Gaza NPR
- Israel begins first stage of planned assault on Gaza City NBC News
- As Egypt presses Israel on truce proposal, PM pushes ahead with Gaza City operation The Times of Israel
Israeli military says first stages of assault on Gaza City have begun
Call-up letters have gone out to 60,000 reservists to bolster an operation which is expected to last until next year.