- Ontario wildfires expand as smoke lingers in parts of the US Reuters
- First Nations groups devastated by Canada’s wildfires say government did not help The Guardian
- Fleeing Canada’s wildfires: They thought there was no immediate danger. Then a wall of smoke arrived CNN
- Evacuees of Ontario’s Wildfires Wait and Worry The New York Times
- Here's the latest on the northwestern Ontario forest fires: Monday, July 20 CBC
‘We need to be careful’: Andy Burnham’s team keenly aware of fiscal tightrope
Chancellor pick and early policies avoid market meltdown but next week remains ‘moment of real peril’
Andy Burnham has not quite gone for Keir Starmer’s extreme caution in the run-up to entering No 10 – but he is certainly aware that any early wrong moves would cost him.
Back in 2024, Starmer was criticised for his “Ming vase” strategy of treading very carefully so as not to drop a valuable metaphorical piece of china being carried across the room.
Continue reading...‘One in 15 million’: Brisbane woman gives birth to identical quadruplets
Jenitar Na’amoana’s already had four children when she learned of surprise pregnancy ‘unheard of’ in Australia
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A 34-year-old woman from Brisbane has defied the odds and delivered four naturally conceived, identical quadruplets in what is believed to be an Australian first.
Jenitar Na’amoana, who already had four children, was not planning having another but the quadruplets emerged from a “one in 15 million” pregnancy, splitting into four from a single fertilised egg.
Continue reading...Tate brothers appear in US court for extradition proceedings
They were arrested on Saturday after the UK announced dozens of new charges, including rape and sex trafficking, which they deny.
Tate brothers appear in US court for extradition proceedings
They were arrested on Saturday after the UK announced dozens of new charges, including rape and sex trafficking, which they deny.
Man, 28, charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe – BBC
- Man, 28, charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe BBC
- Man, 28, charged with murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe The Guardian
- Suspect charged in fatal attack on UK politician Ann Widdecombe Al Jazeera
- British Prosecutors File Murder Charge in Politician’s Death The New York Times
- Man charged with murdering former UK minister Ann Widdecombe, motive still unclear Reuters
Tate brothers fight extradition to UK over rape and sex-trafficking charges
Polarizing social media influencers are being held in federal detention in Miami as district judge considers extradition
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom, their lawyer told a US magistrate in Miami on Monday after the brothers were arrested to face rape and sex-trafficking charges.
The Tates appeared in federal court for the first time since their arrest on Saturday and are being held in federal detention. In the coming weeks, a US district judge will consider whether they meet the conditions for extradition.
Continue reading...‘Now or never’: Students defy Delhi lockdown to march on India’s parliament – Al Jazeera
- ‘Now or never’: Students defy Delhi lockdown to march on India’s parliament Al Jazeera
- Police in India Use Tear Gas and Batons on Crowds Protesting Exam Scandal The New York Times
- Indian police battle ‘Cockroach’ protesters with batons and tear gas Financial Times
- India news: Police fire tear gas at 'Cockroaches' protest dw.com
- Jantar Mantar: What is the Gen Z CJP protest in Delhi about? BBC
Ukraine’s army chief expected to lose job after week of protests
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff hints government may be about to sack Oleksandr Syrskyi
Ukraine’s commander in chief Oleksandr Syrskyi is widely expected to lose his job amid signs that Volodymyr Zelenskyy has bowed to pressure from protesters and will reshuffle the army’s top leadership.
Over the past five days, thousands of demonstrators have gathered outside the presidential office in Kyiv, chanting: “Syrskyi out.” They have demanded Zelenskyy reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov, who was fired as defence minister last week after a clash with Syrskyi and the general staff.
Continue reading...‘If only people knew what a tick could do’ – the deadly meat allergy caused by tick bites
Mammalian meat allergy is a growing problem along Australia's east coast - and it's caused by tick bites.
Ukraine’s army chief expected to lose job after week of protests – The Guardian
- Ukraine’s army chief expected to lose job after week of protests The Guardian
- Zelensky Faces Pressure to Remove Ukraine’s Top General The New York Times
- Ukraine’s top general could be on the way out The Economist
- Zelenskyy’s crisis deepens as ex-defence minister rejects offer to return Financial Times
- Ukraine's weapons makers fear a costly slowdown after their tech champion was pushed out of the defense ministry Business Insider
‘All I think about is her’: Families demand answers as Nigeria’s boat disasters keep happening
Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.
Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests – PBS
- Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests PBS
- Ukraine bombs warehouses, targeting Wildberries — Russia’s version of Amazon The Washington Post
- Ukraine unleashes more than 400 drones near Moscow in one of war's biggest attacks Fox News
- Overnight Ukrainian Attacks Across Russia Kill At Least 4 The Moscow Times
- Ukraine fires 400 missiles at Moscow after deadly Russian attacks France 24
India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroach People’s Party’ started as satire but is serious about change – NPR
Police block thousands of ‘cockroach’ protesters marching on India’s parliament
Some protesters demanding education reforms said they were injured in clashes with police who banned the march.
Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify
Russian strikes on the Odesa region have killed 28 people in July alone, local authorities say.
Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify
Russian strikes on the Odesa region have killed 28 people in July alone, local authorities say.
Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify – BBC
- Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify BBC
- Russian attack on Odesa kills three after Ukraine targets Moscow with drones overnight – as it happened The Guardian
- Russian strike on ship near Odesa kills 10, Ukraine hits Moscow with drones Al Jazeera
- Four Indians killed in attack on ship leaving Ukraine's Odesa, New Delhi says Reuters
- Russian strike on civilian maize vessel: ten bodies recovered and brought ashore Українська правда
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria increasingly leaving children vulnerable to common infections, global study finds
Exclusive: Research spanning 82 countries finds antibiotic resistance increased in every region between 2004 and 2022
Harry Booth has had a rough run through Australia’s coldest months. The 13-year-old has been in and out of hospital with a range of common chest and urinary tract infections that his doctors find challenging to treat.
Harry was born with kidney failure and began dialysis at six months old, before receiving a kidney transplant from his father at age four. The surgery saved his life but comes with a trade-off: he now needs to take medications that suppress his immune system to prevent his body from rejecting the kidney.
Continue reading...Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court
Case against Ismael Zambada García, who helped co-found and lead the violent Sinaloa cartel, unfolded in New York
The Mexican drug kingpin, Ismael Zambada García, known as “El Mayo”, was sentenced in a US federal court on Monday to life in prison, after a plea deal last year in which he admitted to shipping vast amounts of cocaine and other substances as leader of the violent Sinaloa cartel.
Zambada is 76 and one of the most high-profile Mexican drug traffickers to be sentenced in a US court since his fellow Sinaloa leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was sentenced to life in prison in 2019. The case unfolded in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
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