WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch

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Scientists shocked by bleaching event that hit reefs from the world heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef

The “longest, largest and most intense” marine heatwave ever recorded in Western Australia has killed coral throughout an area that stretches 1,500km, according to state and federal scientists.

More than 100 scientists and marine managers will gather in Perth on Tuesday for a special meeting to discuss the devastating event that bleached and killed corals on remote reefs earlier this year.

The marine heatwave that hit reefs from the world heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef left many scientists shocked.

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Finland charges tanker crew members with sabotage of undersea cables

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Captain and first and second officers of Eagle S, understood to be part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, charged over incident

Finnish authorities have filed charges against members of the crew of an oil tanker suspected of damaging five undersea cables by dragging its anchor between Finland and Estonia.

Finland’s deputy prosecutor general’s office said on Monday it had filed charges of aggravated sabotage and aggravated interference with telecommunications against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S. The Cook Islands-registered tanker is understood to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” – comprising vessels that sail under foreign flags to evade sanctions.

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Palestinian activist killed by settler filmed his shooting, footage shows

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B’Tselem publishes film showing killing of Awdah Hathaleen after suspect released by court over ‘weakened’ evidence

Awdah Hathaleen, the prominent Palestinian activist who was killed late last month by an extremist Jewish settler in the West Bank, filmed the moment he was shot, newly released video footage reveals.

Hathaleen, who worked on the filming of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, which examined settler violence against the Palestinian community of Masafer Yatta, was killed by Yinon Levi, a settler who was already under sanctions in the UK and EU for violent acts against Palestinians.

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Palestinian activist killed by settler filmed his shooting, footage shows – The Guardian

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  1. Palestinian activist killed by settler filmed his shooting, footage shows  The Guardian
  2. Video appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist is killed as an Israeli settler opens fire  NBC News
  3. PHOTOS: Awdah Hathaleen laid to rest after Israel withheld body for 10 days  +972 Magazine
  4. Palestinian teacher's camera captures moment he was shot, killed by settler in West Bank | Watch  Ynetnews
  5. Slain Palestinian activist involved with Oscar-winning film laid to rest  The Washington Post
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Finland charges suspected Russian shadow fleet ship crew over cable sabotage – politico.eu

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  1. Finland charges suspected Russian shadow fleet ship crew over cable sabotage  politico.eu
  2. Finland Charges Ship’s Crew Members in Slashing of Undersea Cables  The New York Times
  3. Finland charges tanker crew members with sabotage of undersea cables  The Guardian
  4. Finland charges captain of tanker, tied to Russia, in undersea cable damage  The Washington Post
  5. Finland charges Eagle S tanker captain, officers over cable cuts  Reuters
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Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says – UK politics live

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Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekend

Richard Adams is the Guardian’s education editor

Students in England are expected to receive A-level grades that are closer to normal for the first time since the Covid pandemic triggered school closures and exam cancellations.

If the student, for instance, needed three As [and] gets AAB, as long as the B is not in something that’s absolutely crucial for the course, I think there’s a very strong possibility the student would find they’d be getting a place.

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Waste from agricultural plant poisoned US town’s water with Pfas, lawsuits allege

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Some Salisbury, Maryland, residents say the contaminated water from Perdue Farms’s local plant has sickened them

Wastewater from an industrial soya bean farm and processor has poisoned a Maryland town’s drinking water with Pfas, several lawsuits allege, raising questions about residents’ health and “forever chemical” pollution from industrial agricultural operations nationwide.

Perdue Farms acknowledged that its 300-acre Salisbury, Maryland, operation is polluting local waters, but the chemicals’ sources have not been confirmed. It appears the Pfas is in part also coming from some combination of sludge used as fertilizer and pesticides, attorneys for plaintiffs say.

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Trump stirs far-right rage despite FBI deprioritizing extremist threat

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Experts say white supremacists have benefited from president’s policies but anger remains among neo-Nazis

Donald Trump has faced an onslaught of criticism from opponents and Maga diehards alike, on issues such as Jeffrey Epstein, the war with Iran, and his steadfast alliance with Israel in the face of genocide. But among the ever dangerous far right, which has generally applauded Trump’s efforts to deport thousands of people a day, his actions of late have stirred rage among a group experts say has benefited greatly from his administration’s law-enforcement pivots.

The FBI, headed by Trump acolyte Kash Patel, has reassigned the jobs of thousands of agents and eviscerated parts of the bureau tasked with investigating rightwing extremists that are considered the most dangerous domestic security threat facing the US today. Those same types, which includes a locus of fascist street-fighting gangs known as active clubs and accelerationist neo-Nazis, increasingly view Trump as an enemy, but are freer than ever to organize – almost entirely due to changes instituted in his latest presidency.

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Mourners gather amid outrage over Israeli troops’ killing of journalists in Gaza – live updates

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UN condemns killing of Anas al-Sharif and colleagues, calling it a ‘grave breach of international humanitarian law’

Anas al-Sharif among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike

Reporters Without Borders has condemned the “acknowledged murder by the Israeli army” of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza, who the armed forces admitted they had targeted, along with several of his colleagues.

The press freedom campaign group told news agency AFP it “strongly and angrily condemns the acknowledged murder by the Israeli army” of al-Sharif and other journalists.

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Wind generator Ørsted’s shares sink as it makes $9bn cash call

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Danish company blames Donald Trump for derailing its business model after market value drops by a third

Europe’s largest wind power company has blamed Donald Trump for derailing its business model, after it unveiled a $9bn (£6.7bn) fundraising and its market value plunged by almost a third.

The share price for Denmark’s Ørsted tumbled to an all-time low after it told investors on Monday that the “extraordinary situation” facing the industry meant it would need to tap shareholders to cover the costs of its plans.

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UK weather: heat health warnings issued across England

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Health agency says hot weather could have significant impact as temperatures soar to mid-30s celsius

Amber heat health warnings have been issued across swaths of England as temperatures rise. Parts of the UK are forecast to be hotter than Bali this week, with thermometer readings likely to hit the mid-30s celsius on Tuesday.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued heat health warnings for all of England. The East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England, London and the south-east have been upgraded to amber from 9am on Tuesday to 6pm on Wednesday.

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First Thing: Prominent Al Jazeera correspondent among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

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Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital. Plus, Trump demands homeless people leave Washington DC

Good morning.

A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike.

What did Israel say about the attack? The Israel Defense Forces admitted the strike and claimed the reporter had “served as the head of a terrorist cell in the Hamas terrorist organisation”. It claimed it had intelligence and documents found in Gaza as proof, but rights advocates said he had been targeted for his frontline reporting on the Gaza war and that Israel’s claim lacked evidence.

What else is going on in the region? Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his plan to take control of Gaza City in the face of widespread international outrage.

What was the reaction to the interview? Within minutes of the Fox News interview being broadcast, social media began to hum with renewed cries of “release the files!” Jon Favreau, Barack Obama’s former head speechwriter, said: “Release the names! Democrats, Republicans, billionaires, or not. What are you afraid of, JD Vance?”

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Nvidia and AMD agree to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US

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Chipmakers agree to deal amid Trump trade war as condition for obtaining export licences for Chinese market

The chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of their revenue from advanced chips sold to China in return for export licences to the key market, in an unprecedented move amid Donald Trump’s trade war with China.

The move, an apparent reversal of US national security restrictions on the chip sales, signalled an easing in the US-China trade war.

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Ayahuasca and toad poison seized as police raid spiritual retreats in Spain

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Three arrested and San Pedro cactus plants also found at rural properties that hosted lucrative ‘astral journeys’

Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of toad poison after raiding two rural properties that were used to host lucrative spiritual retreats promising “astral journeys”.

Officers from the Guardia Civil force began investigating the business in the Pedreguer municipality of Alicante province five months ago after receiving a complaint from a former customer. They discovered that the retreat, which advertised online and billed itself as an award-winning and internationally renowned spiritual centre, offered “traditional curative medicine” breaks that were especially popular among European visitors.

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Colombian senator Miguel Uribe dies after June campaign shooting

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Rightwing presidential hopeful, who had multiple surgeries after shooting in Bogotá, has died aged 39

A Colombian senator who was shot in the head in June during a campaign event has died, his family has said.

Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential candidate from the rightwing opposition, was shot in Bogotá on 7 June during a rally and had multiple surgeries before his death.

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