Israeli envoy attends Nagasaki 80th atom bomb anniversary, a year after Gaza war snub – The Times of Israel

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  1. Israeli envoy attends Nagasaki 80th atom bomb anniversary, a year after Gaza war snub  The Times of Israel
  2. Nagasaki mayor issues chilling warning on 80th anniversary of atomic bombing  Fox News
  3. Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki days after Hiroshima remembrance ceremony  ABC7 Los Angeles
  4. Opinion | My ancestors fought in WWII. Hiroshima is plagued by shallow reading.  The Washington Post
  5. Grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks in Japan work for peace 80 years later  AP News
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Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban

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Academic Heather Scott has been told by Home Office that being ‘acutely ill’ is not an exceptional circumstance

The Home Office is threatening to ban a Canadian academic from the UK after she was unable to renew her visa in time during a mental health crisis.

Dr Heather Scott has lived in Britain since she came in 2011 on a study visa. The renowned academic, whose area of research relates to Victorian cemeteries including Highgate, Brompton and Abney Park, is required to be based in London.

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After starvation in Gaza, Sudan, refeeding syndrome a risk – DW

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  1. After starvation in Gaza, Sudan, refeeding syndrome a risk  DW
  2. How to Prevent More Starvation Deaths in Gaza  The New Yorker
  3. Anatomy of a famine: how Gaza has starved  The Economist
  4. The Unparalleled Devastation of Gaza: Why Punishing Civilians Has Not Yielded Strategic Success  Foreign Affairs
  5. Aid blockade deepens Gaza crisis as malnutrition deaths rise, warns UNRWA  UN News
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Bolsonaro supporters pray for Trump rescue as coup plot trial verdict nears

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Far-right ex-president’s devotees pin hopes on pressure campaign but tariffs and sanctions appear likely to fail

Each morning, Edite Costa steps out of her bungalow on Brasília’s sun-baked savannah, stands beneath a mango tree and lifts her hands to the sky in prayer. “I ask God to work so that not just Trump but all Americans come to help us rip out the evil that has taken hold of the country I love,” said the 66-year-old Baptist, who is a fervent supporter of Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro could face decades in jail for allegedly leading a murderous conspiracy to seize power after his leftwing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat him in the 2022 presidential election. But Costa believes her populist leader can still be saved – if her prayers are answered and Donald Trump intervenes.

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We get asked about tariffs all the time. Here’s what we say – NPR

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  1. We get asked about tariffs all the time. Here's what we say  NPR
  2. Trump remade the global trading system. He’s just getting started  CNN
  3. Opinion | The Contradiction at the Heart of Trump’s Trade Deals  The New York Times
  4. Cars, coffee and clothing are poised to get pricier with new tariffs  The Washington Post
  5. Trump is underwater on trade in 40 states  Strength In Numbers | G. Elliott Morris
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International Day of Indigenous Peoples: The right to remain apart – Vatican News

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  1. International Day of Indigenous Peoples: The right to remain apart  Vatican News
  2. Indigenous sovereignty in the AI era  ohchr
  3. Statement of the AU Commission Chairperson on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples  African Union
  4. Int’l day of the world’s indigenous peoples: Indigenous communities now just as vulnerable  The Daily Star
  5. International Indigenous Peoples' Day at Nungbrung - O9th August 2025 :: Centre For Research & Advocacy, Manipur -  E-Pao
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Albanese and Luxon urge Israel to reconsider Gaza City takeover during ‘warm, generous’ meeting

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Australian and New Zealand leaders reject possible US trade retaliation over recognising Palestinian statehood and reaffirm plans to deepen security ties

Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, have urged Israel to reconsider its plans to take over Gaza City and reaffirmed their intentions to deepen security ties, as they met in Queenstown on Saturday.

Following a pōwhiri (formal Māori welcome) at Te Wharehuanui – a private retreat built by the billionaire Xero founder, Rod Drury – Luxon said the world had become uncertain and fractious, and that New Zealand “has no greater friend than Australia”.

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Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

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Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the disappearance of nature words such as river, moss and blossom from books, according to a study.

Computer modelling predicts that levels of nature connectedness will continue to decline unless there are far-reaching policy and societal changes – with introducing children to nature at a young age and radically greening urban environments the most effective interventions.

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