- Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn The Guardian
- Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn BBC
- Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come AP News
- Earth set to exhaust ‘carbon budget’ within 3 years as Paris hopes fade Financial Times
- Climate indicators 'moving in wrong direction' - report RTE.ie
Scottish government faces legal action over failure to implement biological sex ruling
Campaign group accuses Holyrood of ‘intolerable’ delays to new policies required after landmark case
The Scottish government has been given a deadline to implement the UK supreme court’s ruling on biological sex across all public bodies or face further legal challenges.
Sex Matters, the UK-wide gender-critical campaign group, has threatened legal action in 14 days if ministers continue “intolerable” delays to new policies and guidance required by April’s landmark ruling that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates.
Continue reading...Heat dome to bring fierce temperatures and humidity to much of US
Midwest set to experience temperatures in the 90s (30s celsius) and east coast also to be affected
Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the US this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions.
The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where forecasters are warning of extreme temperature impacts.
Continue reading...Exclusive: European ministers to hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva, source says – Reuters
- Exclusive: European ministers to hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva, source says Reuters
- British, German and French foreign ministers plan meeting with Iranian counterpart The Guardian
- European Foreign Ministers to Meet With Iran’s Araghchi in Geneva on Friday WSJ
- Germany tells Iran: 'It is never too late to come to the negotiating table,' says Israel's strike is 'comprehensible' The Times of Israel
- European Ministers Set For Nuclear Talks With Iranians This Week Newsweek
Pepper spray use in youth prisons irresponsible amid racial disparities, watchdog warns
Head of monitoring boards urges justice secretary to suspend rollout of Pava in England and Wales
The rollout of synthetic pepper spray for use to incapacitate jailed children is “wholly irresponsible” while black and minority prisoners are more likely to be subjected to force than white inmates, a watchdog has said.
Elisabeth Davies, the national chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards, whose members operate in every prison in England and Wales, said the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, should pause the use of Pava spray in youth offending institutions (YOIs) until ministers had addressed the disproportionate use of force on minority prisoners.
Continue reading...Trump’s Iran dilemma exposes bitter split in president’s circle
The conflict has pitted the isolationist and hawkish wings of the US leader's party against one another.
Boeing 787 Crash: What We Know and What Comes Next – Barron’s
- Boeing 787 Crash: What We Know and What Comes Next Barron's
- Exclusive | Boeing 787’s Emergency-Power System Likely Active Before Air India Crash WSJ
- British couple and children who lost their lives in air crash laid to rest in Malad Times of India
- A Takeoff, a Mayday Call, and Two Pilots Who Never Made It Home The New York Times
- Black boxes analyzed for cause of Air India crash that killed 270 AP News
Kneecap rapper in UK court on “terrorism” charge over flag
Hundreds of supporters gathered as a Kneecap member faced court over a “terrorism” charge for waving a Hezbollah flag.
New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles
Diplomats to look for ‘indications of hostility towards citizens, culture or founding principles of United States’
Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be suspected of hiding that activity from US officials.
The new guidance, unveiled by the state department on Wednesday, directs US diplomats to conduct an online presence review to look for “any indications of hostility toward the citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles of the United States”.
Continue reading...Czech government survives no-confidence vote over bitcoin scandal – politico.eu
- Czech government survives no-confidence vote over bitcoin scandal politico.eu
- Czech Government Wins Confidence Vote Months Ahead of Election Bloomberg.com
- Czech coalition government faces a parliamentary no-confidence vote over bitcoin scandal AP News
- $46M Bitcoin Donation Pushes Czech Government to the Brink Bitcoin.com News
- Czech coalition government survives no-confidence vote over bitcoin scandal ABC News
Jury finds Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder in death of police officer boyfriend
Read, who was found guilty of drunk driving, was accused of fatally striking her boyfriend, Boston officer John O’Keefe
A jury has found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of drunk driving in the death of her police officer boyfriend in a divisive and high-profile case that dueling lawyers presented as either a tragic love story or a sinister cover-up.
Read, 45, was accused of fatally striking her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, 46, with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow outside a house party where other local police and a federal agent were closing out a night of drinking in 2022.
Continue reading...Fed holds interest rates for fourth time despite tariff turmoil
The US central bank leaves its key interest rate unchanged at 4.3%, as its view of the economy darkens.
Did Iranian state TV say, ‘Tonight, a great surprise will occur, one that the world will remember for centuries’? – Snopes
- Did Iranian state TV say, 'Tonight, a great surprise will occur, one that the world will remember for centuries'? Snopes
- Unpacking rumor Iranian state TV said, 'Tonight, a great surprise will occur, one that the world will remember for centuries' Yahoo
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- Iran to activate new nuclear enrichment site as tensions with US rise MSN
- major crypto analyst(@Abbu2shah)'s insights Binance
IAF continues to strike Tehran, targeting police HQ and centrifuge production sites – The Times of Israel
What Trump & Khamenei said as threat of US action in Iran grows
President Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader have traded threats over US military involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
Eleven killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid in Gaza, rescuers say
Israel's military says troops in central Gaza fired warning shots at a group posing a potential threat, but that it was unaware of injuries.
Gaza: Eleven killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid, rescuers say – BBC
- Gaza: Eleven killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid, rescuers say BBC
- Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say Reuters
- Israeli forces kill 72 Palestinians in Gaza, including 29 seeking aid Al Jazeera
- Dozens killed by Israeli fire as they sought desperately needed aid in Gaza, Palestinian health ministry says CNN
- Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran Amnesty International
US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid economic uncertainty
The US central bank held rates steady despite backlash from President Donald Trump.
Iran has launched 400 ballistic missiles at Israel — but only 20 hit urban targets as stockpile quickly dwindles – New York Post
- Iran has launched 400 ballistic missiles at Israel — but only 20 hit urban targets as stockpile quickly dwindles New York Post
- How has Iran managed to pierce through Israel’s air defence systems? Al Jazeera
- One number could define the Iran-Israel conflict’s outcome CNN
- Israel-Iran conflict may last only as long as their missiles hold out The Washington Post
- IDF says about 20 out of 400 Iranian missiles struck in urban areas; casualties far below prewar estimates The Times of Israel
Iran army chief Ali Shademani assassinated in secret mountain compound near Tehran – The Jerusalem Post
- Iran army chief Ali Shademani assassinated in secret mountain compound near Tehran The Jerusalem Post
- Israel-Iran Live Updates: Trump Says He's Working on 'Something Much Bigger' Than Cease-Fire The New York Times
- Israeli airstrikes eliminate senior Iranian military officials Long War Journal
- Israel says it killed Iran's 'senior-most military official' Fox News
- Israel kills another top Iranian commander as conflict escalates politico.eu