- Study shows how a potato-based diet changed the genetics of Andean people Reuters
- Rapid adaptive increase of amylase gene copy number in Indigenous Andeans Nature
- Peruvians are great at digesting starch. That’s because potatoes granted them a boon India Today
- Reuters Science News Summary Devdiscourse
- Potatoes, DNA, and the Andes: New study suggests diet shaped how we digest starch WBAY
Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground
Powerful radar system is providing new data on city’s subsidence, which experts hope will draw more attention to it
Walking into Mexico City’s sprawling central Zócalo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the capital’s cathedral, with its soaring spires, slumps in one direction. An attached church, known as the Metropolitan Sanctuary, tilts in the other. The nearby National Palace also seems off-kilter.
The teetering of many of the capital’s historic buildings is the most visible sign of a phenomenon that has been ongoing for more than a century: Mexico City is sinking at an alarming rate.
Continue reading...Russian “Missile Drought” Bites As Putin Pulls Back To Defend Moscow – Forbes
- Russian “Missile Drought” Bites As Putin Pulls Back To Defend Moscow Forbes
- Ukrainian intelligence estimates Russia has enough missiles for long campaign Военное дело
- Ukrainian intel reports Russia’s current missile stockpiles and production rate The New Voice of Ukraine
- Russia expanding missile arsenal vastly outpaces Ukraine IntelliNews
- Defense Intelligence tells how many cruise and ballistic missiles moscow currently has ukranews.com
UK voters cast ballots in elections expected to deal blow to Starmer – Reuters
- UK voters cast ballots in elections expected to deal blow to Starmer Reuters
- British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership NBC News
- Starmer Braces for Upsets in U.K. Local Elections Foreign Policy
- Election results timeline: when do key battlegrounds in England, Scotland and Wales report? The Guardian
- UK elections 2026: How to watch like a pro politico.eu
What is China’s anti-sanctions law and how does it work?
Beijing's order blocking US sanctions on five oil refineries marks first invocation of 2021 law.
Iran’s stance on US war negotiations explained
Iran’s stance on US war negotiations explained
Antisemitism has become ‘almost fashionable’ among Australians, Jillian Segal tells royal commission
On its fourth day of public hearings, royal commission into antisemitism also hears Jewish Australians have been pressured to resign and verbally abused
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Jewish Australians have been told to use “less obviously Jewish” names, felt pressure to resign and been verbally abused by colleagues in the wake of 7 October 2023.
On its fourth day of public hearings, the antisemitism royal commission also heard evidence from Australia’s antisemitism envoy, who said hatred towards Jews had become “almost fashionable”, while a Sydney nurse said New South Wales Health was “not safe for Jewish people”.
Continue reading...Rubio arrives at Vatican to meet Pope Leo amid Trump attacks
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin says the meeting was requested by the US.
Iran releases video said to show US drone shot down over Hormuz
Iranian media has released video purporting to show the wreckage of a US drone that was shot down by Iran.
Neymar apologises to Robinho’s son after slapping him in training
Neymar apologises to teammate Robinho Jr and his family after a Santos match.
German Leaders Clash With Spy Chiefs Over Domestic Threat From Iran – The New York Times
- German Leaders Clash With Spy Chiefs Over Domestic Threat From Iran The New York Times
- Iranian threat in Germany more urgent than publicly announced - NYT ایران اینترنشنال
- German intelligence warns of Iran hybrid attacks, Merz downplays risk Hum News English
- German Leaders and Spy Chiefs Clash Over Threat of Iran-Linked Attacks Times Now
- German Intelligence Warns of Rising Threat From Iran-Linked Plots Arab Times Kuwait News
Campaign staffers tell NPR they make ‘thousands’ betting on their own candidates – NPR
Japan fires Type 88 anti-ship missile in Philippine exercise – navalnews.com
- Japan fires Type 88 anti-ship missile in Philippine exercise navalnews.com
- Japan fires missile in joint drill with US and allies in northern Philippines, facing South China Sea Reuters
- Japan’s Arms Export Shift Takes Shape in the Philippines The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
- China condemns Japan’s first overseas ‘offensive missile’ test since WWII South China Morning Post
- Missiles Clobber Target Ship In Highly Strategic Luzon Strait The War Zone
French warship moves towards Hormuz for possible defensive mission
Iran says it is reviewing a US proposal that Donald Trump says could bring the war to an end.
EU reaches tentative deal on simpler AI rules – DW.com
- EU reaches tentative deal on simpler AI rules DW.com
- EU countries, lawmakers clinch provisional deal on watered-down AI rules Reuters
- Germany set to secure win for industry in AI talks politico.eu
- AI ‘nudification’ tools set to be banned within EU The Independent
- Growing role as AI watchdog is 'defining feature' of 2025, says EU data regulator MLex
First Chinese Oil Tanker Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran-U.S. Conflict Escalates – Caixin Global
- First Chinese Oil Tanker Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran-U.S. Conflict Escalates Caixin Global
- Attack on French Cargo Ship Highlights Continued Risks in Strait of Hormuz nytimes.com
- Chinese oil tanker hit in reportedly first attack since Hormuz crisis Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- One CMA CGM vessel hit in Strait of Hormuz, another exits Gulf Reuters
- US petrol prices hit highest level in years – as it happened The Guardian
US driver arrested after chasing down child on bike on footpath
Video captures a young boy on a bike fleeing a car that mounted a footpath in Washington State.
The Gaza journalist killed on the day his daughter was born
Sana's first birthday is shadowed by loss; her father Yahya was killed in an Israeli attack hours after her birth.
Sudan and Ethiopia inching closer to war – The Arab Weekly
- Sudan and Ethiopia inching closer to war The Arab Weekly
- Sudan blames Ethiopia, UAE for recent drone attacks: What we know Al Jazeera
- UAE denies involvement in Sudan airport attack Reuters
- Horn of Africa Tensions Flare as Sudan Adds Forces Near Ethiopia Bloomberg.com
- Khartoum accuses UAE of carrying out UAV strikes from Ethiopian airbase Janes
Top BJP leader’s aide shot dead in violence after Indian state election
Chandranath Rath was personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari, front runner to become West Bengal's new chief minister.