Tourist train overturns and injures 17 during Cártama tapas festival
Nobody was seriously hurt as a result of the accident in the Spanish town, local authorities say.
Zelenskyy thanks UK for intercepting Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after armed forces board vessel – as it happened
Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the UK for intercepting a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, describing it as an “important step”.
“It was Russia’s hubris, fuelled by high oil and gas revenues, that paved the way for this war, and every decision by partners that deprives Russia of money also limits the war itself” he wrote in a post on X, in which he personally thanked the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and “all Britons”.
Continue reading...Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples
Study of mothers in Seattle underscores ‘widespread, systemic problem’ of chemical contamination, experts say
Breast milk samples from mothers in Seattle contain alarming levels of dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals, including BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan, new peer-reviewed research has found.
The chemicals present a serious risk to infants because they likely interfere with hormones that are critical to newborns’ proper development, and have been found to be harmful at very low levels of exposure. About 92% of 50 samples were contaminated with at least one of the anti-microbials or plasticizers for which researchers checked.
Continue reading...Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds
Medications that target depression, anxiety and poor sleep could help treat pain without opioids’ addictive properties
A range of other medications could serve as alternatives to powerful opioids for pain relief in emergency departments, according to a new study.
The review paper examined non-opioid medications available in the emergency department at San Francisco general hospital and examined existing medical literature to figure out which ones might provide pain relief.
Continue reading...Spain vs Cape Verde: World Cup – Lamine Yamal, predictions and how to watch
Pre-tournament favourites Spain open their Group H campaign with a match against World Cup debutants Cape Verde.
Romania’s president nominates center-right Adrian Veștea as new PM candidate – politico.eu
- Romania’s president nominates center-right Adrian Veștea as new PM candidate politico.eu
- Romanian president nominates new candidate for prime minister Reuters
- Romanian president picks Liberal former mayor as PM to form new government Al Jazeera
- Romania president taps new PM to form government Euractiv
- Romanian President Swaps Premier Nominees to Try to Form Cabinet Bloomberg.com
Taiwan’s spy agency launches webpage for Chinese nationals to report tips – Politico
Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM
Leadership hopeful to also say tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills
Wes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US.
In a speech this coming week, the former health secretary will also say that tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills.
Continue reading...World Cup 2026: Biggest takeaways from Brazil-Morocco group match
Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant goal to dig Brazil out of trouble after Ismael Saibari had put Morocco ahead.
Israel attacks Beirut on same day Trump says Iran deal to be signed
Israel has bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut, saying it targeted Hezbollah ‘infrastructure’.
Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres
‘Coastal uplift’ exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metres
A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 metres (6.6ft), exposing coral and harming marine life, the country’s environment department has said.
At least 40 people are still missing after the 7.8-magnitude quake off southern Mindanao island on Monday, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency.
Continue reading...Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres – The Guardian
- Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres The Guardian
- Church Coordinates Relief Efforts After Mindanao Earthquake news-ph.churchofjesuschrist.org
- Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when quake hit Philippines, officials say Euronews.com
- Pope Leo prays for Filipinos affected by massive earthquake Vatican News
- The Philippines earthquake is the largest this year, but it could’ve been bigger—here’s why Scientific American
A top NATO commander says the West can no longer count on its homelands staying safe in future wars – Business Insider
Jamaican beach access campaigners go to court to fight privatisation of coast
Activists are challenging colonial-era law and demanding ‘free, legal, unfettered, forever rights’ to use beaches
Campaigners in Jamaica are heading to court next week to try to prevent the government from cutting off access to more of their beaches.
They argue that ceding their shorelines to big hotel chains enriches private investors and benefits tourists and outsiders while depriving Jamaicans who depend on the sea for their livelihoods, leisure and health.
Continue reading...‘We told you so’: French far right responds to European fighter jet failure – politico.eu
- ‘We told you so’: French far right responds to European fighter jet failure politico.eu
- Europe’s next-gen fighter jet is dead. What does that mean for the continent’s security ambitions? CNN
- Germany Drops Plan to Build Warplane With Allies, Hindering Push to Rearm The New York Times
- French exit from tank project with Germany cannot be ruled out, Rheinmetall CEO says Reuters
- Germany news: No rush to decide on next-gen jet replacement DW.com
Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing as byelection looms
Reform leader claims ‘anti-whiteness is institutionalised’ in UK as polls suggest Labour have lead in Makerfield
Nigel Farage said he would ban foreign nationals from social housing and then deport them if they could not find private sector homes, in a hardening of anti-immigration rhetoric before the Makerfield byelection.
Two recent polls in Makerfield have suggested Farage’s Reform UK is continuing to leak potentially crucial support to its far-right rival Restore Britain, which is led by the former Reform MP Rupert Lowe.
Continue reading...Colombia is dangerously close to mistaking aggression for leadership – The Economist
- Colombia is dangerously close to mistaking aggression for leadership The Economist
- Opinion | Colombia’s Stark Election Choice WSJ
- Colombia leftist Cepeda will accept election result, does not rule out protests Reuters
- Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave The Guardian
- De la Espriella Tops Cepeda in New Colombian Polls Before Runoff Bloomberg.com
Pope Leo prays for Filipinos affected by massive earthquake – Vatican News
- Pope Leo prays for Filipinos affected by massive earthquake Vatican News
- Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres The Guardian
- Church Coordinates Relief Efforts After Mindanao Earthquake news-ph.churchofjesuschrist.org
- Philippines rocked by new quakes just days after deadly 7.8 disaster Yahoo
- Destructive Earthquake Shakes the Southern Philippines JW.ORG
At least three killed as Israel attacks southern Beirut
Israeli escalation in Lebanon's capital raises concerns that peace negotiations between US and Iran could be derailed.
The Empty Pump: Russian Cities Enforce Strict Fuel Rationing Following Refinery Blows – Kyiv Post
- The Empty Pump: Russian Cities Enforce Strict Fuel Rationing Following Refinery Blows Kyiv Post
- Putin’s road to ruin: Ukraine hits key Russian supply line with new drone campaign NBC News
- Exclusive: Ukraine's drone commander wants to cut Crimea off from Russia Reuters
- Ukraine's newest generation of strike drones is crippling Russia's bridges in the south Business Insider
- ‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics The Guardian