What grief for a dying planet looks like: Climate scientists on the edge
Overwhelmed scientists embrace civil disobedience and specialised therapy to deal with rising eco-anxiety.
Russian forces storm detention centre, free guards taken hostage
Several assailants, reportedly linked to ISIL, killed in operation to rescue two guards at Rostov detention centre.
Tajik FM: Melting glaciers, human rights, and geopolitical strife
Tajikistan's foreign minister discusses climate change, human rights reports, and geopolitical developments.
Al Jazeera asks Italian PM how many deaths in Gaza before G7 acts
Al Jazeera’s Virginia Pietromarchi asked what it would take for the G7 to reprimand Israel for its war on Gaza.
Adidas probes alleged ‘large-scale bribery’ by staff in China: Report
Complaint includes allegations that a senior manager received real estate and 'millions in cash from suppliers'.
Palestinians ‘in mourning’ as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha
Israeli military continuing attacks on Gaza, imposing restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, on Muslim festival of sacrifice.
‘Elimination’ of Taiwan is China’s great national cause, Lai says
Taiwan's president tells military academy cadets that the main challenge they face is the strong rise of Beijing.
Children among nine wounded in shooting at Michigan water park
Eight-year-old is in critical condition after the attack at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad park in a Detroit suburb.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 842
As the war enters its 842nd day, these are the main developments.
‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique
As Cabo Delgado province juggles large LNG reserves and ongoing violence, vulnerable civilians are paying the price.
Australia news live: Minns ‘really sorry’ final Vivid drone show cancelled with 20 minutes notice; Malinauskas welcomes ‘exciting’ panda news
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Labor ‘continuing to consult’ on Makarrata commission, Albanese says
Anthony Albanese says he will attend Arnhem Land’s Garma festival in August to “talk about a way forward” on Indigenous policy after the defeat of the voice referendum, keeping open the prospect of setting up a Makarrata commission to advance truth and treaty processes.
Treaty process is undergoing at the various states and that’s appropriate. With regard to Makarrata, we’re continuing to consult on those issues. said.
Indigenous leaders, of course, were very disappointed by the referendum result. I’ll attend Garma once again this year and sit down with people and talk about a way forward.
Continue reading...Israel rescues hostage Noa Argamani from Hamas captivity in Gaza, newly released footage shows – New York Post
Labour sends activists to 13 seats where it fears losing Muslim voters over Gaza
Concern continues after local elections and George Galloway win that party’s position on Israel-Gaza war still eroding support
Labour is directing activists to campaign in seats with substantial Muslim populations, over fears that some voters have been alienated by the party’s stance on Gaza.
Its campaigning efforts are mostly being concentrated on Conservative and SNP seats in an attempt to secure a potentially record-breaking majority. However, there are 13 Labour-held seats where Muslims make up at least a fifth of the electorate which the party is telling its activists to target.
Continue reading...Places in council-run children’s homes in England fall by third as private firms take over
Increased reliance on private provision is pushing children hundreds of miles away from friends and family
The number of places in council-run children’s homes in England has fallen by a third since 2012 – at the same time as places in privately run profit-making children’s homes have soared, according to an Observer analysis of government data.
The dramatic fall in council-run children’s homes, and local authorities’ increasing reliance on privately run provision, have helped drive a rise in children being housed hundreds of miles from their families, with private provision clustering in cheaper parts of the country.
Continue reading...Vladimir Putin peace terms slammed at Ukraine summit – BBC.com
- Vladimir Putin peace terms slammed at Ukraine summit BBC.com
- Russia's Putin proposes cease-fire in Ukraine. Kyiv rejects it The Associated Press
- Putin demands more land to end Ukraine war, terms Kyiv rejects as ‘complete sham’ CNN
- Putin Demands Ukraine Abandon Four Regions for Peace Talks Bloomberg
- Putin Makes Cease-Fire Offer With Sweeping Demands on Ukraine's Territory The New York Times
Israeli military announces ‘tactical pause’ in attempt to increase flow of aid into hard-hit Gaza – The Associated Press
- Israeli military announces 'tactical pause' in attempt to increase flow of aid into hard-hit Gaza The Associated Press
- IDF announces daily ‘tactical pause’ along south Gaza road to enable increased aid flow The Times of Israel
- Israeli military announces daily ‘tactical pause’ in southern Gaza to allow in aid The Guardian
- IDF announces humanitarian pause in Salah al-Din area of Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli military announces 'tactical pause' to try to increase aid flow into Gaza NBC News
Trump gets name of his doctor wrong as he challenges Biden to cognitive test
Gaffe came as 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate sought to bolster his support among Black and Latino voters in Michigan
Donald Trump has made a point in recent months of deriding his rival Joe Biden as being cognitively impaired, mocking the 81-year-old US president for his verbal stumbles and accusing him of falling both up and down stairs.
But people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Continue reading...‘It’s the front line of being British’: Clive Myrie on hosting BBC election night, and the racism he has endured
The news anchor, who will present the programme with Laura Kuenssberg, has spoken on Desert Island Discs about the insults and threats he has experienced as a broadcaster
Clive Myrie has detailed the racism he has experienced during his broadcasting career, as he prepares to present the BBC’s general election night programme.
Speaking to Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, broadcast on Sunday, the 59-year-old listed some of the insults and threats he has endured, including being sent faeces and pictures of gorillas in the post.
Continue reading...Peter Dutton’s plan to ditch 2030 emissions target would drive up power bills, Penny Wong says
Comments come after opposition leader claims higher grocery prices are result of Labor ‘not taking into account gas and nuclear’
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Penny Wong has warned that ditching 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets would lead to higher electricity prices as Peter Dutton foreshadowed an election campaign fought on energy policy.
The opposition leader told Sky News on Sunday that energy would be a “big difference between the two parties as we head into the next election”, a week after backing away from Australia’s legislated 2030 emissions target of a 43% cut compared with 2005 levels.
Continue reading...France elections: unpopular ex-president François Hollande to run for parliament again
His former Socialist party reacted coolly to move, with one senior figure saying they were ‘devastated’
France’s former Socialist president François Hollande on Saturday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor Emmanuel Macron’s surprise decision to call snap legislative elections.
Macron’s dissolving of parliament after the French far right’s victory in European parliamentary elections has swiftly redrawn the lines of French politics.
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