Finding Desert Angels: Searching for the missing at the US-Mexico border
An ageing trailblazer of search and rescue risks his life to find a woman’s missing son in the US-Mexico borderlands.
For Libya, the Hormuz crisis can be a trap or an opportunity
Libyan hydrocarbons are increasingly sought after. To take full advantage, the country needs a new economic strategy.
Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France
Pontiff also uses visit to Catholic shrine at Lourdes to criticise assisted dying as ‘false compassion’
The pope has called on the Catholic church to heal “deep wounds” and “painful errors”, before a meeting with survivors of child sexual abuse as he continues his four-day visit to France.
Addressing a crowd in a large field near the Catholic shrine of Lourdes on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV called on the church to reckon with its past, without directly referencing sexual abuse scandals in France that affected at least 330,000 children over seven decades.
Continue reading...Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules that would have curbed Nato cooperation
70% vote against tightening centuries-old neutrality, which far right said was being eroded by sanctions against Russia
Swiss voters have decisively rejected a proposal for a strict definition of neutrality that would have required Switzerland to curb cooperation with Nato and abandon sanctions against Russia.
All cantons and about 70% of voters rejected the proposal for a strictly defined version of neutrality to be written into the Swiss constitution, final results from the Federal Statistical Office showed. The motion had been promoted by the far-right Swiss People’s party (SVP).
Continue reading...One Nation boss called David Farley an ‘asshole’ in lead-up to Farrer byelection, text messages reveal
Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show that Kelvin Morton has also clashed with party HQ staff and Brisbane volunteers
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One Nation’s general manager, Kelvin Morton – brought in by the party to improve its vetting processes – referred to David Farley as an “asshole” just days before Farley’s historic Farrer byelection win for the party in May.
In a series of text messages seen by Guardian Australia, Morton responds to a news article published in the Sydney Morning Herald about infighting among senior party figures over Farley’s previously undeclared support for the Labor party.
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Continue reading...British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK
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If you want to state the case against copyright reform in Australia, get Kylie Minogue’s phone number.
If there is one lesson to be learned from a similar battle in the UK, high-profile members of the creative industries make a difference. They get your argument on the front of newspapers, in the news bulletins and on social media.
Continue reading...RBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011
Outcome of meetings of Reserve Bank on Monday and Tuesday will affect Australian mortgage rates, household budgets and house prices
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Australia’s key interest rate is expected to hit its highest level since 2011, drag down house prices and add more than $100 to typical monthly mortgage repayments.
The Reserve Bank board is poised to hike the cash rate from 4.35% to 4.6% on Tuesday, which would be the fourth increase in 2026 and push typical home loan interest rates to 6.5%.
Continue reading...New Vivaldi tactic: Ukraine’s ground robots, each carrying two Bullspike grenade launchers, attack Russian positions and then detonate inside their shelters – Euromaidan Press
- New Vivaldi tactic: Ukraine's ground robots, each carrying two Bullspike grenade launchers, attack Russian positions and then detonate inside their shelters Euromaidan Press
- Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer Ars Technica
- US ally plans robot soldiers to handle dangerous frontline tasks Interesting Engineering
- Ukraine Sends Grenade-Launcher Robots Into Russian Positions Instead of Infantry UNITED24 Media
- BTR-60-Based Kamikaze Drone Helped Break Through Russian Defenses in Nove Village Мілітарний
Strait of Hormuz tensions linger as Iran and US move further from a deal
There are fears of renewed fighting between the US and Iran, after President Trump rejected a deal.
True Crime Reports: The Dosa King’s Deadly Obsession
The Dosa King built an empire. After a woman rejects him, her husband is found dead – and the pursuit of justice begins.
Yemen’s health system could collapse in some areas, minister warns
Yemen's healthcare system may not be able to support the population as war strains resources, minister tells Al Jazeera.
Israel’s Smotrich calls for ‘war’ in West Bank: Rhetoric or real threat?
Smotrich’s words should not be dismissed as mere election rhetoric, human rights experts and analysts warn.
Ukraine Sends Grenade-Launcher Robots Into Russian Positions Instead of Infantry – UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine Sends Grenade-Launcher Robots Into Russian Positions Instead of Infantry UNITED24 Media
- 3,000 Russian Casualties Claimed: Ukraine Drops Combat Robots 10km Behind Enemy Lines Yahoo
- A Ukrainian commander tells us why troops attack in the day and roll out their war 'robots' at night Business Insider
- Ukraine’s 93rd Brigade Develops Heavy Drone System to Deploy Combat Robot Межа. Новини України.
- Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer arstechnica.com
Datacenter developers accused of skirting key US pollution rules
Firms manipulating process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental groups warn
Datacenter developers are manipulating the EPA’s air pollution permitting process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental advocates allege.
Companies need federal permits to emit a range of pollutants. In their permit applications, some in big tech are avoiding “major” reviews by dividing their emissions sources into separate, multiple “minor” sources that require less regulatory oversight, the advocates say.
Continue reading...How Trump Became Mob Boss of the United States – Rolling Stone
El Niño has surged into record waters. 11 charts and maps that show its strength – Sacramento Bee
- El Niño has surged into record waters. 11 charts and maps that show its strength Sacramento Bee
- Opinion | The Super El Niño Is About to Unleash Weather Chaos. Get Ready Now. The New York Times
- Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February, study suggests CNN
- What is a 'super El Niño' and how will it affect the weather? Reuters
- The impacts of this year’s record-shattering El Niño theclimatebrink.com
US installation commemorates victims of South African ‘white genocide’
Memorial crosses installed in the US have revived erroneous claims of a ‘white genocide’ against farmers in South Africa
Ethiopians celebrate Meskel and call for peace amid fighting
Ethiopians celebrate Meskel and call for peace amid fighting
Bomb squad searching vans near U.S. air base in Britain as five men arrested on terror charge – NBC News
- Bomb squad searching vans near U.S. air base in Britain as five men arrested on terror charge NBC News
- 5 arrested over alleged terrorism offenses near U.K. base used by U.S. Air Force Axios
- ‘Police were banging on the door’: villagers near RAF Fairford describe evacuation The Guardian
- UK police arrest several under explosives act in 'major incident' near US air base Yahoo
- British police arrest five men at US air base in major incident Reuters
‘Better deal’: What’s behind Trump’s rejection of Iran’s truce offer?
Experts say Trump sees economic sanctions as key to extracting more concessions but he risks losing leverage.