People in Burundi struggle amid Lake Tanganyika’s endless flooding
Climate change drives severe flooding, displacing families, spreading disease, and leaving urgent aid gaps.
Conservative historian wins Polish presidential vote
Right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki is Poland's new president, official results show.
Russia and Ukraine swap fire as they head to Istanbul peace talks
Kyiv and Moscow will present documents outlining their ideas for a peace settlement during talks in Turkiye.
Turnout low as Mexico votes in controversial judicial election
President Sheinbaum labels vote a 'success', but experts warn criminals could use it to infiltrate judiciary.
Glenn Maxwell retires from ODI cricket but T20 World Cup in his sights
Maxwell, known as one of the game's most powerful hitters, is calling time on his one-day career with Australia.
UK to build up to 12 new attack submarines – BBC
- UK to build up to 12 new attack submarines BBC
- BBC Verify Live: Digging into the defence review, plus the latest developments in Gaza BBC
- U.K. to Build Up to 12 Submarines as Part of Shift to ‘War-Fighting Readiness’ The New York Times
- UK to expand submarine fleet in shift to 'warfighting readiness' Reuters
- UK has fingers in its ears over Trump’s defense threat politico.eu
Starmer defends not putting date on 3% defence spending target as UK to announce plans to build new submarines – politics live
Prime minister to launch strategic defence review in Glasgow this morning
Here is the clip of Keir Starmer in his Today programme interview refusing to say when the government will raise defence spending to 3% of GDP.
In an interview with the Times published on Saturday John Healey, the defence secretary, said that he had “no doubt” that Britain would reach the 3% target by 2034 – ie, before the end of the next parliament. Yesterday he described this as an “ambition”.
Continue reading...Russia launches deadly attacks across Ukraine before Istanbul talks with Kyiv – Russia-Ukraine war live
Russian shelling and air attacks kill five near Zaporizhzhia before second round of peace talks in Istanbul
Ruth Michaelson is a Guardian journalist based in Istanbul
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are due to meet early this afternoon local time here in Istanbul, with talks today taking place in the aftermath of a major Ukrainian drone attack on Russian military bombers in Siberia yesterday.
Continue reading...Polish nationalist Nawrocki wins presidency in setback for pro-EU government – Reuters
- Polish nationalist Nawrocki wins presidency in setback for pro-EU government Reuters
- Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election CNN
- MAGA Triumphs in Poland’s Presidential Election Bloomberg
- Poland Elects Karol Nawrocki as President The New York Times
- From flats to fistfights, Nawrocki’s past haunts his bid for Poland’s presidency TVP World
China accuses US of ‘seriously violating’ trade truce
Beijing says it will safeguard its interests after Donald Trump claimed it had ‘totally violated’ agreement
China has accused the US of “seriously violating” the fragile US-China detente that has been in place for less than a month since the two countries agreed to pause the trade war that risked upending the global economy.
China and the US agreed on 12 May to pause for 90 days the skyrocketing “reciprocal” tariffs that both countries had placed on the others goods in a frenzied trade war that started a few weeks earlier. Tariffs had reached 125% on each side, which officials feared amounted to virtual embargo on trade between the world’s two biggest economies.
Continue reading...Populist Nawrocki’s triumph threatens Poland’s place at Europe’s top table
Victory of radical-right candidate could seriously destabilise the coalition government of pro-EU prime minister Donald Tusk
The victory margin of the nationalist Karol Nawrocki in Poland’s presidential elections may have been wafer-thin, but it marks a huge upheaval in the country’s political landscape whose impact will be felt not just in Warsaw but across the EU.
Backed by the previous ruling conservative Law & Justice (PiS) party and, openly, by Donald Trump’s Maga movement, Nawrocki, a radical-right historian, defeated his liberal rival, the capital’s mayor, Rafał Trzaskowski, by 50.89% to 49.11%.
Continue reading...Eight hurt in Colorado fire attack after suspect shouts ‘free Palestine’
The FBI calls it a suspected terror attack and says the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower.
Boulder, Colorado attack: What we know, who are the suspect and victims?
Suspect Mohamed Soliman is under arrest after injuring eight people campaigning for the release of captives in Gaza.
It never rains or it pours: Australia suffers two weather extremes in May
Parts of eastern NSW recorded wettest May on record as rainfall in Victoria and South Australia was 70% below average for the month
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Australia saw a tale of two weather extremes last month, with extremely dry conditions continuing across southern parts of the country as parts of eastern New South Wales recorded the wettest May on record.
The low pressure trough that developed off the coast of NSW on 18 May and lingered for days, led to record high rainfall in numerous locations throughout the Hunter and mid-north coast.
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Continue reading...Israel bombs displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi
An Israeli air strike targeted tents housing displaced families in al-Mawasi killing at least four Palestinians.
Ukraine and Russia to Meet for Second Round of Talks as Attacks Escalate – The New York Times
- Ukraine and Russia to Meet for Second Round of Talks as Attacks Escalate The New York Times
- Ukraine-Russia peace talks to resume in Istanbul after surprise drone attack ABC News
- Ukrainian proposals for June 2 talks with Russia in Istanbul Reuters
- 34% of Russian strategic Russian bombers at main airfields damaged in Ukrainian drone operation, SBU reports The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine and Russia meet in Turkey for peace talks with few hopes for a breakthrough AP News
US urges Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP
PM Albanese says government already increasing spending and decisions will be based on defence capability needs.
Keir Starmer refuses to set date for UK to spend 3% of GDP on defence
PM says he will not indulge in ‘performative fantasy politics’ before launching strategic defence review
Keir Starmer has refused to give a date for the UK to spend at least 3% of GDP on defence, saying he would not indulge in “performative fantasy politics”, as he prepared to launch the government’s strategic defence review.
Speaking at a defence facility in Scotland, the prime minister said his commitment to hit 2.5% of GDP on defence spending from 2027 showed he was serious about the issue, but that he could not go further without fiscal certainty.
Continue reading...Erin Patterson details religious conversion and ‘never-ending battle’ with low self-esteem in emotional testimony to murder trial
Triple murder accused gives evidence as first defence witness in death cap mushroom poisoning case that left three dead after beef wellington lunch
Erin Patterson has described her religious conversion and a “never-ending battle” with low self-esteem and weight issues in emotional evidence to her own triple murder trial.
Colin Mandy SC, Patterson’s defence lawyer, called her as the first defence witness on Monday afternoon.
Continue reading...Spending on agency staff across NHS in England drops by almost £1bn
Exclusive: Cost-saving for 2024-25 follows pledge by Wes Streeting to cut the amount going to agencies by 30%
Spending on agency staff across the NHS in England dropped by almost £1bn in the last financial year, ministers have said, after a pledge by Wes Streeting to cut the amount going to agencies by 30%.
According to the Department of Health and Social Care, the total spent by trusts on agency staff during 2024-25 was nearly £1bn lower than the previous year.
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