Freed Gaza hospital head accuses Israel of repeated torture ( www.theguardian.com )
‘We can’t let the animals die’: drought leaves Sicilian farmers facing uncertain future ( www.theguardian.com )
China says farewell to two giant pandas traveling to San Diego zoo ( www.theguardian.com )
The loan was finalized in February after the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, suggested sending pandas to the San Diego zoo as “envoys of friendship” between China and the US....
Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Norway blocks sale of last private land on Svalbard after Chinese interest ( www.theguardian.com )
The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
Keir Starmer: ‘If you want change, you have to vote for it’ ( www.theguardian.com )
I want to survive the apocalypse – but not if it’s just me and some terrible billionaires ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Mansplaining’ UK election coverage marginalises women’s concerns, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
General election coverage has been dominated by male voices, according to researchers from Loughborough University....
UK haulage industry calls for investment in electric truck infrastructure ( www.theguardian.com )
TV tonight: Tim Harford’s long, hard look at Britain’s broken economy ( www.theguardian.com )
The Financial Times columnist asks why younger generations are no longer expected to be wealthier than their forebears. Plus: House of the Dragon takes off. Here’s what to watch this evening...
It doesn’t make sense: why US tariffs on Chinese cleantech risk the green transition | Jeffrey Frankel ( www.theguardian.com )
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels ( www.theguardian.com )
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv as Zelenskiy appeals for help ( www.theguardian.com )
America’s big problem is not Joe Biden, it’s the menace to democracy posed by Donald Trump ( www.theguardian.com )
Rare white buffalo sacred to Lakota not seen in Yellowstone since birth ( www.theguardian.com )
I saw first-hand just how much fracking destroys the earth | Rebecca Solnit ( www.theguardian.com )
At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria ( www.theguardian.com )
South Carolina implements one of US’s most restrictive public school book bans ( www.theguardian.com )
Lindsey Graham warns ‘accountability coming to Biden’ if Trump wins ( www.theguardian.com )
New York police kill boy wielding replica handgun, authorities say ( www.theguardian.com )
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high ( www.theguardian.com )
French elections: far right on course for first round victory. What happens now? ( www.theguardian.com )
South Carolina implements one of US’s most restrictive public school book bans ( www.theguardian.com )
Byron Bay is to be stripped of its nudist beach – and naturists blame ‘conservative creep’ ( www.theguardian.com )
It’s a Tuesday morning, the infinite blue sky of Byron Bay has opened up and the six naturists – four men, two women – have stripped down to their birthday suits for a quick dip in the buff....