Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows ( www.theguardian.com )
Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate...
Julian Assange's sexual assault accuser is "happy" he's free ( www.bbc.com )
Swedish human rights activist Anna Ardin is glad Julian Assange is free....
New cargo rail service that connects Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China kicks off ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
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The US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany ( www.businessinsider.com )
The US announced deployments of new long-range fires weapons to Germany will start in 2026....
Russia bans Moscow Times newspaper ( www.dw.com )
Russia has declared the English-language newspaper The Moscow Times an "undesirable organization." Cooperating with the outlet can entail sentences of up to five years in prison...
Spain sentences 15 schoolchildren over AI-generated naked images ( www.theguardian.com )
Teenagers each given a year’s probation after creating and spreading faked images of female classmates in south-west Spain...
Trial begins for religious sect accused of killing child ( www.bbc.com )
Members of an Australian religious group have gone on trial accused of killing an eight-year-old diabetic girl by denying her medical care and offering prayer instead....
Iranian warship rolls over in port, could be out of action for six months ( www.cnn.com )
One of Iran’s newest warships capsized in port over the weekend while undergoing repairs, an incident that could damage key warfighting systems and put the ship out of commission for up to half a year, a naval analyst said....
Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya? ( www.theguardian.com )
More than 40 sentenced to life in UAE for 'terror' offences ( www.bbc.com )
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed life sentences to 43 activists after finding them guilty of terror offences....
Taiwan sees single-day record of Chinese planes in airspace ( www.dw.com )
Taiwan reported an increase in Chinese airforce activity, detecting 66 Chinese planes around the island in a single-day record for this year....
Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000 ( www.commondreams.org )
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Zelenskyy rubbishes Orbán’s global ‘peace mission’ ( www.politico.eu )
‘Hard to argue against’: mandatory speed limiters come to the EU and NI ( www.theguardian.com )
All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph?...
Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants ( www.bbc.com )
Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants...
Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya ( www.bbc.com )
A court in Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism, according to state media....
China: Man tries to smuggle 100 live snakes in his pants ( www.dw.com )
Chinese customs said they had seized 104 of the reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species....
A game of football, a boom, then scattered bodies: video shows moment of Israeli strike on Gaza school ( www.theguardian.com )
The scene shows a moment of respite and relative calm in Gaza: a crowd of people watching a football match in a school playground. A player fails to control a long pass from a teammate. The opposing goalkeeper gathers the ball and looks to launch it back up the pitch....
China accelerates green steel shift as EU levies loom, researchers say ( www.reuters.com )
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Samsung Electronics workers announce ‘indefinite’ strike ( apnews.com )
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike Wednesday to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pays and other benefits....
Afghanistan has been through everything. Now it wants to dust off its postal service and modernize ( apnews.com )
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In parts of Afghanistan where there are no street names or house numbers, utility companies and their customers have adopted a creative approach for connecting. They use mosques as drop points for bills and cash, a “pay and pray” system....
UK arrest suspect after crossbow triple homicide ( www.dw.com )
Police said the 26-year-old male killed three women Tuesday night. The women were the wife and daughters of a well-known BBC sports commentator....
China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine, says Nato in stern rebuke ( www.theguardian.com )
Spanish tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa ( www.theguardian.com )
A Spanish tourist has been trampled to death by elephants in a South African national park after apparently trying to take pictures of a breeding herd that included three calves....
Putin bestows Russia’s highest civilian honour on India’s PM Modi ( www.aljazeera.com )
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