Climbers take advantage of clear weather after threat of ice fall on normal route delayed start of spring season A record 274 climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side in a single day after a spring season that started late because of the threat of ice fall on the normal tourist route. The climbers took advantage of the clear weather on Wednesday, said Rishi Ram Bhandari, of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal. Continue reading...
Multiple people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters entered Islamic Center in San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026.
Exclusive: Bodycam footage shared with the Guardian shows agents forced workers out of a van in what a judge has called ‘unlawful’ arrest Newly released body-camera footage shows US immigration officers stopping a van of farm workers in Oregon, smashing their windows and using facial recognition software to try to identify one of them. Videos from a 30 October 2025 operation were disclosed in court as part of an ongoing class-action lawsuit challenging Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)
Budget airline, which took £25m hit on jet fuel in March, says passengers are waiting later to book trips The budget airline easyJet has said its summer holiday bookings are lagging behind last year as the Iran war weights on consumer confidence and has left passengers waiting later to book trips. The carrier said it had to spend an unexpected extra £25m on jet fuel in March after the start of the US and Israel’s war on Iran. Continue reading...
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Guardian - World · Oct 8
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking? Several hours after dark in a quiet Caribbean neighbourhood, a cluster of environmental activists gather on plastic chairs between a mango tree and a courtyard wall emblazoned with the words: “Colombia, respira!” (breathe Colombia). So many people have turned up that some are forced to stand. That is because tonight’s speaker, Susana Muhamad , is one of the most admired socio-envi
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler died during exceptionally high May temperatures Europe live – latest updates A two-year-old girl has died of heatstroke in north-west Spain after being accidentally left in her father’s car during an unseasonably hot spell that could push temperatures in some areas to 38C (100F). The child, who has not been named, went into cardiac arrest on Wednesday afternoon after spending several hours inside the vehicle in the Galician town o
NBC News · Oct 8
A video posted by Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shows a group of Gaza activists with their hands tied behind their backs, kneeling with their heads touching the floor, in what appears to be a makeshift detention area at Ashdod port and on the deck of a ship.
