The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and as stop-start talks seem again to have stalled. But Trump insists the pressure can lead to a breakthrough. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
In today’s newsletter: As we enter our fifth summer heatwave, Andy Burnham’s government is looking at what the UK should do with its remaining North Sea oil and gas Good morning. What a difference a new job can make. “To have a shot at staying within 1.5C global warming, we can’t have any new oil or gasfields … It’s irresponsible and shortsighted to be funding new #fossilfuels when we need to be getting to #NetZero.” This was the 2022 message from Miatta Fahnbulleh, now the secretary of state fo
More than a dozen buildings collapsed in aftermath of earthquake, which has also prompted evacuations Six airports damaged in today’s earthquake in Colombia have suspended operations, the civil aeronautics agency said. These airports in western Colombia serve Pereira, Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago and Buenaventura, the agency wrote on X. Continue reading...
Parent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fight for basic support’, experts say. This is Matilda Davis’s story Two days before she died, Matilda Davis issued a plea on Facebook. Sharing a study that found more than 40% of parent-carers had considered suicide, she called for “greater awareness, action and change” in Britain’s broken social care system. “This speaks the words I can’t,
Supply in nine blocks in Tower Hamlets affected with some residents suspecting nearby building developments They cannot even flush their toilets: life in east London blocks where taps often run dry Hundreds of residents in blocks of flats in east London have been left without regular running water for more than seven months after development in the area may have left it without an adequate supply. Taps have been running dry in nine blocks in Tower Hamlets, where residents have been forced to use
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Colombia earthquake: At least 24 dead, people trapped in collapsed buildings, officials say At least 20 buildings collapsed in Cali, the mayor said. Dozens of people are dead after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked western Colombia on Monday, officials said. The earthquake's epicenter was 5 kilometers east of San José del Palmar, Colombia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At least 24 people are dead, with most of the fatalities reported in the hard-hit city of Pereira, according to Colom
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Former 2GB and 2UE radio host, now 85, has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An alleged victim of Alan Jones told his older brother, after the broadcaster was arrested, that his indecent assaults weren’t “too bad” but involved Jones grabbing his penis, a Sydney court has heard. The witness on Tuesday was asked by the trial prosecutor Georgina
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Lord mayor says Town Hall square will be ‘fantastic’ – but business advocate says project’s scale of demolition presents ‘unwanted disruption’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sydneysiders have been given a first glimpse of a new public square set to “unify” the CBD, more 40 years after the project was initially conceived. The City of Sydney on Tuesday released new renders of a plaza that will be built opposite Sy
