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War on Iran: Phase II, Day 37

Iran is offering $30,000 for captured or killed US soldiers. Trump cuts back South Korea drills.

UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with Trump aide impostor: reports

UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with Trump aide impostor: reports

SCMP

New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, several media outlets reported on Monday. According to Politico, which broke the story quoting anonymous sources, the British leader sent a “few messages” via an unspecified communication channel to a person he believed to be Wiles before becoming suspicious. The incident ...

European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves

European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves

The Guardian

Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide droughtSuccessive intense heatwaves and an increasingly severe, continent-wide drought have left many of Europe’s farmers in an “unprecedented” crisis, with vegetable and grain growers in particular warning of “catastrophic” harvests.French vegetable production is down by “a very significan...

Can Trump’s peace plan for Gaza be saved? – The Latest

Can Trump’s peace plan for Gaza be saved? – The Latest

The Guardian

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is on a diplomatic mission in the Middle East to meet Hamas officials and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in an attempt to salvage a ceasefire in Gaza.The talks come after Netanyahu rejected the US-backed 15-point peace plan for the territory in a rare public break with the Trump administration this month.Nosheen Iqbal speaks to global editor...

Louisiana man allegedly killed his wife and drove her body across states before arrest

Louisiana man allegedly killed his wife and drove her body across states before arrest

The Guardian

Authorities say man, 50, shot wife in Louisiana and put her body in car before driving and being stopped in Tennessee A man in Louisiana killed his wife and then took her body on a driving tour through several states before he was arrested in Tennessee, authorities allege.The suspect’s macabre purported odyssey began in Baton Rouge when, according to Louisiana investigators, Tyronne Brazille, 50, ...

US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran

US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran

The Guardian

Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began and the strait of Hormuz was blockedUS gas prices this month are so far the highest ever recorded for August as peace talks between the US and Iran have stalled and Donald Trump launched fresh threats against Oman.The national average price of gas was $4.06 per gallon on Monday, according to data from AAA, $0.05 higher than last ...

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko

France 24

Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the exclusion of liberal opposition party Yabloko from September’s legislative elections, eliminating the country’s only explicitly anti-war party from the ballot, as dozens of the party's supporters were detained outside the court. The decision comes amid a wider crackdown on critics of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

After 19 years, a beaver returned to a California creek, reshaping its habitat

After 19 years, a beaver returned to a California creek, reshaping its habitat

Times of India

Following a devastating fire in 2016 that impacted Strawberry Creek, Great Basin National Park staff noticed signs of beaver activity prompting restoration initiatives in 2021. By constructing artificial dams, the project significantly enhanced the creek's ecosystem and led to a remarkable increase in trout populations. In 2024, a beaver was spotted for the first time in nearly two decades, symbol...

French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as EU sends assistance to Belgium and Spain – as it happened

French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as EU sends assistance to Belgium and Spain – as it happened

The Guardian

Belgium wildfire creeps closer to German border, as 104 firefighters and 36 vehicles from France help with Spain wildfire effort As flagged earlier, Belgium’s King Philippe is now visiting the emergency coordination centre looking after the firefighters tackling the major fire in the eastern part of the country (9:39).The European Commission has deployed assistance to Belgium and Spain as part of ...

China’s economy showing signs that slowdown may be extending

China’s economy showing signs that slowdown may be extending

The Guardian

Industrial output and retail sales slump in July after one of the country’s weakest quarterly growth rates everChina’s economy is showing signs of extending a slowdown with a slump in industrial output and retail sales in July, adding to pressure on Beijing to intervene with measures to support activity.After the world’s second largest economy posted one of its lowest quarterly growth readings on ...

US supreme court again rejects Trump’s bid to overturn E Jean Carroll verdict

US supreme court again rejects Trump’s bid to overturn E Jean Carroll verdict

The Guardian

Decision leaves intact $5m civil judgment against Trump after jury found him liable for sexually abusing writerThe US supreme court has once again declined to consider Donald Trump’s appeal of a jury verdict in 2023 that found him liable for sexually ​abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and later defaming her.The court announced the decision in an unsigned order on Monday, without providing an explanat...

In 1745, the US welcomed mimosa trees for pink flowers; they later spread invasively

In 1745, the US welcomed mimosa trees for pink flowers; they later spread invasively

Times of India

Mimosa, introduced to the United States around 1745, quickly became a sought-after ornamental tree. However, it broke free from cultivation, proliferating in disturbed environments throughout the southern and eastern U.S. Its rapid growth and abundance of seeds have turned it into an invasive species, vying with native flora and reshaping ecosystems. Effective management must focus on both current...