The Guardian

D4vd hearing details high hopes and brutal end of girl at heart of murder case

Texts reveal that singer and Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been in touch stretching back to when she was 11 years oldThe rising pop singer D4vd and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were in the throes of a clandestine relationship months before her mangled and decomposing body turned up last September stuffed in an impounded car registered to the musician.D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, is set to stand trial for murder, child sexual abuse and mutilation of human remains in connection to the teen

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WSJ World News

Spain Says Most Immigrants Who Overran Its African Enclave Have Left

Police and troops round up hundreds of people who remained after tens of thousands surged from Morocco into Ceuta.

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BBC World

Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says

The Nepali-born climber was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.

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NY Times World

Nirmal Purja, Renowned Mountaineer, Is Found Dead on Pakistani Mountain

The British-Nepali mountaineer was one of 10 climbers who were struck by an avalanche on Thursday on Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains.

general  Aug 1, 2026

The Guardian

Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume

Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messagingThis summer, torrential rains have washed away Texas neighborhoods, dangerous heat has blanketed swaths of the country, and smoke from Canadian wildfires has choked communities as far south as Florida.Research makes clear that global warming is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe. Yet the climate crisis has largely disappeared from the political agenda, with many Dem

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The Guardian

Purple reign: how shade became British gardeners’ favourite

Britons move away from trend of grey paving and pristine lawns in an embrace of colour, with lavender a top choiceIf you manage to spot a garden in bloom this summer, beyond the strips of bleached and torched grass, there may be one colour you see more than any other: purple, the horticultural hue of the season.Plants such as lavender, salvias and catmint are in vogue, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which conducted extensive research into the colours Britons best love to see

general  Aug 1, 2026

The Guardian

On the ground in the English seaside town rightwing influencers say is being ‘invaded’

Some in Dover say their town is being exploited by content creators and politicians, but others claim there is a genuine problemIf you believe rightwing influencers and politicians, Dover and the wider Kent coast has been the site of an “invasion” for years now. And, for an online audience of millions, they and their camera crews have been the vanguard in the nation’s defence.Indeed, if you believe all you see on the algorithms of amateur Channel watchers, the shadow home secretary, Chris Philp,

general  Aug 1, 2026

The Guardian

Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis

Hartman residents asked for declaration after infighting exacerbated water crisis and all town leaders resignedA small town in south-eastern Colorado was recently declared abandoned after all of its local public leaders resigned amid a drinking water supply crisis.The office of Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Griswold, announced the fate of Hartman on 29 July, a little more than a month after being advised in writing that the town “had lacked chlorine in its water for [more than] one month a

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Washington Post World

U.S. general warns Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel

A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize the U.S. homeland instead, officials said.

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NY Times World

Kuwait Says It Downed Iranian Drones as Mideast Braces for Possible Escalation

The wave of strikes came as President Trump threatened to intensify the U.S. campaign against Iran, with both sides showing little sign of backing down.

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WSJ World News

Spain Regains Control of Enclave After Migrants Overrun It

Most of the migrants returned to Morocco after as many as 60,000 overwhelmed the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta.

general  Aug 1, 2026

The Guardian

Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis

Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north AfricaEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after what he called some member states’ “selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction” to this week’s mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.More than 50,000 people crossed into the enclave from Morocco on Thursday and Friday, wi

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The Guardian

Scores injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

At least 21 injured and more than 250 evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater. Continue reading...

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NY Times World

Making Rounds

Errands get us out of our homes and into the world, on missions providing both serendipity and satisfaction.

general  Aug 1, 2026

BBC World

Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings

Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking".

general  Aug 1, 2026

The Guardian

Boxer secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout

Tarona Taafaki makes history in women’s 75kg categoryAll boxers eliminated in semis receive bronze medalsA boxer has made history for ⁠Tuvalu by winning the tiny Pacific island nation’s first Commonwealth ⁠Games medal without winning a single fight.Twenty-year-old Tarona Taafaki, ⁠one of five entrants in the women’s 75kg category, received a bye to the semi-finals where she lost on an unanimous points decision to India’s Lovlina Borgohain on Friday. At Commonwealth Games, all boxers eliminated i

general  Aug 1, 2026

The Guardian

DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files

State attorney general set 31 July deadline for documents relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranchThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) appeared to ignore a Friday deadline set by Raúl Torrez, the attorney general of New Mexico, to share information about the abuse of girls at a remote ranch formerly owned by the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Torrez’s office asked the DoJ in February for unredacted files after he reopened a dormant criminal investigation into a

general  Aug 1, 2026

NY Times World

A Weekend That Marks a Historical Moment for Black Canadians

Emancipation Day is a reminder that southwestern Ontario was once a mecca for enslaved people fleeing the United States.

general  Aug 1, 2026

NY Times World

Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More

The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.

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NY Times World

A French Village Becomes a Ghost Town After the Wildfires

Wildfires in France have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and left entire towns deserted along the southwest coast. We visited Claouey, an empty beach town, and found a handful of residents who chose to stay, including one man who’s made it his mission to care for all the village pets.

general  Aug 1, 2026