The Guardian

Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?

A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in future Keir Starmer’s leaving party had been planned for some time. But in years to come it might be seen as the birth of a new Labour movement.Dozens of ministers, aides and Starmer himself headed to the Grafton pub in Kentish Town on Monday night to drown their sorrows, hours after the former prime minister left Downing Street for the last time. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Guyanese authorities confirm death of 72 people in sinking of coastal ferry

Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodiesThe confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggle to salvage the partially submerged vessel.Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 people were rescued. The government has estimated that 100 may have died in the accident, which would make it the worst marine tragedy on rec

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NY Times World

Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes

French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires in the Madrid area were closing in on populated areas.

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BBC World

Nigeria's president approves largest military expansion in recent times

The government is under intense pressure to tackle a slew of armed groups, many of whom attack civilians.

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NY Times World

Argentines Facing Surge of Criticism After World Cup Loss Have Something to Say

Many Argentines condemned their players’ racist chants and aggressive behavior, but rejected what felt like a sweeping stigmatization of their entire nation.

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The Guardian

Australian households face prospect of interest rate hike and petrol prices rising above $2 a litre

Economists’ warning comes as escalating Middle East crisis pushes global crude oil back above $US100 a barrelGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian households face the prospect of a Reserve Bank interest rate hike and petrol prices above $2 a litre over the coming weeks, economists warn, as the escalating Middle East crisis pushes global crude back above $US100 a barrel.Financial markets now see an even chance the RBA board will deliver a fourth cash rate increase

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The Guardian

Pauline Hanson’s domestic violence comments were no stumble

The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor a decade, Pauline Hanson has been beating the same drum.Her comments this week – suggesting domestic violence was a “two-way street” and questioning why women did not simply leave abusive relationships – have caused significant

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WSJ World News

Opinion | The Left Can’t Do to Israel What It Did to Vietnam

The difference between 1975 and now is that the Jewish is well capable of standing on its own.

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The Guardian

How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?

The conditions for ferocious fires are expected to worsen as the planet heats up, putting more people at riskFierce wildfires after back-to-back heatwaves have forced tens of thousands of people across southern Europe to flee their homes, while powerful infernos across Canada and the US choke big cities with thick smoke. Continue reading...

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WSJ World News

Opinion | Britain’s Burnham May Be Populism’s Natural Nemesis

Canada’s Mark Carney shows that a moderate technocrat can take the wind out of the political right’s sails.

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The Guardian

US cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to nine states as CDC investigates over 7,400 cases

Over 11,500 people this summer are suspected to have been sickened by disease that can cause explosive diarrhea, CDC saysInvestigations into the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record expanded to nine states this week, as more than 11,500 people are suspected to have been sickened this summer, according to reports and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Data released by the CDC this week said the agency is looking into 4,173 laboratory-confirmed domestic cases of the disease

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The Guardian

Confusing product recall adds to US cyclospora outbreak uncertainty

Explosive diarrhea infection spreads to 41 states with at least 72 sickened by new, as yet unknown source of parasiteConfusion abounds in the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands in at least 41 states, as officials identify a new cluster of cases and more potential products come under scrutiny.The recall of products during this outbreak of explosive diarrhea has been an unusual one, complicated by poor communication, politicization and the delay of a new regulatory rule could have hel

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NY Times World

Life of Alan Turing Emerges in Richer Detail From Short Story

A Cambridge professor has transcribed a handwritten story that the famous mathematician wrote in the year before his death, presenting a different side of him.

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WSJ World News

Europe’s Heat Waves Fuel Rash of Wildfires

Authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people, including from affluent tourist sites engulfed in the flames.

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The Guardian

Middle East crisis latest: US carries out strikes across Iran as Tehran targets American bases in region

Latest attacks come after Trump vowed ‘major military punishment’ for Tehran and its Houthi alliesIran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned civilians in the Middle East on Friday to stay away from US forces, state media reported.In an interview carried out by state TV, the IRGC said:We warn the general public in countries where American soldiers are stationed to immediately stay out of a radius of 500 metres from the places where American soldiers are hiding, in order to be safe. Continue reading.

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WSJ World News

Inside Ukraine’s Secretive Unit Knocking Russian Drones Out of the Sky

Russia is launching its largest aerial attacks of the war—and WSJ embeds with an elite drone unit using interceptors to knock them out of the sky.

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The Guardian

Parts of England under heat alert with 30C possible

Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of WalesHeat alerts are in place across parts of England, with officials saying temperatures are likely to have an impact on health and wellbeing.The yellow heat health alerts issued for the East Midlands, east of England, London, south-east, south-west and West Midlands are in place until 9am on Sunday. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

From high heels to ‘Zara death pants’: how fashion falls foul of women’s safety

A physio, a tailor and a historian on the style trends that can put women in hospital and how to avoid the dangers“Buyer beware” is one of the oldest principles in English law. Now, a pair of wide legged trousers from Zara is bringing the phrase back to the forefront of shoppers’ minds.On social media the £25.99 wide-legged trousers from the high-street retailer have earned the moniker “Zara death pants” thanks to a slew of videos showing wearers tripping over the leg of the trousers and injurin

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The Guardian

Justice Elena Kagan decries idea that US supreme court ‘rubber-stamps’ Trump’s agenda

Kagan rejects notion that high court ‘does whatever the administration wants’, pointing to tariffs ruling and moreLiberal justice Elena Kagan has said it was “wrong” to accuse the US supreme court of becoming a rubber stamp for Donald Trump in his second term, amid criticism of its authorization of some of the president’s most controversial actions.Pointing to rulings against the president on key issues such as tariffs, Kagan – one of three liberals on a court that has in recent years been defin

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The Guardian

Canadian government urged to block data-sharing deal between Thomson Reuters and US ICE

ICE will pay Canadian media giant US$125m to use its investigative database to identify ‘immigration fraud’A Canadian federal opposition party leader is calling on the Mark Carney government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Canadian media giant Thomson Reuters.Avi Lewis, the federal leader of the New Democratic party (NDP), demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa address the contract and further restrict Canadian corporations from doing b

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