Irish president to meet King during UK visit pred 8 urami in 6 minutami Catherine Connolly is making her first official visit to England since her inauguration in November.(London News)
Weather tracker: Europe braces for swing from Arctic chill to extreme heat pred 8 urami in 22 minutami Temperatures in France and England could rise by 15C, while hot air could to give way to snow in parts of USAfter a prolonged spell of cool conditions across much of Europe, a dramatic swing in temperatures is expected in the coming days as warmer air surges north into western and central parts of the continent.A large blocking high over the North Atlantic and slow-moving low pressure across southern Scandinavia dragged Arctic air southwards last week, sending temperatures 10-15C below the seasonal average for more than a week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Middle East crisis live: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to reach peace deal pred 8 urami in 22 minutami US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreementUAE blames Iran or its proxies for drone strike fire near nuclear plantIsraeli forces were intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday after it set sail from Turkey last week.“Military vessels are currently intercepting our fleet and IDF forces are currently boarding the first of our boats in broad daylight,” the Global Sumud Flotilla posted on X. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Europe should pick negotiator for possible Russian talks, says Zelenskyy – Europe live pred 8 urami in 28 minutami Ukrainian president says Europe must ‘have a strong voice and presence’ amid search for candidate who could lead any talks with PutinWe are also getting some lines from the Kremlin, via Reuters, saying that they consider the peace process with Ukraine to be “on pause,” although they expect it to be resumed soon.The Russian authorities also dismissed Zelenskyy’s warnings from last week that Russia could be preparing to fuel the conflict further by opening another front against Ukraine or attacking a Nato country, saying “this is an attempt to escalate the situation” and not worthy of a response. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A book that should be read by all Australians’: Clare Wright wins book of the year at the NSW Literary awards pred 8 urami in 30 minutami The historian won $50,000 for her nonfiction book Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which judges praised as deeply researched, ‘highly original’ and ‘vividly alive’A “highly original” nonfiction by Melbourne historian Clare Wright, charting the creation of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions – a seminal moment in Australia’s history of land rights – has won book of the year at the NSW literary awards.The Petitions were landmark documents presented by Yolŋu elders to the Australian parliament in 1963 on painted bark frames, which sought government intervention after a portion of Arnhem Land Reserve was licensed to a French mining company. Though it didn’t halt mining on the land, the petitions led to the first land rights legislation in Australia, the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Drones reshape war in Colombia as deaths and injuries mount pred 9 urami Civilians left increasingly exposed as a dangerous new front opens up in the country’s decades-old conflictAs night fell over southern Colombia, and a group of children began their weekly Tuesday football match, a drone appeared overhead.The children looked up, and the drone dropped a grenade, its blast killing a 10-year-old boy and injuring 12 more civilians. The child’s death, in southern Cauca in 2024, marked the first known time a person in the country had been killed in a weaponised drone attack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
