Trump plots capture of DoJ in renewed assault on US justice system (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president determined to destroy independence of justice department if he regains control of White House...
‘We will not go away’: Israeli demolitions leave Bedouin homeless (www.theguardian.com)
How Ron DeSantis’s ‘chilling’ anti-immigration law hurts Florida workers (www.theguardian.com)
Biden and Macron use D-day event to emphasise support for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Leaders rally behind Zelenskiy to make clear to Putin that, as in 1944, freedom in Europe is worth fighting for...
European Central Bank cuts main interest rate by 0.25 points (www.theguardian.com)
Citing a sustained fall in inflation, the ECB said its deposit rate would be cut to 3.75% from a record high of 4%, putting it ahead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, which have yet to cut interest rates.
Russia to send combat vessels to Caribbean to project ‘global power’, US official says (www.theguardian.com)
Naval exercises spurred by US support for Ukraine are likely to include port calls in Cuba and Venezuela, says official...
Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work (www.theguardian.com)
Almost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research....
Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings, caffeinated minnows: animals radically changed by human drugs – study (www.theguardian.com)
From brown trout becoming “addicted” to methamphetamine to European perch losing their fear of predators due to depression medication, scientists warn that modern pharmaceutical and illegal drug pollution is becoming a growing threat to wildlife....
Revealed: the carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza after months of Israeli bombing (www.theguardian.com)
The carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza will be greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 135 countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency on top of the unprecedented death toll, new research reveals....
Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis (www.theguardian.com)
More than $100bn of public money has been awarded to private investors in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) courts, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet....
Leading UK cyclist out of Tour of Britain after being struck at ‘high speed’ by 4x4 (www.theguardian.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s George Floyd rant condemned by Congressional Black Caucus (www.theguardian.com)
Putin says Trump conviction ‘burns’ idea of US as leading democracy (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s Georgia election interference case paused as court considers disqualifying lead prosecutor (www.theguardian.com)
To quote the related NYT article, “The order means the prosecution of Donald J. Trump in Georgia is effectively frozen, at least through the presidential election.”
Biden’s migrant order is recipe for chaos at US border: ‘It will only cause suffering’ (www.theguardian.com)
To suspend the number of people who can apply for asylum, Biden is relying on the same mechanism Donald Trump turned to during his presidency: section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act....
Starvation already causing many deaths and lasting harm in Gaza, agencies say (www.theguardian.com)
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts
Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification (www.theguardian.com)
Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds...
Jerusalem braces for Israeli nationalist flag march through Muslim areas (www.theguardian.com)
Residents of Jerusalem are bracing for a rightwing flag march through Muslim areas of the Old City, an annual event often accompanied by violence....
Democrats decry Biden executive order turning away some asylum seekers | US-Mexico border (www.theguardian.com)
Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists say calamities on same scale as disaster that has killed 169 will become more common if emissions not cut...
Biden: ‘every reason’ to believe Netanyahu is prolonging Gaza war for political gain (www.theguardian.com)
US president’s remarks to Time magazine about PM’s role in conflict draw heavily critical response from Israeli government...
Republican who refused to certify Georgia primary a member of election denialist group (www.theguardian.com)
Julie Adams, who abstained from certifying May results, belongs to Election Integrity Network, founded by Trump ally Cleta Mitchell...
The warring conmen at the heart of a €5bn carbon scam (www.theguardian.com)
Daphne and other scammers’ pillaging of Europe’s carbon market constitutes what the media have called “the fraud of the century” – billions of euros were stolen in a matter of months. The shadowy scheme attracted established crime rings and amateur hucksters alike, many of whom knew one another. Its web reached the...
Global rich must pay more to tackle climate crisis, says architect of Paris deal (www.theguardian.com)
Rich individuals in all countries must pay more to tackle the climate crisis, whether through taxes or charges on consumption, one of the architects of the Paris agreement has said....
