Global sea levels ‘rising twice as fast as they did last century’
Global sea levels are now rising twice as fast as they did last century, according to a major new scientific report.
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Real Madrid draw 1-1 with Al Hilal at FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid draw 1-1 with Al Hilal in lively FIFA Club World Cup opener for the Spanish and Saudi giants in Miami.
UN urges ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Israel-Iran war
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned against escalating Iran-Israel conflict.
Michigan, environmental groups challenge federal order to keep power plant open
Environmental groups and Michigan’s attorney general have filed separate challenges against a federal order that is keeping a coal-fired power plant open this summer.
Gun rights: ‘Health and safety of citizens’
Re: “Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon” (June 2, Nation): Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion that banning assault weapons may be unconstitutional is just wrong thinking. There is no Second Amendment …
Juneteenth 2025: Joy mixed with contemplation
The community has reason to tap into the elation of Juneteenth. And folks ought to be inspired that no evil is so powerful that it cannot be defeated.
Scottish government faces legal action over failure to implement biological sex ruling
Campaign group accuses Holyrood of ‘intolerable’ delays to new policies required after landmark caseThe Scottish government has been given a deadline to implement the UK supreme court’s ruling on biological sex across all public bodies or face further …
Trump hosts Pakistani army chief, reigniting dispute with India over war mediation claim
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Gaza: ‘Israel has stepped backward’
Re: “History’s judgment — Jews everywhere will pay dearly for Netanyahu’s calculated cruelty in Gaza” (June 15, Opinion): I agree with columnist Thomas L. Friedman’s assessment that Israel’s stature in the world could fall into irrefutable disrepair if…
Iran executed at least 975 people last year, the highest number since 2015, UN report says
A new United Nations report says that Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people killed.