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La misura arriva mentre l'amministrazione cerca di incrementare le perforazioni, l'abbattimento di alberi, l'estrazione mineraria e il pascolo sulle terre di proprietà dei contribuenti.

• Gli oppositori affermano che il piano dell'amministrazione dà priorità alla grande agricoltura a scapito della fauna selvatica e delle specie protette. • Una nuova azione legale mira a contrastare un piano dell'amministrazione Trump di aprire fino a 24 milioni di acri di terre federali al pascolo dei bovini, che gli oppositori hanno descritto come un regalo alla grande agricoltura e che potrebbe causare un aumento della mortalità tra lupi, grizzly, salmoni steelhead e altra fauna selvatica già a rischio. • Il piano prevede inoltre l'apertura di parti del parco nazionale del Grand Canyon e di altri paesaggi sensibili.

• La ministra dell'acqua Rose Jackson definisce 'devastante' l'essiccazione nella regione di Gwydir mentre il disegno di legge passa alla camera alta. • L'erogazione idrica verso le zone umide del New South Wales, dove si è svolta un'urgente missione di soccorso per salvare la fauna selvatica in via di estinzione, è più vicina alla ripresa dopo l'approvazione della legislazione da parte della camera alta del parlamento statale. • La ministra dell'acqua, Rose Jackson, ha dichiarato al parlamento giovedì sera che l'impatto dell'interruzione dei flussi d'acqua nella regione di Gwydir, di importanza internazionale, è stato "devastante", mentre introduceva gli emendamenti legislativi che, a suo dire, consentiranno la ripresa dei flussi.

Jeremiah Manele rimosso dopo mesi di turbolenze politiche nella nazione considerata uno dei partner più stretti della Cina nel Pacifico. Il primo ministro delle Isole Salomone, Jeremiah Manele, ha perso il potere a seguito di un voto di sfiducia nel parlamento del paese del Sud Pacifico, ponendo fine a mesi di incertezza politica. Il Parlamento è stato sospeso per consentire al governatore generale di organizzare l'elezione di un nuovo primo ministro. Continua a leggere...

• Il Dr. Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director di Quick Heal Technologies, avverte che gli attacchi informatici basati sull'IA stanno trasformando la sicurezza aziendale in un contesto di rapida digitalizzazione dell'India tramite UPI, infrastrutture pubbliche digitali e adozione del cloud. • L'ultima telemetria delle minacce di Seqrite Labs rivela che le organizzazioni affrontano un'esposizione informatica continua, con l'IA che rimodella sia le strategie di attacco offensive che le misure difensive a velocità di macchina. • Le vulnerabilità legacy rimangono una preoccupazione critica nonostante i progressi tecnologici della sicurezza, richiedendo adattamenti difensivi più rapidi.

Il gruppo di 13 donne e bambini ha lasciato la Siria per l'Australia mercoledì; le autorità hanno dichiarato che alcuni adulti potrebbero essere accusati. Un gruppo di 11 donne e bambini è atterrato a Melbourne dopo essere stato detenuto per più di sette anni in campi di detenzione siriani a seguito della caduta dello Stato Islamico. Alcune delle donne potrebbero affrontare possibili accuse penali – inclusi reati legati al terrorismo e alla schiavitù – e si prevede che la polizia federale australiana (AFP) fornirà un aggiornamento più tardi nel corso della giornata di giovedì. Continua a leggere...

Dopo le polemiche, comprese quelle dell'attore e appassionato golfista Mark Wahlberg, lo stato ha dichiarato: 'abbiamo lavorato per aumentare l'offerta da 9 a 12 buche'. • Segui il nostro blog live sulle notizie dall'Australia per gli ultimi aggiornamenti • Ricevi le nostre email con le ultime notizie, l'app gratuita o il podcast giornaliero I golfisti di Sydney potranno giocare in un campo a 12 buche in centro città, dopo che il governo statale ha raggiunto un compromesso sul piano di dimezzare il campo a 18 buche di Moore Park per creare più spazi verdi pubblici. Il governo Minns ha annunciato giovedì il piano finale per il sito del campo da golf di Moore Park di 45 ettari, dopo una battaglia durata anni sul suo futuro. Continua a leggere...

• Expro Group Holdings ha annunciato i piani per trasferire la propria sede legale nelle Isole Cayman, previa approvazione degli azionisti prevista per giugno 2026, in un'operazione di ristrutturazione strategica. • L'azienda sta inoltre procedendo a un'acquisizione da 215 milioni di dollari come parte della sua strategia di impiego del capitale, in vista di una maggiore attività nel settore dei servizi energetici. • Le due iniziative riflettono gli sforzi di Expro per ottimizzare la propria struttura societaria e perseguire operazioni di M&A mirate per accrescere il valore per gli azionisti.

Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as American Airlines flight lands at Simón Bolívar airportUS and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas.Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...

• Alabama Crimson Tide secured a commitment from top-ranked quarterback Elijah Haven, as announced 15 hours ago on April 25. • Coach praised the recruit, stating 'They hit all of the boxes,' highlighting Haven's fit for the program. • The addition bolsters Alabama's 2027 recruiting class amid intense SEC competition.

Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran warUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s position on the Falklands is resolute and unchanging, Downing Street has insisted, after a leaked Pentagon internal email proposed the US should reassess its support for Britain’s claim to the islands because of a lack of support over Iran.Keir Starmer’s spokesperson did not push back against the likely veracity of the email but insisted that the UK’s defence and security relationship with the US remained extremely strong. Continue reading...

Radio presenter arrives for case management hearing into allegations he breached his Kiis FM radio contractFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands says his legal fight with ARN Media is getting “pretty ugly” and he just wants to get back on air.The former Kiis radio breakfast host made the comments on Friday morning as he arrived at the federal court in Sydney in a Rolls Royce in front of a large media pack. Continue reading...

FoI data reveals that 438 people with criminal convictions were given licences in Wolverhampton, UK’s ‘taxi capital’More than 150 people convicted of violent crimes were granted taxi licences last year by Wolverhampton city council, dubbed the UK’s “taxi capital”, data has revealed.The Guardian obtained data via a freedom of information request that revealed 438 people with criminal convictions were last year granted taxi and private hire driver licences by the West Midlands local authority – which has issued far more taxi licences than any other authority. Continue reading...

Radio company ARN’s defence alleges the shock jock denigrated executives, censors, critics and the audience of the Kyle and Jackie O ShowFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereKyle Sandilands repeatedly berated Kiis FM executives, the radio station’s censors, critics of the Kyle and Jackie O Show and the Melbourne audience in expletive-laden rants, according to federal court documents.The details of the alleged tirades, which aired months before the shock jock was sacked and accused of “serious misconduct” by ARN, are contained in the company’s defence of an $85m claim filed by Sandilands. Continue reading...

NSW and Queensland governments ‘severely underdelivered’ on promised infrastructure to improve water flows, independent review findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo state governments have drastically underdelivered more than $160m in infrastructure measures to improve river health in the northern Murray-Darling basin eight years since they were promised, a major independent review has found.This includes failure by the New South Wales government to secure any of the private land access needed to improve water flows over floodplains in the state’s Gwydir region where scientists had to scramble to rescue turtles in dried up wetlands last week. Continue reading...

Pilot made emergency landing on small plot of grass at Temecula home amid low fuel and shifting windsA balloon landed in a southern California backyard – a balloon with 13 people.The enormous hot-air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly on Saturday on a small plot of grass at a home in Temecula. Hunter Perrin said he had no idea that he had visitors until a neighbor alerted him. Continue reading...

River ecologist says ‘classic bureaucratic tangle’ led to government agency stopping flows to Gwydir wetlands region in March Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA leading scientist has criticised an “appalling” New South Wales government agency decision to stop water flowing to wetlands in the state’s north-west, saying it was “absolutely crazy” that researchers had to scramble to save animals buried in drying mud.Guardian Australia reported on Saturday that turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep had died after Water NSW abruptly stopped flows to the Gwydir wetlands region near Moree in March. Continue reading...

Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, while risking big lossesAs the school day ends in Honiara, *Irene, a 43-year-old teacher in a floral dress with a yellow daisy in her bun, steps on to a minibus.After 10 minutes, Irene gets off the bus, walks down an alley, and enters a damp, smoky shelter. Plastic tables fill the space and playing cards are scattered on the floor. Irene has stopped by a hidden gambling table in a western suburb of Honiara to play Pass, a street card game gaining popularity in the Solomon Islands capital. Continue reading...

More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved awaySuper Typhoon Sinlaku hammered the Northern Mariana Islands, flipping over cars, toppling utility poles and ripping away tin roofs.Authorities were just beginning to assess the damage left behind by the typhoon, which first hit the islands on Tuesday night local time and continued with a barrage of fierce winds and relentless rains for hours on Wednesday. So far, there have been no reports of deaths. Continue reading...

David Parrish, who won Cape Wrath Ultra in 2023, had been attempting gruelling route again as fundraising challengeA 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to beat the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on mainland Britain.David Parrish, a former Royal Marine, was trying to become the fastest man to complete the Cape Wrath trail, one of Britain’s most gruelling race routes. Continue reading...

Stephen Doughty says US withdrawal of support means bill cannot complete passage through parliamentA treaty over ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has become “impossible to agree at political level” and the corresponding bill will not complete its passage through parliament, a Foreign Office minister has said.Stephen Doughty told the Commons that the agreement with Mauritius was initially negotiated in close coordination with the US, but Donald Trump’s position “appears to have changed”. Continue reading...

Typhoon expected to make landfall Tuesday in Northern Mariana Islands and bring heavy winds, rain and floodingA dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote US islands.Super Typhoon Sinlaku is expected to make landfall Tuesday in the Northern Mariana Islands and bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain and flooding, the National Weather Service said Monday. Continue reading...

Rapidly strengthening storm brings destructive winds, flooding risk and dangerous seas to western PacificThe Mariana Islands archipelago in the western Pacific, home to the US territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, is bracing for extreme weather early this week as Super Typhoon Sinlaku approaches.The system originated as a cluster of thunderstorms over the seas of Micronesia before strengthening into a tropical storm and then a typhoon on Friday and Saturday. Continue reading...

Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius.On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks, after a lack of support from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Officials accept that time has run out to pass law after US dropped its support for planThe UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, after the US dropped its support for the agreement.On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

Vehicle veered into a ravine on island of La Gomera while transporting a tour group for a boat excursionA man has died and 27 people are in hospital after a bus carrying British passengers crashed in the Canary Islands, local officials have said.The incident happened at 1.15pm local time on Friday when the vehicle veered into a ravine on the GM-2 highway near the town of San Sebastian de La Gomera. Continue reading...

The restructuring will close all regional offices, which manages 193m acres of land, roughly the size of TexasSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS public lands will “pay the price” of a drive by Donald Trump’s officials to restructure the agency that oversees them, union leaders have warned, accusing the administration of forcing workers to decide whether to relocate or resign.All regional offices of the US Forest Service, which manages 78m hectares (193m acres) of land – roughly the size of Texas – are set to close as part of an overhaul launched by the Trump administration. The service has already shed hundreds of staff members since Trump returned to power last year. Continue reading...