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• L'attivista palestinese è in attesa di un'altra decisione legale su un percorso separato in un tentativo sempre più arduo di rimanere negli Stati Uniti. • L'avvocato di Mahmoud Khalil, il primo attivista non cittadino arrestato durante la repressione dell'amministrazione Trump contro i discorsi pro-Palestina, ha definito i procedimenti per l'immigrazione del suo cliente come "preordinati e una completa farsa" dopo che è emerso che il caso è stato prioritizzato per una procedura accelerata. • "Queste rivelazioni rendono chiaro che questo caso è stato controllato fin dal primo giorno dai vertici dell'amministrazione", ha dichiarato Marc Van Der Hout, un avvocato del team legale di Khalil, in un comunicato. "Il giudice dell'immigrazione è stato scelto accuratamente e la decisione del Board of Immigration Appeals era predeterminata. Continueremo a lottare per Mahmoud in ogni tribunale possibile".

I dati provenienti dalle missioni che mostrano una coltre nevosa criticamente bassa sulle montagne di tutto l'ovest destano allarme tra gli esperti. Molto al di sopra delle vette frastagliate della Sierra Nevada in California, la vista dalla cabina di pilotaggio è mozzafiato. A prima vista, le montagne appaiono avvolte in una candida coltre bianca. Ma mentre l'equipaggio di volo si prepara per una missione ad alto rischio, i sensori a bordo di questo velivolo specializzato dimostrano che le apparenze possono ingannare. "Questo è un anno decisamente secco", afferma Tom Painter, CEO di Airborne Snow Observatories. Continua a leggere...

Le temperature salgono in California e Arizona, mentre le precipitazioni continuano nel Western e Northern Cape • Si prevede che il caldo si intensifichi nelle zone occidentali degli USA e del Messico questa settimana, poiché un crinale di alta pressione spingerà le temperature ben al di sopra della norma stagionale. • In alcune aree, le massime diurne dovrebbero raggiungere valori tra i 10 e i 15°C superiori alla media. • Il National Weather Service statunitense ha emesso avvisi per il caldo in alcune zone della California e dell'Arizona, con allerta per caldo estremo in vigore lunedì e martedì in località come Palm Springs, dove le temperature potrebbero raggiungere i 40-43°C (104-110°F). • In generale, si prevede che le temperature saliranno verso la soglia alta dei 30°C prima che il caldo si sposti verso est, in direzione del Midwest, più avanti questa settimana. Continua a leggere...

• Il conteggio iniziale mostra David Farley con un netto vantaggio sulla indipendente Michelle Milthorpe, mentre il sostegno alla Coalition crolla. • Sabato sera One Nation sembrava essere sulla strada per la sua prima vittoria in assoluto alla camera bassa, con i primi risultati che mostrano il partito insorgente di Pauline Hanson in testa nelle elezioni suppletive di Farrer. • L'irrigatore David Farley sembrava ben posizionato per battere la indipendente Michelle Milthorpe in questa corsa attentamente monitorata, confermando la drammatica crescita del sostegno pubblico a One Nation since l'elezione federale dell'anno scorso e indebolendo ulteriormente il già depauperato partito Liberal di Angus Taylor.

• Si ritiene che Samuel Whitsed, 27 anni, abbia viaggiato dal Victoria per percorrere il Bibbulmun Track nei pressi della periferia di Perth • A tre mesi dalla scomparsa di un escursionista visto per l'ultima volta su un popolare sentiero, la polizia è sempre più preoccupata per le condizioni dell'uomo • La polizia ha setacciato la fitta boscaglia alla ricerca di un uomo del Victoria, dopo che questi è scomparso da un popolare sentiero escursionistico dall'altra parte del paese. Continua a leggere...

Mosca intensifica la presenza marittima nel Mare del Nord dopo le minacce del Regno Unito di sequestrare le petroliere della flotta ombra

I ministri renderanno obbligatorio l'uso di strumenti che registrino l'esposizione cumulativa degli individui a incidenti strazianti

Un potente sistema radar sta fornendo nuovi dati sulla subsidenza della città, che gli esperti sperano possa attirare maggiore attenzione sul problema. Camminare nello sproporzionato Zócalo, il centro di Città del Messico, è un'esperienza vertiginosa. a un'estremità della piazza, la cattedrale della capitale, con le sue guglie slanciate, pende in una direzione. Una chiesa adiacente, nota come Santuario Metropolitano, è inclinata nell'altra. Anche il vicino Palazzo Nazionale sembra sbilanciato. L'oscillazione di molti degli edifici storici della capitale è il segno più visibile di un fenomeno che dura da più di un secolo: Città del Messico sta affondando a un ritmo allarmante. Continua a leggere...

• Il personale è stato istruito a procedere con l'azione penale il più rapidamente possibile, invece di attendere la raccolta di tutte le prove, per contrastare il "clima di paura" percepito dalla comunità ebraica. • I procuratori in Inghilterra e Gallesi hanno ricevuto l'ordine di "accelerare" i processi per i crimini d'odio a seguito di una serie di attacchi antisemiti che il primo ministro martedì ha definito una "crisi per tutti noi". • Stephen Parkinson, direttore delle accuse pubbliche, ha rilasciato martedì delle linee guida al proprio personale, chiedendo loro di avviare i procedimenti penali per qualsiasi tipo di crimine d'odio nel più breve tempo possibile, piuttosto che attendere di aver raccolto tutte le prove disponibili. Continua a leggere...

Marine biologists step up criticism of privately funded operation to release stranded humpback whale off Germany’s Baltic CoastMarine biologists and whale experts have stepped up their criticism of a privately funded operation to release a humpback whale that was stranded for weeks off Germany’s Baltic Coast after it emerged that a tracker fitted to the whale was not working.The whereabouts and health of the young male whale – nicknamed Timmy after one of the sandbanks that it was stranded on – remain unknown three days after it was transported in a water-holding barge pulled by a tugboat to waters off the coast of Denmark. Continue reading...

High winds have hit the South Aegean and heavy rain has fallen in Turkey, but Central Europe has felt summer heatGreece and Turkey have found themselves in the grip of a late-season cold spell this weekend. Conditions will persist over the next few days as an area of low pressure situated over Turkey is pulling in colder, moisture-laden air from the north-east via the Black Sea; this meteorological set up has suppressed temperatures well below where they should be for the time of year. Away from the Mediterranean coast, much of Turkey struggled to reach double figures, which is around 10C below the average, while Greece saw a similar chill. In Athens, temperatures only crept into the low teens Celsius, a far cry from the mid-20s typically expected in early May.But they haven’t just faced cold. Greece had gale force winds whipping through the islands in the South Aegean – gusting around 60mph on Sunday evening, and the unsettled weather has brought a surge of heavy rain to Turkey. The Central Anatolia region of Turkey would normally see about 50mm of rainfall across the entire month of May, but on Sunday had already seen many areas pick up half that total in just 24 hours. With colder air in place, higher elevations have even seen a return to winter, with up to 30cm of fresh snow forecast across the Anti-Taurus Mountains on Monday and Tuesday. In Ankara, temperatures on Monday 4th are expected to peak at just 7C – nearly 14C below average – before slowly edging back towards normal by the weekend. Continue reading...

Chris Minns says technology has been ‘weaponised against women, and our laws have not kept pace’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter their marriage of 25 years deteriorated and his wife expressed a desire to leave, a man in regional New South Wales bought a GPS tracking device from an auto parts retailer.He used it to monitor her movements for the month, and up to at least the day before he shot and killed her, and then turned the gun on himself. Continue reading...

Beef and olive oil costs increase the most as climate and energy shocks drive inflation, research suggestsFood prices are on track to be 50% higher in November than at the start of the cost of living crisis in 2021, new research suggests.Climate and energy shocks have driven an almost quadrupling of the pace of food price growth, according to new research from the thinktank Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), with costs rising in five years at about the same rate as they had over the previous two decades. Continue reading...

• Dallas Cowboys' first-round draft pick signed his rookie contract on May 3, as tracked in the 2026 NFL free agency updates. • The deal, worth an estimated $35 million over four years, resolves a key holdout amid offseason roster building. • This signing bolsters Dallas' defense, pairing the rookie with stars like Micah Parsons for Super Bowl contention.

Exclusive: Contractor denies allegations including ‘enforced disappearance’ and will help locate unaccompanied minorsUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract to a private security company that has faced accusations of “torture” and “enforced disappearance” to assist in tracking down undocumented immigrant children who arrived in the US alone, a contracting document shows.ICE has stepped up its work so much in pursuing these minors in the US that it has contracted out some of its mission to a third party to put “boots on the ground” and locate immigrant children previously released from US government custody. Continue reading...

Strongest tornado hits Mineral Wells, Texas, where disaster was declared. Elsewhere, extreme rain inundates ChinaSpring is the season for severe thunderstorms across the central US, and the start of this week was a particularly active period for the region. A favourable weather pattern fuelled intense thunderstorms on Monday through Wednesday, bringing strong winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes.Eight tornadoes were reported on Monday, including an EF2 tornado that ripped through the town of Sycamore, Kansas. On Tuesday, a more widespread event tore across the mid-west, most notably as a severe hailstorm moved through Springfield, Missouri. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer oil and gas industry leaders, including senior executives from BP and Shell, are warning the Albanese government that Australians risk ongoing price shocks and higher costs if it prioritises fossil fuel development in response to the global energy crisis.Sixteen ex-executives and professionals – who had worked for companies including Woodside, Inpex, Exxon Mobil and Esso – have urged the government to reject calls for fast-tracked gas and coal extraction, arguing it would do nothing to improve the nation’s liquid fuel security. Continue reading...

Wave of measures has helped cut offending in stores by a fifth last year as new retail crime law comes into forceCo-op is secretly marking commonly-stolen items including alcohol and laundry detergents with invisible “forensic spray” to track them, in the latest crackdown on shoplifting as a new law on retail crime kicks in.The grocer is to use the technique, which helps the retailer to identify where stolen items are being resold and report them to the police, across the country after testing it in Manchester and London since last year. Continue reading...

Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing to singing protesters.Not long after the meeting began in Edinburgh, it was adjourned for about half an hour after a protester interrupted Rick Haythornthwaite’s opening speech. Continue reading...

Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central CanadaWidespread heavy rain is sweeping over southern China. By Wednesday, rainfall totals are expected to exceed 100mm across many parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, and in some areas as much as 150-200mm.As a result, the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have been holding meetings with meteorological and hydrological departments to emphasise the importance of reinforced patrols and emergency responses to mitigate against the probable flooding that the intense rainfall is expected to bring. In particular, reservoirs with known safety concerns must remain empty during the period, as well as through the coming rainy season. Continue reading...

Shareholders including the Church of England back call for protest votes against the bank’s chair NatWest is at risk of an embarrassing showdown at its shareholder meeting this week, as investors and leading scientists call for an urgent reversal of what they describe as “climate backtracking”.Campaigners, including ShareAction, are calling for protest votes against the bank’s chair, Rick Haythornthwaite, at its annual meeting in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brinkThe northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond thriller No Time to Die. But today, beneath those same turquoise waves, a real-life mission is unfolding: the race to pull a dying coral reef back from the brink.However, the tools a team of divers are carrying to the seafloor are not what you would expect to find in a marine biologist’s kit. They are installing waterproof speakers at the bottom of the ocean, and the man leading the team is not a scientist. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Officials warn department will lose access to database of 26,000 verified cases by cutting fundingThe Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recently Lebanon has been closed because of cuts within the department, the Guardian can reveal.The decision to shut the international humanitarian law cell follows a review by Olly Robbins, the permanent secretary at the Foreign Office dismissed last week by the prime minister over the Peter Mandelson scandal. Continue reading...

Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboardAt first glance, it looks like any high-end cinema: booming surround sound, a razor-sharp 4K projector and rows of reclining seats. But instead of clutching popcorn, a headset records my brain activity and a heart rate monitor wraps around my arm while infra-red cameras capture every blink and fidget.I’m sitting in a one-of-a-kind cinema at the University of Bristol where researchers are studying how people respond to what they see on screen. By combining viewers’ physical reactions with verbal feedback on the parts of the film they found most compelling, the team hopes to understand which moments truly grip attention – and whether that insight could help film-makers create better movies and take greater creative risks. Continue reading...

Seville could see 34C this week and parts of Brazil could hit high 30s, while storms forecast in southern AfricaOver the course of this week, temperatures in Spain are expected to soar well above the seasonal average. Daytime temperatures could reach about 30C in Madrid on Tuesday, 10C above the norm, while Seville may see 34C, about 9C above its late April average. An area of low pressure situated out in the Atlantic will allow for a south-westerly flow, introducing warm air from north Africa. In addition to this heat, a notable dust plume is expected to travel northwards from the Sahara, covering the skies above Iberia and south-western France, which may lead to some particularly orange or red skies at sunrise and sunset.In Brazil, high temperatures are forecast for the states of São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and Santa Catarina over the next few days, eventually spreading into Minas Gerais. Here, daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach the high 30s Celsius later in the week, about 5-10C above the seasonal average. Continue reading...

• President Trump has moved to fast-track psychedelic research as part of his administration's policy agenda, marking a significant shift in federal drug policy priorities. • Former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has publicly applauded the initiative as a "bold step forward" in medical research on Fox & Friends Weekend. • The accelerated psychedelic research program represents an innovative approach to mental health treatment and scientific advancement under the Trump administration.

Exclusive: George Robertson calls on officials to identify the ‘fit and willing’ in UK’s 95,000-strong strategic reserveThe Ministry of Defence has lost track of military veterans they intend to recall at a time of national danger, according to a key government adviser.About 95,000 former soldiers and officers are in the strategic reserve but it is claimed that officials have failed to maintain a full record of their contact details. Continue reading...

• The FDA announced the first ibogaine investigational new drug application as part of Trump's mental health executive order accelerating psychedelic drug approvals and research pathways. • HHS will coordinate with the FDA and DEA to expedite research approval and clinical trial access for emerging mental health treatments under strict medical supervision and scientific oversight. • The initiative specifically targets treatment-resistant conditions and addresses mental health needs among veterans and patients who have not responded to conventional therapies.